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  1. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative effects. The aim of the study was to evaluate long-term effects of ARBs on morphologic characteristics of stent r...

    Authors: Jae Young Cho, Soon Jun Hong and Do-Sun Lim
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:278
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  2. While data from primary care suggest an insufficient control of vascular risk factors, little is known about vascular risk factor control in the general population. We therefore aimed to investigate the adopti...

    Authors: Theresa Tiffe, Martin Wagner, Viktoria Rücker, Caroline Morbach, Götz Gelbrich, Stefan Störk and Peter U. Heuschmann
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:276
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  3. Available cardiac surgery risk scores have not been validated in octogenarians. Our objective was to compare the predictive ability of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score, EuroSCORE I, and EuroSCORE I...

    Authors: Jessica G. Y. Luc, Michelle M. Graham, Colleen M. Norris, Sadek Al Shouli, Yugmel S. Nijjar and Steven R. Meyer
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:275
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  4. Vitamin D status may influence heart failure (HF) patient outcomes by affecting b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and enhancing cardiac contractility. Vitamin D deficiency is associa...

    Authors: Heidi D. Moretti, Vincent J. Colucci and Bradley D. Berry
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:274
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  5. Atherosclerosis is associated with disturbed blood flow characterized by low and oscillatory shear stress (SS), however, few study directly links SS to neointimal hyperplasia in animal model. This study was fo...

    Authors: Jinxue Liu, Yucheng Peng, Junxing Lai, Weidong Gao, Anjian Song and Gaoxing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:273
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  6. Myocardial apoptosis is closely related to myocardial injury caused by coronary microembolization (CME).Nuclear factor erythroid 2-like (Nrf2) has been taken into account as an inhibitor of apoptosis in variou...

    Authors: Jiabao Liang, Lang Li, Yuhan Sun, Wenkai He, Xiantao Wang and Qiang Su
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:272
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  7. The NR4A3 orphan nuclear hormone receptor, NOR1, functions as a constitutively active transcription factor to regulate inflammation, proliferation, and cell survival during pathological vascular remodeling. In...

    Authors: Hua Qing, Karrie L. Jones, Elizabeth B. Heywood, Hong Lu, Alan Daugherty and Dennis Bruemmer
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:271
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  8. While specific patterns of circulating dendritic cells (DCs) and monocytes are associated with the incidence of coronary artery disease, the characterization of circulating DC and monocyte subsets in patients ...

    Authors: Jianhui Zhuang, Yang Han, Dachun Xu, Guofu Zhu, Shekhar Singh, Luoman Chen, Mengyun Zhu, Wei Chen, Yawei Xu and Xiankai Li
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:270
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  9. Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) is related to a low cardiovascular disease risk profile. This study aimed to investigate CVH metrics with both the biomarkers and markers of subclinical impairments of cardiov...

    Authors: Ya-Qin Wang, Chang-Fa Wang, Ling Zhu, Hong Yuan, Liu-Xin Wu and Zhi-Heng Chen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:269
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  10. The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) is the most widely used measure of quality of life (QoL) in HF patients. This prospective study aimed to assess the relationship between QoL and ex...

    Authors: Artan Ahmeti, Michael Y. Henein, Pranvera Ibrahimi, Shpend Elezi, Edmond Haliti, Afrim Poniku, Arlind Batalli and Gani Bajraktari
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:268
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  11. Tachyarrhythmia (TA) and bradyarrhythmia (BA) are cardiac rhythm disorders that result in the decline of quality of life. While patients with periodontitis are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), l...

    Authors: Norio Aoyama, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Naho Kobayashi, Tomoya Hanatani, Norihiko Ashigaki, Asuka Yoshida, Yuka Shiheido, Hiroki Sato, Hidetoshi Kumagai, Yuichi Ikeda, Hiroshi Akazawa, Issei Komuro, Masato Minabe, Yuichi Izumi and Mitsuaki Isobe
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:267
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  12. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a form of stress-induced cardiomyopathy featured by the dilatation of the apex of the left ventricle during systole. Whereas the pathogenesis of this disorder is not well unde...

    Authors: Chen-Yu C. Guo and Nan-Sung Chou
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:266
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  13. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are capable of effectively terminating malignant ventricular arrhythmia and are the most effective way to prevent sudden cardiac death. However, some evidences dem...

    Authors: Ye Zhu, Xiang Gu and Chao Xu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:265
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  14. Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic disorder with a high risk of developing premature coronary artery disease that should be diagnosed as early as possible. Several clinical diagnostic criteria fo...

    Authors: Suraya Abdul-Razak, Radzi Rahmat, Alicezah Mohd Kasim, Thuhairah Abdul Rahman, Suhaila Muid, Nadzimah Mohd Nasir, Zubin Ibrahim, Sazzli Kasim, Zaliha Ismail, Rohana Abdul Ghani, Abdul Rais Sanusi, Azhari Rosman and Hapizah Nawawi
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:264
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  15. Non-compaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) is characterized by prominent trabeculations, deep intertrabecular recesses, and a thick non-compacted endocardial myocardium. Prevalence in the general population remains ...

    Authors: Gustav Mattsson, Abdullah Baroudi, Hoshmand Tawfiq and Peter Magnusson
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:263
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  16. One of the most important challenges in public health is to improve the quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Depression, self-care capacity, and quality of life interact each other in ...

    Authors: Qiong Wang, Lini Dong, Zaijin Jian and Xianghua Tang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:262
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  17. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) carries a risk of sudden death. We aimed to assess whether vectorcardiographic (VCG) parameters directed toward the right heart and a measured...

    Authors: Daniel Cortez, Anneli Svensson, Jonas Carlson, Sharon Graw, Nandita Sharma, Francesca Brun, Anita Spezzacatene, Luisa Mestroni and Pyotr G. Platonov
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:261
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  18. Novel anticoagulations (NOACs) are increasingly prescribed for the prevention of stroke in premenopausal women with atrial fibrillation. Small studies suggest NOACs are associated with a higher risk of abnorma...

    Authors: Herbert J. A. Rolden, Angela H. E. M. Maas, Gert Jan van der Wilt and Janneke P. C. Grutters
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:260
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  19. There is an increasing trend towards shorter hospital stays after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), in particular for patients undergoing the procedure via transfemoral (TF) access. Preliminary d...

    Authors: Marco Barbanti, Jan Baan, Mark S. Spence, Fortunato Iacovelli, Gian Luca Martinelli, Francesco Saia, Alessandro Santo Bortone, Frank van der Kley, Douglas F. Muir, Cameron G. Densem, Marije Vis, Martijn S. van Mourik, Lenka Seilerova, Claudia M. Lüske, Peter Bramlage and Corrado Tamburino
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:259
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  20. Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) is expressed in both adipocytes and macrophages. Recent studies have shown that A-FABP is secreted by adipocytes and that the A-FABP concentration is associated wi...

    Authors: Wataru Takagi, Toru Miyoshi, Masayuki Doi, Keisuke Okawa, Kazumasa Nosaka, Tomoyuki Nishibe, Naoaki Matsuo, Satoshi Hirohata and Hiroshi Ito
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:258
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  21. Heart failure (HF) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Multiple trials over the past several years have examined the effects of both angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and ang...

    Authors: Chenhui Tai, Tianyi Gan, Liling Zou, Yuxi Sun, Yi Zhang, Wei Chen, Jue Li, Jian Zhang, Yawei Xu, Huihe Lu and Dachun Xu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:257
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  22. The presence of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) pocket infection is difficult to treat, causing serious clinical outcomes, but little is known for prevention. Results from some studies suggested...

    Authors: Feng-Guang Kang, Pei-Jian Liu, Li-Yi Liang, Yong-Qing Lin, Shuang-Lun Xie, Yi He, Bao-Shan Liang, Hai-Feng Zhang, Yang-Xin Chen and Jing-Feng Wang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:256
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  23. Our study aims to explore the association of rs7025486 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in DAB2IP and rs1333049 on chromosome 9p21.3 with the coronary artery disease in Chinese population.

    Authors: Qi Li, Wenhui Peng, Hailing Li, Jianhui Zhuang, Xuesheng Luo and Yawei Xu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:255
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  24. The importance of socioeconomic status (SES) for coronary heart disease (CHD)-morbidity is subject of ongoing scientific investigations. This study was to explore the association between SES in different city-...

    Authors: J. Schmucker, S. Seide, H. Wienbergen, E. Fiehn, J. Stehmeier, K. Günther, W. Ahrens, R. Hambrecht, H. Pohlabeln and A. Fach
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:254
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  25. Advanced glycation end products (AGE) have been implicated in diabetes associated complications. They have been suggested as potential mediators in the progression of diabetic heart failure and as a potential ...

    Authors: Michael Schwarzer, Michel Noutsias, Frank Spillmann, P. Christian Schulze, Torsten Doenst and Carsten Tschöpe
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:253
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  26. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of aqua walking (AW) on coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults with osteoarthritis in the lower extremity and compare i...

    Authors: Jong-Young Lee, Kee-Chan Joo and Peter H. Brubaker
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:252
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  27. Burden from ischemic heart disease is rising in Sri Lanka due to the demographic and epidemiological transitions. Documented literature is scarce on quality of life, financial burden and its determinants in relat...

    Authors: P. K. B. Mahesh, M. W. Gunathunga, S. Jayasinghe, S. M. Arnold, D. S. V. Mallawarachchi, S. K. Perera and U. A. D. Wijesinghe
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:251
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  28. There is still insufficient knowledge on the potential effect of mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) that is widely prevalent, often asymptomatic, and largely undiagnosed in patients with stable ...

    Authors: Audrius Alonderis, Nijole Raskauskiene, Vaidute Gelziniene, Narseta Mickuviene and Julija Brozaitiene
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:250
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  29. Less intensive treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) may be appropriate for patients in long-term care settings because of limited life expectancy, frailty, comorbidities, and emph...

    Authors: Emily B. Levitan, Melissa K. Van Dyke, Ligong Chen, Raegan W. Durant, Todd M. Brown, J. David Rhodes, Olusola Olubowale, Oluwole Muyiwa Adegbala, Meredith L. Kilgore, Justin Blackburn, Karen C. Albright and Monika M. Safford
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:249
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  30. Anemia is highly prevalent in heart failure (HF) patients. However, the prevalence, clinical impact and prognostic factor of anemia in heart failure patients is widely varies. The aim of this study was to eval...

    Authors: Tamrat Befekadu Abebe, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Yonas Getaye Tefera and Tadesse Melaku Abegaz
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:248
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  31. The aim of this observational study was to evaluate the effect of Mediterranean and continental nutrition on cardiovascular risk in patients with acute and chronic coronary heart disease in Croatia.

    Authors: Jozica Sikic, Mira Stipcevic, Hrvoje Vrazic, Jasna Cerkez Habek, Eduard Margetic and Dario Gulin
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:247
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  32. Elevated resting heart rate (RHR) has been reported to be associated with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to explore whether a positive relationship exists between RHR and imp...

    Authors: Zhen Yang, Weiwei Zhang, Lingfei Zhu, Ning Lin, Yixin Niu, Xiaoyong Li, Shuai Lu, Hongmei Zhang, Xuanchun Wang, Jie Wen, Guang Ning, Li Qin and Qing Su
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:246
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  33. Elimination of modifiable risk factors including unhealthy lifestyle has the potential for prevention of 80% of cardiovascular disease cases. The present study focuses on disclosing barriers for maintaining sp...

    Authors: Jesper Bo Nielsen, Anja Leppin, Dort e Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, Jens Søndergaard and Pia Veldt Larsen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:245
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  34. Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome and idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia (ILVT) are rare and up to now the coexistence of both entities has rarely been reported.

    Authors: Florian Zauner, Jan-Thorben Sieweke, Stephan Hohmann, David Duncker, Christian Riehle, L. Christian Napp, Ulrike Flierl, Thorben König and Christian Veltmann
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:244
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  35. To determine the factors affecting the in-hospital prognosis of patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and to establish its progn...

    Authors: Rui Wang, Biqi Mei, Xinlong Liao, Xia Lu, Lulu Yan, Man Lin, Yao Zhong, Yili Chen and Tianhui You
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:243
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  36. The effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) on long-term outcomes in patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unclear.

    Authors: Mao-Jen Lin, Jung Lee, Chun-Yu Chen, Chia-Chen Huang and Han-Ping Wu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:242
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  37. Understanding the determinants of persistent smoking after a coronary event constitutes the basis of modelling interventions of smoking cessation in secondary prevention programs. We aim to identify the potent...

    Authors: Elise Sverre, Jan Erik Otterstad, Erik Gjertsen, Lars Gullestad, Einar Husebye, Toril Dammen, Torbjørn Moum and John Munkhaugen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:241
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  38. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has traditionally represented the standard of care for left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. However, percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation ...

    Authors: Salvatore De Rosa, Alberto Polimeni, Jolanda Sabatino and Ciro Indolfi
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:240
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  40. Rivaroxaban is an oral anticoagulant approved in the US for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). We determined the effectiveness and associated r...

    Authors: Faye L. Norby, Lindsay G.S. Bengtson, Pamela L. Lutsey, Lin Y. Chen, Richard F. MacLehose, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Ian Rapson and Alvaro Alonso
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:238
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  41. Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially fatal medical emergency. Myocardial injury or infarction in the setting of an anaphylaxis can be due the anaphylaxis itself, when it is known as Kounis syndrome or it can a...

    Authors: W. D. Jayamali, H. M. M. T. B. Herath and Aruna Kulathunga
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:237
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  42. The direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) reduce the risk of stroke in moderate to high-risk patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Yet, concerns remain regarding its routine use in real world pract...

    Authors: Ryan T. Borne, Colin O’Donnell, Mintu P. Turakhia, Paul D. Varosy, Cynthia A. Jackevicius, Lucas N. Marzec, Frederick A. Masoudi, Paul L. Hess, Thomas M. Maddox and P. Michael Ho
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:236
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  43. Hemoconcentration has been proposed as surrogate for changes in volume status among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (AHF) and is associated with a favorable outcome. However, there is a dearth o...

    Authors: Haobin Zhou, Tianyu Xu, Yuli Huang, Qiong Zhan, Xingfu Huang, Qingchun Zeng and Dingli Xu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:235
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  44. Recently, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become the procedure of choice in high surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis (AS). However, its value is still debated in operable AS cases. We...

    Authors: Ahmed Elmaraezy, Ammar Ismail, Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, Moutaz Eltoomy, Soha Saad, Ahmed Negida, Osama Mahmoud Abdelaty, Ahmed Ramadan Abdallah, Ahmed Magdy Aboelfotoh, Hossam Mahmoud Hassan, Aya Gamal Elmaraezy, Mahmoud Morsi, Farah Althaher, Moath Althaher and Ammar M. AlSafadi
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:234
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  45. Whether PR prolongation independently predicts new-onset ischemic events of myocardial infarction and stroke was unclear. Underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of PR prolongation leading to adverse cardiova...

    Authors: Yap-Hang Chan, Jo Jo Hai, Kui-Kai Lau, Sheung-Wai Li, Chu-Pak Lau, Chung-Wah Siu, Kai-Hang Yiu and Hung-Fat Tse
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:233
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  46. Limited studies have evaluated the medication-taking behavior in very elderly hypertensive patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the persistence and adherence with antihypertensive agents in treatmen...

    Authors: Kyung Hee Choi, Yun Mi Yu, Young-Mi Ah, Min Jung Chang and Ju-Yeun Lee
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:232
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  47. Women who have coronary artery disease (CAD) often present with atypical symptoms that may lead to misdiagnosis. We assessed strain, systolic strain rate and left ventricular dyssynchrony with 2- dimensional- ...

    Authors: Ryan T. Hubbard, Maria C. Arciniegas Calle, Sergio Barros-Gomes, Joyce A. Kukuzke, Patricia A. Pellikka, Rajiv Gulati and Hector R. Villarraga
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:231
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  48. Existing evidence suggests that the cardiovascular morbidities are increasing among pre-hypertensive individuals compared to normal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of prehypertension, hyp...

    Authors: Karl Peltzer, Supa Pengpid, Vanphanom Sychareun, Alice Joan G. Ferrer, Wah Yun Low, Thang Nguyen Huu, Hla Hla Win, Erna Rochmawati and Niruwan Turnbull
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:230
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  49. Patients with diabetes have a two to fourfold increased risk for development of and death from cardiovascular disease [CVD]. The current oral hypoglycaemic agents result in limited reduction in this cardiovasc...

    Authors: Alexander J.M. Brown, Chim Lang, Rory McCrimmon and Allan Struthers
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:229
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  50. Of the estimated 10–11 year life expectancy gap between Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) and non-Indigenous Australians, approximately one quarter is attributable to cardiovascular dis...

    Authors: Marc G. W. Rémond, Simon Stewart, Melinda J. Carrington, Thomas H. Marwick, Bronwyn A. Kingwell, Peter Meikle, Darren O’Brien, Nathaniel S. Marshall and Graeme P. Maguire
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2017 17:228
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