Cardiology - Epidemiology News & Articles

661 Tissue Doppler indexes of left ventricular systolic function in relation to the pulsatile and steady components of blood pressure in a general population Journal of Hypertension, January 23, 2012

662 Baseline anemia is not a predictor of all-cause mortality in outpatients with advanced heart failure or severe renal dysfunction: results from the norwegian heart failure registry Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 20, 2012

663 A common variant of the ABO gene protects against hypertension in a Spanish population Hypertension Research, January 20, 2012

664 Decreased glomerular filtration rate is a significant and independent risk for in-hospital mortality in Japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction: report from the Hokkaido acute myocardial infarction registry Hypertension Research, January 20, 2012

665 Effects of bile-acid-binding resin (colestimide) on blood glucose and visceral fat in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia: an open-label, randomized, case–control, crossover study Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, January 19, 2012

666 Effectiveness of diabetes and hypertension management by rural primary health-care workers (Behvarz workers) in Iran: a nationally representative observational study The Lancet, January 19, 2012

667 Aldosterone and aldosterone: renin ratio associations with insulin resistance and blood pressure in African Americans Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, January 18, 2012

668 Evaluation of risk stratification schemes for ischaemic stroke and bleeding in 182 678 patients with atrial fibrillation: the swedish atrial fibrillation cohort study Full Text European Heart Journal, January 17, 2012

669 Flavonoid intake and cardiovascular disease mortality in a prospective cohort of US adults Full Text American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 17, 2012

670 STK39 is an independent risk factor for male hypertension in Han Chinese International Journal of Cardiology, January 17, 2012

671 Hypertension in the US Black Population: Risk Factors, Complications, and Potential Impact of Central Aortic Pressure on Effective Treatment Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, January 16, 2012

672 Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among US adults with hypertension: the NHANES linked mortality study Journal of Hypertension, January 13, 2012

673 Folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine status in an Italian blood donor population Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, January 13, 2012

674 Blood pressure and body mass index: a comparison of the associations in the Caucasian and Asian populations Hypertension Research, January 13, 2012

675 Observational epidemiology within randomized clinical trials: getting a lot for (almost) nothing Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , January 13, 2012

676 Percutaneous coronary intervention and drug-eluting stent use among patients ≥85 years of age in the united states Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 12, 2012

677 Uric acid is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in a Japanese elderly population without metabolic syndrome Full Text Cardiovascular Diabetology, January 11, 2012

678 Application, tolerance and safety of fondaparinux therapy in a German hospital: A prospective single-centre experience Thrombosis Research, January 10, 2012    Clinical Article

679 Patient characteristics from a regional multicenter database of acute decompensated heart failure in asia pacific (adhere international–asia pacific) Journal of Cardiac Failure, January 10, 2012

680 Association between being African-American, serum urate levels, and the risk of developing hyperuricemia: findings from the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) cohort Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 10, 2012

1 Role of exercise in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: results, mechanisms, and new perspectives European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013

2 Erectile Dysfunction Severity as a Risk Marker for Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalisation and All-Cause Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study PLoS Medicine, February 1, 2013    Free full text    Evidence Based Medicine

3 Trends in Predicted 10-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Disease among US Adults from 1999 to 2010 JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013

4 Safety and Effect of Very Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol on Cardiovascular Events The American Journal of Cardiology, April 4, 2013

5 Meta-Analysis of Impact of Different Types and Doses of Statins on New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus The American Journal of Cardiology, April 4, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

6 Alcohol Intake and Triglycerides/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio in Men with Hypertension American Journal of Hypertension, April 4, 2013

7 HDL and Cholesterol: Life after the divorce? Journal of Lipid Research, March 26, 2013    Review Article

8 Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet New England Journal of Medicine, April 8, 2013    Free full text

9 Evaluation of 9 biomarkers for predicting 10-year cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing coronary angiography: Findings from the LUdwigshafen RIsk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study International Journal of Cardiology, April 22, 2013

10 Discordance between Framingham Risk Score and atherosclerotic plaque burden European Heart Journal, March 6, 2013

11 Impact of Family History of Coronary Artery Disease in Young Individuals (from the CONFIRM Registry) The American Journal of Cardiology, April 4, 2013

12 Seven-Year Increase in Exercise Systolic Blood Pressure at Moderate Workload Predicts Long-Term Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality in Healthy Middle-Aged Men Hypertension, April 22, 2013

13 Effect of Morbid Obesity on In-Hospital Mortality and Coronary Revascularization Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States The American Journal of Cardiology, April 5, 2013

14 Long term survival in elderly patients with stable coronary disease European Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 17, 2013

15 Population-Based Study of the Use of Cardiac Stress Imaging and Referral for Coronary Angiography and Repeated Revascularization After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Mayo Clinic Proceedings, April 9, 2013

16 Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Hypertension Status Among US Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2009–2010 American Journal of Hypertension, April 26, 2013
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17 Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers May Create More Risk Than Reward for Sodium-Depleted Cardiovascular Patients With High Plasma Renin Levels American Journal of Hypertension, April 8, 2013    Free full text

18 Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Phentermine and Topiramate Extended-Release in Participants With Comorbidities and a Body Mass Index ≥27 kg/m2 The American Journal of Cardiology, April 5, 2013

19 Atrial fibrillation-induced cardiac troponin I release International Journal of Cardiology, April 29, 2013

20 Metabolically healthy but obese, a matter of time? Findings from the prospective Pizarra study Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 5, 2013