| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveStudy Protocol The clopidogrel after surgery for coronary artery disease (CASCADE) randomized controlled trial: clopidogrel and aspirin versus aspirin alone after coronary bypass surgery [NCT00228423] Alexander Kulik, Michel Le May, George A Wells, Thierry G Mesana, and Marc Ruel Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 15. Published online 2005 October 11. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-15.PMCID: PMC1282584 Reviews Methodological considerations in the design of trials for safety assessment of new drugs and chemical entities Cornel Pater Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 1. Published online 2005 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-1.PMCID: PMC549209 Carotid intimal-media thickness as a surrogate for cardiovascular disease events in trials of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors Mark A Espeland, Daniel H O'Leary, James G Terry, Timothy Morgan, Greg Evans, and Harald Mudra Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 3. Published online 2005 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-3.PMCID: PMC555546 The Blood Pressure "Uncertainty Range" – a pragmatic approach to overcome current diagnostic uncertainties (II) Cornel Pater Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 5. Published online 2005 April 6. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-5.PMCID: PMC1087497 Beyond the Evidence of the New Hypertension Guidelines. Blood pressure measurement – is it good enough for accurate diagnosis of hypertension? Time might be in, for a paradigm shift (I) Cornel Pater Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 6. Published online 2005 April 6. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-6.PMCID: PMC1087862 Predictors of post-operative mortality following treatment for non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Sigitas Urbonavicius, Henrik Vorum, Grazina Urbonaviciene, Mindaugas Trumpickas, Dainius Pavalkis, and Bent Honoré Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 14. Published online 2005 September 7. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-14.PMCID: PMC1215499 Research Presence of factors that activate platelet aggregation in mitral stenotic patients' plasma Istemihan Tengiz, Ertugrul Ercan, Fahri Sahin, Emin Alioglu, Can Duman, Guray Saydam, and Filiz Buyukkececi Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 2. Published online 2005 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-2.PMCID: PMC553988 Fluvastatin in the therapy of acute coronary syndrome: Rationale and design of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (The FACS Trial)[ISRCTN81331696] Petr Ostadal, David Alan, Petr Hajek, Jiri Vejvoda, Martin Mates, Peter Blasko, Josef Veselka, Milan Kvapil, Jiri Kettner, Martin Wiendl, Ondrej Aschermann, Josef Slaby, Eduard Nemecek, Frantisek Holm, Marek Rac, Milan Macek, and Jana Cepova Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 4. Published online 2005 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-4.PMCID: PMC555952 Symptomatic relief precedes improvement of myocardial blood flow in patients under spinal cord stimulation Holger Diedrichs, Carsten Zobel, Peter Theissen, Michael Weber, Athanassios Koulousakis, Harald Schicha, and Robert HG Schwinger Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 7. Published online 2005 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-7.PMCID: PMC1173130 Effect of increased convective clearance by on-line hemodiafiltration on all cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients – the Dutch CONvective TRAnsport STudy (CONTRAST): rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN38365125] E Lars Penne, Peter J Blankestijn, Michiel L Bots, Marinus A van den Dorpel, Muriel P Grooteman, Menso J Nubé, Ingeborg van der Tweel, Piet M ter Wee, and the CONTRAST study group Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 8. Published online 2005 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-8.PMCID: PMC1156925 Effect of rosuvastatin on outcomes in chronic haemodialysis patients – design and rationale of the AURORA study Bengt Fellström, Faiez Zannad, Roland Schmieder, Hallvard Holdaas, Alan Jardine, Helen Rose, Wim Wilpshaar, and the AURORA Study Group Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 9. Published online 2005 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-9.PMCID: PMC1175096 Exercise training improves aerobic endurance and musculoskeletal fitness in female cardiac transplant recipients Mark Haykowsky, Kenneth Riess, Linda Figgures, Daniel Kim, Darren Warburton, Lee Jones, and Wayne Tymchak Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 10. Published online 2005 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-10.PMCID: PMC1166569 The SPHERE Study. Secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice: protocol of a randomised controlled trial of tailored practice and patient care plans with parallel qualitative, economic and policy analyses. [ISRCTN24081411] Andrew W Murphy, Margaret E Cupples, Susan M Smith, Molly Byrne, Claire Leathem, and Mary C Byrne Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 11. Published online 2005 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-11.PMCID: PMC1208929 Enzyme estimates of infarct size correlate with functional and clinical outcomes in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction Aslan T Turer, Kenneth W Mahaffey, Dianne Gallup, W Douglas Weaver, Robert H Christenson, Nathan R Every, and E Magnus Ohman Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 12. Published online 2005 August 23. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-12.PMCID: PMC1236947 Coronary artery bypass surgery in high-risk patients Alper Sami Kunt, Osman Tansel Darcın, and Mehmet Halit Andac Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 13. Published online 2005 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-13.PMCID: PMC1224861 Does the Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion polymorphism modify the response to ACE inhibitor therapy? – A systematic review Madlaina Scharplatz, Milo A Puhan, Johann Steurer, Annalisa Perna, and Lucas M Bachmann Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 16. Published online 2005 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-16.PMCID: PMC1283147 Compliance of a cobalt chromium coronary stent alloy – the COVIS trial Jens Hagemeister, Frank M Baer, Robert HG Schwinger, and Hans W Höpp Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 17. Published online 2005 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-17.PMCID: PMC1283148 Combining short stent implantation and drug-eluting stenting for routine use yields a low restenosis rate Ulrich Dietz, Cheryl Dauer, and Heinz Lambertz Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 6(1): 18. Published online 2005 December 13. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-18.PMCID: PMC1352381 |