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MDLinx Cardiology – on this page: Articles from over 2,000 of the peer-reviewed medical journals, pre-sorted and ranked by what’s most relevant to your day-to-day practice, and summarized to save you precious time. From vascular disorders and stroke to valvular disorders, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias, our physician editors make sure that all members of your heart health team can be current on the literature in 5 minutes or less every day.
Also on this page: Bonus content exclusive to MDLinx, clinical pearls from The Smartest Cardiologist daily quiz competition and Cardiology Physician Review. Plus, the “must-read” articles related to cardiology, personally chosen by our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD.
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Latest Full Text Articles (99) Focus on Intervention881 The costs of atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiovascular comorbidities-a longitudinal analysis of German health insurance data EP Europace, August 3, 2011
882 The High-Risk Plaque Initiative: Primary Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events in the Asymptomatic Population Current Atherosclerosis Reports, August 3, 2011
883 Prevention of cardiovascular disease in a rural region of India and strategies to address the unmet need Heart, August 2, 2011
884 Hypertension in diverse populations: a New York State Medicaid clinical guidance document Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, August 1, 2011
885 Effects of telmisartan and losartan on cardiovascular protection in Japanese hypertensive patients Hypertension Research, July 29, 2011 Clinical Article
886 Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in France: practices and regional variability EP Europace, July 29, 2011
887 Combined Effect of High-Normal Blood Pressure and Low HDL Cholesterol on Mortality in an Elderly Korean Population: The South-West Seoul (SWS) Study American Journal of Hypertension, July 28, 2011
888 Aldosterone-to-Renin Ratio and the Relationship Between Urinary Salt Excretion and Blood Pressure in a Community of African Ancestry American Journal of Hypertension, July 28, 2011
889 Association of a Polymorphism of BTN2A1 With Hypertension in Japanese Individuals American Journal of Hypertension, July 28, 2011
890 Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and Self-Reported Hypertension Among US- and Foreign-Born Blacks in New York City American Journal of Hypertension, July 28, 2011
891 Coronary heart disease and stroke attributable to major risk factors is similar in Argentina and the United States: The Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model International Journal of Cardiology, July 27, 2011
892 Vitamin/mineral supplementation and cancer, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality in a German prospective cohort (EPIC-Heidelberg) European Journal of Nutrition, July 27, 2011
893 Temporal changes in the management and outcome of Canadian diabetic patients hospitalized for non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes American Heart Journal, July 27, 2011
894 Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and Self-Reported Hypertension Among US-and Foreign-Born Blacks in New York City American Journal of Hypertension, July 27, 2011
895 Increased Arterial Stiffness Weakens the Relationship Between Wave Reflection and the Central Pressure Indexes in Men Younger Than 60 Years of Age American Journal of Hypertension, July 27, 2011
896 The Role of Statins in Chronic Kidney Disease American Journal of Nephrology, July 26, 2011
897 Spectrum of Cardiovascular Diseases in Asian-American Racial/Ethnic Subgroups Annals of Epidemiology , July 26, 2011
898 Different association of circulating levels of adipocyte and epidermal fatty acid-binding proteins with metabolic syndrome and coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese adults Atherosclerosis, July 26, 2011
899 The chromosome 9p21 region and myocardial infarction in a European population Atherosclerosis, July 26, 2011
900 A longitudinal analysis on associations of adiponectin levels with metabolic syndrome and carotid artery intima-media thickness. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study Atherosclerosis, July 26, 2011
Clinical Pearls in Cardiology
- Intracoronary abciximab when compared to intravenous abciximab significantly reduces the risk of death among patients with STEMI undergoing PCI
- Thrombolysis in MI (TIMI) scores between 5-14 on admission place patients at high risk for 30-day mortality and should be transferred to a monitored inpatient unit or CCU
- High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is superior to contemporary sensitive cardiac troponin I in early diagnosis of non-STEMI and the prediction of MI and mortality among patients with suspected ACS
Highlights in Cardiology
Heart failure risk associated with adiponectin level
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 summaryApo B-48 is a marker for CAD
As 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 summaryPost-exercise heart rate recovery predicts cardiac autonomic neuropathy in T2DM
As 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 summaryMost Popular Cardiology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 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
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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
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