Cardiology News & Articles

1 The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with statin therapy in people at low risk of vascular disease: meta-analysis of individual data from 27 randomised trials The Lancet - Early Online Publication, May 21, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

2 Apixaban compared with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a subgroup analysis of the ARISTOTLE trial The Lancet Neurology, May 21, 2012    Clinical Article

3 Use of carvedilol in hypertension: an update Vascular Health and Risk Management, May 21, 2012    Clinical Article

4 Aggressive blood pressure-lowering therapy guided by home blood pressure monitoring improves target organ damage in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes/prediabetes The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, May 21, 2012

5 Cystatin C as prognostic biomarker in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction The American Journal of Cardiology, May 21, 2012

6 Comparing medication adherence methods in lipid-modifying therapy Journal of Pharmacy Technology, May 21, 2012

7 Heart-type fatty acid binding protein as an early marker for myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis Emergency Medicine Journal, May 21, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

8 Oxidised LDL/LDL-cholesterol ratio and coronary artery calcification in haemodialysis patients Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, May 21, 2012

9 TNF-α, myocardial perfusion and function in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and primary percutaneous coronary intervention Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 21, 2012

10 Matching between regional coronary vasodilator capacity and corresponding circumferential strain in individuals with normal and increasing body weight Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, May 21, 2012

11 PR depression is useful in the differential diagnosis of myopericarditis and ST elevation myocardial infarction Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, May 21, 2012

12 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted primary percutaneous coronary intervention may improve survival of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by profound cardiogenic shock Journal of Critical Care, May 21, 2012

13 Local electrogram delay recorded from left ventricular lead at implant predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: Retrospective study with 1 year follow up BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, May 21, 2012

14 Alzheimer's Disease: Is Pacemaker Implantation Safe American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, May 21, 2012    Clinical Article

15 Relation of resistin to obesity and some cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive female patients Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, May 21, 2012    Clinical Article

16 Comparative effects of angiotensin receptor blockade and ace inhibition on the fibrinolytic and inflammatory responses to cardiopulmonary bypass Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, May 21, 2012

17 A randomized pilot study of optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy in sinus rhythm patients using a peak endocardial acceleration sensor vs. standard methods Europace, May 21, 2012

18 Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Corynebacterium striatum with Heterogeneous High-Level Daptomycin Resistance: Collateral Damage from Daptomycin Therapy Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 21, 2012

19 Evaluation of different magnetic resonance imaging techniques for the assessment of active left atrial emptying European Radiology, May 21, 2012

20 Significant association between deaths from prostate cancer and heart disease in 50 US states and the District of Columbia Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, May 21, 2012

1 Comparison of alternate day atorvastatin treatment to daily treatment in maintaining LDL-Cholesterol targets in patients with variable coronary risk profile Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, April 2, 2012

2 Influence of vitamin D supplementation on plasma lipid profiles: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Lipids in Health and Disease, April 5, 2012    Free full text

3 Comparison of lipid-modifying efficacy of rosuvastatin versus atorvastatin in patients with acute coronary syndrome (from the lunar study) The American Journal of Cardiology, April 17, 2012

4 Concomitant use of clopidogrel and statins and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events following coronary stent implantation British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, April 24, 2012

5 Evidence-based Use of Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease American Journal of Medicine, April 9, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

6 Statins as a possible cause of inflammatory and necrotizing myopathies Atherosclerosis, April 23, 2012

7 Association of Treatment With Losartan vs Candesartan and Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure JAMA, April 12, 2012

8 Comparative effectiveness of statin plus fibrate combination therapy and statin monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: use of propensity-score and instrumental variable methods to adjust for treatment-selection bias Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, April 4, 2012

9 Effects of Celecoxib On Restenosis after Coronary Intervention and Evolution of Atherosclerosis (Mini-COREA) Trial: celecoxib, a double-edged sword for patients with angina European Heart Journal, March 12, 2012

10 Early statin treatment prior to primary PCI for acute myocardial infarction: REPERATOR, a randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 19, 2012

11 Lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory effect of ezetimibe in hyperlipidemic patients with coronary artery disease Heart and Vessels, March 22, 2012

12 Accelerated platelet inhibition by switching from atorvastatin to a non-CYP3A4-metabolized statin in patients with high platelet reactivity (ACCEL-STATIN) study European Heart Journal, April 25, 2012

13 On-treatment non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein b, triglycerides, and lipid ratios in relation to residual vascular risk after treatment with potent statin therapy JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 18, 2012

14 STAR VaS - Short Term Atorvastatin Regime for Vasculopathic Subjects: a randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluating perioperative atorvastatin therapy in noncardiac surgery Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, April 16, 2012

15 Galectin-3 predicts response to statin therapy in the Controlled Rosuvastatin Multinational Trial in Heart Failure (CORONA) European Heart Journal, April 27, 2012

16 Comparison of arterial remodeling and changes in plaque composition between patients with progression versus regression of coronary atherosclerosis during statin therapy (from the truth study) The American Journal of Cardiology, April 26, 2012

17 Statin therapy is associated with aneurysm sac regression after endovascular aortic repair Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 3, 2012

18 Vitamin D deficiency, CD4+CD28null cells and Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Chronic Kidney Disease Nephrology, April 13, 2012

19 Effect of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation on endothelial function: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Atherosclerosis, April 4, 2012

20 Dual effects of statins therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus and SLE-related atherosclerosis: The potential role for regulatory T cells Atherosclerosis, April 20, 2012