Hemodynamics of the Mueller maneuver in man: right and left heart micromanometry and Doppler echocardiography.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concern that trans-fatty acids formed in the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils may increase the risk of coronary disease has existed for several decades, but direct evidence on this relation in humans is limited. METHODS AND RESULTS:With a case-control design, we studied the association between intake...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ascherio A,Hennekens CH,Buring JE,Master C,Stampfer MJ,Willett WC

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical studies have implicated preinfarct angina (brief antecedent ischemia/reperfusion [I/R]) as a predictor of more rapid thrombolysis and lower rates of reocclusion. However, the effects of antecedent ischemia on the efficacy of thrombolysis have not been rigorously assessed. Using a canine model of cor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Przyklenk K,Whittaker P

更新日期：2000-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid injection into the coronary circulation of solutions containing microbubbles produces an ultrasonic contrast effect in the myocardium. The time-intensity curves generated by sequential videodensitometric analysis of contrast intensity, which is corrected for myocardial background intensity, resembles the cur...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Quiñones A,Cheirif BJ

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The degree of protection provided to the right ventricle during retrograde continuous normothermic blood cardioplegia (RCNBC) remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine whether RCNBC is able to provide "adequate" nutritive flow to both ventricles to prevent ischemic metabolism in norma...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ye J,Sun J,Shen J,Gregorash L,Summers R,Salerno TA,Deslauriers R

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) in prosthetic valves and intracardiac devices is challenging because both the modified Duke criteria (DC) and echocardiography have limitations in this population. The added value of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pizzi MN,Roque A,Fernández-Hidalgo N,Cuéllar-Calabria H,Ferreira-González I,Gonzàlez-Alujas MT,Oristrell G,Gracia-Sánchez L,González JJ,Rodríguez-Palomares J,Galiñanes M,Maisterra-Santos O,Garcia-Dorado D,Castell-Conesa J,Alm

更新日期：2015-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extrahepatic tissues have long been considered critical contributors of cholesterol to nascent HDL particles in the reverse cholesterol transport pathway, in which ABCA1 plays the crucial role. Recent studies, however, including both overexpression and deletion of ABCA1 selectively in the liver, have highlig...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Singaraja RR,Van Eck M,Bissada N,Zimetti F,Collins HL,Hildebrand RB,Hayden A,Brunham LR,Kang MH,Fruchart JC,Van Berkel TJ,Parks JS,Staels B,Rothblat GH,Fiévet C,Hayden MR

更新日期：2006-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether ergonovine acts directly on coronary arteries or via remote neurohumoral reflexes, we administered small titrated increments of intracoronary ergonovine up to a maximum cumulative dose of 50 micrograms to 15 patients. In six patients with variant angina (group 1), ischemic electrocardiographic S...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hackett D,Larkin S,Chierchia S,Davies G,Kaski JC,Maseri A

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplant-associated coronary artery disease (TxCAD) is the manifestation of chronic rejection in the cardiac allograft. Both immunological and nonimmunological factors contribute to its development. Stratification by the time of development of TxCAD has not been considered previously for an extensive trans...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hornick P,Smith J,Pomerance A,Mitchell A,Banner N,Rose M,Yacoub M

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms of increased neointimal hyperplasia after coronary interventions in diabetic patients are still unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Glucose and insulin effects on in vitro vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration were assessed. The effect of balloon injury on neointimal hyperpl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Indolfi C,Torella D,Cavuto L,Davalli AM,Coppola C,Esposito G,Carriero MV,Rapacciuolo A,Di Lorenzo E,Stabile E,Perrino C,Chieffo A,Pardo F,Chiariello M

更新日期：2001-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early graft failure after the use of less satisfactory autologous grafts (30% of all vein grafts) is caused primarily by the following problems: (1) suitable autologous transplants are limited; (2) biotechnology has not yet been able to produce reliable graft substitutes that are legally and ethically approv...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lamm P,Juchem G,Milz S,Schuffenhauer M,Reichart B

更新日期：2001-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) circulate in adult peripheral blood (PB) and contribute to neovascularization. However, little is known regarding whether EPCs and their putative precursor, CD34-positive mononuclear cells (MNC(CD34+)), are mobilized into PB in acute ischemic events in humans. METHODS AND...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shintani S,Murohara T,Ikeda H,Ueno T,Honma T,Katoh A,Sasaki K,Shimada T,Oike Y,Imaizumi T

更新日期：2001-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The morphological characteristics of coronary plaques in patients with stable versus unstable coronary syndromes have been described in vivo with intravascular ultrasound, but the relationship between arterial remodeling and clinical presentation is not well known. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 85 patients...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schoenhagen P,Ziada KM,Kapadia SR,Crowe TD,Nissen SE,Tuzcu EM

更新日期：2000-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This experiment sought to determine the effects of fish oil on superoxide anion production in the myocardium and coronary arteries of atherosclerotic monkeys. Recent evidence indicates that dietary supplementation with fish oil preserves normal vasomotion of atherosclerotic coronary arteries and reduces dama...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Supari F,Ungerer T,Harrison DG,Williams JK

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Systolic time intervals, stroke volume, cardiac output and (dZ/dt)/RZ index were serially estimated in 51 normal healthy volunteers at sea level, for ten days after air induction to 3658 m altitude and on return to sea level. The subjects were divided into three groups and were administered a diuretic, beta methyldigo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Balasubramanian V,Behl A,Das GS,Wadhwa AK,Mathew OP,Hoon RS

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various electrocardiographic and vectorcardiographic (ECG-VCG) patterns of ventricular conduction disturbances are inducible by premature right atrial stimulation (PRAS). These patterns are a consequence of different degrees of refractoriness in the specialized ventricular conduction system. We observed that the inter...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Piccolo E,Raviele A,Delise P,Dainese F,Pascotto P,Totaro G,Sartori F,D'Este D

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. Because cell-derived microparticles support coagulation and inflammation, they may be involved in atherogenesis. We characterized circulating microparticles both in patients with uncomplicated, well-regulated type 2 diabetes and in healthy subje...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Diamant M,Nieuwland R,Pablo RF,Sturk A,Smit JW,Radder JK

更新日期：2002-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:An isolated perfused working rat heart model was used to investigate the extent to which various protective agents, used either singly or in combination, were able to increase the resistance of the heart to periods of transient ischemia. The aim of the studies was to develop a solution which, if infused into the coron...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hearse DJ,Stewart DA,Braimbridge MV

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic pulmonary regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) may lead to right ventricular dilatation, which may be accompanied by ventricular tachycardia and sudden death. We aimed to examine the effects of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) on (1) certain electrocardiographic markers predictive...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Therrien J,Siu SC,Harris L,Dore A,Niwa K,Janousek J,Williams WG,Webb G,Gatzoulis MA

更新日期：2001-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents became commercially available for the treatment of intermittent claudication in 2015 and 2012, respectively. Both devices demonstrated superiority in limb revascularization compared with non-paclitaxel-coated devices and were rapidly accepted into clinical practi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Beckman JA,White CJ

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unknown whether the appropriate use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has improved over time and whether trends in PCI appropriateness have been accompanied by changes in the use of PCI. METHODS AND RESULTS:We applied appropriate use criteria to determine the appropriateness of all 51 872 PC...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bradley SM,Bohn CM,Malenka DJ,Graham MM,Bryson CL,McCabe JM,Curtis JP,Lambert-Kerzner A,Maynard C

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the extent and nature of the dysfunction surrounding aneurysms of the left ventricle (LV), we examined the parameters of local and global three-dimensional shape, size, and function of LVs of eight patients with histologically confirmed anterior fibrous aneurysms. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three-dimensi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lessick J,Sideman S,Azhari H,Marcus M,Grenadier E,Beyar R

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the dominant product of vascular Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), prostacyclin (PGI(2)), restrains atherogenesis, inhibition and deletion of COX-2 have yielded conflicting results in mouse models of atherosclerosis. Floxed mice were used to parse distinct cellular contributions of COX-2 in macrophages and ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hui Y,Ricciotti E,Crichton I,Yu Z,Wang D,Stubbe J,Wang M,Puré E,FitzGerald GA

更新日期：2010-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral adiposity is generally considered to play a key role in the metabolic syndrome, including hypertension. The purpose of this study was to evaluate cross-sectionally whether visceral adiposity is associated with prevalence of hypertension independent of other adipose depots and fasting plasma insulin....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hayashi T,Boyko EJ,Leonetti DL,McNeely MJ,Newell-Morris L,Kahn SE,Fujimoto WY

更新日期：2003-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the treatment of choice for patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias refractory to medical therapy. However, in symptomatic patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia resistant to drug therapy, catheter ablation of the His' bundle with permanent pacemaker ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lee RJ,Kalman JM,Fitzpatrick AP,Epstein LM,Fisher WG,Olgin JE,Lesh MD,Scheinman MM

更新日期：1995-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two phase III trials of enoxaparin for unstable angina/non-Q-wave myocardial infarction have shown it to be superior to unfractionated heparin for preventing a composite of death and cardiac ischemic events. A prospectively planned meta-analysis was performed to provide a more precise estimate of the effects...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Antman EM,Cohen M,Radley D,McCabe C,Rush J,Premmereur J,Braunwald E

更新日期：1999-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The atrioventricular (AV) node is insensitive to changes in extracellular potassium concentration, [K+]o, because of the absence of the inward rectifier potassium current (IK1). However, we propose that in the presence of adenosine, elevated [K+]o should increase the adenosine-activated inward rectifier pota...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Martynyuk AE,Morey TE,Belardinelli L,Dennis DM

更新日期：1999-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicose veins are a common problem with no approved medical therapies. Although it is believed that varicose vein pathogenesis is multifactorial, there is limited understanding of the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to their formation. Large-scale studies of risk factors for varicose veins...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fukaya E,Flores AM,Lindholm D,Gustafsson S,Zanetti D,Ingelsson E,Leeper NJ

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension is a fatal disease characterized by vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. Loss of endothelial nitric oxide bioavailability is implicated in pulmonary hypertension pathogenesis. Recent evidence suggests that the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an important regulator of nitric ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khoo JP,Zhao L,Alp NJ,Bendall JK,Nicoli T,Rockett K,Wilkins MR,Channon KM

更新日期：2005-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion of the previously ischemic myocardium is associated with the production of oxygen free radicals and their metabolites, which contribute to the ultimate extent of irreversible myocardial injury. The relative importance of polymorphonuclear leukocytes vs intracellular-derived oxygen metabolites has remained ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mitsos SE,Askew TE,Fantone JC,Kunkel SL,Abrams GD,Schork A,Lucchesi BR

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that improved myocardial salvage after heat-shock pretreatment correlates with the amount of induced cardiac heat-shock protein (HSP)72. However, heat shock also induces myocardial catalase activity, potentially reducing free radical-mediated ischemic injury. The aim of the present ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Auyeung Y,Sievers RE,Weng D,Barbosa V,Wolfe CL

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00