Cardiology News & Articles

1 Developing the 2011 Integrated Pediatric Guidelines for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Pediatrics, May 16, 2012

2 Pharmacogenetics and healthcare outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, May 16, 2012

3 Cost-effectiveness of a Multicondition Collaborative Care Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial Archives of General Psychiatry, May 16, 2012

4 Echocardiography for assessment of regional and global right ventricular systolic function in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot International Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2012

5 Intra-individual variability of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in Chinese general population International Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2012

6 Studies on bacterial endotoxin and intestinal absorption function in patients with chronic heart failure International Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2012

7 Structure and process measures of quality of care in adult congenital heart disease patients: A pan-Canadian study International Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2012

8 A randomized, controlled, multi-center trial comparing the safety and efficacy of zotarolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents in de novo lesions in coronary arteries: Final results of the ZoMaxx II trial International Journal of Cardiology, May 16, 2012

9 Initial monotherapy and combination therapy and hypertension control the first year Hypertension, May 16, 2012

10 The effectiveness and safety of triple-antiplatelet treatment based on cilostazol for patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis Full Text Clinical Cardiology, May 16, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

11 A Randomized Trial of Peer Coach and Office Staff Support to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk in African-Americans with Uncontrolled Hypertension Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 16, 2012

12 The prevalence of early repolarization in patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy presenting with malignant ventricular arrhythmias Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, May 16, 2012

13 Elevated serum cystatin C is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events in people with relatively normal renal function Journal of Nephrology, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

14 Hemodynamic changes during spinal anesthesia in premature infants with congenital heart disease undergoing inguinal hernia correction Paediatric Anaesthesia, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

15 Usefulness of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for the classification of congenital bicuspid aortic valve in children European Journal of Echocardiography, May 16, 2012

16 Effectiveness of two intensive treatment methods for smoking cessation and relapse prevention in patients with coronary heart disease: study protocol and baseline description BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, May 16, 2012

17 Associations between retinol-binding protein 4 and cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in recently postmenopausal women: Cross-sectional analyses from the KEEPS Study Full Text Cardiovascular Diabetology, May 16, 2012

18 Comparison of the efficacy and safety of fixed-dose amlodipine/losartan and losartan in hypertensive patients inadequately controlled with losartan: a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

19 Role of antihypertensive drugs in arterial 'de-stiffening' and central pulsatile hemodynamics American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, May 16, 2012

20 Evaluation of therapeutic effect of niacin and garlic combination on lipid profile and oxidants / antioxidants in psoriatic patients Full Text Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, May 16, 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 Vitamin D and vascular disease: the current and future status of vitamin D therapy in hypertension and kidney disease Current Hypertension Reports, February 22, 2012

5 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

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

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

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

9 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

10 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

11 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

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

13 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

14 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

15 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

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

17 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

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

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

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