abstract：:Background Patients presenting to hospitals during non-weekday hours experience worse outcomes, often attributed to reduced staffing. The American Heart Association International Stroke Conference ( ISC ) is well attended by stroke clinicians. We sought to determine whether patients with acute ischemic stroke ( AIS ) ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Messé SR,Mullen MT,Cox M,Fonarow GC,Smith EE,Saver JL,Reeves MJ,Bhatt DL,Matsouaka R,Schwamm LH

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Bleeding is a common, morbid, and costly complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. While bleeding avoidance strategies ( BAS ) are effective, they are used paradoxically less in patients at high risk of bleeding. Whether a patient-centered approach to specifically increase the risk-concordant use ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Amin AP,Miller S,Rahn B,Caruso M,Pierce A,Sorensen K,Kurz H,Zajarias A,Bach R,Singh J,Lasala JM,Kulkarni H,Crimmins-Reda P

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Tetrahydrobiopterin is a cofactor of endothelial NO synthase ( eNOS ), which is critical to embryonic heart development. We aimed to study the effects of sapropterin (Kuvan), an orally active synthetic form of tetrahydrobiopterin on eNOS uncoupling and congenital heart defects ( CHD s) induced by pregestati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Engineer A,Saiyin T,Lu X,Kucey AS,Urquhart BL,Drysdale TA,Norozi K,Feng Q

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

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 Because systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction lead to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, we characterized plasma levels of inflammatory and cardiac remodeling biomarkers in patients with Fabry disease ( FD ). Methods and Results Plasma biomarkers were studied in multicenter cohorts ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Yogasundaram H,Nikhanj A,Putko BN,Boutin M,Jain-Ghai S,Khan A,Auray-Blais C,West ML,Oudit GY

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background This study examined the association between ideal cardiovascular health ( CVH ) and the retinal microvasculature in midadulthood. Methods and Results The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study included children from 5 Finnish University cities, who were chosen randomly from the national population registe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Campbell MD,Laitinen TT,Hughes A,Pahkala K,Juonala M,Kähönen M,Wong TY,Lehtimäki T,Hutri-Kähönen N,Raitakari OT,Tapp RJ

更新日期：2018-10-16 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 Chronic kidney disease is a recognized independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but whether the risks of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction ( STEMI ) and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction ( NSTEMI ) differ in the chronic kidney disease population is unknown. Methods and Resul...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： de Chickera SN,Bota SE,Kuwornu JP,Wijeysundera HC,Molnar AO,Lam NN,Silver SA,Clark EG,Sood MM

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Application of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) positron emission tomography ( PET ) to coronary artery disease has attracted interest. We investigated the utility of 18F-NaF uptake for predicting coronary events and evaluated the combined use of coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography ( CCTA ) and 18F-N...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Kitagawa T,Yamamoto H,Nakamoto Y,Sasaki K,Toshimitsu S,Tatsugami F,Awai K,Hirokawa Y,Kihara Y

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is closely associated with metabolic risk factors that all contribute to impairment of the left ventricle. The implications of having type 2 diabetes mellitus with well-controlled metabolic risk factors compared to an increasing burden of uncontrolled metabolic risk factors on left ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Jørgensen PG,Jensen MT,Biering-Sørensen T,Mogelvang R,Fritz-Hansen T,Vilsbøll T,Rossing P,Jensen JS

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Regulator of G protein signaling 6 ( RGS 6) is an important member of the RGS family and produces pleiotropic regulatory effects on cardiac pathophysiology. However, the role of RGS 6 protein in cardiomyocytes during angiotensin II - and pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy remain unknown. Methods ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Huang Z,Shu J,Jiang W,Jiang M,Lu Y,Dai H,Xu N,Yuan H,Cai J

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Previous studies have demonstrated a possible association between the induction of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) after statin treatment and statin-induced myopathy. However, whether CoQ10 supplementation ameliorates statin-induced myopathy remains unclear. Methods and Results PubMed, EMBASE , and Cochrane Library we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Qu H,Guo M,Chai H,Wang WT,Gao ZY,Shi DZ

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Higher fibroblast growth factor-23 ( FGF -23) levels are associated with incident heart failure ( HF ) in MESA (the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). FGF -23 is also associated with left ventricular hypertrophy. Whether the FGF -23 association with HF is similar for heart failure with reduced ejection ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Almahmoud MF,Soliman EZ,Bertoni AG,Kestenbaum B,Katz R,Lima JAC,Ouyang P,Miller PE,Michos ED,Herrington DM

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background In statin trials, men and women derived similar relative risk reductions in cardiovascular events per 39 mg/ dL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDL -C) reduction. We explored whether lower LDL -C levels and greater LDL -C percentage reductions than those achieved with statins are associated with reduc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Vallejo-Vaz AJ,Ginsberg HN,Davidson MH,Eckel RH,Cannon CP,Lee LV,Bessac L,Pordy R,Letierce A,Ray KK

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Age-related changes in blood pressure are associated with a variety of poor health outcomes. Genetic factors are proposed contributors to age-related increases in blood pressure, but few genetic loci have been identified. We examined the role of mitochondrial genomic variation in blood pressure by sequencin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Buford TW,Manini TM,Kairalla JA,McDermott MM,Vaz Fragoso CA,Chen H,Fielding RA,King AC,Newman AB,Tranah GJ

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The Institute of Medicine has called for actions to understand and target sex-related differences in care and outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. We assessed changes in bystander and first-responder interventions and outcomes for males versus females after statewide efforts to improve card...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Malta Hansen C,Kragholm K,Dupre ME,Pearson DA,Tyson C,Monk L,Rea TD,Starks MA,Nelson D,Jollis JG,McNally B,Corbett CM,Granger CB

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Cardiac hypertrophy has been recognized as an important independent risk factor for the development of heart failure and increases the risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality. A disintegrin and metalloprotease 23 (ADAM23), a member of ADAM family, is involved in cancer and neuronal differentiation. Although...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Xiang M,Luo H,Wu J,Ren L,Ding X,Wu C,Chen J,Chen S,Zhang H,Yu L,Zou Y,Xu H,Ye P,Chen M,Xia J

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Atrial fibrillation ( AF ) and cancer are frequent diseases worldwide. The timewise association between the diagnosis of AF and a subsequent diagnosis of cancer may clarify whether a mutual cause exists, and may also guide clinicians about time windows of high risk of cancer occurrence. Methods and Results ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Vinter N,Christesen AMS,Fenger-Grøn M,Tjønneland A,Frost L

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Recent studies suggest that mavacamten (Myk461), a small myosin-binding molecule, decreases hypercontractility in myocardium expressing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-causing missense mutations in myosin heavy chain. However, the predominant feature of most mutations in cardiac myosin binding protein-C ( cMyBP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mamidi R,Li J,Doh CY,Verma S,Stelzer JE

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Dietary micronutrient deficiencies have been shown to predict event-free survival in other countries but have not been examined in patients with heart failure living in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine whether number of dietary micronutrient deficiencies in patients with heart f...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lennie TA,Andreae C,Rayens MK,Song EK,Dunbar SB,Pressler SJ,Heo S,Kim J,Moser DK

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The management of the cardiorenal syndrome in advanced heart failure is challenging, and the role of inotropic drugs has not been fully defined. Our aim was to compare the renal effects of levosimendan versus dobutamine in patients with heart failure and renal impairment. Methods and Results In a randomized...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lannemyr L,Ricksten SE,Rundqvist B,Andersson B,Bartfay SE,Ljungman C,Dahlberg P,Bergh N,Hjalmarsson C,Gilljam T,Bollano E,Karason K

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM ) is considered a cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) risk equivalent, thereby linking assessment of cardiometabolic risk with that of CVD risk over time. Our goal was to determine how commonly used CVD risk scores and metabolic syndrome (MetS) severity performed in predicting T2 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gurka MJ,Filipp SL,Pearson TA,DeBoer MD

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (su PAR ) is a proinflammatory biomarker associated with immune activation and fibrinolysis inhibition. Plasminogen activator inhibitor ( PAI -1) is associated with excessive fibrin accumulation, thrombus formation, and atherosclerosis. The relationship betwe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Corban MT,Prasad A,Nesbitt L,Loeffler D,Herrmann J,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Cardiology has advanced guideline development and quality measurement. Recognizing the substantial benefits of guideline-directed medical therapy, this study aims to measure and explain apparent deviations in heart failure ( HF ) guideline adherence by clinicians at hospital discharge and describe any impac...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gilstrap LG,Stevenson LW,Small R,Parambi R,Hamershock R,Greenberg J,Carr C,Ghazinouri R,Rathman L,Han E,Mehra MR,Desai AS

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. We aimed to investigate the coronary plaque phenotype of diabetic patients who presented with acute coronary syndromes by optical coherence tomography. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 322 patients with acute coronary syndromes who under...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Sugiyama T,Yamamoto E,Bryniarski K,Xing L,Fracassi F,Lee H,Jang IK

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increased adverse cardiac events in women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting are multifactorial and may include clinical, psychosocial, and biological factors. Potential contributing biological factors could include vascular hyperreactivity of the internal mammary artery (IMA) to endogenous vasoc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lamin V,Jaghoori A,Jakobczak R,Stafford I,Heresztyn T,Worthington M,Edwards J,Viana F,Stuklis R,Wilson DP,Beltrame JF

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are at risk for advanced heart failure, but little is known about use and outcomes of durable mechanical circulatory support in this setting. We examined use and outcomes of implantable ventricular assist devices (VADs) in a national ESRD cohort. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Walther CP,Niu J,Winkelmayer WC,Cheema FH,Nair AP,Morgan JA,Fedson SE,Deswal A,Navaneethan SD

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracellular fluid (ECF) excess is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity in patients undergoing dialysis. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between ECF status, which is affected by renal function, and coronary artery calcification (CAC), which is a marker of cardiovascular dise...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Park S,Lee CJ,Jhee JH,Yun HR,Kim H,Jung SY,Kee YK,Yoon CY,Park JT,Kim HC,Han SH,Kang SW,Park S,Yoo TH

更新日期：2018-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, acute ischemic stroke is still a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Approximately 2 years ago, mechanical thrombectomy was proven beneficial as a revolutionary new therapy for stroke in the MR-CLEAN trial (A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Autar ASA,Hund HM,Ramlal SA,Hansen D,Lycklama À Nijeholt GJ,Emmer BJ,de Maat MPM,Dippel DWJ,van der Lugt A,van Es ACGM,van Beusekom HMM,MR CLEAN Registry Investigators.

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with high blood pressure. The magnitude of blood pressure effects from sleep apnea treatment is unclear. We aimed to determine the effect of mandibular advancement device therapy on ambulatory nighttime and daytime blood pressure in women and men with daytime sleepiness ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Rietz H,Franklin KA,Carlberg B,Sahlin C,Marklund M

更新日期：2018-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal denervation has no validated marker of procedural success. We hypothesized that successful renal denervation would reduce renal sympathetic nerve signaling demonstrated by attenuation of α-1-adrenoceptor-mediated autotransfusion during the Valsalva maneuver. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this substudy of the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Saxena M,Shour T,Shah M,Wolff CB,Julu POO,Kapil V,Collier DJ,Ng FL,Gupta A,Balawon A,Pheby J,Zak A,Rull G,O'Brien B,Schmieder RE,Lobo MD

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is accumulating evidence that serum levels of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) are a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular outcomes when compared with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. However, we recently found that higher serum concentrations of triglycerides are associated...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chang TI,Streja E,Ko GJ,Naderi N,Rhee CM,Kovesdy CP,Kashyap ML,Vaziri ND,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Moradi H

更新日期：2018-06-09 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:Adults with repaired coarctation of the aorta (CoA) have reduced long-term survival compared with the general population. This study aimed to determine whether CoA is independently associated with premature ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in the contemporary era. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was a cross-section...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Pickard SS,Gauvreau K,Gurvitz M,Gagne JJ,Opotowsky AR,Jenkins KJ,Prakash A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) will significantly increase during the next decade. Novel biomarkers, besides diameter, are needed for a better characterization of aneurysms and the estimation of the risk of rupture. Fibrin is a key protein in the formation of focal hematoma associated wit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Botnar RM,Brangsch J,Reimann C,Janssen CHP,Razavi R,Hamm B,Makowski MR

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longer QRS duration (QRSd) improves, but increased left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) reduces, efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). QRSd/LVEDV ratios differ between sexes. We hypothesized that in the EchoCRT (Echocardiography Guided Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) trial enr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Varma N,Sogaard P,Bax JJ,Abraham WT,Borer JS,Dickstein K,Singh JP,Gras D,Holzmeister J,Brugada J,Ruschitzka F

更新日期：2018-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether reducing plasma homocysteine concentrations with long-term, combined treatment with folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 alters plasma biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in women at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. METHODS AND RE...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Christen WG,Cook NR,Van Denburgh M,Zaharris E,Albert CM,Manson JE

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The liver X receptors (LXRs; α/β) are nuclear receptors known to regulate cholesterol homeostasis and the production of select hematopoietic populations. The objective of this study was to determine the importance of LXRs and a high-fat high-cholesterol diet on global hematopoiesis, with special emphasis on ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Rasheed A,Tsai R,Cummins CL

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher circulatory corin in patients with cardiac diseases is associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes, and chronic cardiac dysfunction is a well-known cause of progressive renal dysfunction. This study aimed to determine the role of serum corin in predicting short-term and long-term renal outcomes a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Yang SF,Chou RH,Li SY,Huang SS,Huang PH

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several mechanisms, including inflammation, oxidative stress and abnormal calcium homeostasis, involved in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation. In diabetes mellitus (DM), increased oxidative stress may be attributable to higher xanthine oxidase activity. In this study, we examined the relations...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Yang Y,Zhao J,Qiu J,Li J,Liang X,Zhang Z,Zhang X,Fu H,Korantzopoulos P,Letsas KP,Tse G,Li G,Liu T

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00