Early results of a simplified method of mitral valve annuloplasty.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The novel anticoagulant fondaparinux proved to be effective and safe in the postoperative prevention of venous thrombosis. Current phase III trials with this synthetic selective factor Xa inhibitor focus on its use in the treatment of patients with venous and arterial thrombosis. As with any anticoagulant th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bijsterveld NR,Moons AH,Boekholdt SM,van Aken BE,Fennema H,Peters RJ,Meijers JC,Büller HR,Levi M

更新日期：2002-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging results in vascular stiffening and an increase in the velocity of the pressure wave as it travels down the aorta. Increased aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) has been associated with mortality in clinical but not general populations. The objective of this investigation was to determine whether aPWV is ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sutton-Tyrrell K,Najjar SS,Boudreau RM,Venkitachalam L,Kupelian V,Simonsick EM,Havlik R,Lakatta EG,Spurgeon H,Kritchevsky S,Pahor M,Bauer D,Newman A,Health ABC Study.

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of coronary vasodilator reserve after ischemia-reperfusion may be due to endothelial injury, and this vascular dysfunction may contribute to functional alterations observed after ischemia. To determine whether endothelial dysfunction occurs after relatively brief periods of moderate low-flow ischemia in vivo,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Headrick JP,Angello DA,Berne RM

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease (CHD) represents the largest share of cardiovascular disease in the United States, but there are conspicuous discrepancies between CHD and total cardiovascular death rates across the states, possibly due in part to variations in physician assignment of causes of death. Our aim was to i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Murray CJ,Kulkarni SC,Ezzati M

更新日期：2006-05-02 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:The aim of the present study was to evaluate dynamic changes in aortic regurgitant (AR) orifice area with the use of calibrated electromagnetic (EM) flowmeters and to validate a color Doppler flow convergence (FC) method for evaluating effective AR orifice area and regurgitant volume. METHODS AND RESULTS:In...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shiota T,Jones M,Yamada I,Heinrich RS,Ishii M,Sinclair B,Holcomb S,Yoganathan AP,Sahn DJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 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 Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange (NCX) extrudes Ca(2+) from cardiac myocytes, but it can also mediate Ca(2+) influx, load the sarcoplasmic reticulum with Ca(2+), and trigger Ca(2+) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. In ischemia/reperfusion or digitalis toxicity, increased levels of intracellular [Na(+)] ([Na(...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Satoh H,Ginsburg KS,Qing K,Terada H,Hayashi H,Bers DM

更新日期：2000-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) typically causes fulminant heart failure, arrhythmias, or heart block, necessitating aggressive immunosuppression, ventricular assist device insertion, or cardiac transplantation. We describe a novel variant of GCM, primarily involving the atria, that displays distinctive clinica...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Larsen BT,Maleszewski JJ,Edwards WD,Cooper LT Jr,Sobonya RE,Thompson VE,Duckett SG,Peebles CR,Simpson IA,Tazelaar HD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metformin is first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus, although its effects on the cardiovascular system are unproved. METHODS:In this post hoc analysis, patients in SAVOR-TIMI 53 (Saxagliptin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) with baseline biomarker samples (n=12...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bergmark BA,Bhatt DL,McGuire DK,Cahn A,Mosenzon O,Steg PG,Im K,Kanevsky E,Gurmu Y,Raz I,Braunwald E,Scirica BM,SAVOR-TIMI 53 Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of clinical presentation and pretransplantation course on outcome in children with dilated cardiomyopathy listed for heart transplantation is not well defined. METHODS AND RESULTS:The impact of age, duration of illness, sex, race, ventricular geometry, and diagnosis of myocarditis on outcome ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pietra BA,Kantor PF,Bartlett HL,Chin C,Canter CE,Larsen RL,Edens RE,Colan SD,Towbin JA,Lipshultz SE,Kirklin JK,Naftel DC,Hsu DT

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disorder involving inflammatory processes. These responses are associated with robust activation of signaling cascades by diverse cell surface receptors in a variety of cell types. The processes that are involved in atherosclerosis would likely require intact Ras pathways,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： George J,Afek A,Keren P,Herz I,Goldberg I,Haklai R,Kloog Y,Keren G

更新日期：2002-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal tachyarrhythmia may result in low cardiac output and death. Consequently, antiarrhythmic treatment is offered in most affected pregnancies. We compared 3 drugs commonly used to control supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and atrial flutter (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS:We reviewed 159 consecutive referrals...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jaeggi ET,Carvalho JS,De Groot E,Api O,Clur SA,Rammeloo L,McCrindle BW,Ryan G,Manlhiot C,Blom NA

更新日期：2011-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular inflammation and lipid deposition are prominent features of atherosclerotic lesion formation. We have shown previously that the dithiol compound alpha-lipoic acid (LA) exerts antiinflammatory effects by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor-alpha- and lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial and monocyte a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zhang WJ,Bird KE,McMillen TS,LeBoeuf RC,Hagen TM,Frei B

更新日期：2008-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The capability of a pulsed Doppler flowmeter combined with a phased-array imaging system to measure volume flow was tested in vitro and in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. The Doppler-phased-array system (DPA) was used to determine vessel diameter and a superimposed cursor was used to locate the range and ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Magnin PA,Stewart JA,Myers S,von Ramm O,Kisslo JA

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased diastolic chamber stiffness (increased DCS) during angina (demand ischemia) has been postulated to be generated by increased diastolic myocyte calcium concentration. METHODS AND RESULTS:We reproduced demand ischemia in isolated isovolumically contracting red-cell-perfused rabbit hearts by imposing...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Varma N,Eberli FR,Apstein CS

更新日期：2000-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing body of evidence from animal studies supports the hypothesis that oxidative stress-mediated mechanisms play a central role in early atherogenesis. In contrast, clinical trials with antioxidant vitamins have not produced consistent results in humans with established atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cyrus T,Yao Y,Rokach J,Tang LX,Praticò D

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been documented that the HMG coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, or statins, can decrease cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with clinical coronary disease and moderately to severely elevated lipid levels. Additional data are required to demonstrate a reduction of vascular events in coronary...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Byington RP,Jukema JW,Salonen JT,Pitt B,Bruschke AV,Hoen H,Furberg CD,Mancini GB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in ischemic preconditioning (PC) and cardioprotection is poorly understood. We addressed this issue using a genetic, rather than pharmacological, approach. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the nonpreconditioned state, eNOS-/- mice exhibited infarct sizes similar to...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Xuan YT,Guo Y,Zhu Y,Wang OL,Rokosh G,Bolli R

更新日期：2007-07-31 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：BACKGROUND:The possible contribution of endothelin-1, a potent endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor peptide, to neurohumoral compensation for hemodynamic stress was examined in nine normal volunteers and six patients with severe congestive heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Plasma levels of endothelin-1 were measured w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stewart DJ,Cernacek P,Costello KB,Rouleau JL

更新日期：1992-02-01 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:Use of endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting has developed into a routine surgical approach at many cardiothoracic surgical centers. The association between this technique and long-term morbidity and mortality has recently been called into question. The present report describes the use of open versus endoscop...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dacey LJ,Braxton JH Jr,Kramer RS,Schmoker JD,Charlesworth DC,Helm RE,Frumiento C,Sardella GL,Clough RA,Jones SR,Malenka DJ,Olmstead EM,Ross CS,O'Connor GT,Likosky DS,Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.

更新日期：2011-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with mitral stenosis, reduced cardiac output or altered pulmonary hemodynamics may increase sympathetic nerve activity. However, the magnitude of the increase in sympathetic activity in such patients and the effect of valvuloplasty on this activity are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:We microneurog...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ashino K,Gotoh E,Sumita S,Moriya A,Ishii M

更新日期：1997-11-18 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:Current diagnostic thresholds for ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) mainly rely on statistical parameters derived from reference populations. We determined an outcome-driven reference frame for ABP measurement. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed 24-hour ABP monitoring in 5682 participants (mean age 59.0 years; ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kikuya M,Hansen TW,Thijs L,Björklund-Bodegård K,Kuznetsova T,Ohkubo T,Richart T,Torp-Pedersen C,Lind L,Ibsen H,Imai Y,Staessen JA,International Database on Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in relation to Cardiovascular Outcom

更新日期：2007-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic and clinical evaluations of 123 patients with acute myocardial infarction were performed during the first hour of admission to the hospital. In the 123 patients, the right atrial pressure was less than 10 mm Hg in 49 patients, the right atrial oxygen saturation was less than 70% in 97 patients, the arterio...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ramo BW,Myers N,Wallace AG,Starmer F,Clark DO,Whalen RE

更新日期：1970-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous adenosine can protect the overloaded heart against the development of hypertrophy and heart failure, but the contribution of A(1) receptors (A(1)R) and A(3) receptors (A(3)R) is not known. METHODS AND RESULTS:To test the hypothesis that A(1)R and A(3)R can protect the heart against systolic overl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lu Z,Fassett J,Xu X,Hu X,Zhu G,French J,Zhang P,Schnermann J,Bache RJ,Chen Y

更新日期：2008-10-21 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:Spectral analysis of heart rate (HR) variability (HRV) requires, as a rule, some level of stationarity and, as a result, is inadequate to quantify biological transients. A time-/frequency-domain method (TF) was developed to obtain an instant spectral power (SP) of HRV during tilt. METHODS AND RESULTS:HR was...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jasson S,Médigue C,Maison-Blanche P,Montano N,Meyer L,Vermeiren C,Mansier P,Coumel P,Malliani A,Swynghedauw B

更新日期：1997-11-18 00:00:00