Transcutaneous multielectrode basket catheter for endocardial mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the pig.

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：BACKGROUND:Two sequential biphasic shocks delivered over separate lead configurations markedly improve defibrillation efficacy compared with a single shock alone. We investigated the effect of varying the intershock interval between sequential biphasic shocks on defibrillation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Defibrillation thres...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Johnson EE,Alferness CA,Wolf PD,Smith WM,Ideker RE

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Membrane contact sites are fundamental for transmission and translation of signals in multicellular organisms. The junctional membrane complexes in the cardiac dyads, where transverse (T) tubules are juxtaposed to the sarcoplasmic reticulum, are a prime example. T-tubule uncoupling and remodeling are well-kn...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Liu C,Spinozzi S,Chen JY,Fang X,Feng W,Perkins G,Cattaneo P,Guimarães-Camboa N,Dalton ND,Peterson KL,Wu T,Ouyang K,Fu XD,Evans SM,Chen J

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired fibrinolytic capacity, as assessed by euglobulin clot lysis time or plasma concentration of fibrinolytic parameters, has been associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). We studied the association of a polymorphism in the gene for TPA and of plasma concentrations of TPA (antigen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van der Bom JG,de Knijff P,Haverkate F,Bots ML,Meijer P,de Jong PT,Hofman A,Kluft C,Grobbee DE

更新日期：1997-06-17 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] may play a causal role in atherosclerosis. PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9) inhibitors have been shown to significantly reduce plasma Lp(a) concentration. However, the relationship between Lp(a) levels, PCSK9 inhibition, and cardiovascular risk reduction remains undefin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： O'Donoghue ML,Fazio S,Giugliano RP,Stroes ESG,Kanevsky E,Gouni-Berthold I,Im K,Lira Pineda A,Wasserman SM,Češka R,Ezhov MV,Jukema JW,Jensen HK,Tokgözoğlu SL,Mach F,Huber K,Sever PS,Keech AC,Pedersen TR,Sabatine MS

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with severe congestive heart failure (CHF), short-term administration of dobutamine exerts sustained clinical benefits that are partially mediated by a training-like effect on skeletal muscle. Recently, physical training has been shown to enhance endothelial function in the skeletal muscle vascul...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Patel MB,Kaplan IV,Patni RN,Levy D,Strom JA,Shirani J,LeJemtel TH

更新日期：1999-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relieving the inhibition of sarcoplasmic reticular function by phospholamban is a major target of beta-adrenergic stimulation. Chronic beta-adrenergic receptor activity has been suggested to be detrimental, on the basis of transgenic overexpression of the receptor or its signaling effectors. However, it is n...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dash R,Kadambi V,Schmidt AG,Tepe NM,Biniakiewicz D,Gerst MJ,Canning AM,Abraham WT,Hoit BD,Liggett SB,Lorenz JN,Dorn GW 2nd,Kranias EG

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: In ISCHEMIA, an initial invasive strategy did not significantly reduce rates of cardiovascular events or all-cause mortality compared with a conservative strategy in patients with stable ischemic heart disease and moderate/severe myocardial ischemia. The most frequent component of composite cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chaitman BR,Alexander KP,Cyr DD,Berger JS,Reynolds HR,Bangalore S,Boden WE,Lopes RD,Demkow M,Perna GP,Riezebos RK,McFalls EO,Banerjee S,Bagai A,Gosselin G,O'Brien SM,Rockhold FW,Waters DD,Thygesen KA,Stone GW,Whit

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sarcomeric protein titin is a molecular spring responsible for passive tension and restoring forces of cardiomyocytes. Extension of titin as a function of sarcomere length (SL) has been studied in rodents, which predominantly express the smaller, stiffer N2B titin isoform. Large mammals coexpress roughly...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lewinter MM,Popper J,McNabb M,Nyland L,Bell SB,Granzier H

更新日期：2010-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown major differences in beta-adrenergic and muscarinic modulation of L-type calcium currents (ICa) in newborn and adult rabbit heart. However, little is known about developmental changes in modulation of ICa by phosphodiesterases (PDEs), which also regulate intracellular cAMP concentrat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Akita T,Joyner RW,Lu C,Kumar R,Hartzell HC

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) reduces sympathetic vasoconstriction by attenuating neuronal excitability in the brain stem and inhibition of postganglionic neurotransmission. We studied whether this modulation of sympathetic circulatory control by NO may be altered during chronic administration of NO donor dru...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zanzinger J,Czachurski J,Seller H

更新日期：1998-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms of the beta fibrinogen gene have been shown to affect plasma fibrinogen levels and the risk of peripheral arterial disease. We now present the results of a detailed analysis of the beta fibrinogen gene in relation to plasma fibrinogen and to the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in pati...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Behague I,Poirier O,Nicaud V,Evans A,Arveiler D,Luc G,Cambou JP,Scarabin PY,Bara L,Green F,Cambien F

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The availability of selective antagonists for angiotensin II receptors has focused interest on the gene expression of angiotensin II-receptor subtypes in the human heart. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed expression of the AT1 and AT2 subtypes of the angiotensin II receptor in ventricular myocardium taken fro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Haywood GA,Gullestad L,Katsuya T,Hutchinson HG,Pratt RE,Horiuchi M,Fowler MB

更新日期：1997-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Body surface isochrone mapping was performed in 36 normal subjects and in 85 patients with previous myocardial infarction. Eighty-seven unipolar electrocardiograms distributed over the anterior chest and the back were recorded simultaneously. For each lead, activation time was measured as the time from the onset of QR...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ikeda K,Kubota I,Igarashi A,Yamaki M,Tsuiki K,Yasui S

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few data are available regarding the effects of exercise training upon cardiac structure and performance in man. We evaluated the echograms of 24 normals before (PRE) and after (POST) 11 weeks of endurance exercise training. Conditioning consisted of a walk-jog-run protocol at 70% maximal heart rate for one hour four ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： DeMaria AN,Neumann A,Lee G,Fowler W,Mason DT

更新日期：1978-02-01 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：:Common conditions predisposing to atherosclerosis, such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking, are associated with endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial function has largely been assessed as endothelium-dependent vasomotion, at least in part based on the assumption that impaired endothelium-depen...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Landmesser U,Hornig B,Drexler H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral adiposity confers protection against diabetes and atherosclerosis in elderly women. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:On the basis on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of central fat mass (CFM) and peripheral fat mass (PFM), we identified...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tankó LB,Bruun JM,Alexandersen P,Bagger YZ,Richelsen B,Christiansen C,Larsen PJ

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Amiloride, a widely used diuretic, has multiple pharmacological actions, including inhibition of the sodium-hydronium ion and the sodium-calcium exchanger in heart. In terms of cardiac electrophysiology, amiloride prolongs action potential duration without alteration in upstroke velocity of phase 0 in Purkinje fibers....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Duff HJ,Lester WM,Rahmberg M

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Analyses from randomized controlled trials suggest that bleeding in patients with acute myocardial infarction is associated with poor outcomes. Because these data are not generalizable to all patients with acute myocardial infarction, we sought to better understand the scope of this problem in a "real-world"...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Spencer FA,Moscucci M,Granger CB,Gore JM,Goldberg RJ,Steg PG,Goodman SG,Budaj A,FitzGerald G,Fox KA,GRACE Investigators.

更新日期：2007-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent arterial thrombosis and venous thrombosis are frequent complications of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Patients produce anti-cardiolipin antibodies, but the role of these antibodies in thrombus formation is uncertain. This study used a unique CD-1 mouse model of thrombosis to determine whethe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pierangeli SS,Liu SW,Anderson G,Barker JH,Harris EN

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical manifestations of acute myocarditis, with distinct onset, vary from asymptomatic to fatal. The predictors of the course of the disease in patients with acute myocarditis at initial presentation have not yet been established. In this study, we examined the predictive values of various parameters in t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fuse K,Kodama M,Okura Y,Ito M,Hirono S,Kato K,Hanawa H,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2000-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether L-arginine induces regression of preexisting atheromatous lesions and reversal of endothelial dysfunction in hypercholesterolemic rabbits, whether similar effects can be obtained by cholesterol-lowering therapy with lovastatin, and which mechanism leads to these effects. METHODS AND ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Böger RH,Bode-Böger SM,Brandes RP,Phivthong-ngam L,Böhme M,Nafe R,Mügge A,Frölich JC

更新日期：1997-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies demonstrate that short-term regional perfusion-contraction matching, in which the energy demands of regional myocardial contraction are reduced to match the diminished myocardial substrate supply, occurs during states of low coronary blood flow under resting conditions and during exercise-induced ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ross J Jr

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although coronary thrombosis plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction (NQMI), the effects of thrombolytic therapy in these disorders is not clear. Also, the role of routine early coronary arteriography followed by revascularization has not been establi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors：

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplant-associated coronary artery disease (TxCAD) is the manifestation of chronic rejection in the cardiac allograft. Both immunological and nonimmunological factors contribute to its development. Stratification by the time of development of TxCAD has not been considered previously for an extensive trans...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hornick P,Smith J,Pomerance A,Mitchell A,Banner N,Rose M,Yacoub M

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current methods of signal-averaged ECG analysis interrogate the terminal 40 msec of the QRS complex and/or the ST segment and have a low positive-predictive accuracy for detecting vulnerability to sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT). The extent to which abnormalities detected during these ECG intervals ar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hood MA,Pogwizd SM,Peirick J,Cain ME

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Labetalol was administered to six hypertensive subjects in increasing doses for seven days. A decrease in both supine and standing arterial pressure and heart rate was observed with no change in cardiac output and few side effects. Exercise tolerance was unaltered by the drug, but the heart rate and arterial pressure ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mehta J,Cohn JN

更新日期：1977-02-01 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