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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Iratxe Puebla
Welcome to BMC Cardiovascular Disorders published by BioMed Central
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of disorders of the heart and circulatory system, as well as related molecular and cell biology, genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and controlled trials.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (ISSN 1471-2261) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :22
Interhospital transfers for patients hospitalised for acute myocardial infarction result in better quality of care and lower mortality rates than those for non-transferred patients.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :20
Prehypertension is found in 30% of Jamaicans and is associated with a higher prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for doctors to adequately manage patients with blood pressure reaching the prehypertension threshold.
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Microvolt T-wave alternans as a predictor of mortality and severe arrhythmias in patients with left-ventricular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis Charlotte J van der Avoort, Kristian B Filion, Nandini Dendukuri, James M Brophy BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :5 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Secondary prevention of heart disease--knowledge among cardiologists and Omega-3 (Omega-3) fatty acid prescribing behaviors in Karachi, Pakistan Saqib A Gowani, Sana Shoukat, Ather M Taqui, Hashim M Hanif, Wasiq F Rawasia, Zeeshan Qadri, Sajid H Dhakam BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :4 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The 9p21 susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis Suet Nee Chen, Christie M Ballantyne, Antonio M Gotto Jr, Ali J Marian BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :3 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characteristics of acute congestive heart failure with normal ejection fraction and less elevated B-type natriuretic peptide Ken Shimamoto, Natsuha Koike, Kiyoko Mizuochi, Miho Honma, Yufuko Kasai, Akiko Sakai, Etsuko Fujita, Masatoshi Kawana BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :2 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prenatal hypoxia induces increased cardiac contractility on a background of decreased capillary density David Hauton, Victoria Ousley BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :1 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The CYP2J2 G-50T polymorphism and myocardial infarction in patients with cardiovascular risk profile Jan B BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :41 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of alpha1a-adrenergic receptor polymorphism and blood pressure phenotypes in the Brazilian population Silvia R Freitas, Alexandre C Pereira, Marcilene S Floriano, Jos BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :40 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Enhanced external counter pulsation in treatment of refractory angina pectoris: two year outcome and baseline factors associated with treatment failure Andr BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :39 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The role of coronary artery calcification score in clinical practice Lieuwe H Piers, Farah Salachova, Riemer HJA Slart, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Riksta Dikkers, Frederique AP Hospers, Hjalmar R Bouma, Clark J Zeebregts, Tineke P Willems, Matthijs Oudkerk, Felix Zijlstra, Ren BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :38 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The PPARGC1A Gly482Ser polymorphism is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in men Erik Ingelsson, Louise Bennet, Martin Ridderstrale, Marianne Soderstrom, Lennart Rastam, Ulf Lindblad BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :37 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Single ventricle, bicuspid aorta and interatrial wall aneurysm as a rare complex adult congenital heart disease: a case report Blerim Berisha, Xhevdet Krasniqi, Agim Thaqi, Masar Gashi, Dardan Kocinaj Cases Journal 2009, 2 :109 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
A multilevel model for cardiovascular disease prevalence in the US and its application to micro area prevalence estimates
Peter Congdon International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Original investigation
Abnormal glucose regulation in patients with acute ST- elevation myocardial infarction-a cohort study on 224 patients
Eva C Knudsen, Ingebjorg Seljeflot, Michael Abdelnoor, Jan Eritsland, Arild Mangschau, Harald Arnesen, Geir O Andersen Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009, 8 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Refractory cardiopulmonary failure after glyphosate surfactant intoxication
Chirn-Bin Chang, Chia-Chu Chang Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009, 4 :2 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Ventricular noncompaction in a female patient with nephropathic cystinosis: a case report Ibrar Ahmed, Thanh Trung Phan, Graham W Lipkin, Michael Frenneaux Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :31 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Identifying diabetic patients with cardiac autonomic neuropathy by heart rate complexity analysis Ahsan H Khandoker, Herbert F Jelinek, Marimuthu Palaniswami BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2009, 8 :3 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Metabolic Effects of Low Glycaemic Index Diets Gabriela Radulian, Emilia Rusu, Andreea D Dragomir, Mihaela Posea Nutrition Journal 2009, 8 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Retention of work capacity after coronary artery bypass graft-ing: A 10-year follow-up study Ville Hallberg, Matti Kataja, Matti Tarkka, Ari Palomaki, Working after CABG study group (w-cabg) Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :6 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
How to misuse echo contrast Magnus Dencker, Anna Missios Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :4 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is not related to cardiac natriuretic peptide in nulliparous and lactating women Hussein F Saadi, M. Gary Nicholls, Christopher M Frampton, Sheela Benedict, Javed Yasin BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :4 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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