Ausgabe 1/2015
Inhalt (181 Artikel)
Intracoronary epinephrine in the treatment of refractory no-reflow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective study
Tolga Aksu, Tumer Erdem Guler, Ayse Colak, Erkan Baysal, Mine Durukan, Taner Sen, Umit Guray
Comparison of treatment outcomes in patients with and without diabetes mellitus attending a multidisciplinary cardiovascular prevention programme (a retrospective analysis of the EUROACTION trial)
Sandra N Ofori, Kornelia Kotseva
Management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in a local public hospital in Hong Kong
Angel W Leung, Cherise Y Chan, Bryan P Yan, Cheuk Man Yu, Yat Yin Lam, Vivian W Lee
Association of adiponectin with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in African American men and women: the Jackson Heart Study
Sharon K Davis, Samson Y Gebreab, Ruihua Xu, Pia Riestra, Rumana J Khan, Anne E Sumner, DeMarc Hickson, Aurelian Bidulescu
Increased serum level of Lp-PLA2 is independently associated with the severity of coronary artery diseases: a cross-sectional study of Chinese population
Anping Cai, Guang Li, Jiyan Chen, Xida Li, Liwen Li, Yingling Zhou
A case report of eosinophilic myocarditis and a review of the relevant literature
Haiying Li, Zhenyu Dai, Binqiao Wang, Weijian Huang
Synchronous cardiac arrest in monozygotic twins with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Is sudden cardiac death genetically pre-programmed?
Cheng Yee Goh, Muhammad Asrar ul Haq, Vivek Mutha, William J van Gaal
Bioelectrical impedance outperforms waist circumference for predicting cardiometabolic risk in Congolese hypertensive subjects: a cross-sectional study
Philippe Bianga Katchunga, Achile Mwira Bapolisi, Jean-René M’Buyamba-Kabangu, Michel P Hermans
Arrhythmogenic substrate at the interventricular septum as a target site for radiofrequency catheter ablation of recurrent ventricular tachycardia in left dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Stepan Havranek, Tomas Palecek, Tomas Kovarnik, Ivana Vitkova, Miroslav Psenicka, Ales Linhart, Dan Wichterle
Body weight in midlife and long-term risk of developing heart failure-a 35-year follow-up of the primary prevention study in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lena Björck, Masuma Novak, Maria Schaufelberger, Kok Wai Giang, Annika Rosengren
Abdominal aortic peripheral intervention to facilitate intra-aortic balloon pump support during high risk percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
See W Low, Justin Z Lee, Kwan S Lee
Variation in practice patterns among specialties in the acute management of atrial fibrillation
Ashley M Funk, Keith E Kocher, Jeffrey M Rohde, Brady T West, Thomas C Crawford, James B Froehlich, Sara Saberi
Seven years of use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapies: a nationwide population-based assessment of their effectiveness in real clinical settings
Arn Migowski, Antonio Luiz Ribeiro, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Vitor Manuel Pereira Azevedo, Rogério Brant Martins Chaves, Lucas de Aquino Hashimoto, Carolina de Aquino Xavier, Regina Maria de Aquino Xavier
High sensitivity C reactive protein, fibrinogen levels and the onset of major depressive disorder in post-acute coronary syndrome
Marianne Lafitte, Sandrine Tastet, Paul Perez, Marie-Aimée Serisé, Anne-Sophie Grandoulier, Bruno Aouizerate, Igor Sibon, Lucile Capuron, Thierry Couffinhal
Prognostic value of non-specific ST-T changes and left ventricular hypertrophy electrocardiographic criteria in hypertensive patients: 16-year follow-up results from the MINACOR cohort
Ernest Vinyoles, Núria Soldevila, Joan Torras, Noemí Olona, Mariano de la Figuera
Influence of diabetes on cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients: a meta-analysis
Hui Sun, Yuqing Guan, Lei Wang, Yong Zhao, Hong Lv, Xiuping Bi, Huating Wang, Xuejing Zhang, Li Liu, Min Wei, Hui Song, Guohai Su
Molecular mechanisms behind progressing chronic inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy
Daiva Bironaite, Dainius Daunoravicius, Julius Bogomolovas, Sigitas Cibiras, Dalius Vitkus, Edvardas Zurauskas, Ieva Zasytyte, Kestutis Rucinskas, Siegfried Labeit, Algirdas Venalis, Virginija Grabauskiene
Retraction Note: 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
Dynamic prediction of outcome for patients with severe aortic stenosis: application of joint models for longitudinal and time-to-event data
Eleni-Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Marcel L. Geleijnse, Emmanuel Lesaffre, Ad J. J. C. Bogers, Johanna J. M. Takkenberg
Telerehab III: a multi-center randomized, controlled trial investigating the long-term effectiveness of a comprehensive cardiac telerehabilitation program - Rationale and study design
Ines Frederix, Dominique Hansen, Karin Coninx, Pieter Vandervoort, Emeline M. Van Craenenbroeck, Christiaan Vrints, Paul Dendale
Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control, in male South Asian immigrants in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study
Syed M Shah, Tom Loney, Mohamud Sheek-Hussein, Mohamed El Sadig, Salma Al Dhaheri, Iffat El Barazi, Layla Al Marzouqi, Tar-Ching Aw, Raghib Ali
The prevalence, incidence, management and risks of atrial fibrillation in an elderly Chinese population: a prospective study
Li-Hua Li, Chang-Sheng Sheng, Bang-Chuan Hu, Qi-Fang Huang, Wei-Fang Zeng, Ge-Le Li, Ming Liu, Fang-Fei Wei, Lu Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Kang, Jie Song, Shuai Wang, Yan Li, Shao-Wen Liu, Ji-Guang Wang
Meta- analysis and meta-regression analysis of the associations between sex and the operative outcomes of carotid endarterectomy
Thomas Luebke, Jan Brunkwall
Enhanced expression of ROCK in left atrial myocytes of mitral regurgitation: a potential mechanism of myolysis
Huang-Chung Chen, Jen-Ping Chang, Tzu-Hao Chang, Yu-Sheng Lin, Yao-Kuang Huang, Kuo-Li Pan, Chih-Yuan Fang, Chien-Jen Chen, Wan-Chun Ho, Mien-Cheng Chen
Access site complications following transfemoral coronary procedures: comparison between traditional compression and angioseal vascular closure devices for haemostasis
Pei-Jung Wu, Yu-Tzu Dai, Hsien-Li Kao, Chin-Hao Chang, Meei-Fang Lou
Effectiveness of combination therapy with nifedipine GITS: a prospective, 12-week observational study (AdADOSE)
Ahmed K. Motaweih, Elena Usova, Wajid Hussain, Ziad Dello, Birgit Schmidt, Thomas Petri
Image-guided left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy for patients with heart failure: a meta-analysis
Yan Jin, Qi Zhang, Jia-liang Mao, Ben He
Genetic association study of coronary collateral circulation in patients with coronary artery disease using 22 single nucleotide polymorphisms corresponding to 10 genes involved in postischemic neovascularization
Joan Duran, Pilar Sánchez Olavarría, Marina Mola, Víctor Götzens, Julio Carballo, Eva Martín Pelegrina, Màrius Petit, Omar Abdul-Jawad, Imanol Otaegui, Bruno García del Blanco, David García-Dorado, Josep Reig, Alex Cordero, Josep Maria de Anta
Mapping strategy for multiple atrial tachyarrhythmias in a transplant heart
Qi Jin, Steen Pehrson, Peter Karl Jacobsen, Xu Chen
Permanent pacemaker implanted into patient’s left ventricle via subclavian artery by mistake: a case report
Guanmin Tang, Changlin Zhai, Zhiyong Wang, Hao Chen
Depression increases the onset of cardiovascular disease over and above other determinants in older primary care patients, a cohort study
Harm W. J. van Marwijk, Koen G. van der Kooy, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Aartjan T. F. Beekman, Hein P. J. van Hout
Chronic hyperglycemia is associated with acute kidney injury in patients undergoing CABG surgery – a cohort study
Mehmet Oezkur, Martin Wagner, Dirk Weismann, Jens Holger Krannich, Christoph Schimmer, Christoph Riegler, Victoria Rücker, Rainer Leyh, Peter U. Heuschmann
Triptolide improves systolic function and myocardial energy metabolism of diabetic cardiomyopathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Zhongshu Liang, Sunnar Leo, Helin Wen, Mao Ouyang, Weihong Jiang, Kan Yang
Cost-utility analysis of percutaneous mitral valve repair in inoperable patients with functional mitral regurgitation in German settings
Oleg Borisenko, Michael Haude, Uta C Hoppe, Tomasz Siminiak, Janusz Lipiecki, Steve L Goldberg, Nawzer Mehta, Omari V Bouknight, Staffan Bjessmo, David G Reuter
Outcomes of endovascular treatment for patients with TASC II D femoropopliteal occlusive disease: a single center study
Xiangjiang Guo, Guanhua Xue, Xiaozhong Huang, Hui Xie, Wei Liang, Jiwei Zhang, Feng Lin, Tianping Yao
The regional myocardial infarction registry of Saxony-Anhalt (RHESA) in Germany – rational and study protocol
Stefanie Bohley, Pietro Trocchi, Bernt-Peter Robra, Wilfried Mau, Andreas Stang
Retrospective review of in hospital use of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for high risk patients following myocardial infarction
Robert J. H. Miller, Jonathan G. Howlett
General Practitioners’ vitamin K antagonist monitoring is associated with better blood pressure control in patients with hypertension – a cross-sectional database study
Sven Streit, Vladimir Kaplan, André Busato, Sima Djalali, Oliver Senn, Damian N. Meli
Chest pain in the emergency department: risk stratification with Manchester triage system and HEART score
Luís Leite, Rui Baptista, Jorge Leitão, Joana Cochicho, Filipe Breda, Luís Elvas, Isabel Fonseca, Armando Carvalho, José Nascimento Costa
The role of urine neutrophil gelatinase – associated lipocalin (NGAL) in acute heart failure in patients with ST – elevation myocardial infarction
Simona Kirbiš, Maksimiljan Gorenjak, Andreja Sinkovič
Ischemic biomarker heart-type fatty acid binding protein (hFABP) in acute heart failure - diagnostic and prognostic insights compared to NT-proBNP and troponin I
Ursula Hoffmann, Florian Espeter, Christel Weiß, Parviz Ahmad-Nejad, Siegfried Lang, Martina Brueckmann, Ibrahim Akin, Michael Neumaier, Martin Borggrefe, Michael Behnes
Expression of circulating miR-486 and miR-150 in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Rui Zhang, Chao Lan, Hui Pei, Guoyu Duan, Li Huang, Li Li
Platelet volume indices are associated with systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction, and left ventricular hypertrophy
Shu-ichi Fujita, Yoshihiro Takeda, Shun Kizawa, Takahide Ito, Kazushi Sakane, Toshiyuki Ikemoto, Yoshikatsu Okada, Koichi Sohmiya, Masaaki Hoshiga, Nobukazu Ishizaka
Differentiation of infiltrative cardiomyopathy from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T: a case-control study
Toru Kubo, Yuichi Baba, Takayoshi Hirota, Katsutoshi Tanioka, Naohito Yamasaki, Shigeo Yamanaka, Tatsuo Iiyama, Naoko Kumagai, Takashi Furuno, Tetsuro Sugiura, Hiroaki Kitaoka
Prevalence and factors associated with inappropriate use of treadmill exercise stress test for coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study
Antônio M. L. Silva, Anderson C. Armstrong, Fernando J. C. Silveira, Marcelo D. Cavalcanti, Fernando M. F. França, Luis C. L. Correia
Clinical indicators for recurrent cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome patients treated with statins under routine practice in Thailand: an observational study
Dujrudee Chinwong, Jayanton Patumanond, Surarong Chinwong, Khanchai Siriwattana, Siriluck Gunaparn, John Joseph Hall, Arintaya Phrommintikul
A case report of inflammatory pseudotumor of carotid artery with radiologic-pathological-surgical findings
Xudong Chen, Cheng Fei Zheng, Xiaoling Wang, Hannu Savolainen, Jin wei, Jianhui Li
Characterization of exercise limitations by evaluating individual cardiac output patterns: a prospective cohort study in patients with chronic heart failure
Ruud F. Spee, Victor M. Niemeijer, Bart Wessels, Jasper P. Jansen, Pieter F.F. Wijn, Pieter A.F.M. Doevendans, Hareld M.C. Kemps
Rs7193343 polymorphism in zinc finger homeobox 3 (ZFHX3) gene and atrial fibrillation: an updated meta-analysis of 10 case-control comparisons
ChuanNan Zhai, HongLiang Cong, YuJie Liu, Ying Zhang, XianFeng Liu, Hao Zhang, ZhiJing Ren
Diastolic dysfunction in spontaneous type 2 diabetes rhesus monkeys: a study using echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging
Can Qian, Li Gong, Zunyuan Yang, Wei Chen, Yushu Chen, Ziqian Xu, Bing Wu, Chungui Tang, Fabao Gao, Wen Zeng
Correlation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A gene with carotid plaques
Shiming Zhou, Min Cui, Zegang Yin, Rui Li, Jie Zhu, Huadong Zhou
Additional value of associating aortic valve calcification to coronary calcium as a gatekeeper for coronary tomography angiography
Ana Faustino, Rui Providência, Luís Paiva, Rui Catarino, Susana Basso, Marco Costa, Lino Gonçalves
Microarray profiling of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Wei Yang, Yuan Li, Fawei He, Haixiang Wu
Neither endothelial function nor carotid artery intima-media thickness predicts coronary computed tomography angiography plaque burden in clinically healthy subjects: a cross-sectional study
Elin B. Brolin, Stefan Agewall, Torkel B. Brismar, Kenneth Caidahl, Per Tornvall, Kerstin Cederlund
Influence of glycemic control on gain in VO2 peak, in patients with type 2 diabetes enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome. The prospective DARE study
Bruno Vergès, Bénédicte Patois-Vergès, Marie-Christine Iliou, Isabelle Simoneau-Robin, Jean-Henri Bertrand, Jean-Michel Feige, Hervé Douard, Bogdan Catargi, Michel Fischbach
Association between elevated serum alanine aminotransferase and cardiometabolic risk factors in rural Chinese population: a cross-sectional study
Shuang Chen, Xiaofan Guo, Xingang Zhang, Shasha Yu, Hongmei Yang, Mohan Jiang, Guozhe Sun, Yingxian Sun
The association between serum uric acid levels, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease in middle aged and elderly Chinese: results from the DYSlipidemia International Study
Yongfeng Tian, Kang Chen, Zongyan Xie, Yuan Fang, Haibin Wang, Yi Nie, Dayi Hu, Yiming Mu
Lack of “obesity paradox” in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction including cardiogenic shock: a multicenter German network registry analysis
Ibrahim Akin, Henrik Schneider, Christoph A. Nienaber, Werner Jung, Mike Lübke, Andreas Rillig, Uzair Ansari, Nina Wunderlich, Ralf Birkemeyer
Cathether-based interventional strategies for cor triatriatum in the adult – feasibility study through a hybrid approach
Wilson W. Li, David R. Koolbergen, Berto J. Bouma, Mark G. Hazekamp, Bas A. de Mol, Robbert J. de Winter
Performance of Sokolow-Lyon index in detection of echocardiographically diagnosed left ventricular hypertrophy in a normal Eastern German population - results of the CARLA study
Jochen Schröder, Sebastian Nuding, Ursula Müller-Werdan, Karl Werdan, Alexander Kluttig, Martin Russ, Karin H. Greiser, Jan A. Kors, Johannes Haerting, Daniel Medenwald
Serum S-100β and NSE levels after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Lei Zheng, Qing-Ming Fan, Zhen-Yu Wei
The impact of social deprivation on mortality following acute myocardial infarction, stroke or subarachnoid haemorrhage: A record linkage study
Kymberley Thorne, John G. Williams, Ashley Akbari, Stephen E. Roberts
Troponin in diabetic patients with and without chronic coronary artery disease
Carlos Alexandre Wainrober Segre, Whady Hueb, Rosa Maria Rahmi Garcia, Paulo Cury Rezende, Desiderio Favarato, Celia Maria Cassaro Strunz, Marília da Costa Oliveira Sprandel, Alessandra Roggério, Ana Luiza de Oliveira Carvalho, Raul Cavalcante Maranhão, José Antonio Franchini Ramires, Roberto Kalil Filho
Risk factors and in-hospital outcome of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in young Bangladeshi adults
Mohammad Azizul Karim, Abdullah Al Shafi Majumder, Khandaker Qamrul Islam, Muhammad Badrul Alam, Makhan Lal Paul, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Kamrun N. Chowdhury, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Functional capacity and heart rate response: associations with nocturnal hypertension
Paul Ritvo, Leslie E. Stefanyk, Saam Azargive, Slobodan Stojanovic, Faye Stollon, Juda Habot, Yaariv Khaykin, Terry Fair, Meysam Pirbaglou
Specific inhibition of bile acid transport alters plasma lipids and GLP-1
Mats Rudling, Michael Camilleri, Hans Graffner, Jens Juul Holst, Leif Rikner
Prevalence of hypertension among federal ministry civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a call for a workplace-screening program
Kassawmar Angaw, Abel Fekadu Dadi, Kefyalew Addis Alene
Preconditioning offers cardioprotection in hyperlipidemic rat hearts: possible role of Dopamine (D2) signaling
Varun Gupta, Rohit Goyal, Pyare Lal Sharma
Feasibility of a new method using two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for aortic annular sizing in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation; a case–control study
Mohammad A. Sherif, Joerg Herold, Wolfram Voelker, Octavian Maniuc, Georg Ertl, Christian Praast, Ruediger Christian Braun-Dullaeus
Admission hypoxia-inducible factor 1α levels and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Gang Li, Wei-hua Lu, Xiao-wei Wu, Jian Cheng, Rong Ai, Zi-hua Zhou, Zhong-zhi Tang
FGF21 protects against ox-LDL induced apoptosis through suppressing CHOP expression in THP1 macrophage derived foam cells
En Li, Ting Wang, Feng Wang, Tao Wang, Li-qiang Sun, Li Li, Shao-hui Niu, Jin-ying Zhang
Role of SIRT3 in Angiotensin II-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells dysfunction
Hui Liu, Tongshuai Chen, Na Li, Shujian Wang, Peili Bu
The mechanisms by which antidepressants may reduce coronary heart disease risk
Marc J. Mathews, Edward H. Mathews, Leon Liebenberg
An internet-based self-administered intervention for promoting healthy habits and weight loss in hypertensive people who are overweight or obese: a randomized controlled trial
Rosa M. Banos, Marinna S. Mensorio, Ausias Cebolla, Enrique Rodilla, Gonzalo Palomar, JuanFrancisco Lisón, Cristina Botella
N-Acetyl Cysteine improves the diabetic cardiac function: possible role of fibrosis inhibition
Cong Liu, Xiao-Zhao Lu, Ming-Zhi Shen, Chang-Yang Xing, Jing Ma, Yun-You Duan, Li-Jun Yuan
Validation of the VEINES-QOL quality of life instrument in venous leg ulcers: repeatability and validity study embedded in a randomised clinical trial
J. Martin Bland, Jo C. Dumville, Rebecca L. Ashby, Rhian Gabe, Nikki Stubbs, Una Adderley, Arthur R. Kang’ombe, Nicky A. Cullum
Association of plasma osteoprotegerin levels with the severity of lower extremity arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
Yixin Niu, Weiwei Zhang, Zhen Yang, Xiaoyong Li, Jie Wen, Suijun Wang, Hongmei Zhang, Xuanchun Wang, Houguang Zhou, Wenjun Fang, Li Qin, Qing Su
Atrial fibrillation in the Indigenous populations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a systematic scoping review
Judith M. Katzenellenbogen, John A. Woods, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Sandra C. Thompson
Hyponatremia during hospitalization and in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized from heart failure
S. Saepudin, Patrick A. Ball, Hana Morrissey
Associations between risk factors in childhood (12–13 years) and adulthood (48–49 years) and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Kaunas Cardiovascular Risk Cohort Study
Indre Ceponiene, Jurate Klumbiene, Egle Tamuleviciute-Prasciene, Justina Motiejunaite, Edita Sakyte, Jonas Ceponis, Rimvydas Slapikas, Janina Petkeviciene
Elevated expression of periostin in diabetic cardiomyopathy and the effect of valsartan
Jun Guan, Wen-Qi Liu, Ming-Qing Xing, Yue Shi, Xue-Ying Tan, Chang-Qing Jiang, Hong-Yan Dai
Yoga’s effect on inflammatory biomarkers and metabolic risk factors in a high risk population – a controlled trial in primary care
Moa Wolff, Ashfaque A. Memon, John P. Chalmers, Kristina Sundquist, Patrik Midlöv
Association between left ventricular global longitudinal strain and natriuretic peptides in outpatients with chronic systolic heart failure
F Gaborit, H Bosselmann, N Tønder, K Iversen, T Kümler, C Kistorp, G Sölétormos, J P. Goetze, M Schou
The relationship between fasting plasma glucose and MPO in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Xiangyu Zhang, Lini Dong, Qiong Wang, Xiaomei Xie
The 100 most-cited articles on cardiovascular diseases from Mainland China
Yuan-hui Liu, Sheng-qi Wang, Jin-hua Xue, Yong Liu, Ji-yan Chen, Guo-feng Li, Ning Tan
Highly active antiretroviral therapy and dyslipidemia in people living with HIV/AIDS in Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon
Dickson Shey Nsagha, Elroy Patrick Weledji, Nguedia Jules Clement Assob, Longdoh Anna Njunda, Elvis Asangbeng Tanue, Odette Dzemo kibu, Charlotte Wenze Ayima, Marcelin Ngowe Ngowe
Colchicine in cardiac disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Subodh Verma, John W. Eikelboom, Stefan M. Nidorf, Mohammed Al-Omran, Nandini Gupta, Hwee Teoh, Jan O. Friedrich
MicroRNA profiling in the left atrium in patients with non-valvular paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Jiangang Wang, Shiqiu Song, Changqing Xie, Jie Han, Yan Li, Jiahai Shi, Meng Xin, Jun Wang, Tiange Luo, Xu Meng, Bo Yang
Association between hyperuricemia and atrial fibrillation in rural China: a cross-sectional study
Guo-Zhe Sun, Liang Guo, Jun Wang, Ning Ye, Xun-Zhang Wang, Ying-Xian Sun
Prognostic value of Tpeak-Tend interval in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Abdullah Icli, Mehmet Kayrak, Hakan Akilli, Alpay Aribas, Mukremin Coskun, Sumeyye Fatma Ozer, Kurtulus Ozdemir
Determinants of arterial stiffness progression in a Han-Chinese population in Taiwan: a 4-year longitudinal follow-up
Lien-Ying Lin, Yi-Chu Liao, Hsiu-Fen Lin, Yu-Shan Lee, Reuy-Tay Lin, Chung Y. Hsu, Suh-Hang H. Juo
Recurrent acute coronary syndrome and restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report and literature review
Ge Li-Sha, Chen Peng, Li Yue-Chun
Prognostic significance of endothelial dysfunction in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the era of drug-eluting stents
Motoki Kubo, Toru Miyoshi, Hiroki Oe, Yuko Ohno, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Ito
A review of outcome following valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia
E. Anne Russell, Lavinia Tran, Robert A. Baker, Jayme S. Bennetts, Alex Brown, Christopher M. Reid, Robert Tam, Warren F. Walsh, Graeme P. Maguire
Genetic risk for atrial fibrillation could motivate patient adherence to warfarin therapy: a cost effectiveness analysis
Dov Shiffman, Marco V. Perez, Lance A. Bare, Judy Z. Louie, Andre R. Arellano, James J. Devlin
Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in chronic stroke women is attenuated after submaximal exercise test, as evaluated by linear and nonlinear analysis
Juliana Valente Francica, Aline Bigongiari, Luís Mochizuki, Kátia Bilhar Scapini, Oscar Albuquerque Moraes, Cristiano Mostarda, Erico Chagas Caperuto, Maria Cláudia Irigoyen, Katia De Angelis, Bruno Rodrigues
Risk factors of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged and adolescent people (< 45 years) in Yantai
Hong Du, Chang-yan Dong, Qiao-yan Lin
Root causes for delayed hospital discharge in patients with ST-segment Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): a qualitative analysis
Jeremy Adams, Brian Wong, Harindra C. Wijeysundera
Para- and perirenal ultrasonographic fat thickness is associated with 24-hours mean diastolic blood pressure levels in overweight and obese subjects
Giovanni De Pergola, Nicla Campobasso, Adele Nardecchia, Vincenzo Triggiani, Domenico Caccavo, Loreto Gesualdo, Franco Silvestris, Carlo Manno
Acute cardiac injury events ≤30 days after laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection among U.S. veterans, 2010–2012
Alison Ludwig, Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Patricia Schirmer, Carla Winston, Mark Holodniy
Elevated resting heart rate predisposes metabolic syndrome in women rather than in men: a 15-year prospective study
Si Wang, Kai Liu, Xin Zhang, Qingtao Meng, Yong Wang, Shixi Wan, Xiaoping Chen
Prevalence of pregnancy induced hypertension and pregnancy outcomes among women seeking maternity services in Harare, Zimbabwe
Monica Muti, Mufuta Tshimanga, Gombe T. Notion, Donewell Bangure, Prosper Chonzi
Prevalence and characteristics of coronary artery anomalies in an adult population undergoing multidetector-row computed tomography for the evaluation of coronary artery disease
Christos Graidis, Dimokritos Dimitriadis, Vasileios Karasavvidis, Georgios Dimitriadis, Efstathia Argyropoulou, Fotios Economou, Dadoush George, Antonios Antoniou, Georgios Karakostas
Pessimism and the risk for coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older Finnish men and women: a ten-year follow-up study
Mikko T. Pänkäläinen, Tuomas V. Kerola, Jukka J. Hintikka
Clinical implications of carotid artery intima media thickness assessment on cardiovascular risk stratification in hyperlipidemic Korean adults with diabetes: the ALTO study
Eun-Gyoung Hong, Jung Hun Ohn, Seong Jin Lee, Hyuk Sang Kwon, Sin Gon Kim, Dong Jun Kim, Dong Sun Kim
Association between environmental particulate matter and arterial stiffness in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Cheng-Hao Weng, Ching-Chih Hu, Tzung-Hai Yen, Wen-Hung Huang
PEP-1-SOD1 fusion proteins block cardiac myofibroblast activation and angiotensin II-induced collagen production
Li-Guo Tan, Jun-Hui Xiao, Dan-Li Yu, Lei Zhang, Fei Zheng, Ling-Yun Guo, Jian-Ye Yang, Jun-ming Tang, Shi-You Chen, Jia-Ning Wang
How low should we target the LDL goal to improve survival for acute coronary syndrome patients in Hong Kong?
Vivian W. Lee, Raymond Y. Chau, Herich Y. Cheung, Cheuk Man Yu, Yat Yin Lam, Bryan P. Yan
Comparing the effectiveness and safety between triple antiplatelet therapy and dual antiplatelet therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients after coronary stents implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Pravesh Kumar Bundhun, Tao Qin, Meng-Hua Chen
Mitral valve replacement complicated by iatrogenic left ventricular outflow obstruction and paravalvular leak: case report and review of literature
Justin Z. Lee, Kai R. Tey, Ahmad Mizyed, Charles T. Hennemeyer, Rajesh Janardhanan, Kapildeo Lotun
Performance of gene-expression profiling test score variability to predict future clinical events in heart transplant recipients
Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, Jörg Stypmann, Uwe Schulz, Andreas Zuckermann, Paul Mohacsi, Christoph Bara, Heather Ross, Jayan Parameshwar, Michal Zakliczyński, Roberto Fiocchi, Daniel Hoefer, Mario Deng, Pascal Leprince, David Hiller, Lane Eubank, Emir Deljkich, James P. Yee, Johan Vanhaecke
Comparison of different vascular risk engines in the identification of type 2 diabetes patients with high cardiovascular risk
Antonio Rodriguez-Poncelas, Gabriel Coll-de-Tuero, Marc Saez, José M. Garrido-Martín, José M. Millaruelo-Trillo, Joan Barrot de-la-Puente, Josep Franch-Nadal
TSC-22 up-regulates collagen 3a1 gene expression in the rat heart
Annina Kelloniemi, Jani Aro, Juha Näpänkangas, Elina Koivisto, Erja Mustonen, Heikki Ruskoaho, Jaana Rysä
Case report: severe reversible cardiomyopathy associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome in the setting of diabetic hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non-ketotic syndrome
Justin Berk, Raymond Wade, Hatice Duygu Baser, Joaquin Lado
Infective endocarditis presenting initially with ileus complicated by dehiscence of annuloplasty ring
Takao Konishi, Hiroshi Nishihara, Tadashi Ito, Yoshiaki Tanaka
Cardiovascular secondary prevention in high-risk patients: a randomized controlled trial sub-study
Stina Jakobsson, Anna-Lotta Irewall, Fredrik Bjorklund, Thomas Mooe
The contemporary role of Impella in a comprehensive mechanical circulatory support program: a single institutional experience
Marina Pieri, Rachele Contri, Dario Winterton, Matteo Montorfano, Antonio Colombo, Alberto Zangrillo, Michele De Bonis, Federico Pappalardo
Fractional flow reserve of non-culprit vessel post-myocardial infarction: is it reliable?
Luís Leite, Joana Moura Ferreira, João Silva Marques, Elisabete Jorge, Vítor Matos, Jorge Guardado, João Calisto, Mariano Pego
Malnutrition and associated factors among heart failure patients on follow up at Jimma university specialized hospital, Ethiopia
Hiwot Amare, Leja Hamza, Henok Asefa
Epidemiological associations between hyperuricemia and cardiometabolic risk factors: a comprehensive study from Chinese community
Shihui Fu, Leiming Luo, Ping Ye, Wenkai Xiao
Augmentation index is associated with coronary revascularization in patients with high Framingham risk scores: a hospital-based observational study
JoonHyouk Choi, Song-Yi Kim, Seung-Jae Joo, Ki-Seok Kim
In-hospital resource utilization in surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Jochen Reinöhl, Klaus Kaier, Anja Gutmann, Stefan Sorg, Constantin von zur Mühlen, Matthias Siepe, Hardy Baumbach, Martin Moser, Annette Geibel, Andreas Zirlik, Philipp Blanke, Werner Vach, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Christoph Bode, Manfred Zehender
Management of acute coronary syndromes in a developing country; time for a paradigm shift? an observational study
Arjuna Medagama, Ruwanthi Bandara, Chinthani De Silva, Manoj Prasanna Galgomuwa
Factors associated with 30-day readmission of patients with heart failure from a Japanese administrative database
Hiroki Aizawa, Shinobu Imai, Kiyohide Fushimi
The rs1803274 polymorphism of the BCHE gene is associated with an increased risk of coronary in-stent restenosis
L. Pleva, P. Kovarova, L. Faldynova, P. Plevova, S. Hilscherova, J. Zapletalova, P. Kusnierova, P. Kukla
Improved treatment and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction in Estonia: cross-sectional study from a high risk country
Aet Saar, Toomas Marandi, Tiia Ainla, Krista Fischer, Mai Blöndal, Jaan Eha
Determinants of outcome in patients with chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction undergone percutaneous coronary interventions
Enrico Ammirati, Valentina Guida, Azeem Latib, Francesco Moroni, Francesco Arioli, Isabella Scotti, Ornella E. Rimoldi, Antonio Colombo, Paolo G. Camici
Cost-effectiveness of endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein in patients with uncomplicated primary varicosis
Thomas Luebke, Jan Brunkwall
Bipolar radiofrequency catheter ablation for refractory perimitral flutter: a case report
Kenichiro Yamagata, Dan Wichterle, Petr Peichl, Bashar Aldhoon, Robert Čihák, Josef Kautzner
A six question screen to facilitate primary cardiovascular disease prevention
Niels V. van der Hoeven, Maurice A. J. Niessen, Erik S. G. Stroes, Lex Burdorf, Roderik A. Kraaijenhagen, Bert-Jan H. van den Born
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in nonhuman primate model of dysmetabolism and diabetes
Haihua Gu, Yongqiang Liu, Shuang Mei, Bingdi Wang, Guofeng Sun, Xiaoli Wang, Yongfu Xiao, Michael Staup, Francine M. Gregoire, Keefe Chng, Yixin (Jim) Wang
The association among MDCT-derived three-dimensional visceral adiposities on cardiac diastology and dyssynchrony in asymptomatic population
Yau-Huei Lai, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Chun-Ho Yun, Kuo-Tzu Sung, Cheng-Huang Su, Tung-Hsin Wu, Fei-Shih Yang, Ta-Chuan Hung, Chung-Lieh Hung, Hiram G. Bezerra, Hung-I Yeh
Antithrombotic treatment in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a practical approach
Carmen Suárez Fernández, Francesc Formiga, Miguel Camafort, Jose María Cepeda Rodrigo, Jesús Díez-Manglano, Antonio Pose Reino, Gregorio Tiberio, Jose María Mostaza
Are lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with pre-hypertension in 15–18 years rural Nigerian youth? A cross sectional study
N. A. Odunaiya, Q. A. Louw, K. A. Grimmer
Independent prognostic value of left atrial function by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging in patients with non -ST-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction
Chunlai Shao, Jing Zhu, Jianchang Chen, Weiting Xu
Circulating concentrations of endothelin-1 predict coronary heart disease in women but not in men: a longitudinal observational study in the Vara-Skövde Cohort
Bledar Daka, Josefin Olausson, Charlotte A. Larsson, Margareta I. Hellgren, Lennart Råstam, Per-Anders Jansson, Ulf Lindblad
Low-dose CT coronary angiography for assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes - A cross-sectional study
Geir Reinvik Ulimoen, Anne Pernille Ofstad, Knut Endresen, Lars Gullestad, Odd Erik Johansen, Arne Borthne
Angina at Low heart rate And Risk of imminent Myocardial infarction (the ALARM study): a prospective, observational proof-of-concept study
Yuk-ki Wong, Shelley Stearn, Sally Moore, Beverley Hale
Adult left-ventricular diverticulum and patent ductus arteriosus misdiagnosed as coronary artery disease with infarct aneurysm: a case report
Hong Qu, Tianqi Liu, Haiyan Wang, Dong Wang, Quan Li
Novel sirolimus-eluting stent Prolim® with a biodegradable polymer in the all-comers population: one year clinical results with quantitative coronary angiography and optical coherence tomography analysis
Jacek Bil, Robert J. Gil, Adam Kern, Tomasz Pawłowski, Piotr Seweryniak, Zbigniew Śliwiński
Validation study of GRACE risk scores in indigenous and non-indigenous patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome
Pamela J. Bradshaw, Judith M. Katzenellenbogen, Frank M. Sanfilippo, Michael S. T. Hobbs, Peter L. Thompson, Sandra C. Thompson
Relationship between the A(8002)G intronic polymorphism of pre-pro-endothelin-1 gene and the endothelin-1 concentration among Tunisian coronary patients
Abdelkader Chalghoum, Yosri Noichri, Azza Dandana, Sana Azaiez, Bruno Baudin, Gouider Jeridi, Abdelhédi Miled, Salima Ferchichi
Comparison of intravascular ultrasound guided versus angiography guided drug eluting stent implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yao-Jun Zhang, Si Pang, Xiao-Yun Chen, Christos V. Bourantas, Dao-Rong Pan, Sheng-Jie Dong, Wen Wu, Xiao-Min Ren, Hao Zhu, Shun-Yi Shi, Javaid Iqbal, Bill D. Gogas, Bo Xu, Shao-Liang Chen
Outcomes following the implementation of a quality control campaign to decrease sternal wound infections after coronary artery by-pass grafting
Rickard P. F. Lindblom, Birgitta Lytsy, Camilla Sandström, Nadjira Ligata, Beata Larsson, Ulrika Ransjö, Christine Leo Swenne
Prevalence and risk factors of premature coronary artery disease in patients undergoing coronary angiography in Kurdistan, Iraq
Ameen Mosa Mohammad, Hekmat Izzat Jehangeer, Sabri Khalif Shaikhow
Comparison between CHA2DS2-VASc and the new R2CHADS2 and ATRIA scores at predicting thromboembolic event in non-anticoagulated and anticoagulated patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Rami Riziq-Yousef Abumuaileq, Emad Abu-Assi, Andrea López-López, Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin, Moisés Rodríguez-Mañero, Luis Martínez-Sande, Javier García-Seara, Xesús Alberte Fernandez-López, Carlos Peña-Gil, Jose Ramón González-Juanatey
Erratum: Antithrombotic treatment in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a practical approach
Carmen Suárez Fernández, Francesc Formiga, Miguel Camafort, Jose María Cepeda Rodrigo, Jesús Díez-Manglano, Antonio Pose Reino, Gregorio Tiberio, Jose María Mostaza
Distribution of ischemic infarction and stenosis of intra- and extracranial arteries in young Chinese patients with ischemic stroke
Rajeev Ojha, Dongya Huang, Hedi An, Rong Liu, Cui Du, Nan Shen, Zhilan Tu, Ying Li
Coronary microvascular function, insulin sensitivity and body composition in predicting exercise capacity in overweight patients with coronary artery disease
Anders Jürs, Lene Rørholm Pedersen, Rasmus Huan Olsen, Martin Snoer, Elizaveta Chabanova, Steen Bendix Haugaard, Eva Prescott
Detection of occult paroxysmal atrial fibrilation by implantable long-term electrocardiographic monitoring in cryptogenic stroke and transient ischemic attack population: a study protocol for prospective matched cohort study
Andrea Petrovičová, Egon Kurča, Miroslav Brozman, Jozef Hasilla, Pavel Vahala, Peter Blaško, Andrea Andrášová, Robert Hatala, Luboš Urban, Štefan Sivák
Acculturation is associated with left ventricular mass in a multiethnic sample: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Valery S. Effoe, Haiying Chen, Andrew Moran, Alain G. Bertoni, David A. Bluemke, Teresa Seeman, Christine Darwin, Karol E. Watson, Carlos J. Rodriguez
Administration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor accompanied with a balanced diet improves cardiac function alterations induced by high fat diet in mice
Pâmela Santana Daltro, Paula Santana Alves, Murilo Fagundes Castro, Carine M. Azevedo, Juliana Fraga Vasconcelos, Kyan James Allahdadi, Luiz Antônio Rodrigues de Freitas, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Simone Garcia Macambira
C-Reactive protein reactions to glucose-insulin-potassium infusion and relations to infarct size in patients with acute coronary syndromes
Hadeel Alkofide, Gordon S. Huggins, Joni R. Beshansky, Robin Ruthazer, Inga Peter, Madhab Ray, Jayanta T. Mukherjee, Harry P. Selker
Qualitative and semi-quantitative evaluation of myocardium perfusion with 3 T stress cardiac MRI
Chun-Ho Yun, Jui-Peng Tsai, Cheng-Ting Tsai, Greta S. P. Mok, Jing-Yi Sun, Chung-Lieh Hung, Tung-Hsin Wu, Wu-Ta Huang, Fei-Shih Yang, Jason Jeun-Shenn Lee, Ricardo C. Cury, Anas Fares, Lemba Dina Nshisso, Hiram G. Bezerra
Myocardia ischemia associated with a myocardial bridge with no significant atherosclerotic stenosis
Min Yu, Lihong Zhou, Tingting Chen, Kaihong Yi, Chujuan Zeng, Xuerui Tan
Exercise training restores the cardiac microRNA-1 and −214 levels regulating Ca2+ handling after myocardial infarction
Stéphano Freitas Soares Melo, Valério Garrone Barauna, Vander José Neves, Tiago Fernandes, Lucienne da Silva Lara, Diego Robles Mazzotti, Edilamar Menezes Oliveira
Evaluation of the relationship between effervescent paracetamol and blood pressure: clinical trial
Mencia Benitez-Camps, Ernest Vinyoles-Bargalló, Oriol Rebagliato-Nadal, Rosa Morros-Pedrós, Helena Pera-Pujadas, Antoni Dalfó-Baqué, Ignacio López-Pavón, Carlos Roca-Sánchez, Rosa Maria Coma-Carbó, Mariano De La Figuera Von Wichmann, Lucas Mengual-Martínez, Carmen Yuste-Marco, Montserrat Teixidó-Colet, Josep M. Pepió i Vilaubí, Riera Ciurana-Tost, Rosa Pou-Vila, Ma Antònia Vila-Coll, Josep Maria Bordas-Julve, Rosa Aragonès-Forès, Francisco Javier Pelegrina-Rodríguez, Josep Agudo-Ugena, Carlos Blanco-Mata, Jon de la Iglesia Berrojalbiz, Natalia Burgos-Alonso, Maria Cruz Gómez-Fernández
Greater body mass index is a better predictor of subclinical cardiac damage at long-term follow-up in men than is insulin sensitivity: a prospective, population-based cohort study
Mette Lundgren Nielsen, Manan Pareek, Oke Gerke, Margrét Leósdóttir, Peter M. Nilsson, Michael Hecht Olsen
The duration of balloon inflation affects the luminal diameter of coronary segments after bioresorbable vascular scaffolds deployment
Sabato Sorrentino, Salvatore De Rosa, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Annalisa Mongiardo, Carmen Spaccarotella, Alberto Polimeni, Jolanda Sabatino, Daniele Torella, Gianluca Caiazzo, Ciro Indolfi
Atorvastatin treatment improves effects of implanted mesenchymal stem cells: meta-analysis of animal models with acute myocardial infarction
Guo Dai, Qing Xu, Rong Luo, Jianfang Gao, Hui Chen, Yun Deng, Yongqing Li, Yuequn Wang, Wuzhou Yuan, Xiushan Wu
Coronary artery fistula between single right coronary artery and right pulmonary artery: a case report and literature review
Li-Jian Xie, Li Zhang, Ting-Ting Xiao, Jie Shen
Isolated double-orifice mitral valve: a case report
Philipp Krisai, Bastian Wein, Beat A. Kaufmann
Myocardial infarction, symptomatic third degree atrioventricular block and pulmonary embolism caused by thalidomide: a case report
Shengyu Zhang, Jing Yang, Xiaofeng Jin, Shuyang Zhang
Fast-track endovascular aneurysm repair: rationale and design of the multicenter Least Invasive Fast-Track EVAR (LIFE) registry
Zvonimir Krajcer, Venkatesh Ramaiah, Meredith Huetter
The influence of real-time blood glucose levels on left ventricular myocardial strain and strain rate in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus - a speckle tracking echocardiography study
Kai O. Hensel, Franziska Grimmer, Andreas C. Jenke, Stefan Wirth, Andreas Heusch
Cumulative effect of reproductive factors on ideal cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study in central south China
Xia Cao, Jiansong Zhou, Hong Yuan, Zhiheng Chen
Part 1 – Coronary angiography with gadofosveset trisodium: a prospective feasibility study evaluating injection techniques for steady-state imaging
Mark A. Ahlman, Fabio S. Raman, Scott R. Penzak, Jianing Pang, Zhaoyang Fan, Songtao Liu, Neville Gai, Debiao Li, David A. Bluemke
Pharmacist intervention in the prevention of heart failure for high-risk elderly patients in the community
Vivian W. Lee, Libby M. Choi, Winki J. Wong, Ho Wing Chung, Carman K. Ng, Franco W. Cheng
Renal insufficiency was correlated with 2-year mortality for rural female patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction after reperfusion therapy: a multicenter, prospective study
Yuan Gao, Daming Jiang, Bo Zhang, Yujiao Sun, Lina Ren, Dandan Fan, Guoxian Qi
Cost-effectiveness of fondaparinux versus enoxaparin in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome in Canada (OASIS-5)
Jorge Alfonso Ross Terres, G. Lozano-Ortega, R. Kendall, M. J. Sculpher
Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for aortic annular sizing in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Mohammad A. Sherif, Hüseyin Ince, Octavian Maniuc, Therese Reiter, Wolfram Voelker, Georg Ertl, Alper Öner
Management and outcomes of acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction at a tertiary-care hospital in Sri Lanka: an observational study
Ruwanthi Bandara, Arjuna Medagama, Ruwan Munasinghe, Nandana Dinamithra, Amila Subasinghe, Jayantha Herath, Mahesh Ratnayake, Buddhini Imbulpitiya, Ameena Sulaiman
Effectiveness of a combined strategy to improve therapeutic compliance and degree of control among patients with hypercholesterolaemia: a randomised clinical trial
Ignacio Párraga-Martínez, Joseba Rabanales-Sotos, Fernando Lago-Deibe, Juan M Téllez-Lapeira, Francisco Escobar-Rabadán, Alejandro Villena-Ferrer, Mariano Blasco-Valle, José M Ferreras-Amez, Susana Morena-Rayo, José M del Campo-del Campo, Maria Candelaria Ayuso-Raya, José J Pérez-Pascual
Recurrent Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) in a pre-menopausal woman: late sequelae of a traumatic event?
Jochen Hefner, Herbert Csef, Stefan Frantz, Nina Glatter, Bodo Warrings
National trends in hospital length of stay for acute myocardial infarction in China
Qian Li, Zhenqiu Lin, Frederick A Masoudi, Jing Li, Xi Li, Sonia Hernández-Díaz, Sudhakar V Nuti, Lingling Li, Qing Wang, John A Spertus, Frank B Hu, Harlan M Krumholz, Lixin Jiang
Nemaline myopathy and heart failure: role of ivabradine; a case report
Filippo M Sarullo, Giuseppe Vitale, Antonino Di Franco, Silvia Sarullo, Ylenia Salerno, Laura Vassallo, Emanuela Petrona Baviera, Stefania Marazia, Giorgio Mandalà, Gaetano A Lanza
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: a substrate for a thromboembolic event
Marcelo Dantas Tavares de Melo, José Arimateia Batista de Araújo Filho, Jose Rodrigues Parga Filho, Camila Rocon de Lima, Charles Mady, Roberto Kalil-Filho, Vera Maria Cury Salemi
Electrocardiographic features of disease progression in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia
Ardan M Saguner, Sabrina Ganahl, Andrea Kraus, Samuel H Baldinger, Deniz Akdis, Arhan R Saguner, Thomas Wolber, Laurent M Haegeli, Jan Steffel, Nazmi Krasniqi, Thomas F Lüscher, Felix C Tanner, Corinna Brunckhorst, Firat Duru
The difference between Asian and Western in the effect of LDL-C lowering therapy on coronary atherosclerotic plaque: a meta-analysis report
Yu-Feng Li, Quan-Zhou Feng, Wen-Qian Gao, Xiu-Jing Zhang, Ya Huang, Yun-Dai Chen
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders reviewer acknowledgement 2014
Tim Shipley