Distribution of light chains and ATPase activity of myosin in the atrioventricular conducting tissue of bovine heart.

abstract：:Subclavian artery stenosis can cause a flow reversal-so-called steal-not only in the ipsilateral vertebral artery, but also in the internal mammary artery in patients with a history of coronary-artery bypass grafting. Subclavian artery stenosis is also associated with peripheral artery disease elsewhere. We report a n...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shigyo H,Kawarada O,Noguchi T,Ogawa H,Yasuda S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronary flow velocity reserve (CFR) is decreased in patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS). The aim of the present prospective study was to examine the CFR in AS patients with normal epicardial coronary arteries during a 3-year follow-up of aortic valve replacement (AVR). A total of 30 AS patients (17 women and...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nemes A,Forster T,Kovács Z,Csanády M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) is the most common type of vulnerable plaque and is the precursor of plaque rupture. However, rupture of a TCFA is not the only mechanism underlying thrombus formation or acute coronary syndrome. Although statin therapy changes the composition of coronary artery plaques, the effects of st...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nozue T,Yamamoto S,Tohyama S,Fukui K,Umezawa S,Onishi Y,Kunishima T,Sato A,Nozato T,Miyake S,Takeyama Y,Morino Y,Yamauchi T,Muramatsu T,Hibi K,Terashima M,Michishita I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both hypertension and hyperuricemia are closely associated with the morbidity and mortality of heart failure. This study was designed to evaluate the influences of long-term xanthine oxidase inhibitor (febuxostat) prescription on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, and new-ons...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Pan JA,Lin H,Wang CQ,Zhang JF,Gu J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While recent guidelines for the treatment of acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) recommend pharmacotherapy with vasodilators in patients without excessively low blood pressure (BP), few reports have compared the relative efficiency of vasodilators on hemodynamics in AHFS patients. The present study aimed to assess th...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hattori H,Minami Y,Mizuno M,Yumino D,Hoshi H,Arashi H,Nuki T,Sashida Y,Higashitani M,Serizawa N,Yamada N,Yamaguchi J,Mori F,Shiga T,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An expandable polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) covered stent is generally employed to seal coronary artery perforation. The frequency of ePTFE covered stent use is relatively low; thus, only a handful of studies have reported neointimal coverage and endothelialization inside the deployed ePTFE and clinical time course ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kongoji K,Ishibashi Y,Kotoku N,Kasahara M,Yamazaki H,Mitarai T,Kamijima R,Koyama K,Yoneyama K,Tanabe Y,Akashi YJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine constricted 37 of 58 isolated and perfused monkey coronary arteries, whereas it dilated dog coronary arteries in all cases. The vasoconstriction induced by 0.1-10 micrograms (0.37-37.4 nmol) of adenosine was examined, since adenosine in large doses produced tachyphylaxis. The adenosine-induced vasoconstricti...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nakane T,Chiba S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the signaling mechanism of stretch-induced cell remodeling in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Freshly dissociated HUVECs were cultured on an elastic silicon membrane and subjected to uniaxial cyclic stretch (20% in length, 1 Hz). The cells started to change their morphology as early as...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sokabe M,Naruse K,Sai S,Yamada T,Kawakami K,Inoue M,Murase K,Miyazu M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary blood flow was quantified using the thrombosis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame-count method. This measurement has been significantly correlated with flow velocity measured invasively by use of a Doppler flow wire. Coronary artery ectasia or aneurysm (CEA) is thought to be present in patients with a slow...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kosar F,Acikgoz N,Sahin I,Topal E,Aksoy Y,Cehreli S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a mass chest computed tomography (CT) screening using a mobile helical CT unit, we measured the aortic diameter at three segments to confirm standard values and also attempted to detect any asymptomatic aortic aneurysms. The population screened in the present study consisted of 6971 subjects (3847 men and 3124 wome...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Itani Y,Watanabe S,Masuda Y,Hanamura K,Asakura K,Sone S,Sunami Y,Miyamoto T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex disease with multiple inter-relating causes culminating in rapid atrial activation and atrial structural remodeling. The contribution of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria stress to AF has been highlighted. As the class III antiarrhythmic agent, ibutilide are widely used to AF...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Wang Y,Wang YL,Huang X,Yang Y,Zhao YJ,Wei CX,Zhao M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is considered to be a surrogate marker for coronary artery disease (CAD). Recent studies have identified a novel T-cell subset labeled with CD3(+)/CD31(+), which is necessary for EPC colony formation and constitutes the central cluster. However, the clinica...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kakizaki M,Nobori K,Watanabe H,Iino K,Ishida M,Ito H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is well known to be associated with an increased incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN), both of which are traditional risk factors for CAD, are the two most common causes of CKD. However, the influence of CKD on coronary atherosclerosis i...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shigemoto E,Iwata A,Futami M,Kato Y,Yamashita M,Imaizumi S,Kuwano T,Ike A,Sugihara M,Saku K,Miura SI

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic continuity between the anterior mitral leaflet and the aortic root may predispose those patients with aortic root pathology to functional changes of the mitral valve without any involvement of this valve. A 34-year-old man presented with aortic valve endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiograpy showed severe a...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Gunay I,Mert M,Kucukoglu S,Ozkan AA,Okcun B

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a membrane-binding protein that is released into the blood stream by immune activation. Recent reports suggest that circulating suPAR levels are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Exercise tolerance is an independent predictor of prognosis ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ishikawa H,Izumiya Y,Shibata A,Ichikawa Y,Yamaguchi T,Yamaguchi Y,Kitada R,Iwata S,Ehara S,Tomita S,Hanatani A,Yoshiyama M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1987 and 1989, twenty-two patients who received combined heart-lung transplantation were autopsied at La Pitie Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. With the exception of two recipients who survived for 2 months and 4 months, respectively, the majority of the patients died in the early postoperative period (the mean ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ishibashi-Ueda H,Chomette G,Delcourt A,Auriol M,Le Charpentier Y,Cabrol C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular responses to 5-hydroxytrypamine (5-HT), 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT, a selective 5-HT1-like receptor agonist), alpha-methyl-5-HT (alpha-M-5-HT, a relatively selective 5-HT2 receptor agonist), noradrenaline (NA), and KCl were examined in isolated, cannulated, and perfused canine common carotid arterial p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Vhora S,Chiba S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vector flow mapping (VFM) is a novel echocardiographic technology that shows blood flow vectors and vortexes, enabled the hydrokinetic evaluation of hemodynamics within the left ventricle. VFM provides several unique parameters: circulation, vorticity, vortex area, and energy loss. The present study aims to reveal a r...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Goya S,Wada T,Shimada K,Hirao D,Tanaka R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. In this study, we used T2DM clinical variables to predict abnormality in thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scans (Th-201 scans). These clinical variables were summed stress score (SSS), summed rest score, and summed difference score (SDS), w...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Lu CH,Pei D,Wu CZ,Kua HC,Liang YJ,Chen YL,Lin JD

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of the administration of a thromboxane A2 (TXA2) analogue (STA2), a leukotriene C4 (LTC4), and a leukotriene D4 (LTD4) on regional myocardial blood flow (RMBF) and hemodynamics were studied in anesthetized, open-chest dogs. The blocking ability of a recently synthesized TXA2 selective antagonist, ONO-3708, and...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Torii T,Toki Y,Hieda N,Ito Y,Okumura K,Hashimoto H,Ito T,Ogawa K,Satake T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to plaque rupture (PR), calcified nodule (CN) may also have the potential to develop into arterial thrombus in the peripheral arteries. This study evaluated the distribution of plaque ruptures and calcified nodules in the peripheral arteries and their impact on the outcome of endovascular therapy (EVT). Co...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Horimatsu T,Fujii K,Fukunaga M,Miki K,Nishimura M,Naito Y,Shibuya M,Imanaka T,Kawai K,Tamaru H,Sumiyoshi A,Saita T,Masuyama T,Ishihara M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is uncertain. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the GLP-1 analog liraglutide on left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with AMI. We retrospectively evaluated the effec...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nozue T,Yamada M,Tsunoda T,Katoh H,Ito S,Iwaki T,Michishita I

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution and structure of lymphatic and blood capillaries in the rabbit heart conduction system were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. The sinuatrial node, atrioventricular node, and atrioventricular bundle possessed a rich network of lymphatic capillaries, which were situated not only at the p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shimada T,Noguchi T,Kitamura H,Matsufuji Y,Campbell GR

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a highly dynamic event, which is associated with increasing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The imbalance between ROS production and antioxidant defenses leads to the condition known as oxidative stress. The most widely recognized effect of increasing oxidative stress ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Bagatini MD,Martins CC,Battisti V,Gasparetto D,da Rosa CS,Spanevello RM,Ahmed M,Schmatz R,Schetinger MR,Morsch VM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the suction force that moves blood into the left ventricle during early diastole is thought to play an important role in diastolic function, there have been a few studies of this phenomenon in normal children. Suction force is measured as the intraventricular pressure difference (IVPD) and intraventricular pr...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Takahashi K,Nii M,Takigiku K,Toyono M,Iwashima S,Inoue N,Tanaka N,Matsui K,Shigemitsu S,Yamada M,Kobayashi M,Yazaki K,Itatani K,Shimizu T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old man underwent stent implantation for right coronary artery (RCA) lesions with a bare metal stent (BMS) and two sirolimus-eluting stents (SES). However, as both the BMS and SES stented sites developed restenosis after 13 months, he underwent target lesion revascularization using directional coronary ather...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nasuno T,Tokura M,Kageyama M,Toyoda S,Sakuma M,Komatsu T,Taguchi I,Abe S,Inoue T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normoxic isolated rat hearts were perfused for 30 or 60 min with Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer (KHB) (in which the Pi concentration was adjusted to 0, 1.2, 2.4, or 10 mM) in both the presence and the absence of glucose as exogenous substrate. Functional performance and coronary flow were monitored throughout the ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Humphrey SM,Armiger LC,Holliss DG,Buckman JE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several miRNAs have been demonstrated to be involved in endothelial dysfunction during atherosclerosis (AS). However, the detailed roles and underlying mechanisms of miR-34a in AS-associated endothelial cell apoptosis are far from being addressed. Apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE-/-) mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD) ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Su G,Sun G,Liu H,Shu L,Liang Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence suggests that mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with higher mortality in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction. However, prognostic impact of MR on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has not been fully examined. The Japanese Heart Failure Sy...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Oikawa M,Yoshihisa A,Sato Y,Nagai T,Yoshikawa T,Saito Y,Yamamoto K,Takeishi Y,Anzai T

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to clarify the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in hearts with normal coronary arteries, infarct size, and the extent of contraction band necrosis (CBN), coagulation necrosis, and hemorrhage were quantitatively examined using an image analyzer in 5 autopsy cases of MI with normal or nearly nor...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Wu DJ,Fujiwara H,Matsuda M,Ishida M,Kawamura A,Takemura G,Kida M,Uegaito T,Fujiwara T,Kawai C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00