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161 Prevalence of Noncalcified Coronary Plaque in Patients With Calcium Score of 0: The Silent Enemy Angiology, April 27, 2012 Clinical Article
162 Orai1 determines calcium selectivity of an endogenous trpc heterotetramer channel Circulation Research, April 25, 2012
163 Inverse relation of total serum bilirubin to coronary artery calcification score detected by multidetector computed tomography in males Full Text Clinical Cardiology, April 25, 2012
164 Long-Term Effects of Calcium Antagonists on Augmentation Index in Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study American Journal of Nephrology, April 20, 2012 Clinical Article
165 Sunitinib causes dose-dependent negative functional effects on myocardium and cardiomyocytes BJU International, April 19, 2012 Clinical Article
166 Body surface area is a predictor of coronary artery calcium, whereas body mass index is not Coronary Artery Disease, April 18, 2012
167 Stress CT perfusion: Coupling coronary anatomy with physiology Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, April 16, 2012
168 Prognostic value of cardiovascular CT: Is coronary artery calcium screening enough? The added value of CCTA Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, April 16, 2012
169 Mitral annular calcium, inducible myocardial ischemia, and cardiovascular events in outpatients with coronary heart disease (from the heart and soul study) The American Journal of Cardiology, April 11, 2012
170 Relation of systemic-to-pulmonary artery collateral flow in single ventricle physiology to palliative stage and clinical status The American Journal of Cardiology, April 10, 2012
171 Vascular calcification: pathophysiology and risk factors Current Hypertension Reports, April 9, 2012
172 Long-term effects of incident diabetes mellitus on cardiovascular outcomes in people treated for hypertension Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, April 6, 2012
173 Left ventricular apical mechanics during ectopy in an asymptomatic athlete Heart, April 6, 2012
174 Diabetic cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology and clinical features Heart Failure Reviews, April 2, 2012
175 G protein-mediated stretch reception American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, March 30, 2012
176 The temporal and spatial expression patterns of ABCG2 in the developing human heart International Journal of Cardiology, March 30, 2012
177 Meaning of zero coronary calcium score in symptomatic patients referred for coronary computed tomographic angiography European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, March 30, 2012
178 Advanced glycation end-product N-carboxymethyl-Lysine accelerates progression of atherosclerotic calcification in diabetes Atherosclerosis, March 29, 2012
179 Coronary pressure-flow relations as basis for the understanding of coronary physiology Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, March 27, 2012
180 Calcium scoring in patients with a history of kawasaki disease JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, March 26, 2012
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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