Human internal thoracic artery reactivity to dopaminergic agents.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restenosis after initial, successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is due to fibrocellular proliferation. METHODS AND RESULTS:The present study focused on the nature of fibrocellular tissue in humans by use of immunocytochemical techniques. Four hearts (five coronary arteries) were i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ueda M,Becker AE,Tsukada T,Numano F,Fujimoto T

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fingolimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist, is used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and exerts antiapoptotic properties. We hypothesized that sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor activation with fingolimod during acute myocardial infarction (MI) inhibits apoptosis, leading to increased myocar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Santos-Gallego CG,Vahl TP,Goliasch G,Picatoste B,Arias T,Ishikawa K,Njerve IU,Sanz J,Narula J,Sengupta PP,Hajjar RJ,Fuster V,Badimon JJ

更新日期：2016-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) occluders are currently in use around the world. Although for the most part effective, all of these devices lack features that would be desirable in a "perfect" device. The Helex septal occluder is a new type of device designed to improve the results of t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zahn EM,Wilson N,Cutright W,Latson LA

更新日期：2001-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little information is available regarding the occurrence of perioperative and late cardiac events in women with vascular disease. The current study was performed to examine whether sex-specific differences exist in these outcomes in a large population of vascular surgery patients and to determine the value o...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hendel RC,Chen MH,L'Italien GJ,Newell JB,Paul SD,Eagle KA,Leppo JA

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous retrograde coronary sinus cardioplegia (CSCP) has previously been carefully evaluated experimentally and shown to be efficacious during ischemia, even in the presence of coronary lesions and in the hypertrophied state. A new technique of retrograde cardioplegia delivery through the right atrium, using right...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Salter DR,Goldstein JP,Abd-Elfattah A,Murphy CE,Brunsting LA,Wechsler AS

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of this intravascular ultrasound investigation was to provide a more detailed morphological analysis of the local biological effects of the implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent compared with an uncoated stent. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the RAVEL trial, 238 patients with single de novo lesions wer...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Serruys PW,Degertekin M,Tanabe K,Abizaid A,Sousa JE,Colombo A,Guagliumi G,Wijns W,Lindeboom WK,Ligthart J,de Feyter PJ,Morice MC,RAVEL Study Group.

更新日期：2002-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is recommended that comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be cooled to 32° to 34°C for 12 to 24 hours. However, the optimal level of cooling is unknown. The aim of this pilot study was to obtain initial data on the effect of different levels of hypothermia. We hypothesized that deepe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lopez-de-Sa E,Rey JR,Armada E,Salinas P,Viana-Tejedor A,Espinosa-Garcia S,Martinez-Moreno M,Corral E,Lopez-Sendon J

更新日期：2012-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β1) promotes cardiac fibrosis, but also activates counterregulatory pathways that serve to regulate TGF-β1 activity in heart failure. Bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9) is a member of the TGFβ family ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Morine KJ,Qiao X,York S,Natov PS,Paruchuri V,Zhang Y,Aronovitz MJ,Karas RH,Kapur NK

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of predischarge quantitative exercise thallium-201 (201T1) scintigraphy to predict future cardiac events was evaluated prospectively in 140 consecutive patients with uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction; the results were compared with those of submaximal exercise treadmill testing and coronary angiogr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gibson RS,Watson DD,Craddock GB,Crampton RS,Kaiser DL,Denny MJ,Beller GA

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) is a marker of early atherosclerosis. Low-grade inflammation is associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Low-grade inflammation and increased CCA-IMT are observed in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Oxidative stress is involved in ur...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Drüeke T,Witko-Sarsat V,Massy Z,Descamps-Latscha B,Guerin AP,Marchais SJ,Gausson V,London GM

更新日期：2002-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1972 and 1984, 100 consecutive neonates (less than or equal to 30 days old) underwent repair of coarctation of the aorta. Mean (+/- SD) age at operation was 12.0 +/- 8.0 days; mean weight was 3.1 +/- 0.5 kg. Simple coarctation was present in 29 patients (group I), 32 patients had additional ventricular septal ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ziemer G,Jonas RA,Perry SB,Freed MD,Castaneda AR

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that induction of heat shock protein (HSP) 72 by whole-body hyperthermia reduces infarct size in an in vivo model of ischemia and reperfusion. Furthermore, hearts obtained from transgenic mice that overexpress HSP72 demonstrate improved functional recovery and decreased inf...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hutter JJ,Mestril R,Tam EK,Sievers RE,Dillmann WH,Wolfe CL

更新日期：1996-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular tachycardia is unusual in infancy. Three infants are described in whom this arrhythmia was documented by electrophysiologic studies. The ability to start and terminate this rhythm by critically timed premature ventricular stimulation suggests a reentrant mechanism. All three patients have remained free of ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gaum WE,Schwartz DC,Kaplan S

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether or not magnesium suppresses coronary spasm, the effect of magnesium infusion on anginal attacks induced by hyperventilation was studied in 20 patients with variant angina. In all patients, anginal attacks associated with ischemic ST segment changes on the electrocardiogram were repeatedly induced by...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Miyagi H,Yasue H,Okumura K,Ogawa H,Goto K,Oshima S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factors leading differentially to the development of isolated diastolic (IDH), systolic-diastolic (SDH), and isolated systolic (ISH) hypertension are poorly understood. We examined the relations of blood pressure (BP) and clinical risk factors to the new onset of the 3 forms of hypertension. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Franklin SS,Pio JR,Wong ND,Larson MG,Leip EP,Vasan RS,Levy D

更新日期：2005-03-08 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：BACKGROUND:Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) has been shown to play an important role in pneumocyte proliferation and lung development. We hypothesized that exogenous KGF would enhance postpneumonectomy compensatory lung growth through alveolar proliferation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Adult Sprague-Dawley rats were used. Lef...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kaza AK,Kron IL,Leuwerke SM,Tribble CG,Laubach VE

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) after myocardial infarction does not affect systolic function when compared with placebo. In contrast, intracoronary infusion of bone marrow cells appears to improve ejection fraction. We aimed to evaluate the G-CSF mobilization of subsets of stem cells. METHODS...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ripa RS,Haack-Sørensen M,Wang Y,Jørgensen E,Mortensen S,Bindslev L,Friis T,Kastrup J

更新日期：2007-09-11 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:The beneficial effect of low-dose aspirin in the prevention of coronary vasospasm is well documented. In this study, we investigated the contractile effect of human washed platelets on the human isolated coronary artery. We concentrated on the effect of low-dose aspirin (40 mg/d) taken by the platelet donor ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bax WA,Renzenbrink GJ,van der Linden EA,Zijlstra FJ,van Heuven-Nolsen D,Fekkes D,Bos E,Saxena PR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current two-dimensional echocardiographic measures of right ventricular volume are limited by the asymmetrical and crescentic shape of the ventricle and by difficulty in obtaining standardized views. Three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction, which does not require geometric assumptions or standardi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jiang L,Siu SC,Handschumacher MD,Luis Guererro J,Vazquez de Prada JA,King ME,Picard MH,Weyman AE,Levine RA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive proliferation and apoptosis resistance of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) are key mechanisms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Despite the multiple combination therapy, a considerable number of patients develop severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) because of the lack of diagnost...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kikuchi N,Satoh K,Kurosawa R,Yaoita N,Elias-Al-Mamun M,Siddique MAH,Omura J,Satoh T,Nogi M,Sunamura S,Miyata S,Saito Y,Hoshikawa Y,Okada Y,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma and lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were measured in Pima Indians, a genetically homogeneous population with a high prevalence of obesity and diabetes and a low frequency of coronary heart disease. The data for nondiabetic Pima Indians were compared with those of U.S. Caucasians measured...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Howard BV,Davis MP,Pettitt DJ,Knowler WC,Bennett PH

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Red blood cell transfusion can both benefit and harm. To inform decisions about transfusion, we aimed to quantify associations of transfusion with clinical outcomes and cost in patients having cardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS:Clinical, hematology, and blood transfusion databases were linked with the UK ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Murphy GJ,Reeves BC,Rogers CA,Rizvi SI,Culliford L,Angelini GD

更新日期：2007-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disturbed fibrinolytic function may influence the progression of coronary atherosclerosis and contribute to thrombotic cardiovascular (CV) events. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the Angina Prognosis Study in Stockholm (APSIS), patients with stable angina pectoris were studied prospectively during double-blind treat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Held C,Hjemdahl P,Rehnqvist N,Wallén NH,Björkander I,Eriksson SV,Forslund L,Wiman B

更新日期：1997-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately half of all patients with chronic heart failure (HF) have a decreased ejection fraction (EF) (systolic HF [SHF]); the other half have HF with a normal EF (diastolic HF [DHF]). However, the underlying pathophysiological differences between DHF and SHF patients are incompletely defined. The purpo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zile MR,Bennett TD,St John Sutton M,Cho YK,Adamson PB,Aaron MF,Aranda JM Jr,Abraham WT,Smart FW,Stevenson LW,Kueffer FJ,Bourge RC

更新日期：2008-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart-lung transplantation results in afferent and efferent denervation of the transplanted organs including interruption of the central connections from the low-pressure receptors in the atria and pulmonary veins. We investigated whether the cardiovascular and neurohumoral responses to the postural stimulus of head-u...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Banner NR,Williams TD,Patel N,Chalmers J,Lightman SL,Yacoub MH

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predictability of prognosis was analyzed in 630 patients who were alive 30 days after valve replacement (1965-1986) for aortic stenosis. Follow-up totaled 4,072 patient-years. During the operative periods of 1965-1971 (n = 62), 1972-1976 (n = 164), 1977-1981 (n = 158), and 1982-1986 (n = 246), decreases in cardiothora...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lund O

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental studies revealed proinflammatory properties of angiotensin II. We evaluated antiinflammatory effects of the angiotensin II subtype 1 receptor antagonist olmesartan medoxomil alone and in cotherapy with the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor pravastatin in patients with essential hypertension and microi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fliser D,Buchholz K,Haller H,EUropean Trial on Olmesartan and Pravastatin in Inflammation and Atherosclerosis (EUTOPIA) Investigators.

更新日期：2004-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The amplitude and distribution of epicardial ST-segment elevation (ST) were examined for an 8-hour period after coronary occlusion in eight baboons and five pigs. ST was determined from unipolar epicardial electrograms obtained from a high-resolution matrix of fixed electrodes overlying a transmural region of ischemia...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Smith GT,Geary G,Ruf W,Roelofs TH,McNamara JJ

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00