Contribution of intrinsic skeletal muscle changes to 31P NMR skeletal muscle metabolic abnormalities in patients with chronic heart failure.

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the American Heart Association, passive smoking is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), but the mechanisms underlying this association are not fully understood. We studied the acute effect of passive smoking on the factors that influence the development of CHD: the antioxid...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Valkonen M,Kuusi T

更新日期：1998-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estrogen may increase the long-term survival of women who have suffered from a myocardial infarction (MI). We examined the acute and chronic influence of estrogen on MI in the rat left coronary artery ligation model. METHODS AND RESULTS:Female Sprague-Dawley rats (10 to 12 weeks, n=93), divided into 3 group...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Smith PJ,Ornatsky O,Stewart DJ,Picard P,Dawood F,Wen WH,Liu PP,Webb DJ,Monge JC

更新日期：2000-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have established that bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are present in the systemic circulation. In the current study, we investigated the hypothesis that gene transfer can be used to achieve phenotypic modulation of EPCs. METHODS AND RESULTS:In vitro, ex vivo murine v...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Iwaguro H,Yamaguchi J,Kalka C,Murasawa S,Masuda H,Hayashi S,Silver M,Li T,Isner JM,Asahara T

更新日期：2002-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In 61 patients sinus node function was tested by programmed (sinoatrial conduction time, SACT) and overdrive atrial pacing (sinus node recovery time, SRT). In the control group (N = 20), mean sinus cycle length was 773 +/- 140.2 msec, mean absolute SRT 1044 +/- 215.8 msec [corrected SRT (CSRT) 270 +/- 112.5 msec; mean...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Breithardt G,Seipel L,Loogen F

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRs) participate in many cardiac pathophysiological processes, including ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced cardiac injury. Recently, we and others observed that miR-494 was downregulated in murine I/R-injured and human infarcted hearts. However, the functional consequence of miR-494 in response ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wang X,Zhang X,Ren XP,Chen J,Liu H,Yang J,Medvedovic M,Hu Z,Fan GC

更新日期：2010-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis is a complex process of alloimmune response, chronic inflammation, and smooth muscle cell proliferation that includes cross talk between cytokines and growth factors. METHODS AND RESULTS:Our results in rat cardiac allografts established alloimmune response as an alternativ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lemström KB,Krebs R,Nykänen AI,Tikkanen JM,Sihvola RK,Aaltola EM,Häyry PJ,Wood J,Alitalo K,Ylä-Herttuala S,Koskinen PK

更新日期：2002-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Because acute segmental wall motion abnormalities (SWMAs) of the left ventricle are highly sensitive and specific indicators of myocardial ischemia, this study compared the incidence and significance of ischemia, as detected by two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and surface electrocardiography, during an...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Smith JS,Cahalan MK,Benefiel DJ,Byrd BF,Lurz FW,Shapiro WA,Roizen MF,Bouchard A,Schiller NB

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion of ischemic myocardium may accelerate necrosis of injured myocytes. To determine the role of neutrophil leukocytes in this process, we examined whether neutrophil depletion during reperfusion could modify infarct size in anesthetized dogs. The proximal circumflex coronary artery was occluded for 90 minutes...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Litt MR,Jeremy RW,Weisman HF,Winkelstein JA,Becker LC

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since Mexican Americans have adverse patterns of risk factors for myocardial infarction relative to non-Hispanic whites, the incidence of myocardial infarction should be greater among Mexican Americans than among non-Hispanic whites. This expectation conflicts with reports generated from death certificate re...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Goff DC,Nichaman MZ,Chan W,Ramsey DJ,Labarthe DR,Ortiz C

更新日期：1997-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary flow reserve (CFR), an integrated measure of focal, diffuse, and small-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD), identifies patients at risk for cardiac death. We sought to determine the association between CFR, angiographic CAD, and cardiovascular outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:Consecutive patients (n=...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Taqueti VR,Hachamovitch R,Murthy VL,Naya M,Foster CR,Hainer J,Dorbala S,Blankstein R,Di Carli MF

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A transvenous lead system for implantable defibrillators would obviate a surgical thoracotomy and reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with implantation. We evaluated the clinical performance of a new nonthoracotomy lead system that included a defibrillation lead in the coronary sinus. At the time of defibril...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yee R,Klein GJ,Leitch JW,Guiraudon GM,Guiraudon CM,Jones DL,Norris C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that arterial superoxide (O2-) is augmented by increased endothelin-1 (ET-1) in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertension, a model of low renin hypertension. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a potent reducing molecule with antioxidant properties and an essential cofactor for endothe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zheng JS,Yang XQ,Lookingland KJ,Fink GD,Hesslinger C,Kapatos G,Kovesdi I,Chen AF

更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The release of endothelium-derived relaxing factors has been shown experimentally to be of pivotal importance for the maintenance of coronary blood flow during increased demand. In humans with coronary atherosclerosis, endothelial vasodilator dysfunction is not confined only to epicardial conductance vessels...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zeiher AM,Krause T,Schächinger V,Minners J,Moser E

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health problem. We sought to describe changes in 1-month survival after OHCA in patients given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during the last 14 years in Sweden. METHODS AND RESULTS:All patients experiencing OHCA in whom CPR was attempted between ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hollenberg J,Herlitz J,Lindqvist J,Riva G,Bohm K,Rosenqvist M,Svensson L

更新日期：2008-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic counterpulsation has been observed to reduce the rate of reocclusion of the infarct-related artery after patency has been restored during acute myocardial infarction in observational studies. To evaluate the benefit-to-risk ratio of aortic counterpulsation during the early phase of myocardial infarcti...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ohman EM,George BS,White CJ,Kern MJ,Gurbel PA,Freedman RJ,Lundergan C,Hartmann JR,Talley JD,Frey MJ

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial dysfunction is associated with atherosclerosis and may contribute to ischemic syndromes. We assessed the contribution of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) and vasodilator prostanoids to resting blood flow, metabolic vasodilation, and flow reserve in the human coronary circulation. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Duffy SJ,Castle SF,Harper RW,Meredith IT

更新日期：1999-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physiological effects of ACE inhibitors may act in part through a kinin-dependent mechanism. We investigated the effect of chronic ACE-inhibitor treatment on functional kinin B(1)- and B(2)-receptor expression, which are the molecular entities responsible for the biological effects of kinins. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Marin-Castaño ME,Schanstra JP,Neau E,Praddaude F,Pecher C,Ader JL,Girolami JP,Bascands JL

更新日期：2002-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Jun family of activator protein 1 (AP-1) transcription factors (c-Jun, JunB, and JunD) is involved in fundamental biological processes such as proliferation, apoptosis, tumor angiogenesis, and hypertrophy. The role of individual AP-1 transcription factors in the stressed heart is not clear. In the presen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hilfiker-Kleiner D,Hilfiker A,Kaminski K,Schaefer A,Park JK,Michel K,Quint A,Yaniv M,Weitzman JB,Drexler H

更新日期：2005-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incomplete ST-segment resolution (STR) after successful primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with a poor prognosis. We used intracoronary Doppler velocimetry to investigate whether incomplete STR after primary angioplasty is a marker of severe microcirculatory dysfunction. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Feldman LJ,Coste P,Furber A,Dupouy P,Slama MS,Monassier JP,Tron C,Lafont A,Faraggi M,Le Guludec D,Dubois-Randé JL,Steg PG,FRench Optimal STenting-2 Invest.

更新日期：2003-06-03 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:Elevated lipoprotein (Lp) (a) concentrations are associated with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. Lp(a) is structurally related to proteins involved in lipid transport, fibrinolysis, coagulation, and cellular mitogenesis and is known to have important physiological interactions with the coa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Desmarais RL,Sarembock IJ,Ayers CR,Vernon SM,Powers ER,Gimple LW

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) are thought to play critical roles in vascular remodeling after injury, with tPA mediating intravascular clot lysis and uPA modulating cell migration within the vessel wall. In human vascular disease, however, thrombus org...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schäfer K,Konstantinides S,Riedel C,Thinnes T,Müller K,Dellas C,Hasenfuss G,Loskutoff DJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) have shown promise in improving the outcomes for patients with peripheral artery disease. We compared a paclitaxel-coated balloon with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for the treatment of symptomatic superficial femoral and popliteal artery disease. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tepe G,Laird J,Schneider P,Brodmann M,Krishnan P,Micari A,Metzger C,Scheinert D,Zeller T,Cohen DJ,Snead DB,Alexander B,Landini M,Jaff MR,IN.PACT SFA Trial Investigators.

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a canine preparation of experimental infarction to study the natural course of echocardiographically defined regional wall motion abnormalities in the 6 weeks after acute coronary ligation. Eight dogs underwent serial short-axis echocardiographic evaluation and microsphere blood flow determinations at control,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gibbons EF,Hogan RD,Franklin TD,Nolting M,Weyman AE

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that 1) endogenous adenosine released during ischemia conferred an inherent cardioprotection, and 2) a pretreatment dose of adenosine before ischemia would provide additional protection independent of hemodynamic effects. METHODS AND RESULTS:Thirty-six anesthetized New Zealand White rabbits ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Toombs CF,McGee S,Johnston WE,Vinten-Johansen J

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A role for myeloperoxidase (MPO) as a mediator of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes has recently received considerable attention. Although active MPO and hypochlorite-modified proteins and peptides have been detected in human atherosclerotic lesions, detection of novel chlorinated oxidized...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Thukkani AK,McHowat J,Hsu FF,Brennan ML,Hazen SL,Ford DA

更新日期：2003-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary clinical and laboratory observations suggest that nifedipine might prevent progression of threatened myocardial infarction by reversing coronary spasm or might limit necrosis during the course of acute myocardial infarction. We screened 3143 patients with ischemic pain of greater than 45 min duration and r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Muller JE,Morrison J,Stone PH,Rude RE,Rosner B,Roberts R,Pearle DL,Turi ZG,Schneider JF,Serfas DH

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenomedullin (AM) is a vasodilating peptide involved in the regulation of circulatory homeostasis and in the pathophysiology of certain cardiovascular diseases. To determine the extent to which chronic AM overproduction affects circulatory physiology under normal and pathological conditions, we used a prep...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shindo T,Kurihara H,Maemura K,Kurihara Y,Kuwaki T,Izumida T,Minamino N,Ju KH,Morita H,Oh-hashi Y,Kumada M,Kangawa K,Nagai R,Yazaki Y

更新日期：2000-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the response to overdrive suppression of junctional pacemakers (JP) and correlates it with symptoms in 21 patients. Junctional rhythm (JR) was seen in 5 patients with intact A-V conduction, and in 16 with complete heart block, the JPs were located proximal to or within the His bundle (BH). Junction...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Narula OS,Narula JT

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise knowledge of the expected "normal" lumen diameter at a given coronary anatomic location is a first step toward developing a quantitative estimate of coronary disease severity that could be more useful than the traditional "percent stenosis." METHODS AND RESULTS:Eighty-three arteriograms were careful...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dodge JT Jr,Brown BG,Bolson EL,Dodge HT

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00