Mutation in the KCNQ1 gene leading to the short QT-interval syndrome.

abstract：:The 21-amino acid peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the predominant isoform of the endothelin peptide family, which includes ET-2, ET-3, and ET-4. It exerts various biological effects, including vasoconstriction and the stimulation of cell proliferation in tissues both within and outside of the cardiovascular system. ET-...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lüscher TF,Barton M

更新日期：2000-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular events during initial reperfusion after a period of hypothermic cardioplegic ischemia may play an important role in the recovery of mechanical function. Prior studies have shown (1) that dysfunction of the postischemic myocardium after normothermic ischemia can be ameliorated by vasodilation and (2)...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kawata H,Aoki M,Mayer JE Jr

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effects of cardioplegic solution (CS) on angiographic and histologic anatomy of bilateral vein grafts interposed into the carotid arteries of 10 dogs for up to 1 year. One vein (exp) was infused with cardioplegic solution (pH 7.7, K + 25 mEq/l, temperature 12 degrees C) every 15 min four times at p...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Singh AK,Capone RJ,O'Shea P,Karlson KE

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent in vitro studies have shown that disturbed flow and oxidative conditions induce the expression of bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs 2 and 4) in cultured endothelial cells. BMPs can stimulate superoxide production and inflammatory responses in endothelial cells, raising the possibility that BMPs may play...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Miriyala S,Gongora Nieto MC,Mingone C,Smith D,Dikalov S,Harrison DG,Jo H

更新日期：2006-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Right ventricular (RV) function is the major determinant for both functional capacity and survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Despite the recognized clinical importance of preserving RV function, the subcellular mechanisms that govern the transition from a compensated to a decomp...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Omura J,Habbout K,Shimauchi T,Wu WH,Breuils-Bonnet S,Tremblay E,Martineau S,Nadeau V,Gagnon K,Mazoyer F,Perron J,Potus F,Lin JH,Zafar H,Kiely DG,Lawrie A,Archer SL,Paulin R,Provencher S,Boucherat O,Bonnet S

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Q waves on a 12-lead ECG are markers of a prior myocardial infarction (MI). However, they may regress or even disappear over time, and there is no specific ECG sign of a non-Q-wave MI. Fragmented QRS complexes (fQRSs), which include various RSR' patterns, without a typical bundle-branch block are markers of ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Das MK,Khan B,Jacob S,Kumar A,Mahenthiran J

更新日期：2006-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of premature ventricular stimuli are being used during programmed stimulation of the heart in the investigation of patients with documented or suspected ventricular arrhythmias. To analyze the significance of the different types of ventricular arrhythmias that are initiated, we evaluated in a pros...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brugada P,Green M,Abdollah H,Wellens HJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty adult patients with predominant mitral valve disease and variable degrees of tricuspid incompetence (TI) were reinvestigated 6-28 months after mitral valve operation. Postoperatively, 10 of the 20 patients were in sinus rhythm, compared with four of 20 preoperatively. Right ventricula peak systolic pressure dec...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Simon R,Oelert H,Borst HG,Lichtlen PR

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is associated with adverse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (MI), but the risk associated with a new diagnosis of diabetes in this setting has not been well defined. METHODS AND RESULTS:We assessed the risk of death and major cardiovascular events associated ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Aguilar D,Solomon SD,Køber L,Rouleau JL,Skali H,McMurray JJ,Francis GS,Henis M,O'Connor CM,Diaz R,Belenkov YN,Varshavsky S,Leimberger JD,Velazquez EJ,Califf RM,Pfeffer MA

更新日期：2004-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1962-1977, 99 patients, mean age 65 +/- 0.5 years (range 60-81 years) underwent valve replacement for severe calcific aortic valve stenosis. Ninety-three percent of the patients were in New York Heart Association functional class III or IV. The aortic valve gradient was 76 +/- 3 mm Hg and the aortic valve area in...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Murphy ES,Lawson RM,Starr A,Rahimtoola SH

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body fat distribution has been cross-sectionally associated with atherosclerotic disease risk factors, but the prospective relation with coronary heart disease remains uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined the prospective relation between fat distribution indices and coronary heart disease among 24,508...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Canoy D,Boekholdt SM,Wareham N,Luben R,Welch A,Bingham S,Buchan I,Day N,Khaw KT

更新日期：2007-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to define the degree of intrinsic tone in conductance and resistance vessels, to define the calcium dependency of intrinsic tone in these vascular preparations, and to investigate the efficacy of vasodilatory agents on the level of intrinsic tone in these vascular preparations. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jain M,Dai HB,Carrozza JP,Sellke FW,Morgan KG

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that sodium channel block can produce opposite effects on action potential duration (APD) and refractoriness in epicardial versus endocardial tissues of the canine ventricle. In addition, strong sodium channel current inhibition was found to cause loss of the action potential dome in epi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Krishnan SC,Antzelevitch C

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse cardiovascular events associated with thrombotic occlusion occur in 4% to 12.8% of patients after coronary angioplasty. Recently, potent antiplatelet agents have been used to reduce those thrombotic complications. Tirofiban is a highly selective, short-acting inhibitor of fibrinogen binding to platel...

journal_title：Circulation

authors：

更新日期：1997-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beta-blockers improve clinical outcome when administered early after acute myocardial infarction. However, whether beta-blockers actually reduce the myocardial infarction size is still in dispute. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging can accurately depict the left ventricular (LV) ischemic myocardium at risk (...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ibanez B,Prat-González S,Speidl WS,Vilahur G,Pinero A,Cimmino G,García MJ,Fuster V,Sanz J,Badimon JJ

更新日期：2007-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The biological response to antiplatelet drugs has repeatedly been shown to predict the recurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). However, most studies involved coronary artery disease patients with recent vessel injury shortly after the initiation of antiplatelet therapy. Data on stable card...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Reny JL,Berdagué P,Poncet A,Barazer I,Nolli S,Fabbro-Peray P,Schved JF,Bounameaux H,Mach F,de Moerloose P,Fontana P,Antiplatelet Drug Resistances and Ischemic Events (ADRIE) Study Group.

更新日期：2012-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress cardiomyopathy (SCM) is a peculiar form of reversible left ventricular dysfunction seen predominantly in women and occurs in response to emotional or physical stress. Because dysfunction in SCM is reversible and that of acute myocardial infarction (MI) is not, we hypothesized that these fundamental me...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Medeiros K,O'Connor MJ,Baicu CF,Fitzgibbons TP,Shaw P,Tighe DA,Zile MR,Aurigemma GP

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of surgical therapy for aortic aneurysms and dissections has led to treatment of the life-threatening cardiovascular complications associated with Marfan syndrome. The present study determines the effect of surgical therapy on the life expectancy of patients with Marfan syndrome and the clinical ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Finkbohner R,Johnston D,Crawford ES,Coselli J,Milewicz DM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast agents can cause a reduction in renal function that may be due to the generation of reactive oxygen species. Conflicting evidence suggests that administration of the antioxidant acetylcysteine prevents this renal impairment. The action of other antioxidant agents has not been investigated. METHODS ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Spargias K,Alexopoulos E,Kyrzopoulos S,Iokovis P,Greenwood DC,Manginas A,Voudris V,Pavlides G,Buller CE,Kremastinos D,Cokkinos DV

更新日期：2004-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that a brief episode of ischemia slows the rate of ATP depletion during subsequent ischemic episodes. Additionally, intermittent reperfusion may be beneficial to the myocardium by washing out catabolites that have accumulated during ischemia. Thus, we proposed that multiple brief ischemic epis...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Murry CE,Jennings RB,Reimer KA

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The substitution variants K35A,E38A,K74A, E75A,R77A (SakSTAR.M38) and K74A,E75A,R77A,E80A, D82A (SakSTAR.M89) of recombinant staphylokinase (SakSTAR) with reduced antibody reactivity were assayed for thrombolytic potency and antibody induction in animal models and in patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a 125I-...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Collen D,Moreau H,Stockx L,Vanderschueren S

更新日期：1996-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "linking" has been used specifically to describe the mechanism for perpetuation of functional anterograde bundle branch block: namely, repetitive transseptal retrograde concealed penetration by impulses propagating along the contralateral bundle. We present selected examples that demonstrate tht linking-type ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lehmann MH,Denker S,Mahmud R,Addas A,Akhtar M

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few data are available on the long-term outcome of patients who undergo laser-assisted balloon angioplasty for recanalization of occluded peripheral arteries. Because the cost of laser angioplasty is high, the value of the method should be carefully analyzed before it can be considered a routine method for r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Geschwind HJ,Aptecar E,Boussignac G,Dubois-Randé JL,Zelinsky R,Poirot G,Tomaru T

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An endothelium-dependent vasodilator response to acetylcholine has been described recently in patients with coronary artery disease. Those studies determined responses only of large epicardial arteries. Our study was designed to determine the integrated effects of acetylcholine on epicardial diameter, coronary flow, a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hodgson JM,Marshall JJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), or aspirin, plus clopidogrel is becoming the standard antithrombotic treatment in people with coronary disease. Novel approaches such as the use of platelet-selective nitric oxide (NO) donors may provide additional protection against thrombosis. We evaluated the antithrombotic pro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vilahur G,Segalés E,Salas E,Badimon L

更新日期：2004-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The linearity and sensitivity of the end-systolic pressure-volume (P-Ves) relation to the inotropic state of the left ventricle were investigated in 11 patients with coronary heart disease and one patient with congestive cardiomyopathy. To minimize autonomic reflex responses, propranolol, 0.15 mg/kg, and atropine, 1 m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mehmel HC,Stockins B,Ruffmann K,von Olshausen K,Schuler G,Kübler W

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to determine whether chronic cocaine abuse is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:A consecutive series of 40 chronic cocaine abusers 23-44 years old who were enrolled in an inpatient drug rehabilitation program were considered for the study. S...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brickner ME,Willard JE,Eichhorn EJ,Black J,Grayburn PA

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether a fixed external reference system should be used to most accurately describe regional left ventricular wall motion, we used vectors to analyze a simple model of ventricular contraction. If measured in a fixed external reference system, motion of implanted radiopaque midwall markers may contain t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Clayton PD,Jeppson GM,Klausner SC

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Present therapies for acute coronary syndromes aim toward limiting platelet-platelet adhesion and aggregation processes. However, platelet-leukocyte interactions may contribute importantly to disease progression in the arterial wall. Recent studies suggest that prevention of platelet-leukocyte binding via P-...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sarma J,Laan CA,Alam S,Jha A,Fox KA,Dransfield I

更新日期：2002-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Guiding surgical therapy of ventricular tachycardia by preoperative endocardial catheter mapping necessitates improvement of the accuracy of localization of the arrhythmogenic site. We therefore used a new mathematical cineradiographic method during catheter mapping to compute the position of left ventricular arrhythm...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hauer RN,de Zwart MT,de Bakker JM,Hitchcock JF,Penn OC,Nijsen-Karelse M,Robles de Medina EO

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00