abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability of echocardiographic dyssynchrony to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:A prospective, longitudinal study was designed with predefined dyssynchrony indexes and outcome variables to test the hypothesis that baseline dyssynchrony is as...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gorcsan J 3rd,Oyenuga O,Habib PJ,Tanaka H,Adelstein EC,Hara H,McNamara DM,Saba S

更新日期：2010-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Classically, intrinsic coagulation proteins are thought to have a minor role in hemostasis. Recently, these proteins, especially FXII, were implicated as possible key players in the pathogenesis of arterial thrombosis. This study aims to determine the risks of arterial thrombosis conferred by increased activ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Siegerink B,Govers-Riemslag JW,Rosendaal FR,Ten Cate H,Algra A

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macrophages contribute to the progression and acute complications of atherosclerosis. Macrophage imaging may serve as a biomarker to identify subclinical inflamed lesions, to predict future risk, and to aid in the assessment of novel therapies. METHODS AND RESULTS:To test the hypothesis that nanoparticle-en...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Morishige K,Kacher DF,Libby P,Josephson L,Ganz P,Weissleder R,Aikawa M

更新日期：2010-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients exhibit myocardial energetic impairment, but a causative role for this energy deficiency in the pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy remains unproven. We hypothesized that the metabolic modulator perhexiline would ameliorate myocardial energy deficiency and ther...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Abozguia K,Elliott P,McKenna W,Phan TT,Nallur-Shivu G,Ahmed I,Maher AR,Kaur K,Taylor J,Henning A,Ashrafian H,Watkins H,Frenneaux M

更新日期：2010-10-19 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:To simplify extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta in acute type A aortic dissection, we developed the open triple-branched stent graft placement technique. The early results of this new technique are reported. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between June 2008 and November 2009, 30 patients with acute Stanford ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chen LW,Dai XF,Lu L,Zhang GC,Cao H

更新日期：2010-10-05 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:Proposed advantages to the Ross procedure included presumed increased freedom from reoperation and simpler reoperation for pulmonary conduit replacement if needed. It is increasingly apparent, however, that reoperations are frequent after the Ross procedure and that when required, they may be more complex th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stulak JM,Burkhart HM,Sundt TM 3rd,Connolly HM,Suri RM,Schaff HV,Dearani JA

更新日期：2010-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We developed autologous prosthetic implants by simple and safe in-body tissue architecture technology. We present the first report on the development of autologous valved conduit with the sinus of Valsalva (BIOVALVE) by using this unique technology and its subsequent implantation in the pulmonary valves in a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yamanami M,Yahata Y,Uechi M,Fujiwara M,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Kanda K,Watanabe T,Tajikawa T,Ohba K,Yaku H,Nakayama Y

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ε protein kinase C (εPKC) is involved in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) activation, but little is known about its function in vascular pathology. We aimed at assessing the role of εPKC in the development of restenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Rat models of aortic balloon injury with or without subsequent st...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deuse T,Koyanagi T,Erben RG,Hua X,Velden J,Ikeno F,Reichenspurner H,Robbins RC,Mochly-Rosen D,Schrepfer S

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival of children with in-hospital cardiac arrest that does not respond to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is poor. We report on survival and early neurological outcomes of children with heart disease supported with rapid-response extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to aid cardiopu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kane DA,Thiagarajan RR,Wypij D,Scheurer MA,Fynn-Thompson F,Emani S,del Nido PJ,Betit P,Laussen PC

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After repair of aortic coarctation, patients may develop restenosis, aneurysms, and pseudoaneurysms at the site of prior repair. We assessed the outcomes of late reintervention on the descending aorta after aortic coarctation repair. METHODS AND RESULTS:From March 1954 to July 2008, 130 patients had operati...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brown ML,Burkhart HM,Connolly HM,Dearani JA,Hagler DJ,Schaff HV

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced renal function is associated with a poorer prognosis and increased bleeding risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes and may therefore alter the risk-benefit ratio with antiplatelet therapies. In the Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial, ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel re...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： James S,Budaj A,Aylward P,Buck KK,Cannon CP,Cornel JH,Harrington RA,Horrow J,Katus H,Keltai M,Lewis BS,Parikh K,Storey RF,Szummer K,Wojdyla D,Wallentin L

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictors of antiplatelet therapy discontinuation (ATD) during the first year after drug-eluting stent implantation are poorly known. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was a prospective study with 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow-up of patients receiving at least 1 drug-eluting stent between January and April 2008 i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ferreira-González I,Marsal JR,Ribera A,Permanyer-Miralda G,García-Del Blanco B,Martí G,Cascant P,Martín-Yuste V,Brugaletta S,Sabaté M,Alfonso F,Capote ML,De La Torre JM,Ruíz-Lera M,Sanmiguel D,Cárdenas M,Pujol B,Baz JA

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The arrhythmia burden in tetralogy of Fallot, types of arrhythmias encountered, and risk profile may change as the population ages. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC) conducted a multicenter cross-sectional study to quantify the arrhythmia burden in tetralog...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Khairy P,Aboulhosn J,Gurvitz MZ,Opotowsky AR,Mongeon FP,Kay J,Valente AM,Earing MG,Lui G,Gersony DR,Cook S,Ting JG,Nickolaus MJ,Webb G,Landzberg MJ,Broberg CS,Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC).

更新日期：2010-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise stimulates the vascular response in pathological conditions, including ischemia; however, the molecular mechanisms by which exercise improves the impaired hypoxia-induced factor (HIF)-1 alpha-mediated response to hypoxia associated with aging are poorly understood. Here, we report that swimming trai...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cheng XW,Kuzuya M,Kim W,Song H,Hu L,Inoue A,Nakamura K,Di Q,Sasaki T,Tsuzuki M,Shi GP,Okumura K,Murohara T

更新日期：2010-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lead V(1) directly faces the right ventricle and may exhibit ST elevation during an acute inferior myocardial infarction when the right ventricle is also involved. Leads V(1) and V(3) indirectly face the posterolateral left ventricle, and ST depression ("mirror-image" ST elevation) in V(1) through V(3) may r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wong CK,Gao W,Stewart RA,French JK,Aylward PE,Benatar J,White HD,Hirulog and Early Reperfusion or Occlusion-2 Investigators.

更新日期：2010-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monitoring implantable cardiac device function and patient condition is important. The Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-Up (TRUST) trial tested the hypothesis that remote home monitoring with automatic daily surveillance (HM) is safe and effective for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Varma N,Epstein AE,Irimpen A,Schweikert R,Love C,TRUST Investigators.

更新日期：2010-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Together with pulmonary veins, many extrapulmonary vein areas may be the source of initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation. The left atrial appendage (LAA) is an underestimated site of initiation of atrial fibrillation. Here, we report the prevalence of triggers from the LAA and the best strategy f...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Di Biase L,Burkhardt JD,Mohanty P,Sanchez J,Mohanty S,Horton R,Gallinghouse GJ,Bailey SM,Zagrodzky JD,Santangeli P,Hao S,Hongo R,Beheiry S,Themistoclakis S,Bonso A,Rossillo A,Corrado A,Raviele A,Al-Ahmad A,Wang P,

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diffuse myocardial fibrosis is a final end point in most cardiac diseases. It is missed by the cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) late gadolinium enhancement technique. Currently, quantifying diffuse myocardial fibrosis requires invasive biopsy, with inherent risk and sampling error. We have developed a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Flett AS,Hayward MP,Ashworth MT,Hansen MS,Taylor AM,Elliott PM,McGregor C,Moon JC

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines recommend mitral valve surgery for asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation and preserved left ventricular systolic function when exercise pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is present. However, the determinants of exercise PHT have not been evaluated. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Magne J,Lancellotti P,Piérard LA

更新日期：2010-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic endovascular aortic repair offers a less invasive approach for the treatment of ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (rDTAA). Due to the low incidence of this life-threatening condition, little is known about the outcomes of endovascular repair of rDTAA and the factors that affect these out...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jonker FH,Verhagen HJ,Lin PH,Heijmen RH,Trimarchi S,Lee WA,Moll FL,Athamneh H,Muhs BE

更新日期：2010-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the dominant product of vascular Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), prostacyclin (PGI(2)), restrains atherogenesis, inhibition and deletion of COX-2 have yielded conflicting results in mouse models of atherosclerosis. Floxed mice were used to parse distinct cellular contributions of COX-2 in macrophages and ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hui Y,Ricciotti E,Crichton I,Yu Z,Wang D,Stubbe J,Wang M,Puré E,FitzGerald GA

更新日期：2010-06-22 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:Reducing sympathetic output to the heart from the neuraxis can protect against ventricular arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) and left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD) in the management of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with structu...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bourke T,Vaseghi M,Michowitz Y,Sankhla V,Shah M,Swapna N,Boyle NG,Mahajan A,Narasimhan C,Lokhandwala Y,Shivkumar K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anecdotal cases of familial clustering of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) and familial occurrences of PPCM and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) together have been observed, suggesting that genetic factors play a role in the pathogenesis of PPCM. We hypothesized that some cases of PPCM are part of the...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Spaendonck-Zwarts KY,van Tintelen JP,van Veldhuisen DJ,van der Werf R,Jongbloed JD,Paulus WJ,Dooijes D,van den Berg MP

更新日期：2010-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C-kit is a receptor tyrosine kinase family member expressed in hematopoietic stem cells. C-kit is also transiently expressed in cardiomyocyte precursors during development and in a rare cell population in the normal adult heart. In the present study, the cardiomyogenic potential of c-kit(+) cells isolated fr...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zaruba MM,Soonpaa M,Reuter S,Field LJ

更新日期：2010-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathobiological basis of ischemic heart disease and thus the manifestations and response to therapy can differ between women and men. In prior studies, sex-based treatment differences have been observed with the antiischemic ranolazine, with a possibly diminished effect in women. METHODS AND RESULTS:We ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mega JL,Hochman JS,Scirica BM,Murphy SA,Sloan S,McCabe CH,Merlini P,Morrow DA

更新日期：2010-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factor Xa and factor IIa (thrombin) play roles in thrombotic complications after percutaneous coronary intervention. M118 is a novel low-molecular-weight heparin that has been rationally designed to capture the desired attributes of unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low-molecular-weight heparin: Potent activi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rao SV,Melloni C,Myles-Dimauro S,Broderick S,Kosinski AS,Kleiman NS,Dzavík V,Tanguay JF,Chandna H,Gammon R,Rivera E,Alexander JH,Fier I,Roach J,Becker RC,EMINENCE Investigators.

更新日期：2010-04-20 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：BACKGROUND:Electric stimulation of mediastinal sympathetic cardiac nerves increases cardiac contractility but is not selective for the left ventricle because it elicits sinus tachycardia and enhanced atrioventricular conduction. The aim of this study was to identify sympathetic neural structures inside the heart that s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Meyer C,Rana OR,Saygili E,Gemein C,Becker M,Nolte KW,Weis J,Schimpf T,Knackstedt C,Mischke K,Hoffmann R,Kelm M,Pauza D,Schauerte P

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal strategy for treating coronary bifurcation lesions remains a subject of debate. With bare-metal stents, single-stent approaches appear to be superior to systematic 2-stent strategies. Drug-eluting stents, however, have low rates of restenosis and might offer improved outcomes with complex stentin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hildick-Smith D,de Belder AJ,Cooter N,Curzen NP,Clayton TC,Oldroyd KG,Bennett L,Holmberg S,Cotton JM,Glennon PE,Thomas MR,Maccarthy PA,Baumbach A,Mulvihill NT,Henderson RA,Redwood SR,Starkey IR,Stables RH

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that management of ambulatory hemodynamics may improve outcomes in chronic heart failure. We conducted a prospective, observational, first-in-human study of a physician-directed patient self-management system targeting left atrial pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty patients with re...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ritzema J,Troughton R,Melton I,Crozier I,Doughty R,Krum H,Walton A,Adamson P,Kar S,Shah PK,Richards M,Eigler NL,Whiting JS,Haas GJ,Heywood JT,Frampton CM,Abraham WT,Hemodynamically Guided Home Self-Therapy in Severe Hea

更新日期：2010-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine acutely reconnects pulmonary veins (PVs) after radiofrequency application, revealing "dormant conduction" and identifying PVs at risk of reconnection, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Canine PV and left-atrial (LA) action potentials were recorded with standard microel...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Datino T,Macle L,Qi XY,Maguy A,Comtois P,Chartier D,Guerra PG,Arenal A,Fernández-Avilés F,Nattel S

更新日期：2010-03-02 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:Cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure with left bundle branch block reduces left ventricular (LV) conduction delay, contraction asynchrony, and LV end-systolic volume ("reverse remodeling"). Up to one third of patients do not improve, and the electric requirements for reverse remodeling are unc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sweeney MO,van Bommel RJ,Schalij MJ,Borleffs CJ,Hellkamp AS,Bax JJ

更新日期：2010-02-09 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:Television viewing time, the predominant leisure-time sedentary behavior, is associated with biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk, but its relationship with mortality has not been studied. We examined the associations of prolonged television viewing time with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, an...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Dunstan DW,Barr EL,Healy GN,Salmon J,Shaw JE,Balkau B,Magliano DJ,Cameron AJ,Zimmet PZ,Owen N

更新日期：2010-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking cessation is a key component of secondary cardiovascular disease prevention. Varenicline, a partial alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, is effective for smoking cessation in healthy smokers, but its efficacy and safety in smokers with cardiovascular disease are unknown. METHODS AND...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rigotti NA,Pipe AL,Benowitz NL,Arteaga C,Garza D,Tonstad S

更新日期：2010-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anthracyclines are the most effective drugs available in the treatment of neoplastic diseases; however, they have profound consequences on the structure and function of the heart, which over time cause a cardiomyopathy that leads to congestive heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Administration of doxorubicin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： De Angelis A,Piegari E,Cappetta D,Marino L,Filippelli A,Berrino L,Ferreira-Martins J,Zheng H,Hosoda T,Rota M,Urbanek K,Kajstura J,Leri A,Rossi F,Anversa P

更新日期：2010-01-19 00:00:00