Impaired L-arginine transport and endothelial function in hypertensive and genetically predisposed normotensive subjects.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We developed autologous prosthetic implants by simple and safe in-body tissue architecture technology. We present the first report on the development of autologous valved conduit with the sinus of Valsalva (BIOVALVE) by using this unique technology and its subsequent implantation in the pulmonary valves in a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yamanami M,Yahata Y,Uechi M,Fujiwara M,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Kanda K,Watanabe T,Tajikawa T,Ohba K,Yaku H,Nakayama Y

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of aerobically perfused rat hearts, the in situ photoactivation (530-590 nm) of rose bengal (a process that leads to the production of singlet oxygen and superoxide) has been shown to lead to the rapid development of electrocardiographic abnormalities and arrhythmias. With rose bengal concentrations of 1,00...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kusama Y,Bernier M,Hearse DJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the factors influencing the success of emergency ventricular defibrillation, we identified 52 patients defibrillated at the University of Iowa Hospital during 1974--1976. Thirty-eight patients were successfully defibrillated at least once; 14 could not be defibrillated, despite multiple attempts. Comparisons...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kerber RE,Sarnat W

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequel, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), continue to cause a large burden of morbidity and mortality in disadvantaged populations, most studies investigating the effectiveness of control programs date from the 1950s. A control program, including a disease register, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lawrence JG,Carapetis JR,Griffiths K,Edwards K,Condon JR

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) expression in heart transplant patients has been negatively associated with acute cellular rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy. We assessed HLA-G expression in vascular human endothelial and smooth muscle cell cultures to determine if future therapeutic agents can b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sheshgiri R,Rao V,Tumiati LC,Xiao R,Prodger JL,Badiwala M,Librach C,Delgado DH

更新日期：2008-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The balance between apoptosis and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is believed to contribute to the vascular remodeling process. Cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) is a critical transcription factor for the survival of neuronal cells and T lymphocytes. However, the role o...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tokunou T,Shibata R,Kai H,Ichiki T,Morisaki T,Fukuyama K,Ono H,Iino N,Masuda S,Shimokawa H,Egashira K,Imaizumi T,Takeshita A

更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is responsible for a huge burden in hospital care. Our goal was to evaluate the value of N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in predicting death or hospital readmission after discharge of HF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We included 182 patients consecutively admitted to ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bettencourt P,Azevedo A,Pimenta J,Friões F,Ferreira S,Ferreira A

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied isochronal maps of ventricular activation during ventricular arrhythmias induced by programmed premature stimulation in dogs 3-5 days after ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The entire epicardial surface and selective intramural sites were recorded using a computerized multiplexing t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mehra R,Zeiler RH,Gough WB,El-Sherif N

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) on electrophysiological activities and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) were investigated in coronary arterial smooth muscle cells (CASMCs). METHODS AND RESULTS:The patch clamp techniques and Ca2+ measurements were applied to cultured rabbit CASMCs. The...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Terasawa K,Nakajima T,Iida H,Iwasawa K,Oonuma H,Jo T,Morita T,Nakamura F,Fujimori Y,Toyo-oka T,Nagai R

更新日期：2002-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major preventable disease that affects hospitalized inpatients. Risk stratification and prophylactic measures have good evidence supporting their use, but multiple reasons exist that prevent full adoption, compliance, and efficacy that may underlie the persistence of VTE over the past...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Henke PK,Kahn SR,Pannucci CJ,Secemksy EA,Evans NS,Khorana AA,Creager MA,Pradhan AD,American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee.

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1968 to June 1975 tricuspid regurgitation was encountered in 238 patients of a total of 1074 patients undergoing operations on the mitral valve. During this time tricuspid annuloplasty (TA) was performed in 137 patients and the tricuspid valve was replaced (TVR) in 101 patients. Comparison of hospital mor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Reed GE,Boyd AD,Spencer FC,Engelman RM,Isom OW,Cunningham JN Jr

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a porcine preparation of cardiac arrest, we demonstrated that there is a marked paradox of venous acidemia and arterial alkalemia. This paradox is related to decreased clearance of CO2 from the lungs when pulmonary blood flow is critically reduced. Accordingly, increased venous PCO2 rather than metabolic acidosis d...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Grundler W,Weil MH,Rackow EC

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnant women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are susceptible to cardiovascular, obstetric, and offspring complications. In women with CHD, cardiac dysfunction may compromise uteroplacental flow and contribute to the increased incidence of obstetric and offspring events. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pieper PG,Balci A,Aarnoudse JG,Kampman MA,Sollie KM,Groen H,Mulder BJ,Oudijk MA,Roos-Hesselink JW,Cornette J,van Dijk AP,Spaanderman ME,Drenthen W,van Veldhuisen DJ,ZAHARA II investigators.

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine is believed to be cardioprotective; however, it has not been elucidated whether the plasma adenosine level is increased in chronic heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Seventy-one patients attending a specialized heart failure clinic during a 6-month period were grouped according to the cause of chr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Funaya H,Kitakaze M,Node K,Minamino T,Komamura K,Hori M

更新日期：1997-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine can initiate ischemic preconditioning, and mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels have emerged as the likely effectors. We sought to determine the mechanistic interactions between these 2 observations. METHODS AND RESULTS:The mitochondrial flavoprotein oxidation induced by diazoxi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sato T,Sasaki N,O'Rourke B,Marbán E

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some clinical data suggest that atrial-based pacing prevents paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). This study tested the hypothesis that DDDR pacing compared with VDD pacing prevents AF after atrioventricular (AV) junction ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients were randomized to DDDR pacing (n=33) or to VDD...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gillis AM,Connolly SJ,Lacombe P,Philippon F,Dubuc M,Kerr CR,Yee R,Rose MS,Newman D,Kavanagh KM,Gardner MJ,Kus T,Wyse DG

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anthracyclines are the most effective drugs available in the treatment of neoplastic diseases; however, they have profound consequences on the structure and function of the heart, which over time cause a cardiomyopathy that leads to congestive heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Administration of doxorubicin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： De Angelis A,Piegari E,Cappetta D,Marino L,Filippelli A,Berrino L,Ferreira-Martins J,Zheng H,Hosoda T,Rota M,Urbanek K,Kajstura J,Leri A,Rossi F,Anversa P

更新日期：2010-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The FRANCE-2 registry (French Aortic National Corevalve and Edwards) previously reported good early- and medium-term clinical and echocardiographic efficacy for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. We here report 5-year follow-up results from the registry. METHODS:The registry includes all consecutive pa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Didier R,Eltchaninoff H,Donzeau-Gouge P,Chevreul K,Fajadet J,Leprince P,Leguerrier A,Lièvre M,Prat A,Teiger E,Lefevre T,Tchetché D,Carrié D,Himbert D,Albat B,Cribier A,Sudre A,Blanchard D,Rioufol G,Collet F,Houel

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older coronary patients are at high risk of cardiac disability. Exercise conditioning programs have been demonstrated to improve functional capacity, particularly in younger coronary patients. In this study, the effects of aerobic conditioning on submaximal and maximal indicators of exercise performance were...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ades PA,Waldmann ML,Poehlman ET,Gray P,Horton ED,Horton ES,LeWinter MM

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiographic and cardiac catheterization findings were compared in 61 patients with mitral stenosis without other significant lesions in an attempt to determine the clinical usefulness of echocardiography in the assessment of such patients. There was a poor correlation between the E-F slope on the echocardiogram ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cope GD,Kisslo JA,Johnson ML,Behar VS

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitral regurgitation (MR) due to mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is often treatable by surgical repair. However, the very long-term (>10-year) durability of repair in both anterior leaflet prolapse (AL-MVP) and posterior leaflet prolapse (PL-MVP) is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 917 patients (aged 65+/-13 yea...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mohty D,Orszulak TA,Schaff HV,Avierinos JF,Tajik JA,Enriquez-Sarano M

更新日期：2001-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of timolol vs placebo on the frequency of anginal episodes, nitroglycerin consumption and exercise performance was investigated in a double-blind, randomized, crossover study in 23 patients with angina pectoris. The optimal dose of timolol (10-30 mg twice daily) for each patient was titrated by exercise stu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Aronow WS,Turbow M,Van Camp S,Lurie M,Whittaker K

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite successful surgical correction, morbidity of patients with coarctation of the aorta is increased. It is well known that these patients have impaired elastic properties of the prestenotic arteries. To find out whether these abnormalities are primarily present or develop later, we studied 17 newborns b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vogt M,Kühn A,Baumgartner D,Baumgartner C,Busch R,Kostolny M,Hess J

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic strategies with ECG and serum cardiac markers have been used to rule out acute myocardial infarction in 6 to 12 hours. The present study evaluated whether a multimarker strategy that used point-of-care measurement of myoglobin, creatine kinase (CK)-MB, and troponin I could exclude acute myocardial...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： McCord J,Nowak RM,McCullough PA,Foreback C,Borzak S,Tokarski G,Tomlanovich MC,Jacobsen G,Weaver WD

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to prospectively test whether the risk of bleeding complications in 212 consecutive outpatients treated with oral anticoagulants could be predicted by levels of endothelium-derived hemostatic variables. METHODS AND RESULTS:All bleeding complications were recorded during 5 years of ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jansson JH,Boman K,Brännström M,Nilsson TK

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An imbalance of sympathetic and parasympathetic drive to the heart is an important risk factor for cardiac death in patients with coronary heart disease, diabetes, and renal insufficiency. The amount of neurotransmitter released from peripheral autonomic nerves is modulated by presynaptic receptor systems. I...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Oberhauser V,Schwertfeger E,Rutz T,Beyersdorf F,Rump LC

更新日期：2001-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The roles of Purkinje fibers (PFs) and focal wave fronts, if any, in the maintenance of ventricular fibrillation (VF) are unknown. If PFs are involved in VF maintenance, it should be possible to map wave fronts propagating from PFs into the working ventricular myocardium during VF. If wave fronts ever arise ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tabereaux PB,Walcott GP,Rogers JM,Kim J,Dosdall DJ,Robertson PG,Killingsworth CR,Smith WM,Ideker RE

更新日期：2007-09-04 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:High-density lipoproteins have antidiabetic properties in vitro. Furthermore, elevated high-density lipoprotein levels accompanying a genetic deficiency of cholesteryl ester transfer protein are associated with decreased levels of plasma glucose. We now investigate effects on glucose homeostasis of inhibitin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Barter PJ,Rye KA,Tardif JC,Waters DD,Boekholdt SM,Breazna A,Kastelein JJ

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the temporal kinetics of onset and offset of the cardiac electrophysiologic effects of orally administered amiodarone in chronically instrumented, unsedated adult dogs (n = 8). Right atrial (RA), atrioventricular nodal (AVN), and right ventricular (RV) effective refractory period (ERP), and AVN functional ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tuna IC,Qi AC,Gornick C,Bolman RM 3rd,Benditt DG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00