Association Between Interleukin-18 Level and Left Ventricular Mass Index in Hypertensive Patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Systemic inflammation has an important role in the initiation of atherosclerosis, which is associated with arterial stiffness (AS). Aortic flow propagation velocity (APV) is a new echocardiographic parameter of aortic stiffness. The relationship between systemic inflammation and AS has not yet...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Karaman K,Arisoy A,Altunkas A,Erken E,Demirtas A,Ozturk M,Karayakali M,Sahin S,Celik A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart transplantation (HTx) has become standard treatment for selected patients with end-stage heart failure. Improvements in immunosuppressant, donor procurement, surgical techniques, and post-HTx care have resulted in a substantial decrease in acute allograft rejection, which had previously significantly limited sur...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim IC,Youn JC,Kobashigawa JA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim HL

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) generally occurs as a result of atherosclerosis and compromises the blood supply to a wide area of myocardium, thereby increasing the risk of serious adverse cardiac events. Current revascularization strategies for patients with significant LMCA disease include c...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Cho SC,Park DW,Park SJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Chronic impairment of β-adrenergic receptor signaling increases cardiac apoptosis, hypertrophy and fibrosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether isoproterenol (ISO), an agonist of the adrenergic receptor, can enhance tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Eom YW,Jung HY,Oh JE,Lee JW,Ahn MS,Youn YJ,Ahn SG,Kim JY,Lee SH,Yoon J,Yoo BS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the clinical setting. AF increases both the risk and severity of strokes, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Despite the clear net clinical benefit of oral anticoagulants (OACs) in patients with AF at risk for strok...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Senoo K,Lane D,Lip GY

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Adipokines have been suggested for their potential use in tracking the clinical progress in the subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS). To investigate the relationship between the serum levels of adipokines {adiponectin and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4)} and the serum level of uric acid in h...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park CS,Ihm SH,Park HJ,Shin WS,Kim PJ,Chang K,Kim HY,Youn HJ,Chung WS,Seung KB,Kim JH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatments of choice for cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are the removal of the entire CIED system, control of infection, and new device implantation. Occasionally, a complete CIED removal can not be performed for several reasons, such as very old age, severe comobidity, limited life expectancy...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Hahn S,Kim J,Choi JH,Lim SH,Kang TS,Park BE,Lee MY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Left ventricular (LV) remodeling is a heterogeneous process, involving both infarcted and non-infarcted zones, which affects wall thickness and chamber size, shape and function. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A total of 758 consecutive patients (62.8±12.0 years, 539 males) with acute myocardial infarct...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Yoon HJ,Jeong MH,Bae JH,Kim KH,Ahn Y,Cho JG,Park JC,Kang JC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study was intended to test how the inflammation at the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) inoculation site (BCGitis) can be a useful a diagnostic feature of Kawasaki disease (KD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS:All subjects were infants at the time of admission, and had received BCG vaccination during ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Seo JH,Yu JJ,Ko HK,Choi HS,Kim YH,Ko JK

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The annual incidence of systemic sarcoidosis is estimated at 10-20 per 100,000 individuals. Owing to the recent advances in imaging modalities, cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is diagnosed more frequently. The triad of CS includes conduction abnormality...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Yada H,Soejima K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man, who underwent a procedure for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), visited the outpatient department of our clinic after suffering multiple ICD shocks. The ICD interrogation revealed recurrent shock due to a high frequency of noise that is sensed by the device as ventricular fibrillation...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Choi K,Kim JH,Kim HJ,Lee SO,Jang EY,Kim JS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiographic diagnosis of atrial myxoma may not always be straightforward, and the distinction between myxoma and thrombi is not easy, especially when we observe a mass after successful surgery. Our report describes a 72-year-old woman who presented with right upper limb hemiparesis and was subsequently diagnosed...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park H,Jo S,Cho YK,Kim J,Cho S,Kim JH,Jeong YJ,Song JK

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Dysregulation of histone deacetylase expression and enzymatic activity is associated with a number of diseases. It has been reported that protein levels of histone deacetylase (HDAC)1 and HDAC5 increase during human pulmonary hypertension, and that the enzymatic activity of HDAC6 is induced in...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kee HJ,Kim GR,Lin MQ,Choi SY,Ryu Y,Jin L,Piao ZH,Jeong MH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65 year-old female with a history of xerostomia and xerophthalmia was presented with dyspnea on exertion (New York Heart Association class III). Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization demonstrated severe pulmonary hypertension (PH). Laboratory examinations showed positive anti-nuclear and anti-Ro/SS-A antibodi...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Hwang JA,Yang TH,Lee JY,Koo DW,Choi IS,Cho SY,Kim MS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Over the past decades, transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been increasingly adopted in clinical practice. Women represent a large population who will possibly benefit from PCI, but they are often under-represented in clinical studies. Therefore, the role of T...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Xu Y,Jin C,Qiao S,Wu Y,Yan H,Dou K,Xu B,Yang J,Yang Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the clinical outcome of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with MetS has not been well examined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of AMI patients with MetS. SUBJECTS AND ME...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Ji MS,Jeong MH,Ahn Y,Kim YJ,Chae SC,Hong TJ,Seong IW,Chae JK,Kim CJ,Cho MC,Rha SW,Bae JH,Seung KB,Park SJ,Other Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of peri-stent graft infection (PGI) following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is low, but the associated mortality rates are extremely high. The diagnosis of this complication can be difficult due to nonspecific symptoms. Here, we report a case of PGI combined with an aorto-esophageal fistula...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee SH,Song PS,Kim WS,Park KB,Choi SH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Prospective comparison of Angiotensin Receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) with Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) to Determine Impact on Global Mortality and morbidity in Heart Failure (HF) trial (PARADIGM-HF) showed that adding a neprilysin inhibitor (sacubitril) to a renin-angiotensin system blocker...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Dewan P,Docherty KF,McMurray JJV

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The drug-eluting balloon (DEB) catheter system was developed to treat restenosis. Furthermore, DEB angioplasty has been shown to reduce restenosis risk when compared to drug-eluting stents (DES) in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) or small vessel disease (SVD). In addition, DEB angiopla...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park K,Kim TE,Park KW,Kang HJ,Koo BK,Kim HS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been estimated that coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) is encountered in 15 to 20% patients referred for coronary angiography (CAG). The success of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of CTO can be attributed to the vast array of hardware that has now become available and also to the vastly enhanced op...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Dash D

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Despite the favorable efficacy of new antiplatelet agents demonstrated in randomized controlled trials, their clinical implications in Korea are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate trends in antiplatelet agent use for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and their impact on 30-d...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim C,Shin DH,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Kim BK,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Park J,Lee H,Choi YJ,Choi YS,Oh SK,Jang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to provide morbidity and mortality information on very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with congenital heart disease (CHD-VLBWs). METHODS:The study used a 10-year cohort of VLBW infants from a single institution. CHD was classified according to International Classification of...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Song WS,Kim CY,Lee BS,Kim EAR,Kim KS,Jung E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the histolopathogical effects among the biolimus, zotarolimus, and everolimus eluting stent (EES) in the porcine coronary restenosis model. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Pigs were randomized into three groups in which the coronary arteries (15 pigs, 10 coronaries i...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lim KS,Jeong MH,Bae IH,Park DS,Kim JM,Kim JH,Cho DL,Sim DS,Park KH,Hong YJ,Ahn Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet aggregation is not only an essential part of hemostasis, but also initiates acute coronary syndrome or ischemic stroke. The precise understanding of the activation mechanism of platelet aggregation is fundamental for the development of more effective agents against platelet aggregation. Adenosine diphosphate,...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Joo SJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of cardiac disease via the epicardium fell under the domain of cardiac surgery due to the need for an open thoracotomy. Since an open thoracotomy is invasive in nature and has the potential for complications, a minimally invasive and percutaneous approach would be more attractive for suitable patients. The r...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Han S,Hwang C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We investigated the effect of the additional use of abciximab during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the level of procoagulant microparticles (MPs) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who had undergone primary PCI. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In this study...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Cha JJ,Kim JY,Choi EY,Min PK,Cho M,Lee DL,Hong SY,Yoon YW,Lee BK,Hong BK,Rim SJ,Kwon HM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease is the most important cause of mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). After stenting for coronary artery disease in SLE patients similar to non-SLE patients, the risk of stent thrombosis is always present. Although there are reports of stent thrombosis in SLE patients, ve...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee DY,Park JP,Ko SJ,Lee SE,Jhon SH,Lim JH,Rhew JY

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Experimental protocols for remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) utilize models in which a tourniquet is placed around the hindlimb or effluent is collected from an isolated heart. In analyzing the humoral factors that act as signal transducers in these models, sampled blood can be influenced by ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Youn YJ,Yoo BS,Son JW,Lee JW,Ahn MS,Ahn SG,Kim JY,Lee SH,Yoon J,Eom YW,Oh JE,Choi SK

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic thoracic aortic injury is typically fatal. However, recent improvements in pre-hospital care and diagnostic modalities have resulted in an increased number of patients with traumatic aortic injury arriving alive at the hospital. Also, the morbidity and mortality associated with endovascular repair are signif...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Jang MO,Kim JH,Oh SK,Lee MG,Park KH,Sim DS,Hong YJ,Ahn Y,Jeong MH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00