Cardiology - Vascular Medicine News & Articles

1 Apixaban compared with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a subgroup analysis of the ARISTOTLE trial The Lancet Neurology, May 21, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Heart-type fatty acid binding protein as an early marker for myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis Emergency Medicine Journal, May 21, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

3 Matching between regional coronary vasodilator capacity and corresponding circumferential strain in individuals with normal and increasing body weight Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, May 21, 2012

4 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted primary percutaneous coronary intervention may improve survival of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by profound cardiogenic shock Journal of Critical Care, May 21, 2012

5 Cognitive impairment and risk of cardiovascular events and mortality European Heart Journal, May 21, 2012

6 Does nutrition education improve the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among elderly with type 2 diabetes? A randomized controlled trial based on an educational model Journal of Diabetes, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

7 Combination of Copeptin and Troponin Assays to Rapidly Rule Out Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department Academic Emergency Medicine, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

8 Patterns and Preexisting Risk Factors of 30-Day Mortality After a Primary Discharge Diagnosis of Syncope or Near Syncope Academic Emergency Medicine, May 18, 2012

9 A New Improved Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol Safely Identifies Low-risk Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department Academic Emergency Medicine, May 18, 2012

10 Hemodynamic findings in patients with brain stroke Archives of Medical Science, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

11 Metabolic syndrome and risk of progression of chronic kidney disease: a single-center cohort study in Japan Heart and Vessels, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

12 Carotid Atherosclerosis, Disease Measures, Oxidized Low-density Lipoproteins, and Atheroprotective Natural Antibodies for Cardiovascular Disease in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis - An Inception Cohort Study Journal of Rheumatology, May 18, 2012

13 Kidney Function and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients: The FAVORIT Trial American Journal of Transplantation, May 18, 2012

14 Utility of measuring C-reactive protein for prediction of in-hospital events in patients with acute aortic dissection Heart and Vessels, May 18, 2012

15 Most important outcomes research papers in cardiovascular disease in the elderly Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, May 18, 2012

16 Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Total, Cardiovascular, and Noncardiovascular Mortality Across 3 Decades of Follow-Up in Men and Women Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, May 18, 2012

17 Beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease and the part d coverage gap Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, May 18, 2012

18 Added predictive ability of the cha2ds2vasc risk score for stroke and death in patients with atrial fibrillation: the prospective danish diet, cancer, and health cohort study Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, May 17, 2012

19 Gender Difference in Albuminuria and Ischemic Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Medicine & Research, May 17, 2012    Clinical Article

20 Impact of left ventricular function and the extent of ischemia and scar by stress myocardial perfusion imaging on prognosis and therapeutic risk reduction in diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: Results from the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, May 17, 2012

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

2 Effects of coenzyme Q10 on vascular endothelial function in humans: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Atherosclerosis, April 12, 2012

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

4 Effectiveness of statins in chronic kidney disease QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, March 9, 2012

5 The time course of flow-mediated vasodilation and endothelial dysfunction in patients with a cardiovascular risk factor Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, March 28, 2012

6 The treatment of venous thromboembolism with low-molecular-weight heparins Thrombosis and Haemostasis, April 9, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

7 Role of vitamin D deficiency in cardiovascular disease Heart, March 8, 2012

8 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a new and important cardiovascular risk factor? European Heart Journal, March 14, 2012

9 Impaired post-ischaemic microvascular hyperaemia in Indian Asians is unexplained by diabetes or other cardiovascular risk factors Atherosclerosis, April 11, 2012

10 Impact of radial-to-aorta vascular anatomical variants on risk of failure in trans-radial coronary procedures Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 3, 2012

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

12 Ankle-brachial index as a predictor for mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis Nephrology, April 20, 2012

13 Low molecular weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a randomized controlled trial European Journal of Neurology, April 6, 2012

14 Cardiovascular abnormalities in sickle cell disease JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 6, 2012

15 Aldosterone and parathyroid hormone: a precarious couple for cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Research, April 4, 2012    Free full text

16 The science behind percutaneous hemodynamic support: A review and comparison of support strategies Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 5, 2012

17 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

18 Plasma adiponectin levels predict cardiovascular events in the observational arita cohort study in japan: the importance of the plasma adiponectin levels Hypertension Research, April 20, 2012

19 Tinzaparin Versus Dalteparin for Periprocedure Prophylaxis of Thromboembolic Events in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Trial American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 10, 2012

20 Serial multiple biomarkers in the assessment of suspected acute coronary syndrome: multiple infarct markers in chest pain (MIMIC) study Emergency Medicine Journal, April 9, 2012
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