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141 Team-Based Care Approach to Cholesterol Management in Diabetes Mellitus Full Text Archives of Internal Medicine, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011 Clinical Article
142 Ethnicity and acute myocardial infarction: risk profile at presentation, access to hospital management, and outcome in Norway Full Text Vascular Health and Risk Management, September 14, 2012
143 Lipolytic Effects of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide1-32 in Adipose Tissue of Heart Failure Patients Compared With Healthy Controls Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
144 Age-Related Changes in Aortic Arch Geometry: Relationship With Proximal Aortic Function and Left Ventricular Mass and Remodeling Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
145 Decreasing Sleep-Time Blood Pressure Determined by Ambulatory Monitoring Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
146 Effects of Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
147 Disordered Iron Homeostasis in Chronic Heart Failure: Prevalence, Predictors, and Relation to Anemia, Exercise Capacity, and Survival Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
148 Observed Hostility and the Risk of Incident Ischemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Population Study From the 1995 Canadian Nova Scotia Health Survey Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
149 Invasive Acute Hemodynamic Response to Guide Left Ventricular Lead Implantation Predicts Chronic Remodeling in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
150 Midwall Fibrosis Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 14, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 14, 2011
151 Clinical and Demographic Predictors of Outcomes in Recent Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Results of the IMAC (Intervention in Myocarditis and Acute Cardiomyopathy)-2 Study Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 13, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 13, 2011
152 Long-Term Survival and Quality of Life Justify Cardiac Surgery in the Very Elderly Patient Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 13, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 13, 2011
153 The Effect of Including Cystatin C or Creatinine in a Cardiovascular Risk Model for Asymptomatic Individuals : The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Full Text American Journal of Epidemiology, September 13, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 13, 2011
154 The ClaudicatioNet concept: design of a national integrated care network providing active and healthy aging for patients with intermittent claudication Full Text Vascular Health and Risk Management, September 13, 2012
155 Small Prosthesis Size in Aortic Valve Replacement Does Not Affect Mortality Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 13, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 13, 2011
156 Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction with right bundle branch block: should new onset right bundle branch block be added to future guidelines as an indication for reperfusion therapy? Full Text European Heart Journal, September 13, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 12, 2011
157 Oxygen delivery through high-flow nasal cannulae increase end-expiratory lung volume and reduce respiratory rate in post-cardiac surgical patients Full Text British Journal of Anesthesia, September 13, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 12, 2011
158 Increase of electronegative-LDL-fraction ratio and IDL-cholesterol in chronic kidney disease patients with hemodialysis treatment Full Text Lipids in Health and Disease, September 12, 2012
159 Erythrocyte-mediated delivery of pravastatin: In Vitro study of effect of hypotonic lysis on biochemical parameters and loading efficiency Full Text Archives of Pharmacal Research, September 12, 2012 Clinical Article
160 Exuberant accessory mitral valve tissue with possible true parachute mitral valve: a case report Full Text Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 12, 2012
As published in Obesity, a J-shaped association between adiponectin level and heart failure exists. The study involved 787 males with heart failure and 787 healthy controls from the Physicians’ Health Study. The relative risk of heart failure from lowest to highest quintile of adiponectin level was 0.74, 0.67, 0.70, and 0.92.
Read the article summaryAs published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, fasting serum apo B-48 levels were elevated in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (n=96; 6.9 µg/mL) compared to patients without CAD (n=67; 3.9 µg/mL). Along with other cardiac risk factors, an apo B-48 level > 4.34 µg/mL was predictive of CAD.
Read the article summaryAs published in Diabetic Medicine, cardiac autonomic neuropathy can be predicted in patients with T2DM and negative exercise echocardiograms based on post-exercise heart rate recovery. Of the 135 study subjects, 27 (20%) had cardiac autonomic neuropathy, the criteria for which included > 2 of 7 autonomic function markers (4 cardiac reflex tests and 3 indices of short-term heart rate variability). The optimal cut-offs for post-exercise heart rate recovery at 1-, 2-, and 3-minutes were < 28, < 50, and < 52 beats per minute, respectively.
Read the article summary1 Effect of Metoprolol Versus Carvedilol on Outcomes in MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 3, 2013
2 Rate versus rhythm control for management of atrial fibrillation in clinical practice: Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013
3 The long QT syndrome: a transatlantic clinical approach to diagnosis and therapy European Heart Journal, April 9, 2013 Review Article
4 Effect of coenzyme q10 supplementation on statin-induced myalgias The American Journal of Cardiology, July 30, 2012
5 Chlorthalidone Versus Hydrochlorothiazide for the Treatment of Hypertension in Older Adults A Population-Based Cohort Study Annals of Internal Medicine, March 19, 2013
6 Statins and autoimmunity Immunologic Research, April 17, 2013 Review Article
7 Meta-Analysis of Carvedilol Versus Beta 1 Selective Beta-Blockers (Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Metoprolol, and Nebivolol) The American Journal of Cardiology, February 26, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
8 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with three-vessel disease and left main coronary disease: 5-year follow-up of the randomised, clinical SYNTAX trial The Lancet, April 18, 2013
9 Clinical Update on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, April 10, 2013
10 Treatment of Hypertension Among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, April 5, 2013
11 Outcomes of apixaban vs. warfarin by type and duration of atrial fibrillation: results from the ARISTOTLE trial European Heart Journal, April 22, 2013
12 Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and management British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013 Review Article
13 Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials British Medical Journal, April 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
14 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013 Review Article
15 Novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a focus on the older patient International Journal of General Medicine, April 2, 2013 Free full text
16 Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor Loading Doses in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients RAPID (Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs) Primary PCI Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013
17 Combination therapy in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 15, 2013 Review Article
18 A double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effect of statin therapy on triglyceride levels in Mexican hypertriglyceridemic patients Current Medical Research and Opinion, April 16, 2013
19 Long-term clinical follow-up of the multicenter, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: Cortisone plus BMS or DES veRsus BMS alone to EliminAte Restenosis (CEREA-DES) European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013
20 Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve the Severity of Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive Heart Failure, April 2, 2013 Free full text
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