Prostacyclin analogue iloprost decreases thrombolytic potential of tissue-type plasminogen activator in canine coronary thrombosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial dysfunction of coronary arteries with impaired vasodilation has been reported in patients with arterial hypertension. However, the effect of dynamic exercise on coronary vasomotion of a stenotic vessel segment before and after PTCA has not yet been evaluated in these patients. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Frielingsdorf J,Kaufmann P,Suter T,Hug R,Hess OM

更新日期：1998-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exercise ECG testing has been shown to have important prognostic value after acute myocardial infarction, exercise 201Tl scintigraphy offers several potential advantages, including: 1) increased sensitivity for detecting residual myocardial ischemia; 2) the ability to localize ischemia to a specific area or a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gibson RS,Watson DD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have reported that there is a limitation of exercise capacity in mice with defects in the expression of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase, which is associated with a greater increase in whole-body oxygen consumption (VO2). We hypothesized that in states in which superoxide anion (O2-) is increased, e...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kinugawa S,Wang Z,Kaminski PM,Wolin MS,Edwards JG,Kaley G,Hintze TH

更新日期：2005-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies demonstrate that short-term regional perfusion-contraction matching, in which the energy demands of regional myocardial contraction are reduced to match the diminished myocardial substrate supply, occurs during states of low coronary blood flow under resting conditions and during exercise-induced ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ross J Jr

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable variability was observed among recruitment sources and centers in the proportion of first protocol visits proceeding to entry. Some of the reasons for these differences are explored. Several characteristics of the participants were also analyzed to determine whether significant variability existed among r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hunninghake DB,Knoke J,LaDouceur M,Peterson F

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), as a cardiac hormone, is expressed together with atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the ventricles in congestive heart failure. However, the ventricular expression of BNP in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with normal systolic function is still unclear. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hasegawa K,Fujiwara H,Doyama K,Miyamae M,Fujiwara T,Suga S,Mukoyama M,Nakao K,Imura H,Sasayama S

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aldosterone and angiotensin (Ang) II both may cause organ damage. Circulating aldosterone is produced in the adrenals; however, local cardiac synthesis has been reported. Aldosterone concentrations depend on the activity of aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2). We tested the hypothesis that reducing aldosterone by...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fiebeler A,Nussberger J,Shagdarsuren E,Rong S,Hilfenhaus G,Al-Saadi N,Dechend R,Wellner M,Meiners S,Maser-Gluth C,Jeng AY,Webb RL,Luft FC,Muller DN

更新日期：2005-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is effective in patients older than 75 years, who have been excluded from most trials, remains unclear. We enrolled patients 46 to 86 years old in a randomized trial and assessed the effects of 2 months of post-myocardial infarction (MI) CR on total work capacity (TWC, in ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Marchionni N,Fattirolli F,Fumagalli S,Oldridge N,Del Lungo F,Morosi L,Burgisser C,Masotti G

更新日期：2003-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat shock protein (HSP)60 is an abundant protein found primarily in the mitochondria, though 15% to 20% is found in the cytosol. Previously we observed that HSP60 complexes with bax in the cytosol. Reduction in HSP60 precipitates translocation of bax to the mitochondria and apoptosis. We hypothesized that H...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gupta S,Knowlton AA

更新日期：2002-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Lewis-F344 rat cardiac transplantation model produces cardiac allografts with chronic rejection characterized by arteriosclerotic lesions composed of macrophages and smooth muscle cells. Modulation of the inflammatory response with a diet deficient in essential fatty acids protects against the developmen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Russell ME,Wallace AF,Wyner LR,Newell JB,Karnovsky MJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data from this laboratory indicate that pretreatment with adenosine can protect the heart against infarction via A1-receptors, but because of systemic hypotension, adenosine had to be given into the coronary circulation. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this study, we tested whether the protection could be ach...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Thornton JD,Liu GS,Olsson RA,Downey JM

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fatty acid composition of the phospholipids in sarcolemma may significantly influence cell membrane functions. We evaluated the effects of dietary fat on the pharmacodynamics of the antiarrhythmic drug propafenone in isolated, perfused rabbit hearts. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three groups of weanling rabbits ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gillis AM,Keashly R,Watson PA,Mathison HJ,Parsons HG

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term survival after acute kidney injury (AKI) is poorly studied. We report the relationship between long-term mortality and AKI with small changes in serum creatinine during hospitalization after various cardiothoracic surgery procedures. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was a retrospective study of 2973 patie...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hobson CE,Yavas S,Segal MS,Schold JD,Tribble CG,Layon AJ,Bihorac A

更新日期：2009-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erosion and rupture of coronary atheromas are the events preceding the vast majority of acute coronary syndromes. The shoulder regions of atheromas, the sites at which erosion or rupture is most likely to occur, are the sites at which mast cells accumulate. These cells are filled with neutral proteases capab...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kovanen PT,Kaartinen M,Paavonen T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of clinical characteristics on shock occurrence and survival in 241 patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two hundred forty-one consecutive patients underwent ICD implantation between November 1982 and...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Grimm W,Flores BT,Marchlinski FE

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sympathetic activation and respiratory abnormalities may each be implicated in the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure (CHF). Chemoreflexes are an important mechanism regulating both sympathetic drive and breathing. We therefore tested the hypothesis that chemoreflex function is altered in CHF. METH...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Narkiewicz K,Pesek CA,van de Borne PJ,Kato M,Somers VK

更新日期：1999-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The arrhythmia burden in tetralogy of Fallot, types of arrhythmias encountered, and risk profile may change as the population ages. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC) conducted a multicenter cross-sectional study to quantify the arrhythmia burden in tetralog...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khairy P,Aboulhosn J,Gurvitz MZ,Opotowsky AR,Mongeon FP,Kay J,Valente AM,Earing MG,Lui G,Gersony DR,Cook S,Ting JG,Nickolaus MJ,Webb G,Landzberg MJ,Broberg CS,Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC).

更新日期：2010-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal vascular reactivity represents a fundamental disturbance in vascular biology with the development of atherosclerosis. Because endothelial vasodilator function plays a pivotal role in controlling vasomotor tone, we hypothesized that atherosclerotic wall thickening might directly interfere with defici...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zeiher AM,Schächlinger V,Hohnloser SH,Saurbier B,Just H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 58 patients with uncomplicated acute anterior myocardial infarction, a mean decline in the sum of ST segments (sigmaST) of 34% was observed when comparing sigmaST values recorded at 3-6 hours with those recorded at 6-9 hours after the onset of symptoms (P less than 0.05). The mean absolute difference between 19 pai...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hardarson T,Henning H,O'Rourke RA,Karliner JS,Ryan W,Ross J Jr

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This multicenter trial was conducted to determine the efficacy and safety of pimobendan, an inotropic agent with calcium-sensitizing properties and activity as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, in patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred ninety-eight ambulatory patients with symptoms of mod...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kubo SH,Gollub S,Bourge R,Rahko P,Cobb F,Jessup M,Brozena S,Brodsky M,Kirlin P,Shanes J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new two-dimensional echocardiographic technique was developed to detect peripheral right coronary aneurysms in Kawasaki disease. Because the main stem of the right coronary artery runs along the tricuspid valve ring and the posterior interventricular groove, these regions were examined for coronary aneurysms using t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yoshida H,Maeda T,Funabashi T,Nakaya S,Takabatake S,Taniguchi N

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this prospective, randomized study was to examine whether additional school exercise lessons would result in improved peak oxygen uptake (primary end point) and body mass index-standard deviation score, motor and coordinative abilities, circulating progenitor cells, and high-density lipoprotein ch...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Walther C,Gaede L,Adams V,Gelbrich G,Leichtle A,Erbs S,Sonnabend M,Fikenzer K,Körner A,Kiess W,Bruegel M,Thiery J,Schuler G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the prevalence, frequency and characteristics of premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) in adults free of recognizable heart disease, we performed 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography on 101 subjects (51 men and 50 women, mean age 48.8 years) in whom physical examination, chest x-ray, ECG, echocardiogram, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kostis JB,McCrone K,Moreyra AE,Gotzoyannis S,Aglitz NM,Natarajan N,Kuo PT

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transient outward potassium current (I(to)) encoded by the Kv4 family of potassium channels is important in the repolarization of cardiac myocytes. KChIPs are a recently identified group of Ca2+-binding accessory subunits that modulate Kv4-encoded currents. KChIP2 is the only family member expressed in t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deschênes I,DiSilvestre D,Juang GJ,Wu RC,An WF,Tomaselli GF

更新日期：2002-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterogeneous electrophysiological properties, which may be due in part to autonomic innervation, are important in the maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that heterogeneous sympathetic denervation with phenol would create a milieu for sustained AF. METHODS AND RESULTS:After the determi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Olgin JE,Sih HJ,Hanish S,Jayachandran JV,Wu J,Zheng QH,Winkle W,Mulholland GK,Zipes DP,Hutchins G

更新日期：1998-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitral leaflet extension (MLE) combined with septal myectomy is a new surgical approach to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and an enlarged mitral leaflet area. The study presents the long-term clinical results and outcome of this technique. METHODS AND RESULTS:MLE entails grafting a glu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van der Lee C,Kofflard MJ,van Herwerden LA,Vletter WB,ten Cate FJ

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Many basic concepts of cardiac output and arterial pressure control have changed considerably in the past few years. In general, each tissue controls its own local resistance and blood flow regardless of the level of arterial pressure; the sum of the local flows then determines the venous return and cardiac output. Ho...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Guyton AC

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early risk assessment is important in patients with unstable coronary artery disease, ie, unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction. Some previous small studies have indicated that patients with unstable angina and elevation of troponin T (tn-T) have worse short-term and long-term prognoses. In thi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lindahl B,Venge P,Wallentin L

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual antiplatelet therapy in older versus younger patients with acute coronary syndromes is understudied. Low-dose prasugrel (5 mg/d) is recommended for younger, lower-body-weight patients and elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes to mitigate the bleeding risk of standard-dose prasugrel (10 mg/d). ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Roe MT,Goodman SG,Ohman EM,Stevens SR,Hochman JS,Gottlieb S,Martinez F,Dalby AJ,Boden WE,White HD,Prabhakaran D,Winters KJ,Aylward PE,Bassand JP,McGuire DK,Ardissino D,Fox KA,Armstrong PW

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with medically refractory ventricular tachycardia secondary to ischemic heart disease underwent surgery for cure of their arrhythmia. Preoperatively, the tachycardia could be reproducibly initiated and terminated in each patient by programmed stimulation. In all instances, intraoperative mapping locali...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Josephson ME,Harken AH,Horowitz LN

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00