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Volume 10;  2010
Case report
Bilateral occipital lobe infarction with altitudinal field loss following radiofrequency cardiac catheter ablation
Susie T Luu, Andrew W Lee, and Celia S Chen
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 14. Published online 2010 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2845548
Research articles
Apyrase treatment of myocardial infarction according to a clinically applicable protocol fails to reduce myocardial injury in a porcine model
Jesper van der Pals, Sasha Koul, Michael I Götberg, Göran K Olivecrona, Martin Ugander, Mikael Kanski, Andreas Otto, Matthias Götberg, Håkan Arheden, and David Erlinge
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 1. Published online 2010 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2820435
Using a Markov simulation model to assess the impact of changing trends in coronary heart disease incidence on requirements for coronary artery revascularization procedures in Western Australia
Haider R Mannan, Matthew Knuiman, and Michael Hobbs
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 2. Published online 2010 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2824688
Attenuation of microvascular function in those with cardiovascular disease is similar in patients of Indian Asian and European descent
William D Strain, Alun D Hughes, Jamil Mayet, Andrew R Wright, Jaspal Kooner, Nish Chaturvedi, and Angela C Shore
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 3. Published online 2010 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2823616
Chronic non-transmural infarction has a delayed recovery of function following revascularization
Martin Ugander, Peter A Cain, Per Johnsson, John Palmer, and Håkan Arheden
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 4. Published online 2010 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2823617
Duration of clopidogrel treatment and risk of mortality and recurrent myocardial infarction among 11 680 patients with myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: a cohort study
Rikke Sørensen, Steen Z Abildstrom, Peter Weeke, Emil L Fosbøl, Fredrik Folke, Morten L Hansen, Peter R Hansen, Jan K Madsen, Ulrik Abildgaard, Lars Køber, Henrik E Poulsen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, and Gunnar H Gislason
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 6. Published online 2010 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2837608
Demographic determinants and effect of pre-operative angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers on the occurrence of atrial fibrillation after CABG surgery
Nasir Shariff, Steven Zelenkofske, Sherrine Eid, Michael J Weiss, and Muneeruddin Q Mohammed
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 7. Published online 2010 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-7.
PMCID: PMC2825204
The influence of heart disease on characteristics, quality of life, use of health resources, and costs of COPD in primary care settings
Javier de Miguel-Díez, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Javier Rejas-Gutierrez, Antonio Martín-Centeno, Elena Gobartt-Vázquez, Valentín Hernandez-Barrera, Angel Gil de Miguel, and Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcia
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 8. Published online 2010 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2832777
Hemodynamics in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): do they explain long-term clinical outcomes with PAH-specific therapy?
Peter Steele, Geoff Strange, John Wlodarczyk, Brad Dalton, Simon Stewart, Eli Gabbay, and Anne Keogh
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 9. Published online 2010 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-9.
PMCID: PMC2841582
Safety and efficacy of thrombectomy in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for Acute ST elevation MI: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Umesh U Tamhane, Stanley Chetcuti, Irfan Hameed, P Michael Grossman, Mauro Moscucci, and Hitinder S Gurm
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 10. Published online 2010 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-10.
PMCID: PMC2838805
Altered expression of microRNAs in the myocardium of rats with acute myocardial infarction
Bing Shi, Yanhong Guo, Juan Wang, and Wei Gao
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 11. Published online 2010 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2844352
Home care utilization and outcomes among Asian and other Canadian patients with heart failure
Guanmin Chen, Nadia Khan, Kathryn M King, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, and Hude Quan
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 12. Published online 2010 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2838806
Pre-hospital ECG for acute coronary syndrome in urban India: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Joshua Schulman-Marcus, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, and Thomas A Gaziano
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 13. Published online 2010 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2848184
Outcome and quality of life after aorto-bifemoral bypass surgery
Fernando J Abelha, Miguela Botelho, Vera Fernandes, and Henrique Barros
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 15. Published online 2010 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2851577
Early atherosclerosis and cardiac autonomic responses to mental stress: a population-based study of the moderating influence of impaired endothelial function
Nadja Chumaeva, Mirka Hintsanen, Taina Hintsa, Niklas Ravaja, Markus Juonala, Olli T Raitakari, and Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 16. Published online 2010 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2862016
Optimal loading dose for the initiation of warfarin: a systematic review
Carl Heneghan, Sally Tyndel, Clare Bankhead, Yi Wan, David Keeling, Rafael Perera, and Alison Ward
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 18. Published online 2010 April 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2873399
Human macrophage foam cells degrade atherosclerotic plaques through cathepsin K mediated processes
Natasha Barascuk, Helene Skjøt-Arkil, Thomas C Register, Lise Larsen, Inger Byrjalsen, Claus Christiansen, and Morten A Karsdal
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 19. Published online 2010 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2868786
Relation of tricuspid annular displacement and tissue Doppler imaging velocities with duration of weaning in mechanically ventilated patients with acute pulmonary edema
Vasilios E Papaioannou, Dimitrios A Stakos, Christos K Dragoumanis, and Ioannis A Pneumatikos
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 20. Published online 2010 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2880285
Increased carotid IMT in overweight and obese women affected by Hashimoto's thyroiditis: an adiposity and autoimmune linkage?
Marco M Ciccone, Giovanni De Pergola, Maria T Porcelli, Pietro Scicchitano, Pasquale Caldarola, Massimo Iacoviello, Guida Pietro, Francesco Giorgino, and Stefano Favale
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 22. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2885992
Are "functionally related polymorphisms" of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system gene polymorphisms associated with hypertension?
Ines N Hahntow, Gideon Mairuhu, Irene GM van Valkengoed, Richard P Koopmans, and Martin C Michel
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 23. Published online 2010 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2892429
Omega-3 fatty acids in high-risk cardiovascular patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Kristian B Filion, Fouad El Khoury, Michael Bielinski, Ian Schiller, Nandini Dendukuri, and James M Brophy
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 24. Published online 2010 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2894745
Availability, price and affordability of cardiovascular medicines: A comparison across 36 countries using WHO/HAI data
Maaike SM van Mourik, Alexandra Cameron, Marg Ewen, and Richard O Laing
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 25. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2898673
Difference in the topography of atherosclerosis in the left versus right coronary artery in patients referred for coronary angiography
George D Giannoglou, Antonios P Antoniadis, Yiannis S Chatzizisis, and George E Louridas
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 26. Published online 2010 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-26.
PMCID: PMC2897771
The development of an internet-based outpatient cardiac rehabilitation intervention: a Delphi study
Corneel Vandelanotte, Trudy Dwyer, Anetta Van Itallie, Christine Hanley, and W Kerry Mummery
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 27. Published online 2010 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-27.
PMCID: PMC2891620
Accuracy of advanced versus strictly conventional 12-lead ECG for detection and screening of coronary artery disease, left ventricular hypertrophy and left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Todd T Schlegel, Walter B Kulecz, Alan H Feiveson, E Carl Greco, Jude L DePalma, Vito Starc, Bojan Vrtovec, M Atiar Rahman, Michael W Bungo, Matthew J Hayat, Terry Bauch, Reynolds Delgado, Stafford G Warren, Tulio Núñez-Medina, Rubén Medina, Diego Jugo, Håkan Arheden, and Olle Pahlm
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 28. Published online 2010 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-28.
PMCID: PMC2894002
Association between adherence to calcium-channel blocker and statin medications and likelihood of cardiovascular events among US managed care enrollees
Richard H Chapman, Jason Yeaw, and Craig S Roberts
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 29. Published online 2010 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-29.
PMCID: PMC2897772
Ventricular-arterial uncoupling in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction after myocardial infarction in dogs - invasive versus echocardiographic evaluation
Myrielle Mathieu, Bachar El Oumeiri, Karim Touihri, Ielham Hadad, Maryam Mahmoudabady, Philippe Thoma, Thierry Metens, Jozef Bartunek, Guy R Heyndrickx, Serge Brimioulle, Robert Naeije, and Kathleen Mc Entee
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 32. Published online 2010 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-32.
PMCID: PMC2902405
Study protocol
A mobile phone-based care model for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: the care assessment platform (CAP)
Darren L Walters, Antti Sarela, Anita Fairfull, Kylie Neighbour, Cherie Cowen, Belinda Stephens, Tom Sellwood, Bernadette Sellwood, Marie Steer, Michelle Aust, Rebecca Francis, Chi-Keung Lee, Sheridan Hoffman, Gavin Brealey, and Mohan Karunanithi
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 5. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-5.
PMCID: PMC2832776
A population-based lifestyle intervention to promote healthy weight and physical activity in people with cardiac disease: The PANACHE (Physical Activity, Nutrition And Cardiac HEalth) study protocol
Janice Sangster, Susan Furber, Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Marion Haas, Philayrath Phongsavan, Andy Mark, and Adrian Bauman
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 17. Published online 2010 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2858099
TRial of an Educational intervention on patients' knowledge of Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulant therapy, INR control, and outcome of Treatment with warfarin (TREAT)
Danielle E Smith, Christian Borg Xuereb, Helen M Pattison, Gregory YH Lip, and Deirdre A Lane
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 21. Published online 2010 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2887377
Research Articles
Establishment of a canine model of cardiac memory using endocardial pacing via internal jugular vein
Li Yue-Chun, Ge Li-Sha, Guang Xue-Qiang, Chen Peng, Wu Lian-Pin, Yang Peng-Lin, Tang Ji-Fei, and Lin Jia-Feng
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 30. Published online 2010 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-30.
PMCID: PMC2906410
In-hospital complications after invasive strategy for the management of Non STEMI: women fare as well as men
Caroline Berthillot, Dominique Stephan, Michel Chauvin, and Gerald Roul
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 31. Published online 2010 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-31.
PMCID: PMC2909149
Moxibustion for hypertension: a systematic review
Jong-In Kim, Jun-Yong Choi, Hyangsook Lee, Myeong Soo Lee, and Edzard Ernst
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 33. Published online 2010 July 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-33.
PMCID: PMC2912786
Sex differences in the combined effect of chronic stress with impaired vascular endothelium functioning and the development of early atherosclerosis: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study
Nadja Chumaeva, Mirka Hintsanen, Markus Juonala, Olli T Raitakari, and Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 34. Published online 2010 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-34.
PMCID: PMC2912787
Continued breathing followed by gasping or apnea in a swine model of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest
Mathias Zuercher, Gordon A Ewy, Ronald W Hilwig, Arthur B Sanders, Charles W Otto, Robert A Berg, and Karl B Kern
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 36. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-36.
PMCID: PMC2928171
Study Protocol
Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in patients at non-high cardiovascular risk. Rationale and design of the PANDORA study
Claudio Cimminiello, Claudio Borghi, Serge Kownator, Jean Claude Wautrecht, Christos P Carvounis, Stefanus E Kranendonk, Beat Kindler, and Mario Mangrella
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 35. Published online 2010 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-35.
PMCID: PMC2927475
Protocol for Past BP: a randomised controlled trial of different blood pressure targets for people with a history of stroke of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in primary care
Kate Fletcher, Jonathan Mant, Richard McManus, Sarah Campbell, Jonathan Betts, Clare Taylor, Satnam Virdee, Sue Jowett, Una Martin, Sheila Greenfield, Gary Ford, Nick Freemantle, and FD Richard Hobbs
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 37. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-37.
PMCID: PMC2923098
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