C-reactive protein upregulates complement-inhibitory factors in endothelial cells.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to define the factors associated with the occurrence of stroke and systemic embolism in a large, international atrial fibrillation (AF) trial. METHODS AND RESULTS:In ROCKET AF (Rivaroxaban Once-daily, oral, direct factor Xa inhibition Compared with vitamin K antagonism for prevention of stroke and...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Piccini JP,Stevens SR,Chang Y,Singer DE,Lokhnygina Y,Go AS,Patel MR,Mahaffey KW,Halperin JL,Breithardt G,Hankey GJ,Hacke W,Becker RC,Nessel CC,Fox KA,Califf RM,ROCKET AF Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies of beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) subtype signaling in in vitro preparations have raised doubts as to whether the cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling is activated in the same manner in response to beta2-AR versus beta1-AR stimulation. METHODS AND RESULTS:The present study compared, in t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kuschel M,Zhou YY,Spurgeon HA,Bartel S,Karczewski P,Zhang SJ,Krause EG,Lakatta EG,Xiao RP

更新日期：1999-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study investigated whether the ACAT inhibitor avasimibe can reduce atherogenesis independently of its cholesterol-lowering effect in ApoE*3-Leiden mice. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two groups of 15 female ApoE*3-Leiden mice were put on a high-cholesterol (HC) diet; 1 group received 0.01% (wt/wt) avasimi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Delsing DJ,Offerman EH,van Duyvenvoorde W,van Der Boom H,de Wit EC,Gijbels MJ,van Der Laarse A,Jukema JW,Havekes LM,Princen HM

更新日期：2001-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the inferior vena cava (IVC) as an index of right-heart function in 111 patients. A two-dimensional echocardiographic sector was used to visualize the IVC, and its M-mode cursor was used to generate a time-motion record of the IVC size and pulsation. Normal subjects had a small presystolic A wave (less than...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mintz GS,Kotler MN,Parry WR,Iskandrian AS,Kane SA

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continuous-flow rotary pumps with axial design are increasingly used for left ventricular assist support. The efficacy of this design compared with pulsatile, volume displacement pumps, with respect to characteristics of left ventricular unloading, and exercise performance remains largely unstudied. METHODS...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Haft J,Armstrong W,Dyke DB,Aaronson KD,Koelling TM,Farrar DJ,Pagani FD

更新日期：2007-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart potentials were recorded from the entire chest surface in 42 patients suffering from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. We were able to identify six types of surface maps, according to the location of the potential maximum and minimum during the delta wave. For each of these types we suggested the most likely locat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： De Ambroggi L,Taccardi B,Macchi E

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral adiposity confers protection against diabetes and atherosclerosis in elderly women. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:On the basis on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of central fat mass (CFM) and peripheral fat mass (PFM), we identified...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tankó LB,Bruun JM,Alexandersen P,Bagger YZ,Richelsen B,Christiansen C,Larsen PJ

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chimeric molecules comprising the A-chain of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and the catalytic domain of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) have intact enzymatic characteristics of u-PA, partial fibrin-binding properties of t-PA, and thrombolytic properties in animal models comparable with ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Collen D,Lu HR,Lijnen HR,Nelles L,Stassen JM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical profiles and outcomes of patients treated surgically for acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) are often reported for those in small series or for those cared for at a single institution over a long time period, during which a continuous evolution in techniques has occurred. Accordingly, we soug...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Trimarchi S,Nienaber CA,Rampoldi V,Myrmel T,Suzuki T,Bossone E,Tolva V,Deeb MG,Upchurch GR Jr,Cooper JV,Fang J,Isselbacher EM,Sundt TM 3rd,Eagle KA,IRAD Investigators.

更新日期：2006-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have established that bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are present in the systemic circulation. In the current study, we investigated the hypothesis that gene transfer can be used to achieve phenotypic modulation of EPCs. METHODS AND RESULTS:In vitro, ex vivo murine v...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Iwaguro H,Yamaguchi J,Kalka C,Murasawa S,Masuda H,Hayashi S,Silver M,Li T,Isner JM,Asahara T

更新日期：2002-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) surrounds most vessels and shares common features with brown adipose tissue (BAT). Although adaptive thermogenesis in BAT increases energy expenditure and is beneficial for metabolic diseases, little is known about the role of PVAT in vascular diseases such as atheroscleros...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chang L,Villacorta L,Li R,Hamblin M,Xu W,Dou C,Zhang J,Wu J,Zeng R,Chen YE

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial cell growth factor plays a pivotal role in angiogenesis via regulating endothelial cell proliferation. The X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) is believed to be a signal transducer in the endoplasmic reticulum stress response. It is unknown whether there is crosstalk between vascular endothel...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zeng L,Xiao Q,Chen M,Margariti A,Martin D,Ivetic A,Xu H,Mason J,Wang W,Cockerill G,Mori K,Li JY,Chien S,Hu Y,Xu Q

更新日期：2013-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among adults, skipping meals is associated with excess body weight, hypertension, insulin resistance, and elevated fasting lipid concentrations. However, it remains unknown whether specific eating habits regardless of dietary composition influence coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. The objective of this stud...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cahill LE,Chiuve SE,Mekary RA,Jensen MK,Flint AJ,Hu FB,Rimm EB

更新日期：2013-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. One of the potential mechanisms may be related to both coronary endothelial dysfunction and increased inflammatory response. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that smoking is associated with epicardial coronary endothelial dysfunct...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lavi S,Prasad A,Yang EH,Mathew V,Simari RD,Rihal CS,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2007-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies to ascertain the basis of dynamic changes in the P wave, bipolar epicardial potentials were recorded from multiple atrial electrodes in dogs. One hundred to 120 activation times were displayed by a digital computer and used to construct atrial isotemporal activation sequence maps. Changes in heart rate or b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Boineau JP,Schuessler RB,Mooney CR,Wylds AC,Miller CB,Hudson RD,Borremans JM,Brockus CW

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Jun family of activator protein 1 (AP-1) transcription factors (c-Jun, JunB, and JunD) is involved in fundamental biological processes such as proliferation, apoptosis, tumor angiogenesis, and hypertrophy. The role of individual AP-1 transcription factors in the stressed heart is not clear. In the presen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hilfiker-Kleiner D,Hilfiker A,Kaminski K,Schaefer A,Park JK,Michel K,Quint A,Yaniv M,Weitzman JB,Drexler H

更新日期：2005-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calcium-insensitive transient outward current (I(to)) is important to the development of cardiac memory (CM), which itself reflects the capacity of the heart to remodel electrophysiologically. We used cardiac pacing to test the hypothesis that CM evolution can be explained by developmental maturation of I(to...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Plotnikov AN,Sosunov EA,Patberg KW,Anyukhovsky EP,Gainullin RZ,Shlapakova IN,Krishnamurthy G,Danilo P Jr,Rosen MR

更新日期：2004-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent failures of drugs that raised high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels to reduce cardiovascular events in clinical trials have led to increased interest in alternative indices of HDL quality, such as cholesterol efflux capacity, and HDL quantity, such as HDL particle number. However, no studi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khera AV,Demler OV,Adelman SJ,Collins HL,Glynn RJ,Ridker PM,Rader DJ,Mora S

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Marfan syndrome (MFS) is caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene and dysregulation of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). Recent evidence suggests that losartan, an angiotensin II type 1 blocker that blunts TGF-beta activation, may be an effective treatment for MFS. We hypothesized that dysregula...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Matt P,Schoenhoff F,Habashi J,Holm T,Van Erp C,Loch D,Carlson OD,Griswold BF,Fu Q,De Backer J,Loeys B,Huso DL,McDonnell NB,Van Eyk JE,Dietz HC,GenTAC Consortium.

更新日期：2009-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of adriamycin (ADR), a potent antitumor antibiotic, is limited by the development of life-threatening cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Subcellular changes leading to heart failure are suggested to be mediated by a drug-induced increase in free radicals and lipid peroxidation. In an...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Siveski-Iliskovic N,Hill M,Chow DA,Singal PK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycosphingolipids, integral components of the cell membrane, have been shown to serve as messengers, transducing growth factor-initiated phenotypes. Here, we have examined whether inhibition of glycosphingolipid synthesis could ameliorate atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in transgenic mice and rabbits...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chatterjee S,Bedja D,Mishra S,Amuzie C,Avolio A,Kass DA,Berkowitz D,Renehan M

更新日期：2014-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical dyssynchrony is a potential means to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We hypothesized that novel echocardiographic image speckle tracking can quantify dyssynchrony and predict response to CRT. METHODS AND RESULTS:Seventy-four subjects were studied: 64 heart failure pat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Suffoletto MS,Dohi K,Cannesson M,Saba S,Gorcsan J 3rd

更新日期：2006-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who had disabling supraventricular tachycardia showed electrophysiologic evidence of coexistent right and left Kent bundles. The supraventricular tachycardia was accelerated by sequential antegrade and retrograde conduction over the right and left Kent bundles, respectively. Spontaneous blocking of the condu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cinca J,Valle V,Gutierrez L,Figueras J,Rius J

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased angiotensin II activity, induction of a proinflammatory and oxidative state, and endothelial dysfunction. We evaluated the ability of irbesartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker, and lipoic acid, an antioxidant, to affect endothelial function and inflammati...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sola S,Mir MQ,Cheema FA,Khan-Merchant N,Menon RG,Parthasarathy S,Khan BV

更新日期：2005-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Although evidence suggests that primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred reperfusion strategy in the majority of patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), only a minority of patients with STEMI are treated with primary PCI, and of those, only a minority receive the trea...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jacobs AK,Antman EM,Ellrodt G,Faxon DP,Gregory T,Mensah GA,Moyer P,Ornato J,Peterson ED,Sadwin L,Smith SC,American Heart Association's Acute Myocardial Infarction Advisory Working Group.

更新日期：2006-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anecdotal cases of familial clustering of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) and familial occurrences of PPCM and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) together have been observed, suggesting that genetic factors play a role in the pathogenesis of PPCM. We hypothesized that some cases of PPCM are part of the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Spaendonck-Zwarts KY,van Tintelen JP,van Veldhuisen DJ,van der Werf R,Jongbloed JD,Paulus WJ,Dooijes D,van den Berg MP

更新日期：2010-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although beta-adrenergic receptor (AR) blockade therapy is beneficial in the treatment of heart failure, little is known regarding the transcriptional mechanisms underlying this salutary action. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the present study, we screened mice overexpressing Gsalpha, beta1AR, beta2AR, or protein k...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gaussin V,Tomlinson JE,Depre C,Engelhardt S,Antos CL,Takagi G,Hein L,Topper JN,Liggett SB,Olson EN,Lohse MJ,Vatner SF,Vatner DE

更新日期：2003-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined quantitative regional myocardial perfusion (RMP) measured by the washout of 133Xe at rest and after an isoproterenol challenge in 50 patients (group I) studied 8 to 14 days after they underwent saphenous vein bypass grafting to the left coronary artery, and compared this with RMP measured in the na...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schmidt DH,Blau FM,Hendrix LJ,Kamath ML,Ray G

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:S100B, a 20-kDa, Ca2+-binding dimer, is a putative intrinsic negative regulator of myocardial hypertrophy expressed after myocardial infarction. S100B-overexpressing transgenic (TG) and S100B-knockout (KO) mice have been generated to assess the consequences of S100B expression and altered hypertrophy after i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tsoporis JN,Marks A,Haddad A,Dawood F,Liu PP,Parker TG

更新日期：2005-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The atrioventricular node (AVN) is the only normal electrical link between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. The AVN modulates transmission of impulses, thus coordinating the contraction of the atria and ventricles. METHODS AND RESULTS:Structural and functional complexity, combined with the absence...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Efimov IR,Mazgalev TN

更新日期：1998-07-07 00:00:00