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  1. High fat diet (HFD) is a major contributor to the development of obesity and cardiovascular diseases due to the induction of cardiac structural and hemodynamic abnormalities. We used a model of diabetic cardio...

    Authors: Pâmela Santana Daltro, Paula Santana Alves, Murilo Fagundes Castro, Carine M. Azevedo, Juliana Fraga Vasconcelos, Kyan James Allahdadi, Luiz Antônio Rodrigues de Freitas, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares and Simone Garcia Macambira
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:162
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  2. Acculturation involves stress-related processes and health behavioral changes, which may have an effect on left ventricular (LV) mass, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the relationsh...

    Authors: Valery S. Effoe, Haiying Chen, Andrew Moran, Alain G. Bertoni, David A. Bluemke, Teresa Seeman, Christine Darwin, Karol E. Watson and Carlos J. Rodriguez
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:161
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  3. Cardio-embolic etiology is the most frequently predicted cause of cryptogenic stroke/TIA. Detection of occult paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is crucial for selection of appropriate medication.

    Authors: Andrea Petrovičová, Egon Kurča, Miroslav Brozman, Jozef Hasilla, Pavel Vahala, Peter Blaško, Andrea Andrášová, Robert Hatala, Luboš Urban and Štefan Sivák
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:160
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  4. Coronary artery disease (CAD) has a negative impact on exercise capacity. The aim of this study was to determine how coronary microvascular function, glucose metabolism and body composition contribute to exerc...

    Authors: Anders Jürs, Lene Rørholm Pedersen, Rasmus Huan Olsen, Martin Snoer, Elizaveta Chabanova, Steen Bendix Haugaard and Eva Prescott
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:159
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  5. The distribution of cerebral ischemic infarction and stenosis in ischemic stroke may vary with age-group, race and gender. This study was conducted to understand the risk factors and characteristics of cerebra...

    Authors: Rajeev Ojha, Dongya Huang, Hedi An, Rong Liu, Cui Du, Nan Shen, Zhilan Tu and Ying Li
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:158
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  7. Accurate risk stratification is considered the first and most important step in the management of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). We compared the performance of the widely used CHA2DS2-VASc...

    Authors: Rami Riziq-Yousef Abumuaileq, Emad Abu-Assi, Andrea López-López, Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin, Moisés Rodríguez-Mañero, Luis Martínez-Sande, Javier García-Seara, Xesús Alberte Fernandez-López, Carlos Peña-Gil and Jose Ramón González-Juanatey
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:156
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  8. Premature coronary artery disease (PCAD) seems to increase, particularly in developing countries. Given the lack of such studies in the country, this study examines the prevalence, associated cardiovascular ri...

    Authors: Ameen Mosa Mohammad, Hekmat Izzat Jehangeer and Sabri Khalif Shaikhow
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:155
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  9. Coronary artery by-pass grafting (CABG) remains the optimal strategy in achieving complete revascularization in patients with complex coronary artery disease. However, sternal wound infections (SWI), especiall...

    Authors: Rickard P. F. Lindblom, Birgitta Lytsy, Camilla Sandström, Nadjira Ligata, Beata Larsson, Ulrika Ransjö and Christine Leo Swenne
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:154
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  10. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be a useful tool during drug-eluting stents (DES) implantation as it allows accurate assessment of lesion severity and optimal treatment planning. However, numerous reports ...

    Authors: Yao-Jun Zhang, Si Pang, Xiao-Yun Chen, Christos V. Bourantas, Dao-Rong Pan, Sheng-Jie Dong, Wen Wu, Xiao-Min Ren, Hao Zhu, Shun-Yi Shi, Javaid Iqbal, Bill D. Gogas, Bo Xu and Shao-Liang Chen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:153
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  11. Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are complex and polygenic diseases which are a real problem of public health. These syndromes require multidisciplinary studies to understand the pathogenesis mechanisms. Our stu...

    Authors: Abdelkader Chalghoum, Yosri Noichri, Azza Dandana, Sana Azaiez, Bruno Baudin, Gouider Jeridi, Abdelhédi Miled and Salima Ferchichi
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:152
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  12. Although cardiovascular disease is the major cause of premature death among Indigenous peoples in several advanced economies, no acute coronary syndrome (ACS) risk models have been validated in Indigenous popu...

    Authors: Pamela J. Bradshaw, Judith M. Katzenellenbogen, Frank M. Sanfilippo, Michael S. T. Hobbs, Peter L. Thompson and Sandra C. Thompson
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:151
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  13. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and the efficacy of the novel sirolimus-eluting Prolim® stent with a biodegradable polymer in the all-comers population.

    Authors: Jacek Bil, Robert J. Gil, Adam Kern, Tomasz Pawłowski, Piotr Seweryniak and Zbigniew Śliwiński
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:150
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  14. Left-ventricular diverticulum (LD) associated with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is extremely rare. We have not found any previous reports of the coexistence of these two malformations. Such an association pr...

    Authors: Hong Qu, Tianqi Liu, Haiyan Wang, Dong Wang and Quan Li
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:149
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  15. Myocardial infarction (MI) is often preceded by unstable angina. Helping patients identify the onset of unstable angina rather than MI may result in earlier treatment and improve outcomes. Unstable angina is a...

    Authors: Yuk-ki Wong, Shelley Stearn, Sally Moore and Beverley Hale
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:148
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  16. Silent coronary artery disease (CAD) is prevalent in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) over recent years has emerged a useful tool for assessing and diag...

    Authors: Geir Reinvik Ulimoen, Anne Pernille Ofstad, Knut Endresen, Lars Gullestad, Odd Erik Johansen and Arne Borthne
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:147
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  17. The vasoconstricting peptide endothelin-1 has been proposed to be a marker of cardiovascular disease. Our aim was to investigate whether circulating endothelin-1 levels predict coronary heart disease (CHD) in ...

    Authors: Bledar Daka, Josefin Olausson, Charlotte A. Larsson, Margareta I. Hellgren, Lennart Råstam, Per-Anders Jansson and Ulf Lindblad
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:146
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  18. The objective of this study is to evaluate left atrial(LA) function and its prognostic value by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute myocardia...

    Authors: Chunlai Shao, Jing Zhu, Jianchang Chen and Weiting Xu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:145
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  19. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a public health concern worldwide. Hypertensive heart disease is predominant in Nigeria. To effectively reduce CVD in Nigeria, the prevalence of, and factors associated with, pr...

    Authors: N. A. Odunaiya, Q. A. Louw and K. A. Grimmer
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:144
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  20. Atrial fibrillation (AF) in the elderly is a complex condition. It has a direct impact on the underuse of antithrombotic therapy reported in this population.

    Authors: Carmen Suárez Fernández, Francesc Formiga, Miguel Camafort, Jose María Cepeda Rodrigo, Jesús Díez-Manglano, Antonio Pose Reino, Gregorio Tiberio and Jose María Mostaza
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:143
    Content type: Debate Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:157

  21. Visceral adipose tissue, a biologically active fat depot, has been proposed as a reliable marker for visceral adiposity and metabolic abnormalities. Effects of such adiposity on LV diastolic function and dyssy...

    Authors: Yau-Huei Lai, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Chun-Ho Yun, Kuo-Tzu Sung, Cheng-Huang Su, Tung-Hsin Wu, Fei-Shih Yang, Ta-Chuan Hung, Chung-Lieh Hung, Hiram G. Bezerra and Hung-I Yeh
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:142
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  22. Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for cardiomyopathy and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF) and highly associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in human. This study aimed 1) to ...

    Authors: Haihua Gu, Yongqiang Liu, Shuang Mei, Bingdi Wang, Guofeng Sun, Xiaoli Wang, Yongfu Xiao, Michael Staup, Francine M. Gregoire, Keefe Chng and Yixin (Jim) Wang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:141
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  23. European guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) recommend the SCORE risk charts for determining CVD risk, which include blood pressure and serum cholesterol as risk parameters. To fac...

    Authors: Niels V. van der Hoeven, Maurice A. J. Niessen, Erik S. G. Stroes, Lex Burdorf, Roderik A. Kraaijenhagen and Bert-Jan H. van den Born
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:140
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  24. Mitral isthmus is often targeted as a part of stepwise approach during radiofrequency ablation for persistent atrial ablation. Acute success rate in achieving the mitral isthmus block is only modest, late reco...

    Authors: Kenichiro Yamagata, Dan Wichterle, Petr Peichl, Bashar Aldhoon, Robert Čihák and Josef Kautzner
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:139
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  26. Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with ischemic systolic left ventricular dysfunction (SLVD) are routinely performed although their impact on prognosis remains unclear.

    Authors: Enrico Ammirati, Valentina Guida, Azeem Latib, Francesco Moroni, Francesco Arioli, Isabella Scotti, Ornella E. Rimoldi, Antonio Colombo and Paolo G. Camici
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:137
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  27. The aim of the study was to explore trends in short- and long-term mortality after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) over the period 2001─2011 in Estonian secondary and tertiary care hospit...

    Authors: Aet Saar, Toomas Marandi, Tiia Ainla, Krista Fischer, Mai Blöndal and Jaan Eha
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:136
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  28. We sought to identify gene polymorphisms that confer susceptibility to in-stent restenosis after coronary artery bare-metal stenting in a Central European population.

    Authors: L. Pleva, P. Kovarova, L. Faldynova, P. Plevova, S. Hilscherova, J. Zapletalova, P. Kusnierova and P. Kukla
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:135
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  29. Numerous studies have been conducted in many countries to identify the factors associated with readmission of patients with heart failure (HF). However, there have been no such studies utilizing a large-scale ...

    Authors: Hiroki Aizawa, Shinobu Imai and Kiyohide Fushimi
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:134
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  30. There are limited contemporary data on the presentation, management and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Sri Lanka. We aimed to identify the critical issues that limit optimal management of ACS in...

    Authors: Arjuna Medagama, Ruwanthi Bandara, Chinthani De Silva and Manoj Prasanna Galgomuwa
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:133
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  31. Little is known about preoperative predictors of resource utilization in the treatment of high-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. We report results from the prospective, medical-econo...

    Authors: Jochen Reinöhl, Klaus Kaier, Anja Gutmann, Stefan Sorg, Constantin von zur Mühlen, Matthias Siepe, Hardy Baumbach, Martin Moser, Annette Geibel, Andreas Zirlik, Philipp Blanke, Werner Vach, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Christoph Bode and Manfred Zehender
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:132
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  32. This study analyzed PWAs in patients with high Framingham risk scores to determine whether PWA is predictive of coronary artery disease (CAD) severity and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment.

    Authors: JoonHyouk Choi, Song-Yi Kim, Seung-Jae Joo and Ki-Seok Kim
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:131
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  33. Hemostasis encompasses a set of tightly regulated processes that govern blood clotting, platelet activation, and vascular repair. Upon vascular injury, the hemostatic system initiates a series of vascular even...

    Authors: Jonathan W. Yau, Hwee Teoh and Subodh Verma
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:130
    Content type: Review Published on:

  35. Malnutrition and cachexia are serious consequences of numerous chronic diseases. Severe heart failure patients could be related with marked weight loss. Malnutrition is associated with poor prognosis among hea...

    Authors: Hiwot Amare, Leja Hamza and Henok Asefa
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:128
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  36. Multi-vessel disease is frequent in patients presenting with myocardial infarction and have an important prognostic impact. The decision to proceed to revascularization in non-culprit vessels can be postponed ...

    Authors: Luís Leite, Joana Moura Ferreira, João Silva Marques, Elisabete Jorge, Vítor Matos, Jorge Guardado, João Calisto and Mariano Pego
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:127
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  37. The treatment of cardiogenic shock with percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is attractive: however, at present it is not clear which is the best strategy, as no survival benefit has been demonstr...

    Authors: Marina Pieri, Rachele Contri, Dario Winterton, Matteo Montorfano, Antonio Colombo, Alberto Zangrillo, Michele De Bonis and Federico Pappalardo
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:126
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  38. Enhanced cardiovascular secondary preventive follow-up is needed to improve adherence to recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and blood pressure (BP) levels. Patients with diabetes mellitus ...

    Authors: Stina Jakobsson, Anna-Lotta Irewall, Fredrik Bjorklund and Thomas Mooe
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:125
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  40. This case study features a woman who presented with clinical and laboratory findings consistent with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non-ketotic syndrome (HHNS), systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), and ...

    Authors: Justin Berk, Raymond Wade, Hatice Duygu Baser and Joaquin Lado
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:123
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  41. The transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is one of the key mediators in cardiac remodelling occurring after myocardial infarction (MI) and in hypertensive heart disease. The TGF-β-stimulated clone 22 (TSC-22) is...

    Authors: Annina Kelloniemi, Jani Aro, Juha Näpänkangas, Elina Koivisto, Erja Mustonen, Heikki Ruskoaho and Jaana Rysä
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:122
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  42. Some authors consider that secondary prevention should be conducted for all DM2 patients, while others suggest that the drug preventive treatment should start or be increased depending on each patient’s indivi...

    Authors: Antonio Rodriguez-Poncelas, Gabriel Coll-de-Tuero, Marc Saez, José M. Garrido-Martín, José M. Millaruelo-Trillo, Joan Barrot de-la-Puente and Josep Franch-Nadal
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:121
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  43. A single non-invasive gene expression profiling (GEP) test (AlloMap®) is often used to discriminate if a heart transplant recipient is at a low risk of acute cellular rejection at time of testing. In a randomi...

    Authors: Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, Jörg Stypmann, Uwe Schulz, Andreas Zuckermann, Paul Mohacsi, Christoph Bara, Heather Ross, Jayan Parameshwar, Michal Zakliczyński, Roberto Fiocchi, Daniel Hoefer, Mario Deng, Pascal Leprince, David Hiller, Lane Eubank, Emir Deljkich…
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:120
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  44. Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction and paravalvular leak (PVL) are relatively uncommon, but are serious complications of prosthetic valve replacement.

    Authors: Justin Z. Lee, Kai R. Tey, Ahmad Mizyed, Charles T. Hennemeyer, Rajesh Janardhanan and Kapildeo Lotun
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:119
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  45. Since antiplatelet therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients is very important after intracoronary stenting, and because the most commonly used therapies have been the dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT...

    Authors: Pravesh Kumar Bundhun, Tao Qin and Meng-Hua Chen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:118
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  46. Utilization of lipid-lowering agents has been associated with improved long-term outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. However, updated data regarding local use and outcomes was lacking.

    Authors: Vivian W. Lee, Raymond Y. Chau, Herich Y. Cheung, Cheuk Man Yu, Yat Yin Lam and Bryan P. Yan
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:117
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  47. Oxidative stress is closely associated with cardiac fibrosis. However, the effect of copper, zinc-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) as a therapeutic agent is limited due to the insufficient transduction. This study ...

    Authors: Li-Guo Tan, Jun-Hui Xiao, Dan-Li Yu, Lei Zhang, Fei Zheng, Ling-Yun Guo, Jian-Ye Yang, Jun-ming Tang, Shi-You Chen and Jia-Ning Wang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:116
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  48. Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease and the general population. Atmospheric particulate- matter (...

    Authors: Cheng-Hao Weng, Ching-Chih Hu, Tzung-Hai Yen and Wen-Hung Huang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:115
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  49. The primary objective was to investigate prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in Korean individuals with diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Association of subclinical atherosclerosis with cardiovascular risk wa...

    Authors: Eun-Gyoung Hong, Jung Hun Ohn, Seong Jin Lee, Hyuk Sang Kwon, Sin Gon Kim, Dong Jun Kim and Dong Sun Kim
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:114
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  50. Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is one of the most common causes of both maternal and neonatal morbidity, affecting about 5 – 8 % of pregnant women. It is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes as wel...

    Authors: Monica Muti, Mufuta Tshimanga, Gombe T. Notion, Donewell Bangure and Prosper Chonzi
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 15:111
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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