CD137 is expressed in human atherosclerosis and promotes development of plaque inflammation in hypercholesterolemic mice.

abstract：:The long-term results of 414 patients who underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 1967 and 1977 were studied and correlated with the results of others. There were nine late deaths (8-year actuarial survival 95.8%). Six of the deaths wee directly related to the malformation or its treatment. Eight patients (2.4...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Katz NM,Blackstone EH,Kirklin JW,Pacifico AD,Bargeron LM Jr

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mosaic of essential hypertension seems to be gaining new tiles at an accelerating rate. Of the many pathophysiological factors and markers for the factors that can be considered as possible elements of a profiling algorithm, there are relatively few with solid data to support their use. Use of plasma renin activit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Materson BJ,Preston RA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypercholesterolemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) impair endothelium-dependent vasodilation by dissimilar mechanisms. Hypercholesterolemia impairs vasodilation by a low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-dependent mechanism. SCD has been characterized as a chronic state of inflammation in which xanthine oxidase (XO)...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ou J,Ou Z,Jones DW,Holzhauer S,Hatoum OA,Ackerman AW,Weihrauch DW,Gutterman DD,Guice K,Oldham KT,Hillery CA,Pritchard KA Jr

更新日期：2003-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to risk factors such as hypertension or hypercholesterolemia decreases the bioavailability of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) and impairs endothelium-dependent vasodilation. Recently, a circulating endogenous NO synthase inhibitor, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), has been detected in human...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Miyazaki H,Matsuoka H,Cooke JP,Usui M,Ueda S,Okuda S,Imaizumi T

更新日期：1999-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause and associated pathophysiology of precordial ST-segment depression (ST decreases) during acute inferior myocardial infarction (IMI) are controversial. To investigate this problem, electrocardiographic findings in 48 consecutive patients with acute IMI were prospectively compared with results of coronary angi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gibson RS,Crampton RS,Watson DD,Taylor GJ,Carabello BA,Holt ND,Beller GA

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Right ventricular (RV) dilatation that occurs as a consequence of RV infarction is thought to produce hemodynamic instability by reducing left ventricular (LV) preload and compliance. We hypothesized that these geometric changes may also adversely affect LV systolic performance. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twelve 4...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brookes C,Ravn H,White P,Moeldrup U,Oldershaw P,Redington A

更新日期：1999-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. Because cell-derived microparticles support coagulation and inflammation, they may be involved in atherogenesis. We characterized circulating microparticles both in patients with uncomplicated, well-regulated type 2 diabetes and in healthy subje...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Diamant M,Nieuwland R,Pablo RF,Sturk A,Smit JW,Radder JK

更新日期：2002-11-05 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:Sporadic aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD), caused by progressive aortic smooth muscle cell (SMC) loss and extracellular matrix degradation, is a highly lethal condition. Identifying mechanisms that drive aortic degeneration is a crucial step in developing an effective pharmacologic treatment to prevent d...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Luo W,Wang Y,Zhang L,Ren P,Zhang C,Li Y,Azares AR,Zhang M,Guo J,Ghaghada KB,Starosolski ZA,Rajapakshe K,Coarfa C,Li Y,Chen R,Fujiwara K,Abe JI,Coselli JS,Milewicz DM,LeMaire SA,Shen YH

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erythropoietin (Epo) receptors (EpoRs) are expressed in the heart. We have recently demonstrated that the endogenous Epo-EpoR system plays an important protective role in myocardial ischemia in mice and humans. In the present study, we tested our hypothesis that the endogenous Epo-EpoR system in nonhematopoi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Asaumi Y,Kagaya Y,Takeda M,Yamaguchi N,Tada H,Ito K,Ohta J,Shiroto T,Shirato K,Minegishi N,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2007-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipoprotein oxidation plays an important part in atherogenesis. Autoantibodies to oxidation-specific epitopes of LDL occur in plasma and atherosclerotic lesions of humans and animals. The potential role of these autoantibodies in atherogenesis still remains unsolved. We studied the relationship between diffe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Karvonen J,Päivänsalo M,Kesäniemi YA,Hörkkö S

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF) subunits are destabilized via the O(2)-dependent prolyl hydroxylase domain proteins (PHD1, PHD2, and PHD3). We investigated whether inhibition of PHDs via upregulating HIF might promote postischemic neovascularization. METHODS AND RESULTS:Mice with right femo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Loinard C,Ginouvès A,Vilar J,Cochain C,Zouggari Y,Recalde A,Duriez M,Lévy BI,Pouysségur J,Berra E,Silvestre JS

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-recognized marker of atherosclerosis, has recently been suggested to have a direct proinflammatory effect. The constitutive expression of low levels of CRP in normal plasma suggests the likelihood that a natural factor exists to neutralize the effect of CRP. This factor(s) ha...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wadham C,Albanese N,Roberts J,Wang L,Bagley CJ,Gamble JR,Rye KA,Barter PJ,Vadas MA,Xia P

更新日期：2004-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current knowledge of prevalence, incidence, and survival in thoracic aortic diseases (aneurysm and dissection) is based on small studies from a dated era of treatment and diagnostic procedures. The objective of the present study was to reappraise epidemiology and long-term outcomes in subjects with thoracic ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Olsson C,Thelin S,Ståhle E,Ekbom A,Granath F

更新日期：2006-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol distributions were compared among 191 black and 1341 white males and 233 black and 1088 white females, ages 5-44 years, examined in five of the Lipid Research Clinic (LRC) population-based surveys. Mean HDL cholesterol was higher in blacks than whites in each 5-year age group...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tyroler HA,Glueck CJ,Christensen B,Kwiterovich PO Jr

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been proposed that bone marrow-derived cells infiltrate the neointima, where they differentiate into smooth muscle (SM) cells; however, technical limitations have hindered clear identification of the lineages of bone marrow-derived "SM cell-like" cells. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using a specific antibody a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Iwata H,Manabe I,Fujiu K,Yamamoto T,Takeda N,Eguchi K,Furuya A,Kuro-o M,Sata M,Nagai R

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies to ascertain the basis of dynamic changes in the P wave, bipolar epicardial potentials were recorded from multiple atrial electrodes in dogs. One hundred to 120 activation times were displayed by a digital computer and used to construct atrial isotemporal activation sequence maps. Changes in heart rate or b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Boineau JP,Schuessler RB,Mooney CR,Wylds AC,Miller CB,Hudson RD,Borremans JM,Brockus CW

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether catheter ablation (CA) is superior to amiodarone (AMIO) for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was an open-label, randomized, parallel-group, multicenter study. Patients with persistent AF, dual-chamber implantable...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Di Biase L,Mohanty P,Mohanty S,Santangeli P,Trivedi C,Lakkireddy D,Reddy M,Jais P,Themistoclakis S,Dello Russo A,Casella M,Pelargonio G,Narducci ML,Schweikert R,Neuzil P,Sanchez J,Horton R,Beheiry S,Hongo R,Hao S,

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether real-time two-dimensional echocardiography (2-D echo) can estimate the extent of myocardial involvement in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), regional wall motion on serial short-axis 2-D echo recordings was analyzed and the summed scores were compared with estimates of infarct involv...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nixon JV,Narahara KA,Smitherman TC

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton (hydrogen-1) magnetic resonance imaging techniques have potential for the detection and characterization of changes associated with myocardial ischemia. Since image contrast is dependent on T1 and T2 relaxation times, we examined these parameters in a canine preparation of occlusion of the left anterior descend...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Johnston DL,Brady TJ,Ratner AV,Rosen BR,Newell JB,Pohost GM,Okada RD

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial grafts for CABG have been used increasingly, and the radial artery (RA) has become a preferable graft, secondary to the internal mammary artery (IMA). In the present study, we investigated and compared NO release and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated hyperpolarization for IM...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： He GW,Liu ZG

更新日期：2001-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by enhanced immune activation, and immune-mediated mechanisms may play a pathogenic role in this disorder. Based on the immunomodulatory effects of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), we hypothesized that IVIG could downregulate inflammatory responses in CHF pat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gullestad L,Aass H,Fjeld JG,Wikeby L,Andreassen AK,Ihlen H,Simonsen S,Kjekshus J,Nitter-Hauge S,Ueland T,Lien E,Frøland SS,Aukrust P

更新日期：2001-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differences in vascular reactivity to phenylephrine (PE) responsiveness have been largely evidenced in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Because nitric oxide (NO) strongly affects modulation of the vascular tone in response to vasopressor agents, we hypothesized that the ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Philip I,Plantefeve G,Vuillaumier-Barrot S,Vicaut E,LeMarie C,Henrion D,Poirier O,Levy BI,Desmonts JM,Durand G,Benessiano J

更新日期：1999-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:For estimating left ventricular mass (LVM), ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) were selected from conventional 12-lead ECGs, orthogonal three-lead ECGs, and multiple-dipole ECGs (MDECG). The three cardiograms were recorded in 139 patients for whom the degree of LVH was independently determined from bi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dunn RA,Pipberger HV,Holt JH Jr,Barnard AC,Pipberger HA

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although dyslipoproteinemia is associated with arterial atherothrombosis, little is known about plasma lipoproteins in venous thrombosis patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We determined plasma lipoprotein subclass concentrations using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and antigenic levels of apolipoprotein...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deguchi H,Pecheniuk NM,Elias DJ,Averell PM,Griffin JH

更新日期：2005-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to identify hibernating myocardium (hypocontractile, hypoperfused viable myocardium that regains contractility after revascularization) in the clinical setting and to predict functional outcome in patients with coronary artery disease after coronary revascularization. METHODS AND...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shivalkar B,Maes A,Borgers M,Ausma J,Scheys I,Nuyts J,Mortelmans L,Flameng W

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, it was reported that the degree of microvascular injury and left ventricular functional recovery during the chronic period can be predicted after treatment of the infarct-related artery based on the coronary flow velocity (CFV) pattern assessed using a Doppler guidewire. The aim of this prospective...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yamamuro A,Akasaka T,Tamita K,Yamabe K,Katayama M,Takagi T,Morioka S

更新日期：2002-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no reported studies on the safety and efficacy of low-dose aspirin with low-intensity oral anticoagulation in patients with heart valve replacement. In this study, we compared the use of 100 mg/d aspirin with 650 mg/d aspirin in the prevention of systemic embolism and vascular death in patients wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Altman R,Rouvier J,Gurfinkel E,Scazziota A,Turpie AG

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physiological effects of ACE inhibitors may act in part through a kinin-dependent mechanism. We investigated the effect of chronic ACE-inhibitor treatment on functional kinin B(1)- and B(2)-receptor expression, which are the molecular entities responsible for the biological effects of kinins. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Marin-Castaño ME,Schanstra JP,Neau E,Praddaude F,Pecher C,Ader JL,Girolami JP,Bascands JL

更新日期：2002-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bereavement is a period of increased risk of cardiovascular death. There is limited understanding of the potential contribution of quality of cardiovascular disease management to this increased risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a UK primary-care database, 12 722 older individuals with preexisting cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shah SM,Carey IM,Harris T,Dewilde S,Victor CR,Cook DG

更新日期：2013-12-24 00:00:00