Modulatory effect of fenofibrate on endothelial production of neutrophil chemokines IL-8 and ENA-78.

abstract：:Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors have greatly improved the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure but they are not effective in all patients, and their use may be limited by side effects. There is, therefore, a need to investigate new drugs and to compare their efficacy with angiotensin converting en...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Cowley AJ,Wynne RD,Swami A,Birkhead J,Skene A,Hampton JR

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the antiischemic effects of intracoronary administration of a beta blocker, atenolol, and of a calcium antagonist, nifedipine, on the clinical and electrocardiographic signs of myocardial ischemia induced by balloon occlusion of the coronary artery, we studied 32 consecutive patients undergoing routine PTCA...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ghio S,De Servi S,Angoli L,Bramucci E,Eleuteri E,Raffaghello S,Specchia G

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True positive inotropy of enoximone is hard to prove clinically. It could increase the risk of myocardial ischemia when used in coronary artery disease (CAD). The analysis of the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR) as a load-independent parameter of the contractile left ventricular function (LVF) allows ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Thormann J,Hueting J,Kremer P,Wissemann J,Mitrovic V,Dieterich HA,Schlepper M

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of administration of guava and papaya fruit (100 g/day), vegetables, and mustard oil (5 g/day) (group A); antioxidant vitamins C (50 mg/day) and E (30 mg/day), plus betacarotene (10 mg/day) (group B); a high-fat (5-10 g/day) (group C); or a low-fat (4-5 g/day) diet (group D) were compared over 24 diet week...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Singh RB,Niaz AM,Ghosh S,Agarwal P,Ahmad S,Begum R,Onouchi Z,Kummerow FA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken on 10 patients with angina undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The angioplasty procedure consisted of two successive 30-second balloon inflations at 5 minute intervals. After the first inflation, nicorandil (0.1 mg/kg) was given intravenously over a 2-minute peri...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Saito S,Mizumura T,Takayama T,Honye J,Fukui T,Kamata T,Moriuchi M,Hibiya K,Tamura Y,Ozawa Y

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The place of digoxin in the pediatric cardiologist's armamentarium remains uncertain. As an antiarrhythmic, its use in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is obsolete, but it remains useful in the treatment of the chronic atrial fibrillation seen in some patients postoperatively and in children with dilated cardiomyopa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Redington AN,Carvalho JS,Shinebourne EA

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of trimetazidine on late potentials in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A total of 60 patients (52 males, mean age 55 +/- 2 years, and 8 females, mean age 54 +/- 1.8 years) with the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction were included in this study. The ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ozdemir R,Tuncer C,Aladag M,Güven A,Sezgin AT,Pekdemir H,Korkmaz ME,Müderrisoglu H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 17 patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension, 8 showed echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac and renal function evaluated by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were studied in all patients before and after 20 weeks of quinapril treatment. Systolic pressure decreased from 174....

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： De Caprio L,De Rosa ML,Di Palma A,Lirato C,Caccese P,Sestito M,Lastoria S,Cicatiello AM,Rengo F

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will present a summary of a description of apoptotic pathways in the heart, followed by ways to measure it and the experimental and clinical evidence for the role of apoptosis in cardiac disease. An evaluation of the effectiveness of pharmacological and other therapeutic interventions in the prevention of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Neuss M,Crow MT,Chesley A,Lakatta EG

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of calcium antagonists and diuretics in combination for treatment of hypertension is controversial. In a single-blind study 16 patients (8 men, 8 women, age range 39 to 62 years) with primary hypertension of mild to moderate degree were given slow-release nifedipine 20 mg twice daily for 6 weeks, thereafter ei...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ferrara LA,Marotta T,Pasanisi F,Mastranzo P,Mancini M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increased use of long-acting nitroglycerin preparations, there has been greater recognition of the problem of nitrate tolerance. In recent years extensive research has broadened our understanding of the mechanisms of nitroglycerin action and the mechanisms of drug attenuation. This paper reviews the current s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Katz RJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to test whether the administration of a vascular-selective organic calcium antagonist (nisoldipine) at the onset of early mechanical reperfusion (by coronary angioplasty) in acute myocardial infarction could prevent or attenuate postischemic stunning and enhance the recovery of lef...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Sheiban I,Tonni S,Chizzoni A,Marini A,Trevi G

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial dilatation is commonly associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), but the electrophysiological mechanisms and the implications for anti-arrhythmic therapy are poorly understood. In a model of acute stretch-related AF in isolated rabbit hearts, we evaluated the electrophysiological effects of three di...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kalifa J,Bernard M,Gout B,Bril A,Cozma D,Laurent P,Chalvidan T,Deharo JC,Djiane P,Cozzone P,Maixent JM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of low-dose rivaroxaban plus aspirin versus aspirin alone for patients with stable cardiovascular diseases in the Taiwan setting. METHODS:We constructed a Markov model to project the lifetime direct medical costs and quality-adjusted life-years of both the...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Lee MC,Liao CT,Toh HS,Chou CC,Chang WT,Chen ZC,Wu WS,Yu T,Strong C

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have demonstrated a gap between guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and their implementation in clinical practice. AIM:The PEGASE education program has been devised with an aim to improve the management of patients at high risk of CVD. METHODS:In a multicentre study c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Bruckert E,Giral P,Paillard F,Ferrières J,Schlienger JL,Renucci JF,Abdennbi K,Durack I,Chadarevian R,PEGASE group.

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early reperfusion after an organ ischemia is essential to salvage tissue from eventual death. However, abundant evidence suggests that reperfusion also elicits pathophysiological changes responsible for additional tissue injury after restoration of blood flow. Postconditioning (Postcon) defined as rapid sequential int...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Zhao ZQ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most circulating fatty acids are contained in lipoprotein triglycerides. For the heart to acquire these lipids, they must be broken down into free fatty acids via the enzyme lipoprotein lipase (LpL). Although it has long been known that hearts primarily use esterified fatty acids as fuel, different sources...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Noh HL,Yamashita H,Goldberg IJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare once-daily administration of 5-10 mg amlodipine with two daily doses of 40 mg sustained-release isosorbide dinitrate in 59 patients with stable angina using a randomized, double-blind, crossover study design. Anginal episodes, nitroglycerin consumption, and possible adverse events we...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Steffensen R,Melchior T,Bech J,Nissen H,Haastrup B,Grande P,Rasmussen V,Hansen JF,Skagen K,Haghfelt T

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular effects and safety of transdermal nicotine patches were assessed in 50 healthy smokers using repeated 48 hour ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring as a part of a smoking cessation program. Following baseline measurements, subjects were randomized to active (n = 25) or placebo (n = 25) treatmen...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Khoury Z,Comans P,Keren A,Lerer T,Gavish A,Tzivoni D

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DAVIT-II trial has shown that the verapamil type of calcium antagonist can beneficially be used in post-infarct patients. A recent re-analysis suggests that verapamil may also prevent post-infarct sudden death. There are good theoretical reasons to suppose that calcium antagonists should help prevent ventricular f...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Opie LH

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the effects of OPC-8212, a quinolone inotropic agent, in patients with heart failure, we utilized invasive hemodynamics, exercise testing, 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiograms, and two patient self-assessment questionnaires, before and after 1 month of treatment with OPC-8212, in 17 patients with mode...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kubo SH,Rector TS,Strobeck JE,Cohn JN

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the acute and chronic effects of propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) on mechanical function of isolated rabbit heart. Propionyl-L-carnitine was either directly delivered in the perfusate (10(-9) to 10(-3) M) or intraperitoneally injected (250 mg/kg) for 10 days to the animals. When added acutely, propionyl-L-carnit...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ferrari R,Pasini E,Condorelli E,Boraso A,Lisciani R,Marzo A,Visiou O

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diuretics, either as monotherapy or in combination with other drugs in the management of hypertension, have retarded the development of left ventricular hypertrophy and congestive heart failure in many patients. Diuretics also remain one of the most effective therapies in the treatment of congestive heart failure, whe...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Moser M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of equipotent concentrations of diltiazem, verapamil, and nifedipine upon the accumulation of extracellular potassium [K+]out and the left ventricular pressure (LVP) were studied during global ischemia in isolated perfused rat hearts. Measurement of [K+]out and LVP were performed in two series of experimen...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Heijnis JB,Coronel R,van Zwieten PA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of nifedipine on left ventricular function were evaluated in 17 patients with coronary artery disease with an ambulatory radionuclide detector (VEST). Hemodynamic data were recorded continuously at rest and during upright bicycle ergometer exercise before and 30 minutes after 10 mg of oral nifedipine admin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kambara H,Mohiuddin IH,Tamaki N,Fudo T,Hayashi M,Nohara R,Konishi J,Kawai C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The glucose-lowering drug metformin has recently been shown to reduce myocardial oxygen consumption and increase myocardial efficiency in chronic heart failure (HF) patients without diabetes. However, it remains to be established whether these beneficial myocardial effects are associated with metformin-induced ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Larsen AH,Wiggers H,Dollerup OL,Jespersen NR,Hansson NH,Frøkiær J,Brøsen K,Nørrelund H,Bøtker HE,Møller N,Jessen N

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous amiodarone has been found useful in the emergent management of life-threatening arrhythmias. Experimental studies have shown that its electrophysiologic effects are proportional to its myocardial concentration. However, early after its intravenous administration, the extent of the concentration of amiodaro...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Anastasiou-Nana MI,Nanas JN,Alexopoulos G,Karli JN,Margari ZJ,Agapitos E,Patsi EN,Stamatelopoulos SF

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+ channel antagonists are agents that interact with the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel in a highly specific way. The prototype agents of cardiovascular importance are verapamil, nifedipine, and diltiazem, in historical order of appearance. These agents all have different molecular structures and bind separately wit...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Opie LH

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encainide is a class IC antiarrhythmic agent having little or no effect on action-potential duration or maximum diastolic potential but decreasing the maximum rate of phase O depolarization as well as increasing atrial and ventricular effective refractory periods. In intact animals or humans, encainide increases the A...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Antonaccio MJ,Gomoll AW,Byrne JE

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicorandil (N) and isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) are vasodilator drugs used in patients with angina. In 24 healthy male volunteers (18-32 years), the acute effect of a single oral dose (20 mg) of N and ISDN on arterial diameter (D), distensibility, and compliance of the elastic common carotid artery (CCA) and the muscul...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kool MJ,Spek JJ,Struyker Boudier HA,Hoeks AP,Reneman RS,van Herwaarden RH,Van Bortel LM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00