Circulation: Heart Failure Editors' Picks Most Important Papers in Pathophysiology and Genetics

The following are highlights from Circulation: Heart Failure's Topic Review. This series summarizes the most important manuscripts, as selected by the editors, that have been published in the Circulation portfolio. The objective of this series is to provide our readership with a timely, comprehensive selection of important papers that are relevant to the heart failure audience. The studies included in this article represent the most noteworthy research in the areas of pathophysiology and genetics.

[1]  E. Chung,et al.  Ultrafiltration in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Comparison With Systolic Heart Failure Patients , 2013, Circulation. Heart failure.

[2]  L. Ling,et al.  Irregular Rhythm Adversely Influences Calcium Handling in Ventricular Myocardium: Implications for the Interaction Between Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[3]  H. Ko,et al.  Normal Values of Left Atrial Volume in Pediatric Age Group Using a Validated Allometric Model , 2012, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[4]  S. Colan,et al.  Cardiac Allograft Function During the First Year after Transplantation in Rejection-Free Children and Young Adults , 2012, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[5]  G. Koch,et al.  Evaluating Treatment Efficacy by Multiple End Points in Phase II Acute Heart Failure Clinical Trials: Analyzing Data Using a Global Method , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[6]  I. Piña,et al.  National Survey of Hospital Strategies to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure Registry , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[7]  J. Saul,et al.  The Study of Antiarrhythmic Medications in Infancy (SAMIS): A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Digoxin Versus Propranolol for Prophylaxis of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Infants , 2012, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[8]  K. Dimopoulos,et al.  Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcome in Eisenmenger Syndrome , 2012, Circulation.

[9]  S. Colan,et al.  Outcomes of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy in Childhood and the Influence of Phenotype: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry , 2012, Circulation.

[10]  J. Violin,et al.  TRV120027, a Novel &bgr;-Arrestin Biased Ligand at the Angiotensin II Type I Receptor, Unloads the Heart and Maintains Renal Function When Added to Furosemide in Experimental Heart Failure , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[11]  S. Hazen,et al.  Cystatin C Identifies Patients With Stable Chronic Heart Failure at Increased Risk for Adverse Cardiovascular Events , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[12]  J. Healey,et al.  Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Resynchronization for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial (RAFT) , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[13]  A. Richards,et al.  Hemodynamic, Hormonal, and Renal Effects of (Pro)Renin Receptor Blockade in Experimental Heart Failure , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[14]  L. Jordaens,et al.  Outcome and Complications After Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[15]  K. Gauvreau,et al.  Current Outcomes in US Children With Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[16]  S. Colan,et al.  Early Predictors of Survival to and After Heart Transplantation in Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy , 2012, Circulation.

[17]  S. Colan,et al.  Left Ventricular Remodeling and Improvement in Diastolic Function After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Congenital Aortic Stenosis , 2012, Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions.

[18]  Christopher T. Chan,et al.  Impact of Frequent Nocturnal Hemodialysis on Myocardial Mechanics and Cardiomyocyte Gene Expression , 2012, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[19]  S. Colan,et al.  Circulating Matrix Metalloproteinases in Adolescents With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Arrhythmia , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[20]  D. Bernstein,et al.  Outcomes of Children Following a First Hospitalization for Dilated Cardiomyopathy , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[21]  H. Fujiki,et al.  Chronic Administration of Oral Vasopressin Type 2 Receptor Antagonist Tolvaptan Exerts Both Myocardial and Renal Protective Effects in Rats With Hypertensive Heart Failure , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[22]  S. Rajagopalan,et al.  Cardiovascular Remodeling in Response to Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[23]  M. Mittleman,et al.  Habitual Coffee Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[24]  S. Ratcliffe,et al.  Predictors of Objectively Measured Medication Nonadherence in Adults With Heart Failure , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[25]  Y. Korchev,et al.  Plasticity of Surface Structures and &bgr;2-Adrenergic Receptor Localization in Failing Ventricular Cardiomyocytes During Recovery From Heart Failure , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[26]  D. Mancini,et al.  Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Adiponectin Resistance in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: Correction After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[27]  Venkatesan D. Vidi,et al.  Testosterone Supplementation in Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[28]  R. Doughty,et al.  Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction: Impact of the New Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration Group Formula , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[29]  A. Garg,et al.  Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery , 2012, Circulation.

[30]  H. Kobori,et al.  Renal Sympathetic Denervation Suppresses De Novo Podocyte Injury and Albuminuria in Rats With Aortic Regurgitation , 2012, Circulation.

[31]  Deepak L. Bhatt,et al.  Care and Outcomes of Hispanic Patients Admitted With Heart Failure With Preserved or Reduced Ejection Fraction: Findings From Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[32]  Christopher T. Chan,et al.  Determinants of Left Ventricular Mass in Patients on Hemodialysis: Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Trials , 2012, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[33]  Dionne A. Graham,et al.  Decline in Heart Transplant Wait List Mortality in the United States Following Broader Regional Sharing of Donor Hearts , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[34]  Eiran Z. Gorodeski,et al.  Should Women Receive Left Ventricular Assist Device Support?: Findings From INTERMACS , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[35]  Jennie Z Ma,et al.  Hyponatremia, Hypernatremia, and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease With and Without Congestive Heart Failure , 2012, Circulation.

[36]  D. Corrado,et al.  Prevalence of Cardiomyopathy in Italian Asymptomatic Children With Electrocardiographic T-Wave Inversion at Preparticipation Screening , 2012, Circulation.

[37]  B. Pitt,et al.  Determinants and Consequences of Renal Function Variations With Aldosterone Blocker Therapy in Heart Failure Patients After Myocardial Infarction: Insights From the Eplerenone Post–Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study , 2012, Circulation.

[38]  R. Barst,et al.  A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study of Oral Sildenafil Citrate in Treatment-Naive Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , 2012, Circulation.

[39]  M. Slaughter,et al.  Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Destination Therapy , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[40]  M. Metra,et al.  Is Worsening Renal Function an Ominous Prognostic Sign in Patients With Acute Heart Failure?: The Role of Congestion and Its Interaction With Renal Function , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[41]  H. Matsubara,et al.  p53 Promotes Cardiac Dysfunction in Diabetic Mellitus Caused by Excessive Mitochondrial Respiration-Mediated Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Lipid Accumulation , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[42]  W. Kraus,et al.  Factors Related to Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Systolic Dysfunction: The HF-ACTION Predictive Risk Score Model , 2012, Circulation. Heart failure.

[43]  J. Towbin,et al.  Conduction Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients With Restrictive Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[44]  R. Barst,et al.  Survival in Childhood Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Insights From the Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disease Management , 2011, Circulation.

[45]  E. Aliot,et al.  Efficacy and Safety of Celivarone, With Amiodarone as Calibrator, in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator for Prevention of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Interventions or Death: The ALPHEE Study , 2011, Circulation.

[46]  Yusu Gu,et al.  Absence of SOCS3 in the Cardiomyocyte Increases Mortality in a gp130-Dependent Manner Accompanied by Contractile Dysfunction and Ventricular Arrhythmias , 2011, Circulation.

[47]  M. Kaetzel,et al.  Calcium-Calmodulin Kinase II Mediates Digitalis-Induced Arrhythmias , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[48]  Christophe Leclercq,et al.  Paced Left Ventricular QRS Width and ECG Parameters Predict Outcomes After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: PROSPECT-ECG Substudy , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[49]  W. Stevenson,et al.  Transcoronary Ethanol Ablation for Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia After Failed Catheter Ablation: An Update , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[50]  Asha A. Nair,et al.  Homozygosity Mapping and Exome Sequencing Reveal GATAD1 Mutation in Autosomal Recessive Dilated Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[51]  David A. Knowles,et al.  Distinct Epigenomic Features in End-Stage Failing Human Hearts , 2011, Circulation.

[52]  U. Völker,et al.  Reduced Degradation of the Chemokine MCP-3 by Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Exacerbates Myocardial Inflammation in Experimental Viral Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation.

[53]  J. Violin,et al.  Cardiorenal Actions of TRV120027, a Novel ß-Arrestin–Biased Ligand at the Angiotensin II Type I Receptor, in Healthy and Heart Failure Canines: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Acute Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[54]  Johan Denollet,et al.  Patient-Reported Outcomes in Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Clinical Research and Practice , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[55]  Carlo Lombardi,et al.  Impact of Serial Troponin Release on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Heart Failure: Analysis From the PROTECT Pilot Study , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[56]  S. Kimmel,et al.  Prognostic Importance of Early Worsening Renal Function After Initiation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Cardiac Dysfunction , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[57]  P. D. del Nido,et al.  Impaired Mitochondrial Biogenesis Precedes Heart Failure in Right Ventricular Hypertrophy in Congenital Heart Disease , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[58]  T. Delhaas,et al.  Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension in the Netherlands: Epidemiology and Characterization During the Period 1991 to 2005 , 2011, Circulation.

[59]  S. Yusuf,et al.  Blood Pressure Targets Recommended by Guidelines and Incidence of Cardiovascular and Renal Events in the Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination With Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial (ONTARGET) , 2011, Circulation.

[60]  M. Borggrefe,et al.  Intrathoracic Impedance Monitoring, Audible Patient Alerts, and Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation.

[61]  A. Giardini,et al.  Peak Oxygen Uptake Correlates With Survival Without Clinical Deterioration in Ambulatory Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation.

[62]  E. Olson,et al.  Therapeutic Inhibition of miR-208a Improves Cardiac Function and Survival During Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation.

[63]  D. Packer,et al.  Success of Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Isolated Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction: A Comparison to Systolic Dysfunction and Normal Ventricular Function , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[64]  G. Tomaselli,et al.  Reciprocal Transcriptional Regulation of Metabolic and Signaling Pathways Correlates With Disease Severity in Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[65]  An Xie,et al.  Role of RBM25/LUC7L3 in Abnormal Cardiac Sodium Channel Splicing Regulation in Human Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation.

[66]  R. McKelvie,et al.  Relation of Peripheral Collagen Markers to Death and Hospitalization in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: Results of the I-PRESERVE Collagen Substudy , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[67]  G. Dorn,et al.  Nuclear Effects of G-Protein Receptor Kinase 5 on Histone Deacetylase 5–Regulated Gene Transcription in Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[68]  D. Kaye,et al.  CXCR4 Antagonism Attenuates the Cardiorenal Consequences of Mineralocorticoid Excess , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[69]  D. Mancini,et al.  Effects of Continuous-Flow Versus Pulsatile-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Myocardial Unloading and Remodeling , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[70]  T. Trikalinos,et al.  Drug and Device Effects on Peak Oxygen Consumption, 6-Minute Walk Distance, and Natriuretic Peptides as Predictors of Therapeutic Effects on Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[71]  M. Rich,et al.  Impact of Change in Serum Sodium Concentration on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure and Hyponatremia , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[72]  S. Colan,et al.  Competing Risks for Death and Cardiac Transplantation in Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Results From the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry , 2011, Circulation.

[73]  Leslie M Loew,et al.  Anatomic Localization and Autonomic Modulation of Atrioventricular Junctional Rhythm in Failing Human Hearts , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[74]  B. Horne,et al.  Genome-Wide Significance and Replication of the Chromosome 12p11.22 Locus Near the PTHLH Gene for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[75]  F. Berger,et al.  Sarcomere Gene Mutations in Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Do Not Predict Clinical Phenotype , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[76]  G. Dorn,et al.  Molecular Genetic and Functional Characterization Implicate Muscle-Restricted Coiled-Coil Gene (MURC) as a Causal Gene for Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[77]  M. Acker,et al.  Surgical Ablation of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[78]  K. Ellenbogen,et al.  Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Induced by Ventricular Ectopy: A Novel Model for Premature Ventricular Contraction-Induced Cardiomyopathy , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[79]  S. Vatner,et al.  H11 Kinase/Heat Shock Protein 22 Deletion Impairs Both Nuclear and Mitochondrial Functions of STAT3 and Accelerates the Transition Into Heart Failure on Cardiac Overload , 2011, Circulation.

[80]  Barry Greenberg,et al.  Calcium Upregulation by Percutaneous Administration of Gene Therapy in Cardiac Disease (CUPID): A Phase 2 Trial of Intracoronary Gene Therapy of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation.

[81]  K. Toth,et al.  Puma Deletion Delays Cardiac Dysfunction in Murine Heart Failure Models Through Attenuation of Apoptosis , 2011, Circulation.

[82]  A. Roguin,et al.  TVP1022 Attenuates Cardiac Remodeling and Kidney Dysfunction in Experimental Volume Overload-Induced Congestive Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[83]  J. Rysä,et al.  Intramyocardial BNP Gene Delivery Improves Cardiac Function Through Distinct Context-Dependent Mechanisms , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[84]  M. Boyett,et al.  Changes in Ion Channel Gene Expression Underlying Heart Failure-Induced Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[85]  Jennifer G. Robinson,et al.  Fish Intake and the Risk of Incident Heart Failure: The Women's Health Initiative , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[86]  J. Cleveland,et al.  Incomplete Recovery of Myocyte Contractile Function Despite Improvement of Myocardial Architecture With Left Ventricular Assist Device Support , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[87]  D. Kelly,et al.  Toll-like Receptor-mediated Inflammatory Signaling Reprograms Cardiac Energy Metabolism by Repressing Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor ␥ Coactivator-1 Signaling Clinical Perspective on P 482 Methods Animal Experiments and Generation Results Lps Stimulation Suppresses Cardiac Mitochondrial , 2022 .

[88]  R. Thiagarajan,et al.  Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Bridge to Heart Transplantation Among Children in the United States: Analysis of Data From the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network and Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry , 2011, Circulation.

[89]  N. Rosenthal,et al.  Calcineurin Splicing Variant Calcineurin A&bgr;1 Improves Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction Without Inducing Hypertrophy , 2011, Circulation.

[90]  P. Poole‐Wilson,et al.  SERCA2a Gene Transfer Decreases Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Leak and Reduces Ventricular Arrhythmias in a Model of Chronic Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[91]  Jason Ng,et al.  Autonomic Remodeling in the Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins in Heart Failure: Creation of a Dynamic Substrate for Atrial Fibrillation , 2011, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[92]  W. Chung,et al.  Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Genotype Influences Ventricular Remodeling in Infants With Single Ventricle , 2011, Circulation.

[93]  M. Enriquez-Sarano,et al.  Preoperative Factors Associated With Adverse Outcome After Tricuspid Valve Replacement , 2011, Circulation.

[94]  M. Zile,et al.  Plasma Biomarkers That Reflect Determinants of Matrix Composition Identify the Presence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[95]  Adrian F Hernandez,et al.  Discharge to a Skilled Nursing Facility and Subsequent Clinical Outcomes Among Older Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[96]  E. Remme,et al.  Mechanisms of Abnormal Systolic Motion of the Interventricular Septum During Left Bundle-Branch Block , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[97]  G. Feuerstein,et al.  Effects of Chronic Rosiglitazone Treatment on Renal Handling of Salt and Water in Rats With Volume-Overload Congestive Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[98]  P. Heidenreich,et al.  Characteristics and Outcomes of Very Elderly Patients After First Hospitalization for Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[99]  J. Curtis,et al.  Elevated B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality or Cardiac Arrest in Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes.

[100]  Svati H Shah,et al.  The S1103Y Cardiac Sodium Channel Variant Is Associated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Events in Blacks With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[101]  Marcello Rota,et al.  Human Cardiac Stem Cell Differentiation Is Regulated by a Mircrine Mechanism , 2011, Circulation.

[102]  Y. Ikeda,et al.  Long-Term Cardiac pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Gene Delivery Prevents the Development of Hypertensive Heart Disease in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats , 2011, Circulation.

[103]  Wojciech Zareba,et al.  Left Ventricular Lead Position and Clinical Outcome in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) Trial , 2011, Circulation.

[104]  S. Russell,et al.  Transcriptomic Biomarkers for the Accurate Diagnosis of Myocarditis , 2011, Circulation.

[105]  J. Rychik,et al.  Impact of Oral Sildenafil on Exercise Performance in Children and Young Adults After the Fontan Operation: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial , 2011, Circulation.

[106]  Paul J. Wang,et al.  Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by QRS Morphology in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) , 2011, Circulation.

[107]  M. Hall,et al.  Cardiac Raptor Ablation Impairs Adaptive Hypertrophy, Alters Metabolic Gene Expression, and Causes Heart Failure in Mice , 2011, Circulation.

[108]  W. Haefeli,et al.  Sildenafil Preserves Lung Endothelial Function and Prevents Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in a Rat Model of Diastolic Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[109]  M. Camacho,et al.  A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Single-Drug Versus Dual-Drug Immunosuppression in Heart Transplantation: The Tacrolimus in Combination, Tacrolimus Alone Compared (TICTAC) Trial , 2011, Circulation: Heart Failure.

[110]  L. Bero,et al.  Gender Bias in Studies for Food and Drug Administration Premarket Approval of Cardiovascular Devices , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes.

[111]  Reza Razavi,et al.  A Simultaneous X-Ray/MRI and Noncontact Mapping Study of the Acute Hemodynamic Effect of Left Ventricular Endocardial and Epicardial Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Humans , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[112]  M. Walsh,et al.  Chronic Kidney Disease and the Risk of Heart Failure in Men , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[113]  W. Harris,et al.  Omega-3 Fatty Acids Prevent Pressure Overload–Induced Cardiac Fibrosis Through Activation of Cyclic GMP/Protein Kinase G Signaling in Cardiac Fibroblasts , 2011, Circulation.

[114]  R. Brandes,et al.  Conditional Transgenic Expression of Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 in the Adult Mouse Heart Reduces Heart Failure Mortality After Myocardial Infarction , 2011, Circulation.

[115]  Kevin L. Thomas,et al.  Extent of and Reasons for Nonuse of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Devices in Clinical Practice Among Eligible Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes.

[116]  L. Wold,et al.  Characterization and Functionality of Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Congenital Heart Patients , 2011, Circulation.

[117]  P. Galuppo,et al.  Deletion of Cardiomyocyte Mineralocorticoid Receptor Ameliorates Adverse Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction , 2011, Circulation.

[118]  Euan A. Ashley,et al.  Gene Coexpression Network Topology of Cardiac Development, Hypertrophy, and Failure , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[119]  Magdi H. Yacoub,et al.  Reversal of Severe Heart Failure With a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device and Pharmacological Therapy: A Prospective Study , 2011, Circulation.

[120]  F. Maisano,et al.  Incidence and Predictors of Early and Late Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in 663 Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis , 2011, Circulation.

[121]  K. Williams,et al.  Relation Between Right Ventricular Function and Increased Right Ventricular [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulation in Patients With Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging.

[122]  G. Beck,et al.  Efficacy and Safety of Carvedilol in Treatment of Heart Failure with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[123]  P. Steendijk,et al.  Cardiac Inflammation Contributes to Changes in the Extracellular Matrix in Patients With Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[124]  R. Arena,et al.  PDE5 Inhibition With Sildenafil Improves Left Ventricular Diastolic Function, Cardiac Geometry, and Clinical Status in Patients With Stable Systolic Heart Failure: Results of a 1-Year, Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[125]  Mark Ellisman,et al.  Delta-Sarcoglycan Gene Therapy Halts Progression of Cardiac Dysfunction, Improves Respiratory Failure, and Prolongs Life in Myopathic Hamsters , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[126]  V. Rajapurohitam,et al.  Ginseng Inhibits Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy and Heart Failure via NHE-1 Inhibition and Attenuation of Calcineurin Activation , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[127]  E. Irwin,et al.  Chronic Electrical Stimulation of the Carotid Sinus Baroreflex Improves Left Ventricular Function and Promotes Reversal of Ventricular Remodeling in Dogs With Advanced Heart Failure , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[128]  Cardiac Sympathetic Reserve and Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy , 2011, Circulation. Heart failure.

[129]  M. Kaetzel,et al.  CaMKII Mediates Digitalis-Induced Arrhythmias , 2011 .

[130]  Suneet Mittal,et al.  Primary Results From the SmartDelay Determined AV Optimization: A Comparison to Other AV Delay Methods Used in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (SMART-AV) Trial: A Randomized Trial Comparing Empirical, Echocardiography-Guided, and Algorithmic Atrioventricular Delay Programming in Cardiac Resynchron , 2010, Circulation.

[131]  Jan A Staessen,et al.  Circulating MicroRNA-208b and MicroRNA-499 Reflect Myocardial Damage in Cardiovascular Disease , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[132]  M. Ackerman,et al.  A ZASP Missense Mutation, S196L, Leads to Cytoskeletal and Electrical Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Cardiomyopathy , 2010, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[133]  M. Pencina,et al.  Familial Aggregation of Left Ventricular Geometry and Association With Parental Heart Failure: The Framingham Heart Study , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics.

[134]  M. Slaughter,et al.  Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Patients With an Axial Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[135]  R. Starling,et al.  Application of the Seattle Heart Failure Model in Ambulatory Patients Presented to an Advanced Heart Failure Therapeutics Committee , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[136]  Francis D. Pagani,et al.  The Development of Aortic Insufficiency in Left Ventricular Assist Device-Supported Patients , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[137]  D. Kitzman,et al.  Exercise Training in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind Trial , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[138]  S. Solomon,et al.  Effect of Peri-Infarct Pacing Early After Myocardial Infarction: Results of the Prevention of Myocardial Enlargement and Dilatation Post Myocardial Infarction Study , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[139]  D. Cohen,et al.  Improvements in Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs , 2010, Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes.

[140]  A. Draguhn,et al.  cAMP Sensitivity of HCN Pacemaker Channels Determines Basal Heart Rate But Is Not Critical for Autonomic Rate Control , 2010, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[141]  J. Hartikainen,et al.  Long-Term Recording of Cardiac Arrhythmias With an Implantable Cardiac Monitor in Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction After Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Cardiac Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification After Acute Myocardial Infarction (CARISMA) Study , 2010, Circulation.

[142]  D. Neuberg,et al.  Loss of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Prolyl Hydroxylase Activity in Cardiomyocytes Phenocopies Ischemic Cardiomyopathy , 2010, Circulation.

[143]  R. Levine,et al.  Gene Delivery of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase Inhibits Ventricular Remodeling in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation , 2010, Circulation: Heart Failure.

[144]  M. Maron,et al.  Survival After Cardiac Transplantation in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[145]  A. Wolk,et al.  Chocolate Intake and Incidence of Heart Failure: A Population-Based Prospective Study of Middle-Aged and Elderly Women , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[146]  Charles J Bruce,et al.  Dyssynchrony Indices To Predict Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Comprehensive Prospective Single-Center Study , 2010, Circulation. Heart failure.

[147]  I. Komuro,et al.  Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase II&dgr; Causes Heart Failure by Accumulation of p53 in Dilated Cardiomyopathy , 2010, Circulation.

[148]  Catherine Klersy,et al.  Myocardial Infarction Does Not Preclude Electrical and Hemodynamic Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Dyssynchronous Canine Hearts , 2010, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

[149]  D. Lin,et al.  Lack of Uniform Progression of Endocardial Scar in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia , 2010, Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology.

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