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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Rikki Graham
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, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :11
An impaired heart rate recovery (HRR) is associated with a higher risk of developing new-onset atrial fibrillation, suggesting that interventions targeted to improve HRR may also have a preventive effect for atrial fibrillation.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :8
The consumption of up to two alcoholic beverages per day is associated with better brachial artery flow-mediated dilation, a marker for endothelial function, compared to no alcohol consumption, and provides a clue for the protective effect of moderate alcohol intake on cardiovascular disease.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8 :38
A high coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, when considered with other routine investigations for ischemic heart disease, may serve as an additional tool in identifying those who could benefit from coronary angiography.
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Therapeutic implications of selecting the SCORE (European) versus the D'AGOSTINO (American) risk charts for cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients
Manuel A Gomez-Marcos, Carlos Martinez-Salgado, Carlos Martin-Cantera, Jose I Recio-Rodriguez, Yolanda Castano-Sanchez, Maria Gine-Garriga, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :17 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Randomised controlled trial of a secondary prevention program for myocardial infarction patients ('ProActive Heart'): study protocol Anna L Hawkes, John Atherton, Barr Taylor, Paul Scuffham, Kathy Eadie, Nancy Houston Miller, Brian Oldenburg BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :16 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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Right-to-left shunt with hypoxemia in pulmonary hypertension Jean-Fr BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :15 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Physical distress is associated with cardiovascular events in a high risk population of elderly men Gunnar Einvik, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :14 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of refractory angina: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Rod S Taylor, Jessica De Vries, Eric Buchser, Mike JL DeJongste BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :13 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inhibition of S6K1 accounts partially for the anti-inflammatory effects of the arginase inhibitor L-norvaline Xiu-Fen Ming, Angana Gupta Rajapakse, Jo BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :12 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impaired heart rate recovery is associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study Thomas M Maddox, Colleen Ross, P Michael Ho, David Magid, John S Rumsfeld BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :11 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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ACE inhibition attenuates uremia-induced aortic valve thickening in a novel mouse model Mikko A Simolin, Tanja X Pedersen, Susanne Bro, Mikko I M BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :10 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Functional claudication distance: a reliable and valid measurement to assess functional limitation in patients with intermittent claudication Lotte M Kruidenier, Saskia PA Nicola BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :9 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with better endothelial function: a cross sectional study Keiko Suzuki, Mitchell SV Elkind, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Zhezhen Jin, Grace Berry, Marco R Di Tullio, Ralph L Sacco, Shunichi Homma BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :8 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Spatial analysis of MODIS aerosol optical depth, PM2.5, and chronic coronary heart disease Zhiyong Hu International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8 :27 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The effects of endogenous and exogenous androgens on cardiovascular disease risk factors and progression Panagiota Manolakou, Roxani Angelopoulou, Chris Bakoyiannis, Elias Bastounis Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :44 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Increasing socioeconomic inequalities in first acute myocardial infarction in Scotland, 1990-92 and 2000-02 Carolyn A Davies, Ruth Dundas, Alastair H Leyland BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :134 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Gene Expression in Lungs of Mice Lacking the 5-hydroxytryptamine Transporter Gene Daniel Crona, Julie Harral, Serge Adnot, Saadia Eddahibi, James West BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :19 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Serum VEGF levels are related to the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis Andriana I Papaioannou, Epaminondas Zakynthinos, Konstantinos Kostikas, Theodoros Kiropoulos, Angela Koutsokera, Athanasios Ziogas, Athanasios Koutroumpas, Lazaros Sakkas, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Zoe D Daniil BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :18 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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C-Reactive protein gene variants are associated with postoperative C-reactive protein levels after coronary artery bypass surgery Tjorvi E Perry, Jochen D Muehlschlegel, Kuang-Yu Liu, Amanda A Fox, Charles D Collard, Simon C Body, Stanton K Shernan BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :38 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The Systematic Guideline Review: Method, rationale, and test on chronic heart failure. Christiane Muth, Jochen Gensichen, Martin Beyer, Allen Hutchinson, Ferdinand M Gerlach BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :74 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Hypertension in the very old; prevalence, awareness, treatment and control: a cross-sectional population-based study in a Spanish municipality. Alba Aguado, Flora Lopez, Sonia Miravet, Pilar Oriol, M. Isabel Fuentes, Belen Henares, Teresa Badia, Lluis Esteve, Javier Peligro BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :16 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Preventing socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviour in adolescents in Europe: Background, design and methods of project TEENAGE
Frank J van Lenthe, Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij, Knut-Inge Klepp, Nanna Lien, Laurence Moore, Fabrizio Faggiano, Anton E Kunst, Johan P Mackenbach BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :125 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Successful management of an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a fish bone - case report and review of literature Stephen L Kelly, Paul Peters, Murray J Ogg, Alan Li, Bernard M Smithers Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :21 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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