Issue 1/2016
Content (256 Articles)
Regulation of SCN3B/scn3b by Interleukin 2 (IL-2): IL-2 modulates SCN3B/scn3b transcript expression and increases sodium current in myocardial cells
Yuanyuan Zhao, Qiaobing Sun, Zhipeng Zeng, Qianqian Li, Shiyuan Zhou, Mengchen Zhou, Yumei Xue, Xiang Cheng, Yunlong Xia, Qing Wang, Xin Tu
Influence of smoking cessation drugs on blood pressure and heart rate in patients with cardiovascular disease or high risk score: real life setting
André Pacheco Silva, Jaqueline Scholz, Tania Ogawa Abe, Gabriela Gouveia Pinheiro, Patricia Viviane Gaya, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Paulo Caleb Junior Lima Santos
Rapid predictors for the occurrence of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction between LAD and non-LAD related ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Zhang-Wei Chen, Zi-Qing Yu, Hong-Bo Yang, Ying-Hua Chen, Ju-Ying Qian, Xian-Hong Shu, Jun-Bo Ge
Blood pressure variability and its association with echocardiographic parameters in hypertensive diabetic patients
Daniela Massierer, Liana Farias Leiria, Mateus Dorneles Severo, Priscila Dos Santos Ledur, Alexandre Dalpiaz Becker, Fernanda Mus Aguiar, Eliandra Lima, Valéria Centeno Freitas, Beatriz D. Schaan, Miguel Gus
Resveratrol ameliorates myocardial fibrosis by inhibiting ROS/ERK/TGF-β/periostin pathway in STZ-induced diabetic mice
Han Wu, Guan-Nan Li, Jun Xie, Ran Li, Qin-Hua Chen, Jian-Zhou Chen, Zhong-Hai Wei, Li-Na Kang, Biao Xu
The association of reduced lung function with blood pressure variability in African Americans: data from the Jackson Heart Study
John N. Booth III, Nicole Redmond, Mario Sims, Daichi Shimbo, Paul Muntner
The clinical impact of valvular heart disease in a population-based cohort of subjects aged 80 and older
Nawel Rezzoug, Bert Vaes, Christophe de Meester, Jan Degryse, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Catharina Mathei, Wim Adriaensen, Agnes Pasquet, Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde
Incidence of peripheral arterial disease in the ARTPER population cohort after 5 years of follow-up
Ma. Teresa Alzamora, Rosa Forés, Guillem Pera, José Miguel Baena-Díez, Antonio Heras, Marta Sorribes, Marta Valverde, Laura Muñoz, Xavier Mundet, Pere Torán
Validation of Omron HBP-1300 professional blood pressure monitor based on auscultation in children and adults
Linghui Meng, Di Zhao, Yan Pan, Wenqing Ding, Qing Wei, Hua Li, Pingjin Gao, Jie Mi
Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with decreased apolipoprotein AI levels in normal healthy people
Ying Wang, Jia Liu, Yuliang Jiang, Heng Zhang, Song Leng, Guang Wang
Association of MMP-2 gene haplotypes with thoracic aortic dissection in chinese han population
Ou Liu, Jiachen Li, Yi Xin, Yanwen Qin, Haiyang Li, Ming Gong, Yuyong Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Jianrong Li, Hongjia Zhang
Prevalence of coronary artery disease and its risk factors in Kerala, South India: a community-based cross-sectional study
M. N. Krishnan, G. Zachariah, K. Venugopal, P. P. Mohanan, S. Harikrishnan, G. Sanjay, L. Jeyaseelan, K. R. Thankappan
Clinical and economic burden associated with cardiovascular events among patients with hyperlipidemia: a retrospective cohort study
Kathleen M. Fox, Li Wang, Shravanthi R. Gandra, Ruben G. W. Quek, Lu Li, Onur Baser
Cardiovascular risk associated with the use of glitazones, metformin and sufonylureas: meta-analysis of published observational studies
Manel Pladevall, Nuria Riera-Guardia, Andrea V Margulis, Cristina Varas-Lorenzo, Brian Calingaert, Susana Perez-Gutthann
The relationship between snoring and left ventricular hypertrophy of China: a cross-sectional study
Naijin Zhang, Ning Ye, Yintao Chen, Xiaofan Guo, Guozhe Sun, Yingxian Sun
Semaphorin 3A attenuates cardiac autonomic disorders and reduces inducible ventricular arrhythmias in rats with experimental myocardial infarction
Hesheng Hu, Yongli Xuan, Mei Xue, Wenjuan Cheng, Ye Wang, Xinran Li, Jie Yin, Xiaolu Li, Na Yang, Yugen Shi, Suhua Yan
Did Dumbo suffer a heart attack? independent association between earlobe crease and cardiovascular disease
Marta Aligisakis, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Idris Guessous, Peter Vollenweider
Clinical assessment of patients with chest pain; a systematic review of predictive tools
Luis Ayerbe, Esteban González, Valentina Gallo, Claire L. Coleman, Andrew Wragg, John Robson
A hybrid approach for quantifying aortic valve stenosis using impedance cardiography and echocardiography
Yunis Daralammouri, Khubaib Ayoub, Najwan Badrieh, Bernward Lauer
Differential impacts of cardiac and abdominal ectopic fat deposits on cardiometabolic risk stratification
Fu-Zong Wu, Carol C. Wu, Pei-Lun Kuo, Ming-Ting Wu
A novel model for evaluating thrombolytic therapy in dogs with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Hong Zhang, Yong-chun Cui, Yi Tian, Wei-min Yuan, Jian-zhong Yang, Peng Peng, Kai Li, Xiao-peng Liu, Dong Zhang, Ai-li Wu, Zhou Zhou, Yue Tang
Hypertension among adults in Bangladesh: evidence from a national cross-sectional survey
Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md. Jamal Uddin, Md. Rabiul Haque, Boubakari Ibrahimou
Effects of non-supervised low intensity aerobic excise training on the microvascular endothelial function of patients with type 1 diabetes: a non-pharmacological interventional study
Roger de Moraes, Diogo Van Bavel, Marília de Brito Gomes, Eduardo Tibiriçá
Statin use associated with a reduced risk of pneumonia requiring hospitalization in patients with myocardial infarction: a nested case-control study
Chao-Feng Lin, Ya-Hui Chang, Ju-Chi Liu, Ming-Tsang Chuang, Li-Nien Chien
Left atrial appendage morphology, echocardiographic characterization, procedural data and in-hospital outcome of patients receiving left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation: a prospective observational study
Christian Fastner, Michael Behnes, Benjamin Sartorius, Mustafa Yildiz, Kambis Mashayekhi, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Ralf Lehmann, Stefan Baumann, Tobias Becher, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin
Relationship between regulatory T cells subsets and lipid profile in dyslipidemic patients: a longitudinal study during atorvastatin treatment
Luigina Guasti, Andrea Maria Maresca, Laura Schembri, Emanuela Rasini, Francesco Dentali, Alessandro Squizzato, Catherine Klersy, Laura Robustelli Test, Christian Mongiardi, Leonardo Campiotti, Walter Ageno, Anna Maria Grandi, Marco Cosentino, Franca Marino
Right ventricular systolic dysfunction and remodelling in Nigerians with peripartum cardiomyopathy: a longitudinal study
Kamilu Musa Karaye, Krister Lindmark, Michael Henein
Efficacy and safety of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Meng-Die Chen, Si-Si Dong, Ning-Yu Cai, Meng-Di Fan, Su-Ping Gu, Jin-Jue Zheng, Hai-Min Yin, Xin-He Zhou, Liang-Xue Wang, Chun-Ying Li, Chao Zheng
In-hospital free fatty acids levels predict the severity of myocardial ischemia of acute coronary syndrome
Pei Ma, Lu Han, Zhihua Lv, Wei Chen, Hanning Hu, Jiancheng Tu, Xin Zhou, Song-Mei Liu
Screening for rheumatic heart disease: quality and agreement of focused cardiac ultrasound by briefly trained health workers
Daniel Engelman, Joseph H. Kado, Bo Reményi, Samantha M. Colquhoun, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Nigel J. Wilson, Susan Donath, Andrew C. Steer
An Australian longitudinal pilot study examining health determinants of cardiac outcomes 12 months post percutaneous coronary intervention
Karen-leigh Edward, John Stephenson, Jo-Ann Giandinoto, Andrew Wilson, Robert Whitbourn, Jack Gutman, Andrew Newcomb
Prevalence of heart failure in Australia: a systematic review
Berhe W. Sahle, Alice J. Owen, Mutsa P. Mutowo, Henry Krum, Christopher M. Reid
Theory and practical based approach to chronic total occlusions
Georgios Sianos, Nikolaos V. Konstantinidis, Carlo Di Mario, Haralambos Karvounis
Long-term clinical outcomes of everolimus-eluting stent versus paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis
Min Meng, Bei Gao, Xia Wang, Zheng-gang Bai, Ri-na Sa, Bin Ge
Incidence and timing of potentially high-risk arrhythmias detected through long term continuous ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring
Matthew D. Solomon, Jingrong Yang, Sue Hee Sung, Martha L. Livingston, George Sarlas, Judith C. Lenane, Alan S. Go
Resting heart rate, physiological stress and disadvantage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: analysis from a cross-sectional study
Alice Zhang, Jaquelyne T. Hughes, Alex Brown, Paul D. Lawton, Alan Cass, Wendy Hoy, Kerin O’Dea, Louise J. Maple-Brown
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease increases the mortality from acute coronary syndrome: an observational study from Sri Lanka
Nilanka Perera, Jegarajah Indrakumar, Waruni Vijitha Abeysinghe, Vihangi Fernando, W. M. C. K. Samaraweera, Jayamal Sanjaya Lawrence
Bioresorbable scaffolds: a new paradigm in percutaneous coronary intervention
Erhan Tenekecioglu, Vasim Farooq, Christos V. Bourantas, Rafael Cavalcante Silva, Yoshinobu Onuma, Mustafa Yılmaz, Patrick W. Serruys
Can BNP-guided therapy improve health-related quality of life, and do responders to BNP-guided heart failure treatment have improved health-related quality of life? Results from the UPSTEP study
Patric Karlström, Peter Johansson, Ulf Dahlström, Kurt Boman, Urban Alehagen
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders reviewer acknowledgement 2015
Tim Shipley
Left ventricular deformation associated with cardiomyocyte Ca2+ transients delay in early stage of low-dose of STZ and high-fat diet induced type 2 diabetic rats
Xiao-Ying Liu, Fu-Cheng Liu, Chun-Yu Deng, Meng-Zhen Zhang, Min Yang, Ding-Zhang Xiao, Qiu-Xiong Lin, Shi-Ting Cai, Su-Juan Kuang, Jing Chen, Shao-Xian Chen, Jie-Ning Zhu, Hui Yang, Fang Rao, Yong-Heng Fu, Xi-Yong Yu
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting with an improved rib spreader and a new-shaped cardiac stabilizer: results of 200 consecutive cases in a single institution
Yunpeng Ling, Liming Bao, Wei Yang, Yu Chen, Qing Gao
Multivariable analysis of total cholesterol levels in male Swiss Armed Forces conscripts 2006-2012 (N = 174,872)
Marcel Bruggisser, Dieter Burki, Martin Haeusler, Frank J. Rühli, Kaspar Staub
Decreasing incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm already before start of screening
Sofia Nessvi Otterhag, Anders Gottsäter, Bengt Lindblad, Stefan Acosta
Relationship and prognostic importance of thyroid hormone and N-terminal pro-B-Type natriuretic peptide for patients after acute coronary syndromes: a longitudinal observational study
Julija Brozaitiene, Narseta Mickuviene, Aurelija Podlipskyte, Julius Burkauskas, Robertas Bunevicius
The natural history of latent rheumatic heart disease in a 5 year follow-up study: a prospective observational study
Liesl Zühlke, Mark E. Engel, Carolina E. Lemmer, Marnie van de Wall, Simpiwe Nkepu, Alet Meiring, Michael Bestawros, Bongani M. Mayosi
Inotropic agents use in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: a retrospective analysis from a 22-year registry in a Middle-Eastern Country (1991–2013)
Amer H. S. Aljundi, Shaban F. K. Mohammed, Ashfaq Patel, Rajvir Singh, Abdulrahman Arabi, Hajar A. AlBinali, Jassim Al Suwaidi
Prostatic abscess in a patient with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a case report
Yoshito Kadoya, Tsuneaki Kenzaka
Practical based approach to left main bifurcation stenting
Jung-Min Ahn, Pil Hyung Lee, Seung-Jung Park
Measurement of pulse wave velocity in normal ageing: comparison of Vicorder and magnetic resonance phase contrast imaging
Jehill D. Parikh, Kieren G. Hollingsworth, Vijay Kunadian, Andrew Blamire, Guy A. MacGowan
Diabetes, glucose tolerance, and the risk of sudden cardiac death
Antti Eranti, Tuomas Kerola, Aapo L. Aro, Jani T. Tikkanen, Harri A. Rissanen, Olli Anttonen, M. Juhani Junttila, Paul Knekt, Heikki V. Huikuri
Estimating the extent of subclinical arteriosclerosis of persons with prediabetes and diabetes mellitus among Japanese urban workers and their families: a cross-sectional study
Tsukasa Namekata, Kohji Shirai, Naohito Tanabe, Kunio Miyanishi, Mitsuko Nakata, Kenji Suzuki, Chikao Arai, Norio Ishizuka
Prevalence of left atrial enlargement and its risk factors in general Chinese population
Qiaoyun Ou, Yintao Chen, Shasha Yu, Xiaofan Guo, Huijie Zhao, Yingxian Sun
Weighted gene co-expression network analysis identifies specific modules and hub genes related to coronary artery disease
Jing Liu, Ling Jing, Xilin Tu
The relationship between sodium concentrations in spot urine and blood pressure increases: a prospective study of Japanese general population: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)
Mitsumasa Umesawa, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Hiroyuki Noda, Ai Ikeda, Shinobu Sawachi, Isao Muraki, Choy-Lye Chei, Renzhe Cui, Masanori Nagao, Tetsuya Ohira, Tomoko Sankai, Takeshi Tanigawa, Akihiko Kitamura, Masahiko Kiyama, Hiroyasu Iso
Azilsartan compared to ACE inhibitors in anti-hypertensive therapy: one-year outcomes of the observational EARLY registry
Anselm K. Gitt, Peter Bramlage, Sebastian A. Potthoff, Peter Baumgart, Felix Mahfoud, Hartmut Buhck, Martina Ehmen, Taoufik Ouarrak, Jochen Senges, Roland E. Schmieder
Prevalence and associating factors of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension: a nation-wide study
Rungroj Krittayaphong, Ram Rangsin, Bandit Thinkhamrop, Cameron Hurst, Suthee Rattanamongkolgul, Nintita Sripaiboonkij, Ahthit Yindeengam
Part 2 – Coronary angiography with gadofosveset trisodium: a prospective intra-subject comparison for dose optimization for 100 % efficiency imaging
Mark A. Ahlman, Fabio S. Raman, Jianing Pang, Filip Zemrak, Veit Sandfort, Scott R. Penzak, Zhaoyang Fan, Songtao Liu, Debiao Li, David A. Bluemke
Postoperative glucocorticoid enhances recovery after endovascular aortic repair for chronic type B aortic dissection: a single-center experience
Mengtao Wu, Lei Zhang, Junmin Bao, Zhiqing Zhao, Qingsheng Lu, Rui Feng, Chao Song, Jian Zhou, Zaiping Jing
Effectiveness comparison of cardio-selective to non-selective β-blockers and their association with mortality and morbidity in end-stage renal disease: a retrospective cohort study
Theresa I. Shireman, Jonathan D. Mahnken, Milind A. Phadnis, Edward F. Ellerbeck
Association between atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, risk of cerebrovascular events and multimorbidity in general practice: a registry-based study
Vigdis Vanbeselaere, Carla Truyers, Steven Elli, Frank Buntinx, Harrie De Witte, Jan Degryse, Séverine Henrard, Bert Vaes
Impact of thrombus aspiration during ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: a six month composite endpoint and risk of stroke analyses of the TASTE trial
Göran K Olivecrona, Bo Lagerqvist, Ole Fröbert, Thórarinn Gudnason, Michael Maeng, Truls Råmunddal, Jan Haupt, Thomas Kellerth, Jason Stewart, Giovanna Sarno, Jens Jensen, Ollie Östlund, Stefan K James
Quality of life after aortic valve repair is similar to Ross patients and superior to mechanical valve replacement: a cross-sectional study
Pavel Zacek, T. Holubec, M. Vobornik, J. Dominik, J. Takkenberg, J. Harrer, J. Vojacek
Where is the exact origin of narrow premature ventricular contractions manifesting qR in inferior wall leads?
Cheng Zheng, Jin Li, Jia-Xuan Lin, Lu-Ping Wang, Jia-Feng Lin
Regular physical activity and cardiovascular biomarkers in prevention of atherosclerosis in men: a 25-year prospective cohort study
Magdalena Kwaśniewska, Tomasz Kostka, Anna Jegier, Elżbieta Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Joanna Leszczyńska, Ewa Rębowska, Milena Orczykowska, Wojciech Drygas
Barnidipine compared to lercanidipine in addition to losartan on endothelial damage and oxidative stress parameters in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Giuseppe Derosa, Amedeo Mugellini, Rosa Maria Pesce, Angela D’Angelo, Pamela Maffioli
Prevalence of arrhythmias among children below 15 years of age with congenital heart diseases attending Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
Anthony Batte, Peter Lwabi, Sulaiman Lubega, Sarah Kiguli, Violette Nabatte, Charles Karamagi
Systematic review and meta-analysis of music interventions in hypertension treatment: a quest for answers
Anne Y. R. Kühlmann, Jonathan R. G. Etnel, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Johannes Jeekel, Ad J. J. C. Bogers, Johanna J. M. Takkenberg
Peripheral artery disease and exertional leg symptoms in diabetes patients in Ghana
Kwame Yeboah, Peter Puplampu, Joana Ainuson, Josephine Akpalu, Ben Gyan, Albert G. B. Amoah
Urine proteomics in the diagnosis of stable angina
Ulf Neisius, Thomas Koeck, Harald Mischak, Sabrina H. Rossi, Erin Olson, David M. Carty, Jane A. Dymott, Anna F. Dominiczak, Colin Berry, Keith G. Oldroyd, Christian Delles
Acute myocardial infarction with “wrap around” right coronary artery mimicking Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case report
Hiroki Shibutani, Yuzo Akita, Kotaro Yutaka, Satoshi Yamamoto, Yumie Matsui, Masahiro Yoshinaga, Masahiro Karakawa, Yasukiyo Mori
Tissue Doppler imaging is a sensitive echocardiographic technique to detect subclinical systolic and diastolic dysfunction of both ventricles in type 1 diabetes mellitus
David Suran, Andreja Sinkovic, Franjo Naji
Bleeding complications during cardiac electronic device implantation in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy: is there any value of local tranexamic acid?
Osman Beton, Ersin Saricam, Hakki Kaya, Hasan Yucel, Orhan Dogdu, Okan Onur Turgut, Ocal Berkan, Izzet Tandogan, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz
Unmet need in the hyperlipidaemia population with high risk of cardiovascular disease: a targeted literature review of observational studies
S. Mitchell, S. Roso, M. Samuel, M. Pladevall-Vila
Association of silent hypoglycemia with cardiac events in non-diabetic subjects with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventions
Jian-wei Zhang, Yu-jie Zhou
Inverted stress- induced cardiomyopathy as a unusual variant of acute heart failure after cesarean delivery- a case report
Anna Ledakowicz-Polak, Jarosław Bartodziej, Agata Majos, Marzenna Zielińska
Implementation of a new guideline in cardiovascular secondary preventive care: subanalysis of a randomized controlled trial
Stina Jakobsson, Daniel Huber, Fredrik Björklund, Thomas Mooe
Computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with acute myocardial infarction and normal invasive coronary angiography
Georgios Panayi, Wouter G. Wieringa, Joakim Alfredsson, Jörg Carlsson, Jan-Erik Karlsson, Anders Persson, Jan Engvall, Gabija Pundziute, Eva Swahn
Troponin I levels in permanent atrial fibrillation—impact of rate control and exercise testing
Anja Wiedswang Horjen, Sara Reinvik Ulimoen, Steve Enger, Jon Norseth, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Harald Arnesen, Arnljot Tveit
Association of serum leptin levels with central arterial stiffness in coronary artery disease patients
Jen-Pi Tsai, Ji-Hung Wang, Mei-Ling Chen, Chiu-Fen Yang, Yu-Chih Chen, Bang-Gee Hsu
Ambulatory (24 h) blood pressure and arterial stiffness measurement in Marfan syndrome patients: a case control feasibility and pilot study
Matthias Hillebrand, Ghazaleh Nouri, Bernhard Hametner, Stephanie Parragh, Jelena Köster, Kai Mortensen, Achim Schwarz, Yskert von Kodolitsch, Siegfried Wassertheurer
Growth differentiation factor–15 predicts the prognoses of patients with acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis
Shangshi Zhang, Dongjun Dai, Xian Wang, Hongyan Zhu, Hongchuan Jin, Ruochi Zhao, Liting Jiang, Qi Lu, Fengying Yi, Xiangxiang Wan, Hanbin Cui
Familial hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with the GLA E66Q mutation and zebra body
Masayoshi Oikawa, Nobuo Sakamoto, Atsushi Kobayashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Takayoshi Yamaki, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh, Yuichirou Kiko, Hajime Nakano, Takeharu Hayashi, Akinori Kimura, Yasuchika Takeishi
Long-term vitamin K antagonists treatment patterns of Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF): a population-based cohort study
Christel Renoux, Janie Coulombe, Samy Suissa
Overweight modifies the longitudinal association between uric acid and some components of the metabolic syndrome: The Tromsø Study
Jon V. Norvik, Hilde M. Storhaug, Kirsti Ytrehus, Trond G. Jenssen, Svetlana N. Zykova, Bjørn O. Eriksen, Marit D. Solbu
Factors associated with parasympathetic activation following exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study
Ahmad Osailan, George S. Metsios, Peter C. Rouse, Nikos Ntoumanis, Joan L. Duda, George D. Kitas, Jet J. C. S. Veldhuijzen van Zanten
Psychometric evaluation of the Polish adaptation of the Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale
Izabella Uchmanowicz, Beata Jankowska-Polańska, Anna Chudiak, Anna Szymańska-Chabowska, Grzegorz Mazur
R-wave peak time at lead II in Chinese healthy adults
Jinhua Deng, Tingting Chen, Chujuan Zeng, Nan Lu, Lihong Zhou, Xuerui Tan, Min Yu
Assessment of aortic valve in regard to its anatomical variants morphology in 2053 patients using 64-slice CT retrospective coronary angiography
Konrad Szymczyk, Michał Polguj, Ewa Szymczyk, Leopold Bakoń, Ryszard Pacho, Ludomir Stefańczyk
Screening for asymptomatic coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
Christophe Bauters, Gilles Lemesle
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and heart failure in type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and observational studies
Ling Li, Sheyu Li, Jiali Liu, Ke Deng, Jason W. Busse, Per Olav Vandvik, Evelyn Wong, Zahra N. Sohani, Malgorzata M. Bala, Lorena P. Rios, German Malaga, Shanil Ebrahim, Jiantong Shen, Longhao Zhang, Pujing Zhao, Qunfei Chen, Yingqiang Wang, Gordon H. Guyatt, Xin Sun
Serum levels of C1q/TNF-related protein-1 (CTRP-1) are closely associated with coronary artery disease
Huizhong Wang, Ru Wang, Dayong Du, Fangliang Li, Yuntian Li
Pre-hospital delay in patients with first time myocardial infarction: an observational study in a northern Swedish population
Gunnar Nilsson, Thomas Mooe, Lars Söderström, Eva Samuelsson
Blood pressure changes during 22-year of follow-up in large general population - the HUNT Study, Norway
Jostein Holmen, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Aage Tverdal, Oddgeir Lingaas Holmen, Erik R. Sund, Kristian Midthjell
Vascular structure and function and their relationship with health-related quality of life in the MARK study
Luis García-Ortiz, José I. Recio-Rodríguez, Sara Mora-Simón, John Guillaumet, Ruth Martí, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Jose A. Maderuelo-Fernandez, Rafel Ramos-Blanes, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos
Two parameters reflect lipid-driven inflammatory state in acute coronary syndrome: atherogenic index of plasma, neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio
Youqin Zhan, Tan Xu, Xuerui Tan
Does thrombo-aspiration still have a place in the treatment of myocardial infarction?
François Schiele, Fiona Ecarnot
Acute heart failure with and without acute coronary syndrome: clinical correlates and prognostic impact (From the HEARTS registry)
Hussam AlFaleh, Abdelfatah A. Elasfar, Anhar Ullah, Khalid F. AlHabib, Ahmad Hersi, Layth Mimish, Ali Almasood, Saleh Al Ghamdi, Abdullah Ghabashi, Asif Malik, Gamal A. Hussein, Mushabab Al-Murayeh, Ahmed Abuosa, Waleed Al Habeeb, Tarek S. Kashour
Association of HbA1c with hospitalization and mortality among patients with heart failure and diabetes
Saul Blecker, Hannah Park, Stuart D. Katz
Recurrent pulseless electrical activity in a patient with coronary vasospasm and supravalvular aortic stenosis: a case report
Achim Lother, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Hans H. Osterhues, Christoph Bode, Tobias Wengenmayer
The type of the functional cardiovascular response to upright posture is associated with arterial stiffness: a cross-sectional study in 470 volunteers
Anna M. Tahvanainen, Antti J. Tikkakoski, Jenni K. Koskela, Klaus Nordhausen, Jani M. Viitala, Miia H. Leskinen, Mika A. P. Kähönen, Tiit Kööbi, Marko T. Uitto, Jari Viik, Jukka T. Mustonen, Ilkka H. Pörsti
A comparative study of time-specific oxidative stress after acute myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes mellitus
Daisuke Kitano, Tadateru Takayama, Koichi Nagashima, Masafumi Akabane, Kimie Okubo, Takafumi Hiro, Atsushi Hirayama
Early reduced myocardial diastolic function in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus a population-based study
Leif Brunvand, Drude Fugelseth, Knut Håkon Stensaeth, Knut Dahl-Jørgensen, Hanna Dis Margeirsdottir
Mechanical properties of the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold compared to the metallic everolimus-eluting stent
Daniel Dalos, Clemens Gangl, Christian Roth, Lisa Krenn, Sabine Scherzer, Markus Vertesich, Irene Lang, Gerald Maurer, Thomas Neunteufl, Rudolf Berger, Georg Delle-Karth
Short-term predictive ability of selected cardiovascular risk prediction models in a rural Bangladeshi population: a case-cohort study
Kaniz Fatema, Bayzidur Rahman, Nicholas Arnold Zwar, Abul Hasnat Milton, Liaquat Ali
High circulating osteoprotegerin levels are associated with non-zero blood groups
Elod Erno Nagy, Timea Varga-Fekete, Attila Puskas, Piroska Kelemen, Zoltan Brassai, Katalin Szekeres-Csiki, Timea Gombos, Maria Csilla Csanyi, Jolan Harsfalvi
Primary skeletal muscle myoblasts from chronic heart failure patients exhibit loss of anti-inflammatory and proliferative activity
Tahnee Sente, An M. Van Berendoncks, An I. Jonckheere, Richard J. Rodenburg, Patrick Lauwers, Viviane Van Hoof, An Wouters, Filip Lardon, Vicky Y. Hoymans, Christiaan J. Vrints
Symptoms and delay times during myocardial infarction in 694 patients with and without diabetes; an explorative cross-sectional study
Karin Hellström Ängerud, Ingela Thylén, Sofia Sederholm Lawesson, Mats Eliasson, Ulf Näslund, Christine Brulin
Sex differences in in-hospital mortality following a first acute myocardial infarction: symptomatology, delayed presentation, and hospital setting
George Mnatzaganian, George Braitberg, Janet E. Hiller, Lisa Kuhn, Rose Chapman
Required temporal resolution for accurate thoracic aortic pulse wave velocity measurements by phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging and comparison with clinical standard applanation tonometry
Karolina Dorniak, Einar Heiberg, Marcin Hellmann, Dorota Rawicz-Zegrzda, Maria Wesierska, Rafal Galaska, Agnieszka Sabisz, Edyta Szurowska, Maria Dudziak, Erik Hedström
Case control feasibility study assessing the association between severity of coronary artery disease with Glutathione Peroxidase-1 (GPX-1) and GPX-1 polymorphism (Pro198Leu)
Dinushka Wickremasinghe, Hemantha Peiris, Lal Gotabhaya Chandrasena, Vajira Senaratne, Rasika Perera
Intensive plaque modification with rotational atherectomy and cutting balloon before drug-eluting stent implantation for patients with severely calcified coronary lesions: a pilot clinical study
Qiyong Li, Yong He, Li Chen, Mao Chen
Safety and efficacy of vernakalant for the conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm; a phase 3b randomized controlled trial
Gregory N. Beatch, Brian Mangal
Geometrical and functional changes of left heart in adults with prehypertension and hypertension: a cross-sectional study from China
Tan Li, Jun Yang, Xiaofan Guo, Shuang Chen, Yingxian Sun
Initiation of and long-term adherence to secondary preventive drugs after acute myocardial infarction
Sigrun Halvorsen, Jarle Jortveit, Pål Hasvold, Marcus Thuresson, Erik Øie
Optical coherence tomography visualization of stent deformation with subsequent thrombus adhesion at very early phase after everolimus-eluting stent implantation: a case report
Satoru Yamamura, Koichiro Fujisue, Kenichi Tsujita, Kenji Sakamoto, Yuji Miyazaki, Koichi Kaikita, Seiji Hokimoto, Hisao Ogawa
Galectin 3: association to neurohumoral activity, echocardiographic parameters and renal function in outpatients with heart failure
Freja Stoltze Gaborit, Helle Bosselmann, Caroline Kistorp, Kasper Iversen, Thomas Kumler, Finn Gustafsson, Jens P. Goetze, György Sölétormos, Niels Tønder, Morten Schou
Neuroticism, depression and anxiety in takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Thomas Emil Christensen, Lia E. Bang, Lene Holmvang, Philip Hasbak, Andreas Kjær, Per Bech, Søren Dinesen Østergaard
Cardioprotection provided by Echinatin against ischemia/reperfusion in isolated rat hearts
Xing-han Tian, Chao-liang Liu, Hai-Li Jiang, Yan Zhang, Ji-chun Han, Ju Liu, Meng Chen
Use of diagnostic coronary angiography in women and men presenting with acute myocardial infarction: a matched cohort study
Louise Hougesen Bjerking, Kim Wadt Hansen, Mette Madsen, Jan Skov Jensen, Jan Kyst Madsen, Rikke Sørensen, Søren Galatius
Aspiration thrombectomy prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Regina El Dib, Frederick Alan Spencer, Erica Aranha Suzumura, Huda Gomaa, Joey Kwong, Gordon Henry Guyatt, Per Olav Vandvik
Pharmacological treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia in Izhevsk, Russia
Marta Cybulsky, Sarah Cook, Anna V. Kontsevaya, Maxim Vasiljev, David A. Leon
The values of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio in predicting 30 day mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Yaqing Ma, Yimin Mao, Xuegai He, Yuxia Sun, Shenshen Huang, Jiayong Qiu
Re-interventions after endovascular aortic repair for infrarenal abdominal aneurysms: a retrospective cohort study
Håkan Roos, Henrik Djerf, Ludvig Brisby Jeppsson, Victoria Fröjd, Tomas Axelsson, Anders Jeppsson, Mårten Falkenberg
Prolonged and intensive medication use are associated with the obesity paradox after percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 studies
Xiao-Feng Tan, Jia-Xin Shi, and Meng-Hua Chen
Intraprocedural left ventricular free wall rupture diagnosed by left ventriculogram in a patient with infero-posterior myocardial infarction and severe aortic stenosis
Takao Konishi, Naohiro Funayama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Nishihara, Daisuke Hotta, Kenjiro Kikuchi, Hideo Yokoyama, Katsumi Ohori
A cluster randomized trial of a transition intervention for adolescents with congenital heart disease: rationale and design of the CHAPTER 2 study
Andrew S. Mackie, Gwen R. Rempel, Adrienne H. Kovacs, Miriam Kaufman, Kathryn N. Rankin, Ahlexxi Jelen, Cedric Manlhiot, Samantha J. Anthony, Joyce Magill-Evans, David Nicholas, Renee Sananes, Erwin Oechslin, Dimi Dragieva, Sonila Mustafa, Elina Williams, Michelle Schuh, Brian W. McCrindle
Arterial stiffness in patients with coronary artery disease: relation with in-stent restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention
Zrinko Prskalo, Ivica Brizić, Darko Markota, Ivica Markota, Mladen Boban, Monika Tomic, Boris Starcevic
Diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular magnetic resonance for patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lei Zhao, Zhuang Tian, Quan Fang
Rationale and design of the Chinese Atrial Fibrillation Registry Study
Xin Du, Changsheng Ma, Jiahui Wu, Songnan Li, Man Ning, Ribo Tang, Xueyuan Guo, Deyong Long, Ronghui Yu, Caihua Sang, Chenxi Jiang, Ting Zhang, Jianhong Pan, Xiaohui Liu, Jianzeng Dong, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Hongwei Li, Ming Yang, Hong Jiang, Xiaozhong Zhang, Jie Jiang, Ping Zhang, Qijun Shan, Quan Fang, Shuwang Liu, Xian Wang, Yang Wu, Qi Hua, Xingshan Zhao, Lihua Shang, Haibin Zhang, Aijuan Liu, Jinping Wang, Ruijie Li, Zhengyan Zhu, Xuemei Peng, Lin Pi, Lantang Han, Weiju Li, Ling Sun, Chunhong Li, Xudong Chen, Buxing Chen
Central wave reflection is associated with peripheral arterial resistance in addition to arterial stiffness in subjects without antihypertensive medication
Matias Wilenius, Antti J. Tikkakoski, Anna M. Tahvanainen, Antti Haring, Jenni Koskela, Heini Huhtala, Mika Kähönen, Tiit Kööbi, Jukka T. Mustonen, Ilkka H. Pörsti
Osteopontin is elevated in patients with mitral annulus calcification independent from classic cardiovascular risk factors
Michael Sponder, Christian Reuter, Monika Fritzer-Szekeres, Brigitte Litschauer, Thomas Binder, Jeanette Strametz-Juranek
Correlation between impedance cardiography and 6 min walk distance in atrial fibrillation patients
Ling Ding, Xiao-Qing Quan, Shu Zhang, Lei Ruan, Le Zhang, Kai Zheng, Wei-Wei Yu, Xiao-Fen Wu, Tao Mi, Cun-Tai Zhang, Hong-Lian Zhou
Cardiovascular function is not associated with creatine kinase activity in a black African population: The SABPA study
Catharina M. C. Mels, Caitlynd van Zyl, Hugo W. Huisman
Improved hyponatremia after pericardial drainage in patients suffering from cardiac tamponade
Bor-Hsin Jong, Cheng-Chun Wei, Kou-Gi Shyu
Effects of ventricular conduction block patterns on mortality in hospitalized patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: a single-center cohort study
Xiaoping Li, Rong Luo, Wei Fang, Xiaolei Xu, Guodong Niu, Yixian Xu, Michael Fu, Wei Hua, Xiushan Wu
Diagnostic accuracy of resting left ventricular akinesia/hypokinesia in predicting abnormal coronary angiography
Mohamed Faisal Lutfi
Dynamics and prognostic role of galectin-3 in patients with advanced heart failure, during left ventricular assist device support and following heart transplantation
Ellie Coromilas, Em-Claire Que-Xu, D’Vesharronne Moore, Tomoko S. Kato, Christina Wu, Ruiping Ji, Raymond Givens, Ulrich P. Jorde, Hiroo Takayama, Yoshifumi Naka, Isaac George, Donna Mancini, P. Christian Schulze
Erratum to: The relationship between sodium concentrations in spot urine and blood pressure increases: a prospective study of Japanese general population: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)
Mitsumasa Umesawa, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Hiroyuki Noda, Ai Ikeda, Shinobu Sawachi, Isao Muraki, Choy-Lye Chei, Renzhe Cui, Masanori Nagao, Tetsuya Ohira, Tomoko Sankai, Takeshi Tanigawa, Akihiko Kitamura, Masahiko Kiyama, Hiroyasu Iso
Incidence and impact on prognosis of peri-procedural myocardial infarction in 2760 elective patients with stable angina pectoris in a historical prospective follow-up study
Martin Kirk Christensen, Hui Huang, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Torleif Trydal, Jan Ravkilde
Left atrial volume index as an independent determinant of pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic organic mitral regurgitation
Nithima Ratanasit, Khemajira Karaketklang, Rungroj Krittayaphong
Effects of atorvastatin on atrial remodeling in a rabbit model of atrial fibrillation produced by rapid atrial pacing
Qian Yang, Xiaoyong Qi, Yi Dang, Yingxiao Li, Xuelian Song, Xiao Hao
Association between the docosahexaenoic acid to arachidonic acid ratio and acute coronary syndrome: a multicenter observational study
Yuji Nishizaki, Kazunori Shimada, Shigemasa Tani, Takayuki Ogawa, Jiro Ando, Masao Takahashi, Masato Yamamoto, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Tetsuro Miyazaki, Katsumi Miyauchi, Ken Nagao, Atsushi Hirayama, Michihiro Yoshimura, Issei Komuro, Ryozo Nagai, Hiroyuki Daida
Effects of a nurse-coordinated prevention programme on health-related quality of life and depression in patients with an acute coronary syndrome: results from the RESPONSE randomised controlled trial
Harald T. Jørstad, Madelon Minneboo, Harold J. M. Helmes, Nick D. Fagel, Wilma J. Scholte op Reimer, Jan G. P. Tijssen, Ron J. G. Peters
Evaluation of the left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function in asthmatic children
Esra Akyüz Özkan, Hashem E. Khosroshahi
Neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and statin medication in patients with myocardial infarction: a Swedish nationwide follow-up study
Per-Ola Forsberg, Xinjun Li, Kristina Sundquist
Young smoker “ABCD” vascular assessment: a four-step ultrasound examination for detecting peripheral, extra and intra-cranial early arterial damage
Chiara Mozzini, Alder Casadei, Giuseppe Roscia, Luciano Cominacini
The effectiveness of intra-aortic balloon pump for myocardial infarction in patients with or without cardiogenic shock: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Xiao-yun Zheng, Yi Wang, Yi Chen, Xi Wang, Lei Chen, Jun Li, Zhi-gang Zheng
Adipo/cytokines in atherosclerotic secretomes: increased visfatin levels in unstable carotid plaque
Teresa Auguet, Gemma Aragonès, Esther Guiu-Jurado, Alba Berlanga, Marta Curriu, Salomé Martinez, Ajla Alibalic, Carmen Aguilar, María-Luisa Camara, Esteban Hernández, Xavier Ruyra, Vicente Martín-Paredero, Cristóbal Richart
Cardiac Rehabilitation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Western Australia
Sandra Hamilton, Belynda Mills, Shelley McRae, Sandra Thompson
Predictors of non-invasive therapy and 28-day-case fatality in elderly compared to younger patients with acute myocardial infarction: an observational study from the MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry
Ute Amann, Inge Kirchberger, Margit Heier, Christian Thilo, Bernhard Kuch, Annette Peters, Christa Meisinger
A single-center randomized, controlled trial investigating the efficacy of a mHealth ECG technology intervention to improve the detection of atrial fibrillation: the iHEART study protocol
Kathleen T. Hickey, Nicole R. Hauser, Laura E. Valente, Teresa C. Riga, Ashton P. Frulla, Ruth Masterson Creber, William Whang, Hasan Garan, Haomiao Jia, Robert R. Sciacca, Daniel Y. Wang
The role of atorvastatin on the restenosis process post-PTA in a diabetic rabbit model
Xiaojun Zhou, Yaru Mou, Xue Shen, Tianshu Yang, Ju Liu, Fupeng Liu, Jianjun Dong, Lin Liao
Safety of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention strategy combining pre-hospital prasugrel, enoxaparin and in-hospital bivalirudin in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Juho Viikilä, Tuomo Nieminen, Ilkka Tierala, Mika Laine
Effects of HeartWare ventricular assist device on the von Willebrand factor: results of an academic Belgian center
Fatemeh Esmaeilzadeh, Aurélien Wauters, Walter Wijns, Jean-François Argacha, Philippe van de Borne
Relationship between fasting glucose levels and in-hospital mortality in Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction and diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study
Hao Liang, Yi Chen Guo, Li Ming Chen, Min Li, Wei Zhong Han, Xu Zhang, Shi Liang Jiang
Instructive percutaneous coronary intervention to avoid the risk of side branch occlusion at a lesion with a lotus root appearance: a case report
Tetsuya Nomura, Taku Kato, Hiroshi Kubota, Daisuke Miyawaki, Ryota Urata, Takeshi Sugimoto, Yusuke Higuchi, Natsuya Keira, Tetsuya Tatsumi
Association of affective temperaments with blood pressure and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study
Andrea László, Ádám Tabák, Beáta Kőrösi, Dániel Eörsi, Péter Torzsa, Orsolya Cseprekál, András Tislér, György Reusz, Zsófia Nemcsik-Bencze, Xénia Gonda, Zoltán Rihmer, János Nemcsik
The RHESA-CARE study: an extended baseline survey of the regional myocardial infarction registry of Saxony-Anhalt (RHESA) design and objectives
Katharina Hirsch, Stefanie Bohley, Wilfried Mau, Andrea Schmidt-Pokrzywniak
Protocol of the “As du Coeur” study: a randomized controlled trial on physical activity maintenance in cardiovascular patients
Marion Fournier, Rémi Radel, Karim Tifratene, Christian Pradier, Alain Fuch, Philippe Mossé, Jean-Jacques Domerego, Jocelyn Gal, Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville
Should a prolonged duration of dual anti-platelet therapy be recommended to patients with diabetes mellitus following percutaneous coronary intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 studies
Pravesh Kumar Bundhun, Chandra Mouli Yanamala, Feng Huang
Pericardial tamponade due to haemorrhagic pericardial effusion as a complication of prasugrel: a case report
Fathima Aaysha Cader, M. Maksumul Haq, Sahela Nasrin, Md. Rezaul Karim
Ischemic aetiology, self-reported frailty, and gender with respect to cognitive impairment in chronic heart failure patients
María J González-Moneo, Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides, José M Verdu-Rotellar, Mercé Cladellas, Jordi Bruguera, Sonia Quiñones-Ubeda, Cristina Enjuanes, Jordi Peña-Casanova, Josep Comín-Colet
Risk of bleeding after hospitalization for a serious coronary event: a retrospective cohort study with nested case-control analyses
Antonio González-Pérez, María E. Sáez, Saga Johansson, Anders Himmelmann, Luis A. García Rodríguez
Impact of clinical input variable uncertainties on ten-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk using new pooled cohort equations
Himanshu Gupta, Chun G. Schiros, Oleg F. Sharifov, Apurva Jain, Thomas S. Denney Jr
Sharing success – understanding barriers and enablers to secondary prophylaxis delivery for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Jennifer Chamberlain-Salaun, Jane Mills, Priya M. Kevat, Marc G. W. Rémond, Graeme P. Maguire
Cost-effectiveness analysis of left atrial appendage occlusion compared with pharmacological strategies for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Vivian Wing-Yan Lee, Ronald Bing-Ching Tsai, Ines Hang-Iao Chow, Bryan Ping-Yen Yan, Mehmet Gungor Kaya, Jai-Wun Park, Yat-Yin Lam
Leg edema with (S)-amlodipine vs conventional amlodipine given in triple therapy for hypertension: a randomized double blind controlled clinical trial
Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Yasindu C. Waniganayake, Mohomad I. M. Sabeer, Thusitha J. Wijethunga, Gamini K. S. Galappatthy, Ruvan AI Ekanayaka
Adverse clinical outcomes associated with a low dose and a high dose of aspirin following percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pravesh Kumar Bundhun, Girish Janoo, Abhishek Rishikesh Teeluck, Wei-Qiang Huang
SMARTphone-based, early cardiac REHABilitation in patients with acute coronary syndromes [SMART-REHAB Trial]: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Matias B. Yudi, David J. Clark, David Tsang, Michael Jelinek, Katie Kalten, Subodh Joshi, Khoa Phan, Arthur Nasis, John Amerena, Sandeep Arunothayaraj, Chris Reid, Omar Farouque
Association between renin and atherosclerotic burden in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes
Isabel Gonçalves, Andreas Edsfeldt, Helen M. Colhoun, Angela C. Shore, Carlo Palombo, Andrea Natali, Gunilla Nordin Fredrikson, Harry Björkbacka, Maria Wigren, Eva Bengtsson, Gerd Östling, Kunihiko Aizawa, Francesco Casanova, Margaretha Persson, Kim Gooding, Phil Gates, Faisel Khan, Helen C. Looker, Fiona Adams, Jill Belch, Silvia Pinnola, Elena Venturi, Michaela Kozakova, Li-Ming Gan, Volker Schnecke, Jan Nilsson
Crossed pulmonary arteries associated with single atrium in an adult: a case report
Fengli Fu, Jiahu Yang, Jianjun Zhang, Yue Feng
Pre-operative echocardiography among patients with coronary artery disease in the United States Veterans Affairs healthcare system: A retrospective cohort study
Emily B. Levitan, Laura A. Graham, Javier A. Valle, Joshua S. Richman, Robert Hollis, Carla N. Holcomb, Thomas M. Maddox, Mary T. Hawn
The serum heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (HFABP) levels can be used to detect the presence of acute kidney injury on admission in patients admitted to the non-surgical intensive care unit
Akihiro Shirakabe, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Noritake Hata, Takuro Shinada, Kazunori Tomita, Masafumi Tsurumi, Hirotake Okazaki, Masato Matsushita, Yoshiya Yamamoto, Shinya Yokoyama, Kuniya Asai, Wataru Shimizu
Rationale and design of a randomised clinical trial for an extended cardiac rehabilitation programme using telemonitoring: the TeleCaRe study
Johan A. Snoek, Esther P. Meindersma, Leonie F. Prins, Arnoud W. J. van’t Hof, Maria T. Hopman, Menko-Jan de Boer, Ed P. de Kluiver
Effects of a home-based activation intervention on self-management adherence and readmission in rural heart failure patients: the PATCH randomized controlled trial
Lufei Young, Melody Hertzog, Susan Barnason
Impact of impaired fractional flow reserve after coronary interventions on outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mathias Wolfrum, Gregor Fahrni, Giovanni Luigi de Maria, Guido Knapp, Nick Curzen, Rajesh K. Kharbanda, Georg M. Fröhlich, Adrian P. Banning
The utilization and prognostic impact of B-type Natriuretic Peptide in hospitalized acute decompensated heart failure in an Asian population
Li Juen Chen, Chung-Lieh Hung, Hung-I Yeh, Mei-Jy Jeng, Cheng-Huang Su, Te-Yu Wu, Shou-Chuan Shih, Cheng-Ho Tsai
Transplantation of EPCs overexpressing PDGFR-β promotes vascular repair in the early phase after vascular injury
Hang Wang, Yang-Guang Yin, Hao Huang, Xiao-Hui Zhao, Jie Yu, Qiang Wang, Wei Li, Ke-Yin Cai, Shi-Fang Ding
Oral anticoagulation with vitamin K inhibitors and determinants of successful self-management in primary care
E. Tamayo Aguirre, A. Galo-Anza, O. Dorronsoro-Barandiaran, E. Uranga-Saez del Burgo, A. Ostiza Irigoyen, A. Garcia-Carro, I. Lopez-Fernandez, N. Colera, P. Saez-Garbayo, I. Tamayo-Uria
The effect of tolvaptan on renal excretion of electrolytes and urea nitrogen in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Tomoko S. Kato, Hiroshi Nakamura, Mai Murata, Kishio Kuroda, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yasutaka Yokoyama, Akie Shimada, Satoshi Matsushita, Taira Yamamoto, Atsushi Amano
Erratum to: Aspiration thrombectomy prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Regina El Dib, Frederick Alan Spencer, Erica Aranha Suzumura, Huda Gomaa, Joey Kwong, Gordon Henry Guyatt, Per Olav Vandvik
The interaction effects of risk factors for hypertension in adults: a cross-sectional survey in Guilin, China
Jian Yu, Di-sha Zou, Meng-ting Xie, Yao Ye, Tian-peng Zheng, Su-xian Zhou, Li-li Huang, Xiao-ling Liu, Jing-qiong Xun, Yan Zhou
Relationship between hsTnI and coronary stenosis in asymptomatic women with rheumatoid arthritis
Milan Hromádka, Jitka Seidlerová, Jan Baxa, David Suchý, Daniel Rajdl, Jakub Šedivý, Richard Rokyta
Wnt signaling contributes to vascular calcification by induction of matrix metalloproteinases
Christian Freise, Nadja Kretzschmar, Uwe Querfeld
A potential marker of bare metal stent restenosis: monocyte count - to- HDL cholesterol ratio
Fatih Mehmet Ucar
Rationale and design of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) study ALTE1621: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to determine if low-dose carvedilol can prevent anthracycline-related left ventricular remodeling in childhood cancer survivors at high risk for developing heart failure
Saro H. Armenian, Melissa M. Hudson, Ming Hui Chen, Steven D. Colan, Lanie Lindenfeld, George Mills, Aida Siyahian, Sarah Gelehrter, Ha Dang, Wendy Hein, Daniel M. Green, Leslie L. Robison, F. Lennie Wong, Pamela S. Douglas, Smita Bhatia
Changes in selected metabolic parameters in patients over 65 receiving hydrochlorothiazide plus amiloride, atenolol or placebo in the MRC elderly trial
Damian J. Damian, Roseanne McNamee, Matthew Carr
Culprit-only versus staged complete revascularization for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and Multivessel disease: a retrospective cohort study
Tongtong Yu, Yuanyuan Dong, Jiahe Zhu, Chunyang Tian, Zhijun Sun, Zhaoqing Sun
Rationale and Design of the CREDENCE Trial: computed TomogRaphic evaluation of atherosclerotic DEtermiNants of myocardial IsChEmia
Asim Rizvi, Bríain ó. Hartaigh, Paul Knaapen, Jonathon Leipsic, Leslee J. Shaw, Daniele Andreini, Gianluca Pontone, Subha Raman, Muhammad Akram Khan, Michael Ridner, Faisal Nabi, Alessia Gimelli, James Jang, Jason Cole, Ryo Nakazato, Christopher Zarins, Donghee Han, Ji Hyun Lee, Jackie Szymonifika, Millie J. Gomez, Quynh A. Truong, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Fay Y. Lin, James K. Min
The feasibility and diagnostic accuracy by multiple cardiac biomarkers in emergency chest pain patients: a clinical analysis to compare 290 suspected acute coronary syndrome cases stratified by age and gender in Taiwan
Chung-Lieh Hung, Ding-Kuo Chien, Shou-Chuan Shih, Wen-Han Chang
Pulmonary artery denervation improves pulmonary arterial hypertension induced right ventricular dysfunction by modulating the local renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Chen Liu, Xiao-Min Jiang, Juan Zhang, Bing Li, Jing Li, Du-Jiang Xie, Zuo-Ying Hu
RhoA/rock signaling mediates peroxynitrite-induced functional impairment of Rat coronary vessels
Zhijun Sun, Xing Wu, Weiping Li, Hui Peng, Xuhua Shen, Lu Ma, Huirong Liu, Hongwei Li
The relationship between sodium excretion and blood pressure, urine albumin, central retinal arteriolar equivalent
Feng Huang, Peng Yu, Yin Yuan, Qiaowei Li, Fan Lin, Zhonghai Gao, Falin Chen, Pengli Zhu
What is the impact of systems of care for heart failure on patients diagnosed with heart failure: a systematic review
Andrea Driscoll, Sharon Meagher, Rhoda Kennedy, Melanie Hay, Jayant Banerji, Donald Campbell, Nicholas Cox, Debra Gascard, David Hare, Karen Page, Voltaire Nadurata, Rhonda Sanders, Harry Patsamanis
Do heart failure status and psychosocial variables moderate the relationship between leisure time physical activity and mortality risk among patients with a history of myocardial infarction?
Rony Oosterom-Calo, Saskia J. te Velde, Wim Stut, Yaacov Drory, Johannes Brug, Yariv Gerber
Sex differences in volume overload in skinned fibers
C. Bening, K. Hamouda, R. Leyh
Assessment of the longitudinal changes in infarct heterogeneity post myocardial infarction
Idan Roifman, Nilesh R. Ghugre, Tasnim Vira, Mohammad I. Zia, Anna Zavodni, Mihaela Pop, Kim A. Connelly, Graham A. Wright
Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 and its binding protein-7: potential novel biomarkers for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Michael Coll Barroso, Frank Kramer, Stephen J. Greene, Daniel Scheyer, Till Köhler, Martin Karoff, Melchior Seyfarth, Mihai Gheorghiade, Wilfried Dinh
Autonomic remodeling may be responsible for decreased incidence of aortic dissection in STZ-induced diabetic rats via down-regulation of matrix metalloprotease 2
Rui Hu, Zhiwei Wang, Zongli Ren, Min Liu
Evaluation of efficacy, safety and tolerability of Ambrisentan in Chinese adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a prospective open label cohort study
Y. Huo, Z. C. Jing, X. F. Zeng, J. M. Liu, Z. X. Yu, G. C. Zhang, Y. Li, Y. Wang, Q. S. Ji, P. Zhu, B. X. Wu, Y. Zheng, P. P. Wang, J. Li
Diastolic versus systolic ankle-brachial pressure index using ultrasound imaging & automated oscillometric measurement in diabetic patients with calcified and non-calcified lower limb arteries
Akram M. Asbeutah, Abdullah A. AlMajran, Sami K. Asfar
Association between markers of glycemia and carotid intima-media thickness: the MARK study
Manuel A. Gomez-Marcos, Leticia Gomez-Sanchez, Maria C. Patino-Alonso, Jose I. Recio-Rodriguez, Natividad Garcia Regalado, Rafel Ramos, Ruth Marti, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Jose A. Maderuelo-Fernandez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz
The Sphinx’s riddle: cardiovascular involvement in autoimmune rheumatic disease
Sophie Mavrogeni, George Markousis-Mavrogenis, Genovefa Kolovou
Myocardial lipid content in Fabry disease: a combined 1H-MR spectroscopy and MR imaging study at 3 Tesla
B. Petritsch, H. Köstler, A. M. Weng, M. Horn, T. Gassenmaier, A. S. Kunz, F. Weidemann, C. Wanner, T. A. Bley, M. Beer
Pulmonary artery compression by a localized epicardial hematoma in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura after percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
Satoshi Kawaguchi, Toshiharu Takeuchi, Naoyuki Hasebe
Hyperuricemia and coronary heart disease mortality: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Tian Zuo, Xuehui Liu, Lu Jiang, Shuai Mao, Xin Yin, Liheng Guo
Hypertension and cognitive dysfunction in elderly: blood pressure management for this global burden
Marijana Tadic, Cesare Cuspidi, Dagmara Hering
Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic predictors of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation detected after ischemic stroke
Maria A. Baturova, Seth H. Sheldon, Jonas Carlson, Peter A. Brady, Grace Lin, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Paul A. Friedman, Pyotr G. Platonov
Association between autonomic nervous dysfunction and cellular inflammation in end-stage renal disease
Eric Seibert, Kristina Zohles, Christof Ulrich, Alexander Kluttig, Sebastian Nuding, Jan A. Kors, Cees A. Swenne, Karl Werdan, Roman Fiedler, Matthias Girndt
Association between novel arterial stiffness indices and risk factors of cardiovascular disease
Masaki Okamoto, Fumiaki Nakamura, Terunaga Musha, Yasuki Kobayashi
The prognostic utility of GRACE risk score in predictive cardiovascular event rate in STEMI patients with successful fibrinolysis and delay intervention in non PCI-capable hospital: a retrospective cohort study
Yotsawee Chotechuang, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Roungtiva Muenpa, Jayanton Patumanond, Tuanchai Chaichuen, Srun Kuanprasert, Noparat Thanachikun, Thanawat Benjanuwatra, Apichard Sukonthasarn
Lipoprotein(a) and lipid profiles of patients awaiting coronary artery bypass graft; a cross sectional study
E. M. S. Bandara, S. Ekanayake, C. A. Wanigatunge, A. Kapuruge
Evidence-based interventions in primary care following acute coronary syndrome in Australia and New Zealand: a systematic scoping review
Manavi M. Bhagwat, John A. Woods, Mithilesh Dronavalli, Sandra J. Hamilton, Sandra C. Thompson
Prevalence and socio-economic burden of heart failure in an aging society of South Korea
Hankil Lee, Sung-Hee Oh, Hyeonseok Cho, Hyun-Jai Cho, Hye-Young Kang
Type 2 diabetes compromises the value of non-invasively measured augmentation index in predicting the severity of coronary artery disease: a hospital-based observational study
Sijing Wu, Yujie Zhou, Yueping Li, Yuyang Liu, Dongmei Shi, Xiaoli Liu, Wei Liu, Yi Yu, Shuo Jia
Mid-term results of interventional closure of patent foramen ovale with the Occlutech Figulla® Flex II Occluder
Jonas Neuser, Muharrem Akin, Udo Bavendiek, Tibor Kempf, Johann Bauersachs, Julian D. Widder
The association of functional polymorphisms in genes encoding growth factors for endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells with the severity of coronary artery disease
Tadeusz Osadnik, Joanna Katarzyna Strzelczyk, Andrzej Lekston, Rafał Reguła, Kamil Bujak, Martyna Fronczek, Marcin Gawlita, Małgorzata Gonera, Jarosław Wasilewski, Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz, Marek Gierlotka, Mariusz Gąsior
Alcohol consumption and mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)-a register-based cohort study
Mads Phillip Kofoed Grabas, Steen Møller Hansen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Henrik Bøggild, Line Rosenkilde Ullits, Ulrik Deding, Berit Jamie Nielsen, Per Føge Jensen, Charlotte Overgaard
Impact of carotid atherosclerosis detection on physician and patient behavior in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective, observational, multicenter study
In-Kyung Jeong, Sin-Gon Kim, Dong Hyeok Cho, Chong Hwa Kim, Chul Sik Kim, Won-Young Lee, Kyu-Chang Won, Doo-Man Kim
Can cardiovascular disease guidelines that advise treatment decisions based on absolute risk be improved?
Duncan J. Campbell
Endomyocardial biopsy via the femoral access - still safe and valuable diagnostic tool
Sylwia Sławek, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Agnieszka Gaczkowska, Justyna Koszarska, Damian Celiński, Marek Grygier, Maciej Lesiak, Stefan Grajek
Balloon expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation via the transfemoral route with or without pre-dilation of the aortic valve – rationale and design of a multicentre registry (EASE-IT TF)
Christian Butter, Peter Bramlage, Tanja Rudolph, Claudius Jacobshagen, Jürgen Rothe, Hendrik Treede, Sebastian Kerber, Derk Frank, Lenka Seilerova, Gerhard Schymik
Evaluation of a pharmacogenetic-based warfarin dosing algorithm in patients with low time in therapeutic range – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Leiliane Rodrigues Marcatto, Luciana Sacilotto, Carolina Tosin Bueno, Mirella Facin, Celia Maria Cassaro Strunz, Francisco Carlos Costa Darrieux, Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca, Jose Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Paulo Caleb Junior Lima Santos
Trimetazidine attenuates pressure overload-induced early cardiac energy dysfunction via regulation of neuropeptide Y system in a rat model of abdominal aortic constriction
Ailan Chen, Wanglin Li, Xinyu Chen, Yuechun Shen, Wenjun Dai, Qi Dong, Xinchun Li, Caiwen Ou, Minsheng Chen
Long-term secondary prevention of acute myocardial infarction (SEPAT) – guidelines adherence and outcome
Constantinos Ergatoudes, Erik Thunström, Annika Rosengren, Lena Björck, Kristina Bengtsson Boström, Kristin Falk, Michael Fu
Effects of lifestyle intervention using patient-centered cognitive behavioral therapy among patients with cardio-metabolic syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial
Ying Zhang, Songli Mei, Rui Yang, Ling Chen, Hang Gao, Li Li
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and metabolic syndrome in general population: the APAC study
Anxin Wang, Zhaoping Su, Xiaoxue Liu, Yuling Yang, Shuohua Chen, Suzhen Wang, Yanxia Luo, Xiuhua Guo, Xingquan Zhao, Shouling Wu
Cost-effectiveness of workplace wellness to prevent cardiovascular events among U.S. firefighters
P. Daniel Patterson, Kenneth J. Smith, David Hostler
A unique association of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and acute myocarditis, as assessed by cardiac MRI: a case report
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Silent diabetic cardiomyopathy in everyday practice: a clinical and echocardiographic study
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Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms and its relation with cardiovascular risk stratification: protocol of the Risk of Cardiovascular diseases and abdominal aortic Aneurysm in Varese (RoCAV) population based study
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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Age and sex-specific associations of anthropometric measures of adiposity with blood pressure and hypertension in India: a cross-sectional study
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The effect of percutaneous coronary intervention on habitual physical activity in older patients
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The feasibility and safety of a through-and-through wire technique for central venous occlusion in dialysis patients
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Use of low density lipoprotein particle number levels as an aid in statin treatment decisions for intermediate risk patients: a cost-effectiveness analysis
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Platelet aggregation and risk of stent thrombosis or bleeding in interventionally treated diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome
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Postprocedural radial artery occlusion rate using a sheathless guiding catheter for left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy performed by transradial approach
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Thromboembolic events, bleeding, and drug discontinuation in patients with atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation: a prospective hospital-based registry
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N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide improves the C-ACS risk score prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is not an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events or overall mortality in the general population of the Busselton Health Study
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