Noninvasive assessment of significant left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis by coronary flow velocity reserve with transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is compelling experimental evidence that autologous skeletal muscle (SM) cell transplantation improves postinfarction cardiac function. This study assessed whether this benefit is still manifested in the clinically relevant setting of a treatment by ACE inhibitors. METHODS AND RESULTS:A myocardial inf...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pouzet B,Ghostine S,Vilquin JT,Garcin I,Scorsin M,Hagège AA,Duboc D,Schwartz K,Menasché P

更新日期：2001-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Administration of aprotinin during extracorporeal circulation reduces blood loss and improves platelet function. METHODS AND RESULTS:To evaluate the protective effect of aprotinin on platelets, 50 patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass were randomized before surgery to one of three groups. Seventeen pat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mohr R,Goor DA,Lusky A,Lavee J

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children listed for heart transplantation face the highest waiting list mortality in solid-organ transplantation medicine. We examined waiting list mortality since the pediatric heart allocation system was revised in 1999 to determine whether the revised allocation system is prioritizing patients optimally a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Almond CSD,Thiagarajan RR,Piercey GE,Gauvreau K,Blume ED,Bastardi HJ,Fynn-Thompson F,Singh TP

更新日期：2009-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn limit survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Unlike other diseases resulting in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, infants with CDH are refractory to inhaled nitric oxide (NO). Nitric oxide mediates pulmonary vaso...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Luong C,Rey-Perra J,Vadivel A,Gilmour G,Sauve Y,Koonen D,Walker D,Todd KG,Gressens P,Kassiri Z,Nadeem K,Morgan B,Eaton F,Dyck JR,Archer SL,Thébaud B

更新日期：2011-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data from this laboratory indicate that pretreatment with adenosine can protect the heart against infarction via A1-receptors, but because of systemic hypotension, adenosine had to be given into the coronary circulation. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this study, we tested whether the protection could be ach...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Thornton JD,Liu GS,Olsson RA,Downey JM

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a disorder characterized by pulmonary arterial hypertension as a consequence of organized thrombotic material in the central pulmonary arteries. Incomplete resolution of acute pulmonary emboli is believed to be pathogenically important; however, the me...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Olman MA,Marsh JJ,Lang IM,Moser KM,Binder BR,Schleef RR

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most myocardial infarctions are caused by the rupture of small rather than large plaques in the arteries of the heart that are beyond the detection limit of current technologies. METHODS AND RESULTS:Recently, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has demonstrated considerable potential as a method for high-res...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brezinski M,Saunders K,Jesser C,Li X,Fujimoto J

更新日期：2001-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular ultrasound imaging is a promising new method for assessing vascular morphology. We evaluated the capability of intravascular ultrasound to quantify pulmonary artery (PA) morphology in vitro and explored the feasibility of in vivo PA imaging in animals and humans. In the in vitro study of 15 PA segments, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pandian NG,Weintraub A,Kreis A,Schwartz SL,Konstam MA,Salem DN

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonic tissue characterization is a new area of investigation in the field of cardiac ultrasound. The amplitude and frequency of the ultrasound signal are normally altered as the signal penetrates through tissue. It is assumed that the amplitude distribution and frequency shift of diseased or edematous tissue are ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schnittger I,Vieli A,Heiserman JE,Director BA,Billingham ME,Ellis SG,Kernoff RS,Takamoto T,Popp RL

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In subjects of all ages, those who weigh the most often have the highest blood pressure. Thus, in epidemiological studies, weight is the most important correlate of blood pressure. Using the data from the Medical College of Virginia Twin Study, we asked these questions: 1) Do the same genetic paths that regu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schieken RM,Mosteller M,Goble MM,Moskowitz WB,Hewitt JK,Eaves LJ,Nance WE

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although immediate and late changes in coronary stenoses after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) have been reported, most investigators have employed qualitative or semiquantitative techniques to analyze the angiograms. Such data is not optimal because of considerable interobserver variability and ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Johnson MR,Brayden GP,Ericksen EE,Collins SM,Skorton DJ,Harrison DG,Marcus ML,White CW

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well established that a depressed baroreflex sensitivity may adversely influence the prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and in those with previous myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We tested whether a slow breathing rate (6 breaths/min) could modify the baroreflex sensitiv...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bernardi L,Porta C,Spicuzza L,Bellwon J,Spadacini G,Frey AW,Yeung LY,Sanderson JE,Pedretti R,Tramarin R

更新日期：2002-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Digoxin is commonly prescribed in symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) but has never been evaluated in this condition. METHODS AND RESULTS:From a multicenter registry, 43 representative patients with frequent symptomatic AF episodes were recruited into a randomized, double-blind crossover compari...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Murgatroyd FD,Gibson SM,Baiyan X,O'Nunain S,Poloniecki JD,Ward DE,Malik M,Camm AJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the sensitivity and specificity of two-dimensional echocardiography in detecting ischemia-induced transient myocardial dyskinesis. We prepared an open-chest dog model of severe coronary stenosis (90% reduction of circumflex coronary artery diameter) and induced ischemia by acute...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pandian NG,Kerber RE

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to define the degree of intrinsic tone in conductance and resistance vessels, to define the calcium dependency of intrinsic tone in these vascular preparations, and to investigate the efficacy of vasodilatory agents on the level of intrinsic tone in these vascular preparations. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jain M,Dai HB,Carrozza JP,Sellke FW,Morgan KG

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ameliorative effect of antiplatelet therapy on atherogenesis of vein grafts was assessed in autologous cephalic veins grafted into femoral arteries of 16 normolipemic and 11 hyperlipemic stump-tailed macaque monkeys. Before grafting, one half of each vein was distended at high pressure (700 mm Hg) and the other ha...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bonchek LI,Boerboom LE,Olinger GN,Pepper JR,Munns J,Hutchinson L,Kissebah AH

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial sections of the conduction system (CS) were performed in two patients with recurrent tachyarrhythmias. Case 1, a 34-year-old female who had dual atrioventricular (AV) nodal pathways with recurrent paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, committed suicide. Autopsy revealed an abnormally formed atrial septum wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bharati S,Bauernfiend R,Scheinman M,Massie B,Cheitlin M,Denes P,Wu D,Lev M,Rosen KM

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) has been detected in the plasma of patients with myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of endogenously produced IL-10 in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the present study, we used wild-t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yang Z,Zingarelli B,Szabó C

更新日期：2000-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is a potent and selective pulmonary vasodilator, which induces cGMP synthesis by activating soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) in ventilated lung regions. Carbon monoxide (CO) has also been proposed to influence smooth muscle tone via activation of sGC. We examined whether direct stimu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Evgenov OV,Ichinose F,Evgenov NV,Gnoth MJ,Falkowski GE,Chang Y,Bloch KD,Zapol WM

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of ultrasound-guided high-pressure stenting on late stent and reference segment dimensions are unknown. In this study, we report about angiographic and ultrasound measurements to assess the amount and distribution of neointimal ingrowth within the stent and the changes of plaque burden and dimens...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mudra H,Regar E,Klauss V,Werner F,Henneke KH,Sbarouni E,Theisen K

更新日期：1997-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial dysfunction may contribute to the risk of premature atherosclerosis in patients with diabetes. Endothelin (ET-1) may be involved in this process by activating smooth muscle cell mitogenesis and leukocyte adhesion. We sought to assess the activity of endogenous ET-1 in a group of patients with typ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cardillo C,Campia U,Bryant MB,Panza JA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All physicians increasingly will encounter patients who have implanted cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for protection from ventricular arrhythmias. This advisory provides a concise summary relevant to the assessment and management of patients with ICDs, including those who present to primary care or emergency depar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stevenson WG,Chaitman BR,Ellenbogen KA,Epstein AE,Gross WL,Hayes DL,Strickberger SA,Sweeney MO,Subcommittee on Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias of the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology.,Heart Rhythm Society.

更新日期：2004-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Joint National Committee goal blood pressure for all adults was <140/<90 mm Hg or lower from 1984 to 2013. Adults aged ≥60 years (older) have mainly isolated systolic hypertension, with major trials attaining systolic blood pressure <150 but not <140 mm Hg. The main objective was to assess changes in hyperte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Egan BM,Li J,Shatat IF,Fuller JM,Sinopoli A

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), is capable of producing symptoms that impact quality of life and is associated with risk for embolic stroke. However, the influence of AF on clinical course and outcome in HCM remains incompletely resolved. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rowin EJ,Hausvater A,Link MS,Abt P,Gionfriddo W,Wang W,Rastegar H,Estes NAM,Maron MS,Maron BJ

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The human aorta and its terminal branches were investigated in normal subjects during elective cardiac catheterization to evaluate regional wave travel and arterial wave reflections. A specially designed catheter with six micromanometers equally spaced at 10 cm intervals was positioned with the tip sensor in the dista...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Latham RD,Westerhof N,Sipkema P,Rubal BJ,Reuderink P,Murgo JP

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to determine whether antibodies against the amino-terminus of the beta-chain of fibrin (anti-beta) could noninvasively distinguish actively enlarging thrombi from thrombi stabilized with anticoagulants. METHODS AND RESULTS:Dogs with unilateral femoral vein thrombi were allocated int...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Morris TA,Marsh JJ,Konopka R,Pedersen CA,Chiles PG,Fagnani R,Hagan M,Moser KM

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells synthesize prostanoids. Several of these have been implicated in the physiological and pathophysiological regulation of vascular tone; however, there is no direct evidence that human blood vessels synthesize sufficient prostanoid to alter vessel tone. METHO...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bhagat K,Collier J,Vallance P

更新日期：1995-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An objective of the United States' Healthy People 2010 Initiative is to eliminate disparities based on socioeconomic status. We assessed the effect of difficulty affording health care on the health status (symptoms, function, and quality of life) of patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention or...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Spertus J,Decker C,Woodman C,House J,Jones P,O'Keefe J,Borkon AM

更新日期：2005-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various measures of arterial stiffness and wave reflection have been proposed as cardiovascular risk markers. Prior studies have not assessed relations of a comprehensive panel of stiffness measures to prognosis in the community. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used proportional hazards models to analyze first-onset...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mitchell GF,Hwang SJ,Vasan RS,Larson MG,Pencina MJ,Hamburg NM,Vita JA,Levy D,Benjamin EJ

更新日期：2010-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that synchronized coronary venous retroperfusion (SRP) can restore blood flow to the ischemic myocardium, resulting in infarct size reduction and improvement of the left ventricular function. Despite the nutritive blood flow achieved by SRP being relatively limited, SRP has...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wakida Y,Nordlander R,Kobayashi S,Kar S,Haendchen R,Corday E

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00