Persistent inhibition of neointimal hyperplasia after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: long-term (up to 2 years) clinical, angiographic, and intravascular ultrasound follow-up.

abstract：BACKGROUND:prior studies indicated that ablation of the 4 major atrial ganglionated plexi (GP) suppressed atrial fibrillation. METHODS AND RESULTS:superparamagnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) made of Fe(3)O(4) (core), thermoresponsive polymeric hydrogel (shell), and neurotoxic agent (N-isopropylacrylamide monomer [NIPA-M]) ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yu L,Scherlag BJ,Dormer K,Nguyen KT,Pope C,Fung KM,Po SS

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (AV) stenosis were excluded from the pivotal evaluations of transcatheter AV replacement (TAVR) devices. We sought to evaluate the outcomes of TAVR in patients with bicuspid AV stenosis in comparison with those with tricuspid AV stenosis. METHODS:We used data from the Soc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Halim SA,Edwards FH,Dai D,Li Z,Mack MJ,Holmes DR,Tuzcu EM,Thourani VH,Harrison JK,Brennan JM

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypercholesterolemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) impair endothelium-dependent vasodilation by dissimilar mechanisms. Hypercholesterolemia impairs vasodilation by a low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-dependent mechanism. SCD has been characterized as a chronic state of inflammation in which xanthine oxidase (XO)...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ou J,Ou Z,Jones DW,Holzhauer S,Hatoum OA,Ackerman AW,Weihrauch DW,Gutterman DD,Guice K,Oldham KT,Hillery CA,Pritchard KA Jr

更新日期：2003-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to the use of indirect serotinergic agonists such as aminorex and dexfenfluramine led to the "serotonin hypothesis" of pulmonary arterial hypertension; however, the role of serotonin in dexfenfluramine-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension remains ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dempsie Y,Morecroft I,Welsh DJ,MacRitchie NA,Herold N,Loughlin L,Nilsen M,Peacock AJ,Harmar A,Bader M,MacLean MR

更新日期：2008-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peak early-diastolic mitral annulus velocity (e') by tissue Doppler imaging has been introduced as a clinical marker of diastolic function. This study investigates whether lengthening load (early-diastolic load) and restoring forces are determinants of e' in addition to rate of left ventricular (LV) relaxati...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Opdahl A,Remme EW,Helle-Valle T,Lyseggen E,Vartdal T,Pettersen E,Edvardsen T,Smiseth OA

更新日期：2009-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with heart failure and systolic dysfunction may develop disordered breathing during sleep. Repeated episodes of apnea and hypopnea may result in desaturation and arousals, which could adversely affect left ventricular function. The purpose of this study was to determine the short-term effects of con...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Javaheri S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catheter ablation of the posteroseptal right atrium has been proposed for control of ventricular rate in patients with tachycardic atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the exact mechanism of rate control is unclear. Because the ablation site corresponds to the location of the slow pathway in patients with AV n...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kreiner G,Heinz G,Siostrzonek P,Gössinger HD

更新日期：1996-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of randomized trials regarding diagnostic testing in women with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). It remains unclear whether the addition of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) to the standard ECG exercise treadmill test (ETT) provides incremental information to improve clinical deci...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shaw LJ,Mieres JH,Hendel RH,Boden WE,Gulati M,Veledar E,Hachamovitch R,Arrighi JA,Merz CN,Gibbons RJ,Wenger NK,Heller GV,WOMEN Trial Investigators.

更新日期：2011-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven of 214 patients (3%) with acute myocardial infarction (120 inferior and 94 anterior) developed atrial fibrillation within 3 hr of the onset of chest pain. All seven patients had an inferior infarction and in all seven the left circumflex artery was occluded proximal to the origin of its left atrial circumflex br...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hod H,Lew AS,Keltai M,Cercek B,Geft IL,Shah PK,Ganz W

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant fraction of patients in whom mechanical left ventricular assist devices are implanted for refractory cardiac failure after open heart surgery have had the complication of right heart failure. To evaluate the effects of left ventricular assistance and pressure unloading on right ventricular function, we p...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Farrar DJ,Compton PG,Dajee H,Fonger JD,Hill JD

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an accurate method for the quantitative assessment of organic mitral regurgitation (OMR). The aim of the present study was to compare the discriminative power of MRI quantification and the recommended Doppler echocardiography (ECHO)-derived integrative approach to identify...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Penicka M,Vecera J,Mirica DC,Kotrc M,Kockova R,Van Camp G

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alterations in myocardial function and systemic vascular tone are well documented in congestive heart failure (CHF), but little information is available on the effects of CHF on pulmonary vessels. We examined the mechanisms of tone regulation of canine pulmonary arteries during pacing-induced CHF. METHODS A...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mathew R,Wang J,Gewitz MH,Hintze TH,Wolin MS

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether antianginal medications affect the prognostic value of pharmacological stress echocardiography. METHODS AND RESULTS:From the EPIC-EDIC Data Bank, 7333 patients (5452 men; age; 59+/-10 years) underwent pharmacological stress echocardiography with either high-dos...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sicari R,Cortigiani L,Bigi R,Landi P,Raciti M,Picano E,Echo-Persantine International Cooperative (EPIC) Study Group.,Echo-Dobutamine International Cooperative (EDIC) Study Group.

更新日期：2004-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although gender-specific criteria are common for defining cardiac traits such as left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) thresholds widely used in clinical practice have traditionally been the same for women and men, perhaps because it remains uncertain whether there is a syst...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chung AK,Das SR,Leonard D,Peshock RM,Kazi F,Abdullah SM,Canham RM,Levine BD,Drazner MH

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:If drug refractoriness to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) occurs, arrhythmia surgery that involves channelling and the exclusion of specific atrial areas can abolish atrial fibrillation. The purpose of this study was to establish the effectiveness and safety of maze III surgery to abolish PAF. METHODS ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jessurun ER,van Hemel NM,Defauw JA,Stofmeel MA,Kelder JC,de la Rivière AB,Ernst JM

更新日期：2000-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori infections could be a risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD), possibly by increasing fibrinogen levels. The aim of our study was to evaluate changes in fibrinogen level in patients with IHD and H pylori and/or C pneumoniae positivity randomly assigne...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Torgano G,Cosentini R,Mandelli C,Perondi R,Blasi F,Bertinieri G,Tien TV,Ceriani G,Tarsia P,Arosio C,Ranzi ML

更新日期：1999-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We surveyed the national experience of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for coronary sequelae of Kawasaki disease (kDa) in 2002. METHODS AND RESULTS:A questionnaire was returned from 323/552 (59%) institutions. Two hundred forty-four patients (188 male 56 female) since 1975 were identified. The mean n...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tsuda E,Kitamura S,Cooperative Study Group of Japan.

更新日期：2004-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New methods of R-R interval variability based on fractal scaling and nonlinear dynamics ("chaos theory") may give new insights into heart rate dynamics. The aims of this study were to (1) systematically characterize and quantify the effects of aging from early childhood to advanced age on 24-hour heart rate ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pikkujämsä SM,Mäkikallio TH,Sourander LB,Räihä IJ,Puukka P,Skyttä J,Peng CK,Goldberger AL,Huikuri HV

更新日期：1999-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid artery stenting, compared with carotid endarterectomy, is emerging as an effective and less invasive method of revascularization for extracranial carotid artery stenosis. Carotid stenting is established as the treatment of choice for certain high-risk patient subsets, and ongoing clinical trials are evaluating...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Roubin GS,Iyer S,Halkin A,Vitek J,Brennan C

更新日期：2006-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data from single-center studies suggest that echocardiographic parameters of mechanical dyssynchrony may improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). In a prospective, multicenter setting, the Predictors of Response to CRT (PROSPECT) study tested the performance of these parameters ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chung ES,Leon AR,Tavazzi L,Sun JP,Nihoyannopoulos P,Merlino J,Abraham WT,Ghio S,Leclercq C,Bax JJ,Yu CM,Gorcsan J 3rd,St John Sutton M,De Sutter J,Murillo J

更新日期：2008-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization aims to reduce mortality from chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 25% by 2025. High blood pressure is a leading CVD risk factor. We sought to compare 3 strategies for treating blood pressure in China and India: a treat-to-target (TTT) strategy emphasizing ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Basu S,Yudkin JS,Sussman JB,Millett C,Hayward RA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides guidelines for the optimal, rather than minimal, performance of ultrasonic examination of the heart for current clinical applications using conventional echocardiographic equipment. Since the original report of this Inter-Society Commission on Heart Disease Resources Committee in 1975, M-mode echoc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Popp RL,Fortuin NJ,Johnson ML,Kisslo JA Jr

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thienopyridines ticlopidine and clopidogrel are inhibitors of platelet function in vivo. Their mode of action has not been defined, but it appears that they require conversion to as yet unidentified metabolites that are noncompetitive antagonists of the platelet ADP receptor. Inhibition of platelet aggregation wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Quinn MJ,Fitzgerald DJ

更新日期：1999-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mildly oxidized LDL (moxLDL) is thought to play a role in atherogenesis. MoxLDL induces derivatization of cell proteins and triggers a variety of intracellular signaling. We aimed to investigate whether moxLDL-induced protein derivatization may influence the activity of platelet-derived growth factor recepto...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Escargueil-Blanc I,Salvayre R,Vacaresse N,Jürgens G,Darblade B,Arnal JF,Parthasarathy S,Nègre-Salvayre A

更新日期：2001-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the setting of atherosclerosis, endothelial vasomotor function is abnormal. Increased oxidative stress has been implicated as one potential mechanism for this observation. We therefore hypothesized that an antioxidant, ascorbic acid, would improve endothelium-dependent arterial dilation in patients with c...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Levine GN,Frei B,Koulouris SN,Gerhard MD,Keaney JF Jr,Vita JA

更新日期：1996-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The echocardiograms of 46 patients with aortic insufficiency which manifested typical high frequency vibrations of the anterior mitral valve leaflet were reviewed. All patients had overt clinical evidence of aortic insufficiency which was confirmed by angiography in 17 cases. In 17 cases (eight of whom underwent cat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cope GD,Kisslo JA,Johnson ML,Myers S

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials have demonstrated that, compared with placebo, intensive statin therapy reduces ischemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in patients with stable coronary artery disease. However, no studies to date have assessed intensive versus moderate statin therapy in older patients with sta...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deedwania P,Stone PH,Bairey Merz CN,Cosin-Aguilar J,Koylan N,Luo D,Ouyang P,Piotrowicz R,Schenck-Gustafsson K,Sellier P,Stein JH,Thompson PL,Tzivoni D

更新日期：2007-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The countercurrent arrangement of capillary blood flow in the medulla of mammalian kidneys generates a gradient of oxygen tension between the renal cortex and the papillary tip that results in a state of relative hypoxia within the renal medulla. Exploration of the pathophysiological implications of medullar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Prasad PV,Edelman RR,Epstein FH

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared the efficacy and safety of different dosages of a low-molecular-weight heparin, CY 216 D (Fraxiparine), in the treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism with unfractionated heparin in a prospective, randomized, dose-finding study. METHODS AND RESULTS:The primary outcome was the evolution of pul...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Théry C,Simonneau G,Meyer G,Hélénon O,Bridey F,Armagnac C,d'Azemar P,Coquart JP

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial necrosis can occur during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) despite optimal adjunctive pharmacology and careful technique. We investigated the mechanisms of procedural infarction using angiographic analysis, intravascular ultrasound, and delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging. METH...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Porto I,Selvanayagam JB,Van Gaal WJ,Prati F,Cheng A,Channon K,Neubauer S,Banning AP

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00