Echocardiography in Chagas heart disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current information on the epidemiology and outcomes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in children is limited by disease diversity and small case series. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry has collected prospective and retrospective data on children diagnosed with HCM since 1990. W...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Colan SD,Lipshultz SE,Lowe AM,Sleeper LA,Messere J,Cox GF,Lurie PR,Orav EJ,Towbin JA

更新日期：2007-02-13 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：:Exit block from a parasystolic focus is recognized when automatic discharges fail to become manifest during the excitable phase of the ventricular cycle. In the present study, an apparently complete exit block and a persistently concealed ventricular parasystole (VP) resulted from an exit refractory period (ExRP) long...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nau GJ,Aldariz AE,Acunzo RS,Chiale PA,Elizari MV,Rosenbaum MB

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of hyaluronidase is a promising intervention to protect the ischemic myocardium in man, but evidence of the extent to which it may reduce the ultimate size of an infarct is not well-defined. Hence, open chest, anesthetized dogs were randomized into 10 control dogs which received saline and eight tre...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kloner RA,Braunwald E,Maroko PR

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of therapeutic levels of quinidine were studied in an ischemic gap preparation of reflected reentry. The preparation consisted of a Purkinje fiber mounted in a three-compartment chamber. A narrow central compartment was perfused with a solution prepared to mimic the extracellular milieu at a site of ischem...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shen XT,Antzelevitch C

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple areas of concealed intraventricular conduction are deduced on the basis of aftereffects observed in His bundle recordings. Electrocardiograms and His bundle recordings are presented from two patients with unstable bilateral bundle branch block, the instability of which depended on the interval at which ventri...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cohen HC,D'Cruz I,Pick A

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activation of the sympathetic nervous system has important prognostic implications in chronic heart failure. Nonselective versus selective beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists may have differential effects on norepinephrine release from nerve terminals mediated by prejunctional beta(2)-adrenergic receptors. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Azevedo ER,Kubo T,Mak S,Al-Hesayen A,Schofield A,Allan R,Kelly S,Newton GE,Floras JS,Parker JD

更新日期：2001-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common clinical arrhythmia, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Although AF is often associated with other cardiovascular conditions, many patients present without an obvious etiology. Inherited forms of AF exist, but the causative gene has been defined only in a s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ellinor PT,Shin JT,Moore RK,Yoerger DM,MacRae CA

更新日期：2003-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted a 10-year follow-up of the 11 712 patients with acute myocardial infarction randomized in the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto-1 study, the first large trial assessing thrombolytic therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Information on survival at 10 years was obtained for th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Franzosi MG,Santoro E,De Vita C,Geraci E,Lotto A,Maggioni AP,Mauri F,Rovelli F,Santoro L,Tavazzi L,Tognoni G

更新日期：1998-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) surrounds most vessels and shares common features with brown adipose tissue (BAT). Although adaptive thermogenesis in BAT increases energy expenditure and is beneficial for metabolic diseases, little is known about the role of PVAT in vascular diseases such as atheroscleros...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chang L,Villacorta L,Li R,Hamblin M,Xu W,Dou C,Zhang J,Wu J,Zeng R,Chen YE

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy is considered the only effective treatment for high-risk patients with Brugada syndrome. Quinidine depresses I(to) current, which may play an important role in the arrhythmogenesis of this disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:The effects of quinidine bisulfat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Belhassen B,Glick A,Viskin S

更新日期：2004-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not known whether progression of aortic arch (AA) atheroma is associated with vascular events in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). METHODS AND RESULTS:AA atheroma was detected on baseline transesophageal echocardiogram in 167 consecutive patients who had prevalent stroke or TIA....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sen S,Hinderliter A,Sen PK,Simmons J,Beck J,Offenbacher S,Ohman EM,Oppenheimer SM

更新日期：2007-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature, prevalence, functional significance, and indeed existence of myocardial disease in progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) has been debated. In this study the clinical and pathological features of 52 autopsied patients were analyzed in an attempt to resolve these questions. A distinctive focal myocardial lesi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bulkley BH,Ridolfi RL,Salyer WR,Hutchins GM

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) and tri-iodothyronine (T3) may improve cardiovascular performance after coronary artery surgery (CABG) but their effects have not been directly compared and the effects of combined treatment are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 2 consecutive randomized double-blind placeb...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ranasinghe AM,Quinn DW,Pagano D,Edwards N,Faroqui M,Graham TR,Keogh BE,Mascaro J,Riddington DW,Rooney SJ,Townend JN,Wilson IC,Bonser RS

更新日期：2006-07-04 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:Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) represents a paradigm shift in the therapeutic options for patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, rapid and exponential growth in TAVR demand may overwhelm capacity, translating to inadequate access and prolonged wait times. Our objective was to evaluate ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Elbaz-Greener G,Masih S,Fang J,Ko DT,Lauck SB,Webb JG,Nallamothu BK,Wijeysundera HC

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the infarct-related artery in stable survivors of acute myocardial infarction is often performed, even in patients without any symptoms or residual ischemia. Despite the lack of randomized studies, it is widely believed that this intervention will improve the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zeymer U,Uebis R,Vogt A,Glunz HG,Vöhringer HF,Harmjanz D,Neuhaus KL,ALKK-Study Group.

更新日期：2003-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Short-term (<30 day) mortality after Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) has declined over the decades, but it is unclear if rates of long-term sequelae after Q-wave MI have improved. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 546 Framingham Heart Study subjects (388 men with a mean age of 60 years; 158 women with a mean age of ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Guidry UC,Evans JC,Larson MG,Wilson PW,Murabito JM,Levy D

更新日期：1999-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one published reports (366 patients) and 48 consecutive patients treated for postinfarction ventricular septal defect at four institutions in northern California were reviewed. Overall hospital mortality was 43% in the reviewed group and was not affected by age, concomitant myocardial revascularization, date of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hill JD,Stiles QR

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activated protein C resistance due to factor V Leiden (FVL) is a common genetic risk factor for venous thrombosis in humans. Although the impact of FVL on the development of venous thrombosis is well established, its effect on arterial thrombosis and atherosclerosis is controversial. METHODS AND RESULTS:To ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Eitzman DT,Westrick RJ,Shen Y,Bodary PF,Gu S,Manning SL,Dobies SL,Ginsburg D

更新日期：2005-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary flow reserve (CFR), an integrated measure of focal, diffuse, and small-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD), identifies patients at risk for cardiac death. We sought to determine the association between CFR, angiographic CAD, and cardiovascular outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:Consecutive patients (n=...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Taqueti VR,Hachamovitch R,Murthy VL,Naya M,Foster CR,Hainer J,Dorbala S,Blankstein R,Di Carli MF

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellular rejection of an allograft is mediated in part by peripheral blood T cells. We tested the hypothesis that quantitative changes in T-cell subsets can be detected in the peripheral blood and that these changes correlate with rejection. METHODS AND RESULTS:T-cell subset analysis was performed by flow c...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Carlquist JF,Hammond ME,Yowell RL,Holland C,Swanson S,Anderson JL

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred eighty-eight patients with acute myocardial infarction were studied prospectively from August 1980 to September 1982. One hundred thirty-six of these patients were entered into a intracoronary streptokinase study after informed consent was obtained. The remaining 52 patients, who either met exclusion crite...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Smalling RW,Fuentes F,Matthews MW,Freund GC,Hicks CH,Reduto LA,Walker WE,Sterling RP,Gould KL

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As cardiovascular clinical trials improve in sophistication and therapies target specific cardiac mechanisms of death, a more objective and precise system to identify specific cause of death is needed. Ideally, sudden cardiac death would describe patients dying of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pratt CM,Greenway PS,Schoenfeld MH,Hibben ML,Reiffel JA

更新日期：1996-02-01 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:Fortilin, a recently characterized nuclear antiapoptotic factor structurally distinct from inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) and Bcl-2 family member proteins, has been suggested to be involved in cell survival and regulation of apoptosis within the cardiovascular system. In this continued investigation,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tulis DA,Mnjoyan ZH,Schiesser RL,Shelat HS,Evans AJ,Zoldhelyi P,Fujise K

更新日期：2003-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting hemodynamics improve during vasodilator administration in patients, with congestive heart failure (CHF), but the effects of these agents on exercise is unknown. Twenty-two patients with class II or III CHF performed bicycle exercise to symptomatic maximum before and 90 minutes after random double-blind adminis...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Franciosa JA,Cohn JN

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung transplantation and heart-lung transplantation represent surgical options for treatment of medically refractory idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. The effect of the lung allocation score on wait-list and transplantation outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is poo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schaffer JM,Singh SK,Joyce DL,Reitz BA,Robbins RC,Zamanian RT,Mallidi HR

更新日期：2013-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High blood pressure (BP) continues to be a major, poorly controlled but modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular death. Among key Western lifestyle factors, a diet poor in fiber is associated with prevalence of high BP. The impact of lack of prebiotic fiber and the associated mechanisms that lead to higher ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kaye DM,Shihata WA,Jama HA,Tsyganov K,Ziemann M,Kiriazis H,Horlock D,Vijay A,Giam B,Vinh A,Johnson C,Fiedler A,Donner D,Snelson M,Coughlan MT,Phillips S,Du XJ,El-Osta A,Drummond G,Lambert GW,Spector TD,Valdes AM

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surviving cells in the postinfarction border zone are subjected to intense fluctuations of their microenvironment. Recently, border zone cardiomyocytes have been specifically implicated in cardiac regeneration. Here, we defined their unique transcriptional and regulatory properties, and comprehensively valid...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Duijvenboden K,de Bakker DEM,Man JCK,Janssen R,Günthel M,Hill MC,Hooijkaas IB,van der Made I,van der Kraak PH,Vink A,Creemers EE,Martin JF,Barnett P,Bakkers J,Christoffels VM

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00