Cardiology - Coronary Artery Disease News & Articles

941 Differences in absolute risk of cardiovascular events using risk-refinement tests: A systematic analysis of four cardiovascular risk equations Atherosclerosis, January 30, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

942 Predicting 30-day major adverse cardiovascular events after primary percutaneous coronary intervention. The RISK-PCI score International Journal of Cardiology, January 30, 2013    Clinical Article

943 Multislice Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography for Quantitative Assessment of Culprit Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndromes Canadian Journal of Cardiology, January 30, 2013    Clinical Article

944 Abluminal biodegradable polymer biolimus-eluting stent versus durable polymer everolimus-eluting stent (COMPARE II): a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial The Lancet, January 30, 2013    Clinical Article

945 Coronary Total Occlusion Lesions: Linear Intrathrombus Enhancement at CT Predicts Better Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Radiology, January 30, 2013    Clinical Article

946 Egg consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies British Medical Journal, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

947 The CYP2C19 genotype does not impact the long-term prognosis of patients with coronary artery disease Atherosclerosis, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

948 Characterization of aspirin allergies in patients with coronary artery disease Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

949 Moderate Exercise for Improvement in 6-Minute Walk Test Performance in Stable Coronary Heart Disease JAMA Internal Medicine, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

950 The M235T single nucleotide polymorphism in the angiotensinogen gene is associated with coronary artery calcium in patients with a family history of coronary artery disease Atherosclerosis, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

951 The prognosis of periprocedural myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary interventions Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

952 Job insecurity and incident coronary heart disease: The Whitehall II prospective cohort study Atherosclerosis, January 29, 2013    Clinical Guideline

953 Young patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome Coronary Artery Disease, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

954 Natriuretic peptides in acute chest pain and acute coronary syndrome: from pathophysiology to clinical and prognostic applications Coronary Artery Disease, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

955 Inverse relationship between serum total bilirubin levels and severity of disease in patients with stable coronary artery disease Coronary Artery Disease, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

956 Reduced circulating endothelial progenitor cells in the coronary slow flow phenomenon Coronary Artery Disease, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

957 Final 5-year results of the TAXUS ATLAS, TAXUS ATLAS Small Vessel, and TAXUS ATLAS Long Lesion clinical trials of the TAXUS Liberté paclitaxel-eluting stent in de-novo coronary artery lesions Coronary Artery Disease, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

958 Role of creatine phosphate as a myoprotective agent during coronary artery bypass graft in elderly patients Coronary Artery Disease, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

959 Serum levels of (gamma)-glutamyltransferase and progression of coronary atherosclerosis Coronary Artery Disease, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

960 Guideline recommended door-to-balloon time can be achieved in transradial primary PCI — the usefulness of a dedicated radial guide catheter Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, January 29, 2013    Clinical Guideline

1 Low-dose of oral factor Xa inhibitors in patients with a recent acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials Atherosclerosis, May 16, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

2 Persistent angina Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 7, 2013

3 Coronary artery bypass grafting vs percutaneous coronary intervention in a ‘real-world’ setting: a comparative effectiveness study based on propensity score-matched cohorts European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 8, 2013    Review Article

4 Aggressive blood pressure control increases coronary heart disease risk among diabetic patients Diabetes Care, May 22, 2013

5 Operative mortality and stroke after on-pump vs off-pump surgery in high-risk patients: an analysis of 83 914 coronary bypass operations European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 20, 2013

6 Chest pain with elevated troponin assay in adolescents Cardiology in the Young, May 16, 2013

7 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

8 Impact of Smoking Status on Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Clinical Cardiology, May 15, 2013    Free full text

9 Factors underlying regression of coronary atheroma with potent statin therapy European Heart Journal, May 6, 2013

10 Increased lysophosphatidic acid levels in culprit coronary arteries of patients with acute coronary syndrome Atherosclerosis, May 14, 2013

11 Gender difference in statin intervention on blood lipid control among patients with coronary heart disease International Journal of Gerontology, May 23, 2013    Free full text

12 Hemoglobin A1c Is Associated With Increased Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease Among Apparently Healthy, Nondiabetic Men and Women Journal of the American Heart Association, May 6, 2013    Free full text

13 Clinical Outcome Following Stringent Discontinuation of Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy After 12 Months in Real-World Patients Treated With Second-Generation Zotarolimus-Eluting Resolute and Everolimus-Eluting Xience V Stents: Two-Year Follow-up of the Randomized TWENTE Trial JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 26, 2013

14 Comparison of Effects of Pitavastatin Versus Pravastatin on Serum Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Levels in Statin-Naive Patients With Coronary Artery Disease The American Journal of Cardiology, May 9, 2013

15 Levosimendan in acute heart failure following primary percutaneous coronary intervention-treated acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Results from the LEAF trial: a randomized, placebo-controlled study European Journal of Heart Failure, May 6, 2013

16 Clinical characteristics and causes of chest pain in 380 children referred to a paediatric cardiology unit Cardiology in the Young, May 16, 2013

17 Pacemaker-mediated angina Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, May 24, 2013    Free full text

18 Effect of Morbid Obesity on In-Hospital Mortality and Coronary Revascularization Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States The American Journal of Cardiology, April 5, 2013

19 Are users of sulfonylureas at the time of an acute coronary syndrome at risk of poorer outcomes? Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, May 23, 2013

20 ACR Appropriateness Criteria Chronic Chest Pain--Low to Intermediate Probability of Coronary Artery Disease Journal of the American College of Radiology, May 10, 2013    Review Article