abstract：:Background Sepsis is the overwhelming host response to infection leading to shock and multiple organ dysfunction. Cardiovascular complications greatly increase sepsis-associated mortality. Although murine models are routinely used for preclinical studies, the benefit of using genetically engineered mice in sepsis is c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Hoffman M,Kyriazis ID,Lucchese AM,de Lucia C,Piedepalumbo M,Bauer M,Schulze PC,Bonios MJ,Koch WJ,Drosatos K

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:See Article Lee et al. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Hanna P,Zhu C,Rajendran PS,Shivkumar K

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Many observational studies and trials have shown that coronary artery bypass grafting improves the survival in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, these results are based on data generated from developed countries. Poor socioeconomic statuses, lack of uniformity in healthcare delivery, differenc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Jose R,Shetty A,Krishna N,Chathoth V,Bhaskaran R,Jayant A,Varma PK

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We examined temporal trends, timing, and frequency, as well as adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes occurring in the first year postpartum among women experiencing syncope during pregnancy. Methods and Results This was a retrospective study of pregnancies between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2014, in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chatur S,Islam S,Moore LE,Sandhu RK,Sheldon RS,Kaul P

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Kidney function decreases during the lifetime, and this decline is a powerful predictor of both kidney and cardiovascular outcomes. Statins lower cardiovascular risk, which may relate to beneficial effects on kidney function. We studied whether atorvastatin influences kidney function decline and assessed th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Vogt L,Bangalore S,Fayyad R,Melamed S,Hovingh GK,DeMicco DA,Waters DD

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Systemic innate immune priming is a recognized sequela of post-ischemic neuroinflammation and contributor to delayed neurodegeneration. Given mounting evidence linking acute stroke with reactive lung inflammation, we asked whether enhanced expression of the endogenous antioxidant extracellular superoxide di...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mai N,Miller-Rhodes K,Prifti V,Kim M,O'Reilly MA,Halterman MW

更新日期：2019-05-07 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 The majority of studies evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness ( CRF ) as a cardiovascular risk factor use cardiovascular mortality and not cardiovascular disease events as the primary end point, and generally do not include women. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of estimated CRF ( eC...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Shigdel R,Dalen H,Sui X,Lavie CJ,Wisløff U,Ernstsen L

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Cardiogenic shock ( CS ) following acute myocardial infarction ( AMI ) portends a poor prognosis. Both venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( VA - ECMO ) and a percutaneous ventricular assist device ( pVAD ) provide hemodynamic support for patients with CS, but little is known about the best dev...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Garan AR,Takeda K,Salna M,Vandenberge J,Doshi D,Karmpaliotis D,Kirtane AJ,Takayama H,Kurlansky P

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Patients with a Fontan circulation achieve lower peak heart rates ( HR ) during exercise. Whether this impaired chronotropic response reflects pathology of the sinoatrial node or is a consequence of altered cardiac hemodynamics is uncertain. We evaluated the adequacy of HR acceleration throughout exercise r...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Claessen G,La Gerche A,Van De Bruaene A,Claeys M,Willems R,Dymarkowski S,Bogaert J,Claus P,Budts W,Heidbuchel H,Gewillig M

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Quantitative flow ratio ( QFR ) has a high diagnostic accuracy in assessing functional stenoses relevance, as judged by fractional flow reserve ( FFR ). However, its diagnostic performance has not been thoroughly evaluated using instantaneous wave-free ratio ( iFR ) or coronary flow reserve as the reference...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Hwang D,Choi KH,Lee JM,Mejía-Rentería H,Kim J,Park J,Rhee TM,Jeon KH,Lee HJ,Kim HK,Park TK,Yang JH,Song YB,Shin ES,Nam CW,Kwak JJ,Doh JH,Hahn JY,Choi JH,Choi SH,Escaned J,Koo BK,Gwon HC

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Hyperkalemia has been associated with increased mortality in patients with myocardial infarction, but few data exist regarding hyperkalemia in cardiac intensive care unit ( CICU ) patients. We hypothesize that hyperkalemia is associated with increased mortality in unselected CICU patients. Methods and Resul...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Brueske B,Sidhu MS,Schulman-Marcus J,Kashani KB,Barsness GW,Jentzer JC

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Obesity is a precursor to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Biomarkers that identify preclinical metabolic heart disease ( MHD ) in young obese patients would help identify high-risk individuals for heart failure prevention strategies. We assessed the predictive value of GAL3 (galectin-3), FST...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gopal DM,Ayalon N,Wang YC,Siwik D,Sverdlov A,Donohue C,Perez A,Downing J,Apovian C,Silva V,Panagia M,Kolachalama V,Ho JE,Liang CS,Gokce N,Colucci WS

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Although many patients with coronary artery disease are using statins before off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting ( OPCAB ) following current guidelines, recent studies have raised concerns regarding adverse effects of preoperative statins on postoperative kidney function. We evaluated the effects of pr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Park J,Lee JH,Kim KA,Lee SH,Lee YT,Kim WS,Min JJ

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Angiotensin II type 1 receptor ( AT 1R) autoantibody ( AT 1- AA ) was first identified as a causative factor in preeclampsia. Unlike physiological ligand angiotensin II (Ang II ), AT 1- AA can induce vasoconstriction in a sustained manner, causing a series of adverse effects, such as vascular injury and poo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Bian J,Lei J,Yin X,Wang P,Wu Y,Yang X,Wang L,Zhang S,Liu H,Fu MLX

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Detection of flow reserve ( FR ) by dobutamine stress echocardiography is used for risk stratification in low-gradient aortic stenosis ( AS ). Prognostic significance of dobutamine stress echocardiography in the transcatheter aortic valve replacement era is unclear. We aimed to assess the current relevance ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Sato K,Sankaramangalam K,Kandregula K,Bullen JA,Kapadia SR,Krishnaswamy A,Mick S,Rodriguez LL,Grimm RA,Menon V,Desai MY,Svensson LG,Griffin BP,Popović ZB

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Background It has been suggested that endocardial and epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia ( VT ) improves outcome in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia. We investigated our sequential approach for VT ablation in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mathew S,Saguner AM,Schenker N,Kaiser L,Zhang P,Yashuiro Y,Lemes C,Fink T,Maurer T,Santoro F,Wohlmuth P,Reißmann B,Heeger CH,Tilz R,Wissner E,Rillig A,Metzner A,Kuck KH,Ouyang F

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Left ventricular (LV) hemodynamic assessment has been sparsely performed in patients supported on continuous-flow LV assist devices (cf LVADs ). Insight into dynamic changes of left heart parameters during ramp studies may improve LV assist device optimization and evaluate pathology. Methods and Results To ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Rosenbaum AN,Frantz RP,Kushwaha SS,Stulak JM,Maltais S,Behfar A

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Recent evidence suggests that racial/ethnic differences in circulating levels of free or bioavailable 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25[ OH ]D) rather than total 25( OH )D may explain apparent racial disparities in cardiovascular disease ( CVD ). We prospectively examined black-white differences in the associations ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zhang X,Tu W,Manson JE,Tinker L,Liu S,Cauley JA,Qi L,Mouton C,Martin LW,Hou L,Song Y

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:See Editorial by Cenko et al. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Pande AN,Jacobs AK

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Prevalence of peripheral artery disease ( PAD ) is significantly higher among blacks as compared with non-Hispanic whites, but the role of cigarette smoking in PAD is understudied in blacks. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between cigarette smoking and PAD in blacks in the (JHS) Jackson Heart Study. M...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Clark D 3rd,Cain LR,Blaha MJ,DeFilippis AP,Mentz RJ,Kamimura D,White WB,Butler KR,Robertson RM,Bhatnagar A,Butler J,Correa A,Benjamin EJ,Hall ME

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Monocular vision loss, attributed to either central retinal artery occlusion ( CRAO ), branch retinal artery occlusion ( BRAO ), or ocular ischemic syndrome ( OIS ), is thought to be associated with an increased prevalence of cerebral infarcts. However, there is a paucity of data substantiating this. We aim...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Avery MB,Magal I,Kherani A,Mitha AP

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Many patients use opioids for nonmalignant pain, and opioid use in the general population has been associated with poor long-term outcomes. The use of high-risk medications, including opioid analgesics, may increase the risk of unplanned healthcare utilization. Methods and Results We performed a nested eval...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Liberman JS,Samuels LR,Goggins K,Kripalani S,Roumie CL,VICS (Vanderbilt Inpatient Cohort Study).

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guidelines recognize cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus but not chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) as high-risk conditions warranting statin therapy. Statin use may be lower for adults with CKD compared with adults with con...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mefford MT,Rosenson RS,Deng L,Tanner RM,Bittner V,Safford MM,Coll B,Mues KE,Monda KL,Muntner P

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Norwood surgery provides a palliative surgical option for hypoplastic left heart syndrome and has been available in Sweden since 1993. The practice of prenatal ultrasound screening was gradually implemented in the same era, resulting in an increased prenatal detection rate. Our primary aims were to study ch...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Öhman A,El-Segaier M,Bergman G,Hanséus K,Malm T,Nilsson B,Pivodic A,Rydberg A,Sonesson SE,Mellander M

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Although radiofrequency catheter ablation is the current state-of-the-art treatment for ventricular tachyarrhythmias, it has limited success for several reasons, including insufficient lesion depth, prolonged inflammation with subsequent recurrence, and thromboembolisms due to myoendocardial thermal injury....

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Morosawa S,Yamamoto H,Hirano M,Amamizu H,Uzuka H,Ohyama K,Hasebe Y,Nakano M,Fukuda K,Takayama K,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Apolipoprotein CIII (apo CIII ) is a crucial player in triglyceride-rich lipoprotein metabolism, but may also act pleiotropically, provoking inflammatory responses and stimulating coagulation. Elevated apo CIII plasma levels have been associated with increased activity of coagulation factors. Since these fe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Olivieri O,Turcato G,Moruzzi S,Castagna A,Girelli D,Pizzolo F,Friso S,Sandri M,Bassi A,Martinelli N

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We aimed to determine the change in treatment strategies and times to treatment over the first 5 years of the Mission: Lifeline program. Methods and Results We assessed pre- and in-hospital care and outcomes from 2008 to 2012 for patients with ST -segment-elevation myocardial infarction at US hospitals, usi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Granger CB,Bates ER,Jollis JG,Antman EM,Nichol G,O'Connor RE,Gregory T,Roettig ML,Peng SA,Ellrodt G,Henry TD,French WJ,Jacobs AK

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Reduced miR-133a was previously found to be associated with thoracic aortic ( TA ) dilation, as seen in aneurysm disease. Because wall tension increases with vessel diameter (Law of Laplace), this study tested the hypothesis that elevated tension led to the reduction of miR-133a in the TA . Methods and Resu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Akerman AW,Blanding WM,Stroud RE,Nadeau EK,Mukherjee R,Ruddy JM,Zile MR,Ikonomidis JS,Jones JA

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Isotemporal substitution examines the effect on health outcomes of replacing sedentary time with light-intensity physical activity or moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity; however, existing studies are limited by cross-sectional study designs. Methods and Results Participants were 1922 adults fr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Whitaker KM,Pettee Gabriel K,Buman MP,Pereira MA,Jacobs DR Jr,Reis JP,Gibbs BB,Carnethon MR,Staudenmayer J,Sidney S,Sternfeld B

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin ( NGAL ) or lipocalin 2 may promote atherosclerosis and plaque instability leading to increased risk of cardiac events. We investigated the relationships between plasma NGAL , cardiovascular disease biomarkers, and long-term cardiac events. Methods and Results The ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chong JJH,Prince RL,Thompson PL,Thavapalachandran S,Ooi E,Devine A,Lim EEM,Byrnes E,Wong G,Lim WH,Lewis JR

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Patients with tetralogy of Fallot ( TOF ) remain at risk for cardiovascular events despite successful repair. Some of the current risk stratification tools require advanced imaging and invasive studies, and hence are difficult to apply to routine patient care. A recent study showed that QRS fragmentation ( ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Egbe AC,Miranda WR,Mehra N,Ammash NM,Missula VR,Madhavan M,Deshmukh AJ,Farouk Abdelsamid M,Kothapalli S,Connolly HM

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:See Article by Fudim et al. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Bozkurt B

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We aim to generate a line of "universal donor" human induced pluripotent stem cells (hi PSC s) that are nonimmunogenic and, therefore, can be used to derive cell products suitable for allogeneic transplantation. Methods and Results hi PSC s carrying knockout mutations for 2 key components (β2 microglobulin ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mattapally S,Pawlik KM,Fast VG,Zumaquero E,Lund FE,Randall TD,Townes TM,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Delayed enhancement ( DE ) on magnetic resonance imaging is associated with ventricular arrhythmias, adverse events, and worse left ventricular mechanics. We investigated the impact of DE on cardiac resynchronization therapy ( CRT ) outcomes and the effect of CRT optimization. Methods and Results We studied...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gage RM,Khan AH,Syed IS,Bajpai A,Burns KV,Curtin AE,Blanchard AL,Gillberg JM,Ghosh S,Bank AJ

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Young women with coronary artery disease ( CAD ), a group with high psychosocial burden, were previously shown to have higher levels of interleukin-6 ( IL -6) compared with men of similar age. We sought to examine IL -6 response to acute stress in CAD patients across sex and age, and contrast results to hea...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Sullivan S,Hammadah M,Wilmot K,Ramadan R,Pearce BD,Shah A,Kaseer B,Gafeer MM,Lima BB,Kim JH,Ward L,Ko YA,Lewis TT,Hankus A,Elon L,Li L,Bremner JD,Raggi P,Quyyumi A,Vaccarino V

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Past reports suggested that total-body irradiation at 0.5 to 1.0 Gy could be responsible for atherosclerosis. Peripheral artery disease ( PAD ) is a manifestation of systematic atherosclerosis. Whether the consequences of a low-to-moderate dose of radiation include increased risk of PAD remains to be determ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Takahashi I,Cologne J,Haruta D,Yamada M,Takahashi T,Misumi M,Fujiwara S,Matsumoto M,Kihara Y,Hida A,Ohishi W

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the Middle East. Data on the uptake of evidence-based practices are limited in the region. We aimed to examine patterns of stroke presentation, management, and outcomes at public Palestinian hospitals. Methods and Results Comprehensive data from all patie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Khatib R,Jawaadah AM,Khammash U,Babiker A,Huffman MD,Prabhakaran S

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Postpericardiotomy syndrome ( PPS ) is a common complication after cardiac surgery. However, large-scale epidemiological studies about the effect of procedure type on the occurrence of PPS and mortality of patients with PPS have not yet been performed. Methods and Results We studied the association of PPS o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lehto J,Kiviniemi T,Gunn J,Airaksinen J,Rautava P,Kytö V

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background White matter hyperintensities ( WMHs ) are commonly asymmetric between hemispheres but for unknown reasons. We investigated asymmetric WMHs associated with lacunar infarcts. Methods and Results A total of 267 consecutive patients with small first-ever supratentorial infarcts (≤20 mm) were included. None had...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Ryu WS,Schellingerhout D,Ahn HS,Park SH,Hong KS,Jeong SW,Park MS,Choi KH,Kim JT,Kim BJ,Han MK,Lee J,Cha JK,Kim DH,Nah HW,Lee SJ,Cho YJ,Lee BC,Yu KH,Oh MS,Park JM,Kang K,Lee KB,Park TH,Park SS,Smith EE,

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00