Methods of assessing the functional status of patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction in interventional studies: can brain natriuretic peptide measurement be used as surrogate for the traditional methods?

abstract：:The place of digoxin in the pediatric cardiologist's armamentarium remains uncertain. As an antiarrhythmic, its use in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is obsolete, but it remains useful in the treatment of the chronic atrial fibrillation seen in some patients postoperatively and in children with dilated cardiomyopa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Redington AN,Carvalho JS,Shinebourne EA

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the acute and chronic effects of propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) on mechanical function of isolated rabbit heart. Propionyl-L-carnitine was either directly delivered in the perfusate (10(-9) to 10(-3) M) or intraperitoneally injected (250 mg/kg) for 10 days to the animals. When added acutely, propionyl-L-carnit...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ferrari R,Pasini E,Condorelli E,Boraso A,Lisciani R,Marzo A,Visiou O

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the antiischemic effects of intracoronary administration of a beta blocker, atenolol, and of a calcium antagonist, nifedipine, on the clinical and electrocardiographic signs of myocardial ischemia induced by balloon occlusion of the coronary artery, we studied 32 consecutive patients undergoing routine PTCA...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ghio S,De Servi S,Angoli L,Bramucci E,Eleuteri E,Raffaghello S,Specchia G

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is considered to be a prothrombotic condition and it has been suggested that coagulation factors contribute to maladaptive cardiac remodelling via activation of the protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). We tested the hypothesis that anticoagulation with the factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor apixab...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yurista SR,Silljé HHW,Nijholt KT,Dokter MM,van Veldhuisen DJ,de Boer RA,Westenbrink BD

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has been shown to exert cardioprotective effects in animals and patients. This study tests the hypothesis that preservation of GLP-1 by the GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide or the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor linagliptin is associated with a reduction of angiote...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Zhang LH,Pang XF,Bai F,Wang NP,Shah AI,McKallip RJ,Li XW,Wang X,Zhao ZQ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance arteries depolarize and constrict to elevations in intravascular pressure. However, many of the molecular aspects of this phenomenon are not known. We present evidence that large conductance calcium-dependent potassium (KCa) channels, which are activated by intracellular calcium and membrane depolarization,...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Nelson MT,Brayden JE

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction contributes to the initiation and development of hypertension. We previously found that simvastatin moderately decreases blood pressure in 2-kidney-2-clip (2k2c) renal hypertension, but the precise mechanisms are still unclear. The present study was designed to examine the protective actions of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Zhang Z,Wang M,Xue SJ,Liu DH,Tang YB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of administration of guava and papaya fruit (100 g/day), vegetables, and mustard oil (5 g/day) (group A); antioxidant vitamins C (50 mg/day) and E (30 mg/day), plus betacarotene (10 mg/day) (group B); a high-fat (5-10 g/day) (group C); or a low-fat (4-5 g/day) diet (group D) were compared over 24 diet week...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Singh RB,Niaz AM,Ghosh S,Agarwal P,Ahmad S,Begum R,Onouchi Z,Kummerow FA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True positive inotropy of enoximone is hard to prove clinically. It could increase the risk of myocardial ischemia when used in coronary artery disease (CAD). The analysis of the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR) as a load-independent parameter of the contractile left ventricular function (LVF) allows ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Thormann J,Hueting J,Kremer P,Wissemann J,Mitrovic V,Dieterich HA,Schlepper M

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenetic theories and treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon are reviewed. In primary Raynaud's disease, most evidence supports a local defect at the digital artery level, with vasoconstriction or vasospasm of the digital arteries inducing the color changes. Normal sympathetic activity, low transmural arterial dist...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Coffman JD

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though the exact physiology and pathology of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] remains unknown, it has been demonstrated that increased serum Lp(a) levels are correlated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease. The effects of lipid-lowering drugs on Lp(a) levels is unclear because of inconsistencies between st...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Dobs AS,Prasad M,Goldberg A,Guccione M,Hoover DR

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatases (MKPs) are a family of dual-specificity phosphatases that inactivate MAPKs by dephosphorylation. Impairment of MKP-1 expression in insulin resistance has been suggested to affect the cardioprotective properties of insulin. We hypothesized that manipulation of it...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Webster I,Smith A,Lochner A,Huisamen B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the association between low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) use and mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study of patients consecutively enrolled from two major academic hospitals exclusively for COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, from January 26, 2020, to March...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Shen L,Qiu L,Liu D,Wang L,Huang H,Ge H,Xiao Y,Liu Y,Jin J,Liu X,Wang DW,Peterson ED,He B,Zhou N

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) has long been referred to as 'good cholesterol' due to its apparent inverse relationship with future CVD risk. More recent research has questioned a causal role for HDL-c in this relationship, however, as both genetic studies and numerous large-scale randomised controlled t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Chiesa ST,Charakida M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the associations of diuretics overall, non-potassium-sparing diuretics in specific, and laxative use with cardiovascular mortality (CVM) in subjects with antihypertensive treatment. METHODS:Analyses included 4253 participants, aged 50 to 75 years, from the German ESTHER cohort and 105,359 partic...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Hoppe LK,Muhlack DC,Koenig W,Brenner H,Schöttker B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study the pharmacodynamic interactions and safety of the co-administration of the calcium sensitizer levosimendan and the calcium antagonist felodipine in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and with normal ejection fraction (EF). METHODS:The study was a randomized, double blind, placeb...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Põder P,Eha J,Antila S,Heinpalu M,Planken U,Loogna I,Mesikepp A,Akkila J,Lehtonen L

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is one of the most common lifestyle-related diseases. Being closely associated with insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia, it is also a component of metabolic syndrome and is involved in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular and renal ailments. Obesity is also accompanied with a sta...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yan M,Mehta JL,Hu C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is currently expanding to cardiovascular risk reduction in non-diabetic subjects, but renal (side-)effects are less well studied in this setting. METHODS:Male non-diabetic Sprague Dawley rats underwent permanent coronary artery ligation to induc...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yurista SR,Silljé HHW,van Goor H,Hillebrands JL,Heerspink HJL,de Menezes Montenegro L,Oberdorf-Maass SU,de Boer RA,Westenbrink BD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism of the ACE gene has been reported to be involved in various cardiovascular diseases. We investigated prospectively whether the response to the ACE inhibitor fosinopril varied according to the ACE genotype in previously untreated Greek hypertensive patients. After a 4-week observ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Stavroulakis GA,Makris TK,Krespi PG,Hatzizacharias AN,Gialeraki AE,Anastasiadis G,Triposkiadis P,Kyriakidis M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In both epidemiologic and genetic studies, increased levels of Lp(a) have been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases as well as aortic stenosis. However, until recently, it has been difficult to lower levels of Lp(a). Diet and lifestyle have little effect on plasma levels of Lp(a) which are mainly...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Stein EA,Raal F

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that beta blockers were introduced into clinical practice 25 years ago, new beta blockers with differing kinetic and dynamic profiles continue to be developed and marketed. This overview assesses some of the more extensively studied agents from the point of view of proof of utility and the validity of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Fitzgerald JD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increased use of long-acting nitroglycerin preparations, there has been greater recognition of the problem of nitrate tolerance. In recent years extensive research has broadened our understanding of the mechanisms of nitroglycerin action and the mechanisms of drug attenuation. This paper reviews the current s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Katz RJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In animal models, calcium antagonists (Ca-A) administered before ischemia and reperfusion reduced myocardial necrosis, attenuated postischemic contractile dysfunction, and reduced tissue calcium. In 753 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), we examined if use of Ca-A at the onset of symptoms (n = 127 patien...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Landmark K,Abdelnoor M,Kilhovd B,Dørum HP

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicorandil (N) and isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) are vasodilator drugs used in patients with angina. In 24 healthy male volunteers (18-32 years), the acute effect of a single oral dose (20 mg) of N and ISDN on arterial diameter (D), distensibility, and compliance of the elastic common carotid artery (CCA) and the muscul...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kool MJ,Spek JJ,Struyker Boudier HA,Hoeks AP,Reneman RS,van Herwaarden RH,Van Bortel LM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of then renin-angiotensin system (RAS) ranks among the best established and most used cardiovascular therapies. By providing protection against hypertension and heart failure, and also the microvascular complications of diabetes, RAS inhibitors have contributed to the longer life-expectancy now found in hig...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Opie LH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess whether glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition using tirofiban in low risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may reduce the risk of periprocedural myocardial infarction compared to standard care in poor responders to aspirin and/or clopidogrel. METHODS:We will enroll patients at ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Valgimigli M,Campo G,de Cesare N,Vranckx P,Hamon M,Angiolillo DJ,Sabatè M,Ferrari F,Furgieri A,Tumscitz C,Repetto A,Colangelo S,Meliga E,Kubbajeh M,Parrinello G,Percoco G,Ferrari R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of trimetazidine on late potentials in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A total of 60 patients (52 males, mean age 55 +/- 2 years, and 8 females, mean age 54 +/- 1.8 years) with the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction were included in this study. The ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ozdemir R,Tuncer C,Aladag M,Güven A,Sezgin AT,Pekdemir H,Korkmaz ME,Müderrisoglu H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In addition to lowering hemoglobin A1C, colesevelam has been shown to improve the atherogenic lipoprotein profile of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) when used in combination with metformin and/or sulfonylureas. A recent study evaluated the effects of colesevelam as antidiabetes monotherapy in adul...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Rosenson RS,Rigby SP,Jones MR,Chou HS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcium antagonist (CA) controversy has been fueled in part by disagreements among scientists and clinicians over the scientific documentation required for drugs used to treat lifelong conditions. From a public health perspective, there are three unanswered questions: (1) Does long-term use of CAs convey health be...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Furberg CD,Psaty BM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Irisin is a newly identified 112 amino acid hormone, derived as a product of fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5), which is highly related to metabolic activity in skeletal muscle and brown fat. The effects of irisin on cardiovascular functions are unknown. PURPOSE:To explore the effects of ce...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Zhang W,Chang L,Zhang C,Zhang R,Li Z,Chai B,Li J,Chen E,Mulholland M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00