Volume 12, issue 1, December 2012
124 articles in this issue
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Implementation of shared decision making by physician training to optimise hypertension treatment. Study protocol of a cluster-RCT
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Iris Tinsel
- Anika Buchholz
- Karl-Georg Fischer
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 11 September 2012
- Article: 73
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Influence of time between last myocardial infarction and prophylactic implantable defibrillator implant on device detections and therapies. “Routine Practice” data from the SEARCH MI registry
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Giuseppe Boriani
- Gianluca Botto
- Massimo Santini
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 September 2012
- Article: 72
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The effect of a comprehensive lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk factors in pharmacologically treated patients with stable cardiovascular disease compared to usual care: a randomised controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Wilhelmina IJzelenberg
- Irene M Hellemans
- Jaap C Seidell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2012
- Article: 71
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Effect of statin therapy on the progression of coronary atherosclerosis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jinwei Tian
- Xia Gu
- Bo Yu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 September 2012
- Article: 70
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Rate of cardiac arrhythmias and silent brain lesions in experienced marathon runners: rationale, design and baseline data of the Berlin Beat of Running study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Karl Georg Haeusler
- Juliane Herm
- Gerhard Jan Jungehulsing
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2012
- Article: 69
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Trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, and the risk of mortality among middle-aged Lithuanian urban population in 1983–2009
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Regina Reklaitiene
- Abdonas Tamosiunas
- Dalia Luksiene
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2012
- Article: 68
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Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of thoracic epidural anesthesia in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Wan-Jie Gu
- Chun-Yin Wei
- Rui-Xing Yin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 August 2012
- Article: 67
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Differential effects of the changes of LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure on the risk of carotid artery atherosclerosis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kuo-Liong Chien
- Yu-Kang Tu
- Yuan-Teh Lee
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 August 2012
- Article: 66
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Hypotheses, rationale, design, and methods for prognostic evaluation of cardiac biomarker elevation after percutaneous and surgical revascularization in the absence of manifest myocardial infarction. A comparative analysis of biomarkers and cardiac magnetic resonance. The MASS-V Trial
Authors (first, second and last of 32)
- Whady Hueb
- Bernard J Gersh
- The MASS-V Study Group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 August 2012
- Article: 65
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Immediate and one-year outcome of patients presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome complicated by stroke: Findings from the 2ndGulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2)
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Jassim Al Suwaidi
- Khalid Al Habib
- Amar M Salam
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 August 2012
- Article: 64
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Vitamin E and telmisartan attenuates doxorubicin induced cardiac injury in rat through down regulation of inflammatory response
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Najah Hadi
- Nasser Ghaly Yousif
- Sadiq J Ali
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2012
- Article: 63
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Utility of nuclear stress imaging for detecting coronary artery bypass graft disease
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Basel Al Aloul
- Mackenzi Mbai
- Edward O McFalls
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 August 2012
- Article: 62
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Higher incidence of death in multi-vessel coronary artery disease patients associated with polymorphisms in chromosome 9p21
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Luciana Gioli-Pereira
- Paulo Caleb Junior Lima Santos
- Alexandre Costa Pereira
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 August 2012
- Article: 61
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Utilization of evidence-based treatment in elderly patients with chronic heart failure: using Korean Health Insurance claims database
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ju-Young Kim
- Hwa-Jung Kim
- Byung-Joo Park
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2012
- Article: 60
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Applicability of the ankle-brachial-index measurement as screening device for high cardiovascular risk: an observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Bianca LW Bendermacher
- Joep AW Teijink
- Martin H Prins
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2012
- Article: 59
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Common ALDH2 genetic variants predict development of hypertension in the SAPPHIRe prospective cohort: Gene-environmental interaction with alcohol consumption
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Yi-Cheng Chang
- Yen-Feng Chiu
- Lee-Ming Chuang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 July 2012
- Article: 58
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Association of cardiac and renal function with extreme N-terminal fragment Pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in elderly patients
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Hua Cui
- Guoliang Huo
- Yixin Hu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2012
- Article: 57
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Effectiveness of community-based comprehensive healthy lifestyle promotion on cardiovascular disease risk factors in a rural Vietnamese population: a quasi-experimental study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Quang Ngoc Nguyen
- Son Thai Pham
- Peter Byass
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2012
- Article: 56
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The role of p21-activated kinase in the initiation of atherosclerosis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- K A Jhaveri
- P Debnath
- M A Schwartz
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 July 2012
- Article: 55
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Body mass index contributes to sympathovagal imbalance in prehypertensives
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Gopal Krushna Pal
- Adithan Chandrasekaran
- Lalitha Venugopal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 July 2012
- Article: 54
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Coronary artery calcium findings in asymptomatic subjects with family history of premature coronary artery disease
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Catalin Taraboanta
- Cameron J Hague
- Jiri Frohlich
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 July 2012
- Article: 53
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Relationship between serum uric acid and internal carotid resistive index in hypertensive women: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- José Alexandre Addeo Cipolli
- Maria Carolina Ferreira-Sae
- Wilson Nadruz Junior
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 July 2012
- Article: 52
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A novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for profile analyses of gene expression in peripheral blood
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Xingwang Jia
- Haiyue Ju
- Yaping Tian
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2012
- Article: 51
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E-Rehabilitation – an Internet and mobile phone based tailored intervention to enhance self-management of Cardiovascular Disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Konstantinos Antypas
- Silje C Wangberg
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 09 July 2012
- Article: 50
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A net clinical benefit analysis of warfarin and aspirin on stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a nested case–control study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Laurent Azoulay
- Sophie Dell’Aniello
- Samy Suissa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 June 2012
- Article: 49
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Assessment of central haemomodynamics from a brachial cuff in a community setting
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- David Nunan
- Siegfried Wassertheurer
- Carl Heneghan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 June 2012
- Article: 48
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The effects of Hartcoach, a life style intervention provided by telephone on the reduction of coronary risk factors: a randomised trial
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Chantal J Leemrijse
- Liset van Dijk
- Cindy Veenhof
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 26 June 2012
- Article: 47
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Heart Disease and Left Ventricular Rotation – A Systematic Review and Quantitative Summary
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Aaron A Phillips
- Anita T Cote
- Darren ER Warburton
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 June 2012
- Article: 46
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Aragon workers’ health study – design and cohort description
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- José A Casasnovas
- Victor Alcaide
- Valentín Fuster
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 June 2012
- Article: 45
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Significance of fragmented QRS complexes for identifying culprit lesions in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a single-center, retrospective analysis of 183 cases
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Rong Guo
- Yuanmin Li
- Weimin Li
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 June 2012
- Article: 44
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Patterns of beta-blocker intensification in ambulatory heart failure patients and short-term association with hospitalization
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Larry A Allen
- David J Magid
- Frederick A Masoudi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 June 2012
- Article: 43
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Trends in the use of electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation: influence of major trials and guidelines on clinical practice
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Josep M Alegret
- Xavier Viñolas
- and REVERCAT study investigators
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 June 2012
- Article: 42
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Do prescription stimulants increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events?: A systematic review
Authors
- Arthur N Westover
- Ethan A Halm
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2012
- Article: 41
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The effect of cardiac rehabilitation on anxiety and depression in patients undergoing cardiac bypass graft surgery in Iran
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Farkhondeh Sharif
- Alireza Shoul
- Najaf Zare
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 June 2012
- Article: 40
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A classical phenotype of Anderson-Fabry disease in a female patient with intronic mutations of the GLA gene: a case report
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Antonio Pisani
- Massimo Imbriaco
- Giovanni Duro
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 08 June 2012
- Article: 39
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Downregulation of alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in two-kidney one-clip hypertensive rats
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Ji-Kuai Chen
- Ting Zhao
- Fu-Ming Shen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 June 2012
- Article: 38
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Relationships between high-sensitive C-reactive protein and markers of arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients. Differences by sex
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Manuel A Gomez-Marcos
- Jose I Recio-Rodríguez
- Luis Garcia-Ortiz
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 June 2012
- Article: 37
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A mHealth cardiac rehabilitation exercise intervention: findings from content development studies
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Leila Pfaeffli
- Ralph Maddison
- Lance Dalleck
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2012
- Article: 36
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Association between human cartilage glycoprotein 39 (YKL-40) and arterial stiffness in essential hypertension
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Wei-hong Ma
- Xiu-ling Wang
- Pei-Li Bu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2012
- Article: 35
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Local electrogram delay recorded from left ventricular lead at implant predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: Retrospective study with 1 year follow up
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Rostislav Polasek
- Pavel Kucera
- Josef Kautzner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2012
- Article: 34
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Effectiveness of two intensive treatment methods for smoking cessation and relapse prevention in patients with coronary heart disease: study protocol and baseline description
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Nadine Berndt
- Catherine Bolman
- Hein de Vries
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2012
- Article: 33
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Idiopathic premature ventricular contractions and ventricular tachycardias originating from the vicinity of tricuspid annulus: Results of radiofrequency catheter ablation in thirty-five patients
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Li Yue-Chun
- Zhang Wen-Wu
- Lin Jia-Feng
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2012
- Article: 32
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Age – related treatment strategy and long-term outcome in acute myocardial infarction patients in the PCI era
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Petr Kala
- Jan Kanovsky
- Ladislav Dusek
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 April 2012
- Article: 31
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The prognostic importance of a history of hypertension in patients with symptomatic heart failure is substantially worsened by a short mitral inflow deceleration time
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Charlotte Andersson
- Gunnar H Gislason
- EchoCardiography and Heart Outcome Study (ECHOS) investigators
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 April 2012
- Article: 30
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Associations among different functional and structural arterial wall properties and their relations to traditional cardiovascular risk factors in healthy subjects: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mojca Lunder
- Miodrag Janic
- Miso Sabovic
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 April 2012
- Article: 29
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Cardiac tamponade related to a coronary injury by a pericardial calcification: an unusual complication
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Anne Cypierre
- Francis Pesteil
- Bruno François
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 25 April 2012
- Article: 28
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QRS pattern and improvement in right and left ventricular function after cardiac resynchronization therapy: a radionuclide study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Giulia Domenichini
- Haran Burri
- Giuseppe Boriani
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 April 2012
- Article: 27
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Choice of generic antihypertensive drugs for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease - A cost-effectiveness analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Torbjørn Wisløff
- Randi M Selmer
- Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 April 2012
- Article: 26
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The aging Canadian population and hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction: projection to 2020
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nigel SB Rawson
- Rong Chu
- Jorge Alfonso Ross Terres
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 April 2012
- Article: 25