Cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of human stem cell factor improves cardiac function and survival after myocardial infarction in mice.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza infection is a serious event for patients with heart failure (HF). Little knowledge exists about the association between influenza vaccination and outcome in patients with HF. This study sought to determine whether influenza vaccination is associated with improved long-term survival in patients wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Modin D,Jørgensen ME,Gislason G,Jensen JS,Køber L,Claggett B,Hegde SM,Solomon SD,Torp-Pedersen C,Biering-Sørensen T

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether ergonovine acts directly on coronary arteries or via remote neurohumoral reflexes, we administered small titrated increments of intracoronary ergonovine up to a maximum cumulative dose of 50 micrograms to 15 patients. In six patients with variant angina (group 1), ischemic electrocardiographic S...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hackett D,Larkin S,Chierchia S,Davies G,Kaski JC,Maseri A

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequel, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), continue to cause a large burden of morbidity and mortality in disadvantaged populations, most studies investigating the effectiveness of control programs date from the 1950s. A control program, including a disease register, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lawrence JG,Carapetis JR,Griffiths K,Edwards K,Condon JR

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine acutely reconnects pulmonary veins (PVs) after radiofrequency application, revealing "dormant conduction" and identifying PVs at risk of reconnection, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Canine PV and left-atrial (LA) action potentials were recorded with standard microel...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Datino T,Macle L,Qi XY,Maguy A,Comtois P,Chartier D,Guerra PG,Arenal A,Fernández-Avilés F,Nattel S

更新日期：2010-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main goal of the initial treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is prompt reperfusion of the infarct-related artery. The value of pretreatment with clopidogrel before primary percutaneous coronary intervention is currently unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:Studies were retrieved through MEDL...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vlaar PJ,Svilaas T,Damman K,de Smet BJ,Tijssen JG,Hillege HL,Zijlstra F

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), acute thrombosis frequently occurs in coronary arteries with only mild or moderate stenoses. Obesity increases the risk of atherosclerosis, but it is not known whether it also increases the risk of coronary thrombosis. We hypothesized that body mass index (BMI)...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wolk R,Berger P,Lennon RJ,Brilakis ES,Somers VK

更新日期：2003-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally agreed that the conditions leading to myocardial ischemia occur when the oxygen demands of the myocardium exceed the oxygen supply. The major limitations of oxygen supply to the myocardium are atherogenic disease and vasospasm of the coronary arteries. The major hemodynamic determinants of myocardial o...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Frishman WH

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Important in the postoperative management of neonates with single-ventricle complexes, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome and pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, is the fact that the pulmonary circulation is connected to the systemic circulation via a shunt. The distribution of flow to the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mora GA,Pizarro C,Jacobs ML,Norwood WI

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xenografts ultimately fail as a result of acute vascular rejection (AVR), a process characterized by intravascular thrombosis, fibrin deposition, and endothelial cell activation. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied whether targeted deletion of Fgl-2, an inducible endothelial cell procoagulant, (Fgl-2-/-) in the ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mendicino M,Liu M,Ghanekar A,He W,Koscik C,Shalev I,Javadi M,Turnbull J,Chen W,Fung L,Sakamoto S,Marsden P,Waddell TK,Phillips MJ,Gorczynski R,Levy GA,Grant D

更新日期：2005-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ruling out acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on the basis of rapid assays for cardiac markers will allow early triage of patients and cost-effective use of available coronary care facilities. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied the value of myoglobin, creatine kinase (CK)-MBmass, and troponin T in ruling out an ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： de Winter RJ,Koster RW,Sturk A,Sanders GT

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), pressure rather than volume overload is increasingly considered as a key factor in the pathogenesis of the cardiomyopathy of the recipient twin. If this is the case, cardiac dysfunction should be among the first signs observed with TTTS. The objective of this ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Raboisson MJ,Fouron JC,Lamoureux J,Leduc L,Grignon A,Proulx F,Gamache S

更新日期：2004-11-09 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:Although gender-specific criteria are common for defining cardiac traits such as left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) thresholds widely used in clinical practice have traditionally been the same for women and men, perhaps because it remains uncertain whether there is a syst...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chung AK,Das SR,Leonard D,Peshock RM,Kazi F,Abdullah SM,Canham RM,Levine BD,Drazner MH

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some large epidemiological studies have shown an increase in mortality at low levels of total and LDL cholesterol. It has been speculated that low cholesterol levels may play a causative role in this association. To investigate this question, we analyzed all deaths occurring among middle-aged men in the Müns...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cullen P,Schulte H,Assmann G

更新日期：1997-10-07 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heart contains a variety of morphologically distinct nerve terminals known to influence cardiac function. Little is known about the distribution, morphology, and neurochemistry of these terminals in the human heart. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined the entire endocardial and epicardial surfaces of infant...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Marron K,Wharton J,Sheppard MN,Fagan D,Royston D,Kuhn DM,de Leval MR,Whitehead BF,Anderson RH,Polak JM

更新日期：1995-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a risk factor for impaired cardiac performance, particularly in women. Animal studies suggest that alterations in myocardial fatty acid metabolism and efficiency in obesity can cause decreased cardiac performance. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that myocardial fatty acid metabolism...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Peterson LR,Herrero P,Schechtman KB,Racette SB,Waggoner AD,Kisrieva-Ware Z,Dence C,Klein S,Marsala J,Meyer T,Gropler RJ

更新日期：2004-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Basel Antiarrhythmic Study of Infarct Survival trial, low-dose amiodarone improved 1-year survival in patients with asymptomatic complex ventricular arrhythmias persisting 2 weeks after myocardial infarction. To assess whether this beneficial effect persisted despite discontinuation of amiodarone afte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pfisterer ME,Kiowski W,Brunner H,Burckhardt D,Burkart F

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the cellular basis for the phenotypic appearance of broad-based T waves, increased transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR), and torsade de pointes (TdP) induced by beta-adrenergic agonists under conditions mimicking the LQT1 form of the congenital long-QT syndrome. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shimizu W,Antzelevitch C

更新日期：1998-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A definitive diagnosis of myocarditis requires right ventricular biopsy. Despite its specificity, however, right ventricular biopsy may lack sensitivity due to the focal nature of the disease. Because indium 111-monoclonal antimyosin antibody imaging can be used to detect myocardial necrosis, this procedure was perfor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yasuda T,Palacios IF,Dec GW,Fallon JT,Gold HK,Leinbach RC,Strauss HW,Khaw BA,Haber E

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experimental studies since 1972 show that the heart is preserved best during cardiopulmonary bypass when it is in the beating, nonworking state. Results after mitral valve replacement (MVR) from 1968 to 1974 using various techniques of cardiac preservation were compared. In group I were 47 patients (1968 to 1972) ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Maloney JV Jr,Cooper N,Mulder DG,Buckberg GD

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four hour noninvasive ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate monitoring was performed on patients who underwent orthotopic cardiac transplantation, as part of the investigation of the de novo hypertension that developes in such patients. Patients with essential hypertension served as control subjects. The res...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Reeves RA,Shapiro AP,Thompson ME,Johnsen AM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that the antifibrillatory action of class I and III drugs is due to prolongation of the atrial wavelength. The aim of the present study was to directly evaluate the electrophysiological action of antifibrillatory drugs in a goat model of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wijffels MC,Dorland R,Mast F,Allessie MA

更新日期：2000-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ticagrelor, when compared with clopidogrel, reduced the 12-month risk of vascular death/myocardial infarction and stroke in patients with ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes intended to undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the PLATelet inhibition and patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial. This pr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Armstrong PW,Siha H,Fu Y,Westerhout CM,Steg PG,James SK,Storey RF,Horrow J,Katus H,Clemmensen P,Harrington RA,Wallentin L

更新日期：2012-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine has several potentially cardioprotective effects. We hypothesized that the effects of endogenous adenosine vary with degree of ischemia and that elevating endogenous levels is protective. METHODS AND RESULTS:Isolated blood-perfused piglet hearts underwent 120 minutes of low-flow ischemia (10% flow...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sommerschild HT,Grund F,Offstad J,Jynge P,Ilebekk A,Kirkebøen KA

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a recent American Heart Association (AHA) consensus statement emphasizing the importance of resistant hypertension, the incidence and prognosis of this condition are largely unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:This retrospective cohort study in 2 integrated health plans included patients with incident hype...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Daugherty SL,Powers JD,Magid DJ,Tavel HM,Masoudi FA,Margolis KL,O'Connor PJ,Selby JV,Ho PM

更新日期：2012-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelin (ET), a coronary vasoconstrictor, mediates its activity through the specific receptors ET-A and ET-B, which may demonstrate different activity under pathophysiological conditions. Thoracic inferior vena cava constriction (TIVCC) is an experimental model of congestive heart failure that is characte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cannan CR,Burnett JC Jr,Lerman A

更新日期：1996-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is commonly present in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is independently associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Screening tests for depressive symptoms should be applied to identify patients who may require further assessment and treatment. This multispecialty consen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lichtman JH,Bigger JT Jr,Blumenthal JA,Frasure-Smith N,Kaufmann PG,Lespérance F,Mark DB,Sheps DS,Taylor CB,Froelicher ES,American Heart Association Prevention Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing.,American Heart Assoc

更新日期：2008-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) is heritable, and the discovery of quantitative trait loci that influence the QTc would be an important step in identifying the genes responsible for life-threatening arrhythmias in the general population. We studied 66 pairs of unselected normal dizygotic (DZ) twin subje...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Busjahn A,Knoblauch H,Faulhaber HD,Boeckel T,Rosenthal M,Uhlmann R,Hoehe M,Schuster H,Luft FC

更新日期：1999-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanism of delayed preconditioning induced by activation of adenosine A(1) receptors (A(1)ARs) is not fully understood. We determined the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in mediating adenosine-induced late cardioprotection using pharmacological inhibitors and iNOS gene-knockout mice. ME...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zhao T,Xi L,Chelliah J,Levasseur JE,Kukreja RC

更新日期：2000-08-22 00:00:00