Vascular Health and Risk Management, Volume 4, Issue 1 (2008)

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Review Article
Gadofosveset-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography
Mathias Goyen
Pages: 1-9
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforGadofosveset-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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Androgen therapy and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
K-CY McGrath, LS McRobb & AK Heather
Pages: 11-21
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforAndrogen therapy and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease | Full Text | References | PDF (404.3 KB)
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Carvedilol in hypertension treatment
Panagiotis C Stafylas & Pantelis A Sarafidis
Pages: 23-30
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforCarvedilol in hypertension treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (101.2 KB)
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Next-generation drug-eluting stents in coronary artery disease: focus on everolimus-eluting stent (Xience V®)
Imad Sheiban, Gianluca Villata, Mario Bollati, Dario Sillano, Marzia Lotrionte & Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
Pages: 31-38
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforNext-generation drug-eluting stents in coronary artery disease: focus on everolimus-eluting stent (Xience V®) | Full Text | References | PDF (105 KB)
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High density lipoprotein cholesterol: an evolving target of therapy in the management of cardiovascular disease
Navin K Kapur, Dominique Ashen & Roger S Blumenthal
Pages: 39-57
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforHigh density lipoprotein cholesterol: an evolving target of therapy in the management of cardiovascular disease | Full Text | References | PDF (386.8 KB)
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Current role of endovascular therapy in Marfan patients with previous aortic surgery
Ibrahim Akin, Stephan Kische, Tim C Rehders, Tushar Chatterjee, Henrik Schneider, Thomas Körber, Christoph A Nienaber & Hüseyin Ince
Pages: 59-66
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforCurrent role of endovascular therapy in Marfan patients with previous aortic surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (219.9 KB)
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Angiotensin II receptor blockers and cardiovascular protection: Focus on left ventricular hypertrophy regression and atrial fibrillation prevention
Cesare Cuspidi, Francesca Negri & Alberto Zanchetti
Pages: 67-73
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforAngiotensin II receptor blockers and cardiovascular protection: Focus on left ventricular hypertrophy regression and atrial fibrillation prevention | Full Text | References | PDF (98.2 KB)
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Perioperative use of statins in noncardiac surgery
YC Chan, SW Cheng & MG Irwin
Pages: 75-81
Published online: 05 Dec 2008
AbstractforPerioperative use of statins in noncardiac surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (96.2 KB)
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Diagnosis and surgical approach of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: a retrospective study
Stavros Gourgiotis, John Aggelakas, Nikolaos Salemis, Charalabos Elias & Charalabos Georgiou
Pages: 83-88
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforDiagnosis and surgical approach of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: a retrospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (396.5 KB)
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Chronic heart failure in Japan: Implications of the CHART studies
Nobuyuki Shiba & Hiroaki Shimokawa
Pages: 103-113
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforChronic heart failure in Japan: Implications of the CHART studies | Full Text | References | PDF (828.2 KB)
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress and diabetic retinopathy
Toshiyuki Oshitari, Natsuyo Hata & Shuichi Yamamoto
Pages: 115-122
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforEndoplasmic reticulum stress and diabetic retinopathy | Full Text | References | PDF (216 KB)
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Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review with emphasis on individuals with diabetes
Andre Pascal Kengne, Anastase Dzudie & Eugene Sobngwi
Pages: 123-130
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforHeart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review with emphasis on individuals with diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (143.2 KB)
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Update on the use of fibrates: focus on bezafibrate
Ilan Goldenberg, Michal Benderly & Uri Goldbourt
Pages: 131-141
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforUpdate on the use of fibrates: focus on bezafibrate | Full Text | References | PDF (378.8 KB)
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Opinion

Implications of the obesity epidemic for lipid-lowering therapy: Non-HDL cholesterol should replace LDL cholesterol as the primary therapeutic target
Michel R Hoenig
Pages: 143-156
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforImplications of the obesity epidemic for lipid-lowering therapy: Non-HDL cholesterol should replace LDL cholesterol as the primary therapeutic target | Full Text | References | PDF (133.1 KB)
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Original Research

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Adherence treatment factors in hypertensive African American women
Marie N Fongwa, Lorraines S Evangelista, Ron D Hays, David S Martins, David Elashoff, Marie J Cowan & Donald E Morisky
Pages: 157-166
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforAdherence treatment factors in hypertensive African American women | Full Text | References | PDF (103.4 KB)
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Therapeutic implications of transesophageal echocardiography after transthoracic echocardiography on acute stroke patients
Tiago Tribolet de Abreu, Sonia Mateus, Cecilia Carreteiro & Jose Correia
Pages: 167-172
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforTherapeutic implications of transesophageal echocardiography after transthoracic echocardiography on acute stroke patients | Full Text | References | PDF (119.2 KB)
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Immediate and six months clinical and angiographic results of intracoronary paclitaxel-coated stent implantation – the Meo:DrugStar-1 study
Cihangir Uyan, Huseyin Arinc, Huseyin Gunduz & Ramazan Akdemir
Pages: 173-176
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforImmediate and six months clinical and angiographic results of intracoronary paclitaxel-coated stent implantation – the Meo:DrugStar-1 study | Full Text | References | PDF (140 KB)
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Prediction of calculated future cardiovascular disease by monocyte count in an asymptomatic population
Deirdre F Waterhouse, Ronan A Cahill, Frances Sheehan & CJ McCreery
Pages: 177-187
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforPrediction of calculated future cardiovascular disease by monocyte count in an asymptomatic population | Full Text | References | PDF (126.9 KB)
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Prevalence and component analysis of metabolic syndrome: An Indian atherosclerosis research study perspective
Saikat Kanjilal, Jayashree Shanker, Veena S Rao, Natesha B Khadrinarasimhaih, Manjari Mukherjee, Shamanna S Iyengar & Vijay V Kakkar
Pages: 189-197
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforPrevalence and component analysis of metabolic syndrome: An Indian atherosclerosis research study perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (172 KB)
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Application of cardiovascular disease risk prediction models and the relevance of novel biomarkers to risk stratification in Asian Indians
S Kanjilal, VS Rao, M Mukherjee, BK Natesha, KS Renuka, K Sibi, SS Iyengar & Vijay V Kakkar
Pages: 199-211
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforApplication of cardiovascular disease risk prediction models and the relevance of novel biomarkers to risk stratification in Asian Indians | Full Text | References | PDF (189.7 KB)
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Effect of short-term lycopene supplementation and postprandial dyslipidemia on plasma antioxidants and biomarkers of endothelial health in young, healthy individuals
Steven G Denniss, Thomas D Haffner, Jeffrey T Kroetsch, Sara R Davidson, James WE Rush & Richard L Hughson
Pages: 213-222
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforEffect of short-term lycopene supplementation and postprandial dyslipidemia on plasma antioxidants and biomarkers of endothelial health in young, healthy individuals | Full Text | References | PDF (376.2 KB)
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Candesartan in heart failure: assessment of reduction in mortality and morbidity (CHARM) and resource utilization and costs in Italy
Giorgio L Colombo, Mauro Caruggi, Chiara Ottolini & Aldo P Maggioni
Pages: 223-234
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforCandesartan in heart failure: assessment of reduction in mortality and morbidity (CHARM) and resource utilization and costs in Italy | Full Text | References | PDF (305.4 KB)
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Lipid-lowering effects of methanolic extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaves in rats fed on high cholesterol diet
Oluwatosin A Adaramoye, Olajumoke Akintayo, Jonah Achem & Michael A Fafunso
Pages: 235-241
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforLipid-lowering effects of methanolic extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaves in rats fed on high cholesterol diet | Full Text | References | PDF (161.2 KB)
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Correlation of microalbumin and sialic acid with anthropometric variables in type 2 diabetic patients with and without nephropathy
B Shivananda Nayak, Heidi Duncan, Sunita Lalloo, Kevin Maraj, Vani Matmungal, Felicia Matthews, Bhupinder Prajapati, Ria Samuel & Pearse Sylvester
Pages: 243-247
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforCorrelation of microalbumin and sialic acid with anthropometric variables in type 2 diabetic patients with and without nephropathy | Full Text | References | PDF (88.3 KB)
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Application in the STRATHE trial of a score system to compare the efficacy and the tolerability of different therapeutic strategies in the management of hypertension
Bernard Waeber & Jean-Jacques Mourad
Pages: 249-252
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforApplication in the STRATHE trial of a score system to compare the efficacy and the tolerability of different therapeutic strategies in the management of hypertension | Full Text | References | PDF (120.3 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Dissection of the ascending thoracic aorta as a complication of percutaneous coronary intervention
Cihangir Uyan, Huseyin Arinc, Huseyin Gunduz & Ramazan Akdemir
Pages: 253-257
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforDissection of the ascending thoracic aorta as a complication of percutaneous coronary intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (134.1 KB)
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A hazardous finding of a rare anomalous left main coronary artery in a patient with a secundum atrial septal defect
Michael Emery, Waqas Ghumman, Shawn Teague & Jo Mahenthiran
Pages: 259-262
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforA hazardous finding of a rare anomalous left main coronary artery in a patient with a secundum atrial septal defect | Full Text | References | PDF (753.8 KB)
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Case Report
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with distant lymphangiomatosis without an association to Kasabach-Merritt-Syndrome in a female adult!
Claudia S Vetter-Kauczok, Philipp Ströbel, Eva B Bröcker & Jürgen C Becker
Pages: 263-266
Published online: 28 Dec 2022
AbstractforKaposiform hemangioendothelioma with distant lymphangiomatosis without an association to Kasabach-Merritt-Syndrome in a female adult! | Full Text | References | PDF (662.9 KB)
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