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801 High Serum Testosterone Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Men: The MrOS (Osteoporotic Fractures in Men) Study in Sweden Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 14, 2011
802 SLCO1B1 haplotypes are not associated with atorvastatin-induced myalgia in Brazilian patients with familial hypercholesterolemia European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, October 13, 2011 Clinical Article
803 Mutational analysis of the LDL receptor and APOB genes in Mexican individuals with autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia Atherosclerosis, October 13, 2011
804 Fine mapping of chromosome 3q22.3 identifies two haplotype blocks in ESYT3 associated with coronary artery disease in female Han Chinese Atherosclerosis, October 13, 2011
805 Plasma ferritin levels, genetic variations in HFE gene, and coronary heart disease in Chinese: A case–control study Atherosclerosis, October 13, 2011
806 Trends in the use of diagnostic coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery across North Carolina American Heart Journal, October 12, 2011
807 Management of heart conditions in older rural and urban Australian women Internal Medicine Journal, October 12, 2011 Clinical Article
808 Carotid baroreflex responsiveness is impaired in normotensive African American men American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, October 11, 2011
809 Intensive statin therapy for Chinese patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (ISCAP study) Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, October 10, 2011 Clinical Article
810 Lifestyle and nutrition related to male longevity in Sardinia: An ecological study Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, October 6, 2011
811 Risk factors for lead complications in cardiac pacing: A population-based cohort study of 28,860 Danish patients Heart Rhythm, October 6, 2011
812 Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey The Lancet, October 5, 2011 Clinical Article
813 Retrospective study on antihyperlipidemic efficacy and safety of simvastatin, ezetimibe and their combination in Korean adults Full Text Archives of Pharmacal Research, October 5, 2011 Clinical Article
814 Lipid risk factors among elderly with normal fasting glucose, impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The Italian longitudinal study on aging Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, October 5, 2011
815 Long-term outcome of ablative therapy of post-operative atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with tetralogy of Fallot: an European multi-centre study EP Europace, October 5, 2011
816 B-type natriuretic peptide and high sensitive c-reactive protein predict 2-year all cause mortality in chest pain patients: a prospective observational study from salta, argentina BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, October 4, 2011
817 Effect of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular risk factors in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review Heart, October 4, 2011
818 Influence of Age on Perioperative Complications Among Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention in the United States Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, October 3, 2011
819 Qualitative Analysis of Peer Coaches Experiences with Counseling African Americans About Reducing Heart Disease Risk Full Text Journal of General Internal Medicine, October 3, 2011
820 Age- and Sex-Specific Trends in the Incidence of Hospitalized Acute Coronary Syndromes in Western Australia Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, October 3, 2011
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 Urinary Magnesium Excretion and Risk of Hypertension Hypertension, May 17, 2013
2 Association of Perioperative {beta}-Blockade With Mortality and Cardiovascular Morbidity Following Major Noncardiac Surgery JAMA, May 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
3 Type and timing of heralding in ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an analysis of prospectively collected electronic healthcare records linked to the national registry of acute coronary syndromes European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, May 14, 2013
4 Association Between a Hospital's Rate of Cardiac Arrest Incidence and Cardiac Arrest Survival JAMA Internal Medicine, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
5 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
6 Anger and the Heart: Perspectives on Cardiac Risk, Mechanisms and Interventions Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , May 1, 2013
7 Impact of polyvascular disease on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary revascularization: An observation from the CREDO-Kyoto Registry Cohort-2 Atherosclerosis, May 1, 2013
8 Platelet Inhibitory Effect of Clopidogrel in Patients Treated With Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, and Famotidine: A Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Study Clinical Cardiology, May 1, 2013 Free full text
9 Role of exercise in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: results, mechanisms, and new perspectives European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013
10 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
11 Atrial fibrillation-induced cardiac troponin I release International Journal of Cardiology, April 29, 2013
12 Four-Limb Blood Pressure as Predictors of Mortality in Elderly Chinese Hypertension, May 17, 2013
13 The rule of halves does not apply in peru: awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and diabetes in rural, urban, and rural-to-urban migrants Critical Pathways in Cardiology, May 24, 2013
14 An Anxious Heart: Anxiety and the Onset of Cardiovascular Diseases Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , May 1, 2013
15 Experience with the conventional and frozen elephant trunk techniques: a single-centre study European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 29, 2013
16 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
17 Gender and racial disparities in adherence to statin therapy: A meta-analysis American Heart Journal, April 30, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
18 Alcohol Intake and Triglycerides/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio in Men with Hypertension American Journal of Hypertension, April 4, 2013
19 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013 Review Article
20 Discordance between Framingham Risk Score and atherosclerotic plaque burden European Heart Journal, March 6, 2013
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