Accurate volume determination in the isolated ejecting canine left ventricle by two-dimensional echocardiography.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sudden cardiac death in children is a rare but devastating event. Experts have debated the merits of community-based screening programs using an ECG and targeting 2 potential high-risk groups: school-aged children initiating stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and adolesce...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Leslie LK,Cohen JT,Newburger JW,Alexander ME,Wong JB,Sherwin ED,Rodday AM,Parsons SK,Triedman JK

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premedication with clopidogrel has reduced thrombotic complications after percutaneous coronary revascularization procedures. However, because of the enhanced and irreversible platelet inhibition by clopidogrel, patients requiring surgical revascularization have a higher risk of bleeding complications and tr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kapetanakis EI,Medlam DA,Petro KR,Haile E,Hill PC,Dullum MK,Bafi AS,Boyce SW,Corso PJ

更新日期：2006-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacological evidence has implicated ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels as the effectors of cardioprotection, but the relative roles of mitochondrial (mitoK(ATP)) and sarcolemmal (surfaceK(ATP)) channels remain controversial. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined the effects of the K(ATP) channel blocker HMR...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sato T,Sasaki N,Seharaseyon J,O'Rourke B,Marbán E

更新日期：2000-05-23 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: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:Coxsackievirus-induced myocarditis can be a serious cause of heart failure. In the absence of a specific antiviral therapy, modulating the host immune response may be protective. Interferons (IFNs)-alpha and -beta perform a fundamental role in innate and adaptive antiviral responses, thereby presenting as ca...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deonarain R,Cerullo D,Fuse K,Liu PP,Fish EN

更新日期：2004-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza infection is a serious event for patients with heart failure (HF). Little knowledge exists about the association between influenza vaccination and outcome in patients with HF. This study sought to determine whether influenza vaccination is associated with improved long-term survival in patients wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Modin D,Jørgensen ME,Gislason G,Jensen JS,Køber L,Claggett B,Hegde SM,Solomon SD,Torp-Pedersen C,Biering-Sørensen T

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In rats, atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) reduces sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) reflexively by sensitizing cardiac mechanoreceptors with inhibitory vagal afferents. We performed three series of experiments in 26 normal young men to document whether ANF inhibits SNA in humans and if so, to determine potential mechani...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Floras JS

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chimeric molecules comprising the A-chain of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and the catalytic domain of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) have intact enzymatic characteristics of u-PA, partial fibrin-binding properties of t-PA, and thrombolytic properties in animal models comparable with ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Collen D,Lu HR,Lijnen HR,Nelles L,Stassen JM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Power outputs that are below the anaerobic threshold (theta an) may be sustained for prolonged durations, whereas power outputs that are greater than theta an result in a significant reduction in the tolerable duration to fatigue. The theta an may therefore be considered to demarcate exercise intensity into moderate (...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Whipp BJ

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Major gender-based differences in the incidence of ventricular tachyarrhythmia after myocardial infarction have been shown in humans. Although the underlying mechanisms are unclear, earlier studies suggest that estrogen receptor-mediated effects play a major role in this process. METHODS AND RESULTS:We exam...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Korte T,Fuchs M,Arkudas A,Geertz S,Meyer R,Gardiwal A,Klein G,Niehaus M,Krust A,Chambon P,Drexler H,Fink K,Grohé C

更新日期：2005-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve consecutive patients who developed torsade de pointes (polymorphous ventricular tachycardia with marked QT prolongation, TdP) over a 4 year period were treated with intravenous injections of magnesium sulfate. In nine of the patients a single bolus of 2 g completely abolished the TdP within 1 to 5 min, and in t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tzivoni D,Banai S,Schuger C,Benhorin J,Keren A,Gottlieb S,Stern S

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Repolarization dispersion (Rd) is frequently mentioned as a predictor of cardiac abnormalities. We present a new measure of Rd based on the root-mean-square (RMS) curve of an ECG lead set and compare its performance with that of the commonly used QT dispersion (QTd) measure with the use of recovery times mea...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fuller MS,Sándor G,Punske B,Taccardi B,MacLeod RS,Ershler PR,Green LS,Lux RL

更新日期：2000-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective electrocardiographic study was designed to establish baseline values for electrocardiographic measurements, with specific reference to the QT interval during infancy, and to test the "QT hypothesis" for the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In this ongoing study, ECGs are recorded on the fourth day of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schwartz PJ,Montemerlo M,Facchini M,Salice P,Rosti D,Poggio G,Giorgetti R

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1962-1977, 99 patients, mean age 65 +/- 0.5 years (range 60-81 years) underwent valve replacement for severe calcific aortic valve stenosis. Ninety-three percent of the patients were in New York Heart Association functional class III or IV. The aortic valve gradient was 76 +/- 3 mm Hg and the aortic valve area in...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Murphy ES,Lawson RM,Starr A,Rahimtoola SH

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis and progressive failure are prominent pathophysiological features of hearts after myocardial infarction (MI). We examined the effects of inhibiting transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling on post-MI cardiac fibrosis and ventricular remodeling and function. METHODS AND RESULTS:MI was in...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Okada H,Takemura G,Kosai K,Li Y,Takahashi T,Esaki M,Yuge K,Miyata S,Maruyama R,Mikami A,Minatoguchi S,Fujiwara T,Fujiwara H

更新日期：2005-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Vigorous hyperventilation was induced for five minutes immediately after a five-minute infusion of 100 ml of Tris-buffer (pH 10) in nine patients with Prinzmetal's variant angina. In eight of the patients, chest pain with ischemic changes in the electrocardiogram occurred during this procedure or within five minutes a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yasue H,Nagao M,Omote S,Takizawa A,Miwa K,Tanaka S

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with heart failure, excessive sympathetic activation during exercise could interfere with exercise performance by impairing arteriolar dilation in working muscle and by adversely altering skeletal muscle metabolic behavior. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of sympathoinhibition wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lang CC,Rayos GH,Chomsky DB,Wood AJ,Wilson JR

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of intravenous administration of agents that block platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors in the setting of percutaneous coronary revascularization. Although the optimal duration of treatment has not been determined, more prolonged receptor blockade has been ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Simpfendorfer C,Kottke-Marchant K,Lowrie M,Anders RJ,Burns DM,Miller DP,Cove CS,DeFranco AC,Ellis SG,Moliterno DJ,Raymond RE,Sutton JM,Topol EJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin is effective for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events, but it remains unclear for which subgroups of individuals aspirin is beneficial. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of aspirin separately for men and women of different ages with various levels of cardiovascular disease risk. METHODS ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Greving JP,Buskens E,Koffijberg H,Algra A

更新日期：2008-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a 15 year follow-up of 748 patients undergoing bypass surgery, comparing 532 patients with one or two internal mammary artery grafts with or without additional saphenous vein grafts to 216 patients with saphenous vein grafts alone. During the 15 years of follow-up the 532 patients with at least one intern...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cameron A,Kemp HG Jr,Green GE

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The quantity and intensity of physical activity required for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) remain unclear. Therefore, we examined the association of the quantity and intensity of physical activity with CHD risk and the impact of other coronary risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS:We fo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sesso HD,Paffenbarger RS Jr,Lee IM

更新日期：2000-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced insulin sensitivity has been proposed as an important risk factor in the development of atherosclerosis. However, insulin sensitivity is related to many other cardiovascular risk factors, including plasma insulin levels, and it is unclear whether an independent role of insulin sensitivity exists. Lar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Howard G,O'Leary DH,Zaccaro D,Haffner S,Rewers M,Hamman R,Selby JV,Saad MF,Savage P,Bergman R

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We studied in coronary conductance and resistance arteries the coronary vasodilator effects of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ramiprilat and the contribution of nitric oxide, bradykinin, and prostaglandins to this vasodilation. METHODS AND RESEARCH:In seven anesthetized dogs, a Doppler guidewir...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sudhir K,Chou TM,Hutchison SJ,Chatterjee K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1972 and 1984, 100 consecutive neonates (less than or equal to 30 days old) underwent repair of coarctation of the aorta. Mean (+/- SD) age at operation was 12.0 +/- 8.0 days; mean weight was 3.1 +/- 0.5 kg. Simple coarctation was present in 29 patients (group I), 32 patients had additional ventricular septal ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ziemer G,Jonas RA,Perry SB,Freed MD,Castaneda AR

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared the efficacy and safety of different dosages of a low-molecular-weight heparin, CY 216 D (Fraxiparine), in the treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism with unfractionated heparin in a prospective, randomized, dose-finding study. METHODS AND RESULTS:The primary outcome was the evolution of pul...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Théry C,Simonneau G,Meyer G,Hélénon O,Bridey F,Armagnac C,d'Azemar P,Coquart JP

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The growing postnatal human heart maintains electromechanical function while undergoing substantial changes of cellular topology and myocardial architecture. The capacity for growth and remodeling of ventricular myocardium in adaptation to the hemodynamic changes of early infancy later declines. This decline...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Peters NS,Severs NJ,Rothery SM,Lincoln C,Yacoub MH,Green CR

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence, determinants, and outcome of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) after surgery for mitral regurgitation (MR) are poorly defined but may have important implications for timing of mitral valve surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 762 patients in sinus rhythm with no AF history undergoing MR surgi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kernis SJ,Nkomo VT,Messika-Zeitoun D,Gersh BJ,Sundt TM 3rd,Ballman KV,Scott CG,Schaff HV,Enriquez-Sarano M

更新日期：2004-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In vivo gene transfer into injured arteries may provide a new means to facilitate molecular understanding of and to treat the intractable fibroproliferative arterial diseases. Selection of an optimal molecule to be transferred will be a key to successful gene therapy in the future. We tested the hypothesis t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ueno H,Haruno A,Morisaki N,Furuya M,Kangawa K,Takeshita A,Saito Y

更新日期：1997-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Few data are available regarding the effects of exercise training upon cardiac structure and performance in man. We evaluated the echograms of 24 normals before (PRE) and after (POST) 11 weeks of endurance exercise training. Conditioning consisted of a walk-jog-run protocol at 70% maximal heart rate for one hour four ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： DeMaria AN,Neumann A,Lee G,Fowler W,Mason DT

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00