Ibopamine versus hydrochlorothiazide/amiloride in patients with mild congestive heart failure. SK & F Ibopamine Working Group.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study the pharmacodynamic interactions and safety of the co-administration of the calcium sensitizer levosimendan and the calcium antagonist felodipine in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and with normal ejection fraction (EF). METHODS:The study was a randomized, double blind, placeb...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Põder P,Eha J,Antila S,Heinpalu M,Planken U,Loogna I,Mesikepp A,Akkila J,Lehtonen L

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The natural history of pediatric patients with severely symptomatic neurocardiogenic syncope is poorly defined respect to the likelihood of remission or symptomatic recurrence along time. We undertook this study to investigate the likelihood of clinical relapse, and to assess the effect of prophylactic pharma...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Biffi M,Boriani G,Bronzetti G,Frabetti L,Picchio FM,Branzi A

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:Early reperfusion represents the key strategy in ST elevation myocardial infarction. However, reperfusion may induce myocardial damage due to the reperfusion myocardial injury, compromising the full potential of reperfusion therapy and accounting for unfavourable results in high risk patients. Adenosine seems to atten...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kassimis G,Davlouros P,Patel N,De Maria G,Kallistratos MS,Kharbanda RK,Manolis AJ,Alexopoulos D,Banning AP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This review aims at updating the results of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in mild heart failure patients, and investigating whether CRT can prevent or reverse heart failure progression in an earlier stage. METHODS:Randomized controlled trials of CRT in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Tu R,Zhong G,Zeng Z,Wu W,Wu H,Cao X,Aung LH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Protein kinase C alpha (gene: PRKCA) is a key regulator of cardiac contractility. Two genetic variants have recently been discovered to regulate PRKCA expression in failing human heart tissue (rs9909004 [T → C] and rs9303504 [C → G]). The association of those variants with clinical outcomes in patients with hea...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Luzum JA,Ting C,Peterson EL,Gui H,Shugg T,Williams LK,Li L,Sadee W,Wang D,Lanfear DE

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease, with drug-induced causes even more uncommon, accounting for only 10% of cases in large registry series. Predisposing factors for drug-induced PAH have not been completely defined. This review summarizes drugs with definite, possible, or likely association to pulmonary...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Correale M,Tricarico L,Grazioli D,Formica ES,Petrucci R,Persichella P,Di Biase M,Brunetti ND

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ranolazine, an inhibitor of the late current of the cardiac action potential (late I(Na)), is a well established clinical treatment for chronic angina. The late INa in cardiac myocytes also plays an important role in the pathophysiology of acute myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, and thus is a potential therapeutic ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Hale SL,Kloner RA

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Male Japanese white rabbits were fed a restricted amount (100 g/head/day) of an atherogenic diet containing 0.2% cholesterol and 6% peanut oil during an 8-week experimental period. Atherosclerotic lesions, characterized by intimal thickening with lipid deposition, were produced by de-endothelialization of the rabbit a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Saso Y,Ohtani A,Odawara A,Iwasaki H,Takashima K,Morita T

更新日期：1993-04-01 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：PURPOSE:We tested if inhibition of phosphodiesterases (PDEs) with IBMX (1-methyl-3-isobutylxanthine) can modulate the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening by inactivating glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β). METHODS:H9c2 cells were exposed to 600 μM H(2)O(2) for 20 min to cause the mPTP opening. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Chanoit G,Zhou J,Lee S,McIntosh R,Shen X,Zvara DA,Xu Z

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rational approach to the treatment of chronic myocardial ischemia requires an appreciation of the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease and the treatment options available. Any factor that causes an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand can provoke ischemia. Myocardial oxygen requirements rise w...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Cohn PF

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases are of fundamental importance in the cause of death and morbidity in the elderly as a group. If the successful management of blood pressure can effect a reduction in morbid events as well as death, as has been indicated by recent trials, the elderly have more to gain than any other group within...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Dall JL

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Diabetic cardiomyopathy as a distinct entity was first recognized by Rubler et al. in diabetics with congestive heart failure (CHF), who had no evidence of coronary atherosclerosis. The Framingham study showed a 2.4-fold increased incidence of CHF in diabetic men and a 5.1-fold increase in diabetic women over 18 years...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Fein FS,Sonnenblick EH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in men and women in the USA. Once a patient experiences an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), they are at increased risk for hospital readmission within 30 days and 6 months after discharge and more importantly, they have worse survival. Hospital readmissions lead to po...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Paruchuri V,Gaztanaga J,Rambhujun V,Smith R,Farkouh ME

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The VHAS (Verapamil-Hypertension Atherosclerosis Study) Investigators entered 1464 patients with essential hypertension and blood pressure (BP) values > or = 160 mmHg systolic and 95 mmHg diastolic (DBP) but excluded those with a DBP > or = 115 mmHg, and those with diabetes mellitus or previous myocardial infarction o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Zanchetti A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Takotsubo syndrome (TS) was once considered to be rare and largely benign, it is now recognized to represent a major cause of cardiac morbidity and mortality, especially in ageing women. The biochemical precipitant of attacks of TS is an increase in catecholamine concentrations within the myocardium...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ong GJ,Nguyen TH,Stansborough J,Surikow SY,Horowitz JD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate variability is a noninvasive indicator of autonomic nervous system activity. The role of the autonomic nervous system in the genesis of atrial or ventricular arrhythmias is now well established. Little is known about the effects of flecainide on heart rate variability in patients with normal heart structure...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Fauchier L,Babuty D,Autret ML,Poret P,Cosnay P,Fauchier JP

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of orally administered captopril, enalapril and lisinopril on plasma concentrations of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin II (ANGII) and renin (PRC) were studied over a period of 6 hours in 6 normal subjects. A further 4 subjects received intravenous enalapril and enalaprilic acid (enalaprila...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Semple PF,Cumming AM,Meredith PA,Morton JJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The PPAR-alpha agonists (fibrates) are commonly used in the treatment of dyslipidemia. It has been hypothesized that the cardio-protective effects of fibrates are partially due to immunomodulatory effects. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the effect of fibrates on neutrophilic chemokines such as ep...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Price ET,Welder GJ,Zineh I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although erythropoietin (EPO) is known to express angiogenic and cardioprotective effects, it also induces hypertension, polycythemia, and platelet activation, which may cause serious adverse effects in patients with cardiovascular diseases. We compared the angiogenic effects of EPO and its nonerythropoietic de...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yanagawa T,Toba K,Kato K,Suzuki T,Minagawa S,Saigawa T,Ozawa T,Oda M,Takayama T,Hanawa H,Higuchi M,Saito H,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium channel blockers are a group of drugs used for the treatment of hypertension. Carbonic anhydrase (CA) I detected in vascular smooth muscle and in other cells in the organism has a major role in the acid-base balance and in vascular processes. Our previous work has proven that verapamil inhibits CA activity by ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Puscas L,Gilau L,Coltau M,Pasca R,Domuta G,Baican M,Hecht A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study aimed to define the potential positive effect of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition on left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) beyond glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (DYDA 2™ trial). METHODS:Individuals with ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Giorda CB,Cioffi G,Lucci D,Nada E,Ognibeni F,Mancusi C,Latini R,Maggioni AP,DYDA 2 Investigators.

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy has gained widespread acceptance as a means of treating coronary artery thrombosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Although experimental data have demonstrated that timely reperfusion limits the extent of infarction caused by regional ischemia, there is growing evidence that reperfus...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Werns SW,Lucchesi BR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Rapid restoration of sinus rhythm using pharmacological cardioversion is commonly indicated in patients with symptomatic recent-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). The objectives of this large, international, multicenter observational study were to determine the safety and effectiveness of intravenous (IV) vernakalant...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Lévy S,Hartikainen J,Ritz B,Juhlin T,Carbajosa-Dalmau J,Domanovits H

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), guidelines recommend use of beta-blockers with gradual up-titration. However, many patients with HFrEF do not use beta-blockers and up-titration is rare. Our purpose was to identify and rank barriers to beta-blocker use and up-titration fro...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Levitan EB,Van Dyke MK,Loop MS,O'Beirne R,Safford MM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Permanent polymer drug-eluting stents (DES) are associated with a higher risk of late and very late stent thrombosis (ST); biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents (BP-DES) were designed to reduce these risks. However, their benefits are not completely clear. METHOD:We undertook a meta-analysis of randomize...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Wang Y,Dong P,Li L,Li X,Wang H,Yang X,Wang S,Li Z,Shang X

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The melatonin receptor (MT) agonist ramelteon has a higher affinity to MT1 than for MT2 receptors and induces cardioprotection by involvement of mitochondrial potassium channels. Activation of mitochondrial potassium channels leads to release of free radicals. We investigated whether (1) ramelteon-induced cardi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Stroethoff M,Goetze L,Torregroza C,Bunte S,Raupach A,Heinen A,Mathes A,Hollmann MW,Huhn R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00