A history of the American Heart Association's Council on Clinical Cardiology.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the feasibility and efficacy of polyethylenimine (PEI) based human vascular endothelial growth factor-165 (hVEGF165) gene transfer into human skeletal myoblasts (HSM) for cell based delivery to the infarcted myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS:Based on optimized transfection procedure using enha...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ye L,Haider HKh,Tan R,Toh W,Law PK,Tan W,Su L,Zhang W,Ge R,Zhang Y,Lim Y,Sim EK

更新日期：2007-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a widely used and important method of reperfusing coronary arteries. However, it is also associated with serious complications such as acute reocclusion and accelerated restenosis. The factors as well as the mechanisms involved in PTCA-associated compl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brezinski DA,Nesto RW,Serhan CN

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of sites of dominant activation frequency during atrial fibrillation (AF) in humans and the effect of ablation at these sites have not been reported. METHODS AND RESULTS:Thirty-two patients undergoing AF ablation (19 paroxysmal, 13 permanent) during ongoing arrhythmia were studied. Electr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sanders P,Berenfeld O,Hocini M,Jaïs P,Vaidyanathan R,Hsu LF,Garrigue S,Takahashi Y,Rotter M,Sacher F,Scavée C,Ploutz-Snyder R,Jalife J,Haïssaguerre M

更新日期：2005-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The indications for biventricular versus left ventricular mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation are not well established. In this study, 27 potential heart transplant candidates who were in imminent risk of dying before donor heart procurement were implanted with Thoratec prosthetic ven...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Farrar DJ,Hill JD,Gray LA Jr,Galbraith TA,Chow E,Hershon JJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sirolimus-eluting stents have been reported to be effective in the treatment of coronary bifurcations. Still, it has not been fully clarified which strategy would provide the best results with true bifurcation lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS:The CACTUS trial (Coronary bifurcations: Application of the Crushing ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Colombo A,Bramucci E,Saccà S,Violini R,Lettieri C,Zanini R,Sheiban I,Paloscia L,Grube E,Schofer J,Bolognese L,Orlandi M,Niccoli G,Latib A,Airoldi F

更新日期：2009-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Patency of the femoral artery of infants and children who previously had percutaneous arterial catheterization at a weight of less than 25 kg was studied angiographically. During the study period, 118 patients had repeat arterial catheterization. 48 from the opposite leg. Femoral artery occlusion was found in four pat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hurwitz RA,Franken EA Jr,Girod DA,Smith JA,Smith WL

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are the subject of speculation. Our institution has >15 years of experience performing CABG both off-pump (OPCAB) and on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Our null hypothesis was that there would be no difference in a long-term composite o...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kirmani BH,Holmes MV,Muir AD

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain natriuretic peptide is a novel natriuretic peptide that is secreted predominantly from the ventricles, and its plasma levels have been shown to be markedly increased in patients with chronic congestive heart failure. This study was designed to examine the plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide as w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Morita E,Yasue H,Yoshimura M,Ogawa H,Jougasaki M,Matsumura T,Mukoyama M,Nakao K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyBP-C) is a sarcomeric protein that dynamically regulates thick-filament structure and function. In constitutive cMyBP-C knockout (cMyBP-C(-/-)) mice, loss of cMyBP-C has been linked to left ventricular dilation, cardiac hypertrophy, and systolic and diastolic dysfunction,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chen PP,Patel JR,Powers PA,Fitzsimons DP,Moss RL

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate (HR) variability is a marker of tonic cardiac autonomic activity and contributes in assessing risk for sudden death after myocardial infarction. Recent clinical observations have indicated that attenuation of HR variability, which occurs after myocardial infarction, may be transient. This study ad...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Adamson PB,Huang MH,Vanoli E,Foreman RD,Schwartz PJ,Hull SS Jr

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac volume overload by an aortocaval shunt increases left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) and plasma and cardiac renin activity and results in LV hypertrophy. To a similar extent, the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors enalapril and quinapril prevent the increase in LVEDP. However,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ruzicka M,Skarda V,Leenen FH

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the behavior with regard to restenosis of multiple lesions within the same patient treated with intracoronary stenting. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that there is an intrapatient dependence of restenosis between lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS:Quantitative analysis was carried...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kastrati A,Schömig A,Elezi S,Schühlen H,Wilhelm M,Dirschinger J

更新日期：1998-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We measured the content and activities of components of the beta-adrenergic receptor-G protein-adenylate cyclase complex and adrenergic neurotransmitter levels in left and right ventricular myocardial preparations derived from 77 end-stage failing human hearts from patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyop...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bristow MR,Anderson FL,Port JD,Skerl L,Hershberger RE,Larrabee P,O'Connell JB,Renlund DG,Volkman K,Murray J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although both 201Tl scintigraphy and low-dose dobutamine echocardiography (LDDE) have been proposed as effective methods of assessing myocardial viability, their relative efficacies are unknown. The aim of the present study was to compare the two imaging techniques in the prediction of improvement of regiona...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Arnese M,Cornel JH,Salustri A,Maat A,Elhendy A,Reijs AE,Ten Cate FJ,Keane D,Balk AH,Roelandt JR

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation has initiated a near-continuous review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation science that replaces the previous 5-year cyclic batch-and-queue approach process. This is the first of an annual series of International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Olasveengen TM,de Caen AR,Mancini ME,Maconochie IK,Aickin R,Atkins DL,Berg RA,Bingham RM,Brooks SC,Castrén M,Chung SP,Considine J,Couto TB,Escalante R,Gazmuri RJ,Guerguerian AM,Hatanaka T,Koster RW,Kudenchuk PJ,Lang

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to provide a better anatomic description of the location and course of the left coronary artery within a commonly used ultrasonic tomographic plane. Twenty-three hearts were excised at autopsy and scanned in vitro. The locations of the left main (LMCA), left anterior descending (LAD), and lef...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rogers EW,Feigenbaum H,Weyman AE,Godley RW,Vakili ST

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lysosomal carboxypeptidase, cathepsin A (protective protein, CathA), is a component of the lysosomal multienzyme complex along with beta-galactosidase (GAL) and sialidase Neu1, where it activates Neu1 and protects GAL and Neu1 against the rapid proteolytic degradation. On the cell surface, CathA, Neu1, and t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Seyrantepe V,Hinek A,Peng J,Fedjaev M,Ernest S,Kadota Y,Canuel M,Itoh K,Morales CR,Lavoie J,Tremblay J,Pshezhetsky AV

更新日期：2008-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erosion and rupture of coronary atheromas are the events preceding the vast majority of acute coronary syndromes. The shoulder regions of atheromas, the sites at which erosion or rupture is most likely to occur, are the sites at which mast cells accumulate. These cells are filled with neutral proteases capab...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kovanen PT,Kaartinen M,Paavonen T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not known whether progression of aortic arch (AA) atheroma is associated with vascular events in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). METHODS AND RESULTS:AA atheroma was detected on baseline transesophageal echocardiogram in 167 consecutive patients who had prevalent stroke or TIA....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sen S,Hinderliter A,Sen PK,Simmons J,Beck J,Offenbacher S,Ohman EM,Oppenheimer SM

更新日期：2007-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment with an antibody that binds beta3 integrins (abciximab; c7E3 Fab) at the time of coronary angioplasty decreases the need for repeat revascularization. Two potential mechanisms have been proposed to explain this effect: (1) inhibition of platelet aggregation or (2) interruption of ligand binding to ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stouffer GA,Hu Z,Sajid M,Li H,Jin G,Nakada MT,Hanson SR,Runge MS

更新日期：1998-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent public health problem that affects about one-third of the US population and leads to serious vascular complications with increased risk for coronary artery disease. How bone marrow hematopoiesis contributes to diabetes mellitus complications is incompletely understood. We inv...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hoyer FF,Zhang X,Coppin E,Vasamsetti SB,Modugu G,Schloss MJ,Rohde D,McAlpine CS,Iwamoto Y,Libby P,Naxerova K,Swirski FK,Dutta P,Nahrendorf M

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute coronary ischemia is usually initiated by rupture of atherosclerotic plaque, leading to intracoronary thrombosis and clinical sequelae. The proximate cause of plaque rupture is unknown. Accordingly, we investigated the potential role of the 92-kD gelatinase member of the matrix metalloproteinase family...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brown DL,Hibbs MS,Kearney M,Loushin C,Isner JM

更新日期：1995-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NO has been advocated as an adjunct to cardioplegia solutions. However, NO undergoes a rapid biradical reaction with superoxide anions to produce peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)). ONOO(-) in crystalloid cardioplegia solution induces injury to coronary endothelium and to systolic function after cardioplegia and reperf...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nakamura M,Thourani VH,Ronson RS,Velez DA,Ma XL,Katzmark S,Robinson J,Schmarkey LS,Zhao ZQ,Wang NP,Guyton RA,Vinten-Johansen J

更新日期：2000-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vasodilator drugs have variable effects on veins and arteries. However, direct measurements of their effects on the splanchnic veins, perhaps the most important volume reservoir, have not been reported. We assessed the effect of acute heart failure and the subsequent administration of hydralazine, enalaprila...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wang SY,Manyari DE,Scott-Douglas N,Smiseth OA,Smith ER,Tyberg JV

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reducing sympathetic output to the heart from the neuraxis can protect against ventricular arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) and left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD) in the management of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with structu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bourke T,Vaseghi M,Michowitz Y,Sankhla V,Shah M,Swapna N,Boyle NG,Mahajan A,Narasimhan C,Lokhandwala Y,Shivkumar K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there is a statistically significant association between modestly raised baseline plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) values and future cardiovascular events, the debate is still unsettled in regard to whether CRP plays a causal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:We genera...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Koike T,Kitajima S,Yu Y,Nishijima K,Zhang J,Ozaki Y,Morimoto M,Watanabe T,Bhakdi S,Asada Y,Chen YE,Fan J

更新日期：2009-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously reported beneficial effects of pentoxifylline, a xanthine-derived agent known to inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy treated with diuretics, digoxin, and ACE inhibitors. Since then, 3 large clinical trials showed important cl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Skudicky D,Bergemann A,Sliwa K,Candy G,Sareli P

更新日期：2001-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypothermic hyperkalemic cardioplegia results in significant myocyte swelling and impaired contractility. These detrimental effects may be eliminated by the addition of an adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel opener. This study evaluated the hypothesis that a KATP channel opener (diazoxi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mizutani S,Prasad SM,Sellitto AD,Schuessler RB,Damiano RJ Jr,Lawton JS

更新日期：2005-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physiological effects of ACE inhibitors may act in part through a kinin-dependent mechanism. We investigated the effect of chronic ACE-inhibitor treatment on functional kinin B(1)- and B(2)-receptor expression, which are the molecular entities responsible for the biological effects of kinins. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Marin-Castaño ME,Schanstra JP,Neau E,Praddaude F,Pecher C,Ader JL,Girolami JP,Bascands JL

更新日期：2002-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pollution by particulates has been consistently associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the mechanisms responsible for these effects are not well-elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:To assess to what extent and how rapidly inhaled pollutant particles pass into the systemic cir...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nemmar A,Hoet PH,Vanquickenborne B,Dinsdale D,Thomeer M,Hoylaerts MF,Vanbilloen H,Mortelmans L,Nemery B

更新日期：2002-01-29 00:00:00