What is the clinical significance of insulin resistance?

abstract：:To investigate the role of endothelin (ET) in severe hypertension, endothelial dysfunction hypercholesterolemic stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP on a 5% cholesterol diet) were additionally fed with 1% NaCl and 0.023% nitro-L-arginine. Under these conditions, all untreated rats died within 30 days (m...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Münter K,Hergenröder S,Kirchengast M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is accompanied by an increased risk for thromboembolic events in most affected patients. Current guidelines therefore recommend antithrombotic therapy with vitamin K antagonist (VKA) or non VKA oral anticoagulant (NOAC) in the majority of AF patients. Current AF treatment guidelines recommend ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Hammwöhner M,Goette A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cell (EC) and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) interactions play critical roles in restenosis following vascular injury. We examined the effects of intracellular iron chelation on endothelial cell cycle progression and VSMC modulation of endothelial cell growth. A diffusible, lipid-soluble iron chelator ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Hodges YK,Reese SM,Pahl PM,Horwitz LD

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the hemodynamic dose-response characteristics of a titrated, continuous adenosine infusion before and 1 h (anesthetized), 1 week, and 1 year after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Average tolerated adenosine infusion rates were less 1 h and 1 week after surgery (128 +/- 23 and 118 +/- ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Anderson RE,Lind B,Owall A,Brodin LA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrophysiologic properties of surviving Purkinje cardiomyocytes in the late postmyocardial-infarction phase are not well established. By using standard microelectrode techniques, we evaluated the effects of the class III agent d-sotalol on action potential parameters of single Purkinje cardiomyocytes isolated from ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Marschang H,Schöls W,Karolyi L,Beyer T,Kübler W,Brachmann J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied the involvement of IKr potassium current in ventricular fibrillation during perfusion. Electrophysiologic parameters were measured before and after dofetilide administration (2.5, 7.5, and 12.5 x 10-7 M, n = 8) in isolated perfused feline hearts. During pacing, these parameters included epicardial ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Amitzur G,Shenkar N,Leor J,Novikov I,Eldar M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of endothelial cells (ECs) to thrombin or cytokines leads to major changes in their biochemical properties, which confer procoagulant activities. Stimulated ECs express the procoagulant glycoprotein tissue factor (TF). Although some TF is expressed on the apical surface of the cells, most is deposited as a cr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Leclerc NE,Haan-Archipoff G,Lenoble M,Beretz A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major cause of death in hypertensive patients in Western populations and further efforts are required to determine how best to reduce its incidence. Large-scale placebo-controlled trials of blood pressure reduction could resolve the uncertainty about the effects of antihypertensive...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： MacMahon S,Sharpe N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) is poor, with a mortality exceeding 50% within 5 years from diagnosis. This poor prognosis remains despite improved pharmacological therapy. Because the prevalence of sudden death among these patients is high, reported to exceed 40%, the prognostic importa...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Birgersdotter-Green U,Rosenqvist M,Rydén L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the role of angiotensin II (AII) in development of myocardial injury during ischemia and reperfusion, the effects of short-term treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor lisinopril were compared with the effects of short-term treatment with L-158,338, an AII antagonist, in isolated wor...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Werrmann JG,Cohen SM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no systematic study in which the effects of vasoactive substances were investigated on pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in in vivo mouse by directly measuring cardiac output and the inflow and outflow pressures in the pulmonary circulation. We determined the responses of PVR, total peripheral resistance (T...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Wang M,Shibamoto T,Shinomiya S,Yamamoto Y,Kurata Y,Kuda Y,Tanida M,Toga H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bronchopulmonary and pressor effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a newly described vasoconstrictor peptide produced by endothelial cells, were investigated in the guinea pig. Intravenous injection of ET-1 (1 nmol/kg) induced an increase in pulmonary inflation pressure (PIP) as well as an important and sustained increa...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Braquet P,Touvay C,Lagente V,Vilain B,Pons F,Hosford D,Chabrier PE,Mencia-Huerta JM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflicting evidence has been reported on the hypothesis that vascular nitric oxide (NO) release is modulated by autonomic influences. Another controversial question is whether an insufficient degree of NO-dependent vasodilation may play a contributory role in the genesis of arterial hypertension. To address these que...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Ferrari AU,Radaelli A,Mori T,Mircoli L,Perlini S,Meregalli P,Fedele L,Mancia G

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrophysiologic actions of the class III antiarrhythmic agents, GLG-V-13 and d,l-sotalol, were examined in superfused normal and ischemically injured epicardium. Both drugs produced concentration and reverse-use dependent prolongation of the action potential duration in normal myocardium without altering restin...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Patterson E,Scherlag BJ,Lazzara R,Garrison GL,Berlin KD

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is known to alter the pharmacokinetics of several antiarrhythmic agents. To study the effects of AMI on the kinetics of mexiletine (MEX), a single intravenous dose of 200 mg MEX HCl was infused over 30 min in 11 patients with AMI. The study was performed within 24 h of the onset of pa...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Pentikäinen PJ,Halinen MO,Helin MJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MCI-154 is a potent nonglycoside and non-sympathomimetic cardiotonic agent with a pyridazinone structure. We assessed its cardiac and coronary vasodilator effects by use of isolated, blood-perfused papillary muscle, sinoatrial (SA) node, and atrioventricular (AV) node preparations of dogs. The drug (1-100 nmol) was in...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Hosono M,Taira N

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the effects of indoramin, an alpha-adrenoreceptor blocking drug, used as sole therapy in a group of 27 patients with essential hypertension. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured continuously over prolonged ambulatory periods using an established invasive technique before and after six weeks of...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Gould BA,Mann S,Davies AB,Altman DG,Raftery EB

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study found that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and amlodipine induce NO release from coronary microvessels through a kinin-dependent mechanism. The goal of this study was to determine whether amlodipine could potentiate NO formation during ACE inhibition. Coronary microvessels were isolat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Zhang X,Xu X,Nasjletti A,Hintze TH

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are used for the treatment of patients with heart failure and hypertension. Yet their safety has been questioned by some who observed delayed cardiac healing and scar thinning after myocardial infarction (MI). To clarify potential efficacy and safety of ARBs, we administered Azi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Quinn Baumann P,Zaman AK,McElroy-Yaggy K,Sobel BE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play a key role in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. Vascular smooth muscle, however, does not represent a homogeneous tissue. Using myosin as a marker of the differentiation processes in development and in vascular disease, we have been able to demonstrate the existence o...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Pauletto P,Sartore S,Giuriato L,Scatena M,Tonello M,Scannapieco G,Pessina AC,Dal Palù C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) causes long-lasting vasoconstriction associated with a prolonged elevation of intracellular free Ca2+. Because this may be mediated through an effect on membrane ion channels, we investigated the effects of the dihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist nifedipine; two structurally distinct K+ chan...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Haynes WG,Waugh CJ,Dockrell ME,Olverman HJ,Williams BC,Webb DJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefit of thrombolytic agents to reduce myocardial infarct size, improve left ventricular (LV) function, and prolong survival in human subjects is generally recognized, although the precise mechanism is poorly defined. This study was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of streptokinase (SK) in rats,...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Smith EF 3rd,Nichols AJ,Sellers TS,O'Brien SR,Griswold DE,Egan JW,Hillegass LM,Vasko JA,Slivjak MJ,Davis PA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor compliance may be responsible for symptomatic decompensation or neurohormonal "escape" in patients with heart failure treated over the long term with angiotensin-converting enzyme-1 (ACEI) drugs. Serum ACE activity is a poor index of neurohormonal suppression or haemodynamic effect after ACE-inhibitor treatment. ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： MacFadyen RJ,Struthers AD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) of the whole body, including cardiac sympathetic nerves, is activated in patients with severe congestive systolic heart failure (CHF). Carvedilol can improve clinical status in such patients. This study aimed to determine how carvedilol acts on the SNS to improve CHF. ME...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Machida M,Takechi S,Fujimoto T,Kakinoki S,Nomura A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we used the spontaneously beating, isolated rat right atrium as an in vitro model to study arrhythmogenic effects of electrical stimulation. A tetrapolar platinum electrode was used for stimulation and recording of atrial electrical activity at 36.5 degrees C (spontaneous rate, 4.9+/-0.3 Hz). A flutter-...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Godoy CM,Bassani RA,Bassani JW

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared platelet function results obtained with the VerifyNow P2Y12 (VN-P2Y12) point-of-care device and the light transmission aggregometry (5 and 20 microM adenosine diphosphate) method using an integrated database of eight clinical trials with a total of 591 subjects. The study was performed in healthy subjects,...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Jakubowski JA,Li YG,Small DS,Payne CD,Tomlin ME,Luo J,Winters KJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebroventricular injections of endothelin-1 (ET-1) are reported to cause dose-related increases in sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in anesthetized normotensive rats. These studies were performed to determine the following: which endothelin receptor, A or B, is involved in mediating sympathetic and...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Nakamura K,Sasaki S,Moriguchi J,Morimoto S,Miki S,Kawa T,Itoh H,Nakata T,Takeda K,Nakagawa M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined mechanisms of the central sympathoinhibitory actions of systemically administered clonidine in anesthetized cats. To avoid influences of sympathetic chemo- and baroreflexes, the animals were deafferentated by cutting the carotid sinus and vagal nerves bilaterally. Intravenous (i.v.) injections of clonidine...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Seller H,Czachurski J,Zanzinger J

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serotonin (5-HT2A) antagonistic activities and the protective effect on laurate-induced peripheral vascular lesions of AT-1015, a novel 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, were investigated. In platelet aggregation, AT-1015 selectively inhibited in vitro 5-HT2A receptor-mediated aggregation, and the activity was almost equ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Kihara H,Hirose K,Koganei H,Sasaki N,Yamamoto H,Kimura A,Nishimori T,Shoji M,Yoshimoto R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate whether the combination of nifedipine with chlorthalidone exerts an additive antihypertensive effect when compared to single-drug treatment, 66 uncomplicated essential hypertensives, whose diastolic blood pressure was greater than 100 and less than 115 mm Hg at the end of a 1-month washout placebo period, ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Salvetti A,Magagna A,Innocenti P,Ponzanelli F,Cagianelli A,Cipriani M,Gandolfi E,Del Prato C,Ballestra AM,Saba P

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00