MedWorm: Cardiology
- ’smoker’s paradox’ in heart failure not fully explained
- ’smoker’s paradox’ in heart failure not fully explained
- Exercise-induced changes in e/e’ ratio in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
- Electrocardiographic changes in coronary endothelial dysfunction.
- Bibliography-editors’ selection of current world literature.
- Experience with endeavor stent implantations.
- Superiority of exercise myocardial perfusion imaging compared with the exercise ecg in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
MedWorm: Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Aripiprazole: orthostatic hypotension and cardiac arrhythmias: case report
- Air pollution and cardiovascular injury: epidemiology, toxicology, and mechanisms
- Aripiprazole: orthostatic hypotension and cardiac arrhythmias: case report.
- Alendronate use and risk of atrial fibrillation
- [amiodaron for treatment of perioperative cardiac arrythmia : a broad spectrum antiarrythmetic agent?]
- Duska therapeutics receives comments from fda on phase 3 atpace(tm) protocol synopsis
- Voltage-gated na+ channels: potential for β subunits as therapeutic targets
MedWorm: Cardiomyopathy
- Duloxetine: apical ballooning cardiomyopathy: case report
- Ventricular repolarization gradients in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- Predictor factors for the development of arterial hypertension following heart transplantation
- Long-term predictors of mortality in icd patients with non-ischaemic cardiac disease: impact of renal function
- Dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation guided by non-fluoroscopic electro-anatomical navigation
- Cardiac retransplantation in adults: an evidence-based systematic review.
- Duloxetine: apical ballooning cardiomyopathy: case report.
MedWorm: Cardiogenic Shock
- A simple way to decompress the left ventricle during venoarterial bypass
- A simple way to decompress the left ventricle during venoarterial bypass.
- Cardiogenic shock secondary to takotsubo syndrome after debridement of malignant endobronchial obstruction.
- Clinical, angiographic and cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings in consecutive patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- [the determination of the factors impacting on in-hospital mortality in patients with acute heart failure in a tertiary referral center.]
- Myocardial revascularization in infants and children by means of coronary artery proximal patch arterioplasty or bypass grafting: a single-institution experience.
- Excellent outcome after surgical treatment of massive pulmonary embolism in critically ill patients.
MedWorm: Heart Attack
- Distortion of the terminal portion of the qrs is associated with poor collateral flow before and poor myocardial perfusion after percutaneous revascularization for myocardial infarction.
- Ultrasound used to predict heart attack risk
- Genetic variants associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in young asian indians with myocardial infarction
- Initiatives seek to reduce salt intake among blacks, offer health benefits assistance to hispanics, examine caring for people with alzheimer’s disease
- Risk of myocardial infarction and overall mortality in survivors of venous thromboembolism
- A randomized comparison of sirolimus- versus paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation in patients with diabetes mellitus
- Original article: carotid endarterectomy as the criterion standard in high-risk elderly patients
MedWorm: Heart Disease
- Velo-cardio-facial syndrome: 30 years of study.
- Tired teens in heart disease link
- The role of gastrostomy in the staged operation of esophageal atresia
- [news] diabetic patients in chronic disease management programmes live longer
- Vitamin d’s wild days: who to test, what to take?
- Cardiovascular disease in older women: a challenge in diagnosis and treatment
- Aspirin ‘prevents chd from middle age’
MedWorm: Heart Failure
- ’smoker’s paradox’ in heart failure not fully explained
- ’smoker’s paradox’ in heart failure not fully explained
- Anaemia common in heart failure patients
- Rising anemia rates impact hf survival
- Pregabalin: decompensation of heart failure: 3 case reports
- Sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure and the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy
- Detection of soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in heart failure: insights into the endogenous counter-regulatory pathway of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
MedWorm: Heart Valve Disease
- Bacillus cereus endocarditis in a permanent pacemaker: a case report
- Inguinal hernia repair in the anticoagulated patient: a retrospective analysis
- Metastatic myocardial abscess on the posterior wall of left ventricle: a case report
- Mitral leaflet adaptation to ventricular remodeling. occurrence and adequacy in patients with functional mitral regurgitation.
- Immune tolerance improves the efficacy of enzyme replacement therapy in canine mucopolysaccharidosis i
- Current progress on scaffolds of tissue engineering heart valves
- A prospective randomized comparison of the medtronic advantage supra and st jude medical regent mechanical heart valves in the aortic position: is there an additional benefit of supra-annular valve positioning?
MedWorm: Hypertension
- [patients with alteration of consciousness in the emergency department]
- Millions of uninsured with chronic conditions are not getting treated
- Treatment of asymptomatic severe hypertension in the emergency department: an acute finding of a chronic condition.
- Predictors of podiatry utilisation in australia: the north west adelaide health study
- Poor sleep equals high blood pressure for teens
- Poor sleep may lead to hypertension in teens
- Effective consultation for patients with hypertension: does the physician’s gender matter for risk-factor control?
Cardiovascular Ultrasound - Latest articles
- Intraventricular dyssynchrony in light chain amyloidosis: a new mechanism of systolic dysfunction assessed by 3-dimensional echocardiography
- Cardiac incoordination induced by left bundle branch block: its relation with left ventricular systolic function in patients with and without cardiomyopathy
- Transient left ventricular apical ballooning and exercise induced hypertension during treadmill exercise testing: is there a common hypersympathetic mechanism?
- Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of the atrial septal defects
- Correlates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: a case control study
- Atrial natriuretic peptide and three-dimensional echocardiography after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect
- Role of carotid duplex imaging in carotid screening programmes – an overview
Europace - current issue
- How to prevent ICD shocks: part I
- Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death using implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- How to prevent ICD shocks: part II
- Magnetically guided left ventricular lead implantation based on a virtual three-dimensional reconstructed image of the coronary sinus
- High-pressure balloon angioplasty of coronary sinus vein
- Implantation of single-lead atrioventricular permanent pacemakers guided by electroanatomic navigation without the use of fluoroscopy
- Reversible pacemaker dysfunction in a patient with transient cardiac apical ballooning syndrome: a case report
European Heart Journal - current issue
- Multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography for ruling out suspected coronary artery disease: what is the prevalence of a normal study in a general clinical population?
- A rare cause of cardiac tumour: an Erdheim-Chester disease with cardiac involvement co-existing with an intracerebral Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Cardiovascular prevention in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: when to start it?: reply
- Biodegradable coating for drug-eluting stents–more than a facelift?
- Association between hormone replacement therapy and subsequent arterial and venous vascular events: a meta-analysis
- Smokers paradox or not in heart failure. Just quit
- Acute and stable coronary heart disease: different risk factors
Plasma levels of TNF-[alpha], IL-6, and IL-10 and their relationship with left ventricular diastolic function in patients with stable angina pectoris and preserved left ventricular systolic performance.
Cardiovascular Diabetology - Latest articles
- Evaluation of the cost effectiveness of exenatide versus insulin glargine in patients with sub-optimally controlled Type 2 diabetes in the United Kingdom
- Interaction between Calpain-5, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-delta genes: a polygenic approach to obesity.
- First-line antihypertensive treatment in patients with pre-diabetes: Rationale, design and baseline results of the ADaPT investigation
- The impact of individualised cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk estimates and lifestyle advice on physical activity in individuals at high risk of CVD: a pilot 2 × 2 factorial understanding risk trial
- Intensification of oxidative stress and inflammation in type 2 diabetes despite antihyperglycemic treatment
- Important genetic checkpoints for insulin resistance in salt-sensitive (S) Dahl rats
- Does the lipid-lowering peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors ligand bezafibrate prevent colon cancer in patients with coronary artery disease?
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders - Latest articles
- Healthy Hearts – A community-based primary prevention programme to reduce coronary heart disease
- Gender differences in trends of acute myocardial infarction events: The Northern Sweden MONICA study 1985 – 2004
- Factors associated with poor prognosis among patients admitted with heart failure in a Nigerian tertiary medical centre: a cross-sectional study
- RAS gene polymorphisms, classical risk factors and the advent of coronary artery disease in the Portuguese population
- A compare between myocardial topical negative pressure levels of -25 mmHg and -50 mmHg in a porcine model
- Effect of garlic on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- The Metabolic Syndrome and the immediate antihypertensive effects of aerobic exercise: a randomized control design
Cholesterol News From Medical News Today
- New Pre-Clinical Research On RNAi-Mediated Silencing Of PCSK9, A Genetically Validated Regulator Of LDL Metabolism
- Cholesterol Drug Plays Role In Melanoma Remission
- Designer RNA Fights High Cholesterol, Researchers Find
- Detailed Results From The SEAS Study To Be Presented At European Society Of Cardiology Congress 2008
- Greater Specificity Of Cardiac Risk Tests With The Randox HDL And LDL Clearance Method
- Genzyme And Isis Begin Second Phase 3 Trial Of Mipomersen
- Lowering Cholesterol Early In Life Could Save Lives - Intervention Should Begin In Childhood, Say UC San Diego Scientists
Editorial introductions.
Editorial introduction.
Heart current issue
- [Education in Heart] Cell therapy for ischaemic heart disease
- [Original articles] Valve type and long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement in older patients
- [Featured editorial] What explains declining coronary mortality? Lessons and warnings
- [Original articles] Occluding the left atrial appendage: anatomical considerations
- [Editorials] Stroke risk in the elderly: it’s not all about visible clot
- [Featured correspondence] Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and heart failure in primary care
- [Miscellanea] Optimising device imaging in atrial septal closure by three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography
Evolving Developments in the Therapeutics of Atrial Fibrillation: Addressing an Unmet Need.
Journal of Human Hypertension
- Hypertension, aortic sclerosis and the prothrombotic state: understanding the complex interaction
- Left atrial function and arterial hypertension
- Time course of serum collagen types I and III metabolism products after reperfused acute myocardial infarction in patients with and without systemic hypertension
- Management of cardiovascular risk with RAS inhibitor/CCB combination therapy
- A comparative analysis of four clinical guidelines for hypertension management
- The effects of sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on hypertension in patients with type II diabetes
- Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is associated with enhanced sub-clinical inflammation and asymmetric dimethyl-arginine levels in hypertensives
Journal of the American College of Cardiology current issue
- Adjusting Clopidogrel Loading Doses According to Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein Index: On Time, Too Early, or Too Late?
- Effect of Dynamic Flow Rate and Orifice Area on Mitral Regurgitant Stroke Volume Quantification Using the Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area Method
- Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Injury: Epidemiology, Toxicology, and Mechanisms
- Correction
- A Randomized Comparison of Sirolimus- Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
- Frequency and Predictor of Coronary Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stable Angina Pectoris: A 3-Vessel Optical Coherence Tomography Study
- Incidence and Clinical Impact of Dual Nonresponsiveness to Aspirin and Clopidogrel in Patients With Drug-Eluting Stents
Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
- Novel cardiovascular biomarkers and implications for clinical trials
- Genetic association studies: personalized medicine in cardiac transplantation
- Can stem-cell transplantation improve cardiac function in ischemic cardiomyopathy?
- Closure of interatrial communications is effective in patients with right-to-left shunt
- Effective rhythm control for atrial fibrillation does not improve prognosis
- Safe and effective self-management of oral anticoagulation
- Should more patients with ischemic stroke be eligible for tPA treatment?