Prognostic importance of serum sodium concentration and its modification by converting-enzyme inhibition in patients with severe chronic heart failure.

abstract：:In 69 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting for complete coronary revascularization, blood flow was measured in 140 grafts with 243 distal anastomoses (3.52 bypasses/patient). Total blood flow in single grafts and double and triple sequential grafts did not differ significantly, although mean distal flow...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： McNamara JJ,Bjerke HS,Chung GK,Dang CR

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outcome of aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis, low transvalvular gradient, and severe left ventricular dysfunction is not well known. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between 1985 and 1995, 52 patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) < or =35% and aortic stenosis with trans...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Connolly HM,Oh JK,Schaff HV,Roger VL,Osborn SL,Hodge DO,Tajik AJ

更新日期：2000-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effect of calcium-channel blockers on beta-adrenergic receptors, we studied the interactions of verapamil, diltiazem, and nifedipine with both human lymphocyte beta 2-adrenergic receptors and rat myocardial beta 1-adrenergic receptors by means of radioligand binding assays. We also determined the func...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Feldman RD,Park GD,Lai CY

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins are effective in the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline expands recommended statin use, but its cost-effectiveness has not been compared with other guidelines. METHODS:We used the Cardio...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Heller DJ,Coxson PG,Penko J,Pletcher MJ,Goldman L,Odden MC,Kazi DS,Bibbins-Domingo K

更新日期：2017-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:On May 20, 1984, the Surgeon General challenged the health community to work toward attainment of a smoke-free society by the year 2000. The leadership of the nation's three major voluntary organizations joined numerous associations of health professionals in accepting the challenge. The Subcommittee on Smoking of the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Warner KE,Ernster VL,Holbrook JH,Lewit EM,Pertschuk M,Steinfeld JL,Whelan EM

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood clotting activation is an important component of the inflammatory response; the outbursts of unstable angina are usually associated with increased thrombin formation and coronary mural thrombosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:To investigate 1) whether monocyte activation is responsible for the enhanced thrombi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Serneri GG,Abbate R,Gori AM,Attanasio M,Martini F,Giusti B,Dabizzi P,Poggesi L,Modesti PA,Trotta F

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We quantitated the growth patterns of the normal fetal heart and the right and left ventricles from postmortem hearts obtained from 55 spontaneously aborted human fetuses from the completion of cardiogenesis to term. Fetal gestational age was assessed by menstrual history of the mother, crown-rump length, head circumf...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： St John Sutton MG,Raichlen JS,Reichek N,Huff DS

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uncertainty exists regarding the frequency of early occlusion when the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is anastomosed to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) through a sternotomy with conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The issue has gained importance for comparison with less invasi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Berger PB,Alderman EL,Nadel A,Schaff HV

更新日期：1999-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is commonly caused by reentry within the atrioventricular (AV) node. This arrhythmia was abolished by operative dissection of the AV junction in a patient with disabling tachycardia that was not controlled by drugs. The operation was intended to create complete AV block, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pritchett EL,Anderson RW,Benditt DG,Kasell J,Harrison L,Wallace AG,Sealy WC,Gallagher JJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resting cardiac function does not necessarily affect exercise capacity. However, to determine whether it affects early dynamics of oxygen uptake (VO2) during exercise, we measured VO2 during a constant work rate and during incremental exercise testing in patients with a history of myocardial infarction. VO2 ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Koike A,Hiroe M,Adachi H,Yajima T,Yamauchi Y,Nogami A,Ito H,Miyahara Y,Korenaga M,Marumo F

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphologic consequences of transluminal angioplasty of stenotic atherosclerotic coronary arteries are unknown. This study describes the production of aortoiliac atherosclerosis in rabbits and reports the morphologic changes after transluminal angioplasty of stenotic arterial lesions. Atherosclerotic lesions were ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Block PC,Baughman KL,Pasternak RC,Fallon JT

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A synergistic interaction between the angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptor and alpha1-adrenergic receptors has been described. We hypothesized that the nonselective beta-antagonist carvedilol, through its alpha1-adrenergic blocking properties, may modulate vascular reactivity to Ang II in patients with ch...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vittorio TJ,Lang CC,Katz SD,Packer M,Mancini DM,Jorde UP

更新日期：2003-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with atrioventricular (A-V) nodal re-entrant paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), atrial extrastimulus technique frequently reveals discontinuous A1-A2, H1-H2 curves suggestive of dual A-V nodal pathways. To further test the hypothesis that these curves in fact reflect dual A-V nodal pathways, a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wu D,Denes P,Wyndham C,Amat-y-Leon F,Dhingra RC,Rosen KM

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The endothelium acts as the sensor of shear stress and as the mediator of flow-induced changes in vessel tone and structure. The purpose of this study was to delineate the signal transduction pathway of flow-induced release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). METHODS AND RESULTS:We used a shear s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ohno M,Gibbons GH,Dzau VJ,Cooke JP

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiplatelet agents presently used in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease fail to prevent the majority of cases of recurrent stroke and systemic embolization. An evaluation of the efficacy of new agents is hampered by a lack of in vivo models in humans. Asymptomatic cerebral embolic signals (E...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Molloy J,Martin JF,Baskerville PA,Fraser SC,Markus HS

更新日期：1998-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The two new 99m (99mTc) labeled myocardial perfusion agents, 99mTc-Sestamibi and 99mTc-Teboroxime, are now available for routine clinical application. Both agents allow assessment of ejection fraction by the first-pass technique at rest or during exercise, thus providing additional information not available with thall...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Berman DS,Kiat H,Maddahi J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred consecutive patients who developed unstable postinfarction angina requiring isolated coronary artery bypass from 1982 through 1987 were analyzed. Hospital mortality was 5%; 15 (5.5%) additional late deaths occurred during the 69-month follow-up period (mean follow-up, 23.3 months). Significant independen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gardner TJ,Stuart RS,Greene PS,Baumgartner WA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is considered when respiratory failure (RF) persists despite increasing conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV). High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) can improve ventilation with comparable mean airway pressure (PAW) to that found on CMV. This study was undertake...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kocis KC,Meliones JN,Dekeon MK,Callow LB,Lupinetti FM,Bove EL

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epinephrine has been the mainstay for cardiac resuscitation for more than 30 years. Its vasopressor effect by which it increases coronary perfusion pressure is likely to favor initial resuscitation. Its beta-adrenergic action, however, may have detrimental effects on postresuscitation myocardial function whe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tang W,Weil MH,Sun S,Noc M,Yang L,Gazmuri RJ

更新日期：1995-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of a cluster of risk factors characteristic for the insulin resistance syndrome as a predictor for coronary heart disease (CHD) has not been studied previously. METHODS AND RESULTS:Clustering of cardiovascular risk factors was analyzed by factor analysis to investigate whether these clusters (facto...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lempiäinen P,Mykkänen L,Pyörälä K,Laakso M,Kuusisto J

更新日期：1999-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In heart failure, sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA2a) activity is decreased, resulting in abnormal calcium handling and contractile dysfunction. We have previously shown that increasing SERCA2a expression by gene transfer improves ventricular function in a rat model of heart failure created b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： del Monte F,Williams E,Lebeche D,Schmidt U,Rosenzweig A,Gwathmey JK,Lewandowski ED,Hajjar RJ

更新日期：2001-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects of propranolol and nifedipine on exercise-induced attack in patients with variant angina, exercise 201Tl myocardial scintigraphy with quantitative analysis by emission-computed tomography was performed in 20 patients with variant angina after oral propranolol (80 mg), nifedipine (20 mg), and pla...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kugiyama K,Yasue H,Horio Y,Morikami Y,Fujii H,Koga Y,Kojima A,Takahashi M

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An objective of the United States' Healthy People 2010 Initiative is to eliminate disparities based on socioeconomic status. We assessed the effect of difficulty affording health care on the health status (symptoms, function, and quality of life) of patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention or...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Spertus J,Decker C,Woodman C,House J,Jones P,O'Keefe J,Borkon AM

更新日期：2005-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis have a poor prognosis with conservative therapy but a high operative mortality if treated surgically. Recently, we proposed a new index of aortic stenosis severity derived from dobutamine stress echocardiography, the projected aortic valve area at a normal...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Clavel MA,Fuchs C,Burwash IG,Mundigler G,Dumesnil JG,Baumgartner H,Bergler-Klein J,Beanlands RS,Mathieu P,Magne J,Pibarot P

更新日期：2008-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several echocardiographic dyssynchrony indexes have been proposed to identify responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy using tissue velocity and strain. The present study aimed to compare tissue velocity-derived and strain-derived dyssynchrony indexes in patients with or without systolic dysfunction a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Miyazaki C,Powell BD,Bruce CJ,Espinosa RE,Redfield MM,Miller FA,Hayes DL,Cha YM,Oh JK

更新日期：2008-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In three newborn infants with infradiaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, the common pulmonary vein was visualized with two-dimensional echocardiography and validated with saline contrast injections. The transducer was placed in the subcostal region in a sagittal body plane so as to image the desce...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Snider AR,Silverman NH,Turley K,Ebert PA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Significant gender-related differences exist in the development of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). In addition, administration of 17beta-estradiol (E2) to ovariectomized female mice attenuates the development of LVH, demonstrating an antagonistic role for E2 in this process, although no molecular mechani...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Babiker FA,De Windt LJ,van Eickels M,Thijssen V,Bronsaer RJ,Grohé C,van Bilsen M,Doevendans PA

更新日期：2004-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catheter ablation of the posteroseptal right atrium has been proposed for control of ventricular rate in patients with tachycardic atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the exact mechanism of rate control is unclear. Because the ablation site corresponds to the location of the slow pathway in patients with AV n...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kreiner G,Heinz G,Siostrzonek P,Gössinger HD

更新日期：1996-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several clinical studies have demonstrated a general superiority of biphasic waveform defibrillation compared with monophasic waveform defibrillation using epicardial lead systems. To test the breadth of utility of biphasic waveforms in humans, a prospective, randomized evaluation of defibrillation efficacy ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bardy GH,Troutman C,Johnson G,Mehra R,Poole JE,Dolack GL,Kudenchuk PJ,Gartman DM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapamycin (sirolimus)-eluting stents are associated with reduced restenosis rates in animal studies and initial human trials. The present study evaluated whether orally administered everolimus (a macrolide of the same family as sirolimus) inhibits in-stent neointimal growth in rabbit iliac arteries. METHODS...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Farb A,John M,Acampado E,Kolodgie FD,Prescott MF,Virmani R

更新日期：2002-10-29 00:00:00