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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Ausgabe 1/2008

Inhalt (41 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Hyperhomocysteinemia and recurrent carotid stenosis

Renata Hillenbrand, Andreas Hillenbrand, Florian Liewald, Julian Zimmermann

Open Access Research article

Ankle blood pressure as a predictor of total and cardiovascular mortality

Heikki Hietanen, Rauni Pääkkönen, Veikko Salomaa

Open Access Research article

The importance of left ventricular function for long-term outcome after primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Pieter A van der Vleuten, Saman Rasoul, Willem Huurnink, Iwan CC van der Horst, Riemer HJA Slart, Stoffer Reiffers, Rudi A Dierckx, René A Tio, Jan Paul Ottervanger, Menko-Jan De Boer, Felix Zijlstra

Open Access Research article

WRN polymorphisms affect expression levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 in cultured fibroblasts

Elena Castro, Vladimir Oviedo-Rodríguez, Luis I Angel-Chávez

Open Access Research article

The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome

Mathieu Firmann, Vladimir Mayor, Pedro Marques Vidal, Murielle Bochud, Alain Pécoud, Daniel Hayoz, Fred Paccaud, Martin Preisig, Kijoung S Song, Xin Yuan, Theodore M Danoff, Heide A Stirnadel, Dawn Waterworth, Vincent Mooser, Gérard Waeber, Peter Vollenweider

Open Access Research article

Rapid short-duration hypothermia with cold saline and endovascular cooling before reperfusion reduces microvascular obstruction and myocardial infarct size

Matthias Götberg, Goran K Olivecrona, Henrik Engblom, Martin Ugander, Jesper van der Pals, Einar Heiberg, Håkan Arheden, David Erlinge

Open Access Study protocol

Heart-type Fatty acid-binding protein in Acute Myocardial infarction Evaluation (FAME): Background and design of a diagnostic study in primary care

Madeleine HE Bruins Slot, Geert JMG van der Heijden, Frans H Rutten, Onno P van der Spoel, E Gijs Mast, Ad C Bredero, Pieter A Doevendans, Jan FC Glatz, Arno W Hoes

Open Access Research article

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha is a critical mediator of hypoxia induced apoptosis in cardiac H9c2 and kidney epithelial HK-2 cells

Ricky Malhotra, David W Tyson, Henry M Rosevear, Frank C Brosius III

Open Access Research article

The interaction of vasoactive substances during exercise modulates platelet aggregation in hypertension and coronary artery disease

Konstantinos Petidis, Stella Douma, Michael Doumas, Ilias Basagiannis, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Chrysanthos Zamboulis

Open Access Research article

The Metabolic Syndrome and the immediate antihypertensive effects of aerobic exercise: a randomized control design

Linda S Pescatello, Bruce E Blanchard, Jaci L Van Heest, Carl M Maresh, Heather Gordish-Dressman, Paul D Thompson

Open Access Research article

Effect of garlic on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Karin Ried, Oliver R Frank, Nigel P Stocks, Peter Fakler, Thomas Sullivan

Open Access Research article

A compare between myocardial topical negative pressure levels of -25 mmHg and -50 mmHg in a porcine model

Sandra Lindstedt, Per Paulsson, Arash Mokhtari, Bodil Gesslein, Joanna Hlebowicz, Malin Malmsjö, Richard Ingemansson

Open Access Research article

RAS gene polymorphisms, classical risk factors and the advent of coronary artery disease in the Portuguese population

Ana I Freitas, Isabel Mendonça, Maria Brión, Miguel M Sequeira, Roberto P Reis, Angel Carracedo, António Brehm

Open Access Research article

Gender differences in trends of acute myocardial infarction events: The Northern Sweden MONICA study 1985 – 2004

Dan Lundblad, Lars Holmgren, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Ulf Näslund, Mats Eliasson

Open Access Research article

Healthy Hearts – A community-based primary prevention programme to reduce coronary heart disease

Gill Richardson, Hugo C van Woerden, Lucy Morgan, Rhiannon Edwards, Monica Harries, Elaine Hancock, Susan Sroczynsk, Mererid Bowley

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: Analysis from a cross-sectional survey

Trevor S Ferguson, Novie OM Younger, Marshall K Tulloch-Reid, Marilyn B Lawrence Wright, Elizabeth M Ward, Deanna E Ashley, Rainford J Wilks

Open Access Research article

Up-regulation of endothelin type B receptors in the human internal mammary artery in culture is dependent on protein kinase C and mitogen-activated kinase signaling pathways

David Nilsson, Lotta Gustafsson, Angelica Wackenfors, Bodil Gesslein, Lars Edvinsson, Per Paulsson, Richard Ingemansson, Malin Malmsjö

Open Access Research article

Does interhospital transfer improve outcome of acute myocardial infarction? A propensity score analysis from the Cardiovascular Cooperative Project

John M Westfall, Catarina I Kiefe, Norman W Weissman, Anthony Goudie, Robert M Centor, O Dale Williams, Jeroan J Allison

Open Access Research article

Passive tobacco exposure may impair symptomatic improvement in patients with chronic angina undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation

Stilianos Efstratiadis, Elizabeth D Kennard, Sheryl F Kelsey, Andrew D Michaels

Open Access Research article

The effect of long-term homocysteine-lowering on carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated vasodilation in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis

Kathleen Potter, Graeme J Hankey, Daniel J Green, John Eikelboom, Konrad Jamrozik, Leonard F Arnolda

Open Access Study protocol

The CHOICE (Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events) replication trial: study protocol

Lis Neubeck, Julie Redfern, Tom Briffa, Adrian Bauman, David Hare, SB Freedman

Open Access Research article

Pocket Doppler and vascular laboratory equipment yield comparable results for ankle brachial index measurement

Saskia PA Nicolaï, Lotte M Kruidenier, Ellen V Rouwet, Liliane Wetzels-Gulpers, Constantijn AM Rozeman, Martin H Prins, Joep AW Teijink

Open Access Research article

Predictive value of coronary calcifications for future cardiac events in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus: A prospective study in 716 patients over 8 years

Alexander Becker, Alexander W Leber, Christoph Becker, Franz von Ziegler, Janine Tittus, Ines Schroeder, Gerhard Steinbeck, Andreas Knez

Open Access Research article

Health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction is associated with level of left ventricular ejection fraction

Kjell I Pettersen, Elena Kvan, Arnfinn Rollag, Knut Stavem, Aasmund Reikvam

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: PAIS: paracetamol (acetaminophen) in stroke; protocol for a randomized, double blind clinical trial. [ISCRTN74418480]

Heleen M den Hertog, H Bart van der Worp, H Maarten A van Gemert, Ale Algra, L Jaap Kappelle, Jan van Gijn, Peter J Koudstaal, Diederik WJ Dippel

Open Access Research article

Pacemaker patients' perception of unsafe activities: a survey

Masooma Aqeel, Azam Shafquat, Nawal Salahuddin

Open Access Research article

Is population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm cost-effective?

Lars Ehlers, Jan Sørensen, Lotte Groth Jensen, Merete Bech, Mette Kjølby

Open Access Research article

Quality of life after carotid endarterectomy

Fernando José Abelha, Susana Quevedo, Henrique Barros

Open Access Research article

A clinical and EEG scoring system that predicts early cortical response (N20) to somatosensory evoked potentials and outcome after cardiac arrest

Cédric Daubin, Damien Guillotin, Olivier Etard, Cathy Gaillard, Damien du Cheyron, Michel Ramakers, Bruno Bouchet, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Pierre Charbonneau

Open Access Research article

The Asp298 allele of endothelial nitric oxide synthase is a risk factor for myocardial infarction among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Jacob Odeberg, Charlotte A Larsson, Lennart Råstam, Ulf Lindblad

Open Access Research article

The PPARGC1AGly482Ser polymorphism is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in men

Erik Ingelsson, Louise Bennet, Martin Ridderstråle, Marianne Söderström, Lennart Råstam, Ulf Lindblad

Open Access Research article

The role of coronary artery calcification score in clinical practice

Lieuwe H Piers, Farah Salachova, Riemer HJA Slart, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Riksta Dikkers, Frederique AP Hospers, Hjalmar R Bouma, Clark J Zeebregts, Tineke P Willems, Matthijs Oudkerk, Felix Zijlstra, René A Tio

Open Access Research article

Association of alpha1a-adrenergic receptor polymorphism and blood pressure phenotypes in the Brazilian population

Silvia R Freitas, Alexandre C Pereira, Marcilene S Floriano, José G Mill, José E Krieger

Open Access Research article

The CYP2J2 G-50T polymorphism and myocardial infarction in patients with cardiovascular risk profile

Jan Börgel, Daniel Bulut, Christoph Hanefeld, Horst Neubauer, Andreas Mügge, Jörg T Epplen, Tim Holland-Letz, Martin Spiecker

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