Downregulation of immunodetectable connexin43 and decreased gap junction size in the pathogenesis of chronic hibernation in the human left ventricle.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arteriogenesis serves as an efficient mechanism for flow restoration after arterial occlusion. This process is associated with inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), although their role in arteriogenesis remains unclear. We hypothesized that arteriogenesis is reduced in mice ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hoefer IE,van Royen N,Rectenwald JE,Bray EJ,Abouhamze Z,Moldawer LL,Voskuil M,Piek JJ,Buschmann IR,Ozaki CK

更新日期：2002-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A decreased cardiac compliance is a major feature of the cardiomyopathy of diabetes mellitus. Either an increase in the resistance afterload to the LV or an increase in collagen cross-linking induced by the formation of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) of collagen may be responsible for the stiff m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Norton GR,Candy G,Woodiwiss AJ

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of prolonged intense endurance exercise training on exertional hypotension was investigated in 16 patients with coronary artery disease who had a 10 mm Hg or greater fall in systolic blood pressure (SBP) during progressive exercise testing. Training consisted of walking, running, or cycling at 50% to 60% of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Martin WH 3rd,Ehsani AA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The left ventricular (LV) dilatation of isolated mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with an increase in chymase and a decrease in interstitial collagen and extracellular matrix. In addition to profibrotic effects, chymase has significant antifibrotic actions because it activates matrix metalloproteinase...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pat B,Chen Y,Killingsworth C,Gladden JD,Shi K,Zheng J,Powell PC,Walcott G,Ahmed MI,Gupta H,Desai R,Wei CC,Hase N,Kobayashi T,Sabri A,Granzier H,Denney T,Tillson M,Dillon AR,Husain A,Dell'italia LJ

更新日期：2010-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 30% of patients with end-stage heart failure experience biventricular failure that requires biventricular mechanical support. For these patients, only bulky extracorporeal or implantable displacement pumps or the total artificial heart have been available to date, which enables only limited quality of ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Krabatsch T,Potapov E,Stepanenko A,Schweiger M,Kukucka M,Huebler M,Hennig E,Hetzer R

更新日期：2011-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dynamic intraventricular flow velocities after valve replacement for aortic stenosis have been associated with high in-hospital morbidity and mortality. The aims of the present study were to determine the mechanisms and preoperative predictors of abnormal flow velocity (AFV) after valve replacement for aorti...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bartunek J,Sys SU,Rodrigues AC,van Schuerbeeck E,Mortier L,de Bruyne B

更新日期：1996-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) naturally progresses toward chronic AF at an estimated rate of 15% to 30% over a 1- to 3-year period. Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is increasingly performed for the treatment of drug-refractory paroxysmal AF. The long-term data on clinical outcome after circumferential PV...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ouyang F,Tilz R,Chun J,Schmidt B,Wissner E,Zerm T,Neven K,Köktürk B,Konstantinidou M,Metzner A,Fuernkranz A,Kuck KH

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous evidence has shown that increased sympathetic tone enhances the cesium chloride (Cs)-induced early afterdepolarizations (EADs) and ventricular tachycardias (VTs). METHODS AND RESULTS:We assessed the effects of vagal stimulation on Cs-induced EADs and ventricular arrhythmias in the rabbit heart. Mon...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Takahashi N,Ito M,Ishida S,Fujino T,Saikawa T,Arita M

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1970 and 1987, 112 patients were diagnosed as having thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO). The age was 42 +/- 11 years (mean +/- SD; range, 20-75 years); 23% were women, and 7% were more than 60 years old when they were first diagnosed. Ischemic ulcerations were present in 85 (76%) patients: 24 (28%) patients with...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Olin JW,Young JR,Graor RA,Ruschhaupt WF,Bartholomew JR

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NAD(P)H oxidases are important sources of superoxide in the vasculature, the activity of which is associated with risk factors for human atherosclerosis. This study was designed to investigate the localization of superoxide production and the expression of the Nox family of NAD(P)H oxidase proteins (gp91phox...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sorescu D,Weiss D,Lassègue B,Clempus RE,Szöcs K,Sorescu GP,Valppu L,Quinn MT,Lambeth JD,Vega JD,Taylor WR,Griendling KK

更新日期：2002-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The acute effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on the atrial effective refractory period (ERP) in humans is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 20 patients without structural heart disease, the atrial ERP was measured before and after pacing-induced AF at drive cycle lengths of 350 and 500 ms. Immediately after s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Daoud EG,Bogun F,Goyal R,Harvey M,Man KC,Strickberger SA,Morady F

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thrombolytic therapy has been a major advance in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, in at least 25% of patients the artery remains occluded after administration. In these patients, the strategy of "rescue" or "salvage" angioplasty is frequently used although follow-up data are limited. Sixty-three ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Holmes DR Jr,Gersh BJ,Bailey KR,Reeder GS,Bresnahan JF,Bresnahan DR,Vlietstra RE

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the treatment of choice for patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias refractory to medical therapy. However, in symptomatic patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia resistant to drug therapy, catheter ablation of the His' bundle with permanent pacemaker ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lee RJ,Kalman JM,Fitzpatrick AP,Epstein LM,Fisher WG,Olgin JE,Lesh MD,Scheinman MM

更新日期：1995-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) on electrophysiological activities and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) were investigated in coronary arterial smooth muscle cells (CASMCs). METHODS AND RESULTS:The patch clamp techniques and Ca2+ measurements were applied to cultured rabbit CASMCs. The...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Terasawa K,Nakajima T,Iida H,Iwasawa K,Oonuma H,Jo T,Morita T,Nakamura F,Fujimori Y,Toyo-oka T,Nagai R

更新日期：2002-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common clinical arrhythmia, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Although AF is often associated with other cardiovascular conditions, many patients present without an obvious etiology. Inherited forms of AF exist, but the causative gene has been defined only in a s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ellinor PT,Shin JT,Moore RK,Yoerger DM,MacRae CA

更新日期：2003-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It remains unclear how mineralocorticoids induce cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. Recently, activation of the calcium-dependent phosphatase, calcineurin, has been shown to induce cardiac hypertrophy. In the present study, we examine the role of calcineurin in mineralocorticoid-induced cardiac hypertrophy an...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Takeda Y,Yoneda T,Demura M,Usukura M,Mabuchi H

更新日期：2002-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound are useful in evaluating a variety of pathological conditions affecting the pericardium. Cardiac tamponade results in right atrial collapse and right ventricular diastolic collapse detectable by echocardiography. These echocardiographic signs have a high degree of sensitivity an...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chandraratna PA

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low endothelial shear stress (ESS) promotes the development of atherosclerosis; however, its role in the progression of atherosclerotic plaques and evolution to inflamed high-risk plaques has not been studied. Our hypothesis was that the lowest values of ESS are responsible for the development of high-risk c...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chatzizisis YS,Jonas M,Coskun AU,Beigel R,Stone BV,Maynard C,Gerrity RG,Daley W,Rogers C,Edelman ER,Feldman CL,Stone PH

更新日期：2008-02-26 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：:In the United States each year, >5.3 million patients present to emergency departments with chest discomfort and related symptoms. Ultimately, >1.4 million individuals are hospitalized for unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. For emergency physicians and cardiologists alike, these patien...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gibler WB,Cannon CP,Blomkalns AL,Char DM,Drew BJ,Hollander JE,Jaffe AS,Jesse RL,Newby LK,Ohman EM,Peterson ED,Pollack CV,American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Acute Cardiac Care).,Council on

更新日期：2005-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Myocardial Infarction, Triage, and Intervention (MITI) registry of acute myocardial infarction, 441 (12%) of 3750 patients had direct angioplasty as initial treatment. Approximately half (233) were performed in hospitals with no on-site surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS:Procedure success rates, use of eme...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Weaver WD,Litwin PE,Martin JS

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical studies have implicated preinfarct angina (brief antecedent ischemia/reperfusion [I/R]) as a predictor of more rapid thrombolysis and lower rates of reocclusion. However, the effects of antecedent ischemia on the efficacy of thrombolysis have not been rigorously assessed. Using a canine model of cor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Przyklenk K,Whittaker P

更新日期：2000-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The electron microscopic structure of heart muscle and the ultrastructural basis of cardiac contraction have been reviewed. The relation between muscle length and developed tension has been explained in terms of the structure of the sarcomere, which is the basic unit of contraction. Using the derived length-tension cu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sonnenblick EH

更新日期：1968-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study proposes 2 new echocardiographic indices with potential application in acute coronary artery occlusion to differentiate between viable and necrotic myocardium and to identify reperfusion. We investigated whether the ratio between systolic lengthening and combined late and postsystolic shortening (...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lyseggen E,Skulstad H,Helle-Valle T,Vartdal T,Urheim S,Rabben SI,Opdahl A,Ihlen H,Smiseth OA

更新日期：2005-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on apolipoprotein E (apoE) alleles have reported an increased risk of coronary heart disease in patients with the apoE4 allele. Given the risk factor and histological similarities between coronary and calcific valvular heart disease (aortic stenosis [AS] and mitral annular calcification [MAC]), we po...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Novaro GM,Sachar R,Pearce GL,Sprecher DL,Griffin BP

更新日期：2003-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the resting hemodynamic effects of captopril in congestive heart failure are known, little information is available about the hemodynamic response to captopril during exercise or about changes in noninvasive measurements of the size and function of both ventricles. In this study, 14 stable New York Heart Asso...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Massie B,Kramer BL,Topic N,Henderson SG

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with triple-vessel coronary artery disease proven by angiography, symptomatic angina and a positive ECG stress test were evaluated with thallium-201 (201TI) scintigraphy. Twenty patients also had aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass surgery; 15 of them had repeat noninvasive evaluation. Seventy percent ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Leppo J,Yipintsoi T,Blankstein R,Bontemps R,Freeman LM,Zohman L,Scheuer J

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relations of plasma activated factor XII (FXIIa) concentration and a common polymorphism (C46T) of the factor XII gene with hemostatic status and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) were examined by prospective surveillance. METHODS AND RESULTS:Genotyping for the C46T variant was performed in 2624 men ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zito F,Drummond F,Bujac SR,Esnouf MP,Morrissey JH,Humphries SE,Miller GJ

更新日期：2000-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRs) participate in many cardiac pathophysiological processes, including ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced cardiac injury. Recently, we and others observed that miR-494 was downregulated in murine I/R-injured and human infarcted hearts. However, the functional consequence of miR-494 in response ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wang X,Zhang X,Ren XP,Chen J,Liu H,Yang J,Medvedovic M,Hu Z,Fan GC

更新日期：2010-09-28 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