Viral illness and the postpericardiotomy syndrome. A prospective study in children.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unknown whether the appropriate use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has improved over time and whether trends in PCI appropriateness have been accompanied by changes in the use of PCI. METHODS AND RESULTS:We applied appropriate use criteria to determine the appropriateness of all 51 872 PC...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bradley SM,Bohn CM,Malenka DJ,Graham MM,Bryson CL,McCabe JM,Curtis JP,Lambert-Kerzner A,Maynard C

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of surgical therapy for aortic aneurysms and dissections has led to treatment of the life-threatening cardiovascular complications associated with Marfan syndrome. The present study determines the effect of surgical therapy on the life expectancy of patients with Marfan syndrome and the clinical ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Finkbohner R,Johnston D,Crawford ES,Coselli J,Milewicz DM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the resting hemodynamic effects of captopril in congestive heart failure are known, little information is available about the hemodynamic response to captopril during exercise or about changes in noninvasive measurements of the size and function of both ventricles. In this study, 14 stable New York Heart Asso...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Massie B,Kramer BL,Topic N,Henderson SG

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between intake of fruits and vegetables (F/V) during young adulthood and coronary atherosclerosis later in life is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied participants of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, a cohort of young, healthy black and white individu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Miedema MD,Petrone A,Shikany JM,Greenland P,Lewis CE,Pletcher MJ,Gaziano JM,Djousse L

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the treatment of choice for patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias refractory to medical therapy. However, in symptomatic patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia resistant to drug therapy, catheter ablation of the His' bundle with permanent pacemaker ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lee RJ,Kalman JM,Fitzpatrick AP,Epstein LM,Fisher WG,Olgin JE,Lesh MD,Scheinman MM

更新日期：1995-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growth factors such as platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) have been postulated to be important mediators of neointimal formation in balloon-injured artery. Binding of growth factors to their receptors activates intrinsic receptor tyrosine kinase, resulting in tyrosine phosphorylation of receptors themselv...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Abe J,Deguchi J,Matsumoto T,Takuwa N,Noda M,Ohno M,Makuuchi M,Kurokawa K,Takuwa Y

更新日期：1997-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease, characterized by vascular smooth muscle cell hyperproliferation. The calcium/calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) may play a major role in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. METHODS AND RESULTS:We investigated the expres...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schermuly RT,Pullamsetti SS,Kwapiszewska G,Dumitrascu R,Tian X,Weissmann N,Ghofrani HA,Kaulen C,Dunkern T,Schudt C,Voswinckel R,Zhou J,Samidurai A,Klepetko W,Paddenberg R,Kummer W,Seeger W,Grimminger F

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In our multicenter study of the total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC), a cohort of patients with long-segment left pulmonary artery (LPA) stenosis was observed (35%). The clinically recognized detrimental effects of LPA stenosis motivated a computational fluid dynamic simulation study within 3-dimensional pa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pekkan K,Kitajima HD,de Zelicourt D,Forbess JM,Parks WJ,Fogel MA,Sharma S,Kanter KR,Frakes D,Yoganathan AP

更新日期：2005-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellular transplantation is emerging as a promising strategy for the treatment of postinfarction ventricular dysfunction. Whether its beneficial effects can be extended to other cardiomyopathies remains an unexplored question. We evaluated the histological and functional effects of simultaneous autologous tr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Guarita-Souza LC,Carvalho KA,Woitowicz V,Rebelatto C,Senegaglia A,Hansen P,Miyague N,Francisco JC,Olandoski M,Faria-Neto JR,Brofman P

更新日期：2006-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonic tissue characterization is a new area of investigation in the field of cardiac ultrasound. The amplitude and frequency of the ultrasound signal are normally altered as the signal penetrates through tissue. It is assumed that the amplitude distribution and frequency shift of diseased or edematous tissue are ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schnittger I,Vieli A,Heiserman JE,Director BA,Billingham ME,Ellis SG,Kernoff RS,Takamoto T,Popp RL

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pulmonary circulation is an important site for the production and clearance of endothelin (ET)-1, a potent vasoactive and mitogenic peptide. Increased plasma ET-1 levels are observed in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PHT) and may contribute to the regulation of pulmonary vascular resistance, as well as...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bauer M,Wilkens H,Langer F,Schneider SO,Lausberg H,Schäfers HJ

更新日期：2002-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The release of endothelium-derived relaxing factors has been shown experimentally to be of pivotal importance for the maintenance of coronary blood flow during increased demand. In humans with coronary atherosclerosis, endothelial vasodilator dysfunction is not confined only to epicardial conductance vessels...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zeiher AM,Krause T,Schächinger V,Minners J,Moser E

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic endovascular aortic repair offers a less invasive approach for the treatment of ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (rDTAA). Due to the low incidence of this life-threatening condition, little is known about the outcomes of endovascular repair of rDTAA and the factors that affect these out...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jonker FH,Verhagen HJ,Lin PH,Heijmen RH,Trimarchi S,Lee WA,Moll FL,Athamneh H,Muhs BE

更新日期：2010-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was performed to determine whether positron emission tomography (PET) performed after i.v. 11C-palmitate permits detection and characterization of nontransmural myocardial infarction. PET was performed after the i.v. injection of 11C-palmitate in 10 normal subjects, 24 patients with initial nontransm...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Geltman EM,Biello D,Welch MJ,Ter-Pogossian MM,Roberts R,Sobel BE

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the correlation of aortic valve gradient determined by continuous-wave Doppler echocardiography and that determined at catheterization have, to date, involved young patients and nonsimultaneous measurements. We therefore obtained simultaneous Doppler echocardiographic and catheter measurements of pressure g...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Currie PJ,Seward JB,Reeder GS,Vlietstra RE,Bresnahan DR,Bresnahan JF,Smith HC,Hagler DJ,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a novel risk factor for atherosclerosis that may impair endothelial function by interfering with endothelial nitric oxide synthesis. To gain insight into the effects of ADMA on systemic endothelial function, we examined the association between ADMA and brachia...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Juonala M,Viikari JS,Alfthan G,Marniemi J,Kähönen M,Taittonen L,Laitinen T,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2007-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1948 knowledge of the role of the central nervous system in controlling blood pressure was rudimentary and the possibility that the brain could contribute to hypertension was barely acknowledged. Over the past 35 years the development of new technologies, particularly those of the neurosciences, and their applicati...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Reis DJ

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of experimentally induced emotional stress (mental arithmetic) on different hemodynamic parameters, catecholamine levels, and serum and platelet function tests in 25 postinfarction patients and in 10 apparently healthy, age-matched control subjects. Mental stress (10 minutes) induced significant...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Grignani G,Soffiantino F,Zucchella M,Pacchiarini L,Tacconi F,Bonomi E,Pastoris A,Sbaffi A,Fratino P,Tavazzi L

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multicomponent atrial electrograms and "slow pathway potentials" are helpful in identifying target sites for radiofrequency catheter ablation of the slow pathway in patients with atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia. The purpose of this study was to compare the atrial electrograms recorded at va...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Niebauer MJ,Daoud E,Williamson B,Man KC,Strickberger A,Hummel J,Morady F

更新日期：1995-07-01 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:The optimal strategy for treating coronary bifurcation lesions remains a subject of debate. With bare-metal stents, single-stent approaches appear to be superior to systematic 2-stent strategies. Drug-eluting stents, however, have low rates of restenosis and might offer improved outcomes with complex stentin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hildick-Smith D,de Belder AJ,Cooter N,Curzen NP,Clayton TC,Oldroyd KG,Bennett L,Holmberg S,Cotton JM,Glennon PE,Thomas MR,Maccarthy PA,Baumbach A,Mulvihill NT,Henderson RA,Redwood SR,Starkey IR,Stables RH

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired fibrinolytic capacity, as assessed by euglobulin clot lysis time or plasma concentration of fibrinolytic parameters, has been associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). We studied the association of a polymorphism in the gene for TPA and of plasma concentrations of TPA (antigen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van der Bom JG,de Knijff P,Haverkate F,Bots ML,Meijer P,de Jong PT,Hofman A,Kluft C,Grobbee DE

更新日期：1997-06-17 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:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are bone marrow stromal cells that are in phase 1 clinical studies of cellular cardiomyoplasty. However, the electrophysiological effects of MSC transplantation have not been studied. Although improvement of ventricular function would represent a positive outcome of MSC transpla...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chang MG,Tung L,Sekar RB,Chang CY,Cysyk J,Dong P,Marbán E,Abraham MR

更新日期：2006-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) reduces sympathetic vasoconstriction by attenuating neuronal excitability in the brain stem and inhibition of postganglionic neurotransmission. We studied whether this modulation of sympathetic circulatory control by NO may be altered during chronic administration of NO donor dru...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zanzinger J,Czachurski J,Seller H

更新日期：1998-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of changes in heart rate on myocardial contractility (the force-frequency effect) differs under various experimental conditions, including the anesthetized versus the conscious state. METHODS AND RESULTS:To assess the influence of beta-adrenergic stimulation on force-frequency effects on myoca...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kambayashi M,Miura T,Oh BH,Rockman HA,Murata K,Ross J Jr

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of balloon coarctation angioplasty instead of surgery as treatment for unoperated coarctation of the aorta is controversial. The efficacy and complications of the two procedures have not been studied before in a prospective fashion. METHODS AND RESULTS:Thirty-six patients were prospectively randomiz...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shaddy RE,Boucek MM,Sturtevant JE,Ruttenberg HD,Jaffe RB,Tani LY,Judd VE,Veasy LG,McGough EC,Orsmond GS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The residual Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) Score is an objective measure of the degree and complexity of residual stenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS AND RESULTS:In the randomized PCI cohort of the SYNTAX Trial (n=903)...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Farooq V,Serruys PW,Bourantas CV,Zhang Y,Muramatsu T,Feldman T,Holmes DR,Mack M,Morice MC,Ståhle E,Colombo A,de Vries T,Morel MA,Dawkins KD,Kappetein AP,Mohr FW

更新日期：2013-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often take multiple medications. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined characteristics and compared adjusted outcomes between rivaroxaban and warfarin according to number of concomitant baseline medications and the presence of combined cytochrome P450 3A4 and P-glycoprotein ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Piccini JP,Hellkamp AS,Washam JB,Becker RC,Breithardt G,Berkowitz SD,Halperin JL,Hankey GJ,Hacke W,Mahaffey KW,Nessel CC,Singer DE,Fox KA,Patel MR

更新日期：2016-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery bypass surgery with or without aneurysmectomy has been used to treat patients with angiographically defined left ventricular aneurysm. To evaluate whether surgery benefits such patients, we analyzed the data from 1131 patients who were enrolled in the registry of the Coronary Artery Surgery Study. Four...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Faxon DP,Myers WO,McCabe CH,Davis KB,Schaff HV,Wilson JW,Ryan TJ

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00