Angiotensin AT1 receptor inhibition. Effects on hypertrophic remodeling and ACE expression in rats with pressure-overload hypertrophy due to ascending aortic stenosis.

abstract：:In a study of 307 white patients who underwent coronary angiography, the relationship of coronary artery disease (CAD) to plasma levels of lipoprotein Lp(a) and other lipid-lipoprotein variables was examined. Lp(a) resembles low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in several ways, but can be distinguished and quantified by elec...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dahlen GH,Guyton JR,Attar M,Farmer JA,Kautz JA,Gotto AM Jr

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) is common in patients with heart failure and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and its severity may vary over time, depending primarily on the loading conditions. Because dynamic changes in the severity of functional MR may affect forward stroke volume, we hypothesized t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lapu-Bula R,Robert A,Van Craeynest D,D'Hondt AM,Gerber BL,Pasquet A,Melin JA,De Kock M,Vanoverschelde JL

更新日期：2002-09-10 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental models suggest that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) can modify left ventricular diastolic performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of BNP on resting and exercise hemodynamics and neurohormones in patients with isolated diastolic heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Six patie...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Clarkson PB,Wheeldon NM,MacFadyen RJ,Pringle SD,MacDonald TM

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We studied the growth-promoting effects of 2 sodium pump-selective cardiotonic steroids, ouabain and marinobufagenin, on cultured cells from vascular smooth muscle (VSMCs) from human umbilical vein and a rat VSMC line, A7r5. METHODS AND RESULTS:Both ouabain and marinobufagenin activated proliferation of the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Abramowitz J,Dai C,Hirschi KK,Dmitrieva RI,Doris PA,Liu L,Allen JC

更新日期：2003-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Second trimester routine ultrasound evaluation of the fetal heart by means of the four-chamber view has been proposed for prenatal detection of cardiac anomalies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of this procedure. METHODS AND RESULTS:A prospective follow-up study on 6922 scanned fetuses w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Buskens E,Grobbee DE,Frohn-Mulder IM,Stewart PA,Juttmann RE,Wladimiroff JW,Hess J

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies comparing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCABG) to conventional techniques utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass (CABG-CPB) have failed to provide patient selection guidelines. We sought to determine guidelines, attempting to rectify the limitations of previous studies. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Magee MJ,Coombs LP,Peterson ED,Mack MJ

更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The myocardial protective role of heat shock protein (HSP) has been demonstrated, and there has been increasing interest in stress response in the heart. We examined the DNA-binding activity of heat shock transcription factor (HSF), by which the transcription of heat shock genes is mainly regulated, during h...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nishizawa J,Nakai A,Higashi T,Tanabe M,Nomoto S,Matsuda K,Ban T,Nagata K

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A robotic catheter navigation system has been developed that provides a significant degree of freedom of catheter movement. This study examines the feasibility of synchronizing this robotic navigation system with electroanatomic mapping and 3-dimensional computed tomography imaging to perform view-synchroniz...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Reddy VY,Neuzil P,Malchano ZJ,Vijaykumar R,Cury R,Abbara S,Weichet J,McPherson CD,Ruskin JN

更新日期：2007-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve healthy men were studied by M mode echocardiography during exercise to investigate the effect of afterload reduction on left ventricular function at maximal exertion. They performed two maximal exercise bicycle tests 4 hr apart while in the semisupine position and were given 20 mg nifedipine sublingually 30 min...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Andersen K,Vik-Mo H

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intentional weight loss is associated with lower risk of heart failure (HF) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among patients with type 2 diabetes. However, the contribution of baseline measures and longitudinal changes in fat mass (FM), lean mass (LM), and waist circumference (WC) to the risk of HF ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Patel KV,Bahnson JL,Gaussoin SA,Johnson KC,Pi-Sunyer X,White U,Olson KL,Bertoni AG,Kitzman DW,Berry JD,Pandey A,Look AHEAD Research Group.

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biventricular direct cardiac compression (DCC) can potentially support the failing heart without the complications associated with a blood/device interface. The effect of uniform DCC on left and right ventricular performance was evaluated in 7 isolated canine heart preparations. METHODS AND RESULTS:A comput...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Artrip JH,Wang J,Leventhal AR,Tsitlik JE,Levin HR,Burkhoff D

更新日期：1999-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial lactate production indicates anaerobic metabolism resulting from hypoxia or anoxia. Clinically, myocardial lactate extraction of less than 10% has also been used as an indicator of ischemia. Sixteen healthy young male volunteers underwent coronary sinus and aterial catheterization. A coronary sinus pacing c...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gertz EW,Wisneski JA,Neese R,Houser A,Korte R,Bristow JD

更新日期：1980-02-01 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：:The sensitivity of the baroreceptor reflex in nine patients with borderline hypertension (mean age 19.1 plus or minus 0.2 years) was compared to that in six normal subjects of comparable age (mean 18.8 plus or minus 0.3 years) and that in 14 patients with established hypertension (mean age 48.3 plus or minus 3.1 years...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Takeshita A,Tanaka S,Kuroiwa A,Nakamura M

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because pulmonary artery size is considered by most investigators to be a major prognosticator of outcome in patients undergoing staged Fontan reconstruction, the objective of the present study was to determine the efficacy of noninvasive measures in determining pulmonary artery size. METHODS AND RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fogel MA,Donofrio MT,Ramaciotti C,Hubbard AM,Weinberg PM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Classically, intrinsic coagulation proteins are thought to have a minor role in hemostasis. Recently, these proteins, especially FXII, were implicated as possible key players in the pathogenesis of arterial thrombosis. This study aims to determine the risks of arterial thrombosis conferred by increased activ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Siegerink B,Govers-Riemslag JW,Rosendaal FR,Ten Cate H,Algra A

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia has, for many decades, been viewed as an all-or-none process that causes myocardial necrosis when prolonged and severe, but whose effects are transient when it is brief or mild. In view of the evidence that the ischemic process may "hit, run and stun," perhaps our thinking about the consequences of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Braunwald E,Kloner RA

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A family history of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) in a first-degree relative is an independent risk factor for coronary disease. Both genetic and environmental influences are likely to be responsible and may interact, but their relative importance is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied endothe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Clarkson P,Celermajer DS,Powe AJ,Donald AE,Henry RM,Deanfield JE

更新日期：1997-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Creation of a complete bidirectional inferior vena cava-tricuspid annulus isthmus block (CBIB) by radiofrequency catheter ablation is now a well-accepted criterion for prevention of common atrial flutter (AFl) recurrences. However, some patients still complain of palpitations after ablation, and it is not kn...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Anselme F,Saoudi N,Poty H,Douillet R,Cribier A

更新日期：1999-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies have shown that among dogs with a healed myocardial infarction, depressed baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) identifies a subgroup at higher risk for sudden death. We have examined the relation among BRS, several clinical cardiovascular variables, and subsequent mortality in 78 patients below the age of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： La Rovere MT,Specchia G,Mortara A,Schwartz PJ

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with systemic morphological right ventricles (RVs), including congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and dextro-transposition of the great arteries with a Mustard or Senning atrial baffle repair, have a high likelihood of developing systemic ventricular dysfunction. Unfortunately, there ar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zaragoza-Macias E,Zaidi AN,Dendukuri N,Marelli A

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We wished to test previous hypotheses that sex-related differences in mortality and morbidity may be due to differences in the cause of heart failure or in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by comparing fatal and nonfatal outcomes in women and men with heart failure and a broad spectrum of left ventr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： O'Meara E,Clayton T,McEntegart MB,McMurray JJ,Piña IL,Granger CB,Ostergren J,Michelson EL,Solomon SD,Pocock S,Yusuf S,Swedberg K,Pfeffer MA,CHARM Investigators.

更新日期：2007-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) results in a restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by extracellular deposition of transthyretin, normally involved in the transportation of the hormone thyroxine and retinol-binding protein, in the myocardium. Enthusiasm about ATTR-CM has grown as a result of 3 simultaneous a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kittleson MM,Maurer MS,Ambardekar AV,Bullock-Palmer RP,Chang PP,Eisen HJ,Nair AP,Nativi-Nicolau J,Ruberg FL,American Heart Association Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology.

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bartonella species are the only known bacterial pathogens causing vasculoproliferative disorders in humans (bacillary angiomatosis [BA]). Cellular and bacterial pathogenetic mechanisms underlying the induction of BA are largely unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kempf VA,Lebiedziejewski M,Alitalo K,Wälzlein JH,Ehehalt U,Fiebig J,Huber S,Schütt B,Sander CA,Müller S,Grassl G,Yazdi AS,Brehm B,Autenrieth IB

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From November 1981 to November 1982, intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) was used after surgery in eight patients who were from 6 weeks to 6 years old and who weighed from 4.2 to 16.2 kg. In seven patients, specially constructed intra-aortic balloons with 2.5 and 5.0 ml volumes mounted on No. 5F catheters were used. I...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Veasy LG,Blalock RC,Orth JL,Boucek MM

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of parameters reflecting the effects of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) on the structure and function of myosin from the human myocardium were analyzed. METHODS AND RESULTS:The content of the regulatory light chain, LC2, was reduced in myopathic heart myosin in contrast to the controls in w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Margossian SS,White HD,Caulfield JB,Norton P,Taylor S,Slayter HS

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may cause thrombus dislodgment followed by reduced flow and impaired microcirculatory function. We prospectively compared conventional PCI to a strategy of additional pretreatment using the X-sizer thrombectomy system. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Beran G,Lang I,Schreiber W,Denk S,Stefenelli T,Syeda B,Maurer G,Glogar D,Siostrzonek P

更新日期：2002-05-21 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：:For patients with stenotic native valves, the modified Bernoulli equation (delta P = 4V2) may be applied to Doppler-measured transvalvular velocities to yield an accurate estimate of transvalvular gradients. Although it would be useful if the same approach could be used for those with stenotic prosthetic valves, no pr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wilkins GT,Gillam LD,Kritzer GL,Levine RA,Palacios IF,Weyman AE

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00