Spotlight issue on signalling in cardiac metabolism.
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SPOTLIGHT ISSUE ON Signalling in Cardiac Metabolism.
Cardiovasc Res. 2008 Jul 15;79(2):NP
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PMID: 18593692 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cardiovascular Research)
Source: Cardiovascular Research - July 4, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovasc Res Source Type: journals
Announcement: spotlight issue on lipid signalling pathways in the heart and vasculature.
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PMID: 18593693 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cardiovascular Research)
Source: Cardiovascular Research - July 4, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovasc Res Source Type: journals
Aims and scope.
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PMID: 18593694 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cardiovascular Research)
Source: Cardiovascular Research - July 4, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovasc Res Source Type: journals
Contents page.
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Source: Cardiovascular Research - July 4, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovasc Res Source Type: journals
Editorial board.
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PMID: 18593696 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cardiovascular Research)
Source: Cardiovascular Research - July 4, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovasc Res Source Type: journals
Sibling death not a marker of serious lqts events
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Individuals with long QT syndrome are not at increased risk for death or aborted cardiac arrest if they have a sibling who has died, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - July 4, 2008 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Evaluation and management of the adult patient with transposition of the great arteries following atrial-level (senning or mustard) repair
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Atrial-level repair of transposition of the great arteries was a significant advance in medicine that offered hope to patients and families when there was none before. However, many patients who received these procedures now have complications, and the current article describes these conditions and their management. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: info
Cardiac benefits with hypertension treatment vary by gender
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NEW YORK -- In patients receiving treatment for hypertension, women have less improvement in left ventricular hypertrophy than men, a post hoc analysis revealed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Source Type: info
Combo no better than epinephrine alone for cardiac arrest
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LYON, France -- For outcomes of cardiac arrest patients, epinephrine given alone during advanced life support was just as effective as combining it with vasopressin, a multicenter, randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Source Type: info
Does transfusion with "old" blood place the surgical patient at risk?
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Commentary on a study on duration of stored transfusion blood and surgical outcomes, published March 20, 2008 in The New England Journal of Medicine
Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: General Surgery Source Type: info
Hyperglycemia and the pathobiology of diabetic complications.
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Both type I and type II diabetes are powerful and independent risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, and peripheral arterial disease. Atherosclerosis accounts for virtually 80% of all deaths among diabetic patients. Prolonged exposure to hyperglycemia is now recognized as a major factor in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications, including atherosclerosis. Hyperglycemia induces a large number of alterations at the cellular level of vascular tissue that potentially accelerates the atherosclerotic process. Animal and human studies have elucidated several major mechanisms that encompass most of the pat...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aronson D Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Endothelial dysfunction in normal and abnormal glucose metabolism.
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The endothelium is the common target of all cardiovascular risk factors, and functional impairment of the vascular endothelium in response to injury occurs long before the development of visible atherosclerosis. The endothelial cell behaves as a receptor-effector structure which senses different physical or chemical stimuli that occur inside the vessel and, therefore, modifies the vessel shape or releases the necessary products to counteract the effect of the stimulus and maintain homeostasis. The endothelium is capable of producing a large variety of different molecules which act as agonists and antagonists, therefore...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Esper RJ, Vilariño JO, Machado RA, Paragano A Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Biomarkers in cardiovascular diabetology: interleukins and matrixins.
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The impressive correlation between cardiovascular disease and alterations in glucose metabolism has raised the likelihood that atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes may share common antecedents. Inflammation is emerging as a conceivable etiologic mechanism for both. Interleukins are regulatory proteins with ability to accelerate or inhibit inflammatory processes, and matrixins are prepro enzymes responsible for the timely breakdown of extracellular matrix. Interleukins (ILs) are classified based on their role in diabetes and atherosclerosis, hypothesizing that each interleukin acts on both diseases in the same direction ...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fisman EZ, Adler Y, Tenenbaum A Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Arterial elasticity in cardiovascular disease: focus on hypertension, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
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Arterial stiffness is an independent risk factor for premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality that can be evaluated by noninvasive methods and can be reduced by good clinical management. The present chapter examines the association between arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, advanced renal failure, hypercholesterolemia and obesity. The mechanisms responsible for the structural and functional modifications of the arterial wall are also described. We deal with parameters related to arterial compliance, focusing on two of them, pulse wave velocit...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cernes R, Zimlichman R, Shargorodsky M Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Hypertension and diabetes.
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Both essential hypertension and diabetes mellitus affect the same major target organs. The common denominator of hypertensive/diabetic target organ-disease is the vascular tree. Left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary artery disease are much more common in diabetic hypertensive patients than in patients suffering from hypertension or diabetes alone. The combined presence of hypertension and diabetes concomitantly accelerates the decrease in renal function, the development of diabetic retinopathy and the development of cerebral diseases. Lowering blood pressure to less than 130/80 mm Hg is the primary goal in the mana...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Grossman E, Messerli FH Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Impaired glucose metabolism and cerebrovascular diseases.
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Ischemic stroke and vascular cognitive impairment are leading causes of long-term disability and constitute a major public health burden and a significant economic burden to health systems. An increasing body of evidence demonstrates that disorders of glucose metabolism including diabetes, and the intermediate states of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance, as well as the cluster of risk factors known as the metabolic syndrome, are important risk factors for ischemic stroke. The associations with accelerated cognitive decline and dementia are also discussed. Underlying pathogenetic mechanisms are myr...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tanne D Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Impact of metabolic syndrome in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
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The reported incidence of metabolic syndrome among patients with an acute coronary syndrome varies between 29 and 46%. The standard fasting cut-off levels for glucose and blood pressure cannot be applied on admission in patients with acute coronary syndrome and therefore modified criteria were used to define the metabolic syndrome. Patients with metabolic syndrome and acute coronary syndrome had increased incidence of heart failure, and worse long-term mortality compared to those without metabolic syndrome. However, they had less heart failure than those with known diabetes mellitus. Hyperglycemia as a risk factor for ...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Feinberg MS, Schwartz R, Behar S Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Optimal management of combined dyslipidemia: what have we behind statins monotherapy?
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Conclusions regarding ezetimibe/statins combinations should not be made until the three large clinical outcome trials will be completed within the next 2-3 years. In addition, bezafibrate as a pan-PPAR activator has clearly demonstrated beneficial pleiotropic effects related to glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity and pancreatic beta cell protection. Because fibrates, niacin, ezetimibe, omega-3 fatty acids and statins each regulate serum lipids by different mechanisms, combination therapy - selected on the basis of their safety and effectiveness, could be more helpful in achieving a comprehensive lipid control as compar...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tenenbaum A, Fisman EZ, Motro M, Adler Y Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Non-insulin antidiabetic therapy in cardiac patients: current problems and future prospects.
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Five types of oral antihyperglycemic drugs are currently approved for the treatment of diabetes: biguanides, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, glitazones and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. We briefly review the cardiovascular effects of the most commonly used antidiabetic drugs in these groups in an attempt to improve knowledge and awareness regarding their influences and potential risks when treating patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Regarding biguanides, gastrointestinal disturbances such as diarrhea are frequent, and the intestinal absorption of group B vitamins and folate is impaired during chronic therapy. Th...
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fisman EZ, Motro M, Tenenbaum A Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Cardiovascular diabetology: clinical, metabolic and inflammatory facets. preface.
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Cardiovascular diabetology: clinical, metabolic and inflammatory facets. Preface.
Adv Cardiol. 2008;45:xi-xiii
Authors: Fisman EZ, Tenenbaum A
PMID: 18409234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Advances in Cardiology)
Source: Advances in Cardiology - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fisman EZ, Tenenbaum A Tags: Adv Cardiol Source Type: journals
Arrhythmic acute coronary syndrome and anomalous left main stem artery: culprit or innocent bystander.
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PMID: 17851975 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Crean AM, Kilcullen N, Younger JF Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
High prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux in patients with clinical unstable angina and known coronary artery disease.
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CONCLUSION: Esophageal reflux is common in patients with UA and established CAD. As reflux-related chest pain may imitate angina pectoris, it is clinically important that gastroesophageal examination in patients with UA seems to be feasible and well tolerated in the 'acute setting'.
PMID: 17851977 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Schultz T, Mannheimer C, Dellborg M, Pilhall M, Börjesson M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Timi risk score underestimates prognosis in unstable angina/non-st segment elevation myocardial infarction.
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CONCLUSIONS: TIMI risk score is of limited value for individual risk stratification. The presence of positive cardiac markers (troponin) appears to be a more powerful prognostic marker.
PMID: 17924227 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vorlat A, Claeys MJ, De Raedt H, Gevaert S, Vandekerckhove Y, Dubois P, De Meester A, Vrints C Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
In-hospital arrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction - the relation to the reperfusion strategy and their prognostic impact.
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Arrhythmias are frequent complication in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). The importance of accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR), ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia (VF, VT), atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF) and bradycardias is considered and discussed in this review article. The value of the presence of AIVR as a marker of reperfusion is small, but in combination with other non-invasive markers (ST-segment resolution), its presence is connected with a high probability of successful reperfusion. Early ventricular arrhythmias are a serious complication of MI. However, if they are revealed and...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Osmancik PP, Stros P, Herman D Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Early and sustained haemodynamic improvement with levosimendan compared to intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (iabp) in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction.
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CONCLUSION: Infusion of levosimendan in acute CS results in early and sustained haemodynamic improvement. Short-term haemodynamic effects compare favourably with those seen after invasive IABP placement.
PMID: 17924229 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christoph A, Prondzinsky R, Russ M, Janusch M, Schlitt A, Lemm H, Reith S, Werdan K, Buerke M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Procalcitonin in acute myocardial infarction.
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CONCLUSIONS: PCT could be considered as a novel sensitive myocardial index. Its release in AMI is probably due to the inflammatory process that occurs during AMI.
PMID: 17924232 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kafkas N, Venetsanou K, Patsilinakos S, Voudris V, Antonatos D, Kelesidis K, Baltopoulos G, Maniatis P, Cokkinos DV Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Clopidogrel in addition to aspirin reduces one-year major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in unselected patients with non-st segment elevation myocardial infarction.
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CONCLUSION: In clinical practice, early therapy with clopidogrel, in addition, to aspirin in patients with NSTEMI is associated with a significant reduction of the combined endpoint of death, non-fatal reinfarction and non-fatal stroke after one year. This advantage was associated with an increase in major in-hospital bleeding complications.
PMID: 17924233 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zeymer U, Gitt AK, Zahn R, Jünger C, Bauer T, Köth O, Heer T, Wienbergen H, Gottwik M, Senges J Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Beneficial effect of post-procedural abciximab in patients undergoing primary coronary angioplasty and presenting with the no-reflow phenomenon.
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We sought to investigate the effect of post-procedural abciximab on clinical outcome of patients presenting the no-reflow phenomenon after primary angioplasty. We retrospectively selected 38 patients who developed the no-reflow phenomenon after primary angioplasty: 18 received post-procedural abciximab, 20 age- and sex-matched patients who did not receive abciximab were considered as concurrent controls. At 6 months follow-up, the clinical course was uneventful in the abciximab group while the composite end-point of major adverse cardiac events occurred in 8 patients (40%) in the control group (P=0.009). 'Rescue' admin...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Picchi A, Zaca V, Focardi M, Fineschi M, Sinicropi G, Casini S, Buti A, Pierli C, Mondillo S, Marzilli M Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Acute coronary syndrome revisited - markers, interventions and complications.
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PMID: 18449812 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beyar R Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Management of 'no-reflow' complicating reperfusion therapy.
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No-reflow phenomenon, defined as inadequate myocardial perfusion of the adequately dilated target vessel without evidence of angiographic mechanical obstruction. It is a multifactorial, well-recognised, secondary phenomenon following reperfusion therapy such as thrombolysis or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). The pathophysiological mechanisms leading to the no-reflow state are incompletely understood. Embolization of the atheromatous material to the distal vasculature and intense arteriole vasospasm caused by microembolization of platelet-rich thrombi that release vasoactive agents resulting in microvascular ...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lee KW, Norell MS Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Catheter induced aortocoronary dissection.
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We report patient with dissection of left main coronary artery, extending into the ascending aorta following diagnostic angiography and discuss the possible mechanisms.
PMID: 18449814 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rao GK, Ayyanthan A, Davis G Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Antiplatelet effects of licking an aspirin tablet can be detected by thrombelastography.
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Aspirin is a cornerstone of treatment in cardiovascular disease. However, individual responses vary and hyporesponsiveness has been associated with poor outcomes following percutaneous intervention. Point of care assays for detecting the effects of aspirin in individual patients would therefore be useful. Thrombelastography has been shown to correlate with optical aggregation in the assessment of antiplatelet therapies and is suitable for use as a point of care assay. We demonstrate the ability of thrombelastography to detect the profound effects of even the tiny doses of aspirin obtained by licking an aspirin tablet.
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Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hobson AR, Dawkins KD, Curzen NP Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Acute cardiac care - flow, function and beyond.
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PMID: 18568568 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beyar R Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Loss of systemic endothelial function post-pci.
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Loss of systemic endothelial function post-PCI.
Acute Card Care. 2008;10(2):79-87
Authors: Han B, Ghanim D, Peleg A, Uretzky G, Hasin Y
To investigate loss of systemic endothelial function post-PCI and evaluate the putative therapeutic effect of BNP. Loss of endothelial function (LEF) post-PCI may contribute to both acute and long-term complications. A protective effect of BNP on endothelium was suggested previously. Flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) of the brachial artery, as well as plasma levels of endothelin, BNP, Pro BNP and corin were measured before and following routine PCI. 49 patients with normal basel...
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Han B, Ghanim D, Peleg A, Uretzky G, Hasin Y Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Immediate procedural and long-term clinical outcomes following drug-eluting stent implantation to ostial saphenous vein graft lesions.
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Conclusions: Drug-eluting stent implantation to OSVG lesions achieves better clinical results than BMS but is still associated with a relatively high incidence (10.8%) of revascularization at 1-year follow-up.
PMID: 18568570 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kaplan S, Barlis P, Kiris A, Dimopoulos K, Celik S, Di Mario C Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Impact of abciximab on coronary restenosis in diabetic patients undergoing elective paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation. a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study.
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CONCLUSIONS: Abciximab does not seem to have any impact on the extent of in-segment LLL in diabetic patients undergoing an elective PES implantation.
PMID: 18568571 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: De Luca L, Sardella G, De Persio G, Petrolini A, Fedele F Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Impact of vessel size, lesion length and diabetes mellitus on angiographic restenosis outcomes: insights from the nirtop study.
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Conclusion: Clinical and angiographic restenosis outcomes following NIRFLEX stent implantation were dependent upon vessel size, lesions length, post-procedural stent lumen dimensions, and the diabetic status.
PMID: 18568572 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kornowski R, Fort S, Almagor Y, Silber S, Lewis BS Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
First use of a novel plug-and-play percutaneous circulatory assist device for high-risk coronary angioplasty.
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Conclusion: This case illustrates the safe and easy use of a novel plug-and-play percutaneous circulatory assist device for high risk interventions. It may be recommended for use in emergency situations.
PMID: 18568573 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ferrari M, Poerner TC, Brehm BR, Schlosser M, Krizanic F, Schmidt R, Figulla HR Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Oxidative stress and antioxidative defense parameters early after reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction.
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In conclusion, there is a slightly higher concentration of oxidative stress parameters in patients with STEMI. Diminished antioxidative defense after reperfusion is associated with impaired myocardial perfusion.
PMID: 18568574 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kaminski K, Bonda T, Wojtkowska I, Dobrzycki S, Kralisz P, Nowak K, Prokopczuk P, Skrzydlewska E, Kozuch M, Musial WJ Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Isolated right ventricular infarction during angioplasty mimicking anterior myocardial infarction.
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PMID: 18568575 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)
Source: Acute Cardiac Care - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karavolias GK, Georgiadou P, Adamopoulos S, Theodorakis GN Tags: Acute Card Care Source Type: journals
Dementia in oldest-old twice as likely to affect women
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IRVINE, Calif. -- The likelihood of women developing dementia as they age into their 90s is significantly greater than it is for men, according to researchers here. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Source Type: info
Pharmacists should participate in care of patients with heart failure
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Dr. George Lundberg talks about why it's important for pharmacists to get involved in the treatment of patients with heart failure.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: info
Bayesian meta-analysis of tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for reduction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus and preserved left ventricular function.
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The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in diabetic patients with preserved ventricular function is uncertain. Tissue ACE inhibitors have been defined by increased lipophilicity and structural characteristics that result in greater tissue-specific ACE binding when compared with plasma ACE inhibitors. A Bayesian meta-analysis of randomized trials was conducted to evaluate tissue ACE inhibitors in prevention of cardiovascular disease among patients with diabetes mellitus and preserved left ventricular function. Four trials were selected that evaluated 2 different ACE inhibitors and included 10,328 pati...
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lang CD, Arora RR, Saha SA, Molnar J Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
The endocannabinoid system: a promising novel mechanistic pathway in the cardiometabolic syndrome.
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The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a neuroendocrine system that modulates several cardiometabolic processes. An overactive ECS is implicated as a significant contributor to the cardiometabolic syndrome and obesity, in addition to a large number of other physiologic processes. Endocannabinoid receptors have been detected centrally and peripherally, regulating appetite, food intake, metabolism, and storage. ECS blockade is thought to be a promising new pharmacologic modality of improving the unfavorable metabolic risk profile in patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome and obesity.
PMID: 18326971 [PubMed - indexed...
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Al-Jaghbeer E, Khraisat A, Singh SP Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
Reversal of diuretic-associated impaired glucose tolerance and new-onset diabetes: results of the star-let study.
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Reversal of diuretic-associated impaired glucose tolerance and new-onset diabetes: results of the STAR-LET study.
J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008;3(1):18-25
Authors: Bakris G, Molitch M, Zhou Q, Sarafidis P, Champion A, Bacher P, Sowers JR
Reversal of new-onset diabetes secondary to thiazide diuretic use remains questionable. STAR-LET was a 6-month extension of the Study of Trandolapril/Verapamil SR and Insulin Resistance (STAR), which assessed the effects of a fixed-dose renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (RASI)/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) combination on changes in 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results. S...
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bakris G, Molitch M, Zhou Q, Sarafidis P, Champion A, Bacher P, Sowers JR Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
The cardiometabolic syndrome and liver disease.
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PMID: 18326973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome)
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sowers JR Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
Ethnic gap in coronary artery disease: comparison of the extent, severity, and risk factors in arab and jewish middle-aged women.
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Ethnic gap in coronary artery disease: comparison of the extent, severity, and risk factors in Arab and Jewish middle-aged women.
J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008;3(1):26-9
Authors: Salameh S, Hochner-Celnikier D, Chajek-Shaul T, Manor O, Bursztyn M
The authors examined risk factors and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) among Jewish and Arab women in Jerusalem, where Arab women were found to have worse outcome. All angiographically confirmed cases of CAD among women aged 45 to 65 years who were hospitalized during 1990 to 1995 consisted of 40 Arab and 179 Jewish patients. Arab women had more atypical clinical pr...
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Salameh S, Hochner-Celnikier D, Chajek-Shaul T, Manor O, Bursztyn M Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
Calciphylaxis: a severe complication of the cardiometabolic syndrome in patients receiving hemodialysis.
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PMID: 18326975 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome)
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Verdalles U, Cueva Pde L, Verde E, Vinuesa SG, Goicoechea M, Mosse A, Lopez-Gomez JM, Luño J Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
The apolipoprotein b/apolipoprotein ai ratio in the metabolic syndrome-should we start using it?
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The apolipoprotein b/apolipoprotein AI ratio in the metabolic syndrome-should we start using it?
J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008;3(1):53-4
Authors: Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F
PMID: 18326976 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome)
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
Calciphylaxis and the cardiometabolic syndrome: the emerging role of sodium thiosulfate as a novel treatment option.
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PMID: 18326977 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome)
Source: Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome - July 3, 2008 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hayden MR Tags: J Cardiometab Syndr Source Type: journals
