Local platelet activation causes vasoconstriction of large epicardial canine coronary arteries in vivo. Thromboxane A2 and serotonin are possible mediators.

abstract：BACKGROUND:An effect of diet in determining blood pressure is suggested by epidemiological studies, but the role of specific nutrients is still unsettled. METHODS AND RESULTS:The relation of various nutritional factors with hypertension was examined prospectively among 30,681 predominantly white US male health profess...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ascherio A,Rimm EB,Giovannucci EL,Colditz GA,Rosner B,Willett WC,Sacks F,Stampfer MJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of acute alterations in coronary blood flow (CBF) on left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic wall thickness was measured by reflected ultrasound in twelve anesthetized dogs. During five minutes of coronary ligation, wall thickness decreased from a control of 9.0 +/- 0.3 mm to 8.1 +/- 0.3 mm (P less than 0.001);...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gaasch WH,Bernard SA

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether decreased myofilament calcium contractile activation may, in part, contribute to heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Calcium concentration required for 50% activation and Hill coefficient for fibers from nonfailing and failing human hearts at pH 7.1 were not different. Maximum calcium...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hajjar RJ,Schwinger RH,Schmidt U,Kim CS,Lebeche D,Doye AA,Gwathmey JK

更新日期：2000-04-11 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:Fibrinogen has been identified as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Also, the role of elevated fibrinogen in thrombosis suggests that it may be on the causal pathway for certain risk factors to exert their effect. These associat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stec JJ,Silbershatz H,Tofler GH,Matheney TH,Sutherland P,Lipinska I,Massaro JM,Wilson PF,Muller JE,D'Agostino RB Sr

更新日期：2000-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The availability of selective antagonists for angiotensin II receptors has focused interest on the gene expression of angiotensin II-receptor subtypes in the human heart. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed expression of the AT1 and AT2 subtypes of the angiotensin II receptor in ventricular myocardium taken fro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Haywood GA,Gullestad L,Katsuya T,Hutchinson HG,Pratt RE,Horiuchi M,Fowler MB

更新日期：1997-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with symptomatic mild-to-moderate and severe chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) performed supine bicycle exercise while measurements of rest and exercise hemodynamics and left ventricular function were obtained. A continuous Doppler method was used to determine the change in distribution of total left ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kawanishi DT,McKay CR,Chandraratna PA,Nanna M,Reid CL,Elkayam U,Siegel M,Rahimtoola SH

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that endogenous erythropoietin (Epo) plays an important role in the mobilization of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). However, it remains to be elucidated whether the Epo system exerts protective effects on pulmonary hypertension (PH), a fatal disorder enc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Satoh K,Kagaya Y,Nakano M,Ito Y,Ohta J,Tada H,Karibe A,Minegishi N,Suzuki N,Yamamoto M,Ono M,Watanabe J,Shirato K,Ishii N,Sugamura K,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2006-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenergic activation is thought to be an important determinant of outcome in subjects with chronic heart failure (CHF), but baseline or serial changes in adrenergic activity have not been previously investigated in a large patient sample treated with a powerful antiadrenergic agent. METHODS AND RESULTS:Sys...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bristow MR,Krause-Steinrauf H,Nuzzo R,Liang CS,Lindenfeld J,Lowes BD,Hattler B,Abraham WT,Olson L,Krueger S,Thaneemit-Chen S,Hare JM,Loeb HS,Domanski MJ,Eichhorn EJ,Zelis R,Lavori P

更新日期：2004-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This review defines the substantial pediatric morbidity from tobacco use, including health effects on the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the fetus and newborn, and risk-taking behaviors of adolescents. More recent research suggests effects may extend to other areas, including reports that cigarette smo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors：

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a porcine preparation of cardiac arrest, we demonstrated that there is a marked paradox of venous acidemia and arterial alkalemia. This paradox is related to decreased clearance of CO2 from the lungs when pulmonary blood flow is critically reduced. Accordingly, increased venous PCO2 rather than metabolic acidosis d...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Grundler W,Weil MH,Rackow EC

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditional risk factors have been linked to atherosclerotic heart disease in women. However, the effect of risk factors and menopausal status on the mechanism of sudden coronary death is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined 51 cases of sudden coronary death and 15 hearts from women who died of trauma. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Burke AP,Farb A,Malcom GT,Liang Y,Smialek J,Virmani R

更新日期：1998-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Myocardial Infarction, Triage, and Intervention (MITI) registry of acute myocardial infarction, 441 (12%) of 3750 patients had direct angioplasty as initial treatment. Approximately half (233) were performed in hospitals with no on-site surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS:Procedure success rates, use of eme...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Weaver WD,Litwin PE,Martin JS

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After a myocardial infarction, the injured region becomes fibrotic and the myocardial scar may expand if the ventricular wall lacks elasticity. Cardiac dilatation may precipitate the vicious cycle of progressive heart failure. The present study evaluated the functional benefits of increasing elastin within a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mizuno T,Yau TM,Weisel RD,Kiani CG,Li RK

更新日期：2005-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prevalence of most cardiovascular disorders increase with age, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and major disability in adults ≥75 years of age; however, despite the large impact of cardiovascular disease on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality in older adults, patients a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rich MW,Chyun DA,Skolnick AH,Alexander KP,Forman DE,Kitzman DW,Maurer MS,McClurken JB,Resnick BM,Shen WK,Tirschwell DL,American Heart Association Older Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiov

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of misinterpretation of the ECG in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the emergency department (ED) setting is not well known. Our goal was to assess the prevalence of the failure to identify high-risk ECG findings in ED patients with AMI and to determine whether this failure is as...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Masoudi FA,Magid DJ,Vinson DR,Tricomi AJ,Lyons EE,Crounse L,Ho PM,Peterson PN,Rumsfeld JS,Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy is increasing in frequency, as is reoperative bypass. However, there exist very little data on early outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing reoperation. Hence, we tested the following hypotheses...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kron IL,Cope JT,Baker LD Jr,Spotnitz HM

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular specialists have entered an era of renewed interest and enthusiasm surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease, driven in part by emerging percutaneous therapies for the treatment of aortic, pulmonic, and mitral valve disease. Despite this wave of investigation, little or no attent...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rogers JH,Bolling SF

更新日期：2009-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast M-mode and two-dimensional ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava were performed in 65 patients with various acquired and congenital cardiac disorders. After saline was injected into a peripheral arm vein, the inferior vena cava was visualized by both methods in 60 patients (92%). The M-mode approach was b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wise NK,Myers S,Fraker TD,Stewart JA,Kisslo JA

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term tocainide therapy has been evaluated in 17 patients with ventricular arrhythmias. Ventricular tachycardia and/or fibrillation was recurrent and sustained in nine patients, and symptomatic but unsustained in three others. Five patients had frequent but only mildly symptomatic ventricular irritability. In all ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Winkle RA,Meffin PJ,Harrison DC

更新日期：1978-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:We developed a computer model to predict lysis rates of thrombi for intravenous thrombolytic regimens based on the convective/diffusive penetration of reacting and adsorbing fibrinolytic species from the circulation into the proximal face of a dissolving clot. METHODS AND RESULTS:Solution of a one-compartme...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Anand S,Diamond SL

更新日期：1996-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior small to modest-sized studies suggest a benefit of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance in noncomplex lesions. Whether IVUS guidance is associated with improved clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in an unrestricted patient population is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Asses...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Witzenbichler B,Maehara A,Weisz G,Neumann FJ,Rinaldi MJ,Metzger DC,Henry TD,Cox DA,Duffy PL,Brodie BR,Stuckey TD,Mazzaferri EL Jr,Xu K,Parise H,Mehran R,Mintz GS,Stone GW

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anisotropic conduction properties may provide a substrate for reentrant arrhythmias. We investigated the age-dependent changes of structural and functional anisotropy in isolated right atria from infant (1 to 2 months), young (6 to 12 months), and old (6 to 10 years) dogs. METHODS AND RESULTS:The histology ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Koura T,Hara M,Takeuchi S,Ota K,Okada Y,Miyoshi S,Watanabe A,Shiraiwa K,Mitamura H,Kodama I,Ogawa S

更新日期：2002-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of selective activation of H1 receptors on coronary hemodynamics in 16 patients divided into two groups: group A, 11 patients with atypical angina or valvular heart disease and normal coronary arteries, and group B, five patients with spontaneous angina, four of whom had significant (greater t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vigorito C,Poto S,Picotti GB,Triggiani M,Marone G

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight loss in obese insulin-resistant but not in insulin-sensitive persons reduces coronary heart disease risk. To what extent changes in gene expression are related to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular function is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied the effect of diet restriction-induced weight loss ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Verreth W,De Keyzer D,Pelat M,Verhamme P,Ganame J,Bielicki JK,Mertens A,Quarck R,Benhabilès N,Marguerie G,Mackness B,Mackness M,Ninio E,Herregods MC,Balligand JL,Holvoet P

更新日期：2004-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this policy statement is to provide a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence evaluating the use of telemedicine in cardiovascular and stroke care and to provide consensus policy suggestions. We evaluate the effectiveness of telehealth in advancing healthcare quality, identify legal and regulatory b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schwamm LH,Chumbler N,Brown E,Fonarow GC,Berube D,Nystrom K,Suter R,Zavala M,Polsky D,Radhakrishnan K,Lacktman N,Horton K,Malcarney MB,Halamka J,Tiner AC,American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee.

更新日期：2017-02-14 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:Associations of obesity with incidence of heart failure have been observed, but the causality is uncertain. We hypothesized that gastric bypass surgery leads to a lower incidence of heart failure compared with intensive lifestyle modification in obese people. METHODS:We included obese people without previou...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sundström J,Bruze G,Ottosson J,Marcus C,Näslund I,Neovius M

更新日期：2017-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coxsackievirus-induced myocarditis can be a serious cause of heart failure. In the absence of a specific antiviral therapy, modulating the host immune response may be protective. Interferons (IFNs)-alpha and -beta perform a fundamental role in innate and adaptive antiviral responses, thereby presenting as ca...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deonarain R,Cerullo D,Fuse K,Liu PP,Fish EN

更新日期：2004-12-07 00:00:00