Evaluation of severity of heart failure using ventilatory gas analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular events are less prevalent in premenopausal women and women receiving estrogen replacement than in postmenopausal women or men. Endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is an important local modulator of vascular tone, and abnormal endothelial function is related, in part, to the oxidative mo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Keaney JF Jr,Shwaery GT,Xu A,Nicolosi RJ,Loscalzo J,Foxall TL,Vita JA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative analysis of adventitial inflammation of the coronary artery with intimal lesions is described in 12 patients who suffered coronary death and had had unstable angina (crescendo angina) at rest (group 1). After autopsy in these patients we examined epon-embedded cross sections by light and electron micros...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kohchi K,Takebayashi S,Hiroki T,Nobuyoshi M

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are well known for their ability to "protect" the structure and function of native macromolecules, particularly as they traffic across membranes. Considering the role of key mitochondrial proteins in apoptosis and the known antiapoptotic effects of HSP27 and HSP72, we postulated th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kirchhoff SR,Gupta S,Knowlton AA

更新日期：2002-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) promotes the degradation of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR), and its deficiency in humans results in low plasma LDL cholesterol and protection against coronary heart disease. Recent evidence indicates that PCSK9 also modulates the metabo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rashid S,Tavori H,Brown PE,Linton MF,He J,Giunzioni I,Fazio S

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) is common in patients with heart failure and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and its severity may vary over time, depending primarily on the loading conditions. Because dynamic changes in the severity of functional MR may affect forward stroke volume, we hypothesized t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lapu-Bula R,Robert A,Van Craeynest D,D'Hondt AM,Gerber BL,Pasquet A,Melin JA,De Kock M,Vanoverschelde JL

更新日期：2002-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although diabetes is a well-known risk factor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, the cardiovascular disease risk of glycemia below the current diabetic threshold remains uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 652,901 Korean men aged 30 to 64 years from the Korean National Health Insurance System...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sung J,Song YM,Ebrahim S,Lawlor DA

更新日期：2009-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated syndrome caused by heparin. Complications range from thrombocytopenia to thrombocytopenia with thrombosis. We report a prospective, historical- controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of argatroban, a direct thrombin inhibitor, as antic...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lewis BE,Wallis DE,Berkowitz SD,Matthai WH,Fareed J,Walenga JM,Bartholomew J,Sham R,Lerner RG,Zeigler ZR,Rustagi PK,Jang IK,Rifkin SD,Moran J,Hursting MJ,Kelton JG,ARG-911 Study Investigators.

更新日期：2001-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) occurs in 4% to 5% of patients after prosthetic ring mitral valve repair. Major anatomic factors incriminated in the genesis of LVOTO include degenerative mitral valve insufficiency with excess leaflet tissue, nondilated left ventricular cavity, and narrow m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jebara VA,Mihaileanu S,Acar C,Brizard C,Grare P,Latremouille C,Chauvaud S,Fabiani JN,Deloche A,Carpentier A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, particularly neutrophils, are important mediators of ischemia/reperfusion-induced myocardial and coronary vascular injury. The selectin family of glycoprotein receptors mediates neutrophil "rolling," a loose, transient adhesion to the coronary endothelium that precedes the firme...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gill EA,Kong Y,Horwitz LD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The involvement of the complement system in brain injury has been scarcely investigated. Here, we document the pivotal role of mannose-binding lectin (MBL), one of the recognition molecules of the lectin complement pathway, in brain ischemic injury. METHODS AND RESULTS:Focal cerebral ischemia was induced in...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Orsini F,Villa P,Parrella S,Zangari R,Zanier ER,Gesuete R,Stravalaci M,Fumagalli S,Ottria R,Reina JJ,Paladini A,Micotti E,Ribeiro-Viana R,Rojo J,Pavlov VI,Stahl GL,Bernardi A,Gobbi M,De Simoni MG

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral adiposity confers protection against diabetes and atherosclerosis in elderly women. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:On the basis on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of central fat mass (CFM) and peripheral fat mass (PFM), we identified...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tankó LB,Bruun JM,Alexandersen P,Bagger YZ,Richelsen B,Christiansen C,Larsen PJ

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chimeric molecules comprising the A-chain of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and the catalytic domain of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) have intact enzymatic characteristics of u-PA, partial fibrin-binding properties of t-PA, and thrombolytic properties in animal models comparable with ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Collen D,Lu HR,Lijnen HR,Nelles L,Stassen JM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was designed to assess the potential use of laser coronary angioplasty as an intraoperative adjunct in the surgical treatment of ischemic heart disease. Among 17 postmortem hearts, simulated laser coronary angioplasty was performed at 53 sites with a No. 4F guiding catheter and 240 micron (200 micro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Isner JM,Donaldson RF,Funai JT,Deckelbaum LI,Pandian NG,Clarke RH,Konstam MA,Salem DN,Bernstein JS

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electrophysiological mechanisms by which adenosine may activate cardiac afferent neurons are unknown. Slow afterhyperpolarizations (AHPs) follow action potentials in a subset of vagal C afferents, rendering them inexcitable. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that adenosine increases vagal ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Middlekauff HR,Doering A,Weiss JN

更新日期：2001-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the correlation of aortic valve gradient determined by continuous-wave Doppler echocardiography and that determined at catheterization have, to date, involved young patients and nonsimultaneous measurements. We therefore obtained simultaneous Doppler echocardiographic and catheter measurements of pressure g...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Currie PJ,Seward JB,Reeder GS,Vlietstra RE,Bresnahan DR,Bresnahan JF,Smith HC,Hagler DJ,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombolytic therapy is a promising alternative to valve replacement in the management of prosthetic valve thrombosis. We sought to determine the short- and long-term results of treating thrombosed St. Jude heart valves with thrombolytic therapy as the primary treatment modality. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Silber H,Khan SS,Matloff JM,Chaux A,DeRobertis M,Gray R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To simplify extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta in acute type A aortic dissection, we developed the open triple-branched stent graft placement technique. The early results of this new technique are reported. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between June 2008 and November 2009, 30 patients with acute Stanford ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chen LW,Dai XF,Lu L,Zhang GC,Cao H

更新日期：2010-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening disease. Bone marrow cell transplantation is reported to reduce the development of PH by increasing vascular beds in pulmonary circulation. However, adenoviral overexpression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the lung is also known to reduce PH. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kanki-Horimoto S,Horimoto H,Mieno S,Kishida K,Watanabe F,Furuya E,Katsumata T

更新日期：2006-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is responsible for a huge burden in hospital care. Our goal was to evaluate the value of N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in predicting death or hospital readmission after discharge of HF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We included 182 patients consecutively admitted to ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bettencourt P,Azevedo A,Pimenta J,Friões F,Ferreira S,Ferreira A

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite early recanalization of an occluded infarct artery, reperfusion at the level of the microcirculation may remain impaired owing to a process of microvascular reperfusion injury. METHODS AND RESULTS:Microvascular reperfusion injury was studied in 91 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by e...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Claeys MJ,Bosmans J,Veenstra L,Jorens P,De RaedtH,Vrints CJ

更新日期：1999-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the coronary arteriographic findings during early transmural myocardial infarction and to define the prevalence of coronary thrombosis by arteriography, we performed coronary arteriography and left ventriculography within 24 hours from symptom onset of transmural myocardial infarction in 517 patients. The ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： DeWood MA,Spores J,Hensley GR,Simpson CS,Eugster GS,Sutherland KI,Grunwald RP,Shields JP

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peak dP/dt is a good index of ventricular performance that is not influenced by afterload, wall motion abnormalities, or the variations in ventricular anatomy and morphology commonly encountered among patients with congenital heart disease. Unfortunately, the clinical utility of peak dP/dt has been limited b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rhodes J,Udelson JE,Marx GR,Schmid CH,Konstam MA,Hijazi ZM,Bova SA,Fulton DR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We postulated that the hypoxic response in sickle cell disease (SCD) contributes to altered gene expression and pulmonary hypertension, a complication associated with early mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:To identify genes regulated by the hypoxic response and not other effects of chronic anemia, we compared...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zhang X,Zhang W,Ma SF,Desai AA,Saraf S,Miasniakova G,Sergueeva A,Ammosova T,Xu M,Nekhai S,Abbasi T,Casanova NG,Steinberg MH,Baldwin CT,Sebastiani P,Prchal JT,Kittles R,Garcia JG,Machado RF,Gordeuk VR

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular specialists have entered an era of renewed interest and enthusiasm surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease, driven in part by emerging percutaneous therapies for the treatment of aortic, pulmonic, and mitral valve disease. Despite this wave of investigation, little or no attent...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rogers JH,Bolling SF

更新日期：2009-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although surgery is indicated in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) when left ventricular (LV) end-systolic (LVES) dimension is >40 mm, LV ejection fraction may decrease after mitral valve surgery. We hypothesize that significant LV remodeling before surgery is not reflected by standard echocardiographi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schiros CG,Dell'Italia LJ,Gladden JD,Clark D 3rd,Aban I,Gupta H,Lloyd SG,McGiffin DC,Perry G,Denney TS Jr,Ahmed MI

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary regurgitation frequently occurs after surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot. To date, reliable quantitation of pulmonary regurgitation has not been possible, and therefore the clinical significance of pulmonary regurgitation is controversial. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) velocity mapping a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rebergen SA,Chin JG,Ottenkamp J,van der Wall EE,de Roos A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the treatment of choice for patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias refractory to medical therapy. However, in symptomatic patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia resistant to drug therapy, catheter ablation of the His' bundle with permanent pacemaker ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lee RJ,Kalman JM,Fitzpatrick AP,Epstein LM,Fisher WG,Olgin JE,Lesh MD,Scheinman MM

更新日期：1995-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biological pacemakers (BPM) implanted in canine left bundle branch function competitively with electronic pacemakers (EPM). We hypothesized that BPM engineered with the use of mE324A mutant murine HCN2 (mHCN2) genes would improve function over mHCN2 and that BPM/EPM tandems confer advantage over either appro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bucchi A,Plotnikov AN,Shlapakova I,Danilo P Jr,Kryukova Y,Qu J,Lu Z,Liu H,Pan Z,Potapova I,KenKnight B,Girouard S,Cohen IS,Brink PR,Robinson RB,Rosen MR

更新日期：2006-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure and heart rate of 15 male shift workers were measured every 15 minutes for 24 hours during three work shifts: morning, 4:00 AM to noon; afternoon, noon to 8:00 PM; and night, 8:00 PM to 4:00 AM. For each shift, 24-hour systolic and diastolic blood pressure showed a large "trough" (the low pressure span)...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chau NP,Mallion JM,de Gaudemaris R,Ruche E,Siche JP,Pelen O,Mathern G

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The quantity and intensity of physical activity required for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) remain unclear. Therefore, we examined the association of the quantity and intensity of physical activity with CHD risk and the impact of other coronary risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS:We fo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sesso HD,Paffenbarger RS Jr,Lee IM

更新日期：2000-08-29 00:00:00