Dissecting aneurysm of aorta complicating aortic valvular stenosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously reported beneficial effects of pentoxifylline, a xanthine-derived agent known to inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy treated with diuretics, digoxin, and ACE inhibitors. Since then, 3 large clinical trials showed important cl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Skudicky D,Bergemann A,Sliwa K,Candy G,Sareli P

更新日期：2001-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major cause of mortality in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to determine the adult CHD population at risk of SCD and the clinical parameters associated with SCD. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed a multicenter case-control study. Patients ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Koyak Z,Harris L,de Groot JR,Silversides CK,Oechslin EN,Bouma BJ,Budts W,Zwinderman AH,Van Gelder IC,Mulder BJ

更新日期：2012-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The echographic isovolumic contraction time (ICT) of the left ventricle (LV) was measured in order to assess alterations of LV performance in children with various forms of cardiac disease. The echographic ICT was defined as the interval between coaptation of the anterior and posterior mitral valve leaflets and aortic...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hirschfeld S,Meyer R,Korfhagen J,Kaplan S,Liebman J

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DC shock catheter ablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT) may induce VT episodes that disappear within days. METHODS AND RESULTS:A 30-J cathodal shock was delivered to the endocardial left ventricular wall in 15 closed-chest dogs. All dogs had VT during the first day after ablation. Eleve...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hauer RN,de Bakker JM,de Wilde AA,Straks W,Vermeulen JT,Janse MJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence supporting the thesis that hypertension can be prevented by eliminating salt from the diet is based on four principal sources: (1) epidemiological studies in unacculturated peoples showing that the prevalence of hypertension is inversely correlated with the degree of salt intake; (2) hemodynamic studies s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Freis ED

更新日期：1976-04-01 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:Myocardial perfusion during adenosine-induced hyperemia is used both in clinical diagnosis of coronary heart disease and for scientific investigations of the myocardial microcirculation. The objective of this study was to clarify whether adenosine-induced hyperemia is dependent on endothelial NO production o...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Buus NH,Bøttcher M,Hermansen F,Sander M,Nielsen TT,Mulvany MJ

更新日期：2001-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is associated with reduced cardiac output, but the mechanisms involved are controversial. Possible explanations include increased intrathoracic pressure, reflex changes in myocardial inotropism, pulmonary vascular obstruction and abnormal ventricular interaction...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rankin JS,Olsen CO,Arentzen CE,Tyson GS,Maier G,Smith PK,Hammon JW Jr,Davis JW,McHale PA,Anderson RW,Sabiston DC Jr

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidized LDL (oxLDL) is thought to play a key role in the inflammatory response in the arterial vessel wall. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective, nested, case-control study, the association between plasma oxLDL and risk of an acute coronary heart disease (CHD) event was investigated in men without prevalen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Meisinger C,Baumert J,Khuseyinova N,Loewel H,Koenig W

更新日期：2005-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors reduce the risk of heart failure hospitalization and cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, their effects on cardiac structure and function in HFrEF are uncertain. METHODS:We designed a multicenter, random...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lee MMY,Brooksbank KJM,Wetherall K,Mangion K,Roditi G,Campbell RT,Berry C,Chong V,Coyle L,Docherty KF,Dreisbach JG,Labinjoh C,Lang NN,Lennie V,McConnachie A,Murphy CL,Petrie CJ,Petrie JR,Speirits IA,Sourbron S,Wel

更新日期：2020-11-13 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:Administration of protease inhibitors (PIs) to HIV-infected individuals has been associated with hyperlipidemia. In this study, we characterized the lipoprotein profile in subjects receiving ritonavir, indinavir, or nelfinavir, alone or in combination with saquinavir. METHODS AND RESULTS:Plasma lipoprotein ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Périard D,Telenti A,Sudre P,Cheseaux JJ,Halfon P,Reymond MJ,Marcovina SM,Glauser MP,Nicod P,Darioli R,Mooser V

更新日期：1999-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) regulates the production of reactive oxygen species in macrophages. However, its role in atherosclerosis is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Irradiated low-density lipoprotein receptor deficient mice (LDLR-/-) were transplanted with bone marrow from either UCP2 deficient mice (Ucp2-/...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Blanc J,Alves-Guerra MC,Esposito B,Rousset S,Gourdy P,Ricquier D,Tedgui A,Miroux B,Mallat Z

更新日期：2003-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary irradiation is a new concept to reduce restenosis. We evaluated the feasibility and safety of intracoronary irradiation with a balloon catheter filled with (188)Re, a liquid, high-energy beta-emitter. METHODS AND RESULTS:Irradiation with 15 Gy at 0.5-mm tissue depth was performed in 28 lesions afte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Höher M,Wöhrle J,Wohlfrom M,Hanke H,Voisard R,Osterhues HH,Kochs M,Reske SN,Hombach V,Kotzerke J

更新日期：2000-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The two new 99m (99mTc) labeled myocardial perfusion agents, 99mTc-Sestamibi and 99mTc-Teboroxime, are now available for routine clinical application. Both agents allow assessment of ejection fraction by the first-pass technique at rest or during exercise, thus providing additional information not available with thall...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Berman DS,Kiat H,Maddahi J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplant-associated coronary artery disease (TxCAD) is the manifestation of chronic rejection in the cardiac allograft. Both immunological and nonimmunological factors contribute to its development. Stratification by the time of development of TxCAD has not been considered previously for an extensive trans...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hornick P,Smith J,Pomerance A,Mitchell A,Banner N,Rose M,Yacoub M

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Receptors that couple via the stimulatory G protein, Gs, to adenylate cyclase and to a positive inotropic response have been extensively investigated in falling human heart. In contrast, much less is known about receptors, such as the A1-adenosine receptor, that couple to adenylate cyclase via the inhibitory...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hershberger RE,Feldman AM,Bristow MR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has commenced in several countries, and has been shown to reduce AAA-related mortality by up to 50%. Most men who screen positive have an AAA <5.5 cm in diameter, the referral threshold for treatment, and are entered into an ultrasound surveillance pro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Oliver-Williams C,Sweeting MJ,Jacomelli J,Summers L,Stevenson A,Lees T,Earnshaw JJ

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antiarrhythmic drugs quinidine and verapamil are known to block alpha1-adrenoceptors (alpha1ARs). Alpha1ARs are a heterogeneous family of three subtypes (alpha1A, alpha1B, and alpha1D), and little is known about the effects of quinidine and verapamil on the different human alpha1AR subtypes. METHODS AND...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shibata K,Hirasawa A,Foglar R,Ogawa S,Tsujimoto G

更新日期：1998-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic markers of inflammation have been found in unstable angina. Disruption of culprit coronary stenoses may cause a greater inflammatory response in patients with unstable than those with stable angina. We assessed the time course of C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A protein (SAA), and interleuk...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Liuzzo G,Buffon A,Biasucci LM,Gallimore JR,Caligiuri G,Vitelli A,Altamura S,Ciliberto G,Rebuzzi AG,Crea F,Pepys MB,Maseri A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital vasospastic phenomena have been reported to result from use of nonselective and cardioselective beta-adrenoreceptor-blocking drugs. The effects of 80 mg/day propranolol and 100 mg/day metoprolol on finger hemodynamics and clinical responses were compared with those of placebo in 16 patients with Raynaud's phen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Coffman JD,Rasmussen HM

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with atrial fibrillation, intracardiac atrial defibrillation causes discomfort. An easily applicable, short-acting analgesic and anxiolytic drug would increase acceptability of this new treatment mode. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a double-blind, placebo-controlled manner, the effect of intranasal but...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Timmermans C,Rodriguez LM,Ayers GM,Lambert H,Smeets JL,Vlaeyen JW,Albert A,Wellens HJ

更新日期：1999-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optical mapping of cytosolic calcium transients in intact mammalian hearts is now possible using long-wavelength [Ca(2+)](i) indicators. We propose that beat-to-beat [Ca(2+)](i) transient alternans during ischemia may lead to spatial and temporal heterogeneity of calcium-activated membrane currents. METHODS...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Qian YW,Clusin WT,Lin SF,Han J,Sung RJ

更新日期：2001-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:31P metabolite measurements in the human heart by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) have been reported previously. By use of a method in which metabolite content was quantified with reference to a standard located outside the chest, it has become possible to measure the content of phosphocreatine (PCr) a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yabe T,Mitsunami K,Inubushi T,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 300 000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur each year in the United States. The relationship between time of day and OHCA outcomes in the prehospital setting is unknown. Any such association may have important implications for emergency medical services resource allocation. METHODS AND RE...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wallace SK,Abella BS,Shofer FS,Leary M,Agarwal AK,Mechem CC,Gaieski DF,Becker LB,Neumar RW,Band RA

更新日期：2013-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthy levels of lifestyle factors can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, except for smoking status, often considered a traditional risk factor, their effect on cardiovascular risk prediction is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used a case-cohort design of postmenopausal nonsmokers in the m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Paynter NP,LaMonte MJ,Manson JE,Martin LW,Phillips LS,Ridker PM,Robinson JG,Cook NR

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although autonomic imbalance is known to be characteristics of patients with clinically overt symptomatic congestive heart failure, it is currently unknown whether this autonomic response arises early in the course of left ventricular dysfunction or is restricted to the later stages of circulatory failure. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Eaton GM,Cody RJ,Nunziata E,Binkley PF

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microvascular dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) may create an ischemic substrate conducive to sudden death, but it remains unknown whether the extent of hypertrophy is associated with proportionally poorer perfusion reserve. Comparisons between magnitude of hypertrophy, impairment of perfusion...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Petersen SE,Jerosch-Herold M,Hudsmith LE,Robson MD,Francis JM,Doll HA,Selvanayagam JB,Neubauer S,Watkins H

更新日期：2007-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild oxidation of LDL enhances its atherogenic potential and induces a synergistic interaction with serotonin (5HT) on vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation. Because of its complex chemical nature, the mitogenic components of mildly oxidized LDL (moxLDL) remain unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We exa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Watanabe T,Pakala R,Koba S,Katagiri T,Benedict CR

更新日期：2001-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the past few years, although significant efforts have been made to assess flow distribution during retrograde cerebral perfusion with microspheres, dye, or hydrogen clearance, flow distribution in real time is still undefined. We used MR perfusion imaging to monitor flow distribution in the brain during a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ye J,Ryner LN,Kozlowski P,Yang L,Del Bigio MR,Sun J,Donnelly M,Summers R,Salerno TA,Somorjai RL,Saunders JK,Deslauriers R

更新日期：1998-11-10 00:00:00