Eplerenone in patients with systolic heart failure and mild symptoms: analysis of repeat hospitalizations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension decreases myocardial perfusion capacity in adults for several reasons, including insufficient coronary angiogenesis with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, arteriolar hypertrophy, and altered vasomotion. Heparin influences growth factors that promote angiogenesis and vasodilation and inhibit art...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Flanagan MF,Aoyagi T,Arnold LW,Maute C,Fujii AM,Currier J,Bergau D,Warren HB,Rakusan K

更新日期：1999-08-31 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:Although type B aortic dissection has been treated with beta blockers to lower the arterial blood pressure (BP), there has been little evidences about reduction in heart rate (HR). We assessed whether tight HR control improved the outcome of medical treatment in patients with aortic dissection. METHODS AND ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kodama K,Nishigami K,Sakamoto T,Sawamura T,Hirayama T,Misumi H,Nakao K

更新日期：2008-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial vasodilator dysfunction and carotid intima-media thickening (IMT) are 2 indicators of subclinical cardiovascular disease. We examined their correlation and interaction with risk factors in a large, community-based cohort of young adults. METHODS AND RESULTS:As part of the longitudinal Cardiovasc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Juonala M,Viikari JS,Laitinen T,Marniemi J,Helenius H,Rönnemaa T,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2004-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease is caused by excessive cell proliferation and fibrosis, which obliterate the lumen of pulmonary venules, leading to pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular failure, and death. This condition has no effective treatment and a 5-year survival of <5%. Understanding the mechanis...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lathen C,Zhang Y,Chow J,Singh M,Lin G,Nigam V,Ashraf YA,Yuan JX,Robbins IM,Thistlethwaite PA

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gallbladder pathology has been associated with cardiovascular disease. Recently, we showed that gallbladder distension in anesthetized pigs reflexly increased heart rate, arterial pressure, and coronary and renal vascular resistance through efferent sympathetic mechanisms. Renin release is affected by sympat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Molinari C,Grossini E,Mary DA,Vacca G

更新日期：2000-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Degeneration of xenografts or homografts is a major cause for reoperation in young patients after pulmonary valve replacement. We present the early results of fresh decellularized pulmonary homografts (DPH) implantation compared with glutaraldehyde-fixed bovine jugular vein (BJV) and cryopreserved homografts...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cebotari S,Tudorache I,Ciubotaru A,Boethig D,Sarikouch S,Goerler A,Lichtenberg A,Cheptanaru E,Barnaciuc S,Cazacu A,Maliga O,Repin O,Maniuc L,Breymann T,Haverich A

更新日期：2011-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of the present study were to define the prevalence of untreated atrial fibrillation (AF) in a systematic screening program using intermittent ECG recordings among 75- to 76-year-old individuals and to study the feasibility of initiating protective oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Svennberg E,Engdahl J,Al-Khalili F,Friberg L,Frykman V,Rosenqvist M

更新日期：2015-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic efficacy and safety of oral flecainide acetate and quinidine sulfate were compared in a double-blind, 16-center parallel trial involving 280 patients with chronic premature ventricular complexes (PVCs). Eighty-five percent of the flecainide patients had at least 80% suppression of PVCs, vs 57% of th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors：

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most myocardial infarctions are caused by the rupture of small rather than large plaques in the arteries of the heart that are beyond the detection limit of current technologies. METHODS AND RESULTS:Recently, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has demonstrated considerable potential as a method for high-res...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brezinski M,Saunders K,Jesser C,Li X,Fujimoto J

更新日期：2001-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial necrosis can occur during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) despite optimal adjunctive pharmacology and careful technique. We investigated the mechanisms of procedural infarction using angiographic analysis, intravascular ultrasound, and delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging. METH...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Porto I,Selvanayagam JB,Van Gaal WJ,Prati F,Cheng A,Channon K,Neubauer S,Banning AP

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Between July 1980 and November 1982, there were 935 coronary angioplasties attempted at Emory University Hospital. Of these patients, 20 developed acute occlusion. Of these 20, 19 presented within 3 hr of surgery or within 3 hr after stopping a continuous heparin infusion. Five patients required emergency surgery, but...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hollman J,Gruentzig AR,Douglas JS Jr,King SB 3rd,Ischinger T,Meier B

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electron microscopic structure of heart muscle and the ultrastructural basis of cardiac contraction have been reviewed. The relation between muscle length and developed tension has been explained in terms of the structure of the sarcomere, which is the basic unit of contraction. Using the derived length-tension cu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sonnenblick EH

更新日期：1968-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypercholesterolemia is a risk factor for coronary disease, and platelet reactivity is increased with hypercholesterolemia, suggesting a prethrombotic risk. The aim of this study was to measure mural platelet thrombus formation on an injured arterial wall in a model simulating vessel stenosis and plaque rupt...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lacoste L,Lam JY,Hung J,Letchacovski G,Solymoss CB,Waters D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Although clinical trials of the early lipid-lowering therapies did not demonstrate a reduction in the rates of stroke, data from recently completed statin trials strongly suggest benefit. METHODS AND RESULTS:The effect of pravastatin 40 mg/d on stroke event...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Byington RP,Davis BR,Plehn JF,White HD,Baker J,Cobbe SM,Shepherd J

更新日期：2001-01-23 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:Chemokines play an essential role in regulating the infiltration of leukocytes into allografts in experimental models. Little is known of their expression or function after human cardiac transplantation. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed 169 sequential human endomyocardial biopsies by immunocytochemistry for ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Melter M,Exeni A,Reinders ME,Fang JC,McMahon G,Ganz P,Hancock WW,Briscoe DM

更新日期：2001-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets labeled with indium-111 have been used successfully as a marker of active thrombosis in man. To establish the diagnostic accuracy of platelet scintigraphy in comparison to contrast venography in the diagnosis of acute lower limb venous thrombosis, we evaluated 103 consecutive patients divided into two groups...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ezekowitz MD,Pope CF,Sostman HD,Smith EO,Glickman M,Rapoport S,Sniderman KW,Friedlaender G,Pelker RR,Taylor FB

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients underwent exercise testing after operative repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Five patients repaired after 2 years of age comprised a childhood surgery group, and six patients repaired before 2 years of age comprised an infant surgery group. All patients w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Paridon SM,Farooki ZQ,Kuhns LR,Arciniegas E,Pinsky WW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies demonstrate that short-term regional perfusion-contraction matching, in which the energy demands of regional myocardial contraction are reduced to match the diminished myocardial substrate supply, occurs during states of low coronary blood flow under resting conditions and during exercise-induced ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ross J Jr

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with anorexia nervosa exhibit abnormal myocardial repolarization and are susceptible to sudden cardiac death. Exercise testing is useful in unmasking QT prolongation in disorders associated with abnormal repolarization. We characterized QT adaptation during exercise in anorexia. METHODS AND RESULTS...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Padfield GJ,Escudero CA,DeSouza AM,Steinberg C,Gibbs K,Puyat JH,Lam PY,Sanatani S,Sherwin E,Potts JE,Sandor G,Krahn AD

更新日期：2016-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhomogeneity of dose distribution and anatomic aspects of the atherosclerotic plaque may influence the outcome of irradiated lesions after balloon angioplasty (BA). We evaluated the influence of delivered dose and morphological characteristics of coronary stenoses treated with beta-radiation after BA. METH...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sabaté M,Marijnissen JP,Carlier SG,Kay IP,van der Giessen WJ,Coen VL,Ligthart JM,Boersma E,Costa MA,Levendag PC,Serruys PW

更新日期：2000-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical studies have implicated preinfarct angina (brief antecedent ischemia/reperfusion [I/R]) as a predictor of more rapid thrombolysis and lower rates of reocclusion. However, the effects of antecedent ischemia on the efficacy of thrombolysis have not been rigorously assessed. Using a canine model of cor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Przyklenk K,Whittaker P

更新日期：2000-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular (LV) mass is an important predictor of heart failure and cardiovascular mortality, yet determinants of LV mass are incompletely understood. Pulmonary hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may contribute to changes in intrathoracic pressure that increase LV wall stres...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Smith BM,Kawut SM,Bluemke DA,Basner RC,Gomes AS,Hoffman E,Kalhan R,Lima JA,Liu CY,Michos ED,Prince MR,Rabbani L,Rabinowitz D,Shimbo D,Shea S,Barr RG

更新日期：2013-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular inflammation and subsequent matrix degradation play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. We previously reported that adiponectin, an adipose-specific plasma protein, accumulated to the injured artery and attenuated vascular inflammatory response. Clinically, high plasma adiponect...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kumada M,Kihara S,Ouchi N,Kobayashi H,Okamoto Y,Ohashi K,Maeda K,Nagaretani H,Kishida K,Maeda N,Nagasawa A,Funahashi T,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：2004-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present article aims to provide accurate estimates of the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in adults in China. METHODS AND RESULTS:Data were obtained from sphygmomanometer measurements and an administered questionnaire from 141 892 Chinese adults >/=18 years of age who parti...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wu Y,Huxley R,Li L,Anna V,Xie G,Yao C,Woodward M,Li X,Chalmers J,Gao R,Kong L,Yang X,China NNHS Steering Committee.,China NNHS Working Group.

更新日期：2008-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the feasibility and efficacy of polyethylenimine (PEI) based human vascular endothelial growth factor-165 (hVEGF165) gene transfer into human skeletal myoblasts (HSM) for cell based delivery to the infarcted myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS:Based on optimized transfection procedure using enha...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ye L,Haider HKh,Tan R,Toh W,Law PK,Tan W,Su L,Zhang W,Ge R,Zhang Y,Lim Y,Sim EK

更新日期：2007-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some clinical data suggest that atrial-based pacing prevents paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). This study tested the hypothesis that DDDR pacing compared with VDD pacing prevents AF after atrioventricular (AV) junction ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients were randomized to DDDR pacing (n=33) or to VDD...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gillis AM,Connolly SJ,Lacombe P,Philippon F,Dubuc M,Kerr CR,Yee R,Rose MS,Newman D,Kavanagh KM,Gardner MJ,Kus T,Wyse DG

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have consistently shown that ventricular tachycardia (VT) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) complicate the long-term outcome after tetralogy of Fallot repair, yet the diagnostic and predictive value of electrophysiological testing in this population is uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS:A multicenter cohor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khairy P,Landzberg MJ,Gatzoulis MA,Lucron H,Lambert J,Marçon F,Alexander ME,Walsh EP

更新日期：2004-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The renin-angiotensin system regulates blood pressure through its effects on vascular tone, renal hemodynamics, and renal sodium and fluid balance. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using data from a large population-based sample of 1488 siblings having a mean age of 14.8 years and belonging to the youngest generation of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fornage M,Amos CI,Kardia S,Sing CF,Turner ST,Boerwinkle E

更新日期：1998-05-12 00:00:00