Cardiology News & Articles

1 Benefit of early statin therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction who have extremely low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011    Clinical Article

2 Validity of the 6 min walk test in prediction of the anaerobic threshold before major non-cardiac surgery Full Text British Journal of Anesthesia, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

3 Analysis of Survival in 300 High-Risk Patients up to 2.5 Years After Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 10, 2011

4 Hepatic steatosis, carotid plaques and achieving MDA in psoriatic arthritis patients starting TNF-alpha blockers treatment: a prospective study Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, October 8, 2012    Clinical Article

5 Induced Interleukin-19 Contributes to Cell-Mediated Immunosuppression in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Cardiopulmonary Bypass Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 10, 2011

6 Age-Specific Differences in Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Full Text Pediatrics, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

7 The I405V and Taq1B polymorphisms of the CETP gene differentially affect sub-clinical carotid atherosclerosis Full Text Lipids in Health and Disease, October 8, 2012

8 Diverse effects of a low dose supplement of lipidated curcumin in healthy middle aged people Full Text Nutrition Journal, October 8, 2012

9 Outcome Comparison of 600- and 300-mg Loading Doses of Clopidogrel in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 6, 2011    Clinical Article

10 Impact of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent on Stent Thrombosis: A Meta-Analysis of 13 Randomized Trials Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

11 Isolated Diastolic Hypotension and Incident Heart Failure in Older Adults Full Text Hypertension, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 10, 2011

12 Mechanisms Involved in Cardioprotective Effects of Pravastatin Administered during Reoxygenation in Human Myocardium In Vitro Full Text Anesthesiology, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: April 6, 2012    Clinical Article

13 Coronary β2-adrenoreceptors mediate endothelium-dependent vasoreactivity in humans: novel insights from an in vivo intravascular ultrasound study Full Text European Heart Journal, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

14 Left Atrial Contractile Function Following a Successful Modified Maze Procedure at Surgery and the Risk for Subsequent Thromboembolic Stroke Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

15 Biventricular pacing: current trends and future strategies Full Text European Heart Journal, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

16 Left Atrial Compression and the Mechanism of Exercise Impairment in Patients With a Large Hiatal Hernia Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

17 SYNTAX score and Clinical SYNTAX score as predictors of very long-term clinical outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: a substudy of SIRolimus-eluting stent compared with pacliTAXel-eluting stent for coronary revascularization (SIRTAX) trial Full Text European Heart Journal, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011    Clinical Article

18 The impact of the coronary collateral circulation on mortality: a meta-analysis Full Text European Heart Journal, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011    Evidence Based Medicine

19 Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Transfemoral Versus Transapical Approach Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

20 Chronic kidney disease and risk for presenting with acute myocardial infarction versus stable exertional angina in adults with coronary heart disease Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

1 Effect of Metoprolol Versus Carvedilol on Outcomes in MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 3, 2013

2 Rate versus rhythm control for management of atrial fibrillation in clinical practice: Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013

3 The long QT syndrome: a transatlantic clinical approach to diagnosis and therapy European Heart Journal, April 9, 2013    Review Article

4 Effect of coenzyme q10 supplementation on statin-induced myalgias The American Journal of Cardiology, July 30, 2012

5 Chlorthalidone Versus Hydrochlorothiazide for the Treatment of Hypertension in Older Adults A Population-Based Cohort Study Annals of Internal Medicine, March 19, 2013

6 Statins and autoimmunity Immunologic Research, April 17, 2013    Review Article

7 Meta-Analysis of Carvedilol Versus Beta 1 Selective Beta-Blockers (Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Metoprolol, and Nebivolol) The American Journal of Cardiology, February 26, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

8 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with three-vessel disease and left main coronary disease: 5-year follow-up of the randomised, clinical SYNTAX trial The Lancet, April 18, 2013

9 Clinical Update on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, April 10, 2013

10 Treatment of Hypertension Among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, April 5, 2013

11 Outcomes of apixaban vs. warfarin by type and duration of atrial fibrillation: results from the ARISTOTLE trial European Heart Journal, April 22, 2013

12 Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and management British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013    Review Article

13 Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials British Medical Journal, April 25, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

14 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013    Review Article

15 Novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a focus on the older patient International Journal of General Medicine, April 2, 2013    Free full text

16 Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor Loading Doses in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients RAPID (Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs) Primary PCI Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013

17 Combination therapy in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 15, 2013    Review Article

18 A double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effect of statin therapy on triglyceride levels in Mexican hypertriglyceridemic patients Current Medical Research and Opinion, April 16, 2013

19 Long-term clinical follow-up of the multicenter, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: Cortisone plus BMS or DES veRsus BMS alone to EliminAte Restenosis (CEREA-DES) European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013

20 Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve the Severity of Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive Heart Failure, April 2, 2013    Free full text