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Species | Roberto CortiSummaryAffiliation: University Hospital Country: Switzerland Publications
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Coffee acutely increases sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure independently of caffeine content: role of habitual versus nonhabitual drinkingRoberto Corti
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Circulation 106:2935-40. 2002..Activation of the sympathetic nervous system by coffee may enhance cardiovascular risk; however, it is unclear whether this effect of coffee is related to caffeine or other substance(s) also contained in decaffeinated coffee...- Chronic treatment with long-acting nifedipine reduces vasoconstriction to endothelin-1 in essential hypertensionIsabella Sudano
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Hypertension 49:285-90. 2007..Those vasculoprotective effects may importantly contribute to a reduction in major clinical events seen during treatment with these compounds... - Dark chocolate improves coronary vasomotion and reduces platelet reactivityAndreas J Flammer
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Circulation 116:2376-82. 2007..Thus, flavonoid-rich dark chocolate holds the potential to have a beneficial impact on graft atherosclerosis... - Cholesterylestertransfer protein inhibition and endothelial function in type II hyperlipidemiaFrank Hermann
University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Thromb Res 123:460-5. 2009.... - Coffee blunts mental stress-induced blood pressure increase in habitual but not in nonhabitual coffee drinkersIsabella Sudano
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Hypertension 46:521-6. 2005..Caffeine alone does not exert any potentiating effect, confirming that ingredients other than caffeine are partially responsible for the stimulating effect of coffee on the cardiovascular system... - Spontanous periodic breathing is associated with sympathetic hyperreactivity and baroreceptor dysfunction in hypertensionChristian Binggeli
Cardiovascular Center Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
J Hypertens 28:985-92. 2010..Treating apnea improves hypertension and reduces sympathetic outflow. The aim of the present study was to investigate the phenomenon and mechanisms of spontaneous periodic breathing in patients with hypertension... - Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition improves vascular function in rheumatoid arthritisAndreas J Flammer
Cardiovascular Centre, Cardiology, University Hospital, Ramistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Circulation 117:2262-9. 2008.... - Myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex is released by monocytes and granulocytes at the site of coronary occlusion: a novel, early, and sensitive marker of acute coronary syndromesLukas A Altwegg
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Eur Heart J 28:941-8. 2007..We investigated whether myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex (MRP8/14) expressed by infiltrating monocytes and granulocytes may represent a mediator and early biomarker of acute coronary syndromes (ACS)... - Protection of endothelial function: targets for nutritional and pharmacological interventionsIsabella Sudano
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital and Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Physiology, University Zurich-Irchel, , Switzerland
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 47:S136-50; discussion S172-6. 2006..This review discusses pharmacological and dietary intervention... - Statins enhance postischemic hyperemia in the skin circulation of hypercholesterolemic patients: a monitoring test of endothelial dysfunction for clinical practice?Christian Binggeli
Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, , Switzerland
J Am Coll Cardiol 42:71-7. 2003..Thus, laser Doppler flowmetry may represent a tool to assess and monitor vascular function during therapy in everyday practice... - Cocoa and cardiovascular healthRoberto Corti
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital, Raemistrasse 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Circulation 119:1433-41. 2009..This review summarizes the available data on the cardiovascular effects of cocoa, outlines potential mechanisms involved in the response to cocoa, and highlights the potential clinical implications associated with its consumption... - Mental stress induces prolonged endothelial dysfunction via endothelin-A receptorsLukas E Spieker
Cardiology, University Hospital, , Switzerland
Circulation 105:2817-20. 2002..This represents a novel and important link between mental stress and atherosclerotic vascular disease... - Effects of chronic calcium channel blockade on sympathetic nerve activity in hypertensionChristian Binggeli
Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Hypertension 39:892-6. 2002..Thus, in hypertension slow release forms of verapamil, nifedipine, and amlodipine exert comparable antihypertensive effects and do not change MSA, although there was a trend toward decreased MSA and plasma norepinephrine with verapamil... - [Dark or white chocolate? Cocoa and cardiovascular health]Roberto Corti
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich
Rev Med Suisse 6:499-500, 502-4. 2010..This article reviews available data about the effects of the consumption of cocoa and different types of chocolate on cardiovascular health, and outlines potential mechanisms involved on the basis of recent studies... - Myeloid related proteins activate Toll-like receptor 4 in human acute coronary syndromesKeiko Yonekawa
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Atherosclerosis 218:486-92. 2011..In human ACS, we investigated now whether the pro-inflammatory action of MRPs occurs through TLR4 in monocytes derived from thrombi... - Cellular actors, Toll-like receptors, and local cytokine profile in acute coronary syndromesChristophe A Wyss
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Ramistrasse 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Eur Heart J 31:1457-69. 2010..We characterized leucocytes and TLR expression within coronary thrombi and compared cytokine levels from the site of coronary occlusion with aortic blood (AB) in ACS patients... - Failure to retrieve undeployed paclitaxel-eluting coronary stentsMarco Roffi
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Am J Cardiol 97:502-5. 2006..The clinical consequences were chronic claudication due to lower extremity device embolization in 1 patient and urgent surgical stent removal in 1 patient... - Cardiovascular disease in HIV infectionIsabella Sudano
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, , Switzerland
Am Heart J 151:1147-55. 2006..When initiating lipid-lowering therapy, interactions between statins and HIV protease inhibitors affecting cytochrome P450 function must be considered. Restenosis rate after percutaneous coronary intervention may be unexpectedly high... - Shear stress-dependent platelet function after LDL cholesterol apheresisLukas E Spieker
Cardiology, University Hospital, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Thromb Res 113:395-8. 2004..The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects lipid lowering by LDL apheresis on platelet function in patients with coronary artery disease... - Rapid progression of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infectionLukas E Spieker
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland
Heart Vessels 20:171-4. 2005..The rate of progression of coronary artery disease and the restenosis rate, however, are often unexpectedly high in these patients... - Acute, subacute, and chronic myocardial infarction: quantitative comparison of 2D and 3D late gadolinium enhancement MR imagingRobert Goetti
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Radiology 259:704-11. 2011.... - High-density lipoprotein restores endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic menLukas E Spieker
Cardiology, University Hospital, , Switzerland
Circulation 105:1399-402. 2002..This may in part explain the protective effect of HDL from coronary heart disease and illustrates the potential therapeutic benefit of increasing HDL in patients at risk from atherosclerosis... - Acute haemodynamic changes after percutaneous mitral valve repair: relation to mid-term outcomesOliver Gaemperli
Andreas Gruntzig Laboratories, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
Heart 98:126-32. 2012..Percutaneous mitral valve repair (MVR) using the Evalve MitraClip has been recently introduced as a potential alternative to surgical MVR... - Mechanisms underlying adverse effects of HDL on eNOS-activating pathways in patients with coronary artery diseaseChristian Besler
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Clin Invest 121:2693-708. 2011.... - Cell-based therapy for myocardial repair in patients with acute myocardial infarction: rationale and study design of the SWiss multicenter Intracoronary Stem cells Study in Acute Myocardial Infarction (SWISS-AMI)Daniel Sürder
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Am Heart J 160:58-64. 2010..Furthermore, reliable clinical predictors are lacking for identifying patients who are thought to have most benefit from cellular therapy... - Coronary optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) for in vivo evaluation of stent healing: comparison with light and electron microscopyChristian Templin
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Eur Heart J 31:1792-801. 2010..Hence, the present study was designed to evaluate the capacity of coronary OFDI by electron (SEM) and light microscopy (LM) analysis to detect and evaluate stent strut coverage in a porcine model... - Inflammatory markers at the site of ruptured plaque in acute myocardial infarction: locally increased interleukin-6 and serum amyloid A but decreased C-reactive proteinWillibald Maier
Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Circulation 111:1355-61. 2005..Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with inflammation. However, it remains unclear whether it originates from the ruptured plaque or represents a systemic process... - Cardiac arrest in a soccer player: a unique case of anomalous coronary origin detected by 16-row multislice computed tomography coronary angiographyBilgehan Karadag
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, , CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland
Heart Vessels 20:116-9. 2005..Multislice contrast-enhanced computed tomography has emerged as a valid noninvasive method for the diagnosis of coronary artery anomaly... - Coffee and myocardial infarctionAndreas J Flammer
Epidemiology 18:281; author reply 282-3. 2007 - Cardiovascular effects of coffee: is it a risk factor?Isabella Sudano
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Unit, , , Switzerland
Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 20:65-9. 2005..In contrast to early studies, recent research indicates that habitual moderate coffee intake does not represent a health hazard and may even be associated with beneficial effects on cardiovascular health... - Lyme carditis: restitutio ad integrum documented by cardiac magnetic resonance imagingBilgehan Karadag
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Cardiol Rev 12:185-7. 2004..Complete resolution without signs of myocardial scar is demonstrated by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging... - Images in cardiovascular medicine. Diagnosis of isolated noncompaction of the myocardium by magnetic resonance imagingLuis J J Borreguero
Hospital Principe de Asturias, Alcala de Henares and Clinica Ruber, Madrid, Spain
Circulation 105:E177-8. 2002 - Time course of hemoglobin concentrations in the intensive care unit in nonbleeding patients with acute coronary syndromeMarco Previsdomini
Division of Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Am J Cardiol 100:579-82. 2007..We hypothesize that this decrease is due to normalization of the previous stress-induced hemoconcentration and "internal hemodilution" by nitroglycerin...