Left ventricular hypertrophy associated with chronic cocaine abuse.

abstract：:Many vasodilators have been tried as antianginal agents, but the reflex increase in sympathetic tone produced by these drugs necessitate their use with caution in patients with angina. In the first part of this study, captopril was given to 14 patients with angina and systolic arterial pressures of greater than 120 mm...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Daly P,Mettauer B,Rouleau JL,Cousineau D,Burgess JH

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although long-term lipid-lowering therapy improves endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in humans, it remains unknown whether the short-term removal of LDL per se ameliorates endothelial dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS:To examine the effects of a single session of LDL apheresis on endothelial function in p...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tamai O,Matsuoka H,Itabe H,Wada Y,Kohno K,Imaizumi T

更新日期：1997-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The status of radioactive tracer studies in cardiovascular diagnosis is summarized. Planning guidelines are suggested for a hospital nuclear medical service including a central nuclear medical facility and satellite units, and resource criteria are given for professional personnel including training and duties, equipm...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Adelstein SJ,Jansen C,Wagner HN Jr

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A positive association was previously reported between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and several cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, and restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Plasma ACE activity and carotid-w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ishigami T,Umemura S,Iwamoto T,Tamura K,Hibi K,Yamaguchi S,Nyuui N,Kimura K,Miyazaki N,Ishii M

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety of drug-eluting stents in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) continues to be debated. Pathological studies have demonstrated an association between uncovered struts and subsequent stent thrombosis. Optical coherence tomography can detect stent strut coverage in vivo on a micron-sca...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Guagliumi G,Costa MA,Sirbu V,Musumeci G,Bezerra HG,Suzuki N,Matiashvili A,Lortkipanidze N,Mihalcsik L,Trivisonno A,Valsecchi O,Mintz GS,Dressler O,Parise H,Maehara A,Cristea E,Lansky AJ,Mehran R,Stone GW

更新日期：2011-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Signaling through protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) is a major contributor to the transmission of mitogenic stimuli to the interior of the cell and nucleus. The present study was designed to determine the effect of the tyrphostin AG1295, a selective blocker of PDGF-receptor PTK, on the growth of porcine and hu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Banai S,Wolf Y,Golomb G,Pearle A,Waltenberger J,Fishbein I,Schneider A,Gazit A,Perez L,Huber R,Lazarovichi G,Rabinovich L,Levitzki A,Gertz SD

更新日期：1998-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the association between trainees performing supervised operations and late outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS:Data were prospectively collected on patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery, aortic valve replacement, or a combination of thes...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stoica SC,Kalavrouziotis D,Martin BJ,Buth KJ,Hirsch GM,Sullivan JA,Baskett RJ

更新日期：2008-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the severity of heart failure, cardiopulmonary exercise testing was performed in 99 normal subjects and in 382 patients with cardiac disease. Anaerobic threshold, peak oxygen uptake, and the ratio of increase in oxygen uptake to work-rate increment were determined by ventilatory and gas exchange measuremen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Itoh H,Taniguchi K,Koike A,Doi M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proarrhythmic effects of flecainide acetate have been reported during exercise, but the mechanism for the arrhythmogenic interaction between flecainide and exercise is unknown. We hypothesized that the sinus tachycardia of exercise may enhance flecainide-induced conduction slowing by increasing use-dependent sodium ch...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ranger S,Talajic M,Lemery R,Roy D,Nattel S

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronary artery collateral circulation may be beneficial in protecting against myocardial ischemia and necrosis. However, there is a tremendous interindividual variability in the degree of new collateral formation in patients with coronary artery disease. The basis for this interindividual heterogeneity ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schultz A,Lavie L,Hochberg I,Beyar R,Stone T,Skorecki K,Lavie P,Roguin A,Levy AP

更新日期：1999-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies with coronary artery disease has been shown in several studies but remains controversial. We evaluated the association of aCL and anti-beta(2)-glycoprotein I (abeta(2)GPI) antibodies with the risk of recurrent cardiac events in postinfarction patients. MET...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bili A,Moss AJ,Francis CW,Zareba W,Watelet LF,Sanz I

更新日期：2000-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Less invasive methods are replacing traditional invasive means of measuring coronary flow reserve (CFR). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is becoming a useful tool for evaluation of coronary artery disease and has recently been used to measure CFR. This has always been done using dipyridamole, but aden...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Redberg RF,Sobol Y,Chou TM,Malloy M,Kumar S,Botvinick E,Kane J

更新日期：1995-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swimming-induced pulmonary edema (SIPE) occurs during swimming or scuba diving, often in young individuals with no predisposing conditions, and its pathophysiology is poorly understood. This study tested the hypothesis that pulmonary artery and pulmonary artery wedge pressures are higher in SIPE-susceptible ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Moon RE,Martina SD,Peacher DF,Potter JF,Wester TE,Cherry AD,Natoli MJ,Otteni CE,Kernagis DN,White WD,Freiberger JJ

更新日期：2016-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is uncertain whether Helicobacter pylori is associated with ischemic syndromes and whether this association is mediated by the induction of atherosclerosis. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that atherosclerotic stroke shows a selective association with virulent H pylori strains. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pietroiusti A,Diomedi M,Silvestrini M,Cupini LM,Luzzi I,Gomez-Miguel MJ,Bergamaschi A,Magrini A,Carrabs T,Vellini M,Galante A

更新日期：2002-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances in surgical technique and perioperative myocardial protection have reduced the risk of aortic and mitral valve surgery. Improved methods of valve repair have reduced the proportion of patients who require valve replacement. However, patients who require valve replacement often have advanced disease ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rao V,Christakis GT,Weisel RD,Buth KJ,Ikonomidis JS,Shirai T,Cohen G,David TE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular inflammatory lesions from patients with giant-cell arteritis show a remarkable amount of neovascularization, but its clinical implications have never been investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:To assess the clinical relevance of neovascularization in giant-cell arteritis, angiogenesis was measured in t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cid MC,Hernández-Rodríguez J,Esteban MJ,Cebrián M,Gho YS,Font C,Urbano-Márquez A,Grau JM,Kleinman HK

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (or statins), a new class of lipid-lowering compounds, have raised expectations for more widespread use than that of the older lipid-lowering drugs. Not only are they more effective in lowering LDL cholesterol, but they are better tolerated as well. No data exist concerning the e...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Furberg CD,Adams HP Jr,Applegate WB,Byington RP,Espeland MA,Hartwell T,Hunninghake DB,Lefkowitz DS,Probstfield J,Riley WA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important active protein for the induction of angiogenesis and improvement in cardiac function after myocardial ischemia; however, the lack of a delivery system targeted to the injured myocardium reduces the local therapeutic efficacy of VEGF and increases its ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zhang J,Ding L,Zhao Y,Sun W,Chen B,Lin H,Wang X,Zhang L,Xu B,Dai J

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metformin is first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus, although its effects on the cardiovascular system are unproved. METHODS:In this post hoc analysis, patients in SAVOR-TIMI 53 (Saxagliptin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) with baseline biomarker samples (n=12...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bergmark BA,Bhatt DL,McGuire DK,Cahn A,Mosenzon O,Steg PG,Im K,Kanevsky E,Gurmu Y,Raz I,Braunwald E,Scirica BM,SAVOR-TIMI 53 Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:To obtain insight into the mechanism(s) responsible for the direct visualization of acute myocardial infarcts by myocardial scintigraphy with technetium-99m stannous pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP), scintigraphic and morphologic studies were performed in 22 dogs subjected to occlusion of the proximal left anterior descendin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Buja LM,Parkey RW,Dees JH,Stokely EM,Harris RA Jr,Bonte FJ,Willerson JT

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even in high-performing health systems, some patients with diabetes mellitus have poor blood pressure (BP) control because of poor medication adherence and lack of medication intensification. We examined whether the Adherence and Intensification of Medications intervention, a pharmacist-led intervention comb...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Heisler M,Hofer TP,Schmittdiel JA,Selby JV,Klamerus ML,Bosworth HB,Bermann M,Kerr EA

更新日期：2012-06-12 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:For a long time, enteroviruses have been considered to be the most common cause of acute viral myocarditis (MC), with possible transition from MC to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Recent investigations have shown, however, that other viruses are also frequently encountered in MC patients, suggesting that pers...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kühl U,Pauschinger M,Noutsias M,Seeberg B,Bock T,Lassner D,Poller W,Kandolf R,Schultheiss HP

更新日期：2005-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study reports on the trends in the volume and outcomes of coronary revascularization procedures performed on Medicare beneficiaries between 2008 and 2012. METHODS AND RESULTS:This retrospective study identifies all Medicare beneficiaries undergoing a coronary revascularization procedure: coronary arter...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Culler SD,Kugelmass AD,Brown PP,Reynolds MR,Simon AW

更新日期：2015-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin modulates sympathetic vasoconstriction, but the mechanisms underlying this effect are not completely elucidated. We have recently investigated the insulin effect on the alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenergic vasoconstriction pathway, where it is still conflicting with the possible insulin influence on the b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lembo G,Iaccarino G,Vecchione C,Rendina V,Parrella L,Trimarco B

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle ventricles were constructed from the latissimus dorsi in seven dogs. All skeletal muscle ventricles underwent a vascular delay period followed by 4-7 weeks of electrical preconditioning. In group 1 (n = 5), the skeletal muscle ventricle was used to replace native right-heart function. Venous return fro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bridges CR Jr,Hammond RL,Dimeo F,Anderson WA,Stephenson LW

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) occluders are currently in use around the world. Although for the most part effective, all of these devices lack features that would be desirable in a "perfect" device. The Helex septal occluder is a new type of device designed to improve the results of t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zahn EM,Wilson N,Cutright W,Latson LA

更新日期：2001-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathological cardiac hypertrophy induced by stresses such as aging and neurohumoral activation is an independent risk factor for heart failure and is considered a target for the treatment of heart failure. However, the mechanisms underlying pathological cardiac hypertrophy remain largely unknown. We aimed to...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tang X,Chen XF,Wang NY,Wang XM,Liang ST,Zheng W,Lu YB,Zhao X,Hao DL,Zhang ZQ,Zou MH,Liu DP,Chen HZ

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher carotid intimal-medial thickness (IMT) is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and is predictive of coronary artery disease and stroke in older adults. Carotid IMT was measured in young and middle-aged adults to determine its relationship with risk factors measured (1) in childhood, (2) current...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Davis PH,Dawson JD,Riley WA,Lauer RM

更新日期：2001-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beta-blockers improve clinical outcome when administered early after acute myocardial infarction. However, whether beta-blockers actually reduce the myocardial infarction size is still in dispute. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging can accurately depict the left ventricular (LV) ischemic myocardium at risk (...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ibanez B,Prat-González S,Speidl WS,Vilahur G,Pinero A,Cimmino G,García MJ,Fuster V,Sanz J,Badimon JJ

更新日期：2007-06-12 00:00:00