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161 Platelet REsponsiveness to CLOpidogrel treatment after Peripheral endovascular procedures - The PRECLOP study: Clinical Impact and Optimal Cut-off Value of High On Treatment Platelet Reactivity JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article
162 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
163 New Pharmacologic Methods to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis Annals of Pharmacotherapy, April 26, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
164 B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Survival in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 26, 2013
165 The emerging issue of cardiac dysfunction induced by antineoplastic angiogenesis inhibitors European Journal of Heart Failure, April 26, 2013 Review Article
166 Emerging Roles of Propolis: Antioxidant, Cardioprotective, and Antiangiogenic Actions Full Text Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , April 26, 2013 Review Article
167 Impaired diastolic function and elevated Nt-proBNP levels in type 1 diabetic patients without overt cardiovascular disease Acta Diabetologia, April 26, 2013 Review Article
168 Association between habitual physical activity and lower cardiovascular risk in premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women: a population-based study Menopause, April 26, 2013
169 Antiplatelet medications and evolving antithrombotic medication Skeletal Radiology, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article
170 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Heart Failure Patients With a Left Ventricular Thrombus Transplantation Proceedings, April 26, 2013 Review Article
171 Liver enzymes and stroke risk in middle-aged German adults Atherosclerosis, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article
172 Predictors of Functional Outcome after Emergency Carotid Artery Stenting and Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis for Treatment of Acute Stroke Associated with Obstruction of the Proximal Internal Carotid Artery and Tandem Downstream Occlusion American Journal of Neuroradiology, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article
173 Dietary intakes of zinc and copper and cardiovascular risk factors in Tehranian adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study Nutrition & Dietetics, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article
174 Stroke and ventricular arrhythmias International Journal of Cardiology, April 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
175 Long-term effects of low-fat diets either low or high in protein on cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis Full Text Nutrition Journal, April 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
176 SHBG and endothelial function in older subjects International Journal of Cardiology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article
177 Long-term outcome of enzyme-replacement therapy in advanced Fabry disease: evidence for disease progression towards serious complications Journal of Internal Medicine, April 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
178 Comprehensive Approach to Lower Blood Pressure (CALM-BP): a randomized controlled trial of a multifactorial lifestyle interventionOpen Journal of Human Hypertension, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article
179 Aortic injury is common following pulmonary vein isolation Heart Rhythm, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article
180 Home-based versus hospital-based high-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized study European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, April 25, 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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