| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveResearch Articles Hyperhomocysteinemia and recurrent carotid stenosis Renata Hillenbrand, Andreas Hillenbrand, Florian Liewald, and Julian Zimmermann BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 1. Published online 2008 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-1.PMCID: PMC2245907 Is there a gender difference in noninvasive coronary imaging? Multislice computed tomography for noninvasive detection of coronary stenoses Marc Dewey, Wolfgang Rutsch, and Bernd Hamm BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 2. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-2.PMCID: PMC2268658 Ankle blood pressure as a predictor of total and cardiovascular mortality Heikki Hietanen, Rauni Pääkkönen, and Veikko Salomaa BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 3. Published online 2008 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-3.PMCID: PMC2259296 The importance of left ventricular function for long-term outcome after primary percutaneous coronary intervention Pieter A van der Vleuten, Saman Rasoul, Willem Huurnink, Iwan CC van der Horst, Riemer HJA Slart, Stoffer Reiffers, Rudi A Dierckx, René A Tio, Jan Paul Ottervanger, Menko-Jan De Boer, and Felix Zijlstra BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 4. Published online 2008 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-4.PMCID: PMC2278125 WRN polymorphisms affect expression levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 in cultured fibroblasts Elena Castro, Vladimir Oviedo-Rodríguez, and Luis I Angel-Chávez BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 5. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-5.PMCID: PMC2292137 The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome Mathieu Firmann, Vladimir Mayor, Pedro Marques Vidal, Murielle Bochud, Alain Pécoud, Daniel Hayoz, Fred Paccaud, Martin Preisig, Kijoung S Song, Xin Yuan, Theodore M Danoff, Heide A Stirnadel, Dawn Waterworth, Vincent Mooser, Gérard Waeber, and Peter Vollenweider BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 6. Published online 2008 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-6.PMCID: PMC2311269 Rapid short-duration hypothermia with cold saline and endovascular cooling before reperfusion reduces microvascular obstruction and myocardial infarct size Matthias Götberg, Goran K Olivecrona, Henrik Engblom, Martin Ugander, Jesper van der Pals, Einar Heiberg, Håkan Arheden, and David Erlinge BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 7. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-7.PMCID: PMC2323360 Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha is a critical mediator of hypoxia induced apoptosis in cardiac H9c2 and kidney epithelial HK-2 cells Ricky Malhotra, David W Tyson, Henry M Rosevear, and Frank C Brosius, III BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 9. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-9.PMCID: PMC2387135 A randomised trial of a 5 week, manual based, self-management programme for hypertension delivered in a cardiac patient club in Shanghai Feng Xue, Wen Yao, and Robert J Lewin BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 10. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-10.PMCID: PMC2412838 The interaction of vasoactive substances during exercise modulates platelet aggregation in hypertension and coronary artery disease Konstantinos Petidis, Stella Douma, Michael Doumas, Ilias Basagiannis, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, and Chrysanthos Zamboulis BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 11. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-11.PMCID: PMC2432046 The Metabolic Syndrome and the immediate antihypertensive effects of aerobic exercise: a randomized control design Linda S Pescatello, Bruce E Blanchard, Jaci L Van Heest, Carl M Maresh, Heather Gordish-Dressman, and Paul D Thompson BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 12. Published online 2008 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-12.PMCID: PMC2440729 Effect of garlic on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis Karin Ried, Oliver R Frank, Nigel P Stocks, Peter Fakler, and Thomas Sullivan BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 13. Published online 2008 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-13.PMCID: PMC2442048 A compare between myocardial topical negative pressure levels of -25 mmHg and -50 mmHg in a porcine model Sandra Lindstedt, Per Paulsson, Arash Mokhtari, Bodil Gesslein, Joanna Hlebowicz, Malin Malmsjö, and Richard Ingemansson BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 14. Published online 2008 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-14.PMCID: PMC2467401 RAS gene polymorphisms, classical risk factors and the advent of coronary artery disease in the Portuguese population Ana I Freitas, Isabel Mendonça, Maria Brión, Miguel M Sequeira, Roberto P Reis, Angel Carracedo, and António Brehm BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 15. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-15.PMCID: PMC2483949 Factors associated with poor prognosis among patients admitted with heart failure in a Nigerian tertiary medical centre: a cross-sectional study Kamilu M Karaye and Mahmoud U Sani BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 16. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-16.PMCID: PMC2492836 Gender differences in trends of acute myocardial infarction events: The Northern Sweden MONICA study 1985 – 2004 Dan Lundblad, Lars Holmgren, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Ulf Näslund, and Mats Eliasson BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 17. Published online 2008 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-17.PMCID: PMC2507701 Healthy Hearts – A community-based primary prevention programme to reduce coronary heart disease Gill Richardson, Hugo C van Woerden, Lucy Morgan, Rhiannon Edwards, Monica Harries, Elaine Hancock, Susan Sroczynsk, and Mererid Bowley BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 18. Published online 2008 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-18.PMCID: PMC2518127 Changes in clot lysis levels of reteplase and streptokinase following continuous wave ultrasound exposure, at ultrasound intensities following attenuation from the skull bone Bjarne Madsen Härdig, Jonas Carlson, and Anders Roijer BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 19. Published online 2008 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-19.PMCID: PMC2533283 Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: Analysis from a cross-sectional survey Trevor S Ferguson, Novie OM Younger, Marshall K Tulloch-Reid, Marilyn B Lawrence Wright, Elizabeth M Ward, Deanna E Ashley, and Rainford J Wilks BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 20. Published online 2008 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-20.PMCID: PMC2551581 Up-regulation of endothelin type B receptors in the human internal mammary artery in culture is dependent on protein kinase C and mitogen-activated kinase signaling pathways David Nilsson, Lotta Gustafsson, Angelica Wackenfors, Bodil Gesslein, Lars Edvinsson, Per Paulsson, Richard Ingemansson, and Malin Malmsjö BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 21. Published online 2008 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-21.PMCID: PMC2553399 Does interhospital transfer improve outcome of acute myocardial infarction? A propensity score analysis from the Cardiovascular Cooperative Project John M Westfall, Catarina I Kiefe, Norman W Weissman, Anthony Goudie, Robert M Centor, O Dale Williams, and Jeroan J Allison BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 22. Published online 2008 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-22.PMCID: PMC2551582 Passive tobacco exposure may impair symptomatic improvement in patients with chronic angina undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation Stilianos Efstratiadis, Elizabeth D Kennard, Sheryl F Kelsey, Andrew D Michaels, and the International EECP Patient Registry-2 Investigators BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 23. Published online 2008 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-23.PMCID: PMC2553398 The effect of long-term homocysteine-lowering on carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated vasodilation in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis Kathleen Potter, Graeme J Hankey, Daniel J Green, John Eikelboom, Konrad Jamrozik, and Leonard F Arnolda BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 24. Published online 2008 September 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-24.PMCID: PMC2559819 Pocket Doppler and vascular laboratory equipment yield comparable results for ankle brachial index measurement Saskia PA Nicolaï, Lotte M Kruidenier, Ellen V Rouwet, Liliane Wetzels-Gulpers, Constantijn AM Rozeman, Martin H Prins, and Joep AW Teijink BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 26. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-26.PMCID: PMC2567287 Predictive value of coronary calcifications for future cardiac events in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus: A prospective study in 716 patients over 8 years Alexander Becker, Alexander W Leber, Christoph Becker, Franz von Ziegler, Janine Tittus, Ines Schroeder, Gerhard Steinbeck, and Andreas Knez BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 27. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-27.PMCID: PMC2569906 Health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction is associated with level of left ventricular ejection fraction Kjell I Pettersen, Elena Kvan, Arnfinn Rollag, Knut Stavem, and Aasmund Reikvam BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 28. Published online 2008 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-28.PMCID: PMC2576460 Metabolic effects of an AT1-receptor blockade combined with HCTZ in cardiac risk patients: a non interventional study in primary care Peter Bramlage, Eleonore Schönrock, and Peter Odoj BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 30. Published online 2008 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-30.PMCID: PMC2588554 Pacemaker patients' perception of unsafe activities: a survey Masooma Aqeel, Azam Shafquat, and Nawal Salahuddin BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 31. Published online 2008 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-31.PMCID: PMC2600817 Is population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm cost-effective? Lars Ehlers, Jan Sørensen, Lotte Groth Jensen, Merete Bech, and Mette Kjølby BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 32. Published online 2008 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-32.PMCID: PMC2607250 Quality of life after carotid endarterectomy Fernando José Abelha, Susana Quevedo, and Henrique Barros BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 33. Published online 2008 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-33.PMCID: PMC2600818 Study Protocol Heart-type Fatty acid-binding protein in Acute Myocardial infarction Evaluation (FAME): Background and design of a diagnostic study in primary care Madeleine HE Bruins Slot, Geert JMG van der Heijden, Frans H Rutten, Onno P van der Spoel, E Gijs Mast, Ad C Bredero, Pieter A Doevendans, Jan FC Glatz, and Arno W Hoes BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 8. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-8.PMCID: PMC2358877 The CHOICE (Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events) replication trial: study protocol Lis Neubeck, Julie Redfern, Tom Briffa, Adrian Bauman, David Hare, and SB Freedman BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 25. Published online 2008 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-25.PMCID: PMC2572037 Correction Correction: PAIS: paracetamol (acetaminophen) in stroke; protocol for a randomized, double blind clinical trial. [ISCRTN74418480] Heleen M den Hertog, H Bart van der Worp, H Maarten A van Gemert, Ale Algra, L Jaap Kappelle, Jan van Gijn, Peter J Koudstaal, Diederik WJ Dippel, and the PAIS investigators BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008; 8: 29. Published online 2008 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-29.PMCID: PMC2600816 Corrects: Eric J van Breda, et al. PAIS: paracetamol (acetaminophen) in stroke; protocol for a randomized, double blind clinical trial. [ISCRTN 74418480]. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2005; 5: 24. |