RAGE blockade stabilizes established atherosclerosis in diabetic apolipoprotein E-null mice.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current diagnostic thresholds for ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) mainly rely on statistical parameters derived from reference populations. We determined an outcome-driven reference frame for ABP measurement. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed 24-hour ABP monitoring in 5682 participants (mean age 59.0 years; ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kikuya M,Hansen TW,Thijs L,Björklund-Bodegård K,Kuznetsova T,Ohkubo T,Richart T,Torp-Pedersen C,Lind L,Ibsen H,Imai Y,Staessen JA,International Database on Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in relation to Cardiovascular Outcom

更新日期：2007-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcification of valvular bioprostheses in children is a major problem that has stimulated extensive research in our laboratory. In previous reports, we have shown that the rate of calcification could be reduced by decreasing the phosphate content in the tissue or by blocking calcification binding sites with Mg++ and/...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Carpentier A,Nashef A,Carpentier S,Ahmed A,Goussef N

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Randomized clinical trials have shown that multivessel coronary angioplasty is feasible and provides similar long-term survival as bypass surgery in selected patients. However, the higher need for repeat intervention, in particular, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, remains a problem. The objective of th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Moussa I,Reimers B,Moses J,Di Mario C,Di Francesco L,Ferraro M,Colombo A

更新日期：1997-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent findings suggesting the involvement of adventitial cells in coronary repair have raised questions regarding the phenotypic "plasticity" of medial smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Accordingly, the aims of the present study were to examine the characteristics of coronary medial and adventitial cells and to c...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Patel S,Shi Y,Niculescu R,Chung EH,Martin JL,Zalewski A

更新日期：2000-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demonstration and quantification of site-specific intracoronary administration of compounds has been confined thus far to the experimental animal laboratory. The aim of this study was to describe a scintigraphic method to demonstrate site-specific intracoronary drug delivery in humans. The methods allow on-l...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Camenzind E,Bakker WH,Reijs A,van Geijlswijk IM,Boersma E,Kutryk MJ,Krenning EP,Roelandt JR,Serruys PW

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in ischemic preconditioning (PC) and cardioprotection is poorly understood. We addressed this issue using a genetic, rather than pharmacological, approach. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the nonpreconditioned state, eNOS-/- mice exhibited infarct sizes similar to...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Xuan YT,Guo Y,Zhu Y,Wang OL,Rokosh G,Bolli R

更新日期：2007-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been proposed that bone marrow-derived cells infiltrate the neointima, where they differentiate into smooth muscle (SM) cells; however, technical limitations have hindered clear identification of the lineages of bone marrow-derived "SM cell-like" cells. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using a specific antibody a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Iwata H,Manabe I,Fujiu K,Yamamoto T,Takeda N,Eguchi K,Furuya A,Kuro-o M,Sata M,Nagai R

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanisms favoring the occurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) are complex and poorly defined. This study was designed to analyze dynamic changes in autonomic tone preceding the onset of PAF in a large group of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Holter tapes from 77 unselected consecutive patients (6...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bettoni M,Zimmermann M

更新日期：2002-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development and validation of novel imaging modalities to assess the composition of human atherosclerotic plaques will improve the understanding of atheroma evolution and could facilitate evaluation of therapeutic strategies for plaque modification. Surface MRI can characterize tissue content of carotid but ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Larose E,Yeghiazarians Y,Libby P,Yucel EK,Aikawa M,Kacher DF,Aikawa E,Kinlay S,Schoen FJ,Selwyn AP,Ganz P

更新日期：2005-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in food and beverage packaging. Higher urinary BPA concentrations were cross-sectionally associated with heart disease in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 and NHANES 2005-2006, independent of traditional ris...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Melzer D,Osborne NJ,Henley WE,Cipelli R,Young A,Money C,McCormack P,Luben R,Khaw KT,Wareham NJ,Galloway TS

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics between mitral anulus motion, and, thus, motion of the base of the heart, and filling of the left atrium and ventricle were studied by Doppler echocardiography in 12 normal subjects and 28 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. The normal motion of the mitral anulus is associated with two phases of inflow ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Keren G,Sonnenblick EH,LeJemtel TH

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten subjects with normal hemodynamics were studied during elective cardiac catheterization with right and left heart multisensor micromanometry to assess hemodynamic responses to the Mueller maneuver. Simultaneous right and left circulatory hemodynamics and left ventricular, pulmonary arterial, and aortic pressures we...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Condos WR Jr,Latham RD,Hoadley SD,Pasipoularides A

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies in animal models of angioplasty have suggested a role in neointimal hyperplasia for endothelins (ETs), potent vasoconstricting peptides that also exert growth-promoting effects. The present studies were undertaken to test the hypothesis that endothelin receptor blockade can reduce neointimal...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Huckle WR,Drag MD,Acker WR,Powers M,McFall RC,Holder DJ,Walsh TF,Schwartz RS,Greenlee WJ,Johnson RG Jr

更新日期：2001-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the dominant product of vascular Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), prostacyclin (PGI(2)), restrains atherogenesis, inhibition and deletion of COX-2 have yielded conflicting results in mouse models of atherosclerosis. Floxed mice were used to parse distinct cellular contributions of COX-2 in macrophages and ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hui Y,Ricciotti E,Crichton I,Yu Z,Wang D,Stubbe J,Wang M,Puré E,FitzGerald GA

更新日期：2010-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with single-chamber ventricular pacing, dual-chamber pacing can reduce adverse events and, as a result, improve quality of life in patients paced for sick sinus syndrome. It is not clear, however, how these benefits compare with the increased cost of dual-chamber pacemakers. METHODS AND RESULTS:We ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rinfret S,Cohen DJ,Lamas GA,Fleischmann KE,Weinstein MC,Orav J,Schron E,Lee KL,Goldman L

更新日期：2005-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We studied the growth-promoting effects of 2 sodium pump-selective cardiotonic steroids, ouabain and marinobufagenin, on cultured cells from vascular smooth muscle (VSMCs) from human umbilical vein and a rat VSMC line, A7r5. METHODS AND RESULTS:Both ouabain and marinobufagenin activated proliferation of the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Abramowitz J,Dai C,Hirschi KK,Dmitrieva RI,Doris PA,Liu L,Allen JC

更新日期：2003-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines recommend mitral valve surgery for asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation and preserved left ventricular systolic function when exercise pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is present. However, the determinants of exercise PHT have not been evaluated. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Magne J,Lancellotti P,Piérard LA

更新日期：2010-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phosphatidylserine-expressing microparticles circulate in blood with a short half-life of <10 minutes. We tested the role of an endothelium-derived phosphatidylserine-binding opsonin, developmental endothelial locus-1 (Del-1), in the uptake of platelet microparticles. METHODS AND RESULTS:Cultured human umbi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dasgupta SK,Le A,Chavakis T,Rumbaut RE,Thiagarajan P

更新日期：2012-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension is a fatal disease characterized by vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. Loss of endothelial nitric oxide bioavailability is implicated in pulmonary hypertension pathogenesis. Recent evidence suggests that the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an important regulator of nitric ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khoo JP,Zhao L,Alp NJ,Bendall JK,Nicoli T,Rockett K,Wilkins MR,Channon KM

更新日期：2005-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effect of calcium-channel blockers on beta-adrenergic receptors, we studied the interactions of verapamil, diltiazem, and nifedipine with both human lymphocyte beta 2-adrenergic receptors and rat myocardial beta 1-adrenergic receptors by means of radioligand binding assays. We also determined the func...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Feldman RD,Park GD,Lai CY

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The individual makeup of atherosclerotic plaque has been identified as a dominant prognostic factor. With the use of an intravascular magnetic resonance (MR) catheter coil, we evaluated the effectiveness of high-resolution MR in the study of the development of atherosclerotic lesions in heritable hyperlipide...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zimmermann-Paul GG,Quick HH,Vogt P,von Schulthess GK,Kling D,Debatin JF

更新日期：1999-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The time constant of truncated exponential pulses used with implantable defibrillators is determined by the output capacitor size and defibrillation pathway resistance. The optimal capacitor size is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:This study compared defibrillation threshold (DFT) for standard 120-microF capac...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Swerdlow CD,Kass RM,Chen PS,Hwang C,Raissi S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posteroseptal ablation of the atrioventricular node (AVN) has been proposed as a means to slow the ventricular rate during atrial fibrillation (AF). The suggested mechanism is elimination of the AVN "slow pathway." On the basis of the unpredictable success of the procedure, we hypothesize that, in fact, the ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Garrigue S,Mowrey KA,Fahy G,Tchou PJ,Mazgalev TN

更新日期：1999-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural history of aortic dissection (AD) with intimal tear in the descending or abdominal aorta and retrograde extension into the ascending aorta (retrograde AD) remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to elucidate medium-term prognosis of patients with retrograde AD. METHODS AND RESULTS:Study popul...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kaji S,Akasaka T,Katayama M,Yamamuro A,Yamabe K,Tamita K,Akiyama M,Watanabe N,Tanemoto K,Morioka S,Yoshida K

更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thioredoxin 2 (Trx2) is a key mitochondrial protein that regulates cellular redox and survival by suppressing mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation and by inhibiting apoptosis stress kinase-1 (ASK1)-dependent apoptotic signaling. To date, the role of the mitochondrial Trx2 system in heart failure ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Huang Q,Zhou HJ,Zhang H,Huang Y,Hinojosa-Kirschenbaum F,Fan P,Yao L,Belardinelli L,Tellides G,Giordano FJ,Budas GR,Min W

更新日期：2015-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular ultrasound imaging is a promising new method for assessing vascular morphology. We evaluated the capability of intravascular ultrasound to quantify pulmonary artery (PA) morphology in vitro and explored the feasibility of in vivo PA imaging in animals and humans. In the in vitro study of 15 PA segments, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pandian NG,Weintraub A,Kreis A,Schwartz SL,Konstam MA,Salem DN

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although early intravenous beta-blocker therapy during acute myocardial infarction (AMI) reduces the incidence of fatal arrhythmias in patients not treated with thrombolytic agents, its antiarrhythmic effect in thrombolysed patients remains controversial. We investigated prospectively the arrhythmia incidenc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Heidbüchel H,Tack J,Vanneste L,Ballet A,Ector H,Van de Werf F

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature escape beats induced in conscious dogs with chronic complete atrioventricular block have been defined as escape beats occurring on cessation of overdrive pacing and having a coupling interval to the last paced beat shorter than the coupling interval between the premature escape beat and the second postpacing...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Viamonte VA,Rosen MR

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated syndrome caused by heparin. Complications range from thrombocytopenia to thrombocytopenia with thrombosis. We report a prospective, historical- controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of argatroban, a direct thrombin inhibitor, as antic...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lewis BE,Wallis DE,Berkowitz SD,Matthai WH,Fareed J,Walenga JM,Bartholomew J,Sham R,Lerner RG,Zeigler ZR,Rustagi PK,Jang IK,Rifkin SD,Moran J,Hursting MJ,Kelton JG,ARG-911 Study Investigators.

更新日期：2001-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cytoskeleton plays an important role in maintaining cell structure and integrity. Defects in cytoskeletal proteins can cripple cell strength and may cause cardiomyopathy. We analyzed heart tissues from subjects with dilated cardiomyopathy for abnormalities in the cardiac cytoskeleton. Metavinculin, a car...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Maeda M,Holder E,Lowes B,Valent S,Bies RD

更新日期：1997-01-07 00:00:00