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61 Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma Patients: A Common Finding but with Elusive Pathophysiology Echocardiography, January 2, 2013
62 Clinical evaluation of pacemaker automatic capture management and atrioventricular EP Europace, December 21, 2012
63 Further insights into the underlying electrophysiological mechanisms for reduction of atrial fibrillation by ranolazine in an experimental model of chronic heart failure European Journal of Heart Failure, December 20, 2012 Clinical Article
64 Physiological Controller of an Intra-Aorta Pump Based on Baroreflex Sensitivity Artificial Organs, December 17, 2012
65 Congestive Renal Failure: The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Renal Venous Hypertension Journal of Cardiac Failure, December 10, 2012
66 Impact of coronary artery calcification on all-cause mortality in individuals with and without hypertension Atherosclerosis, December 6, 2012
67 Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Calcium Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study) The American Journal of Cardiology, December 3, 2012
68 Natural and modified history of single-ventricle physiology in adult patients European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, November 28, 2012
69 Cerebral desaturation events in the intensive care unit following cardiac surgery Journal of Critical Care, November 21, 2012 Clinical Article
70 Time course of right ventricular pressure-overload induced myocardial fibrosis: relationship to changes in fibroblast postsynthetic procollagen processing American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, November 13, 2012
71 Electrophysiologic Manifestations of Mitochondrial Crisis Heart Rhythm, November 9, 2012
72 Cardiac metabolism in hypertrophy and heart failure: implications for therapy Heart Failure Reviews, November 8, 2012
73 Kidney Function and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (from the Rancho Bernardo Study) The American Journal of Cardiology, October 31, 2012
74 The adult heart responds to increased workload with physiologic hypertrophy, cardiac stem cell activation, and new myocyte formation European Heart Journal, October 26, 2012
75 Pathophysiology of lower extremity edema in acute heart failure revisited American Journal of Medicine, October 25, 2012
76 Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring on Different 64-detector Scanners Using a Low-tube Voltage (80 kVp) Academic Radiology, October 18, 2012 Clinical Article
77 Biomaterial applications in cardiovascular tissue repair and regeneration Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , October 18, 2012
78 Associations between Kidney Function and Subclinical Cardiac Abnormalities in CKD Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 12, 2012
79 Acute exacerbation of COPD is associated with fourfold elevation of cardiac troponin T Heart, October 8, 2012
80 Impact of Coronary Calcium Score on the Prevalence of Coronary Artery Stenosis on Dual Source CT Coronary Angiography in Caucasian Patients with an Intermediate Risk Academic Radiology, October 4, 2012 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 Estimating the effect of long-term physical activity on cardiovascular disease and mortality: evidence from the Framingham Heart Study Heart, March 22, 2013
2 Correlation and Discrepancies Between Obesity by Body Mass Index and Body Fat in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, March 12, 2013 Review Article
3 HDL and Cholesterol: Life after the divorce? Journal of Lipid Research, March 26, 2013 Review Article
4 Coronary Artery Calcification Is an Independent Stroke Predictor in the General Population Stroke, April 5, 2013
5 Right ventricular myocardial infarction: From pathophysiology to prognosis Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, April 17, 2013 Free full text
6 Pathophysiology of Exercise Heart Rate Recovery: A Comprehensive Analysis Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, April 2, 2013 Review Article
7 Labile Hypertension: Characteristics of a Referred Cohort Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, April 8, 2013
8 High coronary artery calcium score affects clinical outcome despite normal stress myocardial perfusion imaging and normal left ventricular ejection fraction Coronary Artery Disease, February 5, 2013
9 Can Coronary Artery Anomalies Be Detected on CT Calcium Scoring Studies? Academic Radiology, April 12, 2013 Review Article
10 Cardiac resynchronization therapy: state of the art 2013 European Heart Journal, April 29, 2013
11 Incidence and risk factors for very late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency catheter ablation EP Europace, April 26, 2013
12 Leukotrienes, But Not Angiotensin II, Are Involved in the Renal Effects Elicited by the Prolonged Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition When Sodium Intake Is Low Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, April 23, 2013
13 Simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 19, 2013
14 Discovery and Characterization of Alamandine Circulation Research, April 15, 2013
15 Sodium and Potassium and the Pathogenesis of Hypertension Current Hypertension Reports, February 22, 2013
16 QRS morphology, left ventricular lead location, and clinical outcome in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013
17 Differences in the Atrial Electrophysiological Properties Between Vagal and Sympathetic Types of Atrial Fibrillation Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, January 29, 2013
18 Effects of smoking on arterial distensibility, central aortic pressures and left ventricular mass International Journal of Cardiology, April 22, 2013
19 Iron deficiency in chronic heart failure: An international pooled analysis American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013
20 Association Between Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Post-Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment and Subsequent Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy for Sustained Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, April 18, 2013
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