Genetic defects of cardiac ion channels. The hidden substrate for torsades de pointes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:High health service expenditure on the one hand, and the politically declared objective of stability of statutory contributions and restriction of public funds on the other hand, have been central points of the political and social discussion for several years. The over-proportional increase in health servic...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Cathomas G,Erne P,Schwenkglenks M,Szucs TD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous infusion of low-dose flecainide (50 mg) followed by oral pilsicainide (50 mg t.i.d.)in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Thirty-one patients with symptomatic and hemodynamically stable AF lasting less than 48 ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Nagai S,Takeishi Y,Kubota I

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the time-course of the hemodynamic effect of isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN), 5 mg, in the form of sublingual tablet and oral spray, in 15 patients with isolated chronic pulmonary congestion (pulmonary arterial end-diastolic pressure of 15 mmHg or more in the presence of normal or only slightly reduced cardiac...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Marchionni N,De Bari M,Ferrucci L,Moschi G,Schneeweiss A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pyrimidine base, orotic acid (OA), markedly improves the function of recently infarcted hearts subjected to global ischemia. The mechanism of cardiac action of OA is unclear, but it has been proposed that OA acts by correcting a relative deficiency of nucleotide precursors required for RNA synthesis in the stresse...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Rosenfeldt FL,Richards SM,Lin Z,Pepe S,Conyers RA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We evaluated a generic quality of life (QoL) Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ), in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The FSQ assesses the 3 main dimensions of QoL: physical functioning, mental health and social role. It also includes 6 single item questions about: work status, frequency of social inte...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Gallanagh S,Castagno D,Wilson B,Erdmann E,Zannad F,Remme WJ,Lopez-Sendon JL,Lechat P,Follath F,Höglund C,Mareev V,Sadowski Z,Seabra-Gomes RJ,Dargie HJ,McMurray JJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Protein kinase C alpha (gene: PRKCA) is a key regulator of cardiac contractility. Two genetic variants have recently been discovered to regulate PRKCA expression in failing human heart tissue (rs9909004 [T → C] and rs9303504 [C → G]). The association of those variants with clinical outcomes in patients with hea...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Luzum JA,Ting C,Peterson EL,Gui H,Shugg T,Williams LK,Li L,Sadee W,Wang D,Lanfear DE

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that beta blockers were introduced into clinical practice 25 years ago, new beta blockers with differing kinetic and dynamic profiles continue to be developed and marketed. This overview assesses some of the more extensively studied agents from the point of view of proof of utility and the validity of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Fitzgerald JD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cilazapril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, and mibefradil, a selective T-type voltage-operated calcium channel blocker, have been shown to prevent neointima formation after vascular injury. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the mechanism of action of both drugs. For this purpose, the influence...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Schmitt R,Clozel JP,Iberg N,Bühler FR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Morphine has been used for several decades in cases of acute pulmonary edema (APE) due to the anxiolytic and vasodilatory properties of the drug. The non-specific depression of the central nervous system is probably the most significant factor for the changes in hemodynamics in APE. Retrospective studies have s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Dominguez-Rodriguez A,Burillo-Putze G,Garcia-Saiz MDM,Aldea-Perona A,Harmand MG,Mirò O,Abreu-Gonzalez P,MIMO investigators.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to define the role of beta-adrenergic blockade and direct membrane effects in the ability of dl-propranolol to alter ventricular repolarization and refractoriness in the intact heart. The effective refractory period (ERP) and the local Q-T interval were measured at an epicardial site in t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Euler DE,Scanlon PJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Several beta blocking drugs (BB) reduce mortality in systolic heart failure (LVSD). We have compared the initial response to introduction of carvedilol and bisoprolol during the standard dose titration protocols for each drug. METHODS:Approximately 31 unselected patients with stable LVSD were randomised t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Hamaad A,Lip GY,Nicholls D,MacFadyen RJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of trimetazidine on late potentials in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A total of 60 patients (52 males, mean age 55 +/- 2 years, and 8 females, mean age 54 +/- 1.8 years) with the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction were included in this study. The ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ozdemir R,Tuncer C,Aladag M,Güven A,Sezgin AT,Pekdemir H,Korkmaz ME,Müderrisoglu H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piperanometozine (OPC-8212) is a new, orally effective inotropic agent. To evaluate the efficacy of this agent on systemic hemodynamics and clinical symptoms in patients with congestive heart failure, a multicenter study was performed. Thirty four patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classes II t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Inoue M,Hori M,Yasuda H,Takishima T,Sugimoto T,Sasayama S,Sakurai T,Nonogi H,Kodama K,Kusukawa R

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the protective effects of hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) against chronic alcohol intake-induced left ventricular remodeling and explore the potential mechanisms involved. METHODS:Rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: alcohol group, NaHS group, alcohol + NaHS group, and control group. The echocardi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Zhou X,Lu X,Xu W,Chen J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical efficacy and safety of ibopamine and diuretic therapy were compared in a multicenter, multinational, parallel, positive-controlled, randomized, double-blind, 12-week study, involving 103 patients with mild CHF (NYHA Class II). Body weight, NYHA functional class, symptom assessment scores, laboratory blood...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors：

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rivaroxaban, an oral anticoagulant, undergoes the metabolism mediated by human cytochrome P450 (CYP). The present study is to quantitatively analyze and compare the contributions of multiple CYPs in the metabolism of rivaroxaban to provide new information for medication safety. METHODS:The metabolic stability ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Zhao T,Chen Y,Wang D,Wang L,Dong P,Zhao S,Wang C,Meng Q,Sun H,Liu K,Wu J

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Homocysteine (Hcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases that impairs endothelial function. We investigated whether the impaired endothelial function can be restored by the eNOS transcription enhancer AVE3085 in porcine coronary arteries. The effects of AVE3085 against Hcy on eNOS-NO functio...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yang Q,Xue HM,Underwood MJ,Yu CM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The place of digoxin in the pediatric cardiologist's armamentarium remains uncertain. As an antiarrhythmic, its use in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is obsolete, but it remains useful in the treatment of the chronic atrial fibrillation seen in some patients postoperatively and in children with dilated cardiomyopa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Redington AN,Carvalho JS,Shinebourne EA

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with mild to moderate hypertension (diastolic blood pressure > or = 95 and < or = 115 mmHg) and renal dysfunction entered one of two studies to assess the safety of efficacious daily doses of quinapril on renal function and blood pressure. Twenty-four patients with moderate renal impairment (MRI) (creatinine ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Miller MA,Texter M,Gmerek A,Robbins J,Shurzinske L,Canter D

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following discourse addresses the pharmacologic profile of KT-362, its clinical potential as an anti-arrhythmic agent with associated hypotensive effects, as well as its additional related potential in myocardial ischemia and related sequellae, and the specific cellular actions that may be responsible for these po...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Hester RK,Shibata S

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radical injury may contribute to the delayed postoperative recovery of myocardial metabolism and ventricular function after elective coronary artery revascularization. This clinical study was designed to evaluate, in stable angina patients having aortocoronary bypass surgery, whether orally administered alpha-toc...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Mickle DA,Weisel RD,Burton GW,Ingold KU

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ouabain, when applied to rings of the left circumflex coronary artery of the dog (which contains both alpha 1-adrenoceptors leading to contraction and beta 1-adrenoceptors leading to relaxation) caused an initial contraction which peaked within 15 minutes and a later secondary increase in tension which peaked within 6...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Cooke JP,Shepherd JT,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Rapid restoration of sinus rhythm using pharmacological cardioversion is commonly indicated in patients with symptomatic recent-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). The objectives of this large, international, multicenter observational study were to determine the safety and effectiveness of intravenous (IV) vernakalant...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Lévy S,Hartikainen J,Ritz B,Juhlin T,Carbajosa-Dalmau J,Domanovits H

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In both epidemiologic and genetic studies, increased levels of Lp(a) have been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases as well as aortic stenosis. However, until recently, it has been difficult to lower levels of Lp(a). Diet and lifestyle have little effect on plasma levels of Lp(a) which are mainly...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Stein EA,Raal F

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct myocardial protective effects of intracoronary infusions of cromakalim and pinacidil were determined in an anesthetized canine model of coronary occlusion and reperfusion. The left circumflex coronary artery was occluded for 90 minutes and reperfused for 5 hours, at which time the infarct size was determine...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Grover GJ,Dzwonczyk S,Parham CS,Sleph PG

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have demonstrated a gap between guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and their implementation in clinical practice. AIM:The PEGASE education program has been devised with an aim to improve the management of patients at high risk of CVD. METHODS:In a multicentre study c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Bruckert E,Giral P,Paillard F,Ferrières J,Schlienger JL,Renucci JF,Abdennbi K,Durack I,Chadarevian R,PEGASE group.

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of calcium antagonists used clinically belong to three distinct chemical classes: the phenylalkylamines, the dihydropyridines, and the benzothiazepines. In recent years their mode of action has been unravelled, their limitations recognized, and their efficacy and use in the management of patients with a b...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ferrari R,Cucchini F,Bolognesi R,Bachetti T,Boraso A,Bernocchi P,Gaia G,Visioli O

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasorelaxant activity of the omega-3 fatty acids--docosahexaenoic (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acids--in comparison with other known vasodilators--sodium nitroprusside, nitroglycerin, papaverine, and D600--were studied in the isolated rat aorta. The relaxant responses of these vasodilators and fatty acids at c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Engler MB

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) drives an intense inflammatory response that contributes to infarct healing and cardiac remodeling. Recently, different studies have identified a role of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the development of adverse cardiac remodeling. However, in animal models of AMI IL-1 has been shown ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Toldo S,Schatz AM,Mezzaroma E,Chawla R,Stallard TW,Stallard WC,Jahangiri A,Van Tassell BW,Abbate A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on a retrospective analysis of the DAVIT II database, we attempted to propose subgroups of post-infarction patients with heart failure, who might benefit or not benefit from antiischemic medical intervention. In DAVIT II, patients were randomized in a double-blind fashion to either verapamil 360 mg/day or placeb...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Jespersen CM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00