Echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of pericardial disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of intracellular calcium (Ca(i)) in defibrillation and vulnerability is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We simultaneously mapped epicardial membrane potential and Ca(i) during shock on T-wave episodes (n=104) and attempted defibrillation episodes (n=173) in 17 Langendorff-perfused rabbit ventricles. U...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hwang GS,Hayashi H,Tang L,Ogawa M,Hernandez H,Tan AY,Li H,Karagueuzian HS,Weiss JN,Lin SF,Chen PS

更新日期：2006-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial injury from ischemia can be aggravated by reperfusion of the jeopardized area. The precise underlying mechanisms have not been clearly defined, but proinflammatory events, including complement activation, leukocyte adhesion, and infiltration and release of diverse mediators, probably play importan...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Horstick G,Heimann A,Götze O,Hafner G,Berg O,Böhmer P,Becker P,Darius H,Rupprecht HJ,Loos M,Bhakdi S,Meyer J,Kempski O

更新日期：1997-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia has, for many decades, been viewed as an all-or-none process that causes myocardial necrosis when prolonged and severe, but whose effects are transient when it is brief or mild. In view of the evidence that the ischemic process may "hit, run and stun," perhaps our thinking about the consequences of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Braunwald E,Kloner RA

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred-three patients had -echnetium 99m (stannous) pyrophosphate myocardial scintigrams for the evaluation of chest pain and suspected acute myocardial infarction. In addition to routine imaging at 60--90 minutes after injection of the radio-pharmaceutical, the blood pool was imaged immediately in each patient f...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cowley MJ,Mantle JA,Rogers WJ,Russel RO Jr,Rackley CE,Logic JR

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current diagnostic thresholds for ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) mainly rely on statistical parameters derived from reference populations. We determined an outcome-driven reference frame for ABP measurement. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed 24-hour ABP monitoring in 5682 participants (mean age 59.0 years; ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kikuya M,Hansen TW,Thijs L,Björklund-Bodegård K,Kuznetsova T,Ohkubo T,Richart T,Torp-Pedersen C,Lind L,Ibsen H,Imai Y,Staessen JA,International Database on Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in relation to Cardiovascular Outcom

更新日期：2007-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular dysfunction, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, and residual distal pulmonary artery distortion contribute to early mortality after a Fontan operation; they may be transient or reversible. A baffle fenestration, allowing right-to-left shunting, maintains cardiac output and limits right atrial pressure...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bridges ND,Lock JE,Castaneda AR

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well established that a depressed baroreflex sensitivity may adversely influence the prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and in those with previous myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We tested whether a slow breathing rate (6 breaths/min) could modify the baroreflex sensitiv...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bernardi L,Porta C,Spicuzza L,Bellwon J,Spadacini G,Frey AW,Yeung LY,Sanderson JE,Pedretti R,Tramarin R

更新日期：2002-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased ventricular volume is one of the most powerful predictors of reduced survival in patients with heart disease. Despite its well-documented prognostic significance, the magnitude of the progression of ventricular dilatation from the acute to the chronic phase of myocardial infarction has only recently been app...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pfeffer MA,Pfeffer JM

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that cytomegalovirus (CMV) may contribute to the vasculopathy observed in cardiac allograft recipients by impairing the endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway. We focused on asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA, the endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase) as a potential mediator of the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Weis M,Kledal TN,Lin KY,Panchal SN,Gao SZ,Valantine HA,Mocarski ES,Cooke JP

更新日期：2004-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tenascin is a large extracellular matrix glycoprotein generally found in adult tissues undergoing active remodeling such as healing wounds and tumors. To determine the potential role of tenascin-C (TN-C) in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, we investigated the pattern of expression of TN-C in human cor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wallner K,Li C,Shah PK,Fishbein MC,Forrester JS,Kaul S,Sharifi BG

更新日期：1999-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extrahepatic tissues have long been considered critical contributors of cholesterol to nascent HDL particles in the reverse cholesterol transport pathway, in which ABCA1 plays the crucial role. Recent studies, however, including both overexpression and deletion of ABCA1 selectively in the liver, have highlig...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Singaraja RR,Van Eck M,Bissada N,Zimetti F,Collins HL,Hildebrand RB,Hayden A,Brunham LR,Kang MH,Fruchart JC,Van Berkel TJ,Parks JS,Staels B,Rothblat GH,Fiévet C,Hayden MR

更新日期：2006-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many members of families with inherited long-QT (LQT) syndrome have mutations in HERG, a gene encoding a cardiac potassium channel that is modulated by extracellular potassium. We hypothesized that an increase in serum potassium would normalize repolarization in these patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studie...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Compton SJ,Lux RL,Ramsey MR,Strelich KR,Sanguinetti MC,Green LS,Keating MT,Mason JW

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) plays an important role in vascular pathobiology, being involved in the development of coronary restenosis and atherosclerosis. The activation of nuclear proto-oncogenes appears to be a final common pathway onto which various mitogenic signals coverage. Accordingly...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shi Y,Hutchinson HG,Hall DJ,Zalewski A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy is effective in atrial fibrillation but requires vigilance to maintain the international normalized ratio in the therapeutic range. This report examines how differences in time in therapeutic range (TTR) between centers and between countries affect the outcomes of OAC thera...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Connolly SJ,Pogue J,Eikelboom J,Flaker G,Commerford P,Franzosi MG,Healey JS,Yusuf S,ACTIVE W Investigators.

更新日期：2008-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombus regression in heparin-treated, acute deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity is poorly documented in the literature; different rates of thrombus resolution and recanalization are reported. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective follow-up study, duplex scanning was used to evaluate the thrombus ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Ramshorst B,van Bemmelen PS,Hoeneveld H,Faber JA,Eikelboom BC

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac Na/K-ATPase (NKA) regulates intracellular Na ([Na](i)), which in turn affects intracellular Ca and thus contractility via Na/Ca exchange. Recent evidence shows that phosphorylation of the NKA-associated small transmembrane protein phospholemman (PLM) mediates beta-adrenergic-induced NKA stimulation. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Despa S,Tucker AL,Bers DM

更新日期：2008-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal (NT)-proBNP have recently emerged as promising parameters for risk assessment in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). However, their positive predictive value is low, and the prognostic implications of NT-proBNP or troponin elevation alone are questionable. METHODS A...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Binder L,Pieske B,Olschewski M,Geibel A,Klostermann B,Reiner C,Konstantinides S

更新日期：2005-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of changes in heart rate on myocardial contractility (the force-frequency effect) differs under various experimental conditions, including the anesthetized versus the conscious state. METHODS AND RESULTS:To assess the influence of beta-adrenergic stimulation on force-frequency effects on myoca...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kambayashi M,Miura T,Oh BH,Rockman HA,Murata K,Ross J Jr

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to describe a new technique for catheter ablation of left lateral accessory pathways (APs) by radiofrequency energy applied at the epicardium through the coronary sinus wall using a unipolar configuration. METHODS AND RESULTS:In an overall group of 212 patients with left latera...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Haissaguerre M,Gaita F,Fischer B,Egloff P,Lemetayer P,Warin JF

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory vasculopathies, ranging from the vasculitides (Takayasu arteritis, giant cell arteritis, and polyarteritis nodosa) to atherosclerosis, display remarkable target tissue tropisms for selected vascular beds. Molecular mechanisms directing wall inflammation to restricted anatomic sites within the va...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pryshchep O,Ma-Krupa W,Younge BR,Goronzy JJ,Weyand CM

更新日期：2008-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The countercurrent arrangement of capillary blood flow in the medulla of mammalian kidneys generates a gradient of oxygen tension between the renal cortex and the papillary tip that results in a state of relative hypoxia within the renal medulla. Exploration of the pathophysiological implications of medullar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Prasad PV,Edelman RR,Epstein FH

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) impairs endothelial cell function by uncoupling endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity, which allows superoxide anion (O2*-)) to be generated rather than nitric oxide (*NO). Recent reports indicate that apolipoprotein (apo) A-1 mimetics inhibit the development of athe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ou Z,Ou J,Ackerman AW,Oldham KT,Pritchard KA Jr

更新日期：2003-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A Y-shaped lesion in the right atrium allows induction of atrial flutter in dogs. We recorded the activation sequence during this tachycardia from 96 endocardial bipolar electrodes using intracavitary electrode arrays during 12 separate episodes in three isolated perfused hearts. In each case a reentrant impulse circu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Frame LH,Page RL,Boyden PA,Fenoglio JJ Jr,Hoffman BF

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A complete understanding of fluid mechanics in Fontan physiology includes knowledge of the caval contributions to right (RPA) and left (LPA) pulmonary arterial blood flow, total systemic venous return, and relative blood flow to each lung. METHODS AND RESULTS:Ten Fontan patients underwent cine MRI. Three ci...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fogel MA,Weinberg PM,Rychik J,Hubbard A,Jacobs M,Spray TL,Haselgrove J

更新日期：1999-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess if clampless off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) decreases risk-adjusted mortality, stroke rate, and morbidity in unselected patients in comparison to conventional CABG. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between July 2009 and November 2010, data of 1282 consecutive patients undergoi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Börgermann J,Hakim K,Renner A,Parsa A,Aboud A,Becker T,Masshoff M,Zittermann A,Gummert JF,Kuss O

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy is increasing in frequency, as is reoperative bypass. However, there exist very little data on early outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing reoperation. Hence, we tested the following hypotheses...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kron IL,Cope JT,Baker LD Jr,Spotnitz HM

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacogenetic-guided dosing of warfarin is a promising application of "personalized medicine" but has not been adequately tested in randomized trials. METHODS AND RESULTS:Consenting patients (n=206) being initiated on warfarin were randomized to pharmacogenetic-guided or standard dosing. Buccal swab DNA w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Anderson JL,Horne BD,Stevens SM,Grove AS,Barton S,Nicholas ZP,Kahn SF,May HT,Samuelson KM,Muhlestein JB,Carlquist JF,Couma-Gen Investigators.

更新日期：2007-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease, characterized by vascular smooth muscle cell hyperproliferation. The calcium/calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) may play a major role in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. METHODS AND RESULTS:We investigated the expres...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schermuly RT,Pullamsetti SS,Kwapiszewska G,Dumitrascu R,Tian X,Weissmann N,Ghofrani HA,Kaulen C,Dunkern T,Schudt C,Voswinckel R,Zhou J,Samidurai A,Klepetko W,Paddenberg R,Kummer W,Seeger W,Grimminger F

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relation between left ventricular (LV) oxygen consumption (MVO2) and pressure-volume area (PVA) developed in isolated hearts provides a powerful method to understand cardiac energetics. We investigated application of this relation to the intact circulation, determining its response to steady-state and tr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nozawa T,Cheng CP,Noda T,Little WC

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "linking" has been used specifically to describe the mechanism for perpetuation of functional anterograde bundle branch block: namely, repetitive transseptal retrograde concealed penetration by impulses propagating along the contralateral bundle. We present selected examples that demonstrate tht linking-type ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lehmann MH,Denker S,Mahmud R,Addas A,Akhtar M

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00