Sodium, blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease: further evidence supporting the American Heart Association sodium reduction recommendations.

abstract：:To determine whether cardiac transplant rejection can be detected noninvasively with indium-111 (111In)-labeled lymphocytes, we studied 11 dogs with thoracic heterotopic cardiac transplants without immunosuppression and five dogs with transplants treated with cyclosporine (10 mg/kg/day) and prednisone (1 mg/kg/day). A...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Eisen HJ,Eisenberg SB,Saffitz JE,Bolman RM 3rd,Sobel BE,Bergmann SR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial remodeling after balloon angioplasty has been recognized as a major determinant of restenosis. Perturbation of collagen metabolism might be important. After balloon injury, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression is upregulated. We investigated the effect of Batimastat, a nonspecific MMP inhibitor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： de Smet BJ,de Kleijn D,Hanemaaijer R,Verheijen JH,Robertus L,van Der Helm YJ,Borst C,Post MJ

更新日期：2000-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Finn Waagstein was born in Copenhagen in 1938. He graduated from Aarhus University Medical School in 1964. He received his cardiology training in the Sahlgrenska University Hospital at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He was appointed Associate Professor in 1980, and he assisted in establishing and directing the ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Waagstein F,Rutherford JD

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports have suggested that an attenuated exercise heart rate response may be associated with coronary heart disease risk and with mortality. These observations may parallel the association between reduced heart rate variability during normal activities and adverse outcome. This investigation was de...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lauer MS,Okin PM,Larson MG,Evans JC,Levy D

更新日期：1996-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac parasympathetic nerves run alongside the superior vena cava (SVC) and accumulate particularly epicardially adjacent to the orifice of the coronary sinus (CS). In animals, these nerves can be electrically stimulated inside the SVC or CS, which results in negative chronotropic/dromotropic effects and n...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schauerte P,Mischke K,Plisiene J,Waldmann M,Zarse M,Stellbrink C,Schimpf T,Knackstedt C,Sinha A,Hanrath P

更新日期：2001-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) naturally progresses toward chronic AF at an estimated rate of 15% to 30% over a 1- to 3-year period. Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is increasingly performed for the treatment of drug-refractory paroxysmal AF. The long-term data on clinical outcome after circumferential PV...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ouyang F,Tilz R,Chun J,Schmidt B,Wissner E,Zerm T,Neven K,Köktürk B,Konstantinidou M,Metzner A,Fuernkranz A,Kuck KH

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several prospective cohort studies have found an inverse association between fish consumption and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) or sudden cardiac death in the general population, limited data are available among diabetic patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined prospectively the association...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hu FB,Cho E,Rexrode KM,Albert CM,Manson JE

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine the impact of concurrent cardiac procedures (CCP) on patient outcomes after HeartMate II (HMII) left ventricular assist device implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two hundred eighty-one patients underwent implantation of a HMII as a bridge to transplantation from M...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pal JD,Klodell CT,John R,Pagani FD,Rogers JG,Farrar DJ,Milano CA,HeartMate II Clinical Investigators.

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and diabetes are both associated with a high risk of ischemic events, but the role of intensive blood pressure control in PAD has not been established. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Appropriate Blood Pressure Control in Diabetes study followed 950 subjects with type 2 diabetes fo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mehler PS,Coll JR,Estacio R,Esler A,Schrier RW,Hiatt WR

更新日期：2003-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms of increased neointimal hyperplasia after coronary interventions in diabetic patients are still unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Glucose and insulin effects on in vitro vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration were assessed. The effect of balloon injury on neointimal hyperpl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Indolfi C,Torella D,Cavuto L,Davalli AM,Coppola C,Esposito G,Carriero MV,Rapacciuolo A,Di Lorenzo E,Stabile E,Perrino C,Chieffo A,Pardo F,Chiariello M

更新日期：2001-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women receive less evidence-based medical care than men and have higher rates of death after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It is unclear whether efforts undertaken to improve AMI care have mitigated these sex disparities in the current era. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using the Get With the Guidelines-Coronary...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jneid H,Fonarow GC,Cannon CP,Hernandez AF,Palacios IF,Maree AO,Wells Q,Bozkurt B,Labresh KA,Liang L,Hong Y,Newby LK,Fletcher G,Peterson E,Wexler L,Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2008-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proto-oncogenes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of gene-mediated myocardial remodeling. In the human heart, however, it has not been clarified whether these proto-oncogenes are related to contractile impairment and structural alteration of the myocardium. The present study is designed to investigate...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Taketani S,Sawa Y,Taniguchi K,Mitsuno M,Kawaguchi N,Onishi S,Matsuda H

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral arterial disease is one manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease increases with the age of the population. It is important to remember the significant association of coincident coronary artery disease, which is the major cause of mortality in these patients. R...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： White CJ,Gray WA

更新日期：2007-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two hundred eighteen patients were evaluated in a two-phase approach (time to first appropriate discharge, survival after discharge) to identify factors that may be related to maximal benefit derived from use of an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD). METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred nine...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Levine JH,Mellits ED,Baumgardner RA,Veltri EP,Mower M,Grunwald L,Guarnieri T,Aarons D,Griffith LS

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adhesion of monocytes to the endothelium is an initial step in the early stages of atherosclerosis and inflammation. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) stimulates a range of functional activities of monocytes, including regulation of monocyte adhesion and induction of cytokine producti...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Takahashi M,Kitagawa S,Masuyama JI,Ikeda U,Kasahara T,Takahashi YI,Furukawa Y,Kano S,Shimada K

更新日期：1996-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight cases of ventricular parasystole are reported. In all these cases, regardless of whether parasystole seems intermittent or "continuous," the presence of second degree entrance block of the Mobitz type I was suggested. Parasystole alternated with concealed extrasystolic bigeminy showing occasional reentrant extra...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kinoshita S

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amiodarone is the most effective antiarrhythmic drug for maintaining sinus rhythm for patients with atrial fibrillation. Extra-cardiac side effects have been a limiting factor, especially during chronic use, and may offset its benefits. Dronedarone is a noniodinated benzofuran derivative of amiodarone that has been de...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Patel C,Yan GX,Kowey PR

更新日期：2009-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coconut oil is high in saturated fat and may, therefore, raise serum cholesterol concentrations, but beneficial effects on other cardiovascular risk factors have also been suggested. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of the effect of coconut oil consumption on blood lipids and other cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Neelakantan N,Seah JYH,van Dam RM

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of blood-flow velocities were investigated at different sites in two types of coronary artery bypass grafts, sequential saphenous vein grafts (SSVG) and internal mammary artery grafts (IMAG). The latter appear to have the longest life span. The patency rate of the side-to-side anastomosis of the SSVG i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fujiwara T,Kajiya F,Kanazawa S,Matsuoka S,Wada Y,Hiramatsu O,Kagiyama M,Ogasawara Y,Tsujioka K,Katsumura T

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a single oral dose combination of 120 mg diltiazem and 160 mg propranolol in terminating paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) was evaluated in 15 patients. All 15 patients underwent electrical induction of PSVT that lasted longer than 15 min, and all underwent randomized crossover placebo and...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yeh SJ,Lin FC,Chou YY,Hung JS,Wu D

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic polymorphisms at codons 16 and 27 of the beta2-adrenergic receptor have been associated with altered response to sympathetic stimulation. We examined these polymorphisms in relation to cardiovascular event risk in the Cardiovascular Health Study. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 808 black and 4441 whi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Heckbert SR,Hindorff LA,Edwards KL,Psaty BM,Lumley T,Siscovick DS,Tang Z,Durda JP,Kronmal RA,Tracy RP

更新日期：2003-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posteroseptal ablation of the atrioventricular node (AVN) has been proposed as a means to slow the ventricular rate during atrial fibrillation (AF). The suggested mechanism is elimination of the AVN "slow pathway." On the basis of the unpredictable success of the procedure, we hypothesize that, in fact, the ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Garrigue S,Mowrey KA,Fahy G,Tchou PJ,Mazgalev TN

更新日期：1999-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We attempted to characterize age-related changes in blood pressure in both normotensive and untreated hypertensive subjects in a population-based cohort from the original Framingham Heart Study and to infer underlying hemodynamic mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 2036 participants were divided into...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Franklin SS,Gustin W 4th,Wong ND,Larson MG,Weber MA,Kannel WB,Levy D

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary blood flow occurs mainly during the diastolic phase of each cardiac cycle and is mainly dependent on diastolic driving pressure, especially in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). We hypothesized that calculation of the ratio of the diastolic driving pressure of a stenotic LAD to its ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Abe M,Tomiyama H,Yoshida H,Doba N

更新日期：2000-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Together with pulmonary veins, many extrapulmonary vein areas may be the source of initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation. The left atrial appendage (LAA) is an underestimated site of initiation of atrial fibrillation. Here, we report the prevalence of triggers from the LAA and the best strategy f...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Di Biase L,Burkhardt JD,Mohanty P,Sanchez J,Mohanty S,Horton R,Gallinghouse GJ,Bailey SM,Zagrodzky JD,Santangeli P,Hao S,Hongo R,Beheiry S,Themistoclakis S,Bonso A,Rossillo A,Corrado A,Raviele A,Al-Ahmad A,Wang P,

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The results of angiographic studies have suggested that calcium channel-blocking agents may prevent new coronary lesion formation, the progression of minimal lesions, or both. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Vascular Effects of Norvasc Trial (PREVENT) was a multicenter, rand...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pitt B,Byington RP,Furberg CD,Hunninghake DB,Mancini GB,Miller ME,Riley W

更新日期：2000-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational studies suggest that there are differences in adherence to antihypertensive medications in different classes. Our objective was to quantify the association between antihypertensive drug class and adherence in clinical settings. METHODS AND RESULTS:Studies were identified through a systematic s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kronish IM,Woodward M,Sergie Z,Ogedegbe G,Falzon L,Mann DM

更新日期：2011-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study we tested the hypothesis that atrial fibrillation (AF) causes electrophysiological changes of the atrial myocardium which might explain the progressive nature of the arrhythmia. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twelve goats were chronically instrumented with multiple electrodes sutured to the epicardium of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wijffels MC,Kirchhof CJ,Dorland R,Allessie MA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Originally described by Japanese authors in the 1990s, Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) generally presents as an acute myocardial infarction characterized by severe left ventricular dysfunction. TTS, however, differs from an acute coronary syndrome because patients have generally a normal coronary angiogram and left ventricul...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pelliccia F,Kaski JC,Crea F,Camici PG

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute coronary hemodynamic and metabolic effects of intravenous dipyridamole were studied in 13 patients. Total left ventricular (LV), anterior (supplied by the left anterior descending coronary artery) and inferior (supplied by circumflex and right coronary arteries) regional flows and metabolic responses were as...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Feldman RL,Nichols WW,Pepine CJ,Conti CR

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00