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The genetics of statin-induced myopathy, 30 December 2009
Abhijit Ghatak, Osman Faheem, Paul D. Thompson
pages 337-343
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Meta-analysis of the effect of nicotinic acid alone or in combination on cardiovascular events and atherosclerosis, 18 January 2010
Eric Bruckert, Julien Labreuche, Pierre Amarenco
pages 353-361
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Never too late: A commentary on “Impact of age, sex and exercise on brachial and popliteal artery remodelling in humans”, 02 April 2010
J. Barth, S. Agewall
page 366
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How accurate is it to report a “protective effect of smoking on metabolic syndrome”?, 08 January 2010
Raika Durusoy
page 369
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Obovatol from Magnolia obovata inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and intimal hyperplasia by inducing p21Cip1, 21 December 2009
Yong Lim, Jin-Sook Kwon, Dong-Woon Kim, Seung-Ho Lee, Rho-Kwan Park, Jung-Jin Lee, Jin-Tae Hong, Hwan-Soo Yoo, Byoung-Mog Kwon, Yeo-Pyo Yun
pages 372-380
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Evaluation of translocator protein quantification as a tool for characterising macrophage burden in human carotid atherosclerosis, 07 January 2010
J.L.E. Bird, D. Izquierdo-Garcia, J.R. Davies, J.H.F. Rudd, K.C. Probst, N. Figg, J.C. Clark, P.L. Weissberg, A.P. Davenport, E.A. Warburton
pages 388-391
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Fibroblast growth factor-2 transiently activates the p53 oncosuppressor protein in human primary vascular smooth muscle cells: Implications for atherogenesis, 01 February 2010
Giovanni Barillari, André Iovane, Margherita Bonuglia, Loredana Albonici, Paolo Garofano, Emanuela Di Campli, Mario Falchi, Ivano Condò, Vittorio Manzari, Barbara Ensoli
pages 400-406
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Increased macrophage cholesterol biosynthesis and decreased cellular paraoxonase 2 (PON2) expression in Δ6-desaturase knockout (6-DS KO) mice: Beneficial effects of arachidonic acid, 30 December 2009
Mira Rosenblat, Nina Volkova, Manuel Roqueta-Rivera, Manabu T. Nakamura, Michael Aviram
pages 414-421
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AT1 blockade attenuates atherosclerotic plaque destabilization accompanied by the suppression of cathepsin S activity in apoE-deficient mice, 18 January 2010
Takeshi Sasaki, Masafumi Kuzuya, Kae Nakamura, Xian Wu Cheng, Taiju Hayashi, Haizhen Song, Lina Hu, Kenji Okumura, Toyoaki Murohara, Akihisa Iguchi, Kohji Sato
pages 430-437
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Stress test with dual isotope studies for the documentation of classical ischemic preconditioning, 04 January 2010
Maria Koutelou, Athanasios Katsikis, Athanasios Theodorakos, Virginia Tsapaki, Anna Kouzoumi, Athanasios Dritsas, Dennis Cokkinos
pages 445-451
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Large Brachial Artery Diameter and Metabolic Syndrome in postmenopausal women, 11 January 2010
Tiziana Montalcini, Gaetano Gorgone, Carmine Gazzaruso, Adriana Garzaniti, Arturo Pujia
pages 458-460
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Association of genetic variants in SEMA3F, CLEC16A, LAMA3, and PCSK2 with myocardial infarction in Japanese individuals, 28 December 2009
Tetsuo Fujimaki, Kimihiko Kato, Kiyoshi Yokoi, Mitsutoshi Oguri, Tetsuro Yoshida, Sachiro Watanabe, Norifumi Metoki, Hidemi Yoshida, Kei Satoh, Yukitoshi Aoyagi, Yoshinori Nozawa, Genjiro Kimura, Yoshiji Yamada
pages 468-473
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Genetic and environmental determinants of total and high-molecular weight adiponectin in families with low HDL-cholesterol and early onset coronary heart disease, 07 January 2010
Tiia Kangas-Kontio, Anne Huotari, Heli Ruotsalainen, Karl-Heinz Herzig, Minna Tamminen, Mika Ala-Korpela, Markku J. Savolainen, Sakari Kakko
pages 479-485
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Identification and functional characterization of LDLR mutations in familial hypercholesterolemia patients from Southern Italy, 04 January 2010
Maria Romano, Maria Donata Di Taranto, Maria Nicoletta D’Agostino, Gennaro Marotta, Marco Gentile, Giovanna Abate, Peppino Mirabelli, Rosa Di Noto, Luigi Del Vecchio, Paolo Rubba, Giuliana Fortunato
pages 493-496
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Long-term outcomes following coronary drug-eluting- and bare-metal-stent implantation, 11 January 2010
Johann Auer, Alexander Leitner, Robert Berent, Gudrun Lamm, Elisabeth Lassnig, Gerald Krennmair
pages 503-509
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Impact of diabetes on survival in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty: Insights from the POLISH STEMI registry, 18 January 2010
Giuseppe De Luca, Lukasz A. Małek, Paweł Maciejewski, Wojciech Wąsek, Maciej Niewada, Bogumił Kamiński, Janusz Drze wiecki, Maciej Kośmider, Jacek Kubica, Witold Rużyłło, Jan Z. Peruga, Dariusz Dudek, Grzegorz Opolski, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Robert J. Gil, Adam Witkowski, on behalf of the STEMI 2003 Registry Collaborators
pages 516-520
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Impact of age, sex and exercise on brachial and popliteal artery remodelling in humans, 02 March 2010
Daniel J. Green, Anne Swart, Anne Exterkate, Louise H. Naylor, Mark A. Black, N. Timothy Cable, Dick H.J. Thijssen
pages 525-530
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Changes in Cytokine Levels During Acute Hyperinsulinemia in Offspring of Type 2 Diabetic Subjects, 23 December 2009
Eija Ruotsalainen, Alena Stančáková, Ilkka Vauhkonen, Urpu Salmenniemi, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Kari Punnonen, Markku Laakso
pages 536-541
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LDL and HDL subclasses in acute ischemic stroke: Prediction of risk and short-term mortality, 21 December 2009
Aleksandra Zeljkovic, Jelena Vekic, Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Brankica Gulan, Slavica Spasic
pages 548-554
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Decreased apolipoprotein A5 is implicated in insulin resistance-related hypertriglyceridemia in obesity, 04 January 2010
Xian-sheng Huang, Shui-Ping Zhao, Min Hu, Lin Bai, Qian Zhang, Wang Zhao
pages 563-568
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Anaemia, independent of chronic kidney disease, predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in type 2 diabetic patients, 25 December 2009
Giacomo Zoppini, Giovanni Targher, Michel Chonchol, Carlo Negri, Vincenzo Stoico, Isabella Pichiri, Giuseppe Lippi, Michele Muggeo, Enzo Bonora
pages 575-580
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Optimal anthropometric factor cutoffs for hyperglycemia, hypertension and dyslipidemia for the Taiwanese population, 06 January 2010
Chin-Hsiao Tseng, Choon-Khim Chong, Ting-Ting Chan, Chyi-Huey Bai, San-Lin You, Hung-Yi Chiou, Ta-Chen Su, Chien-Jen Chen
pages 585-589
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Metabolic syndrome is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with occlusive and aneurysmatic peripheral arterial disease, 07 January 2010
Jan-Peter van Kuijk, Willem-Jan Flu, Michel Chonchol, Jeroen J. Bax, Hence J.M. Verhagen, Don Poldermans
pages 596-601
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Plasma bilirubin and gamma-glutamyltransferase activity are inversely related in dyslipidemic patients with metabolic syndrome: Relevance to oxidative stress, 03 February 2010
Philippe Giral, Vlad Ratziu, Philippe Couvert, Alain Carrié, Anatol Kontush, Xavier Girerd, M. John Chapman
pages 607-613
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Association of serum adiponectin with risk for cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral arterial disease, 25 January 2010
Grazina Urbonaviciene, Jan Frystyk, Allan Flyvbjerg, Eskild W. Henneberg, Jes S. Lindholt
pages 619-624
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Relationship between Mediterranean Diet Score and atherothrombotic risk: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994, 08 February 2010
Stephanie J. Carter, Mary B. Roberts, Jason Salter, Charles B. Eaton
pages 630-636
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Serum selenium and serum lipids in US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004, 27 January 2010
Martin Laclaustra, Saverio Stranges, Ana Navas-Acien, Jose M. Ordovas, Eliseo Guallar
pages 643-648
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Peri-aortic fat, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and aortic calcification: The Framingham Heart Study, 12 February 2010
Sam J. Lehman, Joseph M. Massaro, Christopher L. Schlett, Christopher J. O’Donnell, Udo Hoffmann, Caroline S. Fox
pages 656-661
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Associations between plasma osteopontin levels and the severities of coronary and aortic atherosclerosis, 14 January 2010
Yukihiko Momiyama, Reiko Ohmori, Zahi A. Fayad, Teruyoshi Kihara, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Ryuichi Kato, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Masayoshi Nagata, Haruo Nakamura, Fumitaka Ohsuzu
pages 668-670
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