Volume 10, issue 1, December 2010
62 articles in this issue
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The impact of a 6-year comprehensive community trial on the awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension in Iran: experiences from the Isfahan healthy heart program
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Alireza Khosravi
- Gilda Kiani Mehr
- Nizal Sarrafzadegan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2010
- Article: 61
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ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism has a mild influence on the acute development of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary PCI
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Jiri Parenica
- Monika Pavkova Goldbergova
- Jindrich Spinar
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2010
- Article: 60
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The effect of tobacco smoking and treatment strategy on the one-year mortality of patients with acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Erlend Aune
- Knut Endresen
- Jan Erik Otterstad
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2010
- Article: 59
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Association of health behaviour with heart rate variability: a population-based study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Alexander Kluttig
- Barbara Schumann
- Karin H Greiser
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2010
- Article: 58
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The dynamics of mortality in follow-up time after an acute myocardial infarction, lower extremity arterial disease and ischemic stroke
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ilonca Vaartjes
- Ineke van Dis
- Michiel L Bots
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2010
- Article: 57
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Distribution, size, shape, growth potential and extent of abdominal aortic calcified deposits predict mortality in postmenopausal women
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Mads Nielsen
- Melanie Ganz
- Morten A Karsdal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2010
- Article: 56
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Association between different measurements of blood pressure variability by ABP monitoring and ankle-brachial index
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Estefânia Wittke
- Sandra C Fuchs
- Miguel Gus
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2010
- Article: 55
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Cor Triatriatum Sinister diagnosed in adult life with three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Righab Hamdan
- Nicolas Mirochnik
- Laurence Iserin
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2010
- Article: 54
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Manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An experimental study in pigs
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Qiuming Liao
- Trygve Sjöberg
- Stig Steen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2010
- Article: 53
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Limiting esophageal temperature in radiofrequency ablation of left atrial tachyarrhythmias results in low incidence of thermal esophageal lesions
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Armin Sause
- Osman Tutdibi
- Micheal Müller
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2010
- Article: 52
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Drug-induced mild therapeutic hypothermia obtained by administration of a transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 agonist
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Keld Fosgerau
- Uno J Weber
- Charlotte Videbaek
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 October 2010
- Article: 51
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The prevalence of angina symptoms and association with cardiovascular risk factors, among rural, urban and rural to urban migrant populations in Peru
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- M Justin S Zaman
- Christian Loret de Mola
- J Jaime Miranda
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 October 2010
- Article: 50
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Increasing walking in patients with intermittent claudication: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Maggie A Cunningham
- Vivien Swanson
- Richard J Holdsworth
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2010
- Article: 49
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Ventricular septal defect in a child with Alport syndrome: a case report
Authors
- Pier Paolo Bassareo
- Andrea Raffaele Marras
- Giuseppe Mercuro
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 05 October 2010
- Article: 48
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Hypotheses, rationale, design, and methods for prognostic evaluation in type 2 diabetic patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries. The MASS IV-DM Trial
Authors (first, second and last of 19)
- Whady Hueb
- Neuza Lopes
- Jose AF Ramires
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2010
- Article: 47
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Association of an INSIG2 obesity allele with cardiovascular phenotypes is gender and age dependent
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Kimberly A Skelding
- Glenn S Gerhard
- Kevin E Kip
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2010
- Article: 46
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Treatment with the C5a receptor antagonist ADC-1004 reduces myocardial infarction in a porcine ischemia-reperfusion model
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Jesper van der Pals
- Sasha Koul
- David Erlinge
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 September 2010
- Article: 45
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Efficacy of a brief multifactorial adherence-based intervention on reducing the blood pressure of patients with poor adherence: protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Authors (first, second and last of 23)
- Alfonso Leiva
- Marta Fajó
- The ADHERENCE group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 27 September 2010
- Article: 44
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Local erythropoietin and endothelial progenitor cells improve regional cardiac function in acute myocardial infarction
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Andreas Stein
- Martina Knödler
- Ilka Ott
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 September 2010
- Article: 43
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Mid term results after bone marrow laser revascularization for treating refractory angina
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Guillermo Reyes
- Keith B Allen
- Juan Duarte
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 September 2010
- Article: 42
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The GPIIIA PlA2 polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular adverse events
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Gennaro Galasso
- Gaetano Santulli
- Massimo Chiariello
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 September 2010
- Article: 41
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Evaluation of the consequences associated with diffuse vascular disease history in patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease: estimates from Saskatchewan health data
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kristen Migliaccio-Walle
- Michael Stokes
- Wissam El-Hadi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2010
- Article: 40
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Increased susceptibility to cardiovascular effects of dihydrocapcaicin in resuscitated rats. Cardiovascular effects of dihydrocapsaicin
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Keld Fosgerau
- Giuseppe Ristagno
- Charlotte Videbaek
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2010
- Article: 39
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Ethnic and sex differences in the incidence of hospitalized acute myocardial infarction: British Columbia, Canada 1995-2002
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Aman PK Nijjar
- Hong Wang
- Nadia A Khan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 August 2010
- Article: 38
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Protocol for Past BP: a randomised controlled trial of different blood pressure targets for people with a history of stroke of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in primary care
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Kate Fletcher
- Jonathan Mant
- FD Richard Hobbs
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2010
- Article: 37
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Continued breathing followed by gasping or apnea in a swine model of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mathias Zuercher
- Gordon A Ewy
- Karl B Kern
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2010
- Article: 36
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Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in patients at non-high cardiovascular risk. Rationale and design of the PANDORA study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Claudio Cimminiello
- Claudio Borghi
- the PANDORA Study Investigators
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2010
- Article: 35
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Sex differences in the combined effect of chronic stress with impaired vascular endothelium functioning and the development of early atherosclerosis: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Nadja Chumaeva
- Mirka Hintsanen
- Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 July 2010
- Article: 34
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Moxibustion for hypertension: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jong-In Kim
- Jun-Yong Choi
- Edzard Ernst
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2010
- Article: 33
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Ventricular-arterial uncoupling in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction after myocardial infarction in dogs - invasive versus echocardiographic evaluation
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Myrielle Mathieu
- Bachar El Oumeiri
- Kathleen Mc Entee
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 June 2010
- Article: 32
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In-hospital complications after invasive strategy for the management of Non STEMI: women fare as well as men
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Caroline Berthillot
- Dominique Stephan
- Gerald Roul
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 June 2010
- Article: 31
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Establishment of a canine model of cardiac memory using endocardial pacing via internal jugular vein
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Li Yue-Chun
- Ge Li-Sha
- Lin Jia-Feng
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 June 2010
- Article: 30
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Association between adherence to calcium-channel blocker and statin medications and likelihood of cardiovascular events among US managed care enrollees
Authors
- Richard H Chapman
- Jason Yeaw
- Craig S Roberts
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 June 2010
- Article: 29
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Accuracy of advanced versus strictly conventional 12-lead ECG for detection and screening of coronary artery disease, left ventricular hypertrophy and left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Todd T Schlegel
- Walter B Kulecz
- Olle Pahlm
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 June 2010
- Article: 28
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The development of an internet-based outpatient cardiac rehabilitation intervention: a Delphi study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Corneel Vandelanotte
- Trudy Dwyer
- W Kerry Mummery
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2010
- Article: 27
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Difference in the topography of atherosclerosis in the left versus right coronary artery in patients referred for coronary angiography
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- George D Giannoglou
- Antonios P Antoniadis
- George E Louridas
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2010
- Article: 26
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Availability, price and affordability of cardiovascular medicines: A comparison across 36 countries using WHO/HAI data
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Maaike SM van Mourik
- Alexandra Cameron
- Richard O Laing
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2010
- Article: 25
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Omega-3 fatty acids in high-risk cardiovascular patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kristian B Filion
- Fouad El Khoury
- James M Brophy
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 June 2010
- Article: 24
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Are "functionally related polymorphisms" of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system gene polymorphisms associated with hypertension?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ines N Hahntow
- Gideon Mairuhu
- Martin C Michel
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 June 2010
- Article: 23
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Increased carotid IMT in overweight and obese women affected by Hashimoto's thyroiditis: an adiposity and autoimmune linkage?
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Marco M Ciccone
- Giovanni De Pergola
- Stefano Favale
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2010
- Article: 22
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TRial of an Educational intervention on patients' knowledge of Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulant therapy, INR control, and outcome of Treatment with warfarin (TREAT)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Danielle E Smith
- Christian Borg Xuereb
- Deirdre A Lane
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2010
- Article: 21
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Relation of tricuspid annular displacement and tissue Doppler imaging velocities with duration of weaning in mechanically ventilated patients with acute pulmonary edema
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Vasilios E Papaioannou
- Dimitrios A Stakos
- Ioannis A Pneumatikos
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2010
- Article: 20
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Human macrophage foam cells degrade atherosclerotic plaques through cathepsin K mediated processes
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Natasha Barascuk
- Helene Skjøt-Arkil
- Morten A Karsdal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 April 2010
- Article: 19
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Optimal loading dose for the initiation of warfarin: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Carl Heneghan
- Sally Tyndel
- Alison Ward
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 April 2010
- Article: 18
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A population-based lifestyle intervention to promote healthy weight and physical activity in people with cardiac disease: The PANACHE (Physical Activity, Nutrition And Cardiac HEalth) study protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Janice Sangster
- Susan Furber
- Adrian Bauman
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 08 April 2010
- Article: 17
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Early atherosclerosis and cardiac autonomic responses to mental stress: a population-based study of the moderating influence of impaired endothelial function
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Nadja Chumaeva
- Mirka Hintsanen
- Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 March 2010
- Article: 16
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Outcome and quality of life after aorto-bifemoral bypass surgery
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Fernando J Abelha
- Miguela Botelho
- Henrique Barros
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 March 2010
- Article: 15
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Bilateral occipital lobe infarction with altitudinal field loss following radiofrequency cardiac catheter ablation
Authors
- Susie T Luu
- Andrew W Lee
- Celia S Chen
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 17 March 2010
- Article: 14
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Pre-hospital ECG for acute coronary syndrome in urban India: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Authors
- Joshua Schulman-Marcus
- Dorairaj Prabhakaran
- Thomas A Gaziano
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 March 2010
- Article: 13