Impact of an Expanded Hospital Recognition Program for Stroke Quality of Care.

abstract：:Background Platelets play a role in promoting inflammatory responses under several disease conditions. Platelets are activated in hypertensive patients. However, the mechanisms responsible for platelet-mediating vascular inflammation are unknown. The present study investigated the role of platelets in promoting vascul...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： An X,Jiang G,Cheng C,Lv Z,Liu Y,Wang F

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early reperfusion in the setting of an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is of utmost importance. However, the effects of early versus late reperfusion in this patient group undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have so far been inconsistent in previous studies. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Koul S,Andell P,Martinsson A,Gustav Smith J,van der Pals J,Scherstén F,Jernberg T,Lagerqvist B,Erlinge D

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background It is uncertain whether there is an association between left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ( LVEF ) or LV wall motion abnormality and embolic stroke of undetermined source ( ESUS ). Methods and Results We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional study of patients with acute ischemic stroke enrolled i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Ramasamy S,Yaghi S,Salehi Omran S,Lerario MP,Devereux R,Okin PM,Gupta A,Navi BB,Kamel H,Merkler AE

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease in women often develops without conventional risk factors. Prenatal loss is a common pregnancy outcome that may result in physiological changes can increase the potential future risk of cardiovascular disease. Insufficient information exists regarding the impact of pregnancy loss on ea...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Hartasanchez SA,Flores-Torres M,Monge A,Yunes E,Rodriguez B,Cantu-Brito C,Colaci D,Lamadrid-Figueroa H,Lopez-Ridaura R,Lajous M

更新日期：2018-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have evaluated the association between secondhand smoke (SHS) and subclinical cardiovascular disease among ethnically diverse populations. This study assesses the impact of SHS on inflammation and atherosclerosis (carotid intima-media thickness, coronary artery calcification, and peripheral arter...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Jones MR,Magid HS,Al-Rifai M,McEvoy JW,Kaufman JD,Hinckley Stukovsky KD,Szklo M,Polak J,Burke GL,Post WS,Blaha MJ,Navas-Acien A

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Background A previous study reported histologic abnormalities in the pulmonary artery ( PA ) of patients with tetralogy of Fallot ( TOF ). However, the potential effect of these anatomical findings on PA vascular function has not been studied. We hypothesized that TOF patients had abnormal PA vascular function, and th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Egbe AC,Anavekar NS,Connolly HM

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genome-wide association studies identified ADAMTS7 as a risk locus for coronary artery disease (CAD). Functional studies suggest that ADAMTS7 may promote cellular processes in atherosclerosis. We sought to examine the association between genetic variation at ADAMTS7 and measures of atherosclerosis using hist...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chan K,Pu X,Sandesara P,Poston RN,Simpson IA,Quyyumi AA,Ye S,Patel RS

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated serum phosphorus might aggravate the effect of hypertension on mortality. The objective of this study was to examine the joint effect of hypertension and serum phosphorus on the risk of mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:A large prospective (n=15 833), population-based cohort of participants from the N...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Vart P,Nigatu YT,Jaglan A,van Zon SK,Shafique K

更新日期：2015-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The digital transformation of medical data provides opportunities to perform digital population health surveillance and identify people inadequately managed in usual care. We leveraged the electronic health records of a large health system to identify patients with markedly elevated blood pressure and chara...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lu Y,Huang C,Mahajan S,Schulz WL,Nasir K,Spatz ES,Krumholz HM

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Recent literature reports a strong thrombotic tendency in patients hospitalized for a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. This characteristic is unusual and seems specific to COVID-19 infections, especially in their severe form. Viral infections can trigger acquired thrombophilia, which can then ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Ferrari E,Sartre B,Squara F,Contenti J,Occelli C,Lemoel F,Levraut J,Doyen D,Dellamonica J,Mondain V,Chirio D,Risso K,Cua E,Orban JC,Ichai C,Labbaoui M,Mossaz B,Moceri P,Appert-Flory A,Fischer F,Toulon P

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among the growing numbers of patients with heart failure, up to one half have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The lack of effective treatments for HFpEF is a substantial and escalating unmet clinical need-and the lack of HFpEF-specific animal models represents a major preclinical barr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Curl CL,Danes VR,Bell JR,Raaijmakers AJA,Ip WTK,Chandramouli C,Harding TW,Porrello ER,Erickson JR,Charchar FJ,Kompa AR,Edgley AJ,Crossman DJ,Soeller C,Mellor KM,Kalman JM,Harrap SB,Delbridge LMD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We examined the prevalence of high burdens and barriers to care among adults with heart disease treatment. Methods and Results The participants were aged 18 to 64 years from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Household Component (MEPS-HC) for 2010-2015. High burden is out-of-pocket spending on care and in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Bernard D,Fang Z

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) have antiarrhythmic effects on atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to assess the effects of therapy with n-3 PUFAs on the incidence of recurrent AF and on postoperative AF. METHODS AND RESULTS:Electronic searches were conducted ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mariani J,Doval HC,Nul D,Varini S,Grancelli H,Ferrante D,Tognoni G,Macchia A

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis may adversely affect bleeding risk in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but the impact of warfarin treatment in such patients is poorly described. This registry-based nationwide cohort study examined safety of oral anticoagulant treatment (OAC) in patients with preexisting AF who ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Søgaard M,Skjøth F,Kjældgaard JN,Lip GYH,Larsen TB

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute end points of catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia (VT) remain incompletely defined. The aim of this study is to identify causes for failure in patients with structural heart disease and to assess the relation of this acute outcome to longer-term management and outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:F...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Tokuda M,Kojodjojo P,Tung S,Tedrow UB,Nof E,Inada K,Koplan BA,Michaud GF,John RM,Epstein LM,Stevenson WG

更新日期：2013-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease. Nuclear factor-κB is a nuclear transcription factor activated post-ischemia, responsible for the transcription of proinflammatory proteins. The role of nuclear factor-κB in the renal fibrosis post-AKI is unknown. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Johnson FL,Patel NSA,Purvis GSD,Chiazza F,Chen J,Sordi R,Hache G,Merezhko VV,Collino M,Yaqoob MM,Thiemermann C

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition associated with cardiovascular disease. Its potential effect on progression of subclinical atherosclerosis is not well understood. We tested the hypothesis that self-reported OSA is associated with progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC). We also evalu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Kwon Y,Duprez DA,Jacobs DR,Nagayoshi M,McClelland RL,Shahar E,Budoff M,Redline S,Shea S,Carr JJ,Lutsey PL

更新日期：2014-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Coronary flow capacity (CFC), which is a categorical assessment based on the combination of hyperemic coronary flow and coronary flow reserve (CFR), has been introduced as a comprehensive assessment of the coronary circulation to overcome the limitations of CFR alone. The aim of this study was to quantify c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Murai T,Stegehuis VE,van de Hoef TP,Wijntjens GWM,Hoshino M,Kanaji Y,Sugiyama T,Hamaya R,Nijjer SS,de Waard GA,Echavarria-Pinto M,Knaapen P,Meuwissen M,Davies JE,van Royen N,Escaned J,Siebes M,Kirkeeide RL,Gould KL,

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) have shown their beneficial effects on cardiovascular outcomes and multiple cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension. However, the mechanism of blood pressure (BP)-lowering effects of thes...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Hu M,Cai X,Yang W,Zhang S,Nie L,Ji L

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Gait speed is a reliable measure of physical function and frailty in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Slow gait speed pre-TAVR predicts worse clinical outcomes post-TAVR. The consequences of improved versus worsened physical function post-TAVR are unkno...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Goel K,O'Leary JM,Barker CM,Levack M,Rajagopal V,Makkar RR,Bajwa T,Kleiman N,Linke A,Kereiakes DJ,Waksman R,Allocco DJ,Rizik DG,Reardon MJ,Lindman BR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines recommend the GRACE (Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events) and TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) scores to assess myocardial infarction (MI) prognosis. Changes in the epidemiological characteristics of MI and the avai...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gerber Y,Weston SA,Enriquez-Sarano M,Jaffe AS,Manemann SM,Jiang R,Roger VL

更新日期：2017-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Data on race- and ethnicity-based disparities in the utilization and outcomes of structural heart disease interventions in the United States are scarce. Methods and Results We used the National Inpatient Sample (2011-2016) to examine racial and ethnic differences in the utilization, in-hospital outcomes, an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Alkhouli M,Alqahtani F,Holmes DR,Berzingi C

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:See Article Cammann et al. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Angelini P,Uribe C

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The renin-angiotensin system has a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of visceral obesity. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) is a major player in the signal transduction of the renin-angiotensin system, and the overactivation of this signaling contributes to the progression of visceral obesity. We have ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Azushima K,Ohki K,Wakui H,Uneda K,Haku S,Kobayashi R,Haruhara K,Kinguchi S,Matsuda M,Maeda A,Toya Y,Yamashita A,Umemura S,Tamura K

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relevant clinical studies have been small and have not convincingly demonstrated whether the perioperative initiation of beta-blockers should be considered in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing noncardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this nationwide propensity score-matched study, we included pat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chen RJ,Chu H,Tsai LW

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple studies have shown that an NO-induced activation of vascular smooth muscle BK channels contributes to the NO-evoked dilation in many blood vessels. In vivo, NO is released continuously. NO attenuates vessel constrictions and, therefore, exerts an anticontractile effect. It is unknown whether the ant...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Schmid J,Müller B,Heppeler D,Gaynullina D,Kassmann M,Gagov H,Mladenov M,Gollasch M,Schubert R

更新日期：2018-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet activation can lead to enhanced oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and endothelial dysfunction. To quantify the effects of platelet inhibition on endothelial function, we assessed platelet activity of healthy persons before and after clopidogrel administration and evaluated its effects on endo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Salimi S,Lewis JP,Yerges-Armstrong LM,Mitchell BD,Saeed F,O'Connell JR,Perry JA,Ryan KA,Shuldiner AR,Parsa A

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Antazoline mesylate represents an antihistamine capable of rapid and safe cardioversion of atrial fibrillation, yet evidence concerning its efficacy in comparison to other medications is insufficient. The study aimed to evaluate the success rate and safety of pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrilla...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Wybraniec MT,Wróbel W,Wilkosz K,Wrona K,Bula K,Mizia-Stec K

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Impaired heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with increased mortality in sinus rhythm. However, HRV has not been systematically assessed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that parameters of HRV may be predictive of cardiovascular death in patients with AF. Methods and Results...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Hämmerle P,Eick C,Blum S,Schlageter V,Bauer A,Rizas KD,Eken C,Coslovsky M,Aeschbacher S,Krisai P,Meyre P,Vesin JM,Rodondi N,Moutzouri E,Beer J,Moschovitis G,Kobza R,Di Valentino M,Corino VDA,Laureanti R,Mainardi L

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Prior reports indicate that the effect of P2Y12 inhibitors may be different in East Asian patients ("East Asian paradox"); therefore, understanding the outcomes associated with potent P2Y12 inhibitors in different populations is clinically important. Methods and Results In this observational cohort study us...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Yun JE,Kim YJ,Park JJ,Kim S,Park K,Cho MS,Nam GB,Park DW

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00