Cardiology News & Articles

1 Do Statins Improve Heart Failure Outcome in Post–Myocardial Infarction Patients With Moderate to Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Congestive Heart Failure, July 30, 2010

2 Low grade inflammation as measured by levels of YKL-40: Association with an increased overall and cardiovascular mortality rate in an elderly population International Journal of Cardiology, July 30, 2010

3 Effect of Dronedarone on Exercise Capacity and Cardiac Function in Patients With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Compensated Stable Heart Failure Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, July 30, 2010

4 Conventional and Novel Drug Therapeutics to Relief Myocardial Ischemia Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, July 30, 2010

5 How should we manage heart failure developing in patients already treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta-blockers for hypertension, diabetes or coronary disease Journal of Hypertension, July 30, 2010

6 Increased Mortality Associated With Low Use of Clopidogrel in Patients With Heart Failure and Acute Myocardial Infarction Not Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Congestive Heart Failure, July 30, 2010

7 Does telephone follow-up improve blood pressure after minor stroke or TIA? Age and Aging, July 30, 2010

8 Ultra High-Density Multipolar Mapping With Double Ventricular Access: A Novel Technique for Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, July 30, 2010

9 Stroke Risk Stratification in a Real-World Elderly Anticoagulated Atrial Fibrillation Population Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, July 30, 2010

10 Assessing the Presence and Severity of Depression in Subjects with Comorbid Coronary Heart Disease American Journal of Medicine, July 30, 2010

11 Blood Pressure and Outcomes in Very Old Hypertensive Coronary Artery Disease Patients: An INVEST Substudy American Journal of Medicine, July 30, 2010

12 Comparison of Hospital Mortality With Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation Insertion Before vs After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction Congestive Heart Failure, July 30, 2010

13 A Multimarker Approach for the Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease Value in Health, July 30, 2010

14 Diagnosing fetal atrioventricular heart blocks Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, July 30, 2010

15 Predictors of readmission and health related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: a comparison of different psychosocial aspects Journal of Behavioral Medicine, July 30, 2010

16 A Clinical Score to Predict the Need for Intraaortic Balloon Pump in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Annals of Thoracic Surgery, July 30, 2010

17 Assessment of pulmonary hypertension in the pediatric catheterization laboratory: Current insights from the magic registry Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, July 30, 2010

18 Selective drug-eluting stent implantation for high risk patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Rationale and safety Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, July 30, 2010

19 Right-Sided Free Wall Accessory Pathway Refractory to Conventional Catheter Ablation: Lessons From 3-Dimensional Electroanatomic Mapping Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, July 30, 2010

20 Myocardial abscess: a rare complication of valvular endocarditis demonstrated by 3D contrast echocardiography European Journal of Echocardiography, July 30, 2010

1 The Effect of Device Advisories on Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Therapy Current Cardiology Reports, June 22, 2010

2 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Mild Heart Failure: A Review of the REVERSE and MADIT-CRT Trials Current Cardiology Reports, June 22, 2010

3 The Management of Acute Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Cardiovascular Drug Reviews, June 22, 2010

4 Triple antiplatelet therapy for preventing vascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Medicine, June 22, 2010    Free full text

5 Aspirin for primary prevention: yes or no? Journal of Primary Health Care, June 17, 2010    Free full text

6 Differential Effect of Biventricular and Right Ventricular DDD Pacing on Coronary Flow Reserve in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 22, 2010

7 Ablation of Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia Current Cardiology Reports, June 22, 2010

8 Importance of Performing Transesophageal Echocardiography in Acute Stroke Patients older than Fifty Echocardiography, June 9, 2010

9 Elevated troponin T on discharge predicts poor outcome of decompensated heart failure Heart and Vessels, June 7, 2010

10 Efficacy and Safety of Rosuvastatin and Fenofibric Acid Combination Therapy versus Simvastatin Monotherapy in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, June 18, 2010

11 Programming Antitachycardia Pacing for Primary Prevention in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Results from the PROVE Trial Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 22, 2010

12 Digoxin Use and Heart Failure Outcomes: Results from the Valsartan Heart Failure Trial Congestive Heart Failure, June 15, 2010

13 Pericardial Disease: Diagnosis and Management Mayo Clinic Proceedings, June 7, 2010

14 Aging, telomeres and heart failure Heart Failure Reviews, June 21, 2010    Free full text

15 Association Between Coronary Artery Calcification Progression and Microalbuminuria: The MESA Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging, June 14, 2010

16 Comparison of once-daily versus twice-daily dosing of valsartan in patients with chronic stable heart failure Vascular Health and Risk Management, June 2, 2010    Free full text

17 Assessment of the post-implant final left ventricular lead position: a comparative study between radiographic and angiographic modalities Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology , June 22, 2010

18 Prehypertension: the Rationale for Early Drug Therapy Cardiovascular Drug Reviews, June 21, 2010    Review Article
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19 Antihypertensive Effects of Aspirin: What is the Evidence Current Hypertension Reports, June 14, 2010

20 Metformin: safety in cardiac patients Postgraduate Medical Journal, June 23, 2010    Review Article
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