Key Word List: Circulation
Updated January 2000

When preparing your manuscript for submission, please select three (3) to five (5) key words from the following list. If you subject cannot be accommodated from this list or if the primary objective of a study is not on this list, you may suggest an alternative term. However, acceptance will be determined by the Editor or Associate Editors. The list is derived primarily from the medical subject headings (MeSH) of the National Library of Medicine.

A ablation acetylcholine action potentials (adhesion molecules: see cell adhesion molecules) adenosine afferent aging AHA Medical/Scientific Statements AIDS alcohol amino acids amyloid anastomosis anemia anesthesia aneurysm angina angiogenesis angiography angioplasty angiotensin anisotrophy antiarrhythmia agents antibodies anticoagulants antigens antioxidants aorta apolipoproteins apoptosis arrhythmia arteries arteriosclerosis aspirin atherosclerosis atrial flutter atrial natriuretic factor atrioventricular node atrium B balloon baroreceptors biopsy (bleeding: see hemorrhage) blood cells blood flow blood pressure blood volume bradykinin brain bundle-branch block bypass C calcium capillaries cardiac output cardiac tamponade cardiac volume cardiomyopathy cardioplegia cardiopulmonary bypass cardiopulmonary resuscitation cardioversion cardiovascular diseases carotid arteries catecholamines catheter ablation catheterization catheters cell adhesion molecules cells cerebral infarction cerebral ischemia cerebrovascular circulation cerebrovascular disorders cholesterol circadian rhythm circulation claudication Clinicopathological Conferences coagulation coarctation cocaine collagen collateral circulation complications computers conduction contractility contrast media coronary disease cost-benefit analysis creatine kinase	D death, sudden (if surviving, use heart arrest) defects defibrillation depolarization diabetes mellitus diagnosis diastole diet diuretics drugs ductus arteriosus, patent dynamics E echocardiography edema Editorials elasticity electrical stimulation electrocardiography electrophysiology embolism endocardium endothelin endothelium endothelium-derived factors enzymes epidemiology epithelium excitation exercise extracorporeal circulation F fatty acids fibrillation fibrin fibrinogen fibrinolysis fistula follow-up studies Fontan procedure Fourier analysis free radicals G gene therapy genes genetics glucose glycoproteins grafting growth substances H heart arrest heart-assist device heart block heart defects, congenital heart diseases heart failure heart rate heart septal defects hemodynamics hemoglobin hemorrhage heparin hibernation hormones hypercholesterolemia hyperlipoproteinemia hypertension hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, renal hypertrophy hypoxia I imaging immune system immunohistochemistry immunology infarction infection inflammation inhibitors inotropic agents insulin interleukins intervals ion channels ions ischemia isotopes	K kidney L lasers lesion leukocytes lifestyle lipids lipoproteins liver long-QT syndrome lung lymphocytes M magentic resonance imaging mapping mechanics men meta-analysis metabolism metalloproteinases microcirculation microspheres mitral valve molecular biology morbidity morphogenesis mortality muscle, smooth muscles myocardial contraction myocardial infarction myocarditis myocardium myocytes myoglobin myosin N natriuretic peptides nervous system nervous system, autonomic nervous system, sympathetic nitric oxide nitric oxide synthase nitroglycerin norepinephrine nuclear medicine nutrition O obesity occlusion oxygen P pacemakers pacing pathology patients pediatrics peptides perfusion pericarditis pericardium peripheral vascular disease pharmacokinetics pharmacology phosphates physiology plaque plasma plaminogen plasminogen activators platelet-derived factors platelets polymerase chain reaction population potassium potentials pregancy pressure prevention prognosis prostaglandins prosthesis proteins pulmonary heart disease	R (radiofrequency: see catheter ablation) radiography radioisotopes receptors receptors, adrenergic, alpha receptors, adrenergic, beta reentry reflex regional blood flow registries regurgitation rejection remodeling renin reperfusion respiration restenosis resuscitation revascularization rheumatic heart disease risk factors S sarcoplasmic reticulum scintigraphy seasons sex shock shunts signal transduction sinoatrial node sleep smoking sodium spectroscopy statistics stenosis stents streptokinase stress stroke structure stunning, myocardial surgery survival syncope syndrome X systole T tachyarrhythmias tachycardia tests tetralogy of Fallot thrombolysis thrombosis thromboxane thrombus thyroid tissue tomography torsade de pointes transplantation transposition of great vessels trials truncus artiosus U ultrasonics urokinase V vagus nerve Valsalva valves valvuloplasty vasculature vasoconstriction vasodilation vasospasm veins ventilation ventricles vessels viruses vital statistics von Willebrand factor W waves Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome women