Vitamin C improves endothelial dysfunction of epicardial coronary arteries in hypertensive patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in older women. Information on the relation of menopause and hormone replacement therapy with carotid atherosclerosis is limited. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined cross-sectionally the association of menopausal status, years since last menstruation, and horm...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nabulsi AA,Folsom AR,Szklo M,White A,Higgins M,Heiss G

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factors predicting the occurrence of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) may not be quantitatively the same as those predicting CAD severity, particularly in women, in whom there have been few studies. METHODS AND RESULTS:To determine factors predictive of severity of CAD and of angina pectoris, we docu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wang XL,Tam C,McCredie RM,Wilcken DE

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (FPVT) is characterized by exercise-induced arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death due to missense mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2), an intracellular Ca2+ release channel required for excitation-contraction coupling in the heart. METHODS AND RESUL...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lehnart SE,Wehrens XH,Laitinen PJ,Reiken SR,Deng SX,Cheng Z,Landry DW,Kontula K,Swan H,Marks AR

更新日期：2004-06-29 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:Increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been associated with an elevated risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type II diabetes mellitus. However, the effects of SSB consumption on blood pressure (BP) are uncertain. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship betwee...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chen L,Caballero B,Mitchell DC,Loria C,Lin PH,Champagne CM,Elmer PJ,Ard JD,Batch BC,Anderson CA,Appel LJ

更新日期：2010-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional benefit in heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy has been observed after beta-blockade, but improvement in survival has not been established in a large-scale randomized trial. This was the main objective of the Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study (CIBIS). METHODS AND RESULTS:S...

journal_title：Circulation

authors：

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft failure occurs in a sizeable proportion of coronary artery bypass conduits. We herein review relevant current evidence to give an overview of the incidence, pathophysiology, and clinical consequences of this multifactorial phenomenon. Thrombosis, endothelial dysfunction, vasospasm, and oxidative stress are diffe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gaudino M,Antoniades C,Benedetto U,Deb S,Di Franco A,Di Giammarco G,Fremes S,Glineur D,Grau J,He GW,Marinelli D,Ohmes LB,Patrono C,Puskas J,Tranbaugh R,Girardi LN,Taggart DP,ATLANTIC (Arterial Grafting International Con

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with aortic stenosis develop widely variable patterns of left ventricular hypertrophy and dysfunction. We postulated that coronary atherosclerosis (CAD) may be associated with impaired left ventricular function and chamber dilatation in patients with aortic stenosis. Left ventricular mass and volumes were qua...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vekshtein VI,Alexander RW,Yeung AC,Plappert T,Sutton MG,Ganz P,Selwyn AP,Bittl JA

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and diabetes are both associated with a high risk of ischemic events, but the role of intensive blood pressure control in PAD has not been established. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Appropriate Blood Pressure Control in Diabetes study followed 950 subjects with type 2 diabetes fo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mehler PS,Coll JR,Estacio R,Esler A,Schrier RW,Hiatt WR

更新日期：2003-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin II (ATII), a potent vasoconstrictor, causes hypertension, promotes infiltration of myelomonocytic cells into the vessel wall, and stimulates both vascular and inflammatory cell NADPH oxidases. The predominant source of reactive oxygen species, eg, vascular (endothelial, smooth muscle, adventitial...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wenzel P,Knorr M,Kossmann S,Stratmann J,Hausding M,Schuhmacher S,Karbach SH,Schwenk M,Yogev N,Schulz E,Oelze M,Grabbe S,Jonuleit H,Becker C,Daiber A,Waisman A,Münzel T

更新日期：2011-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms of increased neointimal hyperplasia after coronary interventions in diabetic patients are still unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Glucose and insulin effects on in vitro vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration were assessed. The effect of balloon injury on neointimal hyperpl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Indolfi C,Torella D,Cavuto L,Davalli AM,Coppola C,Esposito G,Carriero MV,Rapacciuolo A,Di Lorenzo E,Stabile E,Perrino C,Chieffo A,Pardo F,Chiariello M

更新日期：2001-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms responsible for tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced LV structural remodeling in the adult heart are not known. METHODS AND RESULTS:We generated a line of transgenic mice (MHCsTNF) with cardiac restricted overexpression of TNF that develop progressive LV dilation/remodeling from 4 to 12 weeks ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sivasubramanian N,Coker ML,Kurrelmeyer KM,MacLellan WR,DeMayo FJ,Spinale FG,Mann DL

更新日期：2001-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidized LDL (oxLDL) is thought to play a key role in the inflammatory response in the arterial vessel wall. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective, nested, case-control study, the association between plasma oxLDL and risk of an acute coronary heart disease (CHD) event was investigated in men without prevalen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Meisinger C,Baumert J,Khuseyinova N,Loewel H,Koenig W

更新日期：2005-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare cardiac congenital abnormality which usually results in death in infancy or early childhood. We describe a 52-year-old man with TAPVC and severe calcific pulmonic stenosis. Both diagnoses were suspected clinically and from the chest X-ray. Cardiac catheteri...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pastore JO,Akins CW,Zir LM,Buckley MJ,Dinsmore RE

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful long-term myocardial preservation is dependent on optimizing conditions during arrest, storage, and reperfusion. Neonatal piglet hearts were arrested and stored in University of Wisconsin solution (UW) at 4 degrees C for 24 hours and reperfused on a blood-perfused, adult animal-supported isolated circuit. R...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stein DG,Permut LC,Drinkwater DC Jr,Bhuta S,Chang P,Wu A,Laks H

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition potentiates the tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) response to exogenous bradykinin. This study tested the hypothesis that ACE inhibition increases endothelial t-PA release through endogenous bradykinin. METHODS AND RESULTS:We measured the effect of intra...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pretorius M,Rosenbaum D,Vaughan DE,Brown NJ

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. One of the potential mechanisms may be related to both coronary endothelial dysfunction and increased inflammatory response. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that smoking is associated with epicardial coronary endothelial dysfunct...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lavi S,Prasad A,Yang EH,Mathew V,Simari RD,Rihal CS,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2007-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduction in cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) was recently reported with the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who have atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We compared HHF and death in patients newly ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kosiborod M,Cavender MA,Fu AZ,Wilding JP,Khunti K,Holl RW,Norhammar A,Birkeland KI,Jørgensen ME,Thuresson M,Arya N,Bodegård J,Hammar N,Fenici P,CVD-REAL Investigators and Study Group*.

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is associated with reduced cardiac output, but the mechanisms involved are controversial. Possible explanations include increased intrathoracic pressure, reflex changes in myocardial inotropism, pulmonary vascular obstruction and abnormal ventricular interaction...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rankin JS,Olsen CO,Arentzen CE,Tyson GS,Maier G,Smith PK,Hammon JW Jr,Davis JW,McHale PA,Anderson RW,Sabiston DC Jr

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms responsible for the transformation of stable angina to unstable angina, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, are commonly believed to be plaque rupture and thrombosis. We determined whether additional mechanisms are operative by analyzing the histopathology and immuno-histopathology of co...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Flugelman MY,Virmani R,Correa R,Yu ZX,Farb A,Leon MB,Elami A,Fu YM,Casscells W,Epstein SE

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial hemorrhage is the most feared complication of oral anticoagulant treatment. The optimal treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation who survive an intracranial hemorrhage remains unknown. We hypothesized that restarting oral anticoagulant treatment was associated with a lower risk of ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nielsen PB,Larsen TB,Skjøth F,Gorst-Rasmussen A,Rasmussen LH,Lip GY

更新日期：2015-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics between mitral anulus motion, and, thus, motion of the base of the heart, and filling of the left atrium and ventricle were studied by Doppler echocardiography in 12 normal subjects and 28 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. The normal motion of the mitral anulus is associated with two phases of inflow ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Keren G,Sonnenblick EH,LeJemtel TH

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A complete understanding of fluid mechanics in Fontan physiology includes knowledge of the caval contributions to right (RPA) and left (LPA) pulmonary arterial blood flow, total systemic venous return, and relative blood flow to each lung. METHODS AND RESULTS:Ten Fontan patients underwent cine MRI. Three ci...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fogel MA,Weinberg PM,Rychik J,Hubbard A,Jacobs M,Spray TL,Haselgrove J

更新日期：1999-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphatic network and chemokine-mediated signals are essential for leukocyte traffic during the proximal steps of alloimmune response. We aimed to determine the role of lymphatic vessels and their principal growth signaling pathway, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C/D/VEGFR-3, during acute and chro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nykänen AI,Sandelin H,Krebs R,Keränen MA,Tuuminen R,Kärpänen T,Wu Y,Pytowski B,Koskinen PK,Ylä-Herttuala S,Alitalo K,Lemström KB

更新日期：2010-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional suprasternal notch echocardiography was performed in 1033 patients, ages 1 day to 18 years. For the long-axis suprasternal notch view, the transducer was positioned in the suprasternal notch and angled to obtain a plane passing between the right nipple and left scapular tip. In this view, the entire ao...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Snider AR,Silverman NH

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes is debated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy often reported as the most common cause. METHODS AND RESULTS:A database of all National Collegiate Athletic Association deaths (2003-2013) was developed. Additional information and autopsy reports w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Harmon KG,Asif IM,Maleszewski JJ,Owens DS,Prutkin JM,Salerno JC,Zigman ML,Ellenbogen R,Rao AL,Ackerman MJ,Drezner JA

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited information exists on the intermediate-term graft patency and 5-year clinical outcomes of patients receiving saphenous vein grafts with multiple (m-SVG) versus single distal targets (s-SVG) during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in the current era. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied the asso...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mehta RH,Ferguson TB,Lopes RD,Hafley GE,Mack MJ,Kouchoukos NT,Gibson CM,Harrington RA,Califf RM,Peterson ED,Alexander JH,Project of Ex-vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection (PREVENT) IV Investigators.

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the pharmacokinetics, efficacy and therapeutic plasma concentration of encainide, a new antiarrhythmic drug that affects His-Purkinje conduction but not ventricular refractoriness. Nine patients with frequent and complex premature ventricular complexes were studied in a 3-day double-blind protocol. Each ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Winkle RA,Peters F,Kates RE,Tucker C,Harrison DC

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endurance athletes have higher high density lipoprotein (HDL) concentrations than sedentary controls. To examine the mechanism for this effect, we compared HDL apoprotein metabolism in 10 endurance athletes aged 34 +/- 6 years (mean +/- SD) and 10 sedentary men aged 36 +/- 8 years. METHODS AND RESULTS:Subje...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Thompson PD,Cullinane EM,Sady SP,Flynn MM,Chenevert CB,Herbert PN

更新日期：1991-07-01 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