abstract：BACKGROUND:Although choline metabolism has been associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, less research attention has been paid to the associations of choline and its oxidative metabolite betaine with cardiac arrhythmias. METHODS AND RESULTS:We evaluated associations of plasma concentrations and dietary intakes o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zuo H,Svingen GFT,Tell GS,Ueland PM,Vollset SE,Pedersen ER,Ulvik A,Meyer K,Nordrehaug JE,Nilsen DWT,Bønaa KH,Nygård O

更新日期：2018-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular complications and abnormal platelet function contribute to morbidity and mortality in diabetes mellitus. We hypothesized that the Rho-related GTPase protein, Rac1, can influence both endothelial and platelet function and might represent a potential novel therapeutic target in diabetes mellitus. MET...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Schiattarella GG,Carrizzo A,Ilardi F,Damato A,Ambrosio M,Madonna M,Trimarco V,Marino M,De Angelis E,Settembrini S,Perrino C,Trimarco B,Esposito G,Vecchione C

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid atherosclerosis (CA) is a reflector of generalized atherosclerosis that is associated with systemic vascular disease. Data are limited on the epidemiology of carotid lesions in a large, nationally representative population sample. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of CA detected by carotid ultrason...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Wang X,Li W,Song F,Wang L,Fu Q,Cao S,Gan Y,Zhang W,Yue W,Yan F,Shi W,Wang X,Zhang H,Zhang H,Wang Z,Lu Z

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gluteofemoral fat mass has been associated with improved cardiovascular disease risk factors. It is not clear if loss of this protective fat during weight loss partially negates the effect of loss of visceral fat. The aim of this study was to examine regional fat loss in a large weight-loss cohort from one c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Clifton PM

更新日期：2018-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication adherence improves outcomes for patients with heart failure, but adherence rates remain low. We examined the association between earlier postdischarge follow-up and medication adherence. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients ≥65 years who were hospitalized for ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chang LL,Xu H,DeVore AD,Matsouaka RA,Yancy CW,Fonarow GC,Allen LA,Hernandez AF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal microbiota have been found to be linked to cardiovascular disease via conversion of the dietary compounds choline and carnitine to the atherogenic metabolite TMAO (trimethylamine-N-oxide). Specifically, a vegan diet was associated with decreased plasma TMAO levels and nearly absent TMAO production...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Smits LP,Kootte RS,Levin E,Prodan A,Fuentes S,Zoetendal EG,Wang Z,Levison BS,Cleophas MCP,Kemper EM,Dallinga-Thie GM,Groen AK,Joosten LAB,Netea MG,Stroes ESG,de Vos WM,Hazen SL,Nieuwdorp M

更新日期：2018-03-26 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:Epinephrine administered during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is associated with severe post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction. We previously demonstrated that therapeutic hypothermia reduced the severity of post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction caused by epinephrine; however, the relationship b...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Wang W,Hua T,Li H,Wu X,Bradley J,Peberdy MA,Ornato JP,Tang W

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a potentially life-threatening disease that is common in older individuals. Currently, therapeutic options are limited to surgical interventions. Although it has long been known that AAA tissue is enriched in B cells and immunoglobulins, their involvement in AAA pathogenesi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Furusho A,Aoki H,Ohno-Urabe S,Nishihara M,Hirakata S,Nishida N,Ito S,Hayashi M,Imaizumi T,Hiromatsu S,Akashi H,Tanaka H,Fukumoto Y

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In atrial fibrillation (AF), a more extensively fibrotic left atrium (LA) provides a substrate for arrhythmias and increases risk of relapse following ablation. Fibrocytes are bone marrow-derived circulating mesenchymal progenitors that have been identified in the atrium of patients with AF who have valvular...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Liu Y,Niu XH,Yin X,Liu YJ,Han C,Yang J,Huang X,Yu X,Gao L,Yang YZ,Xia YL,Li HH

更新日期：2018-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital procedures have been associated with cognitive change in older patients. This study aimed to document the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in individuals undergoing left heart catheterization (LHC) before the procedure and the incidence of cognitive decline to 3 months afterwards. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Scott DA,Evered L,Maruff P,MacIsaac A,Maher S,Silbert BS

更新日期：2018-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-derived growth factor BB, a potent mitogen of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), has been implicated in pulmonary arterial remodeling, which is a key pathogenic feature of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Previous microRNA profiling in platelet-derived growth factor BB-treated PASMCs fou...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Li Y,Li L,Qian Z,Lin B,Chen J,Luo Y,Qu J,Raj JU,Gou D

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is causally associated with atherosclerosis, and adipose tissue (AT)-derived exosomes may be implicated in the metabolic complications of obesity. However, the precise role of AT-exosomes in atherogenesis remains unclear. We herein aimed to assess the effect of AT-exosomes on macrophage foam cell for...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Xie Z,Wang X,Liu X,Du H,Sun C,Shao X,Tian J,Gu X,Wang H,Tian J,Yu B

更新日期：2018-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diminished growth hormone (GH) is associated with impaired endothelial function and fibrinolysis. GH-releasing hormone is the primary stimulus for GH secretion and a substrate of dipeptidyl peptidase-4. We tested the hypothesis that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition with sitagliptin increases stimulated GH s...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Wilson JR,Brown NJ,Nian H,Yu C,Bidlingmaier M,Devin JK

更新日期：2018-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The associations between high-sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) levels and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity and progression remain unclear. We investigated whether there is an association between hsTnI and angiographic severity and progression of CAD and whether the predictive value of hsTnI level for inc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Samman Tahhan A,Sandesara P,Hayek SS,Hammadah M,Alkhoder A,Kelli HM,Topel M,O'Neal WT,Ghasemzadeh N,Ko YA,Gafeer MM,Abdelhadi N,Choudhary F,Patel K,Beshiri A,Murtagh G,Kim J,Wilson P,Shaw L,Vaccarino V,Epstein SE

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morphine is commonly used to treat chest pain during myocardial infarction, but its effect on cardiovascular outcome has never been directly evaluated. The aim of this study was to examine the effect and safety of morphine in patients with acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction followed up...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Bonin M,Mewton N,Roubille F,Morel O,Cayla G,Angoulvant D,Elbaz M,Claeys MJ,Garcia-Dorado D,Giraud C,Rioufol G,Jossan C,Ovize M,Guerin P,CIRCUS Study Investigators.

更新日期：2018-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. The prognostic importance of lipoproteins in patients with atrial fibrillation is not well understood. We aimed to explore the association between apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) and B (ApoB) and cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Pol T,Held C,Westerbergh J,Lindbäck J,Alexander JH,Alings M,Erol C,Goto S,Halvorsen S,Huber K,Hanna M,Lopes RD,Ruzyllo W,Granger CB,Hijazi Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether the sympathetic nervous system can directly alter central aortic stiffness remains controversial, mainly because of the difficulty in experimentally augmenting peripheral vasoconstrictor activity without changing blood pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS:To address this limitation, we utilized low-level c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Nardone M,Incognito AV,Millar PJ

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies using stress-rest perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) demonstrated a close correlation between myocardial ischemia and reduced fractional flow reserve (FFR). However, its diagnostic concordance may be reduced in patients with multivessel disease. We sought to evaluate the concord...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Nakamori S,Sakuma H,Dohi K,Ishida M,Tanigawa T,Yamada A,Takase S,Nakajima H,Sawai T,Masuda J,Nagata M,Ichikawa Y,Kitagawa K,Fujii E,Yamada N,Ito M

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guidelines recommend high-intensity statins for patients after myocardial infarction (MI) rather than treating to a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal, as the previous ATP III (Adult Treatment Panel third report) guidelines ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Wang WT,Hellkamp A,Doll JA,Thomas L,Navar AM,Fonarow GC,Julien HM,Peterson ED,Wang TY

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent trends of hospitalizations and in-hospital mortality are not well defined in sarcoidosis. We examined aforementioned trends and prevalence of cardiovascular manifestations and explored rates of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in hospitalizations with sarcoidosis. METHODS AND RESUL...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Patel N,Kalra R,Doshi R,Arora H,Bajaj NS,Arora G,Arora P

更新日期：2018-01-22 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:Black race has been shown to be a risk factor for amputation in peripheral artery disease (PAD); however, race has been argued to be a marker for socioeconomic status (SES) rather than true disparity. The aim of this study is to study the impact of race and SES on amputation risk in PAD patients. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Arya S,Binney Z,Khakharia A,Brewster LP,Goodney P,Patzer R,Hockenberry J,Wilson PWF

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although a stroke event often leads to work disability, diagnoses behind work disability before and after stroke are largely unknown. We examined the pre-event and postevent trends in diagnosis-specific work disability among patients of working age. METHODS AND RESULTS:We included all new nonfatal stroke ev...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lallukka T,Ervasti J,Lundström E,Mittendorfer-Rutz E,Friberg E,Virtanen M,Alexanderson K

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients requiring a pacemaker have persistent hypertension with systolic blood pressures above recommended levels. We evaluated a pacemaker-based Programmable Hypertension Control (PHC) therapy that uses a sequence of variably timed shorter and longer atrioventricular intervals. METHODS AND RESULTS:Pa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Neuzil P,Merkely B,Erglis A,Marinskis G,de Groot JR,Schmidinger H,Rodriguez Venegas M,Voskuil M,Sturmberger T,Petru J,Jongejan N,Aichinger J,Kamzola G,Aidietis A,Gellér L,Mraz T,Osztheimer I,Mika Y,Evans S,Burkhoff

更新日期：2017-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.005967.]. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

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更新日期：2017-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown an inverse relationship between ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) and mortality. However, there are no studies that pool these data to show the shape of the relationship and quantify the mortality benefit from ideal CVH. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a systematic internet liter...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Aneni EC,Crippa A,Osondu CU,Valero-Elizondo J,Younus A,Nasir K,Veledar E

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although statins reduce cardiovascular events, residual risk remains. Therefore, additional modalities are needed to reduce risk. We evaluated the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in pharmacologic doses added to statin treatment on coronary artery plaque volume. METHODS AND RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Alfaddagh A,Elajami TK,Ashfaque H,Saleh M,Bistrian BR,Welty FK

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hispanic persons represent a heterogeneous and growing population of any race with origins in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, or other Spanish-speaking countries. Previous studies have documented variation in cardiovascular risk and outcomes among Hispanic subgroups. Few studies have i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Rodriguez F,Hastings KG,Hu J,Lopez L,Cullen M,Harrington RA,Palaniappan LP

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac sodium channel (NaV1.5) dysfunction contributes to arrhythmogenesis during pathophysiological conditions. Nav1.5 localizes to distinct subcellular microdomains within the cardiomyocyte, where it associates with region-specific proteins, yielding complexes whose function is location specific. We herei...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Rivaud MR,Agullo-Pascual E,Lin X,Leo-Macias A,Zhang M,Rothenberg E,Bezzina CR,Delmar M,Remme CA

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NO bioavailability has not been systematically examined in congenital heart disease (CHD). To assess NO in patients with CHD, we measured nasal NO (nNO) generated by the nasal epithelia, given blood NO is difficult to measure (half-life, <2 ms). Given NO's role in hemodynamic regulation and the association o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Adams PS,Zahid M,Khalifa O,Feingold B,Lo CW

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative thrombocytopenia has been reported to be correlated with adverse events, but the prognostic value of baseline thrombocytopenia is unclear. This study was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between preoperative thrombocytopenia and adverse outcomes in patients with rheumatic heart disease w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Wei XB,Jiang L,Liu YH,Feng D,He PC,Chen JY,Tan N,Yu DQ

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data are sparse regarding the value of physical activity (PA) surveillance among older adults-particularly among those with mobility limitations. The objective of this study was to examine longitudinal associations between objectively measured daily PA and the incidence of cardiovascular events among older a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Cochrane SK,Chen SH,Fitzgerald JD,Dodson JA,Fielding RA,King AC,McDermott MM,Manini TM,Marsh AP,Newman AB,Pahor M,Tudor-Locke C,Ambrosius WT,Buford TW,LIFE Study Research Group.

更新日期：2017-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) phenotypes, including coexisting obstructive and central sleep apnea (OSA-CSA), have not yet been characterized in a large sample of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) receiving guideline-based therapies. Therefore, the aim of the pres...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Arzt M,Oldenburg O,Graml A,Erdmann E,Teschler H,Wegscheider K,Suling A,Woehrle H,SchlaHF Investigators.

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal timing to administer non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation is unclear. This prospective observational multicenter study evaluated the rates of early recurrence and major bleeding (within 90 days) and their timing in patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Paciaroni M,Agnelli G,Falocci N,Tsivgoulis G,Vadikolias K,Liantinioti C,Chondrogianni M,Bovi P,Carletti M,Cappellari M,Zedde M,Ntaios G,Karagkiozi E,Athanasakis G,Makaritsis K,Silvestrelli G,Lanari A,Ciccone A,Putaala

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiology of myocarditis in childhood is largely unknown. Men are known to have a higher incidence of myocarditis than women in adults aged <50 years, but whether this is true by sex in pediatric age groups is unknown. We set out to study the occurrence and potential sex differences of myocarditis in a ge...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Arola A,Pikkarainen E,Sipilä JO,Pykäri J,Rautava P,Kytö V

更新日期：2017-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metformin use reduces the incidence and severity of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The benefits of metformin for stroke have not been examined in hemodialysis patients with DM. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using the National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 17 760 patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chien LN,Chou CL,Chen HH,Kao CC,Lin YC,Wu YL,Chen JS,Chen LY,Fang TC

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) reduces obesity-associated comorbidities and cardiovascular mortality. RYGB improves endothelial dysfunction, reducing c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) vascular phosphorylation. JNK activation links obesity with insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction. Herein, we examined ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Doytcheva P,Bächler T,Tarasco E,Marzolla V,Engeli M,Pellegrini G,Stivala S,Rohrer L,Tona F,Camici GG,Vanhoutte PM,Matter CM,Lutz TA,Lüscher TF,Osto E

更新日期：2017-11-14 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:Cardiac fibrosis occurs because of disruption of the extracellular matrix network leading to myocardial dysfunction. Angiotensin II has been implicated in the development of cardiac fibrosis. Recently, microRNAs have been identified as an attractive target for therapeutic intervention in cardiac pathologies;...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Li L,Bounds KR,Chatterjee P,Gupta S

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00