Should a fixed external reference system be used to analyze left ventricular wall motion?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial hypertension is a prime cause of morbidity and mortality in the general population. Pharmacological treatment has limitations resulting from drug side effects, costs, and patient compliance. Thus, we investigated whether traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture is able to lower blood pressure. METH...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Flachskampf FA,Gallasch J,Gefeller O,Gan J,Mao J,Pfahlberg AB,Wortmann A,Klinghammer L,Pflederer W,Daniel WG

更新日期：2007-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Global ventricular function was evaluated by both multiple gated cardiac blood pool scans (MUGA) and contrast ventriculograms in a group of 17 patients with suspected coronary artery disease. The contrast ventriculograms were analyzed frame by frame to generate a volume versus time curve for each patient, while the tr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Burow RD,Strauss HW,Singleton R,Pond M,Rehn T,Bailey IK,Griffith LC,Nickoloff E,Pitt B

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is uncertain whether Helicobacter pylori is associated with ischemic syndromes and whether this association is mediated by the induction of atherosclerosis. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that atherosclerotic stroke shows a selective association with virulent H pylori strains. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pietroiusti A,Diomedi M,Silvestrini M,Cupini LM,Luzzi I,Gomez-Miguel MJ,Bergamaschi A,Magrini A,Carrabs T,Vellini M,Galante A

更新日期：2002-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noninvasively assessed pulmonary pressure elevations and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction are associated with increased mortality in adults with sickle cell disease, but their relationship to exercise intolerance has not been evaluated prospectively. METHODS AND RESULTS:Echocardiography, 6-minute...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sachdev V,Kato GJ,Gibbs JS,Barst RJ,Machado RF,Nouraie M,Hassell KL,Little JA,Schraufnagel DE,Krishnamurti L,Novelli EM,Girgis RE,Morris CR,Rosenzweig EB,Badesch DB,Lanzkron S,Castro OL,Taylor JG 6th,Hannoush H,Gold

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has commenced in several countries, and has been shown to reduce AAA-related mortality by up to 50%. Most men who screen positive have an AAA <5.5 cm in diameter, the referral threshold for treatment, and are entered into an ultrasound surveillance pro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Oliver-Williams C,Sweeting MJ,Jacomelli J,Summers L,Stevenson A,Lees T,Earnshaw JJ

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Basel Antiarrhythmic Study of Infarct Survival trial, low-dose amiodarone improved 1-year survival in patients with asymptomatic complex ventricular arrhythmias persisting 2 weeks after myocardial infarction. To assess whether this beneficial effect persisted despite discontinuation of amiodarone afte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pfisterer ME,Kiowski W,Brunner H,Burckhardt D,Burkart F

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that cytomegalovirus (CMV) may contribute to the vasculopathy observed in cardiac allograft recipients by impairing the endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway. We focused on asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA, the endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase) as a potential mediator of the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Weis M,Kledal TN,Lin KY,Panchal SN,Gao SZ,Valantine HA,Mocarski ES,Cooke JP

更新日期：2004-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary clinical and laboratory observations suggest that nifedipine might prevent progression of threatened myocardial infarction by reversing coronary spasm or might limit necrosis during the course of acute myocardial infarction. We screened 3143 patients with ischemic pain of greater than 45 min duration and r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Muller JE,Morrison J,Stone PH,Rude RE,Rosner B,Roberts R,Pearle DL,Turi ZG,Schneider JF,Serfas DH

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of abrupt withdrawal or continuation of beta-blockade therapy during acute myocardial infarction were evaluated in 326 patients participating in the Multicenter Investigation of the Limitation of Infarct Size (MILIS). Thirty-nine patients previously receiving a beta-blocker and randomly selected for withdr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Croft CH,Rude RE,Gustafson N,Stone PH,Poole WK,Roberts R,Strauss HW,Raabe DS Jr,Thomas LJ,Jaffe AS

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral neurons can tolerate at least 20 min of normothermic ischemic anoxia. Cerebral recovery from more than 5 min of cardiac arrest is hampered by complex secondary derangements of multiple organ systems after reperfusion. There is increasing support of our hypothesis that this "postresuscitation syndrome" include...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Safar P

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smooth muscle cell (SMC) migration and proliferation critically influence the clinical course of vascular disease. We tested the effect of the novel small leucine-rich repeat protein podocan on SMC migration and proliferation using a podocan-deficient mouse in combination with a model of arterial injury and ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hutter R,Huang L,Speidl WS,Giannarelli C,Trubin P,Bauriedel G,Klotman ME,Fuster V,Badimon JJ,Klotman PE

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms responsible for the association between advanced age and atherosclerotic diseases are not clear. Because atherosclerosis develops in response to local endothelial injuries, we investigated the effect of aging on vascular healing and reendothelialization. METHODS AND RESULTS:Endothelium denuda...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gennaro G,Ménard C,Michaud SE,Rivard A

更新日期：2003-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The age association of cardiovascular disease may be in part because its metabolic risk factors tend to rise with age. Few studies have analyzed age associations of multiple metabolic risks in the same population, especially in nationally representative samples. We examined worldwide variations in the age as...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Singh GM,Danaei G,Pelizzari PM,Lin JK,Cowan MJ,Stevens GA,Farzadfar F,Khang YH,Lu Y,Riley LM,Lim SS,Ezzati M

更新日期：2012-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets have been implicated in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease, and a number of studies have examined platelet function and coagulation parameters in such patients. We have examined platelet coagulant activities, volumes, and aggregate ratios in 23 patients with chest pain, seven of whom had normal coro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rao AK,Mintz PD,Lavine SJ,Bove AA,McDonough MT,Spann JF,Walsh PN

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with congestive heart failure have a high incidence of sudden cardiac death that is attributed to ventricular arrhythmias. The mortality rate in a group of patients with class III and IV heart failure is about 40% per year, and half of the deaths are sudden. Half of the patients with New York Heart Associatio...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bigger JT Jr

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enteroviruses (EVs) and adenoviruses (ADVs) have been considered common causes of myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. In the present study, we report on the association of parvovirus B19 (PVB19) genomes in the clinical setting of acute myocarditis. METHODS AND RESULTS:This study included 24 consecutive ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kühl U,Pauschinger M,Bock T,Klingel K,Schwimmbeck CP,Seeberg B,Krautwurm L,Poller W,Schultheiss HP,Kandolf R

更新日期：2003-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heart contains a variety of morphologically distinct nerve terminals known to influence cardiac function. Little is known about the distribution, morphology, and neurochemistry of these terminals in the human heart. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined the entire endocardial and epicardial surfaces of infant...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Marron K,Wharton J,Sheppard MN,Fagan D,Royston D,Kuhn DM,de Leval MR,Whitehead BF,Anderson RH,Polak JM

更新日期：1995-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Brugada syndrome who were resuscitated from an episode of ventricular fibrillation are at high risk for recurrent sudden death. There is general agreement about the therapeutic strategy for these patients. Conversely, the prognosis and approach in patients with a diagnostic ECG but without a pr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brugada J,Brugada R,Brugada P

更新日期：2003-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic medial degeneration (CMD) is a histological abnormality that is common in the aortic diseases associated with Marfan's syndrome (MFS). Although little known about the mechanism underlying CMD, several recent reports have demonstrated that vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) apoptosis could play a subst...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nagashima H,Sakomura Y,Aoka Y,Uto K,Kameyama Ki,Ogawa M,Aomi S,Koyanagi H,Ishizuka N,Naruse M,Kawana M,Kasanuki H

更新日期：2001-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Originally described by Japanese authors in the 1990s, Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) generally presents as an acute myocardial infarction characterized by severe left ventricular dysfunction. TTS, however, differs from an acute coronary syndrome because patients have generally a normal coronary angiogram and left ventricul...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pelliccia F,Kaski JC,Crea F,Camici PG

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) was first ascribed to papillary muscle (PM) contractile dysfunction. Current theories include apical leaflet tethering caused by left ventricular (LV) distortion, but PM dysfunction is still postulated and commonly diagnosed. PM contraction, however, parallels apical tether...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Messas E,Guerrero JL,Handschumacher MD,Chow CM,Sullivan S,Schwammenthal E,Levine RA

更新日期：2001-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy is effective in atrial fibrillation but requires vigilance to maintain the international normalized ratio in the therapeutic range. This report examines how differences in time in therapeutic range (TTR) between centers and between countries affect the outcomes of OAC thera...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Connolly SJ,Pogue J,Eikelboom J,Flaker G,Commerford P,Franzosi MG,Healey JS,Yusuf S,ACTIVE W Investigators.

更新日期：2008-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effects of moderate potassium cardioplegia (37 mEq/l KCl) on the severity of myocardial ischemia during arrest and on post arrest ventricular function, 32 isolated, isovolumic feline hearts were studied before, during and 1 hour after ischemic arrest. Normothermia (37 degrees C) was maintained in the rem...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schaff HV,Dombroff R,Flaherty JT,Bulkley BH,Hutchins GM,Goldman RA,Gott VL

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current knowledge of prevalence, incidence, and survival in thoracic aortic diseases (aneurysm and dissection) is based on small studies from a dated era of treatment and diagnostic procedures. The objective of the present study was to reappraise epidemiology and long-term outcomes in subjects with thoracic ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Olsson C,Thelin S,Ståhle E,Ekbom A,Granath F

更新日期：2006-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We postulated that the variability of the phase shift between blood pressure and heart rate fluctuation near the frequency of 0.10 Hz might be useful in assessing autonomic circulatory control. METHODS AND RESULTS:We tested this hypothesis in 4 groups of subjects: 28 young, healthy individuals; 13 elderly h...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Halámek J,Kára T,Jurák P,Soucek M,Francis DP,Davies LC,Shen WK,Coats AJ,Novák M,Nováková Z,Panovský R,Toman J,Sumbera J,Somers VK

更新日期：2003-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac hypertrophy is a common response to circulatory or neurohumoral stressors as a mechanism to augment contractility. When the heart is under sustained stress, the hypertrophic response can evolve into decompensated heart failure, although the mechanism(s) underlying this transition remain largely unkno...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Warren SA,Briggs LE,Zeng H,Chuang J,Chang EI,Terada R,Li M,Swanson MS,Lecker SH,Willis MS,Spinale FG,Maupin-Furlowe J,McMullen JR,Moss RL,Kasahara H

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis in human atherosclerotic coronary plaques possibly causes plaque destabilization by contributing to the weakening and breaking down of the fibrous cap. We tested the hypothesis that apoptosis is quantitatively increased in unstable atherosclerotic plaques. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed the expre...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rossi ML,Marziliano N,Merlini PA,Bramucci E,Canosi U,Belli G,Parenti DZ,Mannucci PM,Ardissino D

更新日期：2004-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and is an important marker of subclinical coronary heart disease. However, estimates of PAD prevalence in the general US population have varied widely. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed data from 2174 participants aged 40...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Selvin E,Erlinger TP

更新日期：2004-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For decades, the coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rate has been four or more times higher in Finland than in France despite comparable intakes of dietary cholesterol and saturated fat. A potential answer to this paradox is provided by this study of 40 countries and the analyses of other nutrients in th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Artaud-Wild SM,Connor SL,Sexton G,Connor WE

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have demonstrated that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone predominantly synthesized in and secreted from the ventricle. We have also reported that, compared with atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), the plasma concentration of BNP is increased to a greater degree in patients with congestive...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hama N,Itoh H,Shirakami G,Nakagawa O,Suga S,Ogawa Y,Masuda I,Nakanishi K,Yoshimasa T,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：1995-09-15 00:00:00