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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.
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
Monocytes and neutrophils expressing myeloperoxidase occur in fibrous caps and thrombi in unstable coronary plaques Fabio Tavora, Mary Ripple, Ling Li, Allen Burke BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :27 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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Activation of calpain-1 in human carotid artery atherosclerotic lesions Isabel Goncalves, Mihaela Nitulescu, Takaomi C Saido, Nuno Dias, Luis M Pedro, Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, Mikko PS Ares, Isabella Porn-Ares BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :26 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional 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 ] [Provisional 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 ]
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Blood pressure and body mass index in an ethnically diverse sample of adolescents in Paramaribo, Suriname Charles Agyemang, Eline Oudeman, Wilco Zijlmans, Johannes Wendte, Karien Stronks BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :19 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
A systematic approach to performing a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiogram. A call to order Avinash A Kothavale, Susan B Yeon, Warren J Manning BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :18 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Role of ERK/MAPK in endothelin receptor signaling in human aortic smooth muscle cells Qing-Wen Chen, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :52 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Cerebrovascular mental stress reactivity is impaired in hypertension Tasneem Z Naqvi, Hahn K Hyuhn Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :32 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
The subaortic tendon as a mimic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy James Ker Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :31 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Unstable angina early after aortic valve replacement surgery in a female patient with normal coronary arteries preoperatively - a case report
Sybille Gruber, Choi-Keung Ng, Christian Schwarz, Johann Auer Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :29 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original clinical investigation
Plasma TF activity predicts cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction Birgit A Steppich, Siegmund Lorenz Braun, Andreas Stein, Gabriele Demetz, Philip Groha, Albert Schomig, Nicolas von Beckerath, Adnan Kastrati, Ilka Ott Thrombosis Journal 2009, 7 :11 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Serum Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 are early biomarkers of acute kidney injury and predict prolonged mechanical ventilation in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a case-control study Kathleen D Liu, Christopher Altmann, Gerard Smits, Catherine D Krawczeski, Charles L Edelstein, Prasad Devarajan, Sarah Faubel Critical Care 2009, 13 :R104 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Clique-based data mining for related genes in a biomedical database Tsutomu Matsunaga, Chikara Yonemori, Etsuji Tomita, Masaaki Muramatsu BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10 :205 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Improving the physician-patient cardiovascular risk dialogue to improve statin adherence
Linda Casebeer, Craig Huber, Nancy Bennett, Rachael Shillman, Maziar Abdolrasulnia, Gregory D Salinas, Sijian Zhang BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :48 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of cardiovascular lifestyle change on lipoprotein subclass profiles defined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy David J Decewicz, David M Neatrour, Amy Burke, Mary Jane Haberkorn, Heather L Patney, Marina N Vernalis, Darrell L Ellsworth Lipids in Health and Disease 2009, 8 :26 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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N-acetylcysteine does not prevent contrast-induced nephropathy after cardiac catheterization in patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease: a randomized clinical trial Manouchehr Amini, Mojtaba Salarifar, Alireza Amirbaigloo, Farzad Masoudkabir, Fatemeh Esfahani Trials 2009, 10 :45 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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