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421 Early vascular healing with rapid breakdown biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting versus durable polymer everolimus-eluting stents assessed by optical coherence tomography Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
422 Cost-Effectiveness of Statins for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention in Chronic Kidney Disease Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
423 Chronic kidney disease -- Is it a true risk factor of reduced clopidogrel efficacy in elderly patients with stable coronary artery disease? Thrombosis Research, March 22, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
424 Ultrasonographic measures of cardiovascular disease risk in antiretroviral treatment-naive individuals with HIV infection AIDS, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
425 Does the z-Score Value of the Abdominal Aorta Predict Recoarctation in an Infant Congenital Heart Disease, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
426 Body adiposity index and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in men Obesity, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
427 Comorbid cardiovascular disease and major depression among ethnic and racial groups in the United States International Psychogeriatrics, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
428 Adiponectin and visceral fat associate with cardiovascular risk factors Obesity, March 22, 2013 Review Article
429 Assessment of cardiovascular disease risk in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in German psychiatric hospitals: results of the pharmacoepidemiologic CATS study Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
430 Dual Anti-platelet Therapy After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Is There Any Benefit? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Cardiac Surgery, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
431 Dabigatran Versus Warfarin Therapy For Uninterrupted Oral Anticoagulation During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
432 A successful surgical repair of pulmonary stenosis caused by isolated pulmonary Takayasus arteritis Heart and Vessels, March 21, 2013
433 Chronic dysfunction of the endothelium is associated with mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients Thrombosis Research, March 21, 2013
434 Platelet-leukocyte crosstalk: Linking proinflammatory responses to procoagulant state Thrombosis Research, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
435 Feasibility and outcomes of screening for cardiovascular risk factors in the emergency department Emergency Medicine Australasia, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
436 Left Main Coronary Dissection in a Patient with Takayasus Arteritis Full Text Turkish Journal of Rheumatology, March 21, 2013
437 Intracardiac Thrombosis and Coronary-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula with Pulmonary Embolism and Budd-Chiari Syndrome in Behcets Disease: A Case Report Full Text Turkish Journal of Rheumatology, March 21, 2013
438 Severity of aortic calcification is positively associated with vertebral fracture in older men--a densitometry study in the STRAMBO cohort Osteoporosis International, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
439 Efficacy and safety of warfarin vs. antiplatelet therapy in patients with systolic heart failure and sinus rhythm: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials International Journal of Stroke, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
440 Relation of Gender to Infarct Size in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Angioplasty The American Journal of Cardiology, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
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 Effective elimination of dabigatran by haemodialysis Thrombosis and Haemostasis, April 12, 2013
2 Body adiposity index and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in men Obesity, March 22, 2013
3 Improving the use of direct oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 12, 2013
4 The REMEDEE Trial A Randomized Comparison of a Combination Sirolimus-Eluting Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capture Stent With a Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, April 17, 2013
5 Statins and autoimmunity Immunologic Research, April 17, 2013 Review Article
6 Practical use of dabigatran etexilate for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 9, 2013
7 Comparison of Double Kissing Crush Versus Culotte Stenting for Unprotected Distal Left Main Bifurcation Lesions : Results From a Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective DKCRUSH-III Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2, 2013
8 Advances in Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Enhanced Risk Stratification Combined With the Newer Oral Anticoagulants Clinical Cardiology, April 11, 2013 Free full text Review Article
9 Five-year outcomes of self-expanding nitinol stent implantation for chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal artery Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 3, 2013
10 Antiplatelet Therapy in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with CKD: What Is the Evidence Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
11 Association between Advanced Age and Vascular Disease in Different Arterial Territories: A Population Database of Over 3.6 Million Subjects JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013
12 Effect of increased potassium intake on cardiovascular risk factors and disease: systematic review and meta-analyses British Medical Journal, April 9, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
13 Vorapaxar in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Circulation, April 10, 2013
14 Cell Therapy of Peripheral Arterial Disease Circulation Research, April 29, 2013
15 Combined non-invasive functional and anatomical diagnostic work-up in clinical practice: the magnetic resonance and computed tomography in suspected coronary artery disease (MARCC) study European Heart Journal, April 29, 2013
16 Carotid body removal for treatment of chronic systolic heart failure International Journal of Cardiology, April 9, 2013
17 Effect of Insulin Glargine and n-3FA on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in People With Dysglycemia at High Risk for Cardiovascular Events: The Glucose Reduction and Atherosclerosis Continuing Evaluation Study (ORIGIN-GRACE) Diabetes Care, April 9, 2013
18 Body mass index and incident coronary heart disease in women: a population-based prospective study BMC Medicine, April 5, 2013 Free full text
19 Negative aspects of close social relations and 10-year incident ischaemic heart disease hospitalization among middle-aged Danes European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, April 11, 2013
20 Vitamin E in the prevention of cardiovascular disease- the importance of proper patient selection Journal of Lipid Research, April 3, 2013 Review Article
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