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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Ausgabe 1/2014

Inhalt (199 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Can cardiac computed tomography predict cardiovascular events in asymptomatic type-2 diabetics?: results of a long term follow-up

Ana Faustino, Rui Providência, Paula Mota, Sérgio Barra, Joana Silva, Andreia Fernandes, Rui Catarino, Susana Basso, Marco Costa, António Leitão-Marques

Open Access Research article

Regional pulse wave velocities and their cardiovascular risk factors among healthy middle-aged men: a cross-sectional population-based study

Jina Choo, Chol Shin, Emma Barinas-Mitchell, Kamal Masaki, Bradley J Willcox, Todd B Seto, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Sunghee Lee, Katsuyuki Miura, Lakshmi Venkitachalam, Rachel H Mackey, Rhobert W Evans, Lewis H Kuller, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Akira Sekikawa

Open Access Research article

Use of secondary prevention pharmacotherapy after first myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus

Casper H Jørgensen, Gunnar H Gislason, Ole Ahlehoff, Charlotte Andersson, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Peter R Hansen

Open Access Research article

Association of the RYR3 gene polymorphisms with atherosclerosis in elderly Japanese population

Chenxi Zhao, Shinobu Ikeda, Tomio Arai, Makiko Naka-Mieno, Noriko Sato, Masaaki Muramatsu, Motoji Sawabe

Open Access Research article

Lipid, adipokine and ghrelin levels in myocardial infarction patients with insulin resistance

Olga Gruzdeva, Evgenya Uchasova, Ekaterina Belik, Yulia Dyleva, Ekaterina Shurygina, Olga Barbarash

Open Access Research article

A Cross-sectional study of stand-alone Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Nigerian Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Adeyemi Johnson, Bode Falase, Ifeoluwa Ajose, Yemi Onabowale

Open Access Study protocol

Strategy to recognize and initiate treatment of chronic heart failure in primary care (STRETCH): a cluster randomized trial

Evelien ES van Riet, Arno W Hoes, Alexander Limburg, Henk van der Hoeven, Marcel AJ Landman, Frans H Rutten

Open Access Case report

Characterization of a calcified intra-cardiac pseudocyst of the mitral valve by magnetic resonance imaging including T1 and T2 mapping

Ursula Reiter, Gert Reiter, Martin Asslaber, Drago Dacar, Ralph Maderthaner, Josepha Binder, Andreas Greiser, Meinrad Beer, Michael Fuchsjäger

Open Access Research article

Atrial fibrillation alters the microRNA expression profiles of the left atria of patients with mitral stenosis

Hai Liu, Guang-xian Chen, Meng-ya Liang, Han Qin, Jian Rong, Jian-ping Yao, Zhong-kai Wu

Open Access Research article

Self-reported recall and daily diary-recorded measures of weight monitoring adherence: associations with heart failure-related hospitalization

Christine D Jones, George M Holmes, Darren A DeWalt, Brian Erman, Jia-Rong Wu, Crystal W Cene, David W Baker, Dean Schillinger, Bernice Ruo, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Aurelia Macabasco-O’Connell, Victoria Hawk, Kimberly Broucksou, Michael Pignone

Open Access Case report

Lactococcus garvieaeendocarditis presenting with subdural haematoma

Magnus Rasmussen, Josefin Björk Werner, Mikaela Dolk, Bertil Christensson

Open Access Research article

Impact of renal insufficiency on mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Jonas Emil Sabroe, Per Thayssen, Lisbeth Antonsen, Mikkel Hougaard, Knud Nørregaard Hansen, Lisette Okkels Jensen

Open Access Research article

Aspirin use and knowledge in the community: a population- and health facility based survey for measuring local health system performance

Gregory A Roth, Catherine W Gillespie, Ali A Mokdad, Danny D Shen, David W Fleming, Andy Stergachis, Christopher JL Murray, Ali H Mokdad

Open Access Research article

Continuing decrease in coronary heart disease mortality in Sweden

Johanna Berg, Lena Björck, Georgios Lappas, Martin O’Flaherty, Simon Capewell, Annika Rosengren

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Obstacles and alternative options for cardiac rehabilitation in Nanjing, China: an exploratory study

Hong Jin, Qin Wei, Long Chen, Qin Sun, Yun Zhang, Juan Wu, Genshan Ma, Naifeng Liu

Open Access Research article

Serum TGF-β1 and SMAD3 levels are closely associated with coronary artery disease

Can Chen, Wei Lei, Wenjiang Chen, Jianfeng Zhong, Xiaoxin Gao, Bo Li, Huailong Wang, Congxin Huang

Open Access Research article

Differential associations of central and brachial blood pressure with carotid atherosclerosis and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes

Chan-Hee Jung, Sang-Hee Jung, Kyu-Jin Kim, Bo-Yeon Kim, Chul-Hee Kim, Sung-Koo Kang, Ji-Oh Mok

Open Access Research article

Phenotype, origin and estimated prevalence of a common long QT syndrome mutation: a clinical, genealogical and molecular genetics study including Swedish R518X/KCNQ1families

Annika Winbo, Eva-Lena Stattin, Charlotte Nordin, Ulla-Britt Diamant, Johan Persson, Steen M Jensen, Annika Rydberg

Open Access Research article

C-reactive protein levels in patients at cardiovascular risk: EURIKA study

Julian PJ Halcox, Carine Roy, Florence Tubach, José R Banegas, Jean Dallongeville, Guy De Backer, Eliseo Guallar, Ogün Sazova, Jesús Medina, Joep Perk, Philippe Gabriel Steg, Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, Claudio Borghi

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Rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: the association between MHC class II HLA DR alleles and disease: a case control study

Emmy Okello, Andrea Beaton, Charles K Mondo, Paul Kruszka, Noah Kiwanuka, Richard Odoi-Adome, Juergen Freers

Open Access Research article

Impact of self-management interventions on stable angina symptoms and health-related quality of life: a meta-analysis

Michael McGillion, Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Sandra L Carroll, J Charles Victor, Tammy Cosman, Allison Cook, John G Hanlon, E Marc Jolicoeur, Noorin Jamal, Robert McKelvie, Heather M Arthur

Open Access Research article

Routine angiography in survivors of out of hospital cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation: a single site registry

Vishva A Wijesekera, Daniel V Mullany, Catherina A Tjahjadi, Darren L Walters

Open Access Research article

Worsened arterial stiffness in high-risk cardiovascular patients with high habitual carbohydrate intake: a cross-sectional vascular function study

Hiu-Ting Chan, Yap-Hang Chan, Kai Hang Yiu, Sheung-Wai Li, Sidney Tam, Chu-Pak Lau, Hung-Fat Tse

Open Access Research article

Manipulation of valve composition to elucidate the role of collagen in aortic valve calcification

Karien J Rodriguez, Laura M Piechura, Ana M Porras, Kristyn S Masters

Open Access Research article

Duration of dual antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention on re-hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome

Shih-Chin Chen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Chii-Ming Lee, William Wei-Yuan Hsu, Churn-Shiouh Gau

Open Access Research article

Association between serum uric acid levels and cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and elderly Chinese individuals

Li Qin, Zhen Yang, Hongxia Gu, Shuai Lu, Qun Shi, Yin Xing, Xiaoyong Li, Rui Li, Guang Ning, Qing Su

Open Access Research article

Validation of continuous clinical indices of cardiometabolic risk in a cohort of Australian adults

Suzanne J Carroll, Catherine Paquet, Natasha J Howard, Robert J Adams, Anne W Taylor, Mark Daniel

Open Access Study protocol

Genetic and ElectroNic medIcal records to predict oUtcomeS in Heart Failure patients (GENIUS-HF) - design and rationale

Luciana Gioli-Pereira, Sabrina Bernardez-Pereira, Fabiana Goulart Marcondes-Braga, Joceli Mabel Rocha Spina, Rafael Muniz Miranda da Silva, Noely Evangelista Ferreira, Fernando Bacal, Fábio Fernandes, Alfredo José Mansur, José Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira

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Acute oxygenation changes on ischemic foot of a novel intermittent pneumatic compression device and of an existing sequential device in severe peripheral arterial disease

Fabio Manfredini, Anna Maria Malagoni, Michele Felisatti, Simona Mandini, Nicola Lamberti, Roberto Manfredini, Francesco Mascoli, Nino Basaglia, Paolo Zamboni

Open Access Study protocol

British randomised controlled trial of AV and VV optimization (“BRAVO”) study: rationale, design, and endpoints

Zachary I Whinnett, S M Afzal Sohaib, Siana Jones, Andreas Kyriacou, Katherine March, Emma Coady, Jamil Mayet, Alun D Hughes, Michael Frenneaux, Darrel P Francis

Open Access Research article

Diagonal earlobe crease and coronary artery disease in a Chinese population

Xing-li Wu, Ding-you Yang, Yu-sheng Zhao, Wen-hui Chai, Ming-lei Jin

Open Access Study protocol

Point of care platelet activity measurement in primary PCI [PINPOINT-PPCI]: a protocol paper

Thomas W Johnson, Debbie Marsden, Andrew Mumford, Katie Pike, Stuart Mundell, Mark Butler, Julian W Strange, Ruth Bowles, Chris Rogers, Andreas Baumbach, Barnaby C Reeves

Open Access Study protocol

Determining the prevalence and predictors of sleep disordered breathing in patients with chronic heart failure: rationale and design of the SCHLA-HF registry

Holger Woehrle, Olaf Oldenburg, Michael Arzt, Andrea Graml, Erland Erdmann, Helmut Teschler, Karl Wegscheider

Open Access Research article

Possible extracardiac predictors of aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome

Bence Ágg, Kálmán Benke, Bálint Szilveszter, Miklós Pólos, László Daróczi, Balázs Odler, Zsolt B Nagy, Ferenc Tarr, Béla Merkely, Zoltán Szabolcs

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Gender-dependent associations between socioeconomic status and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in the adult Saudi population

Nasser M Al-Daghri, Khalid M Alkharfy, Omar S Al-Attas, Nasiruddin Khan, Hanan A Alfawaz, Saad A Alghanim, Mansour A Al-Yousef, Abdulrahman S M Al-Ajlan, Majed S Alokail

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Major adverse cardiovascular events in adult congenital heart disease: a population-based follow-up study from Taiwan

Yu-Sheng Lin, Pi-Hua Liu, Lung-Sheng Wu, Yu-Ming Chen, Chee-Jen Chang, Pao-Hsien Chu

Open Access Research article

Intermittent short ECG recording is more effective than 24-hour Holter ECG in detection of arrhythmias

Tijn Hendrikx, Mårten Rosenqvist, Per Wester, Herbert Sandström, Rolf Hörnsten

Open Access Research article

Prognostic significance of heart rate turbulence parameters in patients with chronic heart failure

De-Chun Yin, Zhao-Jun Wang, Shuai Guo, Hong-Yu Xie, Lin Sun, Wei Feng, Wei Qiu, Xiu-Fen Qu

Open Access Study protocol

The silent and apparent neurological injury in transcatheter aortic valve implantation study (SANITY): concept, design and rationale

Jonathon P Fanning, Allan J Wesley, David G Platts, Darren L Walters, Eamonn M Eeles, Michael Seco, Oystein Tronstad, Wendy Strugnell, Adrian G Barnett, Andrew J Clarke, Judith Bellapart, Michael P Vallely, Peter J Tesar, John F Fraser

Open Access Research article

Circulating CD36 and oxLDL levels are associated with cardiovascular risk factors in young subjects

Luz E Ramos-Arellano, José F Muñoz-Valle, Ulises De la Cruz-Mosso, Aralia B Salgado-Bernabé, Natividad Castro-Alarcón, Isela Parra-Rojas

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Microvascular obstruction assessed by 3-tesla magnetic resonance imaging in acute myocardial infarction is correlated with plasma troponin I levels

Karine Pernet, Fiona Ecarnot, Romain Chopard, Marie-France Seronde, Philoktimon Plastaras, Francois Schiele, Nicolas Meneveau

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Transfers to metropolitan hospitals and coronary angiography for rural Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal patients with acute ischaemic heart disease in Western Australia

Derrick Lopez, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Frank M Sanfilippo, John A Woods, Michael ST Hobbs, Matthew W Knuiman, Tom G Briffa, Peter L Thompson, Sandra C Thompson

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Cardioprotective activity of placental growth factor in a rat model of acute myocardial infarction: nanoparticle-based delivery versus direct myocardial injection

Zhe-xin Lu, Li-li Mao, Feng Lian, Jun He, Wen-tian Zhang, Chen-yang Dai, Song Xue, Wei-gen Lu, Hong-sheng Zhu

Open Access Research article

Predictors of positive response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Diana Rinkuniene, Silvija Bucyte, Kristina Ceseviciute, Silvijus Abramavicius, Kristina Baronaite-Dudoniene, Jolanta Laukaitiene, Tomas Kazakevicius, Vytautas Zabiela, Vytautas Sileikis, Aras Puodziukynas, Renaldas Jurkevicius

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Financial impact of adopting implantable loop recorder diagnostic for unexplained syncope compared with conventional diagnostic pathway in Portugal

Rui Providência, Rui Candeias, Carlos Morais, Hipólito Reis, Luís Elvas, Vitor Sanfins, Sara Farinha, Simon Eggington, Stelios Tsintzos

Open Access Research article

Chemerin and CMKLR1 expression in human arteries and periadventitial fat: a possible role for local chemerin in atherosclerosis?

Christos G Kostopoulos, Sofia G Spiroglou, John N Varakis, Efstratios Apostolakis, Helen H Papadaki

Open Access Research article

Usefulness of the heart-rate variability complex for predicting cardiac mortality after acute myocardial infarction

Tao Song, Xiu Fen Qu, Ying Tao Zhang, Wei Cao, Bai He Han, Yang Li, Jing Yan Piao, Lei Lei Yin, Heng Da Cheng

Open Access Research article

Distal end side-to-side anastomoses of sequential vein graft to small target coronary arteries improve intraoperative graft flow

Haitao Li, Baodong Xie, Chengxiong Gu, Mingxin Gao, Fan Zhang, Jiayang Wang, Longsheng Dai, Yang Yu

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Right ventricular dysfunction as an echocardiographic prognostic factor in hemodynamically stable patients with acute pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis

Jae Hyung Cho, Gurusaravanan Kutti Sridharan, Seon Ha Kim, Roop Kaw, Triveni Abburi, Affan Irfan, Abraham G Kocheril

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Association of body mass index with risk of acute myocardial infarction and mortality in Norwegian male and female patients with suspected stable angina pectoris: a prospective cohort study

Heidi Borgeraas, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg Svingen, Reinhard Seifert, Eva Kristine Ringdal Pedersen, Hall Schartum-Hansen, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Ottar Nygård

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A comparison of risk factors for mortality from heart failure in Asian and non-Asian populations: An overview of individual participant data from 32 prospective cohorts from the Asia-Pacific Region

Rachel R Huxley, Federica Barzi, Jean Woo, Graham Giles, Tai Hing Lam, Kazem Rahimi, Suma Konety, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Sun Ha Jee, Xianghua Fang, Mark Woodward

Open Access Research article

Rhabdomyomas and Tuberous sclerosis complex: our experience in 33 cases

Pietro Sciacca, Valentina Giacchi, Carmine Mattia, Filippo Greco, Pierluigi Smilari, Pasqua Betta, Giuseppe Distefano

Open Access Research article

Birth weight and the risk of atrial fibrillation in whites and African Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study

Sherifat O Lawani, Ellen W Demerath, Faye L Lopez, Elsayed Z Soliman, Rachel R Huxley, Kathryn M Rose, Alvaro Alonso

Open Access Research article

Comorbidity profiles and inpatient outcomes during hospitalization for heart failure: an analysis of the U.S. Nationwide inpatient sample

Christopher S Lee, Christopher V Chien, Julie T Bidwell, Jill M Gelow, Quin E Denfeld, Ruth Masterson Creber, Harleah G Buck, James O Mudd

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of lower extremity Peripheral artery disease among adult diabetes patients in Southwestern Uganda

Samson Okello, Alexander Millard, Rogers Owori, Stephen Bambeiha Asiimwe, Mark Jacob Siedner, Joselyn Rwebembera, Laurence Anthony Wilson, Christopher Charles Moore, Brian Herb Annex

Open Access Case report

Percutaneous closure of large VSD using a home-made fenestrated atrial septal occluder in 18-year-old with pulmonary hypertension

Hacer Kamali, Turkay Saritas, Abdullah Erdem, Celal Akdeniz, Volkan Tuzcu

Open Access Research article

Do gender differences in primary PCI mortality represent a different adherence to guideline recommended therapy? a multicenter observation

Ralf Birkemeyer, Henrik Schneider, Andreas Rillig, Juliane Ebeling, Ibrahim Akin, Stefan Kische, Liliya Paranskaya, Werner Jung, Hueseyin Ince, Christoph A Nienaber

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The impact of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on the incidence of cardiovascular events and complications in peripheral arterial disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jennifer E Enns, Azadeh Yeganeh, Ryan Zarychanski, Ahmed M Abou-Setta, Carol Friesen, Peter Zahradka, Carla G Taylor

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High-sensitive Troponin T assay for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: an economic evaluation

Anil Vaidya, Johan L Severens, Brenda WC Bongaerts, Kitty BJM Cleutjens, Patty J Nelemans, Leonard Hofstra, Marja van Dieijen-Visser, Erik AL Biessen

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Acute effects of using an electronic nicotine-delivery device (electronic cigarette) on myocardial function: comparison with the effects of regular cigarettes

Konstantinos E Farsalinos, Dimitris Tsiapras, Stamatis Kyrzopoulos, Maria Savvopoulou, Vassilis Voudris

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Impact of adiposity on cardiac structure in adult life: the childhood determinants of adult health (CDAH) study

Robyn J Tapp, Alison Venn, Quan L Huynh, Olli T Raitakari, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Terence Dwyer, Costan G Magnussen

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Cardioprotection afforded by exercise training prior to myocardial infarction is associated with autonomic function improvement

Fernando Rodrigues, Daniele Jardim Feriani, Catarina Andrade Barboza, Marcos Elias Vergilino Abssamra, Leandro Yanase Rocha, Nicolle Martins Carrozi, Cristiano Mostarda, Diego Figueroa, Gabriel Inacio Honorato Souza, Kátia De Angelis, Maria Cláudia Irigoyen, Bruno Rodrigues

Open Access Research article

Cholesterol efflux is LXRα isoform-dependent in human macrophages

A Zhi Sha Ma, Zhi Yuan Song, Qian Zhang

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Early decrease in carotid plaque lipid content as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging during treatment of rosuvastatin

Ruixue Du, Jianming Cai, Xue-Qiao Zhao, Qing-Jun Wang, Dan-Qing Liu, Wen-Xiu Leng, Peng Gao, Hong-Mei Wu, Lin Ma, Ping Ye

Open Access Research article

Scarcity of atrial fibrillation in a traditional African population: a community-based study

Jacob JE Koopman, David van Bodegom, Rudi GJ Westendorp, Johan Wouter Jukema

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ACTN3R577X polymorphism and long-term survival in patients with chronic heart failure

Sabrina Bernardez-Pereira, Paulo Caleb Junior Lima Santos, Jose Eduardo Krieger, Alfredo Jose Mansur, Alexandre Costa Pereira

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Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in a remote rural community of Sindhuli district, Nepal

Raja Ram Dhungana, Surya Devkota, Mahesh Kumar Khanal, Yadav Gurung, Rajendra Kumar Giri, Ram Krishna Parajuli, Anup Adhikari, Suira Joshi, Barsha Hada, Arun Shayami

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Congenital coronary anomalies detected by coronary computed tomography compared to invasive coronary angiography

Jelena R Ghadri, Egle Kazakauskaite, Stefanie Braunschweig, Irene A Burger, Michelle Frank, Michael Fiechter, Catherine Gebhard, Tobias A Fuchs, Christian Templin, Oliver Gaemperli, Thomas F Lüscher, Christian Schmied, Philipp A Kaufmann

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Statins and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: cohort study using the UK clinical practice pesearch datalink

Ana Filipa Macedo, Ian Douglas, Liam Smeeth, Harriet Forbes, Shah Ebrahim

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Resistance to cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in ae3 −/− mice, deficient in the AE3 Cl−/HCO3 −exchanger

Daniel Sowah, Brittany F Brown, Anita Quon, Bernardo V Alvarez, Joseph R Casey

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Optimal cutoff of the waist-to-hip ratio for detecting cardiovascular risk factors among Han adults in Xinjiang

Shuang-Shuang Li, Shuo Pan, Yi-Tong Ma, Yi-Ning Yang, Xiang Ma, Xiao-Mei Li, Zhen-Yan Fu, Xiang Xie, Fen Liu, You Chen, Bang-Dang Chen, Zi-Xiang Yu, Chun-Hui He, Ying-Ying Zheng, Nuremanguli Abudukeremu, Jialin Abuzhalihan, Yong-Tao Wang

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Increased myocardial dysfunction, dyssynchrony, and epicardial fat across the lifespan in healthy males

Edward Crendal, Fred Dutheil, Geraldine Naughton, Tracey McDonald, Philippe Obert

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Genetic deletion in uncoupling protein 3 augments 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose cardiac uptake in the ischemic heart

Sara Gargiulo, Maria Piera Petretta, Adelaide Greco, Mariarosaria Panico, Michele Larobina, Matteo Gramanzini, Gabriele G Schiattarella, Giovanni Esposito, Mario Petretta, Arturo Brunetti, Alberto Cuocolo

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Using the LACE index to predict hospital readmissions in congestive heart failure patients

Hao Wang, Richard D Robinson, Carlos Johnson, Nestor R Zenarosa, Rani D Jayswal, Joshua Keithley, Kathleen A Delaney

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Comparisons of home and daytime ambulatory blood pressure measurements

Sigrun Chrubasik-Hausmann, Cosima Chrubasik, Brigitte Walz, Jürgen Schulte Mönting, Paul Erne

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Managing lifestyle change to reduce coronary risk: a synthesis of qualitative research on peoples’ experiences

Felicity Astin, Judith Horrocks, S Jose Closs

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Clopidogrel discontinuation within the first year after coronary drug-eluting stent implantation: an observational study

Troels Thim, Martin Berg Johansen, Gro Egholm Chisholm, Morten Schmidt, Anne Kaltoft, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Leif Thuesen, Steen Dalby Kristensen, Hans Erik Bøtker, Lars Romer Krusell, Jens Flensted Lassen, Per Thayssen, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Hans-Henrik Tilsted, Michael Maeng

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Factors affecting diagnosis and management of hypertension in Mazowe District of Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe: 2012

More Mungati, Portia Manangazira, Lucia Takundwa, Notion T Gombe, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Mufuta Tshimanga

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Treatment patterns and their outcomes of acute aortic intramural hematoma in real world: multicenter registry for aortic intramural hematoma

Yoon-Jung Choi, Jang-Won Son, Sang-Hee Lee, Ung Kim, Dong-Gu Shin, Young-Jo Kim, Seung-Ho Hur, Chang-Wook Nam, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Bong-Ryul Lee, Byung-Chun Jeong, Jin-Bae Lee, Jae-Kean Ryu, Hun-Sik Park, Jang-Hoon Lee, Se-Yong Jang, Jong-Seon Park

Open Access Case report

Comprehensive three-dimensional analysis of right-sided aortic arch with multiple vascular anomalies

Chan-Hee Lee, Jang-Won Son, Jong-Seon Park

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Differential association between metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease evaluated with cardiac computed tomography according to the presence of diabetes in a symptomatic Korean population

Ki-Bum Won, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Jimin Sung, Sanghoon Shin, In-Jeong Cho, Chi-Young Shim, Geu-Ru Hong, Young Jin Kim, Byung-Wook Choi, Namsik Chung

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Assessment of coronary artery intimal thickening in patients with a previous diagnosis of Kawasaki disease by using high resolution transthoracic echocardiography: our experience

Valentina Giacchi, Pietro Sciacca, Ileana Stella, Martina Filippelli, Patrizia Barone, Mario La Rosa, Salvatore Leonardi

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Whole-exome sequencing in an extended family with myocardial infarction unmasks familial hypercholesterolemia

Ingrid Brænne, Benedikt Reiz, Anja Medack, Mariana Kleinecke, Marcus Fischer, Salih Tuna, Christian Hengstenberg, Panos Deloukas, Jeanette Erdmann, Heribert Schunkert

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Blood pressure values and depression in hypertensive individuals at high cardiovascular risk

Cilia Mejia-Lancheros, Ramón Estruch, Miguel Angel Martínez-González, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Dolores Corella, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, Miquel Fiol, José Manuel Santos, Montse Fitó, Fernando Arós, Lluis Serra-Majem, Xavier Pintó, Josep Basora, José Vicente Sorlí, Miguel-Angel Muñoz

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Treatment with betablockers is associated with higher grey-scale median in carotid plaques

Giuseppe Asciutto, Nuno V Dias, Ana Persson, Jan Nilsson, Isabel Gonçalves

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Low fasting plasma insulin is associated with atrial fibrillation in men from a cohort study - the Malmö preventive project

Linda SB Johnson, Tord Juhlin, Gunnar Engström, Peter M Nilsson

Open Access Case report

Use of drug-eluting balloon coronary intervention prior to living donor kidney transplantation

Tobias Kammerer, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Markus Rehm, Manfred Stangl, Markus Guba, Christian Kupatt-Jeremias, Florian Weis

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Effects of reduced β2-glycoprotein I on the expression of aortic matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor matrix metalloproteinases in diabetic mice

Jun Xu, Penghua Wang, Tong Wang, Meijun Wang, Sisi Chen, Pei Yu, Demin Yu

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Trends in treatment delays for patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Salla Helve, Juho Viikilä, Mika Laine, Jyrki Lilleberg, Ilkka Tierala, Tuomo Nieminen

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Preoperative risk factor analysis of postoperative stroke after Cox-maze procedure with mitral valve repair

Jun Seok Kim, Song Am Lee, Jae Bum Park, Hyun Keun Chee, Jin Woo Chung

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Preoperative serum h-FABP concentration is associated with postoperative incidence of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Mehmet Oezkur, Armin Gorski, Jennifer Peltz, Martin Wagner, Maria Lazariotou, Christoph Schimmer, Peter U Heuschmann, Rainer G Leyh

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Regional wall function before and after acute myocardial infarction; an experimental study in pigs

Ulrika S Pahlm, Joey FA Ubachs, Einar Heiberg, Henrik Engblom, David Erlinge, Matthias Götberg, Håkan Arheden

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Contractile properties of the right atrial myofilaments in patients with myxomatous mitral valve degeneration

Constanze Bening, Uwe Mehlhorn, Lars Oliver Conzelmann, Nicole Stumpf, Anjuli Sikand, Christian-Friedrich Vahl

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Assessment of left ventricular preload by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging predicts exercise capacity in adult operated tetralogy of Fallot: a retrospective study

Jonathan Yap, Ju Le Tan, Thu Thao Le, Fei Gao, Liang Zhong, Reginald Liew, Swee Yaw Tan, Ru San Tan

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A retrospective, cross-sectional study of real-world values of cardiovascular risk factors using a healthcare database in Japan

Daisuke Shima, Yoichi Ii, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Nagayasu, Yumiko Ikeda, Yoko Fujimoto

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Comparison of lower extremity atherosclerosis in diabetic and non-diabetic patients using multidetector computed tomography

Ci He, Jin-gang Yang, Yun-ming Li, Jian Rong, Fei-zhou Du, Zhi-gang Yang, Ming Gu

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Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey

Elizabeth H Bradley, Heather Sipsma, Amanda L Brewster, Harlan M Krumholz, Leslie Curry

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Chronic high-fat diet-induced obesity decreased survival and increased hypertrophy of rats with experimental eccentric hypertrophy from chronic aortic regurgitation

Wahiba Dhahri, Marie-Claude Drolet, Elise Roussel, Jacques Couet, Marie Arsenault

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Utility of NT-proBNP as a rule-out test for left ventricular dysfunction in very old people with limiting dyspnoea: the Newcastle 85+ Study

Joanna Collerton, Andrew Kingston, Fahad Yousaf, Karen Davies, Antoinette Kenny, Dermot Neely, Carmen Martin-Ruiz, Guy MacGowan, Louise Robinson, Thomas BL Kirkwood, Bernard Keavney

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Efficacy and safety of alirocumab, a fully human PCSK9 monoclonal antibody, in high cardiovascular risk patients with poorly controlled hypercholesterolemia on maximally tolerated doses of statins: rationale and design of the ODYSSEY COMBO I and II trials

Helen M Colhoun, Jennifer G Robinson, Michel Farnier, Bertrand Cariou, Dirk Blom, Dean J Kereiakes, Christelle Lorenzato, Robert Pordy, Umesh Chaudhari

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Association of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) with subclinical atherosclerosis: a systemic review and meta-analysis

Jing-Wei Li, Si-Yi He, Peng Liu, Lin Luo, Liang Zhao, Ying-Bin Xiao

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Smoking status and survival: impact on mortality of continuing to smoke one year after the angiographic diagnosis of coronary artery disease, a prospective cohort study

Fadi Hammal, Justin A Ezekowitz, Colleen M Norris, T Cameron Wild, Barry A Finegan

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Prevalence and risk factors of abnormal left ventricular geometrical patterns in untreated hypertensive patients

Hui Li, Fei Pei, Liying Shao, Jingzhou Chen, Kai Sun, Xinyu Zhang, Channa Zhang, Jibing Liu, Chuanshi Xiao, Rutai Hui

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The relation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and coronary chronic total occlusions

Kenan Demir, Ahmet Avci, Bulent Behlul Altunkeser, Ahmet Yilmaz, Fikret Keles, Ahmet Ersecgin

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A review of valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia

Elizabeth Anne Russell, Lavinia Tran, Robert A Baker, Jayme S Bennetts, Alex Brown, Christopher Michael Reid, Robert Tam, Warren Frederick Walsh, Graeme Paul Maguire

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Impact of psychosocial factors on cardiovascular morbimortality: a prospective cohort study

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