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Vitamin C improves endothelial dysfunction of epicardial coronary arteries in hypertensive patients by SOLZBACH, U, HORNIG, B, JESERICH, M, JUST, H

“…There is evidence for increased formation of free radicals in patients with hypertension, raising the possibility that NO is inactivated by free radicals,…”
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Influence of the novel inotropic agent levosimendan on isometric tension and calcium cycling in failing human myocardium by HASENFUSS, G, PIESKE, B, CASTELL, M, KRETSCHMANN, B, MAIER, L. S, JUST, H

“…Levosimendan was shown to increase calcium sensitivity by a novel mechanism and to inhibit phosphodiesterase III activity in animal myocardium. We investigated…”
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Alterations of sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins in failing human dilated cardiomyopathy by MEYER, M, SCHILLINGER, W, PIESKE, B, HOLUBARSCH, C, HEILMANN, C, POSIVAL, H, KUWAJIMA, G, MIKOSHIBA, K, JUST, H, HASENFUSS, G

“…Previous studies provide considerable evidence that excitation-contraction coupling may be disturbed at the level of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in the…”
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Role of endogenous bradykinin in human coronary vasomotor control by GROVES, P, KURZ, S, JUST, H, DREXLER, H

“…Bradykinin is a potent vasodilator that acts through B2 kinin receptors to stimulate the release of endothelium-derived nitric oxide, prostacyclin, and…”
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Functional effects of endothelin and regulation of endothelin receptors in isolated human nonfailing and failing myocardium by PIESKE, B, BEYERMANN, B, BREU, V, LÖFFLER, B. M, SCHLOTTHAUER, K, MAIER, L. S, SCHMIDT-SCHWEDA, S, JUST, H, HASENFUSS, G

“…An activated endothelin (ET) system may be of pathophysiological relevance in human heart failure. We characterized the functional effects of ET-1, ET…”
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Relationship between Na+-Ca2+-exchanger protein levels and diastolic function of failing human myocardium by HASENFUSS, G, SCHILLINGER, W, LEHNART, S. E, PREUSS, M, PIESKE, B, MAIER, L. S, PRESTLE, J, MINAMI, K, JUST, H

“…In the failing human heart, sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium handling is impaired, and therefore, calcium elimination and diastolic function may depend on…”
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A Comparison of Surgical and Medical Therapy for Atrial Septal Defect in Adults by Konstantinides, Stavros, Geibel, Annette, Olschewski, Manfred, Görnandt, Lothar, Roskamm, Helmut, Spillner, Gerhard, Just, Hanjörg, Kasper, Wolfgang

“…Patients with isolated atrial septal defects may have a benign clinical course. Most of them have minimal, if any, functional limitation during childhood and…”
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Effect of long-acting nifedipine on mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in patients with stable angina requiring treatment (ACTION trial): randomised controlled trial by Poole-Wilson, Philip A, Lubsen, Jacobus, Kirwan, Bridget-Anne, van Dalen, Fred J, Wagener, Gilbert, Danchin, Nicolas, Just, Hanjörg, Fox, Keith AA, Pocock, Stuart J, Clayton, Tim C, Motro, Michael, Parker, John D, Bourassa, Martial G, Dart, Anthony M, Hildebrandt, Per, Hjalmarson, Åke, Kragten, Johannes A, Molhoek, G Peter, Otterstad, Jan-Erik, Seabra-Gomes, Ricardo, Soler-Soler, Jordi, Weber, Simon

“…Calcium antagonists are widely prescribed for angina pectoris but their effect on clinical outcome is controversial. We aimed to investigate the effect of the…”
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Comparison of alteplase versus heparin for resolution of major pulmonary embolism by Konstantinides, Stavros, Tiede, Nikolaus, Geibel, Annette, Olschewski, Manfred, Just, Hanjörg, Kasper, Wolfgang

“…Complete resolution of major pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with heparin alone can often take >3 weeks. Thrombolytic agents effectively resolve pulmonary…”
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Differential effects of kinins on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and interstitial collagen matrix in the surviving myocardium after myocardial infarction in the rat by WOLLERT, K. C, STUDER, R, DOERFER, K, SCHIEFFER, E, HOLUBARSCH, C, JUST, H, DREXLER, H

“…Left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) involves the hypertrophic growth of cardiomyocytes and the accumulation of fibrillar collagen in…”
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Endothelial function in chronic congestive heart failure by Drexler, Helmut, Hayoz, Daniel, Münzel, Thomas, Hornig, Burckhardt, Just, Hanjörg, Brunner, Hans R., Zelis, Robert

“…There is evidence that the endothelium plays an important role in the control of human vascular tone by releasing endothelium-derived nitric oxide. The…”
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Proteins in Heart Failure by LEHNART, STEPHAN E., SCHILLINGER, WOLFGANG, PIESKE, BURKERT, PRESTLE, JÜRGEN, JUST, HANJÖRG, HASENFUSS, GERD

“…Altered calcium homeostasis may play a key role in the pathophysiology of human heart failure. Levels of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) proteins and sarcolemmal…”
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Patent foramen ovale is an important predictor of adverse outcome in patients with major pulmonary embolism by KONSTANTINIDES, S, GEIBEL, A, KASPER, W, OLSCHEWSKI, M, BLÜMEL, L, JUST, H

“…Right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale is frequently diagnosed by contrast echocardiography and can be particularly prominent in the presence of…”
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Association between Thrombolytic treatment and the prognosis of hemodynamically stable patients with major pulmonary embolism : Results of a multicenter registry by KONSTANTINIDES, S, GEIBEL, A, KASPER, W, OLSCHEWSKI, M, HEINRICH, F, GROSSER, K, RAUBER, K, IVERSEN, S, REDECKER, M, KIENAST, J, JUST, H

“…Thrombolytic treatment has been shown to accelerate resolution of major pulmonary embolism and lead to a rapid improvement of right-side hemodynamics. However,…”
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Prognostic Value of Abnormal Vasoreactivity of Epicardial Coronary Arteries to Sympathetic Stimulation in Patients With Normal Coronary Angiograms by Schindler, Thomas H, Hornig, Burkhard, Buser, Peter T, Olschewski, Manfred, Magosaki, Nobuhisa, Pfisterer, Matthias, Nitzsche, Egbert U, Solzbach, Ulrich, Just, Hanjörg

“…OBJECTIVE—We aimed to evaluate prospectively whether patients with normal coronary angiogram but abnormal epicardial vasoreactivity to cold pressor test (CPT)…”
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Cigarette smoking potentiates endothelial dysfunction of forearm resistance vessels in patients with hypercholesterolemia : Role of oxidized LDL by HEITZER, T, YLÄ-HERTTUALA, S, LUOMA, J, KURZ, S, MÜNZEL, T, JUST, H, OLSCHEWSKI, M, DREXLER, M

“…Risk factors for atherosclerosis such as hypercholesterolemia and hypertension are associated with endothelial dysfunction of conduit and resistance vessels;…”
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Assessment of coronary artery patency after thrombolytic therapy: Accurate prediction utilizing the combined analysis of three noninvasive markers by Hohnloser, Stefan H., Zabel, Markus, Kasper, Wolfgang, Meinertz, Thomas, Just, Hanjörg

“…The predictability of patency of the infarct-related artery assessed by means of three noninvasive easily obtainable markers was prospectively examined in 82…”
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Antioxidant vitamin C improves endothelial dysfunction in chronic smokers by HEITZER, T, JUST, H, MÜNZEL, T

“…Chronic smoking is associated with endothelial dysfunction, an early stage of atherosclerosis. It has been suggested that endothelial dysfunction may be a…”
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Alterations in intracellular calcium handling associated with the inverse force-frequency relation in human dilated cardiomyopathy by PIESKE, B, KRETSCHMANN, B, MEYER, M, HOLUBARSCH, C, WEIRICH, J, POSIVAL, H, MINAMI, K, JUST, H, HASENFUSS, G

“…The present study was performed to test the hypothesis that the altered force-frequency relation in human failing dilated cardiomyopathy may be attributed to…”
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Noninvasive estimation of right ventricular systolic pressure in postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: An assessment of two Doppler echocardiographic methods by Konstantinides, Stavros, Geibel, Annette, Kasper, Wolfgang, Just, Hanjorg

“…OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of right heart hemodynamics and the diagnosis of pulmonary…”
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