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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Ausgabe 1/2017

Inhalt (303 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

The burden of major adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease

I-Ting Tsai, Chao-Ping Wang, Yung-Chuan Lu, Wei-Chin Hung, Cheng-Ching Wu, Li-Fen Lu, Fu-Mei Chung, Chia-Chang Hsu, Yau-Jiunn Lee, Teng-Hung Yu

Open Access Research article

Atrial fibrillation in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: analysis of the china acute myocardial infarction (CAMI) registry

Yan Dai, Jingang Yang, Zhan Gao, Haiyan Xu, Yi Sun, Yuan Wu, Xiaojin Gao, Wei Li, Yang Wang, Runlin Gao, Yuejin Yang

Open Access Research article

High rate of in-stent restenosis after coronary intervention in carriers of the mutant mannose-binding lectin allele

Zsolt Bagyura, Loretta Kiss, Balázs Berta, Ágnes Szilágyi, Kristóf Hirschberg, Gábor Széplaki, Árpád Lux, Zsolt Szelid, Pál Soós, Béla Merkely

Open Access Study protocol

Quality of care assessment and improvement in aortic stenosis - rationale and design of a multicentre registry (IMPULSE)

Norbert Frey, Richard P. Steeds, Antonio Serra, Eberhard Schulz, Stephan Baldus, Matthias Lutz, Christiane Pohlmann, Jana Kurucova, Peter Bramlage, David Messika-Zeitoun

Open Access Research article

Comparison of global myocardial strain assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance tagging and feature tracking to infarct size at predicting remodelling following STEMI

Abhishek M. Shetye, Sheraz A. Nazir, Naveed A. Razvi, Nathan Price, Jamal N. Khan, Florence Y. Lai, Iain B. Squire, Gerald P. McCann, Jayanth R. Arnold

Open Access Research article

Epidemiological characteristics and gender-specific differences of obstructive sleep apnea in a Chinese hypertensive population: a cross-sectional study

Anping Cai, Yingling Zhou, Jiawei Zhang, Qi Zhong, Rui Wang, Ling Wang

Open Access Research article

Is non-HDL-cholesterol a better predictor of long-term outcome in patients after acute myocardial infarction compared to LDL-cholesterol? : a retrospective study

Wanwarang Wongcharoen, Satjatham Sutthiwutthichai, Siriluck Gunaparn, Arintaya Phrommintikul

Open Access Research article

Mercury exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease: a nested case-control study in the PREDIMED (PREvention with MEDiterranean Diet) study

Mary K. Downer, Miguel A. Martínez-González, Alfredo Gea, Meir Stampfer, Julia Warnberg, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Dolores Corella, Emilio Ros, Montse Fitó, Ramon Estruch, Fernando Arós, Miquel Fiol, José Lapetra, Lluís Serra-Majem, Monica Bullo, Jose V. Sorli, Miguel A. Muñoz, Antonio García-Rodriguez, Mario Gutierrez-Bedmar, Enrique Gómez-Gracia

Open Access Research article

Endurance training significantly increases serum endocan but not osteoprotegerin levels: a prospective observational study

Michael Sponder, Ioana-Alexandra Campean, Michael Emich, Monika Fritzer-Szekeres, Brigitte Litschauer, Jutta Bergler-Klein, Senta Graf, Jeanette Strametz-Juranek

Open Access Case report

Ticagrelor induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Philipp Krisai, Manuel Haschke, Peter T. Buser, Christian Mueller

Open Access Research article

Bleeding outcomes associated with rivaroxaban and dabigatran in patients treated for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pravesh Kumar Bundhun, Mohammad Zafooruddin Sani Soogund, Abhishek Rishikesh Teeluck, Manish Pursun, Akash Bhurtu, Wei-Qiang Huang

Open Access Research article

Effect of diabetes mellitus on long-term outcomes after repeat drug-eluting stent implantation for in-stent restenosis

Lin Zhao, Weiwei Zhu, Xiaojiang Zhang, Dongfang He, Chengjun Guo

Open Access Research article

Development of an Australian cardiovascular disease mortality risk score using multiple imputation and recalibration from national statistics

Kathryn Backholer, Yoichiro Hirakawa, Andrew Tonkin, Graham Giles, Dianna J. Magliano, Stephen Colagiuri, Mark Harris, Paul Mitchell, Mark Nelson, Jonathan E. Shaw, David Simmons, Leon Simons, Anne Taylor, Jessica Harding, Bamini Gopinath, Mark Woodward

Open Access Research article

Trend in young coronary artery disease in China from 2010 to 2014: a retrospective study of young patients ≤ 45

Xin Wang, Ming Gao, Shanshan Zhou, Jinwen Wang, Fang Liu, Feng Tian, Jing Jin, Qiang Ma, Xiaodi Xue, Jie Liu, Yuqi Liu, Yundai Chen

Open Access Research article

Gender differences in sudden cardiac death in the young-a nationwide study

Bo Gregers Winkel, Bjarke Risgaard, Thea Bjune, Reza Jabbari, Thomas Hadberg Lynge, Charlotte Glinge, Henning Bundgaard, Stig Haunsø, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

Open Access Research article

Rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: predictors of morbidity and mortality one year after presentation

Emmy Okello, Chris T. Longenecker, Andrea Beaton, Moses R. Kamya, Peter Lwabi

Open Access Research article

Vector flow mapping analysis of left ventricular energetic performance in healthy adult volunteers

Koichi Akiyama, Sachiko Maeda, Tasuku Matsuyama, Atsushi Kainuma, Maki Ishii, Yoshifumi Naito, Mao Kinoshita, Saeko Hamaoka, Hideya Kato, Yasufumi Nakajima, Naotoshi Nakamura, Keiichi Itatani, Teiji Sawa

Open Access Research article

Galectin-3 and fibulin-1 in systolic heart failure - relation to glucose metabolism and left ventricular contractile reserve

Pernille Holmager, Michael Egstrup, Ida Gustafsson, Morten Schou, Jordi S. Dahl, Lars Melholt Rasmussen, Jacob E. Møller, Christian Tuxen, Jens Faber, Caroline Kistorp

Open Access Research article

Transradial versus transfemoral approach for coronary angiography and angioplasty – A prospective, randomized comparison

Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Hamid Changal, Hameed Raina, Nisar Ahmad Tramboo, Hilal Ahmad Rather

Open Access Research article

The safety of introducing a new generation TAVR device: one departments experience from introducing a second generation repositionable TAVR

Henrik Bjursten, Shahab Nozohoor, Malin Johansson, Igor Zindovic, Carl-Fredrik Appel, Johan Sjögren, Magnus Dencker, Göran Olivecrona, Jan Harnek, Sasha Koul, Ted Feldman, Michael J. Reardon, Matthias Götberg

Open Access Research article

Atherosclerotic and thrombotic genetic and environmental determinants in Egyptian coronary artery disease patients: a pilot study

Manal S. Fawzy, Eman A. Toraih, Nagwa M. Aly, Abeer Fakhr-Eldeen, Dahlia I. Badran, Mohammad H. Hussein

Open Access Research article

Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography for evaluation of dilative ascending aorta biomechanics

Monika Bieseviciene, Jolanta Justina Vaskelyte, Vaida Mizariene, Rasa Karaliute, Vaiva Lesauskaite, Raimonda Verseckaite

Open Access Case report

Invasive Cardiac Lipoma: a case report and review of literature

Jason D’Souza, Rajesh Shah, Aamer Abbass, Jeremy R. Burt, Aditya Goud, Chanukya Dahagam

Open Access Case report

Multiple focal and macroreentrant left atrial tachycardias originating from a spontaneous scar at the contiguous aorta-left atrium area in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a case report

Kyoichiro Yazaki, Yoichi Ajiro, Fumiaki Mori, Masahiro Watanabe, Kei Tsukamoto, Takashi Saito, Keiko Mizobuchi, Kazunori Iwade

Open Access Research article

The 100 most-cited articles on aortic dissection

Ping Lai, Yuan-hui Liu, Jin-hua Xue, Peng-cheng He, Yue-qun Qiu

Open Access Research article

Short-term blood pressure variability – variation between arm side, body position and successive measurements: a population-based cohort study

Maria Elena Lacruz, Alexander Kluttig, Oliver Kuss, Daniel Tiller, Daniel Medenwald, Sebastian Nuding, Karin Halina Greiser, Stefan Frantz, Johannes Haerting

Open Access Research article

Assessment of the length of sick leave in patients with ischemic heart disease

Nausica Català Tella, Catalina Serna Arnaiz, Jordi Real Gatius, Oriol Yuguero Torres, Leonardo Galván Santiago

Open Access Research article

Prediction of ineffective elective cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a retrospective multi-center patient cohort study

Tapio Hellman, Tuomas Kiviniemi, Tuija Vasankari, Ilpo Nuotio, Fausto Biancari, Aissa Bah, Juha Hartikainen, Marianne Mäkäräinen, K. E. Juhani Airaksinen

Open Access Research article

Can coefficient of variation of time-domain analysis be valuable for detecting cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in young patients with type 1 diabetes: a case control study

Dovile Razanskaite-Virbickiene, Evalda Danyte, Giedre Mockeviciene, Rimante Dobrovolskiene, Rasa Verkauskiene, Rimantas Zalinkevicius

Open Access Research article

Relationship key factor of inflammation and the development of complications in the late period of myocardial infarction in patients with visceral obesity

Olga Gruzdeva, Evgenya Uchasova, Yulia Dyleva, Olga Akbasheva, Vera Matveeva, Victoria Karetnikova, Alexander Kokov, Olga Barbarash

Open Access Research article

Effect of Erythropoietin in patients with acute myocardial infarction: five-year results of the REVIVAL-3 trial

Birgit Steppich, Philip Groha, Tareq Ibrahim, Heribert Schunkert, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Martin Hadamitzky, Adnan Kastrati, Ilka Ott

Open Access Study protocol

Team-based care for improving hypertension management among outpatients (TBC-HTA): study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Valérie Santschi, Grégoire Wuerzner, Arnaud Chiolero, Bernard Burnand, Philippe Schaller, Lyne Cloutier, Gilles Paradis, Michel Burnier

Open Access Research article

Unfavourable risk factor control after coronary events in routine clinical practice

Elise Sverre, Kari Peersen, Einar Husebye, Erik Gjertsen, Lars Gullestad, Torbjørn Moum, Jan Erik Otterstad, Toril Dammen, John Munkhaugen

Open Access Research article

The ratio of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with diabetes mellitus in patients with prior myocardial infarction: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Masao Takahashi, Jiro Ando, Kazunori Shimada, Yuji Nishizaki, Shigemasa Tani, Takayuki Ogawa, Masato Yamamoto, Ken Nagao, Atsushi Hirayama, Michihiro Yoshimura, Hiroyuki Daida, Ryozo Nagai, Issei Komuro

Open Access Study protocol

Identification of new biosignatures for clinical outcomes in stable coronary artery disease - The study protocol and initial observations of a prospective follow-up study in Taiwan

Hsin-Bang Leu, Wei-Hsian Yin, Wei-Kung Tseng, Yen-Wen Wu, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Hung-I Yeh, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Ji-Hung Wang, Chau-Chung Wu, Jaw-Wen Chen

Open Access Research article

Red blood cell distribution width and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with metabolic syndrome

Dongdong Ren, Juan Wang, Hua Li, Yanyan Li, Zhanzhan Li

Open Access Research article

The Relationship between Pulse Wave Velocity and Coronary Artery Stenosis and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: a retrospective observational study

Hyung Joon Joo, Sang-A Cho, Jae-Young Cho, Jae Hyoung Park, Soon Jun Hong, Cheol Woong Yu, Do-Sun Lim

Open Access Study protocol

Effects of cardiac telerehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease using a personalised patient-centred web application: protocol for the SmartCare-CAD randomised controlled trial

Rutger W. M. Brouwers, Jos J. Kraal, Simone C. J. Traa, Ruud F. Spee, Laurence M. L. C. Oostveen, Hareld M. C. Kemps

Open Access Commentary

Comorbidity “depression” in heart failure — Potential target of patient education and self-management

Renato De Vecchis, Athanassios Manginas, Ewa Noutsias, Carsten Tschöpe, Michel Noutsias

Open Access Research article

The association between periodontal disease and the risk of myocardial infarction: a pooled analysis of observational studies

Shuai Xu, Mingbao Song, Yu Xiong, Xi Liu, Yongming He, Zhexue Qin

Open Access Research article

IgG4-positive cell infiltration in various cardiovascular disorders - results from histopathological analysis of surgical samples

Ryoto Hourai, Satomi Kasashima, Koichi Sohmiya, Yohei Yamauchi, Hideki Ozawa, Yoshinobu Hirose, Yasuhiro Ogino, Takahiro Katsumata, Masahiro Daimon, Shu-ichi Fujita, Masaaki Hoshiga, Nobukazu Ishizaka

Open Access Research article

Mortality and morbidity trends after the first year in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review

Saga Johansson, Annika Rosengren, Kate Young, Em Jennings

Open Access Research article

Secondary prevention strategies after an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the AMI code era: beyond myocardial mechanical reperfusion

Núria Ribas, Cosme García-García, Oona Meroño, Lluís Recasens, Silvia Pérez-Fernández, Víctor Bazán, Neus Salvatella, Julio Martí-Almor, Jordi Bruguera, Roberto Elosua

Open Access Research article

Measurement of blood pressure for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in different ethnic groups: one size fits all

Paramjit Gill, M. Sayeed Haque, Una Martin, Jonathan Mant, Mohammed A. Mohammed, Gurdip Heer, Amanpreet Johal, Ramandeep Kaur, Claire Schwartz, Sally Wood, Sheila M. Greenfield, Richard J. McManus

Open Access Case report

Early detection of myocardial infarction following blunt chest trauma by computed tomography: a case report

Thung-Lip Lee, Chin-Feng Hsuan, Chen-Hsiang Shih, Huai-Wen Liang, Hsing-Shan Tsai, Wei-Kung Tseng, Kwan-Lih Hsu

Open Access Research article

Association in a Chinese population of a genetic variation in the early B-cell factor 1 gene with coronary artery disease

Yafei Li, Zhiyong Xie, Lei Chen, Jianjun Yan, Yao Ma, Liansheng Wang, Zhong Chen

Open Access Study protocol

Telemonitoring and/or self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension (TASMINH4): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Marloes Franssen, Andrew Farmer, Sabrina Grant, Sheila Greenfield, Carl Heneghan, Richard Hobbs, James Hodgkinson, Susan Jowett, Jonathan Mant, Una Martin, Siobhan Milner, Mark Monahan, Emma Ogburn, Rafael Perera-Salazar, Claire Schwartz, Ly-Mee Yu, Richard J. McManus

Open Access Research article

Cardiorenal Anemia Syndrome and Survival among Heart Failure Patients in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study

Pedro Pallangyo, Francis Fredrick, Smita Bhalia, Paulina Nicholaus, Peter Kisenge, Benjamin Mtinangi, Mohamed Janabi, Stephen Humphrey

Open Access Research article

Assessment of increasing intravenous adenosine dose in fractional flow reserve

David Sparv, Matthias Götberg, Jan Harnek, Tobias Persson, Bjarne Madsen Hardig, David Erlinge

Open Access Research article

Exploring the impact of financial barriers on secondary prevention of heart disease

Kirnvir K. Dhaliwal, Kathryn King-Shier, Braden J. Manns, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, James A. Stone, David J. T. Campbell

Open Access Research article

Aortic stiffening precedes onset of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction

Ilya Karagodin, Omer Aba-Omer, Rodney Sparapani, Jennifer L. Strande

Open Access Research article

Variability of radiation doses of cardiac diagnostic imaging tests: the RADIO-EVINCI study (RADIationdOse subproject of the EVINCI study)

Clara Carpeggiani, Eugenio Picano, Marco Brambilla, Claudio Michelassi, Juhani Knuuti, Philipp Kauffman, S. Richard Underwood, Danilo Neglia

Open Access Research article

Arterial access-site complications after use of a vascular closure device related to puncture height

Benjamin Sartorius, Michael Behnes, Melike Ünsal, Ursula Hoffmann, Siegfried Lang, Kambis Mashayekhi, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness and safety of a home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme of mixed surveillance in patients with ischemic heart disease at moderate cardiovascular risk: A randomised, controlled clinical trial

Raquel Bravo-Escobar, Alicia González-Represas, Adela María Gómez-González, Angel Montiel-Trujillo, Rafael Aguilar-Jimenez, Rosa Carrasco-Ruíz, Pablo Salinas-Sánchez

Open Access Research article

Findings of transoesophageal echocardiogram in appropriately anticoagulated patients with persistent atrial fibrillation prior to planned cardioversion

Jūratė Barysienė, Aistė Žebrauskaitė, Dovilė Petrikonytė, Germanas Marinskis, Sigita Aidietienė, Audrius Aidietis

Open Access Research article

Gender based differences in drug eluting stent implantation - data from the German ALKK registry suggest underuse of DES in elderly women

Martin A. Russ, Christian Wackerl, Uwe Zeymer, Matthias Hochadel, Sebastian Kerber, Ralf Zahn, Bernhard Zrenner, Hubert Topp, Volker Schächinger, Michael A. Weber

Open Access Research article

Impact of multi-vessel therapy to the risk of periprocedural myocardial injury after elective coronary intervention: exploratory study

Zhang-Wei Chen, Hong-Bo Yang, Ying-Hua Chen, Jian-Ying Ma, Ju-Ying Qian, Jun-Bo Ge

Open Access Research article

Left atrial appendage morphology and risk of stroke following pulmonary vein isolation for drug-refractory atrial fibrillation in low CHA2DS2Vasc risk patients

Faith R. Kelly, Robert A. Hull, Takor B. Arrey-Mbi, Michael U. Williams, Joshua S. Lee, Ahmad M. Slim, Dustin M. Thomas

Open Access Research article

High levels of serum β2-microglobulin predict severity of coronary artery disease

Ling You, Ruiqin Xie, Haijuan Hu, Guoqiang Gu, Hongmei Zheng, Jidong Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Ximiao He, Wei Cui

Open Access Research article

Incidence of cardiovascular events and associated risk factors in kidney transplant patients: a competing risks survival analysis

María Teresa Seoane-Pillado, Salvador Pita-Fernández, Francisco Valdés-Cañedo, Rocio Seijo-Bestilleiro, Sonia Pértega-Díaz, Constantino Fernández-Rivera, Ángel Alonso-Hernández, Cristina González-Martín, Vanesa Balboa-Barreiro

Open Access Research article

Violation of prophylactic vancomycin administration timing is a potential risk factor for rate of surgical site infections in cardiac surgery patients: a prospective cohort study

Paolo Cotogni, Cristina Barbero, Roberto Passera, Lucina Fossati, Giorgio Olivero, Mauro Rinaldi

Open Access Case report

Multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) for the diagnosis of Loeffler’s endocarditis: a case report

Mareike Gastl, Patrick Behm, Christoph Jacoby, Malte Kelm, Florian Bönner

Open Access Research article

Gender differences in all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality during long-term follow-up after acute myocardial infarction; a prospective cohort study

Kristin Marie Kvakkestad, Morten Wang Fagerland, Jan Eritsland, Sigrun Halvorsen

Open Access Research article

Allopurinol use and the risk of acute cardiovascular events in patients with gout and diabetes

Jasvinder A. Singh, Rekha Ramachandaran, Shaohua Yu, Jeffrey R. Curtis

Open Access Research article

Association of global and disease-specific health status with outcomes following continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation

Kelsey M. Flint, John A. Spertus, Fengming Tang, Philip Jones, Timothy J. Fendler, Larry A. Allen

Open Access Research article

Low adiponectin is associated with diastolic dysfunction in women: a cross-sectional study from the Tromsø Study

Jon V. Norvik, Henrik Schirmer, Kirsti Ytrehus, Trond G. Jenssen, Svetlana N. Zykova, Anne E. Eggen, Bjørn O. Eriksen, Marit D. Solbu

Open Access Research article

High serum resistin levels are associated with peripheral artery disease in the hypertensive patients

Bang-Gee Hsu, Chung-Jen Lee, Chiu-Fen Yang, Yu-Chih Chen, Ji-Hung Wang

Open Access Research article

Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin has an advantage over serum cystatin C and glomerular filtration rate in prediction of adverse cardiovascular outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Olga L. Barbarash, Irina S. Bykova, Vasiliy V. Kashtalap, Mikhail V. Zykov, Oksana N. Hryachkova, Victoria V. Kalaeva, Kristina S. Shafranskaya, Victoria N. Karetnikova, Anton G. Kutikhin

Open Access Research article

Electrocardiogram: his bundle potentials can be recorded noninvasively beat by beat on surface electrocardiogram

Gaopin Wang, Renguang Liu, Qinghua Chang, Zhaolong Xu, Yingjie Zhang, Dianzhu Pan

Open Access Research article

Clinical outcomes of conventional surgery versus MitraClip® therapy for moderate to severe symptomatic mitral valve regurgitation in the elderly population: an institutional experience

Anthony Alozie, Liliya Paranskaya, Bernd Westphal, Alexander Kaminski, Mohammad Sherif, Magnus Sindt, Stephan Kische, Jochen Schubert, Doreen Diedrich, Hüseyin Ince, Gustav Steinhoff, Alper Öner

Open Access Case report

Cardiac amyloidosis mimicking severe aortic valve stenosis – a case report demonstrating diagnostic pitfalls and role of dobutamine stress echocardiography

Tim Salinger, Kai Hu, Dan Liu, Sebastian Herrmann, Kristina Lorenz, Georg Ertl, Peter Nordbeck

Open Access Research article

Auscultatory versus oscillometric blood pressure measurement in patients with atrial fibrillation and arterial hypertension

Aistėja Šelmytė–Besusparė, Jūratė Barysienė, Dovilė Petrikonytė, Audrius Aidietis, Germanas Marinskis, Aleksandras Laucevičius

Open Access Research article

Monocyte/lymphocyte ratio predicts the severity of coronary artery disease: a syntax score assessment

Hanhua Ji, Yang Li, Zeyuan Fan, Bo Zuo, Xinwen Jian, Li Li, Tao Liu

Open Access Case report

Electrocardiographic changes mimicking acute coronary syndrome in a large intracranial tumour: A diagnostic dilemma

Nilukshana Yogendranathan, H.M.M.T.B. Herath, S.P. Pahalagamage, Aruna Kulatunga

Open Access Research article

Dynamic changes of paraoxonase 1 activity towards paroxon and phenyl acetate during coronary artery surgery

Anna Wysocka, Marek Cybulski, Henryk Berbeć, Andrzej Wysokiński, Janusz Stążka, Jadwiga Daniluk, Tomasz Zapolski

Open Access Research article

Metabolomic profiling in patients undergoing Off-Pump or On-Pump coronary artery bypass surgery

H. Kirov, M. Schwarzer, S. Neugebauer, G. Faerber, M. Diab, T. Doenst

Open Access Case report

Coronary sinus aneurysm associated with multiple venous anomalies

Guang Song, Ming Du, Weidong Ren, Ke Zhou, Lu Sun

Open Access Research article

Thiazolidinedione use and atrial fibrillation in diabetic patients: a meta-analysis

Zhiwei Zhang, Xiaowei Zhang, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, Konstantinos P. Letsas, Gary Tse, Mengqi Gong, Lei Meng, Guangping Li, Tong Liu

Open Access Research article

Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in real-world patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: 1-year results by propensity score analysis

Matteo Vercellino, Federico Ariel Sànchez, Valentina Boasi, Dino Perri, Chiara Tacchi, Gioel Gabrio Secco, Stefano Cattunar, Gianfranco Pistis, Giovanni Mascelli

Open Access Research article

Does stress perfusion imaging improve the diagnostic accuracy of late gadolinium enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance for establishing the etiology of heart failure?

Gaurav S. Gulsin, Abishek Shetye, Jeffrey Khoo, Daniel J. Swarbrick, Eylem Levelt, Florence Y. Lai, Iain B. Squire, Jayanth R. Arnold, Gerry P. McCann

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Global Bi-ventricular endocardial distribution of activation rate during long duration ventricular fibrillation in normal and heart failure canines

Qingzhi Luo, Qi Jin, Ning Zhang, Yanxin Han, Yilong Wang, Shangwei Huang, Changjian Lin, Tianyou Ling, Kang Chen, Wenqi Pan, Liqun Wu

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Pre- and post-surgical evaluation of the inflammatory response in patients with aortic stenosis treated with different types of prosthesis

Maria Elena Soto, Jose Luis Salas, Jesus Vargas-Barron, Ricardo Marquez, Alejandra Rodriguez-Hernandez, Rafael Bojalil-Parra, Israel Pérez-Torres, Veronica Guarner-Lans

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Outcomes following percutaneous coronary revascularization among South Asian and Chinese Canadians

Martha H. Mackay, Robinder Singh, Robert H. Boone, Julie E. Park, Karin H. Humphries

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Right aortic arch analysis – Anatomical variant or serious vascular defect?

Agata Arazińska, Michał Polguj, Konrad Szymczyk, Magdalena Kaczmarska, Łukasz Trębiński, Ludomir Stefańczyk

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Endothelial progenitor cells and plaque burden in stented coronary artery segments: an optical coherence tomography study six months after elective PCI

Sylvia Otto, Kristina Nitsche, Christian Jung, Aleh Kryvanos, Andrey Zhylka, Kerstin Heitkamp, Juan-Luis Gutiérrez-Chico, Björn Goebel, P. Christian Schulze, Hans R. Figulla, Tudor C. Poerner

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Change in renin, cardiovascular and inflammatory markers over three years in a black and white population: the SABPA study

Rijané Swart, Johannes M. van Rooyen, Catharina M. C. Mels

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Effect of ivabradine on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable angina: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Hayelom Gebrekirstos Mengesha, Berhe Weldearegawi, Pammala Petrucka, Tadese Bekele, Mala George Otieno, Abraha Hailu

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Time-cumulated blood pressure exposure and incident impairment of glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus

Yun Tao Wu, Lu Song, Xiao Xue Liu, Jing Sheng Gao, Xiao Ming Zheng, Chun Yu Ruan, Hai Yan Zhao, Shuo Hua Chen, Wen Yuan Gao, Jost B. Jonas, Shou Ling Wu

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Heart failure in patients with coronary heart disease: Prevalence, characteristics and guideline implementation – Results from the German EuroAspire IV cohort

Caroline Morbach, Martin Wagner, Stefan Güntner, Carolin Malsch, Mehmet Oezkur, David Wood, Kornelia Kotseva, Rainer Leyh, Georg Ertl, Wolfgang Karmann, Peter U Heuschmann, Stefan Störk

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Very early recurrence predicts long-term outcome in patients after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: a prospective study

Yangjing Xue, Xiaoning Wang, Saroj Thapa, Luping Wang, Jiaoni Wang, Zhiqiang Xu, Shaoze Wu, Luyuan Tao, Guoqiang Wang, Lu Qian, Lianming Liao, Baohua Liu, Kangting Ji

Open Access Research article

Association of cumulative social risk with mortality and adverse cardiovascular disease outcomes

Sebhat Erqou, Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Kevin E. Kip, Aryan Aiyer, Steven E. Reis

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Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels predict the neurological outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims

Tadashi Kaneko, Motoki Fujita, Yasuaki Ogino, Takahiro Yamamoto, Ryosuke Tsuruta, Shunji Kasaoka

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Hypertension in Cameroon associated with high likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study

Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi, Michel Karngong Mengnjo, Eta Ngole Mbong, Samuel Kingue, Julius Yundze Fonsah, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Leonard Njamnshi Nfor, Leonard Ngarka, Samuel Eric Chokote, Felicien Enyime Ntone

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Mediterranean dietary quality index and dietary phytochemical index among patients candidate for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery

Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Mahdi Najafi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Leila Jahangiry

Open Access Case report

Dramatic and early response to low-dose steroid in the treatment of acute eosinophilic myocarditis: a case report

Yu-Wei Chen, Yu-Cheng Chang, Chieh-Shou Su, Wei-Chun Chang, Wen-Lieng Lee, Chih-Hung Lai

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The role of vaspin as a predictor of coronary angiography result in SCAD (stable coronary artery disease) patients

Matej Stančík, Ivana Ságová, Ema Kantorová, Marián Mokáň

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Effects of inaccuracies in arterial path length measurement on differences in MRI and tonometry measured pulse wave velocity

Jonathan R Weir-McCall, Faisel Khan, Deirdre B Cassidy, Arsh Thakur, Jennifer Summersgill, Shona Z Matthew, Fiona Adams, Fiona Dove, Stephen J Gandy, Helen M Colhoun, Jill JF Belch, J Graeme Houston

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MiR-486 regulates cardiomyocyte apoptosis by p53-mediated BCL-2 associated mitochondrial apoptotic pathway

Yuhan Sun, Qiang Su, Lang Li, Xiantao Wang, Yuanxi Lu, Jiabao Liang

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Dual-time-point myocardial 18F-FDG imaging in the detection of coronary artery disease

Ke-Fei Dou, Xiao-Jin Gao, Bo-Qia Xie, Yan Li, Zuo-Xiang He, Min-Fu Yang

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Living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and an implantable defibrillator

Peter Magnusson, Jessica Jonsson, Stellan Mörner, Lennart Fredriksson

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The clinical epidemiology of fatigue in newly diagnosed heart failure

Brent A. Williams

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Investigation of the pathophysiology of cardiopulmonary bypass using rodent extracorporeal life support model

Ru-Wen Chang, Chien-Ming Luo, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Chih-Hsien Wang

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Origins location of the outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias exhibiting qrS pattern or QS pattern with a notch on the descending limb in lead V1

Cong Lin, Cheng Zheng, De-Pu Zhou, Xiao-Wei Li, Shu-Jie Wu, Jia-Feng Lin

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Fasting levels of growth hormone are associated with carotid intima media thickness but are not affected by fluvastatin treatment

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