Taurine prevents beta-glycerophosphate-induced calcification in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.

abstract：:An 18-year-old woman with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) underwent pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) because of frequent and inappropriate shocks from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) with a rapid ventricular response. While the PVI did...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sumitomo N,Nakamura T,Fukuhara J,Nakai T,Watanabe I,Mugishima H,Hiraoka M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-eluting stents reduce restenosis due to neointimal growth suppression. Considering long-term outcomes, it is both difficult and important to predict drug-eluting stent restenosis. Thus, this study was designed to examine the utility of myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) as a predictor of sirolimus-eluting s...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ishii H,Kataoka T,Kobayashi Y,Tsumori T,Takeshita H,Matsumoto R,Shirai N,Nishioka H,Hasegawa T,Nakata S,Shimada Y,Ehara S,Muro T,Yoshiyama M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the unique property of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose, localization and follow-up of hypermetabolic processes is possible with positron emission tomography (PET). The dual-modality PET/computed tomography (CT) systems provide intrinsically fused morphologic and functional data in a single examination. We repo...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kröger K,Antoch G,Goyen M,Freudenberg LS,Veit P,Janicke I,Bockisch A,Forsting M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of dialyzing oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oLDL) against Krebs-Ringer solution, in the absence (yielding d-oLDL) or presence (yielding EDTA-oLDL) of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), to investigate the mechanism that underlies the inhibition of endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) b...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hayashi T,Ishikawa T,Kuzuya M,Naito M,Yamada K,Asai K,Hidaka H,Iguchi A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral artery stenosis (CAS) has the same pathogenesis as coronary artery disease (CAD), but the coexistence of these two diseases has been rarely reported. To detect coexistent CAS in CAD patients, we conducted a study of simultaneous coronary and cerebral angiography. Of the 663 consecutive newly diagnosed CAD pat...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Li AH,Chu YT,Yang LH,Chen KC,Chu SH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein present a case (72 years, male) with total absence of pulmonary veins (PVs) potentials at the beginning of the first procedure for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), demonstrating dormant conduction between the left atrium and all PVs revealed by adenosine triphosphate provocation with relation to the inci...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Yokoyama K,Yamashita S,Tokutake K,Narui R,Kato M,Tanigawa S,Tokuda M,Inada K,Matsuo S,Shibayama K,Miyanaga S,Yoshimura M,Yamane T

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define mechanisms that may influence collateral circulation and angiogenesis, we investigated vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA expression in human hearts. In non-ischemic human hearts, VEGF mRNA was not detected in vessels, but was found in cardiomyocytes. In hearts with myocardial infarction, the int...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shinohara K,Shinohara T,Mochizuki N,Mochizuki Y,Sawa H,Kohya T,Fujita M,Fujioka Y,Kitabatake A,Nagashima K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wire crossing of a chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) is time consuming and limited by the amount of contrast agent and time of radiation exposure. Magnetic wire navigation (MWN) might accelerate wire crossing by maintaining a coaxial vessel orientation. This study compares MWN with the conventional approach for r...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Roth C,Berger R,Scherzer S,Krenn L,Gangl C,Dalos D,Delle-Karth G,Neunteufl T

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although heparin allergy is a rare but well-documented entity, anticoagulation management for cardiac surgery in patients with the heparin allergy has not been established due to its rarity. Here we report a case that shows our anticoagulation strategy during a coronary bypass operation. A 67-year-old man with unstabl...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ohno H,Higashidate M,Yokosuka T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal P-wave characteristics were reportedly associated with left ventricular interstitial fibrosis as defined by cardiac magnetic resonance images. The objective of this study is to investigate the utility of P-wave characteristics to predict atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence and the recovery of left ventricular...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Doi A,Takagi M,Katayama H,Yoshiyama T,Hayashi Y,Tatsumi H,Yoshiyama M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modulation of L-type Ca2+ currents (I(Ca,L)) by the basal activities of G proteins was studied in adult guinea pig ventricular myocytes by whole-cell patch-clamp techniques. With intrapipette guanosine triphosphate (GTP) (100 microM), a specific inhibition of G1 proteins by pertussis toxin (PTX) produced an increa...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Makita T,Horie M,Xie LH,Okada Y,Sasayama S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Females have increase in-hospital mortality and poorer outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Biological differences in the reactivity of the graft conduits to circulating catecholamine may contribute to this sex difference. This study examined sex differences in the vasoconstrictor responses of in...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Jaghoori A,Lamin V,Jacobczak R,Worthington M,Edwards J,Viana F,Stuklis R,Wilson DP,Beltrame JF

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incretin hormones have been reported to have cytoprotective actions in addition to their glucose-lowering effects. We evaluated whether teneligliptin, a novel dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, affects left ventricular (LV) function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Twenty-nine T2DM patients not...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hashikata T,Yamaoka-Tojo M,Kakizaki R,Nemoto T,Fujiyoshi K,Namba S,Kitasato L,Hashimoto T,Kameda R,Maekawa E,Shimohama T,Tojo T,Ako J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acromegaly, when left untreated, is associated with premature mortality which is chiefly related to cardiovascular complications. We report on a 50-year-old acromegalic woman, resistant to therapy, who died suddenly because of thoracic aortic rupture and massive bleeding into the left pleural space. The postmortem exa...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Maffei P,Menegazzo C,Michelotto M,Salmaso R,Martini C,De Carlo E,Carli M,Barban M,Fassina A,Vettor R,Sicolo N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a new individually customized contrast-injection protocol for coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography based on the time-attenuation response in a test bolus, and investigated its clinical applicability. We scanned 60 patients with suspected coronary diseases using a 64-detector CT scanner, who were ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kidoh M,Nakaura T,Nakamura S,Awai K,Utsunomiya D,Namimoto T,Harada K,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resting full-cycle ratio (RFR), a novel resting index, is well correlated with and shows good diagnostic accuracy to the fractional flow reserve (FFR). However, discordance results between the RFR and FFR have been observed to occur in about 20% of cases. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence and factors of d...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Goto R,Takashima H,Ohashi H,Ando H,Suzuki A,Sakurai S,Nakano Y,Sawada H,Fujimoto M,Suzuki Y,Waseda K,Ohashi W,Amano T

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution and structure of lymphatic and blood capillaries in the rabbit heart conduction system were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. The sinuatrial node, atrioventricular node, and atrioventricular bundle possessed a rich network of lymphatic capillaries, which were situated not only at the p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shimada T,Noguchi T,Kitamura H,Matsufuji Y,Campbell GR

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is controversial data regarding the relationship between uric acid (UA) and coronary artery disease and cardiovascular events. Despite the deleterious effects of hyperuricemia on endothelial function, the effect of UA on myocardial ischemia has not been previously studied. We aimed to investigate the relationshi...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Aribas A,Akilli H,Kayrak M,Alibasic H,Yildirim O,Sertdemir AL,Karanfil M,Ozdemir K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular responses to 5-hydroxytrypamine (5-HT), 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT, a selective 5-HT1-like receptor agonist), alpha-methyl-5-HT (alpha-M-5-HT, a relatively selective 5-HT2 receptor agonist), noradrenaline (NA), and KCl were examined in isolated, cannulated, and perfused canine common carotid arterial p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Vhora S,Chiba S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cisplatin is indispensable for the chemotherapy treatment of many malignancies, cisplatin-associated thrombosis is attracting increasing attention. However, experience of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) for coronary thrombosis, possibly due to cispl...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ito D,Shiraishi J,Nakamura T,Maruyama N,Iwamura Y,Hashimoto S,Kimura M,Matsui A,Yokoi H,Arihara M,Irie H,Hyogo M,Shima T,Kohno Y,Matsumuro A,Sawada T,Matsubara H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man was referred to our hospital following repetitive chest pain. Invasive coronary angiography showed an intermediate stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD), and a coronary fistula originating distal to the stenosis draining into the main pulmonary artery. To evaluate the functio...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ito T,Murai S,Fujita H,Tani T,Ohte N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic cardiomyopathy complicated by severe mitral regurgitation (MR) has a poor prognosis. In such cases, whether mitral valve repair for MR improves the prognosis of survival remains unclear. In this study, 50 patients diagnosed with ischemic cardiomyopathy at our hospital between August 1991 and August 1996 were ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Uchikawa S,Ohtaki E,Sumiyoshi T,Hosoda S,Kasegawa H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both hypertension and hyperuricemia are closely associated with the morbidity and mortality of heart failure. This study was designed to evaluate the influences of long-term xanthine oxidase inhibitor (febuxostat) prescription on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, and new-ons...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Pan JA,Lin H,Wang CQ,Zhang JF,Gu J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low levels of Soluble TNF-related apoptosis induced ligand (sTRAIL) seem to be related to worse prognosis after an acute coronary syndrome. PostConditioning (PostCond) may protect the heart from reperfusion injury. We sought to evaluate the impact of PostCond on sTRAIL in relationship to infarct size (area under the c...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Luz A,Santos M,Magalhães R,Oliveira JC,Pacheco A,Silveira J,Cabral S,Torres S,Leite-Moreira AF,Carvalho H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has a critical association with mortality and morbidity of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Troponin T is a marker of ongoing myocardial damage and predicts adverse clinical outcomes in patients with CHF. Carnitine plays an important role in the utilization of fatty acids in ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Miyata M,Yoshihisa A,Yamauchi H,Owada T,Sato T,Suzuki S,Sugimoto K,Yamaki T,Kunii H,Nakazato K,Suzuki H,Saitoh S,Takeishi Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relations of the light chains of myosins of the atria, ventricles, and atrioventricular conducting tissue (specialized myocardial tissue) and the distribution of the light chains of myosin in different regions of the atrioventricular conducting tissue in bovine heart were examined. Two-dimensional gel electrophore...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tamura Y,Orino S,Saijyo Y,Nishimoto T,Nagase N,Mori H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An excess of thyroid hormone is known to produce cardiac dysfunction and failure, i.e., thyrotoxic heart. We studied the protective effect of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on the thyrotoxic heart in 29 rabbits. A group treated with 1-thyroxine sodium salt (T4; 167 micrograms/kg) for 3 weeks showed marked decreases in the myoca...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kotake C,Ito Y,Yokoyama M,Fukuzaki H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increase in epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease (CAD), but little is known about differences in its distribution. METHODS AND RESULTS:We included 50 patients with paroxysmal AF (PAF), 50 patients with CAD, and 5...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hasebe H,Yoshida K,Nogami A,Ieda M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have demonstrated that thyroid hormone (T3) can precondition the heart against ischaemic injury and improve post-ischaemic recovery. This study investigated whether the AT2 receptor (AT2R) is involved in cardioprotection and the potential molecular mechanism responsible for this effect. Hyperthyroidism was ind...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： da Silva IB,Gomes DA,Alenina N,Bader M,Dos Santos RA,Barreto-Chaves MLM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to assess the atherosclerotic burden in patients with the first symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD). The study population consisted of 100 consecutive patients (new-onset severe angina or myocardial infarction) and 70 age- and sex-matched volunteers without symptoms of CAD. Functional an...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Cerne A,Kranjec I

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00