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Munir S, Guilcher A, Kamalesh T, Clapp B, Redwood S, Marber M, Chowienczyk P Peripheral Augmentation Index Defines the Relationship Between Central and Peripheral Pulse Pressure Hypertension, Jan 2008; 51: 112 - 118 SPC-454D human aorta • augmentation index • central blood pressure • pulse pressure • pulse wave analysis
Talreja DR, Nishimura RA, Oh JK, Holmes DR Constrictive Pericarditis in the Modern Era: Novel Criteria for Diagnosis in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., January 22, 2008; 51: 315 - 319 High-fidelity, micromanometer-tipped catheters human restrictive myocardial disease, constrictive pericarditis
Riordan MM, Kovács SJ Elucidation of spatially distinct compensatory mechanisms in diastole: radial compensation for impaired longitudinal filling in left ventricular hypertrophy J Appl Physiol, Feb 2008; 104: 513 - 520 SPC-474A human diastolic function; mathematical modeling; radial filling function; longitudinal filling function; hypertrophy; M-mode
Syyed R, Reeves JT, Welsh D, Raeside D, Johnson MK, Peacock AJ The Relationship Between the Components of Pulmonary Artery Pressure Remains Constant Under All Conditions in Both Health and Disease Chest, Mar 2008; 133: 633 - 639. high-fidelity Millar catheter human ambulatory monitoring • pulmonary artery pressure • pulmonary hypertension
Borggrefe MM, Lawo T, Butter C, Schmidinger H, Lunati M, Pieske B, Misier AR, Curnis A, Böcker D, Remppis A, Kautzner J, Stühlinger M, Leclerq C, Táborsky M, Frigerio M, Parides M, Burkhoff D, Hindricks G Randomized, double blind study of non-excitatory, cardiac contractility modulation electrical impulses for symptomatic heart failure Eur. Heart J., April 2008; 29: 1019 - 1028. micromanometer catheter human Heart failure • Cardiopulmonary stress test • Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire • Event-free survival
Edwards DG, Roy MS, Prasad RY Wave reflection augments central systolic and pulse pressures during facial cooling Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2008; 294: H2535 - H2539 high-fidelity strain gauge transducers human arterial stiffness; augmentation index; blood pressure; cold
Weiner DJ, McDonough J, Perez M, Evans J, Fox W, Hedgman A, Tyler L, Panitch HB Heated, Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy Pediatrics, Jun 2008; 121: 1293 - 1294 2F flexible, solid-state pressure catheter human  
Travis AR, Giridharan GA, Pantalos GM, Dowling RD, Prabhu SD, Slaughter MS, Sobieski M, Undar A, Farrar DJ, Koenig SC Vascular pulsatility in patients with a pulsatile- or continuous-flow ventricular assist device J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., February 2007; 133: 517 - 524 dual-tipped, high-fidelity micromanometer catheter human input impedance
Givertz MM, Andreou C, Conrad CH, Colucci WS Direct Myocardial Effects of Levosimendan in Humans With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Alteration of Force-Frequency and Relaxation-Frequency Relationships Circulation, Mar 2007; 115: 1218 - 1224 7F high-fidelity micromanometer-tipped pigtail catheter human inotropic and lusitropic effects
Rozenman Y Wireless Acoustic Communication With a Miniature Pressure Sensor in the Pulmonary Artery for Disease Surveillance and Therapy of Patients With Congestive Heart Failure CardioSource, May 2007 Millar catheter human telemetry, Medtronic
Riordan MM, Kovács SJ Stiffness- and relaxation-based quantitation of radial left ventricular oscillations: elucidation of regional diastolic function mechanisms J Appl Physiol, May 2007; 102: 1862 - 1870 SPC-474A human color M-mode echocardiography; radial function; echocardiography; E' wave; diastolic function
Eikermann M, Jordan AS, Chamberlin NL, Gautam S, Wellman A, Lo Y-L, White DP, Malhotra A The Influence of Aging on Pharyngeal Collapsibility During Sleep Chest, Jun 2007; 131: 1702 - 1709 MPC-500 human aging • collapsibility • dilator muscles • integrity • sleep-disordered breathing • upper airway
Iekushi K, Taniyama Y, Azuma J, Katsuragi N, Dosaka N, Sanada F, Koibuchi N, Nagao K, Ogihara T, Morishita R Novel Mechanisms of Valsartan on the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction Through Inhibition of the Antiadhesion Molecule Periostin Hypertension, Jun 2007; 49: 1409 - 1414 SPR-470 human angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers • myocardial infarction • adhesions • fibrosis • ventricular remodeling
Sammons EL, Samani NJ, Smith SM, Rathbone WE, Bentley S, Potter JF, Panerai RB Influence of noninvasive peripheral arterial blood pressure measurements on assessment of dynamic cerebral autoregulation J Appl Physiol, Jul 2007; 103: 369 - 375 SPC-454E human cerebral blood flow velocity; central arterial pressure
Bailey R, Shepard R, Hsu K, Zmijewski M, Roberts J, Sambelashvili A Abstract 2513: Optimization Of CRT Timing By Fusion In ECG Lead V1 Is Associated With A Higher Increase In Left-Ventricular Contractility Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_554 - II_555 Millar pressure catheter human cardiac function and long-term clinical outcome
Rozenman Y, Brandt MC, Vanderheyden M,  Wijns W, Sievert H, Tobar R, Hoppe UC Abstract 3278: Noninvasive Home Monitoring of Pulmonary Artery Pressure by the RemonCHF Device: First Multicenter Experience Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_738 Millar catheter human CHF, heart failure
Munir S, Guilcher A, Kamalesh T, Clapp B, Redwood S, Marber M, Chowienczyk P Peripheral Augmentation Index Defines the Relationship Between Central and Peripheral Pulse Pressure Hypertension, Nov 2007; doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.096016 SPC-454D human aorta • augmentation index • central blood pressure • pulse pressure • pulse wave analysis
Yoshida K, Seo Y, Yamasaki H, Tanoue K, Murakoshi N, Ishizu T, Sekiguchi Y, Kawano S, Otsuka S, Watanabe S, Yamaguchi I, Aonuma K Effect of triangle ventricular pacing on haemodynamics and dyssynchrony in patients with advanced heart failure: a comparison study with conventional bi-ventricular pacing therapy Eur. Heart J., November 2007; 28: 2610 - 2619 SPC-464D human Cardiac resynchronization therapy • Heart failure • Haemodynamics • Echocardiography
Geske JB, Sorajja P, Nishimura RA, Ommen SR Evaluation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures by Doppler Echocardiography in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Correlation With Direct Left Atrial Pressure Measurement at Cardiac Catheterization Circulation, Dec 2007; 116: 2702 - 2708 High-fidelity, micromanometer-tip catheters  human Diastolic dysfunction
Verdejo HE, Castro PF, Concepción R, Ferrada MA, Alfaro MA, Alcaíno ME, Deck CC, Bourge RC Comparison of a Radiofrequency-Based Wireless Pressure Sensor to Swan-Ganz Catheter and Echocardiography for Ambulatory Assessment of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Heart Failure J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., December 18/25, 2007; 50: 2375 - 2382 Millar catheter human ECHO
 
Aljuri N, Venegas JG, Freitag L Viscoelasticity of the trachea and its effects on flow limitation J Appl Physiol, Feb 2006; 100: 384 - 389 tip pressure transducer catheter human static tube law; dynamic tube law; maximal expiratory flow; forced expiration; supramaximal flow
Vollmann D, Lüthje L, Schott P, Hasenfuss G, Unterberg-Buchwald C Biventricular Pacing Improves the Blunted Force–Frequency Relation Present During Univentricular Pacing in Patients With Heart Failure and Conduction Delay Circulation, Feb 2006; 113: 953 - 959 SPC-464D human cardiac catheterization, contractility
Blais C,Burwash IG, Mundigler G, Dumesnil JG, Loho N, Rader F, Baumgartner H, Beanlands RS, Chayer B, Kadem L, Garcia D,  Durand L-G Pibarot P Projected Valve Area at Normal Flow Rate Improves the Assessment of Stenosis Severity in Patients With Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: The Multicenter TOPAS (Truly or Pseudo-Severe Aortic Stenosis) Study Circulation, Feb 2006; 113: 711 - 721 Millar catheters human dobutamine stress echocardiography
Hunderi, JO, Thompson CR, Smiseth OA Deceleration time of systolic pulmonary venous flow: a new clinical marker of left atrial pressure and compliance J Appl Physiol, Feb 2006; 100: 685 - 689 SSD-827 human left atrial compliance; left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; pulmonary venous flow
Kido S, Hasebe N, Ishii Y, Kikuchi K Tachycardia-induced myocardial ischemia and diastolic dysfunction potentiate secretion of ANP, not BNP, in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Mar 2006; 290: H1064 - H1070 6-Fr pigtail angiographic high-fidelity, micromanometer-tipped catheter human left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; lactate extraction ratio; left ventricular diastolic function; cardiac event; atrial and brain natriuretic peptides
Popovic ZB, Prasad A, Garcia MJ, Arbab-Zadeh A, Borowski A, Dijk E, Greenberg NL, Levine BD, Thomas JD Relationship among diastolic intraventricular pressure gradients, relaxation, and preload: impact of age and fitness Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2006; 290: H1454 - H1459 micromanometer-tipped catheter human aging; diastolic function; pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; isovolumic relaxation
Sharman JE, Lim R, Qasem AM, Coombes JS, Burgess MI, Franco J, Garrahy P, Wilkinson IB, Marwick TH Validation of a Generalized Transfer Function to Noninvasively Derive Central Blood Pressure During Exercise Hypertension, Jun 2006; 47: 1203 - 1208 SSD-1008, 6F micromanometer-tipped luminal catheter human exercise • blood pressure • arteries • blood pressure monitoring • hypertension, arterial
Klotz S, Hay I, Dickstein ML, Yi G-H, Wang J, Maurer MS, Kass DA, Burkhoff D Single-beat estimation of end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship: a novel method with potential for noninvasive application Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2006; 291: H403 - H412 catheter tip micromanometer human cardiovascular disease; diagnostic techniques
Shmuylovich L, Kovács SJ Load-independent index of diastolic filling: model-based derivation with in vivo validation in control and diastolic dysfunction subjects J Appl Physiol, Jul 2006; 101: 92 - 101 micromanometric (Millar) catheter-derived intraventricular (LV) pressure human diastolic function; Doppler echocardiography; mathematical modeling
Garofalo CA, Cabreriza SE, Quinn TA, Weinberg AD, Printz BF, Hsu DT, Quaegebeur JM, Mosca RS, Spotnitz HM Ventricular Diastolic Stiffness Predicts Perioperative Morbidity and Duration of Pleural Effusions After the Fontan Operation Circulation, Jul 2006; 114: I-56 - I-61 MPC-500  human (pediatric) diastole • Fontan procedure • hemodynamics • mechanics • morbidity
Westerhof BE, Guelen I, Westerhof N, Karemaker JM, Avolio A Quantification of Wave Reflection in the Human Aorta From Pressure Alone: A Proof of Principle Hypertension, Oct 2006; 48: 595 - 601 Catheters equipped with a micromanometer and an electromagnetic flow velocity sensor human aorta • blood flow • blood flow velocity • blood pressure
Al-Hesayen A, Parker JD Adverse effects of atrioventricular synchronous right ventricular pacing on left ventricular sympathetic activity, efficiency, and hemodynamic status Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Nov 2006; 291: H2377 - H2379 micromanometer-tipped catheter human pacemaker; dyssynchrony; sympathetic activity
Weber T, Auer J, O’Rourke MF, Punzengruber C, Kvas E, Eber B Prolonged mechanical systole and increased arterial wave reflections in diastolic dysfunction Heart, Nov 2006; 92: 1616 - 1622 high-fidelity micromanometer human LVETI and AP
           
Lepore JJ, Maroo A, Bigatello LM, Dec GW, Zapol WM, Bloch KD, Semigran MJ Hemodynamic Effects of Sildenafil in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension: Combined Administration With Inhaled Nitric Oxide Chest, May 2005; 127: 1647 - 1653 right-sided cardiac and micromanometer LV catheterization human heart failure, congestive • hypertension, pulmonary • nitric oxide • type 5 phosphodiesterase • vasodilator agents
McMurtry MS, Archer SL, Altieri DC, Bonnet S, Haromy A, Harry G, Bonnet S, Puttagunta L, Michelakis ED Gene therapy targeting survivin selectively induces pulmonary vascular apoptosis and reverses pulmonary arterial hypertension J. Clin. Invest., Jun 2005; 115: 1479 - 1491 high-fidelity Millar catheters human, rat bone morphogenetic protein axis, vascular mitochondria-dependent apoptosis
Schmitt M, Avolio A, Qasem A, McEniery CM, Butlin M, Wilkinson IB, Cockcroft JR Basal NO Locally Modulates Human Iliac Artery Function In Vivo Hypertension, Jul 2005; 46: 227 - 231 TC-510, Mikro-Tip 6F end-hole catheters with a 0.46-mm internal lumen human arteries • nitric oxide • arterial stiffness • hemodynamics
O’Rourke MF Beyond Blood Pressure: Subtle Effects of Drug Classes Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol., Nov 2005; 25: 2238 - 2239 micromanometer human aortic and brachial pressure waves
Hope SA, Tay DB, Meredith IT, Cameron JD Waveform dispersion, not reflection, may be the major determinant of aortic pressure wave morphology Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2005; 289: H2497 - H2502 2-Fr Millar Mikro-tip catheter human augmentation index; pressure wave reflection; Fourier analysis; aorta
Mak S, Overgaard CB, Newton GE Effect of vitamin C and L-NMMA on the inotropic response to dobutamine in patients with heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2005; 289: H2424 - H2428 7-Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter human antioxidants; nitric oxide
           
Eskurza I, Monahan KD, Robinson JA, Seals DR Ascorbic acid does not affect large elastic artery compliance or central blood pressure in young and older men Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H1528-H1534, 2004   human arterial stiffness; vitamin C; antioxidants; human aging
Monahan KD, Eskurza I, Seals DR Ascorbic acid increases cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity in healthy older men Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H2113-H2117, 2004   human baroreceptors; blood pressure; antioxidants
Omran AM, Aboubakr SE, Aboussouan LS, Pierchala L, Badr MS Posthypoxic ventilatory decline during NREM sleep: influence of sleep apnea J Appl Physiol 96: 2220-2225, 2004   human episodic hypoxia; ventilatory control; obstructive sleep apnea; nonrapid eye movement sleep
Weber T, Auer J, O’Rourke MF, Kvas E, Lassnig E, Berent R, Eber B Arterial Stiffness, Wave Reflections, and the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Circulation. 2004;109:184-189   human coronary disease • waves • arteries • arteriosclerosis
Mak S, Newton GE Redox modulation of the inotropic response to dobutamine is impaired in patients with heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H789-H795, 2004 7F Mikro-Tip catheter human antioxidants; contractility; receptors; beta-adrenergic
Aufderheide TP, Sigurdsson G, Pirrallo RG, Yannopoulos D, McKnite S, von Briesen C, Sparks CW, Conrad CJ, Provo TA, Lurie KG Hyperventilation-Induced Hypotension During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Circulation. 2004;109:1960-1965 Mikro-Tip Catheter human cardiopulmonary resuscitation • death, sudden • heart arrest • ventilation • hypotension
Grossman PM, Linares OA, Supiano MA, Oral H, Mehta RH, Starling MR Cardiac-specific norepinephrine mass transport and its relationship to left ventricular size and systolic performance Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287: H878-H888, 2004 micromanometer-tipped catheter human mitral regurgitation; left ventricle; ejection fraction; contractility
Weinberg CE, Hertzberg JR, Ivy DD, Kirby KS, Chan KC, Valdes-Cruz L, Shandas R Extraction of Pulmonary Vascular Compliance, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, and Right Ventricular Work From Single-Pressure and Doppler Flow Measurements in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension: a New Method for Evaluating Reactivity Circulation. 2004;110:2609-2617 solid-state transducer human hypertension, pulmonary • pulmonary heart disease • pediatrics • echocardiography • hemodynamics
           
Yu Y, Kramer A, Spinelli J, Ding J, Hoersch W, Auricchio A
Biventricular mechanical asynchrony predicts hemodynamic effect of uni- and biventricular pacing
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2788-H2796, 2003
high-fidelity pressure recordings
human
resynchronization; heart failure; pressure-pressure loop; intraventricular conduction delay; developed pressure over time
Oral H, Sivasubramanian N, Dyke DB,Mehta RH, Grossman PM, Briesmiester K, Fay WP, Pagani FD, Bolling SF, Mann DL, Starling MR Myocardial Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression and Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With Chronic Mitral Regurgitation Circulation 2003 107:831-837 Micromanometer-tipped catheter human Left Heart studies, mitral valve, cytokines, remodeling, hemodynamics, surgery
Babcock M, Shkoukani M, Aboubakr SE, Badr MS
Determinants of long-term facilitation in humans during NREM sleep
J Appl Physiol 94: 53-59, 2003
Mikro-Tip catheter human episodic hypoxia; ventilatory control; plasticity; non-rapid eye movement sleep
Zhou XS, Rowley JA, Demirovic F, Diamond MP, Badr MS
Effect of testosterone on the apneic threshold in women during NREM sleep
J Appl Physiol 94: 101-107, 2003
MPC-500 human control of breathing; hypocapnia; gender

Smulyan H; Siddiqui DS; Carlson RJ; London GM; Safar ME
Clinical Utility of Aortic Pulses and Pressures Calculated From Applanated Radial-Artery Pulses
Hypertension. 2003;42:150
SPC-350 human aorta • arterial pressure • Fourier analysis • blood pressure determination
Smulyan H, Siddiqui DS, Carlson RJ, London GM, Safar ME
Clinical Utility of Aortic Pulses and Pressures Calculated From Applanated Radial-Artery Pulses
Hypertension. 2003;42:150
SPC-350 human aorta • arterial pressure • Fourier analysis • blood pressure determination
Schipke JD, Heusch G, Sanii AP, Gams E, Winter J
Static filling pressure in patients during induced ventricular fibrillation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2510-H2515, 2003
SPC-360
human
mean circulatory (filling) pressure; vascular waterfall; implantable cardioverter/defibrillator; defibrillation threshold testing
Rovner A, Smith R, Greenberg NL, Tuzcu EM, Smedira N, Lever HM, Thomas, Garcia MJ
Improvement in diastolic intraventricular pressure gradients in patients with HOCM after ethanol septal reduction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2492-H2499, 2003
Triple sensor Mikro-Tip catheter
human echocardiography; diastolic function; hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Rivas-Gotz C, Khoury DS, Manolios M, Rao L, Kopelen HA, Nagueh SF
Time interval between onset of mitral inflow and onset of early diastolic velocity by tissue Doppler; a novel index of left ventricular relaxation
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 42, No. 8, 2003
5F pressure catheter, 5F 12-electrode conductance catheter
human, dog Left heart pressure-Volume, myocardial function, echocardiography, circumflex coronary artery, filling pressure, tau, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
Schipke JD, Heusch G, Sanii AP, Gams E, Winter J Static filling pressure in patients during induced ventricular fibrillation Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2510-H2515, 2003. SPC-360 human mean circulatory (filling) pressure; vascular waterfall; implantable cardioverter/defibrillator; defibrillation threshold testing
Morita S, Ochiai Y, Tanoue Y, Hisahara M, Masuda M, Yasui H Acute volume reduction with aortic valve replacement immediately improves ventricular mechanics in patients with aortic regurgitation J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Feb 2003; 125: 283 - 289 MPC-350 human arterial elastance
           
Han D, Ye J, Wang J, Yang Q,, Wang J
Determining the site of airway obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea with airway pressure measurements during sleep
The Laryngoscope 112: November 2002, 2081-2082
5.7F (1.9 mm OD), 5 sensors Mikro-Tip catheter
human obstructive sleep apnea, topodiagnosis, upper airway pressure measurement
Grayburn PA, Eichhorn EJ
Dobutamine Challenge for Low-Gradient Aortic stenosis
Circulation. 2002;106:763
Mikro-Tip Dual Sensor catheter
human
stenosis • cardiomyopathy • inotropic agents • hemodynamics
Jordan AS, Catcheside PG, O'Donoghue FJ, McEvoy RD
Long-term facilitation of ventilation is not present during wakefulness in healthy men or women
J Appl Physiol 93: 2129-2136, 2002
MPC-500 human gender; genioglossus muscle; obstructive sleep apnea
Lage SG, Kopel L, Medeiros CCJ, Carvalho RT, Creager MA
Angiotensin II contributes to arterial compliance in congestive heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1424-H1429, 2002
SPR-428 human carotid arteries; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Rowley JA, Sanders CS, Zahn BR, Badr MS
Gender differences in upper airway compliance during NREM sleep: role of neck circumference
J Appl Physiol 92: 2535-2541, 2002
TC-500XG human cross-sectional area; upper airway imaging; upper airway structure; non-rapid eye movement sleep
Shkoukani M, Babcock MA, Badr MS
Effect of episodic hypoxia on upper airway mechanics in humans during NREM sleep
J Appl Physiol 92: 2565-2570, 2002
TC-500XG human peripheral chemoreceptors; unloading; upper airway; non-rapid eye movement sleep
Mansour KF, Rowley JA, Meshenish AA, Shkoukani MA, Badr MS
A mathematical model to detect inspiratory flow limitation during sleep
J Appl Physiol 93: 1084-1092, 2002
TC500-XG human upper airway; polynomial equation; pressure-flow relationship
         
Robin Shandas, PhD; Craig Weinberg, MSc; D. Dunbar Ivy, MD; Ewen Nicol, BSc; Curt G. DeGroff, MD; Jean Hertzberg, PhD; Lilliam Valdes-Cruz, MD Development of A Noninvasive Ultrasound Color M-Mode Means of Estimating Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Circulation. 2001;104:908 human hypertension, pulmonary • echocardiography • heart defects, congenital
James M. Cotton, MRCP; Mark T. Kearney, DM MRCP; Philip A. MacCarthy, PhD MRCP; Richard M. Grocott-Mason, MD MRCP; Dougal R. McClean, MD FRACP; Christophe Heymes, PhD; Peter J. Richardson, MD FRCP; Ajay M. Shah, MD FRCP Effects of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition on Basal Function and the Force-Frequency Relationship in the Normal and Failing Human Heart In Vivo
Circulation. 2001;104:2318 6F Mikro-Tip Caheter with Pigtail human contractility • heart failure • myocardial contraction • nitric oxide • nitric oxide synthase
Lisauskas JB, Singh J, Bowman AW, Kovács SJ
Chamber properties from transmitral flow: prediction of average and passive left ventricular diastolic stiffness
J Appl Physiol 91: 154-162, 2001
7 F 747P human diastole; echocardiography; hemodynamics; ventricles; mathematical modeling
Susanna Mak, MD; Gary E. Newton, MD Vitamin C Augments the Inotropic Response to Dobutamine in Humans With Normal Left Ventricular Function Circulation. 2001;103:826 7F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer human antioxidants • contractility • receptors, adrenergic, beta
Masafumi Yano, Michihiro Kohno, Shigeki Kobayashi, Masakazu Obayashi, Kohzaburo Seki, Tomoko Ohkusa, Toshiro Miura, Takashi Fujii, and Masunori Matsuzaki Influence of timing and magnitude of arterial wave reflection on left ventricular relaxation
AJP Heart Circ Physiol., Vol. 280, Issue 4, H1846-H1852, April 2001
7F multi-sensor catheter human, dog coronary flow; ventricular function; afterload
R. G. Querry, S. A. Smith, M. Strømstad, K. Ide, N. H. Secher, and P. B. Raven Anatomical and functional characteristics of carotid sinus stimulation in humans
AJP Heart Circ Physiol., Vol. 280, Issue 5, H2390-H2398, May 2001
Balloon-tipped pressure transducer human carotid baroreflex; chamber pressure; tissue pressure
Cappola TP, Kass DA, Nelson GS, Berger RD, Rosas GO, Kobeissi ZA, Marban E, Hare JM Allopurinol improves myocardial efficiancy in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Circulation 2001;104:2407 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer human heart failure • hemodynamics • free radicals
Alessandro Barbone, MD; Mehmet C. Oz, MD; Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD; Jeffrey W. Holmes, MD, PhD Normalized Diastolic Properties After Left Ventricular Assist Result From Reverse Remodeling of Chamber Geometry Circulation. 2001;104:I-229 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer human diastole • elasticity • heart-assist device • heart failure • mechanics
Gallagher KM, Fadel PJ, Smith SA, Norton KH, Querry RG, Olivencia-Yurvati A, Raven PB
Increases in intramuscular pressure raise arterial blood pressure during dynamic exercise
J Appl Physiol 91: 2351-2358, 2001
SPC-330A human mechanoreceptors; metaboreceptors; exercise pressor reflex
Fuji Somura, MD; Hideo Izawa, MD, PhD; Mitsunori Iwase, MD, PhD; Yasushi Takeichi, MD; Ryoji Ishiki, MD, PhD; Takao Nishizawa, MD; Akiko Noda, PhD; Kohzo Nagata, MD, PhD; Yoshiji Yamada, MD, PhD; Mitsuhiro Yokota, MD,PhD
Reduced Myocardial Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase mRNA Expression and Biphasic Force-Frequency Relations in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Circulation. 2001;104:658 SPC-464D human hypertrophy • cardiomyopathy • myocardial contraction • sarcoplasmic reticulum • biopsy
Eucker SA, Lisauskas JB, Singh J, Kovács SJ
Phase plane analysis of left ventricular hemodynamics
J Appl Physiol 90: 2238-2244, 2001
SPC-747 human nonlinear dynamics; isovolumic relaxation; systolic-diastolic coupling
Mario J. Garcia, Michael S. Firstenberg, Neil L. Greenberg, Nicholas Smedira, Leonardo Rodriguez, David Prior, and James D. Thomas Estimation of left ventricular operating stiffness from Doppler early filling deceleration time in humans AJP Heart Circ Physiol. Vol. 280, Issue 2, H554-H561, February 2001
SPC-751 human diastole; echocardiography; myocardial stiffness
Satoshi Nakatani, Michael S. Firstenberg, Neil L. Greenberg, Pieter M. Vandervoort, Nicholas G. Smedira, Patrick M. McCarthy, and James D. Thomas Mitral inertance in humans: critical factor in Doppler estimation of transvalvular pressure gradients AJP Heart Circ Physiol., Vol. 280, Issue 3, H1340-H1345, March 2001
SPC-751 human mitral valve; Doppler echocardiography
Lau C, Kusnierczyk I
Quantitative evaluation of infant's nonnutritive and nutritive sucking
Dysphagia 16:58-67 (2001)
SPR-524
human
oral feeding, premature infants, suck-swallow-breathe coordination, clinical feeding evaluation, feeding disorders, deglutition, deglutition disorders
Michael S. Firstenberg, MD; Nicholas G. Smedira, MD; Neil L. Greenberg, PhD; David L. Prior, MD, PhD; Patrick M. McCarthy, MD; Mario J. Garcia, MD; James D. Thomas, MD Relationship Between Early Diastolic Intraventricular Pressure Gradients, an Index of Elastic Recoil, and Improvements in Systolic and Diastolic Function Circulation. 2001;104:I-330.) Ttriple-sensor high-fidelity pressure transducer human diastole • surgery • physiology • ventricles
Yanagida R, Sugawara M, Kawai A, Koyanagi H Regional differences in myocardial work of the left ventricle in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: Implications for the surgical technique used for left ventriculoplasty J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Sep 2001; 122: 600 - 607 3F micromanometer catheter human Posteroinferior wall regional work 
Tatebe S, Davies MJ, Tsang VT, Elliott MJ Perioperative monitoring of left ventricular contractility J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Nov 2001; 122: 1036 - 1038 SPR-524 human preload recruitable stroke work index 
Suematsu Y, Takamoto S, Ohtsuka T Intraoperative echocardiographic imaging of coronary arteries and graft anastomoses during coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Dec 2001; 122: 1147 - 1154 5F micromanometer-tipped catheter dog, human high-frequency epicardial echocardiography and power Doppler imaging
Toshiro Shinke, MD; Hideyuki Takaoka, MD; Motoshi Takeuchi, MD; Katsuya Hata, MD; Hiroya Kawai, MD; Hideaki Okubo, MD; Yoichi Kijima, MD; Takeomi Murata, MD; Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, MD Nitric Oxide Spares Myocardial Oxygen Consumption Through Attenuation of Contractile Response to ß-Adrenergic Stimulation in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Circulation 2000;101:1925 2F Mikro-Tip Catheter human  
Raffaello Furlan, MD; Alberto Porta, MS, PhD; Fernando Costa, MD; Jens Tank, MD; Lemont Baker, MS; Richard Schiavi, MS; David Robertson, MD; Alberto Malliani, MD; Rogelio Mosqueda-Garcia, MD, PhD
Oscillatory Patterns in Sympathetic Neural Discharge and Cardiovascular Variables During Orthostatic Stimulus Circulation. 2000;101:886 3F Mikro-Tip catheter human  
Maeda K, Tsutamoto T, Wada A, ,Mabuchi N, Hayashi M, Hisanaga T, Kamijo T, Kinoshita M
Insufficient secretion of atrial natriuretic peptide at acute phase of myocardial infarction
J Appl Physiol 89: 458-464, 2000
6F Dual Sensor Mikro-tip catheter human  
Philip A. MacCarthy, BSc, MB, ChB, MRCP; Richard Grocott-Mason, MA, MD, MRCP; Bernard D. Prendergast, BMedSci, MD, MRCP; Ajay M. Shah, MD, FRCP, FESC Contrasting Inotropic Effects of Endogenous Endothelin in the Normal and Failing Human Heart Circulation. 2000;101:142 6F Mikro-Tip catheter human  
Hirofumi Tanaka, PhD; Frank A. Dinenno, MS; Kevin D. Monahan, MS; Christopher M. Clevenger, MS; Christopher A. DeSouza, PhD; Douglas R. Seals, PhD Aging, Habitual Exercise, and Dynamic Arterial Compliance Circulation. 2000;102:1270 Mikro-Tip catheter human  
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