Dilation angioplasty of congenital or operative narrowings of venous channels.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autograft reinforcement interventions (R) during the Ross procedure are intended to preserve autograft function and improve durability. The aim of this study is to evaluate this hypothesis. METHODS AND RESULTS:1335 adult patients (mean age:43.5+/-12.0 years) underwent a Ross procedure (subcoronary, SC, n=63...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Charitos EI,Hanke T,Stierle U,Robinson DR,Bogers AJ,Hemmer W,Bechtel M,Misfeld M,Gorski A,Boehm JO,Rein JG,Botha CA,Lange R,Hoerer J,Moritz A,Wahlers T,Franke UF,Breuer M,Ferrari-Kuehne K,Hetzer R,Huebler M,Ziem

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decades, interest has increased in the potential deleterious atherogenic effects of some cellular elastase activities. The results of experimental and clinical investigations were inconsistent. In this report, we assessed the associations of serum elastase activity and serum elastase inhibitors w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zureik M,Robert L,Courbon D,Touboul PJ,Bizbiz L,Ducimetière P

更新日期：2002-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether passively collected data can substitute for adjudicated outcomes to reproduce the magnitude and direction of treatment effect observed in cardiovascular clinical trials is not well known. METHODS:We linked adults ≥65 years of age in the HiR (US CoreValve Pivotal High Risk) and SURTAVI trials (Surgic...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Strom JB,Faridi KF,Butala NM,Zhao Y,Tamez H,Valsdottir LR,Brennan JM,Shen C,Popma JJ,Kazi DS,Yeh RW

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erosion and rupture of coronary atheromas are the events preceding the vast majority of acute coronary syndromes. The shoulder regions of atheromas, the sites at which erosion or rupture is most likely to occur, are the sites at which mast cells accumulate. These cells are filled with neutral proteases capab...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kovanen PT,Kaartinen M,Paavonen T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the sympathetic nervous system is an important factor in the genesis of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with impaired ventricular function. Such patients have an appropriate substrate that is capable of generating rhythm abnormalities, which may be related to enhanced automaticity, triggered automati...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Podrid PJ,Fuchs T,Candinas R

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radial artery (RA) is a commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting, and recent studies have demonstrated that it provides superior long-term patency rates to the saphenous vein in most situations. In addition, the RA is also being used with increasing frequency as the access point for coronary angio...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mounsey CA,Mawhinney JA,Werner RS,Taggart DP

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a correlative functional/histopathologic study, we investigated the regional deformation characteristics of both chronic nontransmural and transmural infarctions before and after a dobutamine challenge. METHODS AND RESULTS:After stenosing copper-coated stent implantation to produce circumflex artery endo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Weidemann F,Dommke C,Bijnens B,Claus P,D'hooge J,Mertens P,Verbeken E,Maes A,Van de Werf F,De Scheerder I,Sutherland GR

更新日期：2003-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:approximately half of patients with heart failure die suddenly as a result of ventricular arrhythmias. Although abnormal Ca(2+) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum through ryanodine receptors (RyR2) has been linked to arrhythmogenesis, the molecular mechanisms triggering release of arrhythmogenic Ca(2+) ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Oort RJ,McCauley MD,Dixit SS,Pereira L,Yang Y,Respress JL,Wang Q,De Almeida AC,Skapura DG,Anderson ME,Bers DM,Wehrens XH

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies in patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) have demonstrated the efficacy of surgical and catheter-mediated ablative procedures based on activation mapping during VT. Since extensive preoperative or intraoperative mapping may be impractical due to time constraints or patient intolerance, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Miller JM,Marchlinski FE,Buxton AE,Josephson ME

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background- Cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) declines with age but is favorably modulated by habitual aerobic exercise. We tested the hypothesis that compliance (transducing capacity) of an elastic artery in which baroreceptors are located is associated with these age-exercise interactions. Methods and Results...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Monahan KD,Tanaka H,Dinenno FA,Seals DR

更新日期：2001-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients surviving ventricular fibrillation (VF) or sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) are at a high risk of death due to a recurrence of arrhythmia. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) terminates VT or VF, but it is not known whether this device prolongs life in these patients compared with...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Connolly SJ,Gent M,Roberts RS,Dorian P,Roy D,Sheldon RS,Mitchell LB,Green MS,Klein GJ,O'Brien B

更新日期：2000-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progression of heart failure after initial myocardial injury is mediated in part by various redundant inflammatory mediators, including the widely expressed cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Because COX-2 inhibitors are useful in treating many inflammation-mediated diseases, we asked whether COX-2 inhibition can att...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Delgado RM 3rd,Nawar MA,Zewail AM,Kar B,Vaughn WK,Wu KK,Aleksic N,Sivasubramanian N,McKay K,Mann DL,Willerson JT

更新日期：2004-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that induction of heat shock protein (HSP) 72 by whole-body hyperthermia reduces infarct size in an in vivo model of ischemia and reperfusion. Furthermore, hearts obtained from transgenic mice that overexpress HSP72 demonstrate improved functional recovery and decreased inf...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hutter JJ,Mestril R,Tam EK,Sievers RE,Dillmann WH,Wolfe CL

更新日期：1996-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the extent of myocardial infarction after coronary artery reperfusion, serum levels of cardiac myosin light chain (LC) I and creatine kinase (CK) were determined serially in 49 patients with acute myocardial infarction. Intracoronary thrombolysis was successful in 25 patients (reperfusion group), and 24 pa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Isobe M,Nagai R,Ueda S,Tsuchimochi H,Nakaoka H,Takaku F,Yamaguchi T,Machii K,Nobuyoshi M,Yazaki Y

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis, no study has documented the effects of Lp(a) on angiogenesis. In this study, we examined collateral formation in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) model in Lp(a) transgenic mice. In addition, we examined the feasibility of gene therapy by ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Morishita R,Sakaki M,Yamamoto K,Iguchi S,Aoki M,Yamasaki K,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T,Lawn R,Ogihara T,Kaneda Y

更新日期：2002-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The maternal circulatory system and hormone balance both change dynamically during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. Although atrial natriuretic peptides and brain natriuretic peptides produced in the heart control circulatory homeostasis through their common receptor, NPR1, the physiologic and...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Otani K,Tokudome T,Kamiya CA,Mao Y,Nishimura H,Hasegawa T,Arai Y,Kaneko M,Shioi G,Ishida J,Fukamizu A,Osaki T,Nagai-Okatani C,Minamino N,Ensho T,Hino J,Murata S,Takegami M,Nishimura K,Kishimoto I,Miyazato M,Hara

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many members of families with inherited long-QT (LQT) syndrome have mutations in HERG, a gene encoding a cardiac potassium channel that is modulated by extracellular potassium. We hypothesized that an increase in serum potassium would normalize repolarization in these patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studie...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Compton SJ,Lux RL,Ramsey MR,Strelich KR,Sanguinetti MC,Green LS,Keating MT,Mason JW

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has recently emerged as a potential alternative to carotid endarterectomy. Cerebral embolization is the most devastating complication of CAS, and the echogenicity of carotid plaque has been indicated as one of the risk factors involved. This is the first study to analyze the rol...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Biasi GM,Froio A,Diethrich EB,Deleo G,Galimberti S,Mingazzini P,Nicolaides AN,Griffin M,Raithel D,Reid DB,Valsecchi MG

更新日期：2004-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, it has been shown that stem/progenitor cells may repair damaged/lost endothelial cells in vein grafts and wire-injured arteries. In the present study, we investigated endothelial cell turnover and regeneration in apolipoprotein E (apoE)(-/-)/transgenic mice carrying LacZ genes driven by an endothel...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Foteinos G,Hu Y,Xiao Q,Metzler B,Xu Q

更新日期：2008-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular mural thrombi complicate many cardiac diseases. The endocardial endothelium can modulate the mechanical performance of subjacent myocardium and mediate responses to certain physiopharmacologic agents. We studied the effects of aggregating platelets on the contractile performance of isolated cardiac muscle....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shah AM,Meulemans AL,Brutsaert DL

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Z-Val-Ala-Asp(OMe)-CH2F (ZVAD-fmk), a tripeptide inhibitor of the caspase interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme family of cysteine proteases, may reduce myocardial reperfusion injury in vivo by attenuating cardiomyocyte apoptosis within the ischemic area at risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:Sprague-Dawley rats were s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yaoita H,Ogawa K,Maehara K,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1998-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) has been shown to reduce infarct size in canine acute myocardial infarction; however, the mechanism of tissue salvage remains uncertain. We evaluated the effect of bFGF on infarct size in a model of acute infarction in which coronary occlusion was followed by prolonged r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Horrigan MC,MacIsaac AI,Nicolini FA,Vince DG,Lee P,Ellis SG,Topol EJ

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Between July 1980 and November 1982, there were 935 coronary angioplasties attempted at Emory University Hospital. Of these patients, 20 developed acute occlusion. Of these 20, 19 presented within 3 hr of surgery or within 3 hr after stopping a continuous heparin infusion. Five patients required emergency surgery, but...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hollman J,Gruentzig AR,Douglas JS Jr,King SB 3rd,Ischinger T,Meier B

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults are living longer, and cardiovascular disease is endemic in the growing population of older adults who are surviving into old age. Functional capacity is a key metric in this population, both for the perspective it provides on aggregate health and as a vital goal of care. Whereas cardiorespiratory function has ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Forman DE,Arena R,Boxer R,Dolansky MA,Eng JJ,Fleg JL,Haykowsky M,Jahangir A,Kaminsky LA,Kitzman DW,Lewis EF,Myers J,Reeves GR,Shen WK,American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and St

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To simplify extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta in acute type A aortic dissection, we developed the open triple-branched stent graft placement technique. The early results of this new technique are reported. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between June 2008 and November 2009, 30 patients with acute Stanford ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chen LW,Dai XF,Lu L,Zhang GC,Cao H

更新日期：2010-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The key initiating process in atherogenesis is the subendothelial retention of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins. Local biological responses to these retained lipoproteins, including a chronic and maladaptive macrophage- and T-cell-dominated inflammatory response, promote subsequent lesion development. The most...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tabas I,Williams KJ,Borén J

更新日期：2007-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The first compounds considered for stent-based delivery, such as heparin, were chosen on the basis of promising tissue culture and animal experiments, and yet they have failed to stop restenosis clinically. More recent compounds, such as paclitaxel, are of a different sort, being hydrophobic in nature, and t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hwang CW,Wu D,Edelman ER

更新日期：2001-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-density lipoproteins have antidiabetic properties in vitro. Furthermore, elevated high-density lipoprotein levels accompanying a genetic deficiency of cholesteryl ester transfer protein are associated with decreased levels of plasma glucose. We now investigate effects on glucose homeostasis of inhibitin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Barter PJ,Rye KA,Tardif JC,Waters DD,Boekholdt SM,Breazna A,Kastelein JJ

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The arrhythmia burden in tetralogy of Fallot, types of arrhythmias encountered, and risk profile may change as the population ages. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC) conducted a multicenter cross-sectional study to quantify the arrhythmia burden in tetralog...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khairy P,Aboulhosn J,Gurvitz MZ,Opotowsky AR,Mongeon FP,Kay J,Valente AM,Earing MG,Lui G,Gersony DR,Cook S,Ting JG,Nickolaus MJ,Webb G,Landzberg MJ,Broberg CS,Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC).

更新日期：2010-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is associated with adverse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (MI), but the risk associated with a new diagnosis of diabetes in this setting has not been well defined. METHODS AND RESULTS:We assessed the risk of death and major cardiovascular events associated ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Aguilar D,Solomon SD,Køber L,Rouleau JL,Skali H,McMurray JJ,Francis GS,Henis M,O'Connor CM,Diaz R,Belenkov YN,Varshavsky S,Leimberger JD,Velazquez EJ,Califf RM,Pfeffer MA

更新日期：2004-09-21 00:00:00