February 03, 2011

Mitral valve prolapse is the commonest cause of mitral regurgitation in contemporary China

• Tsung O. Cheng

Additive beneficial effects of atorvastatin combined with amlodipine in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension

• Kwang Kon Koh,
• Michael J. Quon,
• Seung Hwan Han,
• ...
• Soo Jin Kim,
• Yesl Koh,
• Eak Kyun Shin

Quality outcomes of ACHD patients undergoing cardiovascular procedures and hospital admissions in a free-standing children's hospital

• Stephen R. Crumb,
• Stephen C. Cook,
• John P. Cheatham,
• ...
• Jenne C. Hickey,
• Sharon L. Hill,
• Curt J. Daniels

The significance of right-sided chest leads in exercise testing for the detection of right ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction of the inferior wall

• Andreas Michaelides,
• Dimitris Tousoulis,
• Charalampos Liakos,
• ...
• Dimitrios Soulis,
• Konstantinos Toutouzas,
• Christodoulos Stefanadis

Morphological features of coronary arteries in patients with coronary spastic angina: Assessment with intracoronary optical coherence tomography

• Yoshinobu Morikawa,
• Shiro Uemura,
• Ken-ichi Ishigami,
• ...
• Hiroyuki Kawata,
• Manabu Horii,
• Yoshihiko Saito

Different patterns of neointimal coverage between acute coronary syndrome and stable angina after various types of drug-eluting stents implantation; 9-month follow-up optical coherence tomography study

• Jung-Sun Kim,
• Chunyu Fan,
• Donghoon Choi,
• ...
• Myeong-Ki Hong,
• Yangsoo Jang,
• Namsik Chung

Efficacy of intracoronary administration of a short-acting β-blocker landiolol during reperfusion in pigs

• Haengnam Park,
• Hajime Otani,
• Chihiro Oishi,
• ...
• Junji Iwasaka,
• Yoshihiro Yamamoto,
• Toshiji Iwasaka

Gender differences among Norwegian patients with heart failure

• Bjorn Brandsaeter,
• Dan Atar,
• Stefan Agewall
• for the Norwegian Heart failure Registry

Nutritional markers and prognosis in cardiac cachexia

• José Paulo Araújo,
• Patrícia Lourenço,
• Francisco Rocha-Gonçalves,
• António Ferreira,
• Paulo Bettencourt

Enalapril, irbesartan, and angiotensin-(1–7) prevent atrial tachycardia-induced ionic remodeling

• Enzhao Liu,
• Zhao Xu,
• Jian Li,
• Shengrong Yang,
• Wansong Yang,
• Guangping Li

Homing of adipose-derived stem cells to radiofrequency catheter ablated canine atrium and differentiation into cardiomyocyte-like cells

• Ung Kim,
• Dong-Gu Shin,
• Jong-Seon Park,
• ...
• Se-Il Park,
• Young-Mi Moon,
• Kyu-Shik Jeong

Post-discharge depressive symptoms can predict quality of life in AMI survivors: A prospective cohort study in Japan

• Michi Sakai,
• Takeo Nakayama,
• Takuro Shimbo,
• ...
• Minoru Yoshiyama,
• Akira Yamashina,
• Shunichi Fukuhara

Left ventricular asynchrony and raised filling pressure predict limited exercise performance assessed by 6 minute walk test

• Gani Bajraktari,
• Shpend Elezi,
• Venera Berisha,
• Per Lindqvist,
• Nehat Rexhepaj,
• Michael Y. Henein

Left ventricular contractile function after distal protection in primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Results from the Drug Elution and Distal Protection in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction trial

• K.F. Kofoed,
• H. Kelbæk,
• L. Thuesen,
• ...
• L.R. Krusell,
• C.J. Terkelsen,
• L. Køber

Why did high-dose rosuvastatin not improve cardiac remodeling in chronic heart failure? Mechanistic insights from the UNIVERSE study

• Emma Ashton,
• Emma Windebank,
• Marina Skiba,
• ...
• Franklin Rosenfeldt,
• Andrew Tonkin,
• Henry Krum

Effect of heart rate reduction by ivabradine on left ventricular remodeling in the echocardiographic substudy of BEAUTIFUL

• C. Ceconi,
• S.B. Freedman,
• J.C. Tardif,
• ...
• K. Fox,
• R. Ferrari
• for the BEAUTIFUL Echo-BNP Investigators

Ezetimibe, an inhibitor of intestinal cholesterol absorption, decreases serum level of malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein in patients with hypercholesterolemia

• Shin-ichiro Ueda,
• Ikuyo Miyake,
• Kazuna Takata,
• ...
• Fumihiko Saito,
• Hiroyuki Saito,
• Sho-ichi Yamagishi

Abnormal coagulation and platelet profile in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

• Shigenori Terada,
• Takashi Koyama,
• Hiroyuki Watanabe,
• ...
• Gen Igarashi,
• Katsuhito Seki,
• Hiroshi Ito

Non-ischemic dilated cardiopathy: Prognostic value of functional mitral regurgitation

• Eustachio Agricola,
• Stefano Stella,
• Filippo Figini,
• ...
• Massimo Slavich,
• Marco Bruno Ancona,
• Alberto Margonato

Carbamylated low-density lipoprotein increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis via lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor (LOX-1) mediated pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

• Jung Nam Son,
• Yunmee Lho,
• Sojin Shin,
• Sang-Hoon Kwon,
• Kyo Cheol Moon,
• Eunyoung Ha

Effects of simvastatin therapy on circulating adipocytokines in patients with hypercholesterolemia

• Kwang Kon Koh,
• Michael J. Quon,
• Ichiro Sakuma,
• ...
• Soo Lim,
• Seung Hwan Han,
• Eak Kyun Shin

Preconditioning, postconditioning, stunning and hibernation: Towards an integrated insight into the mechanisms of hypoperfusion/reperfusion

• Okan Turgut,
• Izzet Tandogan,
• Hekim Karapinar,
• Gulay Aydin

Weekend versus weekday hospital admissions for acute heart failure

• Massimo Gallerani,
• Benedetta Boari,
• Fabio Manfredini,
• Elisa Mari,
• Cinzia Maraldi,
• Roberto Manfredini

Epicardial fat thickness and coronary artery disease correlate independently of obesity

• Gianluca Iacobellis,
• Eva Lonn,
• Andre Lamy,
• Navneet Singh,
• Arya M. Sharma

Effects of sildenafil in combination with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor on limiting infarct expansion in a porcine model of acute myocardial infarction

• Doo Sun Sim,
• Myung Ho Jeong,
• Yun Hyeon Kim,
• ...
• Jeong Gwan Cho,
• Jong Chun Park,
• Jung Chaee Kang

Serum intact parathyroid hormone levels independently predict exercise capacity in stable heart failure patients

• Varvara Agapitou,
• Stavros Dimopoulos,
• Anthi Mpouchla,
• ...
• Athanasios Tasoulis,
• Eleni Karga,
• Serafim Nanas

Incidence and predictors of microvascular dysfunction assessed by the index of microcirculatory resistance following primary PCI for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

• Laurent Bonello,
• Omar Ait Mokhtar,
• Gilles Lemesle,
• ...
• Lionel Benhamou,
• Serge Yvorra,
• Franck Paganelli