High Plasma Levels of the B-type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients Without Heart Failure: Is There Clinical Significance?

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The recently discovered myokine irisin has a proposed role in adipose tissue metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum irisin level and the coronary artery severity in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Sixty-three p...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Efe TH,Açar B,Ertem AG,Yayla KG,Algül E,Yayla Ç,Ünal S,Bilgin M,Çimen T,Kirbaş Ö,Yeter E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The comparison of long-term clinical effects between Sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) and Paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) for treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains unclear. Seeking to clarify this issue, we performed a retrospective analysis to evaluate four-year clinical outcome...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Min GS,Lee JH,Park JH,Choi UL,Lee YD,Seong SW,Jin SA,Park SJ,Kim JH,Park JH,Choi SW,Jeong JO,Seong IW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is characterized by numerous clinical manifestations which are the result of a complex interplay between different organs; the symptoms are therefore various and part of a complex clinical picture. For this reason, it may not be easy to make an immediate diagnosis. This is a comprehensiv...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Morrone D,Morrone V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stent fracture is likely to be caused due to mechanical stress at the hinge point or kinking movement at the point of aneurysm formation with stent malapposition. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of stent fracture at the proximal shaft of the left main stem in a patient with acute myocardial infarc...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee JH,Seo SM,Kim EO,Ahn HJ,Lee YW,Cho YH,Baek I,Oh YS,Yu J,Seung KB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who had been treated with prednisone and hydroxychloroquine for >12 years presented with chest discomfort and a seizure. She was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy combined with sick sinus syndrome. A myocardial muscle biopsy was performed to identify the underlying...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee JH,Chung WB,Kang JH,Kim HW,Kim JJ,Kim JH,Hwang HJ,Lee JB,Chung JW,Kim HL,Choi YS,Park CS,Youn HJ,Lee MY

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The redox system is an important anti-oxidative system composed of thioredoxin, thioredoxin reductase, and peroxiredoxin (PRx). The fine details of PRx expression and its protective effects in various cells in cardiovascular tissue under oxidative stress created by hydrogen peroxide have not b...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park KJ,Kim YJ,Kim J,Kim SM,Lee SY,Bae JW,Hwang KK,Kim DW,Cho MC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The drug-eluting balloon (DEB) catheter system was developed to treat restenosis. Furthermore, DEB angioplasty has been shown to reduce restenosis risk when compared to drug-eluting stents (DES) in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) or small vessel disease (SVD). In addition, DEB angiopla...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park K,Kim TE,Park KW,Kang HJ,Koo BK,Kim HS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem vascular inflammatory disease. BD can affect blood vessels of nearly all sizes and types. Arterial involvement is a rare but serious condition in the course of BD. Here, we report a case of stenosis at the iliac artery bifurcation which was treated with percutaneous balloon angio...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Jang S,Jeong MH,Jung HK,Lee KJ,Kim KH,Hong YJ,Kim JH,Ahn Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated with chronic inflammation, and C-reactive protein (CRP) level is elevated in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated the impacts of CRP and AF on carotid atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke in patients with suspected ischemic c...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Ock SY,Cho KI,Kim HJ,Lee NY,Kim EJ,Kim NK,Lee WH,Yeo GE,Heo JJ,Han YJ,Cha TJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65 year-old female with a history of xerostomia and xerophthalmia was presented with dyspnea on exertion (New York Heart Association class III). Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization demonstrated severe pulmonary hypertension (PH). Laboratory examinations showed positive anti-nuclear and anti-Ro/SS-A antibodi...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Hwang JA,Yang TH,Lee JY,Koo DW,Choi IS,Cho SY,Kim MS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In clinical trials, hypertensive patients tend to have higher interleukin-18 (IL-18) concentrations than normotensive groups, but the relationship between IL-18 and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which is a marker of end-organ damage, is not well studied. We aimed to investigate the relat...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： ÖZzbïçer S,Uluçam ZM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Recently, Genoss drug-eluting stent (DES)™ stent comprising cobalt-chromium platform with an ultrathin strut thickness, sirolimus, and an abluminal biodegradable polymer was developed. Owing to the lack of substantial evidence for the safety and efficacy of this stent, we report 12-month resul...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Youn YJ,Yoo SY,Lee JW,Ahn SG,Lee SH,Yoon J,Park JH,Choi WG,Cho S,Lim SW,Jang YS,Kwon KH,Lee NH,Doh JH,Kang WC,Jeon DW,Lee BK,Heo JH,Hong BK,Choi HH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) is caused by a new strain of the influenza virus. The disease has spread rapidly and was declared a pandemic in April, 2009. So far, however, there is a scarcity of information regarding the complications of swine influenza. A report of the disease in the winter of 2009 in the Southern ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Jang JY,Chang HJ,Jang Y,Han SH,Bang WD,Cho SS,Oh CM,Yu HT,Shim CY,Ha JW,Chung N

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported a patient with Buerger's disease who presented with critical limb ischemiawith prior recurrent occlusions after multiple surgical and endovascular treatments. Total occlusion of the whole native femoropopliteal and infrapopliteal arteries was observed. The femoropopliteal bypass graft, as well as a stent t...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee JH,Ko YG,Choi D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Intermediate coronary lesion that can be under- or over-estimated by visual estimation frequently results in stenting of functionally nonsignificant lesions or deferral of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of significant lesions inappropriately. We evaluated current status of PCI for in...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim JH,Choi W,Kim KC,Nam CW,Hong BK,Kim JH,Jeon DS,Bae JW,Kim SH,Moon KW,Cho BR,Kim DI,Jang JS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Statin therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been associated with reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). However, it has been less clear as to whether statin therapy before acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is beneficial. We studied the effect of previous statin t...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Yun KH,Shin IS,Shin SN,Choi JH,Kim SH,Rhee SJ,Lee EM,Yoo NJ,Kim NH,Oh SK,Jeong JW

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Despite the favorable efficacy of new antiplatelet agents demonstrated in randomized controlled trials, their clinical implications in Korea are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate trends in antiplatelet agent use for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and their impact on 30-d...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim C,Shin DH,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Kim BK,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Park J,Lee H,Choi YJ,Choi YS,Oh SK,Jang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To assess the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of residual ductal flow after initial surgical ligation of the arterial duct. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Between June 2005 and December 2009, transcatheter occlusion of residual postsurgical ductus arteriosus was performed in six children. ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Baspinar O,Kilinc M,Kervancioglu M,Irdem A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Clinical data for Korean patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that underwent aortic valve (AV) surgery are currently limited. METHODS:Data for 1,160 consecutive adult BAV patients who underwent AV surgery from 2000 to 2014 in 4 tertiary referral centers were retrospectively analyzed. A s...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Sun BJ,Jin X,Song JK,Lee S,Lee JH,Park JB,Lee SP,Kim DH,Park SJ,Kim YJ,Cho GY,Song JM,Kang DH,Sohn DW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) are known to reduce the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) through reverse-remodeling. However, the effect of ARBs on thrombogenicity in AF remains unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twelve dogs were assigned to control (n=4), ARB (candesartan cilexiti...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Choi JI,Jung JS,Kim MK,Sim J,Kim JS,Lim HE,Park SW,Kim YH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the histolopathogical effects among the biolimus, zotarolimus, and everolimus eluting stent (EES) in the porcine coronary restenosis model. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Pigs were randomized into three groups in which the coronary arteries (15 pigs, 10 coronaries i...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lim KS,Jeong MH,Bae IH,Park DS,Kim JM,Kim JH,Cho DL,Sim DS,Park KH,Hong YJ,Ahn Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is not uncommon in patients with coronary atherosclerosis and is known to be associated with abnormal scores for atherosclerosis surrogates. We sought to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed DM or IGT, and the associatio...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park HW,Kown TG,Kim KY,Bae JH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subintimal angioplasty is an effective method for the treatment of long superficial femoral artery (SFA) occlusions. One of the major limiting factors for the success of this procedure is the failure to re-enter the true lumen. The recently introduced luminal re-entry devices provide a high technical success rate, but...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Shin S,Kim S,Ko YG,Hong MK,Jang Y,Choi D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old woman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis. The day after paclitaxel was administered, an acute myocardial infarction occurred. Emergency coronary angiography revealed a filling defect in the left main coronary artery and total occlusion in the distal left anterior descending c...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park SH,Byon JS,Lee SW,Lee SJ,Jin DK,Shin WY

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The plasma concentration of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) is a st-rong prognostic indicator for patients with heart failure (HF) across all stages of the condition. Several clinical trials have de-monstrated convincingly that neurohormonal modulation on the renin angiot...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee YS,Kim KS,Lee JB,Ryu JK,Choi JY,Kim BK,Chang SG,Hur SH,Lee BR,Jung BC,Hong GR,Kim BS,Park TH,Kim YD,Kim TI,Kim DS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have evaluated atrial electromechanical delays (AEMDs) with a number of different definitions to discriminate patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) from controls without PAF. However, their discriminative values for PAF have not previously been directly compared. ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee DH,Choi SY,Park JS,Seo JM,Choi JH,Cho YR,Park K,Kim MH,Kim YD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery anomalies are rare presentations in primary percutaneous coronary interventions of acute myocardial infarction. Herein, we report the case of a 59-year-old man with acute anterior myocardial infarction who had anomalous separate origin of left anterior descending artery (LAD) and left circumflex artery...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Hong MY,Shin DH,Kwon JH,Chang WS,Choi KU,Song YA,Oh KH,Lee JH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging provides accurate anatomic information and advanced soft contrast, making it the reference standard for assessing cardiac volumes and systolic function. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in CMR sequences. New technical development has widened the use of CMR imagi...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee SE,Nguyen C,Xie Y,Deng Z,Zhou Z,Li D,Chang HJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of peri-stent graft infection (PGI) following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is low, but the associated mortality rates are extremely high. The diagnosis of this complication can be difficult due to nonspecific symptoms. Here, we report a case of PGI combined with an aorto-esophageal fistula...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee SH,Song PS,Kim WS,Park KB,Choi SH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Over the past decades, transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been increasingly adopted in clinical practice. Women represent a large population who will possibly benefit from PCI, but they are often under-represented in clinical studies. Therefore, the role of T...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Xu Y,Jin C,Qiao S,Wu Y,Yan H,Dou K,Xu B,Yang J,Yang Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00