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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Timothy I. Shipley
Welcome to BMC Cardiovascular Disorders published by BioMed Central
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of disorders of the heart and circulatory system, as well as related molecular and cell biology, genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and controlled trials.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (ISSN 1471-2261) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :45
Percutaneous aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis has major problems with safety and short-term survival, especially via the transapical route, and randomized controlled trials are essential to clarify the safety of this intervention.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :44
Mortality following acute myocardial infarction is declining in patients from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) since 2003 at a rate similar to that found in in Medicare-funded hospitals.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :18
A systematic protocol for transesophageal echocardiograms that identifies cardiac structures at sequential multiplane transducer angle positions allows comprehensive data acquisition and may reduce the risk of omitting of relevant structures.
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Research article
Beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms Gln27Glu, Arg16Gly in patients with heart failure Alfredo Jose Mansur, Rosana Seleri Fontes, Regina Airoldi Canzi, Raphael Nishimura, Ailane Pereira Alencar, Antonio Carlos Pedroso Lima, Jose Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre C Pereira BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :50 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cardiac insulin-like growth factor-1 and cyclins gene expression in canine models of ischemic or overpacing cardiomyopathy Maryam Mahmoudabady, Myrielle Mathieu, Karim Touihri, Ielham Hadad, Agnes Mendes Da Costa, Robert Naeije, Kathleen Mc Entee BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :49 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Variation in the human soluble epoxide hydrolase gene and risk of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention Silke Kullmann, Priska Binner, Kirsten Rackebrandt, Andreas Huge, Georg Haltern, Mark Lankisch, Reiner F BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :48 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Rationale and study design of a cross sectional study documenting the prevalence of Heart Failure amongst the minority ethnic communities in the UK: the E-ECHOES Study (Ethnic - Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening Study) Paramjit S Gill, Russell Davis, Michael Davies, Nick Freemantle, Gregory YH Lip BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :47 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Atherosclerosis profile and incidence of cardiovascular events: a population-based survey Jennifer G Robinson, Kathleen M Fox, Michael F Bullano, Susan Grandy, the SHIELD Study Group BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :46 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Safety of percutaneous aortic valve insertion. A systematic review Hans Van Brabandt, Mattias Neyt BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :45 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Declining mortality following acute myocardial infarction in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System Stephan D Fihn, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, Elliott Lowy, Ioana Popescu, Charles Maynard, Gary E Rosenthal, Anne E Sales, John Rumsfeld, Sandy Pi BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :44 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long-term survival after initial hospital admission for peripheral arterial disease in the lower extremities I Vaartjes, GJ de Borst, JB Reitsma, A de Bruin, FL Moll, DE Grobbee, ML Bots BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :43 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Percutaneous coronary revascularization in patients with formerly "refractory angina pectoris in end-stage coronary artery disease" Thomas W Jax, Ansgar J Peters, Ahmed A Khattab, Matthias P Heintzen, Frank-Chris Schoebel BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :42 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long term hemodialysis aggravates lipolytic activity reduction and very low density, low density lipoproteins composition in chronic renal failure patients Khedidja Mekki, Josiane Prost, Mustapha Remaoun, Jacques Belleville, Malika Bouchenak BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :41 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Repair of injured right inferior pulmonary vein during mitral valve replacement Efstratios Apostolakis, Vassilios N Leivaditis, Antonios Kallikourdis, Panagiotis Dedeilias Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :64 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Coronary arteriovenous fistulas in the adults: natural history and management strategies Yusuf Ata, Tamer Turk, Murat Bicer, Mihriban Yalcin, Filiz Ata, Senol Yavuz Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :62 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
The ischemic preconditioning effect of adenosine in patients with ischemic heart disease Bita Sadigh, Miguel Quintana, Christer Sylven, Margareta Berglund, Lars Ake Brodin Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :52 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Tenecteplase for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient treated with drotrecogin alfa (activated) for severe sepsis: a case report Lillian Barra, Jeffrey Shum, Geoffrey Pickering, Raymond Kao Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :109 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Meeting report
Complex disease genetics: present and future translational applications Michael V Holmes, Sonia H Shah, Aspasia Angelakopoulou, Tauseef Khan, Daniel Swerdlow, Karoline Kuchenbaecker, Reecha Sofat, Tina Shah Genome Med 2009, 1 :104 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
Research
Predictors of right ventricular function as measured by
tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in heart failure Jesper Kjaergaard, Kasper K Iversen, Dilek Akkan, Jacob Eifer Moller, Lars V Kober, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Christian Hassager Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :51 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dose dependent effect of statins on postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery among patients treated with beta blockers Salima Mithani, Muhammad S. Akbar, Deborah J Johnson, Michael Kuskowski, Katherine K Apple, Jana Bonawitz-Conlin, Herbert B Ward, Rosemary F Kelly, Edward O McFalls, Hanna E Bloomfield, Jian-Ming Li, Selcuk Adabag Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :61 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Efficacy of TachoSil patches in controlling Dacron suture-hole bleeding after abdominal aortic aneurysm open repair Guido Bajardi, Felice Pecoraro, Domenico Mirabella Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :60 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
De Toni-Debre-Fanconi syndrome in a patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome: a case report Cristina Maria Mihai, Doina Catrinoiu, Marius Toringhibel, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Anca Hancu Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :101 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
ALDH1A2 (RALDH2) genetic variation in human congenital heart disease Marilene Pavan, Vivane F Ruiz, Fabio A Silva, Tiago J Sobreira, Roberta M Cravo, Michelle Vasconcelos, Livia P Marques, Sonia MF Mesquita, Jose E Krieger, Antonio AB Lopes, Paulo S Oliveira, Alexandre C Pereira, Jose Xavier-Neto BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :113 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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