Fifteen year survival study of patients with obstructive coronary artery disease.

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:Thrombus regression in heparin-treated, acute deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity is poorly documented in the literature; different rates of thrombus resolution and recanalization are reported. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective follow-up study, duplex scanning was used to evaluate the thrombus ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Ramshorst B,van Bemmelen PS,Hoeneveld H,Faber JA,Eikelboom BC

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of carteolol, a nonselective beta-adrenergic receptor blocker with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity, were compared with those of metoprolol in a murine model of viral myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy caused by encephalomyocarditis virus. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the acute experiment, BALB/...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tominaga M,Matsumori A,Okada I,Yamada T,Kawai C

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The differentiation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (H-LVH) on the basis of morphological information obtained by conventional echocardiography is occasionally problematic. We investigated whether strain rate (SR) imaging derived from tissue Doppler imaging...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kato TS,Noda A,Izawa H,Yamada A,Obata K,Nagata K,Iwase M,Murohara T,Yokota M

更新日期：2004-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fatty acid composition of the phospholipids in sarcolemma may significantly influence cell membrane functions. We evaluated the effects of dietary fat on the pharmacodynamics of the antiarrhythmic drug propafenone in isolated, perfused rabbit hearts. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three groups of weanling rabbits ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gillis AM,Keashly R,Watson PA,Mathison HJ,Parsons HG

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-six of 452 patients (19%) with chronic bifascicular block were found to have no clinically apparent associated organic heart disease (OHD) and were defined as having primary conduction disease (PCD). Comparison of patients with PCD and OHD revealed a significantly lower incidence of the following clinical varia...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dhingra RC,Wyndham C,Bauernfeind R,Denes P,Wu D,Swiryn S,Rosen KM

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flavone-8-acetic acid (FAA; [Flavonoid]), an adjuvant antitumor drug, inhibits ristocetin-induced aggregation of human platelets. The effect of FAA on platelet-dependent thrombosis was studied in vivo in the porcine carotid artery after deep arterial injury by balloon angioplasty. METHODS AND RESULTS:(111)I...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mruk JS,Webster MW,Heras M,Reid JM,Grill DE,Chesebro JH

更新日期：2000-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is a potent and selective pulmonary vasodilator, which induces cGMP synthesis by activating soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) in ventilated lung regions. Carbon monoxide (CO) has also been proposed to influence smooth muscle tone via activation of sGC. We examined whether direct stimu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Evgenov OV,Ichinose F,Evgenov NV,Gnoth MJ,Falkowski GE,Chang Y,Bloch KD,Zapol WM

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combining 2 signals of cardiomyocyte injury, cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and T (cTnT), might overcome some individual pathophysiological and analytical limitations and thereby increase diagnostic accuracy for acute myocardial infarction with a single blood draw. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van der Linden N,Wildi K,Twerenbold R,Pickering JW,Than M,Cullen L,Greenslade J,Parsonage W,Nestelberger T,Boeddinghaus J,Badertscher P,Rubini Giménez M,Klinkenberg LJJ,Bekers O,Schöni A,Keller DI,Sabti Z,Puelacher C,

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial integrity is essential for maintaining vascular homeostasis, and endothelial denudation results in neointimal thickening. Balloon-expandable endovascular stents provide a luminal scaffolding within atherosclerotic arteries with minimal direct contact between balloon and endothelium. We wondered w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rogers C,Parikh S,Seifert P,Edelman ER

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine the impact of concurrent cardiac procedures (CCP) on patient outcomes after HeartMate II (HMII) left ventricular assist device implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two hundred eighty-one patients underwent implantation of a HMII as a bridge to transplantation from M...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pal JD,Klodell CT,John R,Pagani FD,Rogers JG,Farrar DJ,Milano CA,HeartMate II Clinical Investigators.

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of a cluster of risk factors characteristic for the insulin resistance syndrome as a predictor for coronary heart disease (CHD) has not been studied previously. METHODS AND RESULTS:Clustering of cardiovascular risk factors was analyzed by factor analysis to investigate whether these clusters (facto...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lempiäinen P,Mykkänen L,Pyörälä K,Laakso M,Kuusisto J

更新日期：1999-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptin has been implicated in cardiovascular disease. A diet rich in fish has been associated with decreased cardiac and vascular risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined the relationship between diet and leptin in 2 related homogeneous African tribal populations of Tanzania. One tribe consumes freshwater fish...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Winnicki M,Somers VK,Accurso V,Phillips BG,Puato M,Palatini P,Pauletto P

更新日期：2002-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because acute exercise increases systemic catecholamines, we sought to determine whether exercise training would alter daily or exercise-related catecholamine release and inactivation. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 24-hour urine collections, catecholamines and metabolites provided indexes of overall oxidative deam...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rogers PJ,Tyce GM,Weinshilboum RM,O'Connor DT,Bailey KR,Bove AA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of chest compression rate on initial resuscitation success and 24 hr survival after prolonged manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was investigated in 26 morphine-anesthetized dogs (17 to 30 kg). After placement of aortic and right atrial micromanometers and induction of ventricular fibrillation, m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Feneley MP,Maier GW,Kern KB,Gaynor JW,Gall SA Jr,Sanders AB,Raessler K,Muhlbaier LH,Rankin JS,Ewy GA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is strong evidence that revascularization does not prevent myocardial infarction in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). The anatomic basis for this counterintuitive conclusion seems to be that most myocardial infarctions occur at sites that did not previously exhibit an angiographically significa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Forrester JS,Shah PK

更新日期：1997-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular dysfunction, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, and residual distal pulmonary artery distortion contribute to early mortality after a Fontan operation; they may be transient or reversible. A baffle fenestration, allowing right-to-left shunting, maintains cardiac output and limits right atrial pressure...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bridges ND,Lock JE,Castaneda AR

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone marrow-derived cells have been shown to contribute to endothelial replacement after vascular injury. In vitro culture of peripheral blood mononuclear cells produces cells with phenotypic characteristics of endothelium. To test the hypothesis that delivery of autologous culture-modified mononuclear cells...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gulati R,Jevremovic D,Peterson TE,Witt TA,Kleppe LS,Mueske CS,Lerman A,Vile RG,Simari RD

更新日期：2003-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the treatment of patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia, transvenous implantable cardioverter/defibrillators provide significant advantages over devices requiring a thoracotomy. This study tested the hypothesis that a new carbon-fiber electrode, designed at the Technische Universität in Mun...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Alt EU,Fotuhi PC,Callihan RL,Mestre E,Smith WM,Ideker RE

更新日期：1995-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of multiple vessels was reviewed to assess short-term outcome and long-term results. PTCA of multiple vessels was performed in 100 of the initial 500 patients (20%) who underwent PTCA at the Medical College of Virginia between July 1979 and August 1...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cowley MJ,Vetrovec GW,DiSciascio G,Lewis SA,Hirsh PD,Wolfgang TC

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described to control recurrent or sustained supraventricular tachycardia associated with rapid ventricular rates following open heart surgery. The technique utilizes a pair of temporarily implanted atrial epicardial wire electrodes to pace the heart. In one group of patients with recurrent atrial flutte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Waldo AL,MacLean WA,Karp RB,Kouchoukos NT,James TN

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implicit in the genetic evaluation of patients with suspected genetic diseases is the assumption that the genes evaluated are causative for the disease based on robust scientific and statistical evidence. However, in the past 20 years, considerable variability has existed in the study design and quality of e...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hosseini SM,Kim R,Udupa S,Costain G,Jobling R,Liston E,Jamal SM,Szybowska M,Morel CF,Bowdin S,Garcia J,Care M,Sturm AC,Novelli V,Ackerman MJ,Ware JS,Hershberger RE,Wilde AAM,Gollob MH,National Institutes of Health C

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify patients at risk for postoperative myocardial injury and death, measuring cardiac troponin routinely after noncardiac surgery has been suggested. Such monitoring was implemented in our hospital. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of postoperative myocardial injury, as mea...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Waes JA,Nathoe HM,de Graaff JC,Kemperman H,de Borst GJ,Peelen LM,van Klei WA,Cardiac Health After Surgery (CHASE) Investigators.

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A transient form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been previously described in infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs). The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, natural history and pathologic features of this cardiomyopathy in symptomatic and asymptomatic IDMs. We studied 47 IDMs for evidence of cardiomy...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gutgesell HP,Speer ME,Rosenberg HS

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was designed to define the prevalence and characteristics of skeletal muscle alterations in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and their relation to exercise capacity. METHODS AND RESULTS:The ultrastructure of skeletal muscle was analyzed by ultrastructural morphometry in 57 patient...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Drexler H,Riede U,Münzel T,König H,Funke E,Just H

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health organized a workshop (September 14 to 15, 2006, in Bethesda, Md) to advise on new research directions needed for improved identification and treatment of rare inherited arrhythmias. These included the followi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lehnart SE,Ackerman MJ,Benson DW Jr,Brugada R,Clancy CE,Donahue JK,George AL Jr,Grant AO,Groft SC,January CT,Lathrop DA,Lederer WJ,Makielski JC,Mohler PJ,Moss A,Nerbonne JM,Olson TM,Przywara DA,Towbin JA,Wang LH,M

更新日期：2007-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The site of cannulation for repair of ascending aortic dissection remains controversial. We present our experience with ascending aortic cannulation for acute aortic dissection type A. METHODS AND RESULTS:From January 1988 to September 2007, we operated on 242 patients for acute aortic dissection type A. Me...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kamiya H,Kallenbach K,Halmer D,Ozsöz M,Ilg K,Lichtenberg A,Karck M

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial perfusion reflects the macro- and microvascular coronary circulation. Recent quantitation developments using cardiovascular magnetic resonance perfusion permit automated measurement clinically. We explored the prognostic significance of stress myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial perfusion r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Knott KD,Seraphim A,Augusto JB,Xue H,Chacko L,Aung N,Petersen SE,Cooper JA,Manisty C,Bhuva AN,Kotecha T,Bourantas CV,Davies RH,Brown LAE,Plein S,Fontana M,Kellman P,Moon JC

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have developed a new measure of myocardial viability, the water-perfusable tissue index (PTI), which is calculated from transmission, C15O, and H2(15)O positron emission tomography (PET) data sets. It is defined as the proportion of the total anatomical tissue within a given region of interest (ROI) that ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yamamoto Y,de Silva R,Rhodes CG,Araujo LI,Iida H,Rechavia E,Nihoyannopoulos P,Hackett D,Galassi AR,Taylor CJ

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat shock protein (HSP)60 is an abundant protein found primarily in the mitochondria, though 15% to 20% is found in the cytosol. Previously we observed that HSP60 complexes with bax in the cytosol. Reduction in HSP60 precipitates translocation of bax to the mitochondria and apoptosis. We hypothesized that H...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gupta S,Knowlton AA

更新日期：2002-11-19 00:00:00