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	1. 881 Accesses	Research article Effect of garlic on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis Karin Ried, Oliver R Frank, Nigel P Stocks, Peter Fakler, Thomas Sullivan BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8:13 (16 June 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	2. 619 Accesses	Research article Idiopathic premature ventricular contractions and ventricular tachycardias originating from the vicinity of tricuspid annulus: Results of radiofrequency catheter ablation in thirty-five patients Li Yue-Chun, Zhang Wen-Wu, Zhou Na-Dan, Zhang Teng, Wang Pin-Xiao, Ge Bei, Li Jia, Ji Kang-Ting, Lin Jia-Feng BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:32 (2 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	3. 542 Accesses	Research article Choice of generic antihypertensive drugs for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease - A cost-effectiveness analysis Torbjørn Wisløff, Randi M Selmer, Sigrun Halvorsen, Atle Fretheim, Ole F Norheim, Ivar Kristiansen BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:26 (4 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The Norwegian Cardiovascular Disease model indicates that, in single drug treatment, generic antihypertensive drugs are cost-effective in a wide range of risk groups, however it is unclear which class of drug is the most cost-effective.
	4. 479 Accesses	Research article 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 (23 August 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	5. 468 Accesses	Study protocol Effectiveness of two intensive treatment methods for smoking cessation and relapse prevention in patients with coronary heart disease: study protocol and baseline description Nadine C Berndt, Catherine Bolman, Lilian Lechner, Aart Mudde, Freek WA Verheugt, Hein de Vries BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:33 (15 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	6. 414 Accesses	Research article Abdominal aortic calcification quantified by the Morphological Atherosclerotic Calcification Distribution (MACD) index is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome Natasha Barascuk, Melanie Ganz, Mads Nielsen, Thomas C Register, Lars M Rasmussen, Morten A Karsdal, Claus Christiansen BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2011, 11:75 (20 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The Morphological Atherosclerotic Calcification Distribution (MACD) index assesses the risk of cardiovascular death, correlates with metabolic risk factors and indicates that hyperglycemia may contribute to unique patterns of aortic calcification.
	7. 378 Accesses	Research article Age - related treatment strategy and long-term outcome in acute myocardial infarction patients in the PCI era Petr Kala, Jan Kanovsky, Richard Rokyta, Michal Smid, Jan Pospisil, Jiri Knot, Filip Rohac, Martin Poloczek, Tomas Ondrus, Maria Holicka, Jindrich Spinar, Jiri Jarkovsky, Ladislav Dusek BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:31 (25 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary In older patients treated for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), risk factors such as diabetes mellitus and previous MI have a less pronounced impact on long term outcomes; age is a dominant discriminating risk factor in all patients.
	8. 346 Accesses	Research article Right-to-left shunt with hypoxemia in pulmonary hypertension Jean-Frédéric Vodoz, Vincent Cottin, Jean-Charles Glérant, Geneviève Derumeaux, Chahéra Khouatra, Anne-Sophie Blanchet, Bénédicte Mastroïanni, Jean-Yves Bayle, Jean-François Mornex, Jean-François Cordier BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9:15 (31 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	9. 330 Accesses	Research article Characteristic wave detection in ECG signal using morphological transform Yan Sun, Kap Chan, Shankar Krishnan BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005, 5:28 (20 September 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10. 330 Accesses	Research article Flow mediated dilation of the brachial artery: an investigation of methods requiring further standardization Alon Peretz, Daniel F Leotta, Jeffrey H Sullivan, Carol A Trenga, Fiona N Sands, Mary R Aulet, Marla Paun, Edward A Gill, Joel D Kaufman BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2007, 7:11 (21 March 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11. 313 Accesses	Case report Myocardial bridging as a cause of acute myocardial infarction: a case report Ramazan Akdemir, Huseyin Gunduz, Yunus Emiroglu, Cihangir Uyan BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2002, 2:15 (21 September 2002) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	12. 301 Accesses	Research article The prognostic importance of a history of hypertension in patients with symptomatic heart failure is substantially worsened by a short mitral inflow deceleration time Charlotte Andersson, Gunnar H Gislason, Peter Weeke, Jesper Kjaergaard, Christian Hassager, Dilek Akkan, Jacob E Møller, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:30 (25 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	13. 299 Accesses	Case report Resting tachycardia, a warning sign in anorexia nervosa: case report Mori J Krantz, Philip S Mehler BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2004, 4:10 (16 July 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	14. 292 Accesses	Research article Arrhythmia-provoking factors and symptoms at the onset of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A study based on interviews with 100 patients seeking hospital assistance Anders Hansson, Bjarne Madsen-Härdig, S Bertil Olsson BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2004, 4:13 (3 August 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Stress is the most commonly reported trigger in attacks of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, followed by physical exertion and tiredness; palpitations and reduced physical activity are the most common symptoms.
	15. 287 Accesses	Research article Optimal loading dose for the initiation of warfarin: a systematic review Carl Heneghan, Sally Tyndel, Clare Bankhead, Yi Wan, David Keeling, Rafael Perera, Alison Ward BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2010, 10:18 (19 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary High-quality evidence on optimal warfarin dosing and the use of genotyping to guide administration is lacking, with no evidence to suggest that higher initiation doses improve outcomes.
	16. 284 Accesses	Research article Cardiac asthma in elderly patients: incidence, clinical presentation and outcome Stéphane Jorge, Marie-Hélène Becquemin, Samuel Delerme, Mohamed Bennaceur, Richard Isnard, Rony Achkar, Bruno Riou, Jacques Boddaert, Patrick Ray BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2007, 7:16 (14 May 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17. 278 Accesses	Research article Associations among different functional and structural arterial wall properties and their relations to traditional cardiovascular risk factors in healthy subjects: a cross-sectional study Mojca Lunder, Miodrag Janić, Nataša Kejžar, Mišo Šabovič BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:29 (25 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	18. 263 Accesses	Case report Cardiac tamponade related to a coronary injury by a pericardial calcification: an unusual complication Anne Cypierre, Francis Pesteil, Claude Cassat, François Parraf, Rémy Bellier, Lionel Ursulet, Claire Eveno, Philippe Vignon, Bruno François BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:28 (25 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19. 253 Accesses	Research article Predictors and prognosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in general practice in the UK Ana Ruigómez, Saga Johansson, Mari-Ann Wallander, Luis Alberto García Rodríguez BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005, 5:20 (11 July 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	20. 247 Accesses	Research article Ankle blood pressure as a predictor of total and cardiovascular mortality Heikki Hietanen, Rauni Pääkkönen, Veikko Salomaa BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008, 8:3 (12 February 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Elevated ankle blood pressure levels are associated with higher cardiovascular and total mortality, suggesting that elevated ankle blood pressure may have independent value as a marker of arterial stiffness or subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic persons.
	21. 235 Accesses	Research article Abdominal obesity vs general obesity for identifying arterial stiffness, subclinical atherosclerosis and wave reflection in healthy, diabetics and hypertensive Jose I Recio-Rodriguez, Manuel A Gomez-Marcos, Maria C Patino-Alonso, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz, the Vasorisk group BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:3 (1 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 232 Accesses	Research article EDTA chelation therapy for cardiovascular disease: a systematic review Dugald MR Seely, Ping Wu, Edward J Mills BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005, 5:32 (1 November 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A systematic review on EDTA chelation therapy shows that the available clinical evidence does not support its use in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and suggests that further studies are required to establish whether it is a beneficial intervention for atherosclerotic disease.
	23. 229 Accesses	Research article Serum neuron-specific enolase as predictor of outcome in comatose cardiac-arrest survivors: a prospective cohort study Cédric Daubin, Charlotte Quentin, Stéphane Allouche, Olivier Etard, Cathy Gaillard, Amélie Seguin, Xavier Valette, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Fabrice Prevost, Michel Ramakers, Nicolas Terzi, Pierre Charbonneau, Damien du Cheyron BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2011, 11:48 (8 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary High levels of serum Neuron- Specific Enolase (NSE) are associated with death and vegetative state in comatose cardiac arrest survivors, and may be used to identify patients with poor neurological outcome.
	24. 228 Accesses	Research article QRS pattern and improvement in right and left ventricular function after cardiac resynchronization therapy: a radionuclide study Giulia Domenichini, Haran Burri, Cinzia Valzania, Gilberto Gavaruzzi, Francesco Fallani, Mauro Biffi, Henri Sunthorn, Igor Diemberger, Cristian Martignani, Huberdine Foulkes, Eric Fleury, Giuseppe Boriani BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12:27 (11 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25. 219 Accesses	Research article The BpTRU automatic blood pressure monitor compared to 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the assessment of blood pressure in patients with hypertension Linda Beckett, Marshall Godwin BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005, 5:18 (28 June 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central