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Alpha-1-adrenergic receptors: targets for agonist drugs to treat heart failure.

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It is proposed that selectively activating α1-adrenergic receptors in the heart might represent a novel and effective way to treat heart failure.
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This article is published in Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.The article was published on 2011-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 104 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heart failure & Receptor.

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Cardiovascular remodelling in coronary artery disease and heart failure

TL;DR: The remodelling processes in atherosclerosis, vascular and myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury, and heart failure are characterised, and potential avenues for innovative therapeutic approaches are drawn attention, including conditioning and metabolic strategies.
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The Autonomic Nervous System and Heart Failure

TL;DR: The data supporting a contributory role of the autonomic functional alterations on the course of HF is analyzed, the techniques used to assess autonomic nervous system activity are reviewed, the evidence for clinical effectiveness of pharmacological and device interventions, and the potential future role of autonomics nervous system modifiers in the management of this syndrome are analyzed.
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Cardiac Alpha1-Adrenergic Receptors: Novel Aspects of Expression, Signaling Mechanisms, Physiologic Function, and Clinical Importance

TL;DR: Interestingly, at the molecular level, alpha1-ARs localize to and signal at the nucleus in cardiac myocytes, and, unlike most GPCRs, activate “inside-out” signaling to cause cardioprotection.
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Agonist-Induced Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction Are Associated With Selective Reduction in Glucose Oxidation A Metabolic Contribution to Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction

TL;DR: In this paper, the qualitative and quantitative effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) and the α-adrenergic agonist, phenylephrine (PE), on cardiac energy metabolism in experimental models of hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction and the role of the Ang II type 1 receptor were assessed.
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PIP2 regulation of KCNQ channels: biophysical and molecular mechanisms for lipid modulation of voltage-dependent gating.

TL;DR: It is suggested that lipid-mediated coupling of functional domains is a common mechanism among KCNQ channels that may be applicable to other Kv channels and membrane proteins.
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Plasma Norepinephrine as a Guide to Prognosis in Patients with Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

TL;DR: Measurements of Hemodynamics, plasma norepinephrine, and plasma renin activity in patients with moderate to severe congestive heart failure suggest that a single resting venous blood sample showing the plasma norenphrine concentration provides a better guide to prognosis than other commonly measured indexes of cardiac performance.
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Decreased catecholamine sensitivity and beta-adrenergic-receptor density in failing human hearts.

TL;DR: It is concluded that in failing human hearts a decrease in beta-receptor density leads to subsensitivity of the beta-adrenergic pathway and decreased beta-agonist-stimulated muscle contraction.
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Major cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients randomized to doxazosin vs chlorthalidone: The antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial (ALLHAT)

Barry R. Davis
- 19 Apr 2000 - 
TL;DR: The data indicate that compared with doxazosin, chlorthalidone reduces the risk of combined CVD events, particularly CHD death/nonfatal MI, in high-risk hypertensive patients.
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