Cardiovascular events as a function of serum bilirubin levels in a large, statin-treated cohort.

abstract：:The dominance of the coronary arterial system was determined angiographically in 75 adult patients with isolated aortic stenosis with or without insufficiency, 25 adult patients with pure aortic insufficiency, 51 adult patients with combined aortic stenosis and mitral valve disease, and 44 children with bicuspid aorti...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Higgins CB,Wexler L

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mildly oxidized LDL (moxLDL) is thought to play a role in atherogenesis. MoxLDL induces derivatization of cell proteins and triggers a variety of intracellular signaling. We aimed to investigate whether moxLDL-induced protein derivatization may influence the activity of platelet-derived growth factor recepto...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Escargueil-Blanc I,Salvayre R,Vacaresse N,Jürgens G,Darblade B,Arnal JF,Parthasarathy S,Nègre-Salvayre A

更新日期：2001-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis in human atherosclerotic coronary plaques possibly causes plaque destabilization by contributing to the weakening and breaking down of the fibrous cap. We tested the hypothesis that apoptosis is quantitatively increased in unstable atherosclerotic plaques. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed the expre...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rossi ML,Marziliano N,Merlini PA,Bramucci E,Canosi U,Belli G,Parenti DZ,Mannucci PM,Ardissino D

更新日期：2004-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with the long QT syndrome and recurrent syncope and/or cardiac arrest caused by ventricular arrhythmias underwent left stellate (one patient) or left cervicothoracic sympathectomy (nine patients) after failing to respond to high-dose beta-blocker therapy. The syndrome was familial in four and idiopathic i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bhandari AK,Scheinman MM,Morady F,Svinarich J,Mason J,Winkle R

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We tested the hypothesis that combined cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and prostacyclin synthase (PGIS) gene transfer selectively augments prostacyclin production without a concurrent overproduction of other prostanoids. METHODS AND RESULTS:ECV304 cells were transfected with bicistronic pCOX-1/PGIS versus pCOX-1 o...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shyue SK,Tsai MJ,Liou JY,Willerson JT,Wu KK

更新日期：2001-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relations of insulin sensitivity (IS) to hypertension incidence may vary according to baseline age, body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure (BP). METHODS AND RESULTS:We investigated the relations of IS (insulin sensitivity index, ISI(0,120)) to 4-year incidence of hypertension and BP progression in 19...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Arnlöv J,Pencina MJ,Nam BH,Meigs JB,Fox CS,Levy D,D'Agostino RB,Vasan RS

更新日期：2005-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension is a fatal disease characterized by vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. Loss of endothelial nitric oxide bioavailability is implicated in pulmonary hypertension pathogenesis. Recent evidence suggests that the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an important regulator of nitric ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khoo JP,Zhao L,Alp NJ,Bendall JK,Nicoli T,Rockett K,Wilkins MR,Channon KM

更新日期：2005-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast agents can cause a reduction in renal function that may be due to the generation of reactive oxygen species. Conflicting evidence suggests that administration of the antioxidant acetylcysteine prevents this renal impairment. The action of other antioxidant agents has not been investigated. METHODS ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Spargias K,Alexopoulos E,Kyrzopoulos S,Iokovis P,Greenwood DC,Manginas A,Voudris V,Pavlides G,Buller CE,Kremastinos D,Cokkinos DV

更新日期：2004-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was performed to determine whether positron emission tomography (PET) performed after i.v. 11C-palmitate permits detection and characterization of nontransmural myocardial infarction. PET was performed after the i.v. injection of 11C-palmitate in 10 normal subjects, 24 patients with initial nontransm...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Geltman EM,Biello D,Welch MJ,Ter-Pogossian MM,Roberts R,Sobel BE

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Verapamil is extremely effective in the treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, the basic physiologic actions of the drug may lead to serious adverse effects. An appreciation of this and an understanding of when these adverse effects are most likely to occur will minimize the potential of vera...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Epstein SE,Rosing DR

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The FRANCE-2 registry (French Aortic National Corevalve and Edwards) previously reported good early- and medium-term clinical and echocardiographic efficacy for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. We here report 5-year follow-up results from the registry. METHODS:The registry includes all consecutive pa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Didier R,Eltchaninoff H,Donzeau-Gouge P,Chevreul K,Fajadet J,Leprince P,Leguerrier A,Lièvre M,Prat A,Teiger E,Lefevre T,Tchetché D,Carrié D,Himbert D,Albat B,Cribier A,Sudre A,Blanchard D,Rioufol G,Collet F,Houel

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of encainide on ventricular arrhythmia and left ventricular function were studied in 21 patients with chronic, high-grade ventricular arrhythmia using a prospective, 3-month, placebo-controlled, single-blind trial design. Encainide caused a 96% decrease in the average hourly frequency of ventricular premat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： DiBianco R,Fletcher RD,Cohen AI,Gottdiener JS,Singh SN,Katz RJ,Bates HR,Sauerbrunn B

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This two-part article provides an overview of the global burden of atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease. Part I initially discusses the epidemiologic transition which has resulted in a decrease in deaths in childhood due to infections, with a concomitant increase in cardiovascular and other chronic diseases; and th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yusuf S,Reddy S,Ounpuu S,Anand S

更新日期：2001-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decreased renal function has been found to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) with markedly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the prognostic importance of renal function in a broader ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hillege HL,Nitsch D,Pfeffer MA,Swedberg K,McMurray JJ,Yusuf S,Granger CB,Michelson EL,Ostergren J,Cornel JH,de Zeeuw D,Pocock S,van Veldhuisen DJ,Candesartan in Heart Failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and Morbidity

更新日期：2006-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no reported studies on the safety and efficacy of low-dose aspirin with low-intensity oral anticoagulation in patients with heart valve replacement. In this study, we compared the use of 100 mg/d aspirin with 650 mg/d aspirin in the prevention of systemic embolism and vascular death in patients wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Altman R,Rouvier J,Gurfinkel E,Scazziota A,Turpie AG

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Z-Val-Ala-Asp(OMe)-CH2F (ZVAD-fmk), a tripeptide inhibitor of the caspase interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme family of cysteine proteases, may reduce myocardial reperfusion injury in vivo by attenuating cardiomyocyte apoptosis within the ischemic area at risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:Sprague-Dawley rats were s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yaoita H,Ogawa K,Maehara K,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1998-01-27 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:The pathophysiology of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia, which occurs at lower heart rates than during physical stress, is not well understood. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Psychophysiological Investigations of Myocardial Ischemia Study (PIMI) evaluated the physiological and neuroendocrine functioning i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Goldberg AD,Becker LC,Bonsall R,Cohen JD,Ketterer MW,Kaufman PG,Krantz DS,Light KC,McMahon RP,Noreuil T,Pepine CJ,Raczynski J,Stone PH,Strother D,Taylor H,Sheps DS

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on apolipoprotein E (apoE) alleles have reported an increased risk of coronary heart disease in patients with the apoE4 allele. Given the risk factor and histological similarities between coronary and calcific valvular heart disease (aortic stenosis [AS] and mitral annular calcification [MAC]), we po...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Novaro GM,Sachar R,Pearce GL,Sprecher DL,Griffin BP

更新日期：2003-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary calcification detected by electron beam tomography may improve cardiovascular risk prediction. The technique is particularly promising in the elderly because the predictive power of cardiovascular risk factors weakens with age. We investigated the prognostic value of coronary calcification for cardi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vliegenthart R,Oudkerk M,Hofman A,Oei HH,van Dijck W,van Rooij FJ,Witteman JC

更新日期：2005-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research published in Circulation has shown that cardiac mortality is highest during December and January. We investigated whether some of this spike could be ascribed to the Christmas/New Year's holidays rather than to climatic factors. METHODS AND RESULTS:We fitted a locally weighted polynomial regression...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Phillips DP,Jarvinen JR,Abramson IS,Phillips RR

更新日期：2004-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:If drug refractoriness to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) occurs, arrhythmia surgery that involves channelling and the exclusion of specific atrial areas can abolish atrial fibrillation. The purpose of this study was to establish the effectiveness and safety of maze III surgery to abolish PAF. METHODS ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jessurun ER,van Hemel NM,Defauw JA,Stofmeel MA,Kelder JC,de la Rivière AB,Ernst JM

更新日期：2000-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is highly effective in reducing sudden death rates in patients with life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias. However, the magnitude of the ability of the ICD to improve overall survival is less certain. Data supporting the contention that the ICD prolong...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sweeney MO,Ruskin JN

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six patients with unstable angina pectoris had biplane left ventricular (LV) angiograms and coronary arteriograms (CAGs) initially and at a median of 1 year following randomization to medical (15 patients) or surgical 11 patients) therapy. Left ventricular segmental wall motion was analyzed by a digital compute...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Priest MF,Curry GC,Smith LR,Rogers WJ,Mantle JA,Rackley CE,Kouchoukos NT,Russell RO Jr

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LDL and C-reactive protein (CRP) are important cardiovascular risk factors. Both LDL and CRP deposit in the arterial wall during atherogenesis. Stranded LDL is taken up by macrophages, causing foam cell formation. Because native LDL does not induce foam cell formation, we hypothesized that CRP may opsonize n...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zwaka TP,Hombach V,Torzewski J

更新日期：2001-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with triple-vessel coronary artery disease proven by angiography, symptomatic angina and a positive ECG stress test were evaluated with thallium-201 (201TI) scintigraphy. Twenty patients also had aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass surgery; 15 of them had repeat noninvasive evaluation. Seventy percent ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Leppo J,Yipintsoi T,Blankstein R,Bontemps R,Freeman LM,Zohman L,Scheuer J

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied isochronal maps of ventricular activation during ventricular arrhythmias induced by programmed premature stimulation in dogs 3-5 days after ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The entire epicardial surface and selective intramural sites were recorded using a computerized multiplexing t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mehra R,Zeiler RH,Gough WB,El-Sherif N

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vasoactive drugs could alter the fluid restitution from the tissue and redistribute blood volume between the macrocirculation and microcirculation. METHODS AND RESULTS:With bolus injections of vasoactive drugs in anesthetized rabbits, we measured the changes in blood and plasma density for the determination...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Anderson SM,Rich GF,Roos C,Lee LP,Lee JS

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND-Catecholamine-induced apoptosis is mediated by activation of the beta-adrenergic signaling pathway. We tested the hypothesis that beta(1)- and beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (AR) subtypes differentially affect apoptosis in adult rat ventricular myocytes in vitro. METHODS AND RESULTS-Myocytes were first exposed...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zaugg M,Xu W,Lucchinetti E,Shafiq SA,Jamali NZ,Siddiqui MA

更新日期：2000-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pulmonary circulation is an important site for the production and clearance of endothelin (ET)-1, a potent vasoactive and mitogenic peptide. Increased plasma ET-1 levels are observed in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PHT) and may contribute to the regulation of pulmonary vascular resistance, as well as...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bauer M,Wilkens H,Langer F,Schneider SO,Lausberg H,Schäfers HJ

更新日期：2002-03-05 00:00:00