Role of thrombin compared with factor Xa in the procoagulant activity of whole blood clots.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether catheter ablation (CA) is superior to amiodarone (AMIO) for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was an open-label, randomized, parallel-group, multicenter study. Patients with persistent AF, dual-chamber implantable...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Di Biase L,Mohanty P,Mohanty S,Santangeli P,Trivedi C,Lakkireddy D,Reddy M,Jais P,Themistoclakis S,Dello Russo A,Casella M,Pelargonio G,Narducci ML,Schweikert R,Neuzil P,Sanchez J,Horton R,Beheiry S,Hongo R,Hao S,

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The electron microscopic structure of heart muscle and the ultrastructural basis of cardiac contraction have been reviewed. The relation between muscle length and developed tension has been explained in terms of the structure of the sarcomere, which is the basic unit of contraction. Using the derived length-tension cu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sonnenblick EH

更新日期：1968-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic root motion was studied in 24 normal volunteers at rest and during the Valsalva maneuver, isometric exercise, and amyl nitrite inhalation. In addition root motion was correlated with the stroke volumes determined at cardiac catheterization in 24 patients. The root has distinct systolic movement, the amplitude a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pratt RC,Parisi AF,Harrington JJ,Sasahara AA

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major problem associated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is recurrence of the stenotic lesion. Balloon catheter-mounted intracoronary stent devices may reduce restenosis by improving luminal morphology and flow characteristics. This study assessed the effects of a stainless steel wire, interdig...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Robinson KA,Roubin GS,Siegel RJ,Black AJ,Apkarian RP,King SB 3rd

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent metabolic syndrome (MetS) predicts type 2 diabetes mellitus and subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood. Our aim was to establish the relationship between an infancy-onset dietary intervention and risk of having MetS between 15 and 20 years of age. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Special Turku Coronary ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nupponen M,Pahkala K,Juonala M,Magnussen CG,Niinikoski H,Rönnemaa T,Viikari JS,Saarinen M,Lagström H,Jula A,Simell O,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2015-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance (MR) phase-shift velocity mapping is an established method for measurement of nonturbulent intravascular flow. Shortening the echo time of the MR sequence to 3.6 msec allowed application of the technique to turbulent jet flow. The objective of this study was validation of MR jet velocity m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kilner PJ,Manzara CC,Mohiaddin RH,Pennell DJ,Sutton MG,Firmin DN,Underwood SR,Longmore DB

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapamycin (sirolimus)-eluting stents are associated with reduced restenosis rates in animal studies and initial human trials. The present study evaluated whether orally administered everolimus (a macrolide of the same family as sirolimus) inhibits in-stent neointimal growth in rabbit iliac arteries. METHODS...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Farb A,John M,Acampado E,Kolodgie FD,Prescott MF,Virmani R

更新日期：2002-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac ischemia on the ambulatory ECG (AECG) and/or on the exercise treadmill test (ETT) is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcome. Myocardial revascularization more often suppresses cardiac ischemia than does medical management alone. However, few studies have compared the effects of percutan...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bourassa MG,Knatterud GL,Pepine CJ,Sopko G,Rogers WJ,Geller NL,Dyrda I,Forman SA,Chaitman BR,Sharaf B

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formula for survival in resuscitation describes educational efficiency and local implementation as key determinants in survival after cardiac arrest. Current educational offerings in the form of standardized online and face-to-face courses are falling short, with providers demonstrating a decay of skills over time...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cheng A,Nadkarni VM,Mancini MB,Hunt EA,Sinz EH,Merchant RM,Donoghue A,Duff JP,Eppich W,Auerbach M,Bigham BL,Blewer AL,Chan PS,Bhanji F,American Heart Association Education Science Investigators; and on behalf of the American

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant staphylokinase (STAR) was shown recently to offer promise for coronary arterial thrombolysis in patients with evolving myocardial infarction. The present multicenter randomized open trial was designed to assess the thrombolytic efficacy, safety, and fibrin specificity of STAR relative to accelera...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vanderschueren S,Barrios L,Kerdsinchai P,Van den Heuvel P,Hermans L,Vrolix M,De Man F,Benit E,Muyldermans L,Collen D

更新日期：1995-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypercholesterolemia causes an upregulation of vascular angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor expression in cell culture and animal models. The presented studies were undertaken to examine AT1 receptor overexpression in hypercholesterolemic men and therapeutic interventions thereof by HMG CoA reductase inhibi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nickenig G,Bäumer AT,Temur Y,Kebben D,Jockenhövel F,Böhm M

更新日期：1999-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori infections could be a risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD), possibly by increasing fibrinogen levels. The aim of our study was to evaluate changes in fibrinogen level in patients with IHD and H pylori and/or C pneumoniae positivity randomly assigne...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Torgano G,Cosentini R,Mandelli C,Perondi R,Blasi F,Bertinieri G,Tien TV,Ceriani G,Tarsia P,Arosio C,Ranzi ML

更新日期：1999-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CXCL16/SR-PSOX is an interferon-gamma-regulated chemokine and scavenger receptor for oxidized low-density lipoprotein that is expressed in atherosclerotic lesions. Proteolytic cleavage of membrane-bound CXCL16 releases soluble CXCL16, which may promote migration of effector T cells and augment a proatherogen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jansson AM,Aukrust P,Ueland T,Smith C,Omland T,Hartford M,Caidahl K

更新日期：2009-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Left main coronary artery disease (i.e., greater than or equal to 50% stenosis) was found in 1,477 of 20,137 patients in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CAS) registry. Of these patients, 53 (3.6%) were asymptomatic. Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients were similar in regard to 1) severity of left main coronary ar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Taylor HA,Deumite NJ,Chaitman BR,Davis KB,Killip T,Rogers WJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may reduce this risk through attenuation of serotonin-mediated platelet activation in addition to treatment of depression itself. METHODS AND RESULTS:case-control study of first MI in smo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sauer WH,Berlin JA,Kimmel SE

更新日期：2001-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise noninvasive evaluation of pulmonary artery (PA) morphology is extremely important for medical and surgical management of patients with cyanotic heart disease. In this study, the accuracy of two-dimensional echocardiography combined with color Doppler flow mapping to assess the size, stenosis, and atr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hiraishi S,Misawa H,Hirota H,Agata Y,Horiguchi Y,Fujino N,Yi LH,Yashiro K,Nakae S,Kawada M

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The acute effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on the atrial effective refractory period (ERP) in humans is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 20 patients without structural heart disease, the atrial ERP was measured before and after pacing-induced AF at drive cycle lengths of 350 and 500 ms. Immediately after s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Daoud EG,Bogun F,Goyal R,Harvey M,Man KC,Strickberger SA,Morady F

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional ultrafiltration (UF) fails to reverse satisfactorily hemodilution and the rise in total body water (TBW) seen after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We have modified the technique, timing, and placement of UF in the CPB circuit and in pilot studies observed controlled elevation of hematocrit and a significan...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Naik SK,Knight A,Elliott M

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-pressure distension during harvesting damages the saphenous vein (SV) and may contribute to subsequent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) occlusion. Application of vasodilator agents to the SV during harvesting may reduce the need for high-pressure distension and improve graft quality. We tested the ef...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Roubos N,Rosenfeldt FL,Richards SM,Conyers RA,Davis BB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unlike skeletal myocytes, mammalian adult cardiomyocytes cannot regenerate after injury. A possible strategy to increase viability and augment ventricular function after myocardial injury is fetal myocardial tissue transplantation. The engrafted fetal cells are a potential source of growth factors and can be...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Leor J,Patterson M,Quinones MJ,Kedes LH,Kloner RA

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety and effectiveness of the MitraClip device (Abbott Vascular, Menlo Park, CA) is being evaluated in the Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair Study (EVEREST) clinical studies. The healing response after device implantation has not previously been characterized in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:A tota...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ladich E,Michaels MB,Jones RM,McDermott E,Coleman L,Komtebedde J,Glower D,Argenziano M,Feldman T,Nakano M,Virmani R,Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair Study (EVEREST) Investigators.

更新日期：2011-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four hour noninvasive ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate monitoring was performed on patients who underwent orthotopic cardiac transplantation, as part of the investigation of the de novo hypertension that developes in such patients. Patients with essential hypertension served as control subjects. The res...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Reeves RA,Shapiro AP,Thompson ME,Johnsen AM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review defines the substantial pediatric morbidity from tobacco use, including health effects on the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the fetus and newborn, and risk-taking behaviors of adolescents. More recent research suggests effects may extend to other areas, including reports that cigarette smo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors：

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BET (bromodomain and extraterminal) epigenetic reader proteins, in particular BRD4 (bromodomain-containing protein 4), have emerged as potential therapeutic targets in a number of pathological conditions, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Small-molecule BET protein inhibitors such as JQ1 have demo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kim SY,Zhang X,Schiattarella GG,Altamirano F,Ramos TAR,French KM,Jiang N,Szweda PA,Evers BM,May HI,Luo X,Li H,Szweda LI,Maracaja-Coutinho V,Lavandero S,Gillette TG,Hill JA

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of high-risk patients who require early revascularization has become increasingly important with the present emphasis on reducing health care resources. This is particularly relevant to health care systems with prolonged waiting times for interventions. Myocardial viability imaging with th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Beanlands RS,Hendry PJ,Masters RG,deKemp RA,Woodend K,Ruddy TD

更新日期：1998-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three trials demonstrated recently that a long detection window reduces implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in primary prevention patients. Avoid Delivering Therapies for Nonsustained Arrhythmias in ICD Patients III (ADVANCE III) was the only trial that enrolled both primary and secondary pr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kloppe A,Proclemer A,Arenal A,Lunati M,Martìnez Ferrer JB,Hersi A,Gulaj M,Wijffels MC,Santi E,Manotta L,Mangoni L,Gasparini M

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integrins are involved in structural remodeling and tissue repair. This study aimed to elucidate the role of the beta-integrins in cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS:The MI model was created by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in rats. We detecte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sun M,Opavsky MA,Stewart DJ,Rabinovitch M,Dawood F,Wen WH,Liu PP

更新日期：2003-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sudden cardiac death in children is a rare but devastating event. Experts have debated the merits of community-based screening programs using an ECG and targeting 2 potential high-risk groups: school-aged children initiating stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and adolesce...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Leslie LK,Cohen JT,Newburger JW,Alexander ME,Wong JB,Sherwin ED,Rodday AM,Parsons SK,Triedman JK

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have demonstrated the presence of inhomogeneities in myocardial [K+]e after serial 10-minute occlusions of the left anterior descending coronary artery in the pig, even within restricted locations of an ischemic zone. These inhomogeneities are thought to underlie the electrophysiological abnormalities re...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Johnson TA,Engle CL,Boyd LM,Koch GG,Gwinn M,Gettes LS

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain triggers a homeostatic alarm reaction to injury. It remains unknown, however, whether nociceptive signaling activated by ischemia is relevant for progenitor cells (PC) release from bone marrow. To this end, we investigated the role of the neuropeptide substance P (SP) and cognate neurokinin 1 (NK1) noci...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Amadesi S,Reni C,Katare R,Meloni M,Oikawa A,Beltrami AP,Avolio E,Cesselli D,Fortunato O,Spinetti G,Ascione R,Cangiano E,Valgimigli M,Hunt SP,Emanueli C,Madeddu P

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00