Thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy in patients with triple-vessel disease and ischemic exercise stress tests.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous adenosine can protect the overloaded heart against the development of hypertrophy and heart failure, but the contribution of A(1) receptors (A(1)R) and A(3) receptors (A(3)R) is not known. METHODS AND RESULTS:To test the hypothesis that A(1)R and A(3)R can protect the heart against systolic overl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lu Z,Fassett J,Xu X,Hu X,Zhu G,French J,Zhang P,Schnermann J,Bache RJ,Chen Y

更新日期：2008-10-21 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little information is available regarding the occurrence of perioperative and late cardiac events in women with vascular disease. The current study was performed to examine whether sex-specific differences exist in these outcomes in a large population of vascular surgery patients and to determine the value o...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hendel RC,Chen MH,L'Italien GJ,Newell JB,Paul SD,Eagle KA,Leppo JA

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine activation is known to occur in patients with congestive heart failure, but there is uncertainty as to whether this occurs before or after the presence of overt symptoms. In the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD), a multicenter study of patients with ejection fractions of 35% or less, we co...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Francis GS,Benedict C,Johnstone DE,Kirlin PC,Nicklas J,Liang CS,Kubo SH,Rudin-Toretsky E,Yusuf S

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although gender-specific criteria are common for defining cardiac traits such as left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) thresholds widely used in clinical practice have traditionally been the same for women and men, perhaps because it remains uncertain whether there is a syst...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chung AK,Das SR,Leonard D,Peshock RM,Kazi F,Abdullah SM,Canham RM,Levine BD,Drazner MH

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prevalence of most cardiovascular disorders increase with age, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and major disability in adults ≥75 years of age; however, despite the large impact of cardiovascular disease on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality in older adults, patients a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rich MW,Chyun DA,Skolnick AH,Alexander KP,Forman DE,Kitzman DW,Maurer MS,McClurken JB,Resnick BM,Shen WK,Tirschwell DL,American Heart Association Older Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiov

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine the influence active-play video gaming (also referred to as exergaming, exertainment, and active gaming) might have on improving health-related skills, enhancing self-esteem and self-efficacy, promoting social support, and ultimately motivating positive changes in health behaviors, the American He...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lieberman DA,Chamberlin B,Medina E Jr,Franklin BA,Sanner BM,Vafiadis DK,Power of Play: Innovations in Getting Active Summit Planning Committee.

更新日期：2011-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We studied the effect of an antioxidant, the intracoronary infusion of vitamin C, on basal and dobutamine-stimulated left ventricular (LV) contractility. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nineteen patients with normal ventricular function participated in this study. A micromanometer-tipped catheter was inserted into the ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mak S,Newton GE

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to identify theoretical advantages and applications of the centerline method for quantitative assessment of regional ventricular function. Motion was measured along 100 chords constructed perpendicular to a centerline drawn midway between the end-diastolic and end-systolic contours, and normalized for heart ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sheehan FH,Bolson EL,Dodge HT,Mathey DG,Schofer J,Woo HW

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Production of NO by inducible NO synthase (iNOS) has been implicated in the pathology of spontaneous and antigen-induced autoimmune diseases, and iNOS is expressed in the myocardium of patients with heart failure. It is not clear whether inflammatory murine autoimmune heart disease, an experimental model for...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bachmaier K,Neu N,Pummerer C,Duncan GS,Mak TW,Matsuyama T,Penninger JM

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischemic preconditioning attenuates the effects of subsequent sustained ischemia by a mechanism involving adenosine and G proteins in several species. Adenosine is not involved in ischemic preconditioning of rat hearts, the mechanisms of which are poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULTS:Reduction of isometri...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hu K,Nattel S

更新日期：1995-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonoperative therapy includes conservative noninterventional modalities and the endovascular interventional modalities of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and a variety of laser systems and atherectomy devices. The role and impact of all nonoperative treatments are considered in the perspectives of the natural hi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Veith FJ,Gupta SK,Wengerter KR,Rivers SP,Bakal CW

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spectral analysis of heart rate (HR) variability (HRV) requires, as a rule, some level of stationarity and, as a result, is inadequate to quantify biological transients. A time-/frequency-domain method (TF) was developed to obtain an instant spectral power (SP) of HRV during tilt. METHODS AND RESULTS:HR was...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jasson S,Médigue C,Maison-Blanche P,Montano N,Meyer L,Vermeiren C,Mansier P,Coumel P,Malliani A,Swynghedauw B

更新日期：1997-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiography of the coronary arteries reflects only changes in luminal dimensions. With intravascular ultrasound, cross-sectional images can be obtained and area measurements can be added to calculate volumes of the external elastic membrane (EEM), plaque plus media (P+M), and lumen. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jensen LO,Thayssen P,Pedersen KE,Stender S,Haghfelt T

更新日期：2004-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent cerebrovascular events constitute an estimated 200,000 of the 700,000 strokes reported annually in the United States, which makes secondary stroke prevention an important goal in the management of disease among patients who have experienced stroke or transient ischemic attack. METHODS AND RESULTS:...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Liao JK

更新日期：2007-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Important in the postoperative management of neonates with single-ventricle complexes, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome and pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, is the fact that the pulmonary circulation is connected to the systemic circulation via a shunt. The distribution of flow to the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mora GA,Pizarro C,Jacobs ML,Norwood WI

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxia from birth in immature rabbits increases the tolerance of isolated hearts to ischemia compared with age-matched normoxic rabbits. We determined whether this increased tolerance to ischemia was due to an alteration in the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel and whether increased KATP channel activa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Baker JE,Curry BD,Olinger GN,Gross GJ

更新日期：1997-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular septal defects are the most common congenital heart defect. They vary greatly in location, clinical presentation, associated lesions, and natural history. The present article describes the clinical aspects of ventricular septal defects and current management strategies. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Minette MS,Sahn DJ

更新日期：2006-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the effect of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) levels on the clearance of total tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) antigen, we studied the clearance of active TPA and TPA/PAI-1 complex in subjects with low (181+/-109 pmol/L; n=7) and high (1166+/-322 pmol/L; n=4) baseline active PAI...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chandler WL,Alessi MC,Aillaud MF,Henderson P,Vague P,Juhan-Vague I

更新日期：1997-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides guidelines for the optimal, rather than minimal, performance of ultrasonic examination of the heart for current clinical applications using conventional echocardiographic equipment. Since the original report of this Inter-Society Commission on Heart Disease Resources Committee in 1975, M-mode echoc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Popp RL,Fortuin NJ,Johnson ML,Kisslo JA Jr

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography was used to study left ventricular size and contraction in 128 patients with isolated aortic valve disease -45 patients with aortic stenosis, 25 with mixed aortic valve disease and 58 with aortic regurgitation. Left ventricular measurements included the end-diastolic internal dimension (LVIDd), mural ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： McDonald IG

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhibition of fibrinolysis attributable to elevated concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in blood is associated with insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because we have shown that insulin can stimulate PAI-1 synthesis in vivo and because accelerated...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sobel BE,Woodcock-Mitchell J,Schneider DJ,Holt RE,Marutsuka K,Gold H

更新日期：1998-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enteroviridae such as coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) are important infectious agents involved in viral heart disease, hepatitis, and pancreatitis, but no specific antiviral therapy is available. METHODS AND RESULTS:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of RNA interference on viral replication, c...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Merl S,Michaelis C,Jaschke B,Vorpahl M,Seidl S,Wessely R

更新日期：2005-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A new technology, leadless pacemaker therapy, was recently introduced clinically to address lead- and pocket-related complications in conventional transvenous pacemaker therapy. These leadless devices are self-contained right ventricular single-chamber pacemakers implanted by using a femoral percutaneous approach. In ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tjong FV,Reddy VY

更新日期：2017-04-11 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:Outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions in diabetic patients are shadowed by the increased rate of recurrence compared with nondiabetic patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a multicenter, randomized trial to demonstrate the efficacy of sirolimus-eluting stents compared with standard stents ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sabaté M,Jiménez-Quevedo P,Angiolillo DJ,Gómez-Hospital JA,Alfonso F,Hernández-Antolín R,Goicolea J,Bañuelos C,Escaned J,Moreno R,Fernández C,Fernández-Avilés F,Macaya C,DIABETES Investigators.

更新日期：2005-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Digoxin, in a common clinical dose and at a low serum level, brought out severe manifestations of sinus node dysfunction in a patient who had previously undergone successful mitral valve replacement. This report presents the results of extensive clinical and electrophysiologic studies of this patient before and after ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Margolis JR,Strauss HC,Miller HC,Gilbert M,Wallace AG

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no reported studies on the safety and efficacy of low-dose aspirin with low-intensity oral anticoagulation in patients with heart valve replacement. In this study, we compared the use of 100 mg/d aspirin with 650 mg/d aspirin in the prevention of systemic embolism and vascular death in patients wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Altman R,Rouvier J,Gurfinkel E,Scazziota A,Turpie AG

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfer of the coronary arteries is a crucial step during the arterial switch operation (ASO) for transposition of the great arteries. This retrospective study aims to assess the incidence and risk factors of coronary events after ASO and sensitivity of noninvasive tests in the diagnosis of the coronary obs...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Legendre A,Losay J,Touchot-Koné A,Serraf A,Belli E,Piot JD,Lambert V,Capderou A,Planche C

更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant hyperthermia is a disease resulting from defective cellular membranes, usually presenting as drug-induced pyrexic crises. We describe four patients with life threatening ventricular arrhythmias or chest pain in the absence of pyrexic crises. Three presented with life threatening arrhythmias and the fourth wi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Huckell VF,Staniloff HM,Britt BA,Waxman MB,Morch JE

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00