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Reviews
In vivo macrophage-specific RCT and antioxidant and antiinflammatory HDL activity measurements: New tools for predicting HDL atheroprotection, 13 April 2009 Joan Carles Escolà-Gil, Noemí Rotllan, Josep Julve, Francisco Blanco-Vaca pages 321-327 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Thromboangiitis obliterans in the 21st century—A new face of disease, 09 March 2009 Rafał Małecki, Krystyna Zdrojowy, Rajmund Adamiec pages 328-334 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (474 KB)
Association of inflammatory markers with angiographic severity and extent of coronary artery disease, 05 March 2009 Maria Drakopoulou, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Elli Stefanadi, Eleftherios Tsiamis, Dimitris Tousoulis, Christodoulos Stefanadis pages 335-339 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (141 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Large waist circumference with normal BMI identifies a significant subset of Italian female patients with the metabolic syndrome—A high risk presentation?, 08 April 2009 Giuliana Mombelli, Anna M. Zanaboni, Sabrina Gaito, Cesare R. Sirtori pages 340-342 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (198 KB)
Prox-1 and FOXC2 gene expression in adipose tissue: A potential contributory role of the lymphatic system to familial combined hyperlipidaemia, 01 April 2009 Alfons Horra, Juliana Salazar, Raimon Ferré, Joan-Carles Vallvé, Montse Guardiola, Roser Rosales, Lluís Masana, Josep Ribalta pages 343-345 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (261 KB)
Two novel frame shift mutations in lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) gene associated with a familial LCAT deficiency phenotype, 31 March 2009 Cheol Whee Park, Mi-Hyun Lim, Dong-Ye Youn, Seung Eun Jung, Sungjin Chung, Young Soo Ahn, Yoon Sik Chang, Jeong-Hwa Lee pages 346-348 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (416 KB)
Invited Commentaries
Commentary on the study of Rivera et al.: The relation of risk factors and total coronary artery plaque burden evaluated by multi-detector row computed tomography angiography, 22 June 2009 Raul D. Santos pages 349-350 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (96 KB)
A response to the letter regarding the pleiotropic effects of fluvastatin on acute inflammatory response and the role of MMP-9 in plaque destabilization and intraplaque hemorrhage, 29 June 2009 Kae Nakamura, Takeshi Sasaki, Xian Wu Cheng, Masafumi Kuzuya pages 351-352 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (94 KB)
Statin pleiotropism and atherosclerotic plaque rupture, 08 May 2009 Christopher L. Jackson, Jason L. Johnson pages 353-354 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (96 KB)
Basic Research
Vascular Biology, Hemostasis and Oxidative Stress
Statin prevents plaque disruption in apoE-knockout mouse model through pleiotropic effect on acute inflammation, 18 March 2009 Kae Nakamura, Takeshi Sasaki, Xian Wu Cheng, Akihisa Iguchi, Kohji Sato, Masafumi Kuzuya pages 355-361 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1254 KB)
Low vasa vasorum densities correlate with inflammation and subintimal thickening: Potential role in location—Determination of atherogenesis, 15 April 2009 M. Gössl, D. Versari, L.O. Lerman, A.R. Chade, P.E. Beighley, R. Erbel, E.L. Ritman pages 362-368 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1107 KB) | Add-Ons
CD44-deficiency on hematopoietic cells limits T-cell number but does not protect against atherogenesis in LDL receptor-deficient mice, 06 April 2009 Sara Sjöberg, Einar E. Eriksson, Åsa Tivesten, Annelie Carlsson, Anna Klasson, Max Levin, Jan Borén, Alexandra Krettek pages 369-374 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (340 KB)
Antithrombotic and antiplatelet activities of fenofibrate, a lipid-lowering drug, 06 April 2009 Jung-Jin Lee, Yong-Ri Jin, Ji-Yeon Yu, Tudev Munkhtsetseg, Eun-Seok Park, Yong Lim, Tack-Joong Kim, Myoung-Yun Pyo, Jin Tae Hong, Hwan-Soo Yoo, Youngsoo Kim, Yeo-Pyo Yun pages 375-382 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1139 KB)
Expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase splice variants in atherosclerotic plaques of apoE knockout mice, 09 April 2009 Johannes Schödel, P. Padmapriya, Alexander Marx, Paul L. Huang, Georg Ertl, Peter J. Kuhlencordt pages 383-389 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1333 KB)
Digitoxin elicits anti-inflammatory and vasoprotective properties in endothelial cells: Therapeutic implications for the treatment of atherosclerosis?, 18 May 2009 Joanna Jagielska, Gustavo Salguero, Bernhard Schieffer, Udo Bavendiek pages 390-396 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (678 KB) | Add-Ons
Gender differences in age-related endothelial function in the murine aorta, 08 April 2009 Yasuhiro Takenouchi, Tsuneo Kobayashi, Takayuki Matsumoto, Katsuo Kamata pages 397-404 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (935 KB) | Add-Ons
Structural and electrophysiological changes in atherosclerotic radial artery grafts account for impairment of vessel reactivity, 27 April 2009 Irem Mueed, Yongde Zhang, Tariq Aziz, Victor Chu, Luke J. Janssen pages 405-410 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1870 KB)
Effect of a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ sumoylation mutant on neointimal formation after balloon injury in rats, 01 April 2009 Soo Lim, Byung Yong Ahn, Sung Soo Chung, Ho Seon Park, Bong Jun Cho, Min Kim, Sung Hee Choi, In Kyu Lee, Sang-Won Lee, Soo Joon Choi, Chin Ha Chung, Young Min Cho, Hong Kyu Lee, Kyong Soo Park pages 411-417 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1106 KB)
Thrombin generation by intimal tissue factor contributes to thrombus formation on macrophage-rich neointima but not normal intima of hyperlipidemic rabbits, 16 April 2009 Atsushi Yamashita, Shuntaro Matsuda, Tomoko Matsumoto, Sayaka Moriguchi-Goto, Misaki Takahashi, Chihiro Sugita, Takahiro Sumi, Takuroh Imamura, Midori Shima, Kazuo Kitamura, Yujiro Asada pages 418-426 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1633 KB) | Add-Ons
Pro-atherogenic effects of probucol in apo E-KO mice may be mediated through alterations in immune system: Parallel alterations in gene expression in the aorta and liver, 27 April 2009 Zuyuan Xu, Nazila Azordegan, Zhaohui Zhao, Khuong Le, Rgia A. Othman, Mohammed H. Moghadasian pages 427-433 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1084 KB) | Add-Ons
Metabolism: Lipids, Lipoproteins, Carbohydrates, Homocysteine and Cholesterol
Metformin restores impaired HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux due to glycation, 20 April 2009 Kota Matsuki, Naoki Tamasawa, Maki Yamashita, Jutaro Tanabe, Hiroshi Murakami, Jun Matsui, Tadaatsu Imaizumi, Kei Satoh, Toshihiro Suda pages 434-438 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (356 KB)
Antiretroviral compounds and cholesterol efflux from macrophages, 09 April 2009 Nigora Mukhamedova, Honor Rose, Huanhuan L. Cui, Angela Grant, Urbain Tchoua, Anthony Dart, Michael Bukrinsky, Dmitri Sviridov pages 439-443 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (664 KB)
Mannose binding lectin deficiency and triglyceride-rich lipoprotein metabolism in normolipidemic subjects, 20 April 2009 A. Alipour, A.J.H.H.M. van Oostrom, J.P.H. Van Wijk, C. Verseyden, H.W.M. Plokker, J.W. Jukema, A.J. Rabelink, M. Castro Cabezas pages 444-450 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (396 KB)
Clinical and Population Research
Imaging and Measurement of Vessel Health
Association of traditional cardiovascular risk factors with coronary plaque sub-types assessed by 64-slice computed tomography angiography in a large cohort of asymptomatic subjects, 15 June 2009 Juan J. Rivera, Khurram Nasir, Pedro R. Cox, Eue-Keun Choi, Yeonyee Yoon, Iksung Cho, Eun-Ju Chun, Sang-Il Choi, Roger S. Blumenthal, Hyuk-Jae Chang pages 451-457 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (251 KB)
Sex differences of carotid intima-media thickness in healthy children and adolescents, 23 April 2009 Birgit Böhm, Kerstin Hartmann, Martin Buck, Renate Oberhoffer pages 458-463 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (161 KB) | Add-Ons
Electric impedance spectroscopy of human atherosclerotic lesions, 08 May 2009 Ines Streitner, Markus Goldhofer, Sungbo Cho, Hagen Thielecke, Ralf Kinscherf, Florian Streitner, Jürgen Metz, Karl K. Haase, Martin Borggrefe, Tim Suselbeck pages 464-468 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (368 KB) | Add-Ons
Effect of carotid stenosis on the prognostic value of admission blood pressure in patients with acute ischemic stroke, 06 May 2009 Maurizio Paciaroni, Giancarlo Agnelli, Valeria Caso, Francesco Corea, Walter Ageno, Andrea Alberti, Alessia Lanari, Sara Micheli, Luca Bertolani, Michele Venti, Francesco Palmerini, Sergio Biagini, Giancarlo Comi, Antonia A.M. Billeci, Paolo Previdi, Giorgio Silvestrelli pages 469-473 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (250 KB)
Genetics
Association of C-reactive protein (CRP) gene allelic variants with serum CRP levels and hypertension in Turkish adults, 04 May 2009 E. Komurcu-Bayrak, N. Erginel-Unaltuna, A. Onat, B. Ozsait, C. Eklund, M. Hurme, N. Mononen, R. Laaksonen, G. Hergenc, T. Lehtimäki pages 474-479 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (145 KB) | Add-Ons
Candidate genes for respiratory disease associated with markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in elderly men, 01 May 2009 Elissa H. Wilker, Stacey E. Alexeeff, Audrey Poon, Augusto A. Litonjua, David Sparrow, Pantel S. Vokonas, Murray A. Mittleman, Joel Schwartz pages 480-485 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (143 KB)
Association of genetic variants with myocardial infarction in Japanese individuals with metabolic syndrome, 10 April 2009 Mitsutoshi Oguri, Kimihiko Kato, Kiyoshi Yokoi, Tatsuo Itoh, Tetsuro Yoshida, Sachiro Watanabe, Norifumi Metoki, Hidemi Yoshida, Kei Satoh, Yukitoshi Aoyagi, Yutaka Nishigaki, Masashi Tanaka, Yoshinori Nozawa, Yoshiji Yamada pages 486-493 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (163 KB) | Add-Ons
Significant impact of chromosomal locus 1p13.3 on serum LDL cholesterol and on angiographically characterized coronary atherosclerosis, 20 April 2009 Axel Muendlein, Simone Geller-Rhomberg, Christoph H. Saely, Thomas Winder, Gudrun Sonderegger, Philipp Rein, Stefan Beer, Alexander Vonbank, Heinz Drexel pages 494-499 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Physical inactivity interacts with an endothelial lipase polymorphism to modulate high density lipoprotein cholesterol in the GOLDN study, 20 April 2009 Caren E. Smith, Donna K. Arnett, Michael Y. Tsai, Chao-Qiang Lai, Laurence D. Parnell, Jian Shen, Martin Laclaustra, Mireia Junyent, José M. Ordovás pages 500-504 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Intervention
Short-term 20-mg atorvastatin therapy reduces key inflammatory factors including c-Jun N-terminal kinase and dendritic cells and matrix metalloproteinase expression in human abdominal aortic aneurysmal wall, 01 May 2009 Kan Kajimoto, Katsumi Miyauchi, Takatoshi Kasai, Kazunori Shimada, Yuko Kojima, Akie Shimada, Hiroshi Niinami, Atsushi Amano, Hiroyuki Daida pages 505-511 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (978 KB)
Pravastatin and cardiovascular risk in moderate chronic kidney disease, 08 May 2009 Haruo Nakamura, Kyoichi Mizuno, Yasuo Ohashi, Tomowo Yoshida, Koichi Hirao, Yasufumi Uchida pages 512-517 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (211 KB)
Periodontal treatment influences risk markers for atherosclerosis in patients with severe periodontitis, 04 May 2009 Kåre Buhlin, Margareta Hultin, Ola Norderyd, Lena Persson, A. Graham Pockley, Pirkko J. Pussinen, Per Rabe, Björn Klinge, Anders Gustafsson pages 518-522 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Intracoronary versus intravenous abciximab administration in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention—Effects on soluble CD40 ligand concentrations, 20 April 2009 Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez, Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez, Pablo Avanzas, Francisco Bosa-Ojeda, Sima Samimi-Fard, Francisco Marrero-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Kaski pages 523-527 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (141 KB)
Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Nutrition
The relationships among serum glucose, albumin concentrations and carotid atherosclerosis in men with spinal cord injury, 06 April 2009 Yen-Ho Wang, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Tzung-Dau Wang, Bao-Show Hwang, Tien-Shang Huang, Ta-Chen Su pages 528-534 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (157 KB)
Suppressive effect of EPA on the incidence of coronary events in hypercholesterolemia with impaired glucose metabolism: Sub-analysis of the Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS), 18 May 2009 Shinichi Oikawa, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Hideki Origasa, Masunori Matsuzaki, Yuji Matsuzawa, Yasushi Saito, Yuichi Ishikawa, Jun Sasaki, Hitoshi Hishida, Hiroshige Itakura, Toru Kita, Akira Kitabatake, Noriaki Nakaya, Toshiie Sakata, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kunio Shirato, for the JELIS Investigators, Japan pages 535-539 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (310 KB)
Increased glycated albumin and decreased esRAGE levels are related to angiographic severity and extent of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes, 15 April 2009 Lin Lu, Li Jin Pu, Qi Zhang, Ling Jie Wang, Sheng Kang, Rui Yan Zhang, Qiu Jing Chen, Ji Guang Wang, Raffaele De Caterina, Wei Feng Shen pages 540-545 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (314 KB) | Add-Ons
Longitudinal study on premature atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, 23 April 2009 Karina de Leeuw, Andries J. Smit, Eric de Groot, Arie M. van Roon, Cees G. Kallenberg, Marc Bijl pages 546-550 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
Endogenous tissue plasminogen activator and risk of recurrent cardiac events after an acute coronary syndrome in the MIRACL study, 27 April 2009 Scott Kinlay, Gregory G. Schwartz, Anders G. Olsson, Nader Rifai, Weihang Bao, Peter Libby, Peter Ganz, for the Myocardial Ischemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering (MIRACL) Study Investigators pages 551-555 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
Small dense LDL and VLDL predict common carotid artery IMT and elicit an inflammatory response in peripheral blood mononuclear and endothelial cells, 20 April 2009 Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Sara Raselli, Liliana Grigore, Katia Garlaschelli, Daniela Vianello, Sandra Bertocco, Alberto Zambon, Alberico Luigi Catapano pages 556-562 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (658 KB)
Contribution of cardiovascular risk factors to coronary risk in patients with intermittent claudication in the PRIME Cohort Study of European men, 29 April 2009 Emmanuelle Tilloy, Michèle Montaye, Frank Kee, Annie Bingham, Dominique Arveiler, Jean-Bernard Ruidavets, Alun Evans, Bernadette Haas, Jean Ferrières, Pierre Ducimetière, Philippe Amouyel, Jean Dallongeville pages 563-568 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (181 KB)
Fish oil supplementation improves endothelial function in normoglycemic offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes, 24 April 2009 Stefano Rizza, Manfredi Tesauro, Carmine Cardillo, Angelica Galli, Micaela Iantorno, Fabrizio Gigli, Paolo Sbraccia, Massimo Federici, Michael J. Quon, Davide Lauro pages 569-574 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (289 KB)
Association of serum osteoprotegerin with ankle-brachial index and urine albumin: Creatinine ratio in African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites, 08 May 2009 Zeenat Ali, Allison A. Ellington, Thomas H. Mosley, Iftikhar J. Kullo pages 575-580 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (380 KB)
Coronary sinus concentrations of interleukin 6 and its soluble receptors are affected by reperfusion and may portend complications in patients with myocardial infarction, 30 April 2009 Karol A. Kaminski, Marcin Kozuch, Tomasz Bonda, Izabela Wojtkowska, Anna Kozieradzka, Slawomir Dobrzycki, Pawel Kralisz, Konrad Nowak, Przemyslaw Prokopczuk, Maria M. Winnicka, Wlodzimierz J. Musial pages 581-587 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (368 KB) | Add-Ons
Leukocyte telomere shortening in elderly Type2DM patients with previous myocardial infarction, 22 May 2009 Fabiola Olivieri, Maria Lorenzi, Roberto Antonicelli, Roberto Testa, Cristina Sirolla, Maurizio Cardelli, Serena Mariotti, Francesca Marchegiani, Maurizio Marra, Liana Spazzafumo, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Antonio Procopio pages 588-593 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Persistence of the metabolic syndrome and its influence on carotid artery intima media thickness in overweight Latino children, 18 May 2009 Claudia M. Toledo-Corral, Emily E. Ventura, Howard N. Hodis, Marc J. Weigensberg, Christianne J. Lane, Yanjie Li, Michael I. Goran pages 594-598 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (240 KB)
Associations of very high C-reactive protein concentration with psychosocial and cardiovascular risk factors in an ageing population, 01 April 2009 Mark Hamer, Yoichi Chida pages 599-603 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (171 KB)
Oral infection-inflammatory pathway, periodontitis, is a risk factor for endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease, 04 May 2009 Yukihito Higashi, Chikara Goto, Takayuki Hidaka, Junko Soga, Shuji Nakamura, Yuichi Fujii, Takaki Hata, Naomi Idei, Noritaka Fujimura, Kazuaki Chayama, Yasuki Kihara, Akira Taguchi pages 604-610 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (422 KB)
HDL cholesterol protects against cardiovascular disease in both genders, at all ages and at all levels of risk, 17 April 2009 M.T. Cooney, A. Dudina, D. De Bacquer, L. Wilhelmsen, S. Sans, A. Menotti, G. De Backer, P. Jousilahti, U. Keil, T. Thomsen, P. Whincup, I.M. Graham pages 611-616 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (637 KB) | Add-Ons
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