Ausgabe 1/2018
Inhalt (241 Artikel)
Comprehensive geriatric assessment in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation – results from the CGA-TAVI multicentre registry
Andrea Ungar, Giulio Mannarino, Nathalie van der Velde, Jan Baan, Marie-Pierre Thibodeau, Jean-Bernard Masson, Gennaro Santoro, Martijn van Mourik, Sofie Jansen, Cornelia Deutsch, Peter Bramlage, Jana Kurucova, Martin Thoenes, Stefania Maggi, Andreas W. Schoenenberger
Association of rs662799 in APOA5 with CAD in Chinese Han population
Hua Chen, Shifang Ding, Mi Zhou, Xiayin Wu, Xi Liu, Yun Wu, Dechao Liu
Effect of intracoronary agents on the no-reflow phenomenon during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a network meta-analysis
Xiaowei Niu, Jingjing Zhang, Ming Bai, Yu Peng, Shaobo Sun, Zheng Zhang
Independent association of resting energy expenditure with blood pressure: confirmation in populations of the African diaspora
Chloe Creber, Richard S. Cooper, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Pascal Bovet, Estelle V. Lambert, Terrence E. Forrester, Dale Schoeller, Walter Riesen, Wolfgang Korte, Guichan Cao, Amy Luke, Lara R. Dugas
Correction to: Short- and long-term outcomes in infective endocarditis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Alemayehu B. Mekonnen, Tamrat Befekadu Abebe
Early commitment of cardiovascular autonomic modulation in Brazilian patients with congenital generalized lipodystrophy
Clarisse Mourão Melo Ponte, Virgínia Oliveira Fernandes, Maria Helane Costa Gurgel, Izabella Tamira Galdino Farias Vasconcelos, Lia Beatriz de Azevedo Souza Karbage, Christiane Bezerra Rocha Liberato, Carlos Antônio Negrato, Marília de Brito Gomes, Ana Paula Dias Rangel Montenegro, Renan Magalhães Montenegro Júnior
A simple prediction model to estimate obstructive coronary artery disease
Shiqun Chen, Yong Liu, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Hua Yao, Yingling Zhou, Ji-yan Chen, Qiang Li
Blood lactate is a predictor of short-term mortality in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure but without cardiogenic shock
Grunde Gjesdal, Oscar Ö. Braun, J. Gustav Smith, Fredrik Scherstén, Patrik Tydén
Oscillometric blood pressure by age and height for non overweight children and adolescents in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Emmanuel Kiyana Muyumba, Dophra Ngoy Nkulu, Clarence Kaut Mukeng, Jacques Mbaz Musung, Placide Kambola Kakoma, Christian Ngama Kakisingi, Oscar Numbi Luboya, Françoise Kaj Malonga, Justin Kalungwe Kizonde, Olivier Mukuku, Weili Yan
A study of the association of rs12040273 with susceptibility and severity of coronary artery disease in a Chinese Han population
Bo Yang, Shan Yan, Jianjun Yan, Yafei Li, Mohammad Reeaze Khurwolah, Liansheng Wang, Zhong Chen
Better clinical outcome with direct oral anticoagulants in hospitalized heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation
Akiomi Yoshihisa, Yu Sato, Takamasa Sato, Satoshi Suzuki, Masayoshi Oikawa, Yasuchika Takeishi
Cardiac valve calcification and risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality in dialysis patients: a meta-analysis
Zhe Wang, Aili Jiang, Fang Wei, Haiyan Chen
Left ventricular short-axis systolic function changes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy detected by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging
Jun Huang, Zi-Ning Yan, Yi-Fei Rui, Li Fan, Chang Liu, Jie Li
New anthropometric indices or old ones: which perform better in estimating cardiovascular risks in Chinese adults
Fei Wang, Yintao Chen, Ye Chang, Guozhe Sun, Yingxian Sun
Endomyocardial biopsy guided by intracardiac echocardiography as a key step in intracardiac mass diagnosis
Marco Zanobini, Antonio Dello Russo, Matteo Saccocci, Sergio Conti, Elisa De Camilli, Giulia Vettor, Valentina Catto, Maurizio Roberto, Cesare Fiorentini, Giuseppe Viale, Claudio Tondo, Michela Casella
Decreased global myocardial perfusion at adenosine stress as a potential new biomarker for microvascular disease in systemic sclerosis: a magnetic resonance study
Tom Gyllenhammar, Mikael Kanski, Henrik Engblom, Dirk M. Wuttge, Marcus Carlsson, Roger Hesselstrand, Håkan Arheden
Heart rate in patients with reduced ejection fraction: relationship between single time point measurement and mean heart rate on prolonged implantable cardioverter defibrillator monitoring
Marlena V. Habal, Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar, Peter C. Austin, Cassandra Freitas, Christopher Labos, Douglas S. Lee
Burden of Ischaemic heart disease and attributable risk factors in China from 1990 to 2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
Ganshen Zhang, Chuanhua Yu, Maigeng Zhou, Lu Wang, Yunquan Zhang, Lisha Luo
Should heart age calculators be used alongside absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment?
Carissa Bonner, Katy Bell, Jesse Jansen, Paul Glasziou, Les Irwig, Jenny Doust, Kirsten McCaffery
A population-based screening study for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Danish postmenopausal women: acceptability and prevalence
Marie Dahl, Lars Frost, Rikke Søgaard, Ib Christian Klausen, Vibeke Lorentzen, Jes Lindholt
Factors associated with carotid Intima media thickness and carotid plaque score in community-dwelling and non-diabetic individuals
Javad Alizargar, Chyi-Huey Bai
An exploration of the subjective social status construct in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Karen L. Tang, Louise Pilote, Hassan Behlouli, Jenny Godley, William A. Ghali
Association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor and von Willebrand factor levels in patients with stable coronary artery disease
Hong Jin, Yifei Chen, Bilei Wang, Yi Zhu, Long Chen, Xiqiong Han, Genshan Ma, Naifeng Liu
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors for prevention of cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Markus Bredemeier, Lediane Moreira Lopes, Matheus Augusto Eisenreich, Sheila Hickmann, Guilherme Kopik Bongiorno, Rui d’Avila, André Luis Bittencourt Morsch, Fernando da Silva Stein, Guilherme Gomes Dias Campos
Smartphones in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review
Sandra J. Hamilton, Belynda Mills, Eleanor M. Birch, Sandra C. Thompson
Assessment of blood pressure control in adult hypertensive patients in eastern Sudan
Saeed M. Omar, Osama Elnour, Gamal K. Adam, Osman E. Osman, Ishag Adam
Peak CK-MB has a strong association with chronic scar size and wall motion abnormalities after revascularized non-transmural myocardial infarction – a prospective CMR study
Pauli Pöyhönen, Minna Kylmälä, Paula Vesterinen, Sari Kivistö, Miia Holmström, Kirsi Lauerma, Heikki Väänänen, Lauri Toivonen, Helena Hänninen
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention during ST elevation myocardial infarction in prosthetic valve endocarditis: a case report
Alfonso Campanile, Guido Tavazzi, Francesco Caprioglio, Fausto Rigo
Cytochrome P450 family 4 subfamily F member 2 (CYP4F2) rs1558139, rs2108622 polymorphisms and susceptibility to several cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Tao Zhang, Kuiying Yu, Xuhua Li
The association between oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in early childhood patients with Kawasaki disease
Takamichi Ishikawa, Keigo Seki
Epicardial adipose tissue is related to arterial stiffness and inflammation in patients with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
Shaween Al-Talabany, Ify Mordi, J. Graeme Houston, Helen M. Colhoun, Jonathan R. Weir-McCall, Shona Z. Matthew, Helen C. Looker, Daniel Levin, Jill J. F. Belch, Fiona Dove, Faisel Khan, Chim C. Lang
Protective effect of hydrogen-rich saline on pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophyin rats: possible role of JAK-STAT signaling
Zhixin Fan, Yufei Gao, Zhiwei Huang, Fenghua Xue, Shujing Wu, Jing Yang, Liqun Zhu, Lu Fu
Homocysteine is a bystander for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a case-control study
Ching-Yu Julius Chen, Tzu-Ching Yang, Christopher Chang, Shao-Chun Lu, Po-Yuan Chang
Screening key genes for abdominal aortic aneurysm based on gene expression omnibus dataset
Li Wan, Jingyong Huang, Haizhen Ni, Guanfeng Yu
Effects of procyanidin on cardiomyocyte apoptosis after myocardial ischemia reperfusion in rats
Dan Liu
Cold exposure induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in the myocardium by inhibiting the Nrf2-Keap1 signaling pathway
Peifang Cong, Yunen Liu, Nannan Liu, Yubiao Zhang, Changci Tong, Lin Shi, Xuelei Liu, Xiuyun Shi, Ying Liu, Zhou Tong, Mingxiao Hou
Case presentation: implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker via the coronary sinus in a patient with triple valve replacement
Cheng Zheng, Wei-Qian Lin, Yuan-Zheng Lin, Hao Lian, Zhi-Rui Liu, Jia-Hui Chen, Jia-Feng Lin
Interatrial block and atrial remodeling assessed using speckle tracking echocardiography
Juan Lacalzada-Almeida, María Manuela Izquierdo-Gómez, Carima Belleyo-Belkasem, Patricia Barrio-Martínez, Javier García-Niebla, Roberto Elosua, Alejandro Jiménez-Sosa, Luis Alberto Escobar-Robledo, Antonio Bayés de Luna
A methodology review on the incremental prognostic value of computed tomography biomarkers in addition to Framingham risk score in predicting cardiovascular disease: the use of association, discrimination and reclassification
Chun Lap Pang, Nicola Pilkington, Yinghui Wei, Jaime Peters, Carl Roobottom, Chris Hyde
Is there a C-reactive protein value beyond which one should consider infection as the cause of acute heart failure?
Joana Pereira, Ana Ribeiro, João Ferreira-Coimbra, Isaac Barroso, João-Tiago Guimarães, Paulo Bettencourt, Patrícia Lourenço
Genomic analysis in patients with myxomatous mitral valve prolapse: current state of knowledge
S. Gasser, H. Reichenspurner, E. Girdauskas
Acute coronary syndrome secondary to allergic coronary vasospasm (Kounis Syndrome): a case series, follow-up and literature review
Jing Li, Jingang Zheng, Yifeng Zhou, Xiaofei Liu, Wenhua Peng
Curcumin prevents strokes in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats by improving vascular endothelial function
Cong Lan, Xinjian Chen, Yuxun Zhang, Wei Wang, Wei Eric Wang, Yukai Liu, Yue Cai, Hongmei Ren, Shuo Zheng, Lin Zhou, Chunyu Zeng
Combined value of left ventricular ejection fraction and the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score for predicting mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome who were undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Tuncay Kırıs, Eyüp Avcı, Aykan Çelik
Percutaneous closure versus medical therapy for stroke with patent foramen Ovale: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xin-Lin Zhang, Li-Na Kang, Lian Wang, Biao Xu
Comparison of drug-eluting balloon versus drug-eluting stent for treatment of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Lulu Liu, Bin Liu, Jiajun Ren, Gang Hui, Chao Qi, Junnan Wang
CMR stress testing in a patient with morbid obesity (BMI 58 kg/m2) and suspected coronary artery disease
Lukas Stoiber, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Rolf Gebker, Hanane Hireche-Chikaoui, Burkert Pieske, Sebastian Kelle
A case of anterior spinal cord syndrome in a patient with unruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm with a mural thrombus
Nilukshana Yogendranathan, H. M. M. T. B. Herath, W. D. Jayamali, Anne Thushara Matthias, Aruna Pallewatte, Aruna Kulatunga
Association of urinary sodium excretion with blood pressure and risk factors associated with hypertension among Cameroonian pygmies and bantus: a cross-sectional study
Daniel Lemogoum, William Ngatchou, Claude Bika Lele, Cecile Okalla, Marc Leeman, Jean-Paul Degaute, Philippe van de Borne
Association between admission anemia and long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction: results from the MONICA/KORA myocardial infarction registry
Miriam Giovanna Colombo, Inge Kirchberger, Ute Amann, Margit Heier, Christian Thilo, Bernhard Kuch, Annette Peters, Christa Meisinger
Cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a case of persistent left superior vena cava
Shiwei Huang, Binglin Pan, He Zou, Wei Lin
Therapy optimization in patients with heart failure: the role of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator in a real-world setting
Susanne Röger, Stefanie L. Rosenkaimer, Anna Hohneck, Siegfried Lang, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Boris Rudic, Erol Tülümen, Ksenija Stach, Jürgen Kuschyk, Ibrahim Akin, Martin Borggrefe
Comprehensive microRNA profiling reveals potential augmentation of the IL1 pathway in rheumatic heart valve disease
Qiyu Lu, Yi Sun, Yuyin Duan, Bin Li, Jianming Xia, Songhua Yu, Guimin Zhang
Clinical outcomes associated with catecholamine use in patients diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Uzair Ansari, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Christian Fastner, Michael Behnes, Katherine Sattler, Aydin Huseynov, Stefan Baumann, Erol Tülümen, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin
Emergency transcatheter aortic valve replacement for a patient with decompensated severe aortic stenosis accompanied by cardiorenal syndrome: a case report
Hongju Kim, Jung-Hee Lee
Characteristics of exercise capacity in female systemic lupus erythematosus associated pulmonary arterial hypertension patients
Bigyan Pudasaini, Guo-ling Yang, Chen Yang, Jian Guo, Ping Yuan, Yang Wen-lan, Rui Zhang, Lan Wang, Qin-Hua Zhao, Su-Gang Gong, Rong Jiang, Tian-Xiang Chen, Xiong Wei, Jin-Ming Liu
Study protocol, randomized controlled trial: reducing symptom burden in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction using ubiquinol and/or D-ribose
Janet D. Pierce, Diane E. Mahoney, John B. Hiebert, Amanda R. Thimmesch, Francisco J. Diaz, Carol Smith, Qiuhua Shen, Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam, Richard L. Clancy
Relationship of cardiovascular disease risk factors and noncoding RNAs with hypertension: a case-control study
Shiying Chen, Rong Chen, Tingxing Zhang, Shaowei Lin, Zhou Chen, Bi Zhao, Huangyuan Li, Siying Wu
Long-term effects on cardiovascular risk of a structured multidisciplinary lifestyle program in clinical practice
Matthias Lidin, Mai-Lis Hellénius, Monica Rydell-Karlsson, Elin Ekblom-Bak
Primary results of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in the at-risk residents in middle China
Kun Li, Kewei Zhang, Tianxiao Li, Shuiting Zhai
In-flight angina pectoris; an unusual presentation
Firas Al-Janabi, Regina Mammen, Grigoris Karamasis, John Davies, Thomas Keeble
Gender-specific contribution of cardiometabolic index and lipid accumulation product to left ventricular geometry change in general population of rural China
Haoyu Wang, Yingxian Sun, Zhao Li, Xiaofan Guo, Shuang Chen, Ning Ye, Yichen Tian, Lijun Zhang
Metformin restores electrophysiology of small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in the atrium of GK diabetic rats
Xi Fu, Yilong Pan, Qian Cao, Bin Li, Shuo Wang, Hongjiao Du, Na Duan, Xiaodong Li
Atrophic inferior vena cava is a marker of chronicity of intra-filter and inferior vena cava thrombosis: based on CT findings
Liang Chen, Wanyin Shi, Jianping Gu, Xu He, Wensheng Lou
Increased circulating chemerin in patients with advanced carotid stenosis
Adrian Kammerer, Holger Staab, Maria Herberg, Christine Kerner, Nora Klöting, Gabriela Aust
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and microsize myocardial infarction risk in the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study
Madeline R. Sterling, Raegan W. Durant, Joanna Bryan, Emily B. Levitan, Todd M. Brown, Yulia Khodneva, Stephen P. Glasser, Joshua S. Richman, George Howard, Mary Cushman, Monika M. Safford
A moderate 500-m treadmill walk for estimating peak oxygen uptake in men with NYHA class I-II heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
Gianni Mazzoni, Biagio Sassone, Giovanni Pasanisi, Jonathan Myers, Simona Mandini, Stefano Volpato, Francesco Conconi, Giorgio Chiaranda, Giovanni Grazzi
Dietary diversity score is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and serum adiponectin concentrations in patients with metabolic syndrome
Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Leila Jahangiry
Thrombus aspiration in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: results of a national registry of interventional cardiology
Hélder Pereira, Daniel Caldeira, Rui Campante Teles, Marco Costa, Pedro Canas da Silva, Vasco da Gama Ribeiro, Vítor Brandão, Dinis Martins, Fernando Matias, Francisco Pereira-Machado, José Baptista, Pedro Farto e Abreu, Ricardo Santos, António Drummond, Henrique Cyrne de Carvalho, João Calisto, João Carlos Silva, João Luís Pipa, Jorge Marques, Paulino Sousa, Renato Fernandes, Rui Cruz Ferreira, Sousa Ramos, Eduardo Infante Oliveira, Manuel de Sousa Almeida
Prediction of clinical outcome in patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy - the role of NT-ProBNP and a combined response score
Z. Bakos, N. C. Chatterjee, C. Reitan, J. P. Singh, R. Borgquist
Periprocedural anticoagulation during left atrial ablation: interrupted and uninterrupted vitamin K-antagonists or uninterrupted novel anticoagulants
Maria Brinkmeier-Theofanopoulou, Panagiotis Tzamalis, Susan Wehrkamp-Richter, Andrea Radzewitz, Matthias Merkel, Gerhard Schymik, Gesine van Mark, Peter Bramlage, Claus Schmitt, Armin Luik
SHP2 inhibitor PHPS1 protects against atherosclerosis by inhibiting smooth muscle cell proliferation
Jia Chen, Zhiyong Cao, Jingshu Guan
Association between anthropometric measures and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Hainan centenarians: investigation based on the Centenarian’s health study
Qiao Zhu, Xiao-Bing Wang, Yao Yao, Chao-Xue Ning, Xiao-Ping Chen, Fu-Xin Luan, Ya-Li Zhao
Cost-of-illness studies in heart failure: a systematic review 2004–2016
Wladimir Lesyuk, Christine Kriza, Peter Kolominsky-Rabas
Predictive value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis
Sai Zhang, Jun Diao, Chunmei Qi, Jingjing Jin, Li Li, Xingjuan Gao, Lei Gong, Weiheng Wu
Three-dimensional thoracic aorta principal strain analysis from routine ECG-gated computerized tomography: feasibility in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Alessandro Satriano, Zachary Guenther, James A. White, Naeem Merchant, Elena S. Di Martino, Faisal Al-Qoofi, Carmen P. Lydell, Nowell M. Fine
“As du Coeur” study: a randomized controlled trial on physical activity maintenance in cardiovascular patients
Marion Fournier, Rémi Radel, Laurent Bailly, Christian Pradier, Roxane Fabre, Alain Fuch, Philippe Mossé, Jean-Jacques Domerego, Jocelyn Gal, Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville
Post percutaneous coronary interventional adverse cardiovascular outcomes and bleeding events observed with prasugrel versus clopidogrel: direct comparison through a meta-analysis
Pravesh Kumar Bundhun, Feng Huang
Regional myocardial motion in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a pilot study
Heng Ma, Jun Yang, Haizhu Xie, Jing Liu, Fang Wang, Xiao Xu, Wei Bai, Kai Lin
Signs, symptoms, and treatment patterns across serial ambulatory cardiology visits in patients with heart failure: insights from the NCDR PINNACLE® registry
Larry A. Allen, Fengming Tang, Philip Jones, Tracie Breeding, Angelo Ponirakis, Stuart J. Turner
A new method for the assessment of endothelial function with peripheral arterial volume
Daoyuan Si, Lujia Ni, Yunfei Wang, Jinsha Liu, Jining Yang, Ping Yang
Prevalence and characteristics of primary left-sided valve disease in a cohort of 15,000 patients undergoing echocardiography studies in a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Joselyn Rwebembera, William Manyilirah, Zhang Wan Zhu, Juliet Nabbaale, Judith Namuyonga, Isaac Ssinabulya, Sulaiman Lubega, Peter Lwabi, John Omagino, Emmy Okello
The comorbidity of increased arterial stiffness and microalbuminuria in a survey of middle-aged adults in China
Rujia Miao, Liuxin Wu, Ping Ni, Yue Zeng, Zhiheng Chen
Effect of blood pressure and total cholesterol measurement on risk prediction using the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE)
Sabina Ulbricht, Stefan Gross, Eva Brammen, Franziska Weymar, Ulrich John, Christian Meyer, Marcus Dörr
Safety of cilostazol in peripheral artery disease: a cohort from a primary healthcare electronic database
Jordi Real, M Catalina Serna, Maria Giner-Soriano, Rosa Forés, Guillem Pera, Esther Ribes, Maite Alzamora, Josep Ramon Marsal, Antonio Heras, Rosa Morros
Renal denervation improves cardiac function by attenuating myocardiocyte apoptosis in dogs after myocardial infarction
Li Wang, Lijun Song, Chao Li, Qiaoli Feng, Mengping Xu, Zhuqing Li, Chengzhi Lu
Novel functional advanced echocardiography for the assessment of myocardial mechanics in children with neurocardiogenic syncope – a blinded prospective speckle tracking head-up tilt-table challenge study
Kai O. Hensel, Markus Roskopf, Francisca Abellan Schneyder, Andreas Heusch
The impact of nontraditional lipid profiles on left ventricular geometric abnormalities in general Chinese population
Haoyu Wang, Zhao Li, Xiaofan Guo, Yintao Chen, Ye Chang, Shuang Chen, Yingxian Sun
Association between skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio and arterial stiffness in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Jing Xu, Xiaoyan Pan, Haili Liang, Yi Lin, Yilian Hong, Qiya Si, Feixia Shen, Xuejiang Gu
A novel ultrafast-low-dose computed tomography protocol allows concomitant coronary artery evaluation and lung cancer screening
Carlo Gaudio, Gennaro Petriello, Francesco Pelliccia, Alessandra Tanzilli, Alberto Bandiera, Gaetano Tanzilli, Francesco Barillà, Vincenzo Paravati, Massimo Pellegrini, Enrico Mangieri, Paolo Barillari
Risk of incident atrial fibrillation in patients presenting with retinal artery or vein occlusion: a nationwide cohort study
Christine Benn Christiansen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Jonas Bjerring Olesen, Gunnar Gislason, Morten Lamberts, Nicholas Carlson, Mathias Buron, Nikolai Juul, Gregory Y. H. Lip
Three-years outcomes of diabetic patients treated with coronary bioresorbable scaffolds
Remzi Anadol, Katharina Schnitzler, Liv Lorenz, Melissa Weissner, Helen Ullrich, Alberto Polimeni, Thomas Münzel, Tommaso Gori
Systolic characteristics and dynamic changes of the mitral valve in different grades of ischemic mitral regurgitation – insights from 3D transesophageal echocardiography
Caroline Morbach, Diego Bellavia, Stefan Störk, Lissa Sugeng
Presentation and outcomes of indigenous Australians with peripheral artery disease
Tejas P. Singh, Joseph V. Moxon, Genevieve N. Healy, Yvonne Cadet-James, Jonathan Golledge
Comparison of outcomes in emergency department patients with suspected cardiac chest pain: two-centre prospective observational study in Southern China
Huilin Jiang, Yunmei Li, Junrong Mo, Xiaohui Chen, Min Li, Peiyi Lin, Kevin K. C. Hung, Timothy H. Rainer, Colin A. Graham
Impact of VKORC1, CYP4F2 and NQO1 gene variants on warfarin dose requirement in Han Chinese patients with catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Jiao Li, Wenlong Yang, Zhonghui Xie, Kun Yu, Yuhua Chen, Kaijun Cui
Should statin guidelines consider patient preferences? Eliciting preferences of benefit and harm outcomes of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in the sub-Saharan African and European contexts
Henock G. Yebyo, Hélène E. Aschmann, Tsung Yu, Milo A. Puhan
Physical activity intervention for elderly patients with reduced physical performance after acute coronary syndrome (HULK study): rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial
Elisabetta Tonet, Elisa Maietti, Giorgio Chiaranda, Francesco Vitali, Matteo Serenelli, Giulia Bugani, Gianni Mazzoni, Rossella Ruggiero, Jonathan Myers, Giovanni Quinto Villani, Ursula Corvi, Giovanni Pasanisi, Simone Biscaglia, Rita Pavasini, Giulia Ricci Lucchi, Gianluigi Sella, Roberto Ferrari, Stefano Volpato, Gianluca Campo, Giovanni Grazzi
Effects of the cardiac myosin activator Omecamtiv-mecarbil on severe chronic aortic regurgitation in Wistar rats
Bachar El-Oumeiri, Kathleen Mc Entee, Filippo Annoni, Antoine Herpain, Frédéric Vanden Eynden, Pascal Jespers, Guido Van Nooten, Philippe van de Borne
Preexcitation syndrome: experimental study on the electrocardiogram of antegradely conducting accessory pathway
Zhaolong Xu, Renguang Liu, Qinghua Chang, Changjun Li
Effect of the patient education - Learning and Coping strategies - in cardiac rehabilitation on return to work at one year: a randomised controlled trial show (LC-REHAB)
Birgitte Laier Bitsch, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Christina Malmose Stapelfeldt, Vibeke Lynggaard
Correlation of increased corrected TIMI frame counts and the topographical extent of isolated coronary artery ectasia
Wei Wu, Shuyang Zhang, Yuchao Guo, Ruifeng Liu, Zhujun Shen, Xueqing Zhu, Zhenyu Liu
Relationship between high platelet reactivity on clopidogrel and long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stents implantation (PAINT-DES): a prospective, propensity score-matched cohort study
Xiao-Fei Gao, Shu Lu, Zhen Ge, Guang-Feng Zuo, Zhi-Mei Wang, Feng Wang, Xiang-Quan Kong, Da-Yang Chai, Shao-Liang Chen, Jun-Jie Zhang
Plasma levels of free fatty acid differ in patients with left ventricular preserved, mid-range, and reduced ejection fraction
Ning Zhu, Wenbing Jiang, Yi Wang, Youyang Wu, Hao Chen, Xuyong Zhao
A potential protective element of myocardial bridge against severe obstructive atherosclerosis in the whole coronary system
Lisheng Jiang, Min Zhang, Hong Zhang, Lan Shen, Qin Shao, Linghong Shen, Ben He
Long-term clinical outcomes of catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation predisposing to tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome: a long pause predicts implantation of a permanent pacemaker
Dong-Hyeok Kim, Jong-Il Choi, Kwang No Lee, Jinhee Ahn, Seung Young Roh, Dae In Lee, Jaemin Shim, Jin Seok Kim, Hong Euy Lim, Sang Weon Park, Young-Hoon Kim
Occult constrictive pericardial disease emerging 40 years after chest radiation therapy: a case report
Chiaki Goten, Hisayoshi Murai, Shin-ichiro Takashima, Takeshi Kato, Soichiro Usui, Hiroshi Furusho, Takahiro Saeki, Satoru Sakagami, Hirofumi Takemura, Shuichi Kaneko, Masayuki Takamura
The association of neck circumference with incident congestive heart failure and coronary heart disease mortality in a community-based population with or without sleep-disordered breathing
Jingjing Zhang, Qi Guo, Liyuan Peng, Jiamei Li, Ya Gao, Bin Yan, Bangjiang Fang, Gang Wang
Is single-child family associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors: the CASPIAN-V study
Roya Kelishadi, Mostafa Qorbani, Fatemeh Rezaei, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Shirin Djalalinia, Hasan Ziaodini, Majzoubeh Taheri, Fatemeh Ochi, Gita Shafiee, Tahereh Aminaei, Armita Mahdavi Gorabi, Ramin Heshmat
Living with a pacemaker: patient-reported outcome of a pacemaker system
Peter Magnusson, Per Liv
Right-sided infective endocarditis with coronary sinus vegetation
Guang Song, Jing Zhang, Xintong Zhang, Huan Yang, Wanying Huang, Ming Du, Ke Zhou, Weidong Ren
Effects of the concomitant administration of xanthine oxidase inhibitors with zofenopril or other ACE-inhibitors in post-myocardial infarction patients: a meta-analysis of individual data of four randomized, double-blind, prospective studies
Claudio Borghi, Stefano Omboni, Giorgio Reggiardo, Stefano Bacchelli, Daniela Degli Esposti, Ettore Ambrosioni
Primary aortoduodenal fistula associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm with presentation of gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report
Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chung-Lin Tsai, Yao-Tien Chang, Sung-Yuan Hu
Impact of hyperuricemia on clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention for in-stent restenosis
Hyung Joon Joo, Han Saem Jeong, Hyungdon Kook, Seung Hun Lee, Jae Hyoung Park, Soon Jun Hong, Cheol Woong Yu, Do-Sum Lim
Meta-analysis and systematic review of intravascular ultrasound versus angiography-guided drug eluting stent implantation in left main coronary disease in 4592 patients
Yue Wang, Gary S. Mintz, Zhichun Gu, Yue Qi, Yue Wang, Mengru Liu, Xiaofan Wu
In-hospital major arrhythmias, arrhythmic death and resuscitation after successful primary percutaneous intervention for acute transmural infarction: a retrospective single-centre cohort study
Marco Albanese, Korhan Alpaslan, Taoufik Ouarrak, Peter Merguet, Steffen Schneider, Wolfgang Schöls
Temporarily increased stroke rate after Takotsubo syndrome: need for an anticoagulation?
Nadine Abanador-Kamper, Lars Kamper, Judith Wolfertz, Marc Vorpahl, Patrick Haage, Melchior Seyfarth
Acute myocardial infarction after blunt chest wall trauma with underlying coronary aneurysm: a case report
Xu Guo, Xiaoou Wang, Xinzhong Zhang, Ahmed O. Ahmed, David H. Hsi, Daqing Zhang
Maternal and fetal prognosis of subsequent pregnancy in black African women with peripartum cardiomyopathy
Nobila Valentin Yaméogo, André Koudnoaga Samadoulougou, Larissa Justine Kagambèga, Koudougou Jonas Kologo, Georges Rosario Christian Millogo, Anna Thiam, Charles Guenancia, Patrice Zansonré
Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein-guided Clopidogrel maintenance therapy reduces cardiovascular events in atrial fibrillation patients requiring anticoagulation therapy and scheduled for percutaneous coronary intervention: a prospective cohort study
Chaoyue Hu, Xumin Zhang, Yonghua Liu, Yang Gao, Xiaohong Zhao, Hua Zhou, Yu Luo, Yaling Liu, Xiaodong Wang
The predictive role of aortic propagation velocity for coronary artery disease
Fereshteh Ghaderi, Hossein Samim, Faeze Keihanian, Seyed Ali Danesh Sani
From debulking to delivery: sequential use of rotational atherectomy and Guidezilla™ for complex saphenous vein grafts intervention
Mariano Pellicano, Vincent Floré, Emanuele Barbato, Bernard De Bruyne
Gender differences of aortic wave reflection and influence of menopause on central blood pressure in patients with arterial hypertension
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The evaluation of the aortic annulus displacement during cardiac cycle using magnetic resonance imaging
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High-sensitivity troponin T release profile in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting patients with normal postoperative course
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The CardioMEMS system in the clinical management of end-stage heart failure patients: three case reports
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A multicenter prospective cohort study to develop frailty-based prognostic criteria in heart failure patients (FLAGSHIP): rationale and design
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A genetic variant near adaptor-related protein complex 2 alpha 2 subunit gene is associated with coronary artery disease in a Chinese population
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Association of glycemic status and segmental left ventricular wall thickness in subjects without prior cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study
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An early analysis of cost-utility of baroreflex activation therapy in advanced chronic heart failure in Germany
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Assessment of barriers and facilitators in the implementation of appropriate use criteria for elective percutaneous coronary interventions: a qualitative study
Anne Lambert-Kerzner, Charles Maynard, Marina McCreight, Amy Ladebue, Katherine M. Williams, Kelty B. Fehling, Steven M. Bradley
Catheter ablation for treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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Role of elevated red cell distribution width on acute kidney injury patients after cardiac surgery
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Tailored nurse-led cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction results in better risk factor control at one year compared to traditional care: a retrospective observational study
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Development, safety and efficacy of a novel circular-irrigated deca-channel mapping and ablation catheter for pulmonary vein isolation
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Plasma levels of soluble VEGF receptor isoforms, circulating pterins and VEGF system SNPs as prognostic biomarkers in patients with acute coronary syndromes
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Safety and efficacy of ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent versus durable polymer drug-eluting stents: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
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Real-world experience comparing two common left atrial appendage closure devices
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Endovascular treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis based on hemodynamic assessment using a pressure wire: a case report
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Impact of clinical presentation and presence of coronary sclerosis on long-term outcome of patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease
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Risk profiles and pattern of antithrombotic use in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Thailand: a multicenter study
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Effect of serum electrolytes within normal ranges on QTc prolongation: a cross-sectional study in a Chinese rural general population
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Coronary calcium score improves the estimation for pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease and avoids unnecessary testing in individuals at low extreme of traditional risk factor burden: validation and comparison of CONFIRM score and genders extended model
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The safety of catheter ablation for premature ventricular contractions in patients without structural heart disease
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Hyperuricemia and smoking in young adults suspected of coronary artery disease ≤ 35 years of age: a hospital-based observational study
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Impact of a novel protocol for atrial fibrillation management in outpatient gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: a retrospective cohort study
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Mortality and cardiovascular disease burden of uncontrolled diabetes in a registry-based cohort: the ESCARVAL-risk study
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Value of the fT3/fT4 ratio and its combination with the GRACE risk score in predicting the prognosis in euthyroid patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a prospective cohort study
Tongtong Yu, Chunyang Tian, Jia Song, Dongxu He, Jiake Wu, Zongyu Wen, Zhijun Sun, Zhaoqing Sun
Risk factors for prehypertension and their interactive effect: a cross- sectional survey in China
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Evaluation of health status and its predictor among university staff in Nigeria
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Outcomes of STEMI patients with chronic kidney disease treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: the Malaysian National Cardiovascular Disease Database – Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (NCVD-PCI) registry data from 2007 to 2014
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A rare case of a right common iliac venous aneurysm imitating a neoplastic tumour
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A Personal Decision Support System for Heart Failure Management (HeartMan): study protocol of the HeartMan randomized controlled trial
Anneleen Baert, Els Clays, Larissa Bolliger, Delphine De Smedt, Mitja Lustrek, Aljoša Vodopija, Marko Bohanec, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Maria Costanza Ciancarelli, Michele Schiariti, Jan Derboven, Gennaro Tartarisco, Sofie Pardaens
Relationship of ideal cardiovascular health metrics with retinal vessel calibers and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness: a cross-sectional study
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The value of shock index in prediction of cardiogenic shock developed during primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Zhonghai Wei, Jian Bai, Qing Dai, Han Wu, Shuaihua Qiao, Biao Xu, Lian Wang
Using an introduced index to assess the association between food diversity and metabolic syndrome and its components in Chinese adults
Wenzhi Zhao, Jian Zhang, Ai Zhao, Meichen Wang, Wei Wu, Shengjie Tan, Mofan Guo, Yumei Zhang
Comparative evaluation of cannabinoid receptors, apelin and S100A6 protein in the heart of women of different age groups
Irena Kasacka, Żaneta Piotrowska, Anna Filipek, Wojciech Lebkowski
Impact of cardiac catheterization timing and contrast media dose on acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
Wuhua Jiang, Jiawei Yu, Jiarui Xu, Bo Shen, Yimei Wang, Zhe Luo, Chunsheng Wang, Xiaoqiang Ding, Jie Teng
Association of sodium intake and major cardiovascular outcomes: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Yaobin Zhu, Jing Zhang, Zhiqiang Li, Yang Liu, Xing Fan, Yaping Zhang, Yanbo Zhang
Intra-coronary morphine versus placebo in the treatment of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the MIAMI randomized controlled trial
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Treatment adherence and blood pressure outcome among hypertensive out-patients in two tertiary hospitals in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria
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Native valve endocarditis due to Escherichia coli infection: a case report and review of the literature
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Receptor tyrosine kinase profiling of ischemic heart identifies ROR1 as a potential therapeutic target
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Current status and strategies of long noncoding RNA research for diabetic cardiomyopathy
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Incidence of new onset cancer in patients with a myocardial infarction – a nationwide cohort study
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Association between the intima-media thickness of the extracranial carotid arteries and metabolic syndrome in ethnic Kyrgyzs
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Acute pericarditis following treatment of a metastatic liver tumor with radiofrequency ablation: a case report
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Effect of tailored use of tirofiban in patients with Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial
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The association between diabetes mellitus and reduction in myocardial glucose uptake: a population-based 18F-FDG PET/CT study
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Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 is a valuable biomarker for identification of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm: a case-control study
Tan Li, Bo Jiang, Xuan Li, Hai-yang Sun, Xin-tong Li, Jing-jing Jing, Jun Yang
Factors associated with door-in to door-out delays among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada
Oumin Shi, Anam M. Khan, Mohammad R. Rezai, Cynthia A. Jackevicius, Jafna Cox, Clare L. Atzema, Dennis T. Ko, Thérèse A. Stukel, Laurie J. Lambert, Madhu K. Natarajan, Zhi-jie Zheng, Jack V. Tu
Oral anticoagulation in high risk Takotsubo syndrome: when should it be considered and when not?
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Importance of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure as a predictor of mortality and hospitalizations: insights from an observational cohort study
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Left ventricular remodeling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with atrial fibrillation
Hongwei Tian, Jingang Cui, Chengzhi Yang, Fenghuan Hu, Jiansong Yuan, Shengwen Liu, Weixian Yang, Xiaowei Jiang, Shubin Qiao
Trial of Exercise to Prevent HypeRtension in young Adults (TEPHRA) a randomized controlled trial: study protocol
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Time trends in statin use and incidence of recurrent cardiovascular events in secondary prevention between 1999 and 2013: a registry-based study
Nele Laleman, Séverine Henrard, Marjan van den Akker, Geert Goderis, Frank Buntinx, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Bert Vaes
An unusual presentation of prominent crista terminalis mimicking a right atrial mass: a case report
Jiang Wang, Gang Wang, Xiao Bi, Ran Zhang, Changfu Liu
Resource use and clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation with ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug treatment
Julian W. E. Jarman, Wajid Hussain, Tom Wong, Vias Markides, Jamie March, Laura Goldstein, Ray Liao, Iftekhar Kalsekar, Abhishek Chitnis, Rahul Khanna
Driving following defibrillator implantation: development and pilot results from a nationwide questionnaire
Jenny Bjerre, Simone Hofman Rosenkranz, Anne Mielke Christensen, Morten Schou, Christian Jøns, Gunnar Gislason, Anne-Christine Ruwald
Association of sleep problems with neuroendocrine hormones and coagulation factors in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Roland von Känel, Mary Princip, Jean-Paul Schmid, Jürgen Barth, Hansjörg Znoj, Ulrich Schnyder, Rebecca E. Meister-Langraf
Serum levels of sclerostin as a potential biomarker in central arterial stiffness among hypertensive patients
Yu-Chi Chang, Bang-Gee Hsu, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Chung-Jen Lee, Ji-Hung Wang
Multi-arm multi-stage trials can improve the efficiency of finding effective treatments for stroke: a case study
Thomas Jaki, James M. S. Wason
Association between the reported intensity of an acute symptom at first prehospital assessment and the subsequent outcome: a study on patients with acute chest pain and presumed acute coronary syndrome
Mats Holmberg, Henrik Andersson, Karin Winge, Camilla Lundberg, Thomas Karlsson, Johan Herlitz, Birgitta Wireklint Sundström
Compared efficacy of clopidogrel and ticagrelor in treating acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis
Dong Wang, Xiao-Hong Yang, Ji-Dong Zhang, Rui-Bin Li, Min Jia, Xiao-Ran Cui
Cardiac late events in German breast cancer patients: a validation study on the agreement between patient self-reports and information from physicians
Hiltrud Merzenich, Maria Blettner, Dorothea Niehoff, Lukas Schwentner, Marcus Schmidt, Margit Schmitt, Daniel Wollschläger
Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 and toll-like receptor 4 in acute aortic dissection: a case-control study
Tan Li, Jing-Jing Jing, Jun Yang, Li-Ping Sun, Yue-Hua Gong, Shi-Jie Xin, Yuan Yuan
Dietary intervention with a specific micronutrient combination for the treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias: the impact on insulin resistance and left ventricular function
Elke Parsi, Norman Bitterlich, Anne Winkelmann, Daniela Rösler, Christine Metzner
Diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis: a systematic review on the role of imaging and biomarkers
Panagiota Kyriakou, Dimitrios Mouselimis, Anastasios Tsarouchas, Angelos Rigopoulos, Constantinos Bakogiannis, Michel Noutsias, Vasileios Vassilikos
Internal mammary artery injury during percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
Zhicong Zeng, Yaqin Chen, Yinzhi Song, Fengxia Lin
The incidentally diagnosed adult congenital heart disease during routine medical health checkups in 27,897 Koreans at a single center over seven years
Eun Min Kwag, Ju Suk Lee, Sung Hoon Kim
Association of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity and low-density lipoprotein heterogeneity with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk: a longitudinal pilot study
Katsuaki Yokoyama, Shigemasa Tani, Rei Matsuo, Naoya Matsumoto
“As du Coeur” study: a randomized controlled trial on quality of life impact and cost effectiveness of a physical activity program in patients with cardiovascular disease
Laurent Bailly, Philippe Mossé, Stéphane Diagana, Marion Fournier, Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville, Odile Diagana, Jocelyn Gal, Jean Grebet, Mario Moncada, Jean-Jacques Domerego, Rémi Radel, Roxane Fabre, Alain Fuch, Christian Pradier
Prognostic value of rising mean platelet volume during hospitalization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Eyup Avci, Tuncay Kiris, Aykan Çelik, Eser Variş, Fatma Kayaalti Esin, Diyar Köprülü, Hasan Kadi
Cardiovascular risk factors differently affect the survival of patients undergoing manual or mechanical resuscitation
Dóra Ujvárosy, Veronika Sebestyén, Tamás Pataki, Tamás Ötvös, István Lőrincz, György Paragh, Zoltán Szabó
A new technique to salvage myocardium following the failure of thrombus aspiration in acute myocardial infarction: a case report
Daoyuan Si, Guohui Liu, Yaliang Tong, Cheng Zhang, Yuquan He
Takotsubo syndrome with pulmonary embolism: a case report and literature review
Qi Jin, Qin Luo, Zhihui Zhao, Qing Zhao, Xue Yu, Lu Yan, Liu Gao, Zhihong Liu
Factors associated with acute depressive symptoms in patients with comorbid depression attending cardiac rehabilitation
Serdar Sever, Su Golder, Patrick Doherty
Simplification and optimization of transcatheter aortic valve implantation – fast-track course without compromising safety and efficacy
Manik Chopra, Ngai H. V. Luk, Ole De Backer, Lars Søndergaard
Validation of heart failure quality of life tool and usage to predict all-cause mortality in acute heart failure in Uganda: the Mbarara heart failure registry (MAHFER)
Samson Okello, Fardous Charles Abeya, Boniface Amanee Elias Lumori, Suzan Joan Akello, Christopher Charles Moore, Brian H. Annex, Andrew J. Buda
Relationship between plaque composition by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound and clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in saphenous vein graft disease patients: study protocol of a prospective cohort study
Yin Liu, Hai-Bo Wang, Xiang Li, Jian-Yong Xiao, Ji-Xiang Wang, Kathleen H. Reilly, Bo Sun, Jing Gao
Post-cardiac injury syndrome in acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing PCI: a case report and literature review
Yan Gao, Nanette H. Bishopric, Hong-wei Chen, Jiang-tao Li, Yu-lang Huang, He-xun Huang
Association of sleep disturbances within 4 weeks prior to incident acute myocardial infarction and long-term survival in male and female patients: an observational study from the MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry
Franziska Nairz, Christa Meisinger, Inge Kirchberger, Margit Heier, Christian Thilo, Bernhard Kuch, Annette Peters, Ute Amann
Metformin regulates atrial SK2 and SK3 expression through inhibiting the PKC/ERK signaling pathway in type 2 diabetic rats
Chang-He Liu, Na Hua, Xi Fu, Yi-Long Pan, Bin Li, Xiao-Dong Li
Association of Klotho gene polymorphism with hypertension and coronary artery disease in an Iranian population
Hamed Akbari, Gholamreza Asadikaram, Hamid Aria, Saba Fooladi, Sina Vakili, Mohammad Masoumi
Incomplete intestinal obstruction as the possible main complaint in Behcet’s disease after surgery for recurrent abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysms: a case report and literature review
Fang Jiang, Hui Xiang, Zhi-Yong Peng
Cardiac autotransplantation and ex vivo surgical repair of giant left atrium: a case presentation
Zan Mitrev, Milka Klincheva, Tanja Anguseva, Igor Zdravkovski, Rodney Alexander Rosalia
Feasibility of a checklist in treating hypertension in primary care – base line results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial (check and support)
Aapo Tahkola, Päivi Korhonen, Hannu Kautiainen, Teemu Niiranen, Pekka Mäntyselkä
Use of speckle-tracking echocardiography–derived strain and systolic strain rate measurements to predict rejection in transplant hearts with preserved ejection fraction
Andrew S. Tseng, Umama S. Gorsi, Sergio Barros-Gomes, Fletcher A. Miller, Patricia A. Pellikka, Alfredo L. Clavell, Hector R. Villarraga