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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Rikki Graham PhD
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.
Featured articles
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.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :11
An impaired heart rate recovery (HRR) is associated with a higher risk of developing new-onset atrial fibrillation, suggesting that interventions targeted to improve HRR may also have a preventive effect for atrial fibrillation.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :8
The consumption of up to two alcoholic beverages per day is associated with better brachial artery flow-mediated dilation, a marker for endothelial function, compared to no alcohol consumption, and provides a clue for the protective effect of moderate alcohol intake on cardiovascular disease.
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Research article
Increased Mortality among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction with Kidney Dysfunction: the Contribution of Gaps in the use of Guideline-Based Therapies Pamela N Peterson, Amrut V Ambardekar, Philip G Jones, Harlan M Krumholz, Erik Schelbert, John A Spertus, John S Rumsfeld, Frederick A Masoudi BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :29 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Younger age of escalation of cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Indian subjects Rajeev Gupta, Anoop Misra, Naval K Vikram, Dimple Kondal, Shaon Sen Gupta, Aachu Agrawal, R M Pandey BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :28 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Monocytes and neutrophils expressing myeloperoxidase occur in fibrous caps and thrombi in unstable coronary plaques Fabio R Tavora, Mary Ripple, Ling Li, Allen P Burke BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :27 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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Activation of calpain-1 in human carotid artery atherosclerotic lesions Isabel Gon BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :26 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Profile and predictor of health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients in south-western Nigeria Michael O Ogunlana, Babatunde Adedokun, Magbagbeola D Dairo, Nse A Odunaiya BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :25 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quick identification of acute chest pain patients study (QICS) Hendrik M Willemsen, Gonda de Jong, Ren BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :24 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effect on cardiovascular risk factors of migration from rural to urban areas in Peru: PERU MIGRANT Study J Jaime Miranda, Robert H Gilman, H BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :23 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Stroke Outcomes Study 2 (SOS2): a prospective, analytic cohort study of depressive symptoms after stroke Kate M Hill, Robert M West, Jenny Hewison, Allan O House BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :22 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Swedish snuff and incidence of cardiovascular disease. A population-based cohort study Ellis Janzon, Bo Hedblad BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :21 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reproducibility of wrist home blood pressure measurement with position sensor and automatic data storage Sakir Uen, Rolf Fimmers, Miriam Brieger, Georg Nickenig, Thomas Mengden BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :20 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Critical scale of propagation influences dynamics of waves in a model of excitable medium Joseph M Starobin, Christopher P Danford, Vivek Varadarajan, Andrei J Starobin, Vladimir N Polotski Nonlinear Biomedical Physics 2009, 3 :4 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Comparison of wall thickening and ejection fraction by cardiovascular magnetic resonance and echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction Martha Nowosielski, Michael Schocke, Agnes Mayr, Kathrin Pedarnig, Gert Klug, Almut Kohler, Thomas Bartel, Silvana Muller, Thomas Trieb, Otmar Pachinger, Bernhard Metzler Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2009, 11 :22 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Angiotensins and Alzheimer's disease: a bench to bedside overview Patrick G Kehoe Alzheimers Res Ther 2009, 1 :3 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Dark chocolate or tomato extract for prehypertension: a randomised controlled trial Karin Ried, Oliver R Frank, Nigel P Stocks BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :22 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Original clinical investigation
The impact of platelet function or C-reactive protein, on cardiovascular events after an acute myocardial infarction Angelo Modica, Fredrik Karlsson, Thomas Mooe Thrombosis Journal 2009, 7 :12 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
The limited usefulness of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in obtaining normal reference ranges for right ventricular volumes Erlend Aune, Morten Baekkevar, Olaf Rodevand, Jan Erik Otterstad Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :35 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Ascending aortic aneurysm in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve, positive history of systemic autoimmune diseases and common genetic factors: a case report
Ilenia Foffa, Pier Luigi Festa, Lamia Ait-Ali, Annamaria Mazzone, Stefano Bevilacqua, Maria Grazia Andreassi Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :34 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance guided electrophysiology studies Aravindan Kolandaivelu, Albert C Lardo, Henry R Halperin Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2009, 11 :21 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Benefit of warm water immersion on biventricular function in patients with chronic heart failure Bente Gruner Svealv, Asa Cider, Margareta Scharin Tang, Eva Angwald, Dimitris Kardassis, Bert Andersson Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :33 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The impact of avoiding cardiopulmonary by-pass during coronary artery bypass surgery in elderly patients: the Danish On-pump Off-pump Randomisation Study (DOORS) Kim Houlind, Bo Juul Kjeldsen, Susanne Norgaard Madsen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Susanne Juel Holme, Thomas Andersen Schmidt, Poul Erik Haahr, Poul Erik Mortensen, Doors Study group Trials 2009, 10 :47 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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