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Editor-in-Chief
Melissa Norton, MD Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD In-house Editor
Timothy I. Shipley
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Research article
 
Characterisation of heart failure with normal ejection fraction in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Adedeji K Adebayo, Adewole A Adebiyi, Olulola O Oladapo, Okechukwu S Ogah, Akinyemi Aje, Dike B Ojji, Ayodele O Falase
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:52 (18November2009)
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The impact of renal insufficiency and anaemia on survival in patients with cardiovascular disease: a cohort study
Jocelyn Anderson, Liam G Glynn, John Newell, Alberto A Iglesias, Donal Reddan, Andrew W Murphy
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:51 (12November2009)
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Beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms Gln27Glu, Arg16Gly in patients with heart failure
Alfredo Jos Mansur, Rosana Seleri Fontes, Regina Airoldi Canzi, Raphael Nishimura, Airlane Pereira Alencar, Antonio Carlos Pedroso de Lima, Jos Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:50 (3November2009)
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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 (9October2009)
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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 th, Eberhard von Hodenberg, Hans-Peter Bestehorn, Thomas Scheffold
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:48 (8October2009)
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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 (30September2009)
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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 (15September2009)
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Safety of percutaneous aortic valve insertion. A systematic review
Hans Van Brabandt, Mattias Neyt
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:45 (1September2009)
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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 eros, Mary B McDonell, Christian D Helfrich, Roxane Rusch, Robert Jesse, Peter Almenoff, Barbara Fleming, Michael Kussman
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:44 (31August2009)
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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 (28August2009)
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Percutaneous coronary revascularization in patients with formerly "refractory angina pectoris in end-stage coronary artery disease"  Not "end-stage" after all
Thomas W Jax, Ansgar J Peters, Ahmed A Khattab, Matthias P Heintzen, Frank-Chris Schoebel
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:42 (28August2009)
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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 (26August2009)
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Increased expression of vascular endothelin type B and angiotensin type 1 receptors in patients with ischemic heart disease
Ivan Dimitrijevic, Marie-Louise Edvinsson, Qingwen Chen, Malin Malmsj , Per-Ola Kimblad, Lars Edvinsson
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:40 (25August2009)
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Population based prevalence of high blood pressure among adults in Addis Ababa: uncovering a silent epidemic
Fikru Tesfaye, Peter Byass, Stig Wall
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:39 (23August2009)
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The search for valved conduit tissue grafts for adults (>22 mm): an ultrasonographic study of jugular vein diameters of horses and cattle
Colin C Schwarzwald, Rolf Jenni
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:38 (13August2009)
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Left ventricular non-compaction: clinical features and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Zaheer R Yousef, Paul WX Foley, Kayvan Khadjooi, Shajil Chalil, Harald Sandman, Noor UH Mohammed, Francisco Leyva
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:37 (9August2009)
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Risk-taking attitudes and their association with process and outcomes of cardiac care: a cohort study
Kathryn M King, Colleen M Norris, Merril L Knudtson, William A Ghali
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:36 (6August2009)
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Association between -T786C NOS3 polymorphism and resistant hypertension: a prospective cohort study
Ignacio Cruz-Gonz lez, Esther Corral, Mar a Snchez-Ledesma, Angel Snchez-Rodrguez, Cndido Martn-Luengo, Rogelio Gonzlez-Sarmiento
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:35 (4August2009)
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The association of biomarkers of iron status with peripheral arterial disease in US adults
Andy Menke, Jos Manuel Fernndez-Real, Paul Muntner, Eliseo Guallar
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:34 (3August2009)
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No evidence for an association between the -36A>C phospholamban gene polymorphism and a worse prognosis in heart failure
Diogo GB Santos, Alessandra Medeiros, Patrcia C Brum, Jos G Mill, Alfredo J Mansur, Jos E Krieger, Alexandre C Pereira
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:33 (28July2009)
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Financial impact of reducing door-to-balloon time in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a single hospital experience
Umesh N Khot, Michele L Johnson-Wood, Jason B Geddes, Curtis Ramsey, Monica B Khot, Heather Taillon, Randall Todd, Saeed R Shaikh, William J Berg
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:32 (26July2009)
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Lack of cardioprotection from subcutaneously and preischemic administered Liraglutide in a closed chest porcine ischemia reperfusion model
Jens Kristensen, Ulrik M Mortensen, Morten Schmidt, Peter Haubjerg Nielsen, Torsten Toftegaard Nielsen, Michael Maeng
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:31 (23July2009)
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Gender-related differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and their correlates in urban Tanzania
Marina A Njelekela, Rose Mpembeni, Alfa Muhihi, Nuru L Mligiliche, Donna Spiegelman, Ellen Hertzmark, Enju Liu, Julia L Finkelstein, Wafaie W Fawzi, Walter C Willett, Jacob Mtabaji
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:30 (17July2009)
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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 (8July2009)
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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, RM Pandey
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:28 (5July2009)
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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 (23June2009)
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Activation of calpain-1 in human carotid artery atherosclerotic lesions
Isabel Gon alves, Mihaela Nitulescu, Takaomi C Saido, Nuno Dias, Luis M Pedro, Jos Fernandes e Fernandes, Mikko PS Ares, Isabella Prn-Ares
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:26 (18June2009)
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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 (17June2009)
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Study protocol
Quick identification of acute chest pain patients study (QICS)
Hendrik M Willemsen, Gonda de Jong, Ren A Tio, Wybe Nieuwland, Ido P Kema, Iwan CC van der Horst, Mattijs Oudkerk, Felix Zijlstra
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:24 (15June2009)
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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, Hctor H Garca, Liam Smeeth
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:23 (8June2009)
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Study protocol
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 (1June2009)
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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 (27May2009)
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Research article
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 (27May2009)
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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 (21May2009)
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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 (13May2009)
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Therapeutic implications of selecting the SCORE (European) versus the D'AGOSTINO (American) risk charts for cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients
Manuel A G mez-Marcos, Carlos Martnez-Salgado, Carlos Martin-Cantera, Jos I Recio-Rodrguez, Yolanda Castao-Snchez, Maria Gin-Garriga, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Luis Garca-Ortiz
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:17 (11May2009)
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Study protocol
Randomised controlled trial of a secondary prevention program for myocardial infarction patients ('ProActive Heart'): study protocol
Anna L Hawkes, John Atherton, C Barr Taylor, Paul Scuffham, Kathy Eadie, Nancy Houston Miller, Brian Oldenburg
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:16 (9May2009)
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Research article
Right-to-left shunt with hypoxemia in pulmonary hypertension
Jean-Frdric Vodoz, Vincent Cottin, Jean-Charles Glrant, Genevi ve Derumeaux, Chahra Khouatra, Anne-Sophie Blanchet, Bndicte Mastro anni, Jean-Yves Bayle, Jean-Franois Mornex, Jean-Franois Cordier
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:15 (31March2009)
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Physical distress is associated with cardiovascular events in a high risk population of elderly men
Gunnar Einvik,  ivind Ekeberg, Tor O Klemsdal, Leiv Sandvik, Elsa M Hjerkinn
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:14 (30March2009)
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Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of refractory angina: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Rod S Taylor, Jessica De Vries, Eric Buchser, Mike JL DeJongste
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:13 (25March2009)
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Inhibition of S6K1 accounts partially for the anti-inflammatory effects of the arginase inhibitor L-norvaline
Xiu-Fen Ming, Angana Gupta Rajapakse, Jo o Miguel Carvas, Jean Ruffieux, Zhihong Yang
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:12 (13March2009)
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Impaired heart rate recovery is associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study
Thomas M Maddox, Colleen Ross, P Michael Ho, David Magid, John S Rumsfeld
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:11 (12March2009)
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ACE inhibition attenuates uremia-induced aortic valve thickening in a novel mouse model
Mikko A Simolin, Tanja X Pedersen, Susanne Bro, Mikko I M yrnp, Satu Helske, Lars B Nielsen, Petri T Kovanen
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:10 (3March2009)
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Functional claudication distance: a reliable and valid measurement to assess functional limitation in patients with intermittent claudication
Lotte M Kruidenier, Saskia PA Nicola, Edith M Willigendael, Rob A de Bie, Martin H Prins, Joep AW Teijink
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:9 (2March2009)
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Research article
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with better endothelial function: a cross sectional study
Keiko Suzuki, Mitchell SV Elkind, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Zhezhen Jin, Grace Berry, Marco R Di Tullio, Ralph L Sacco, Shunichi Homma
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:8 (20February2009)
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A-002 (Varespladib), a phospholipase A2 inhibitor, reduces atherosclerosis in guinea pigs
Jose O Leite, Ushma Vaishnav, Michael Puglisi, Heather Fraser, Joaquim Trias, Maria Luz Fernandez
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:7 (17February2009)
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Study protocol
Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of telemonitoring and self-management in the control of hypertension: Telemonitoring and self-management in hypertension. [ISRCTN17585681]
Richard J McManus, Emma P Bray, Jonathan Mant, Roger Holder, Sheila Greenfield, Stirling Bryan, Miren I Jones, Paul Little, Bryan Williams, FD Richard Hobbs
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:6 (16February2009)
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Research article
Microvolt T-wave alternans as a predictor of mortality and severe arrhythmias in patients with left-ventricular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Charlotte J van der Avoort, Kristian B Filion, Nandini Dendukuri, James M Brophy
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:5 (28January2009)
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Secondary prevention of heart disease knowledge among cardiologists and  -3 (Omega-3) fatty acid prescribing behaviors in Karachi, Pakistan
Saqib A Gowani, Sana Shoukat, Ather M Taqui, Hashim M Hanif, Wasiq F Rawasia, Zeeshan Qadri, Sajid H Dhakam
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:4 (27January2009)
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The 9p21 susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis
Suet Nee Chen, Christie M Ballantyne, Antonio M Gotto Jr, Ali J Marian
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:3 (27January2009)
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Characteristics of acute congestive heart failure with normal ejection fraction and less elevated B-type natriuretic peptide
Ken Shimamoto, Natsuha Koike, Kiyoko Mizuochi, Miho Honma, Yufuko Kasai, Akiko Sakai, Etsuko Fujita, Masatoshi Kawana
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:2 (24January2009)
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Prenatal hypoxia induces increased cardiac contractility on a background of decreased capillary density
David Hauton, Victoria Ousley
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:1 (6January2009)
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