Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor represents exercise tolerance and predicts adverse cardiac events in patients with heart failure.

abstract：:The relations of the light chains of myosins of the atria, ventricles, and atrioventricular conducting tissue (specialized myocardial tissue) and the distribution of the light chains of myosin in different regions of the atrioventricular conducting tissue in bovine heart were examined. Two-dimensional gel electrophore...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tamura Y,Orino S,Saijyo Y,Nishimoto T,Nagase N,Mori H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after coronary angiography. Early biomarkers of this disease are needed since increase in serum creatinine levels is a late marker. To assess the usefulness of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (uKIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) and liver-type...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Torregrosa I,Montoliu C,Urios A,Andrés-Costa MJ,Giménez-Garzó C,Juan I,Puchades MJ,Blasco ML,Carratalá A,Sanjuán R,Miguel A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the amount of contrast media during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is closely related to the exacerbation of renal function, it should be important to reduce the dose of contrast media during PCI. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the association of less-contrast media with clinic...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Mukai Y,Sakakura K,Yamamoto K,Taniguchi Y,Tsukui T,Seguchi M,Wada H,Momomura SI,Fujita H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of cobalt-60 Gamma-radiation on the gene expression and secretion of adrenomedullin (Adm) and endothelin (ET) in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Rat VSMCs cultured in Dulbecoo's modified Eagle's medium containing 10% FBS were radiated with cobalt-60 Gamma-radiation at doses of...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Zhong G,Chen F,Bu D,Li J,Qi Y,Niu D,Wang S,Pang Y,Tang C

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:The effect of intravenous enoximone on forearm venous circulation was studied in ten healthy volunteers (group A) and in ten patients with NYHA class III-IV congestive heart failure (group B). Distensibility of the forearm capacitance vessels was assessed from pressure-volume curves by venous occlusion plethysmography...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Branzi A,Berardi C,Ferretti RM,Beato E,Magnani G,Melandri G,Zannoli R,Magnani B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant coronary arteries are frequently observed in patients presenting with Fallot's tetralogy (TOF). Before the complete surgical repair of the TOF, the percutaneously performed pulmonary trunk (PT) angioplasty is often performed in order to temporarily increase the pulmonary circulation, thus increasing the pulmo...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Perret X,Bonvini RF,Aggoun Y,Verin V

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to assess the atherosclerotic burden in patients with the first symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD). The study population consisted of 100 consecutive patients (new-onset severe angina or myocardial infarction) and 70 age- and sex-matched volunteers without symptoms of CAD. Functional an...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Cerne A,Kranjec I

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:Therapeutic devices for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have evolved dramatically in recent years. However, the impact of the Killip classification of AMI outcomes in patients undergoing aggressive percutaneous coronary intervention remains unclear. We performed a 10-year retrospective review of 2062 patients diagno...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Taguchi E,Konami Y,Inoue M,Suzuyama H,Kodama K,Yoshida M,Miyamoto S,Nakao K,Sakamoto T

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no proven therapy for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Research has shown beneficial responses to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among HF patients. To date, there are no reports comparing those responses between patients with HFpEF and those with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The purp...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tanaka S,Sanuki Y,Ozumi K,Harada T,Tasaki H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrostatic pressure (perfusion pressure) of the isovolumic isolated perfused rat heart regulated the hydrodynamics (water movement) of the myocardium. An abrupt (10 s) decrease in hydrostatic pressure caused an immediate decrease in oxygen consumption, left ventricular developed pressure, and wall thickness. Wall...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Watters TA,Bouchard A,Wu ST,Parmley WW,Wikman-Coffelt J

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a newborn with an aneurysmal aorto-left ventricular tunnel causing significant paravalvular aortic regurgitation and obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), coexisting with a bicuspid aortic valve. The coexistence of the two malformations together with the obstruction of the RV...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Toganel R,Benedek T,Suteu C,Benedek I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have theoretically proposed "systolic pressure-volume area" (PVA) as a measure of total mechanical energy generated by ventricular contraction. We then experimentally showed that PVA closely correlates with left ventricular oxygen consumption (Vo2) regardless of ventricular loading conditions in a stable contractil...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Suga H,Goto Y,Futaki S,Kawaguchi O,Yaku H,Hata K,Takasago T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression. It seems that microRNA-21 (miR-21) and Visfatin, a novel adipocytokine, play roles in inflammation and atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of miR-21 with Visfatin, inflammation, atherosclerosis and acute c...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Darabi F,Aghaei M,Movahedian A,Elahifar A,Pourmoghadas A,Sarrafzadegan N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of total occlusion of aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery, bicuspid aortic valve, and occluded left external iliac artery in a 21-year-old man who was admitted with headache and severe hypertension is presented. We wish to report this case because so far there have been none reported with s...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tanindi A,Tavil Y,Mutluay R,Taktak H,Cengel A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed coronary arteriograms in 66 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who underwent coronary arteriography. Four of these patients showed a large conus artery supplying the interventricular septum, and the characteristics of their echocardiograms revealed a marked interventricular sep...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sumimoto T,Hamada M,Ohtani T,Shigematsu Y,Fujiwara Y,Sekiya M,Hiwada K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are considered to be an essential source of vascular endothelial repair, their bidirectional differentiation determines that they play a double-edged role in the restoration of endothelial injury. In this research, we investigated the effect of Kir2.1 ion channel on the tra...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Li J,He Y,Bu H,Wang M,Yu J,Li L,Li H,Zhang X,Cui X,Cheng M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared to conscious sedation (CS), the use of general anesthesia (GA) in pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is associated with a lower recurrence rate of atrial fibrillation (AF). GA may improve catheter stability and mapping system accuracy compared to CS, but its influence on contact force (CF) parameters during ipsil...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Chikata A,Kato T,Yaegashi T,Sakagami S,Kato C,Saeki T,Kawai K,Takashima SI,Murai H,Usui S,Furusho H,Kaneko S,Takamura M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In early systole, before the effects of reflected waves from the periphery become significant, the following equation applies: PA - PO = rho cu (1) where PA and PO are the instantaneous and end-diastolic pressures in the ascending aorta, rho the density of blood, c the velocity of the pulse wave in the aorta, and u th...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Harada Y,Sugawara M,Beppu T,Higashidate M,Nakata S,Imai Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed whether smoking was associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and the progression of coronary atherosclerosis as assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as screening for coronary artery disease (CAD). We enrolled 443 patients who had all undergone CCTA and either were c...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Higashi S,Shiga Y,Yano M,Imaizumi T,Tashiro K,Idemoto Y,Kato Y,Kuwano T,Sugihara M,Miura SI

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increase in epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease (CAD), but little is known about differences in its distribution. METHODS AND RESULTS:We included 50 patients with paroxysmal AF (PAF), 50 patients with CAD, and 5...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hasebe H,Yoshida K,Nogami A,Ieda M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperuricemia is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD), but data regarding the relationship between serum uric acid levels and the long-term outcomes of CKD patients have been limited. The present study evaluated the associations between baseline serum uric acid levels with mortality and end-stage renal disease (ESRD...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Miyaoka T,Mochizuki T,Takei T,Tsuchiya K,Nitta K

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While oxidized lipoprotein(a) (oxLp(a)) has been indicated to be involved in atherogenesis more than native lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), there is still a need to elucidate the associations among oxLp(a), hypertension, and atherosclerosis. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a recently developed index used to assess a...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kotani K,Yamada S,Yamada T,Kario K,Taniguchi N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incretin hormones have been reported to have cytoprotective actions in addition to their glucose-lowering effects. We evaluated whether teneligliptin, a novel dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, affects left ventricular (LV) function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Twenty-nine T2DM patients not...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hashikata T,Yamaoka-Tojo M,Kakizaki R,Nemoto T,Fujiyoshi K,Namba S,Kitasato L,Hashimoto T,Kameda R,Maekawa E,Shimohama T,Tojo T,Ako J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-procedural valvuloarterial impedance (Zva) is considered as a useful predictor of mortality in patients diagnosed as having severe aortic stenosis (AS) who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, the prognostic significance of post-procedural Zva remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nagura F,Kataoka A,Hara M,Kozuma K,Watanabe Y,Nakashima M,Hioki H,Kawashima H,Nara Y,Shirai S,Tada N,Araki M,Naganuma T,Yamanaka F,Ueno H,Tabata M,Mizutani K,Higashimori A,Takagi K,Yamamoto M,Hayashida K,OCEAN-T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although heparin allergy is a rare but well-documented entity, anticoagulation management for cardiac surgery in patients with the heparin allergy has not been established due to its rarity. Here we report a case that shows our anticoagulation strategy during a coronary bypass operation. A 67-year-old man with unstabl...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ohno H,Higashidate M,Yokosuka T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlling blood pressure is essential for prevention of events after acute aortic dissection (AAD). However, in some instances a cardiac event occurs despite controlled blood pressure, and its prediction is difficult. We continuously monitored C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients receiving medical treatment for AAD ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Okina N,Ohuchida M,Takeuchi T,Fujiyama T,Satoh A,Sakamoto T,Adachi H,Imaizumi T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal development of elastin fibers in the thoracic aorta was studied in fetal, young, and adult monkeys. Tissue was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) after NaOH treatment and by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The NaOH treatment of fixed tissues effectively removed collagen fibers and enable...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sato F,Shimada T,Kitamura H,Campbell GR,Ogata J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We clarified that the set of the isotropic component (T) of wall tension and the area (A) of a selected region of the left ventricular wall expresses the regional work with sufficient accuracy. The area surrounded by the locus of the T-A relation in the T-A plane is approximately equal to the real work done by that re...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sugawara M,Tamiya K,Nakano K

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00