Hypocellularity and insufficient expression of angiogenic factors in implanted autologous bone marrow in patients with chronic critical limb ischemia.

abstract：:Although heparin allergy is a rare but well-documented entity, anticoagulation management for cardiac surgery in patients with the heparin allergy has not been established due to its rarity. Here we report a case that shows our anticoagulation strategy during a coronary bypass operation. A 67-year-old man with unstabl...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ohno H,Higashidate M,Yokosuka T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is considered to be a surrogate marker for coronary artery disease (CAD). Recent studies have identified a novel T-cell subset labeled with CD3(+)/CD31(+), which is necessary for EPC colony formation and constitutes the central cluster. However, the clinica...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kakizaki M,Nobori K,Watanabe H,Iino K,Ishida M,Ito H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activities of daily living (ADL) are maintained in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but, in patients with cardiovascular disease, ADL may have already declined. MCI combined with cardiac disease may accentuate the decline of ADL in these patients. Because the relationship between MCI and ADL in patients ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ishihara K,Izawa KP,Kitamura M,Shimogai T,Kanejima Y,Morisawa T,Shimizu I

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast echocardiography with sonicated radiographic contrast agents has been used for the qualitative and quantitative determination of myocardial blood flow. One major problem has been the size of the microbubbles since only bubbles smaller than 8 microns are expected to pass the capillary bed and larger bubbles ma...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Mayer IV,Lazarov MP,Utzinger U,Freiburghaus AU,Hess OM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is genetically heterogeneous. It has been previously shown that LVNC is associated with defects in TAZ, DNTA, LDB3, YWHAE, MIB1, PRDM16, and sarcomeric genes. This study was aimed to investigate sarcomeric gene mutations in a Chinese population with LVNC. From 2004 to 2010, 57 un...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tian T,Wang J,Wang H,Sun K,Wang Y,Jia L,Zou Y,Hui R,Zhou X,Song L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein present a case (72 years, male) with total absence of pulmonary veins (PVs) potentials at the beginning of the first procedure for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), demonstrating dormant conduction between the left atrium and all PVs revealed by adenosine triphosphate provocation with relation to the inci...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Yokoyama K,Yamashita S,Tokutake K,Narui R,Kato M,Tanigawa S,Tokuda M,Inada K,Matsuo S,Shibayama K,Miyanaga S,Yoshimura M,Yamane T

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several miRNAs have been demonstrated to be involved in endothelial dysfunction during atherosclerosis (AS). However, the detailed roles and underlying mechanisms of miR-34a in AS-associated endothelial cell apoptosis are far from being addressed. Apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE-/-) mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD) ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Su G,Sun G,Liu H,Shu L,Liang Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed whether smoking was associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and the progression of coronary atherosclerosis as assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as screening for coronary artery disease (CAD). We enrolled 443 patients who had all undergone CCTA and either were c...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Higashi S,Shiga Y,Yano M,Imaizumi T,Tashiro K,Idemoto Y,Kato Y,Kuwano T,Sugihara M,Miura SI

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular responses to 5-hydroxytrypamine (5-HT), 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT, a selective 5-HT1-like receptor agonist), alpha-methyl-5-HT (alpha-M-5-HT, a relatively selective 5-HT2 receptor agonist), noradrenaline (NA), and KCl were examined in isolated, cannulated, and perfused canine common carotid arterial p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Vhora S,Chiba S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common primary myocardial disease leading to congestive heart failure, arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Increasing studies demonstrate substantial genetic determinants for DCM. Nevertheless, DCM is of substantial genetic heterogeneity, and the genetic basis for DCM in most patient...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sun YM,Wang J,Xu YJ,Wang XH,Yuan F,Liu H,Li RG,Zhang M,Li YJ,Shi HY,Zhao L,Qiu XB,Qu XK,Yang YQ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) is cardioprotective; however, this property is lost upon blockade or inactivation of adenosine (ADO) receptor A2b. In this study, we investigated whether the effects of MRAs are mediated by an interaction between cardioprotective ADO receptors A1 and A3. Spir...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hermidorff MM,de Assis LVM,Rodrigues JA,Soares LL,Andrade MHG,Natali AJ,Isoldi MC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While oxidized lipoprotein(a) (oxLp(a)) has been indicated to be involved in atherogenesis more than native lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), there is still a need to elucidate the associations among oxLp(a), hypertension, and atherosclerosis. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a recently developed index used to assess a...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kotani K,Yamada S,Yamada T,Kario K,Taniguchi N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing readmission to hospital in patients with heart failure. This multicenter, retrospective cohort study analyzed 197 heart failure patients admitted to the research cooperation facilities between January 2017 and November 2017. We defined the readmission group ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Umehara T,Katayama N,Tsunematsu M,Kakehashi M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cardiac angiotensin II-generating system is thought to be involved in cardiac fibrosis. Both angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and human chymase can convert angiotensin I to angiotensin II. However, the relative contributions of these two enzymatic pathways to angiotensin II generation in vivo remain to be clarifi...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ohmichi N,Iwai N,Shimoike H,Izumi M,Watarida S,Mori A,Nakamura Y,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina (UA) resulted in different degrees of damage to the heart muscle, and yet, when factors related to in-hospital outcomes were examined, these two subsets were often lumped together as non-STelevation acute coronary syndrome. Therefore, we investigated ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Saejueng B,Yipintsoi T,Chaisuksuwan R,Kehasukcharoen W,Boonsom W,Kanjanavanit R,Thai ACS-Registry group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known the relationship between oxidative stress and vascular function. However, association between total antioxidative capacity and arterial stiffness was not studied in patients with hypertension (HT). This study investigated whether total antioxidative capacity is associated with arterial stiffness and w...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Gedikli O,Ozturk S,Yilmaz H,Baykan M,Kiris A,Durmus I,Karaman K,Karahan C,Celik S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to assess the atherosclerotic burden in patients with the first symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD). The study population consisted of 100 consecutive patients (new-onset severe angina or myocardial infarction) and 70 age- and sex-matched volunteers without symptoms of CAD. Functional an...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Cerne A,Kranjec I

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the heart of an athlete has been physiologically adapted by prolonged training. There are a large number of echocardiographic studies which have focused on left ventricular wall thickness and dilatation, but there are few studies concerning right heart function in the athlete's heart. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Erol MK,Karakelleoglu S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of dialyzing oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oLDL) against Krebs-Ringer solution, in the absence (yielding d-oLDL) or presence (yielding EDTA-oLDL) of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), to investigate the mechanism that underlies the inhibition of endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) b...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hayashi T,Ishikawa T,Kuzuya M,Naito M,Yamada K,Asai K,Hidaka H,Iguchi A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cisplatin is indispensable for the chemotherapy treatment of many malignancies, cisplatin-associated thrombosis is attracting increasing attention. However, experience of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) for coronary thrombosis, possibly due to cispl...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ito D,Shiraishi J,Nakamura T,Maruyama N,Iwamura Y,Hashimoto S,Kimura M,Matsui A,Yokoi H,Arihara M,Irie H,Hyogo M,Shima T,Kohno Y,Matsumuro A,Sawada T,Matsubara H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of myocardial interstitial edema in acute myocarditis (AM) leads to thickening of the ventricular wall, and conduction disturbances, such as complete atrioventricular block (CAV), also frequently develop. This study was undertaken in order to clarify the relationship between conduction disturbances and my...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Morimoto S,Kato S,Hiramitsu S,Uemura A,Ohtsuki M,Kato Y,Sugiura A,Miyagishima K,Yoshida Y,Hishida H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery calcification (CAC) as measured by computed tomography is a strong predictor of coronary artery disease. The brachial intima-media thickness (IMT) was recently reported to be associated with cardiovascular risk factors. This study investigated the association of brachial IMT with CAC, which is a marker...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ono T,Miyoshi T,Ohno Y,Osawa K,Takaya Y,Miki T,Ichikawa K,Ito H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after coronary angiography. Early biomarkers of this disease are needed since increase in serum creatinine levels is a late marker. To assess the usefulness of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (uKIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) and liver-type...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Torregrosa I,Montoliu C,Urios A,Andrés-Costa MJ,Giménez-Garzó C,Juan I,Puchades MJ,Blasco ML,Carratalá A,Sanjuán R,Miguel A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lamotrigine has been used for patients with epilepsy and/or bipolar disorder, overdose of which induced the hypotension, elevation of the atrial pacing threshold, cardiac conduction delay, wide complex tachycardia, cardiac arrest and Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern. To clarify how lamotrigine induces those c...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Goto A,Hagiwara-Nagasawa M,Kambayashi R,Nunoi Y,Izumi-Nakaseko H,Kawai S,Takei Y,Matsumoto A,Sugiyama A

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether the electrocardiogram amplitude in the inferior leads (Amp-I) can always predict the height of the origin of right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmias (RVOT-VAs). We analyzed patients who received catheter ablation of multiple RVOT-VAs in the same session in our hospital from 2011 to 2016. Two ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kajiyama T,Hachiya H,Kusa S,Watanabe T,Hamaya R,Yamao K,Miyazaki S,Igarashi M,Nakamura H,Iesaka Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AST-120 has been used widely in Japan to slow the deterioration of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by decreasing uremic toxins. The heart and the kidney are closely related, with cardiorenal interaction being very important. This retrospective study examined whether AST-120 influences the ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sato E,Tanaka A,Oyama J,Yamasaki A,Shimomura M,Hiwatashi A,Ueda Y,Amaha M,Nomura M,Matsumura D,Nakamura T,Node K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements of the right and left ventricles from the parasternal long-axis and apical four-chamber views and an estimated right ventricular-left ventricular dimensional ratio were obtained in 173 normal subjects, ranging from 1 day to 15 years of age. The end-diastolic dimensions of...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ichida F,Denef B,Dumoulin M,Van der Hauwaert LG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting bradycardia is an important symptom for early diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (AN) during weight loss, and it improves with body-weight recovery. However, chronotropic incompetence (CI) in exercise is observed in some patients with AN despite amelioration of resting bradycardia in the recovery phase. We examined...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Yoshida Y,Maeda J,Fukushima H,Tokita N,Yamagishi H,Tokumura M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular effects of endogenous digitalis-like factors (EDLFs) extracted from the urine of hypertensive patients were investigated in isolated and perfused intermediate auricular and mesenteric arterial preparations of dogs. EDLFs produced a transient vasoconstriction in a dose-related manner in intermediate auricu...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Chiba S,Tsukada M,Katsuyama Y,Tada A,Zenda H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to search genes altered in expression after long-term treatment with the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) antagonist, CV-11974, in volume-overloaded hearts. Arteriovenous shunt was made between the common carotid artery and jugular vein in Japanese White rabbits. Shunt-operated rabbits were random...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Itoh M,Takeishi Y,Nakada S,Miyamoto T,Tsunoda Y,Takahashi H,Kubota I,Tomoike H

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00