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Medical decision making for older adults: an international perspective comparing the United States and India
Ankur Kalra, Daniel E Forman, Sarah J Goodlin
2015, 12(4): 329-334. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.003
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Foundations of medical decision-making for older adults with cardiovascu-lar disease
Hannah I Lipman, Ankur Kalra, James N Kirkpatrick
2015, 12(4): 335-339. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.004
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in very elderly patients: immediate results and medium term follow-up
Isaac Pascual, Antonio J Munoz-Garcia, Diego Lopez-Otero, Pablo Avanzas, Manuel F Jimenez-Navarro, Belen Cid-Alvarez, Raquel del Valle, Juan H Alonso-Briales, Raimundo Ocaranza-Sanchez, Jose M Hernandez, Ramiro Trillo-Nouche, Cesar Moris
2015, 12(4): 340-345. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.005
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Mitral peak early diastolic filling velocity to deceleration time ratio as a predictor of prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure and preserved or reduced ejection fraction
Flora Pirozzi, Antonella Paglia, Laura Sasso, Pasquale Abete, Angelo Carlomagno, Carlo G Tocchetti, Domenico Bonaduce, Mario Petretta
2015, 12(4): 346-352. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.006
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Protective effect of heme oxygenase-1 on Wistar rats with heart failure through the inhibition of inflammation and amelioration of intestinal microcirculation
Li ZHANG, Zhuo-Kun GAN, Li-Na HAN, Hao WANG, Jie BAI, Guo-Juan TAN, Xiao-Xia LI, Ya-Ping XU, Yu ZHOU, Mei-Liang GONG, Mo-Si LIN, Xiao-Yang HAN
2015, 12(4): 353-365. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.001
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Sarcopenia is associated with Framingham risk score in the Korean popula-tion: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2010–2011
Chae-Hwa Byeon, Kee-Young Kang, Se-Hun Kang, Eun-Jin Bae
2015, 12(4): 366-372. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.007
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Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome
Berna Kaya, Bedri Caner Kaya, Emel Yigit Karakas, Sadettin Selcuk Baysal, Dursun Cadirci, Emre Erkus, Ibrahim Halil Altiparmak, Emin Savik, Hatice Sezen, Turgay Ulas
2015, 12(4): 373-377. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.008
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Clopidogrel resistance response in patients with coronary artery disease and metabolic syndrome: the role of hyperglycemia and obesity
Zhao-Ke WU, Jing-Jing WANG, Ting WANG, Shen-Shen ZHU, Xi-Ling CHEN, Chao LIU, Wei-Guo ZHANG
2015, 12(4): 378-382. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.009
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Dual antiplatelet therapy increases pocket hematoma complications in Chinese patients with pacemaker implantation
Yan DAI, Ke-Ping CHEN, Wei HUA, Jing-Tao ZHANG, Shu ZHANG
2015, 12(4): 383-387. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.010
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Cilostazol inhibits plasmacytoid dendritic cell activation and antigen presentation
Fei SUN, Zhao YIN, Hai-Sheng YU, Quan-Xing SHI, Bei ZHAO, Li-Guo ZHANG, Shou-Li WANG
2015, 12(4): 388-393. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.011
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Characterization of a Chinese KCNQ1 mutation (R259H) that shortens repolarization and causes short QT syndrome 2
Zhi-Juan WU, Yun HUANG, Yi-Cheng FU, Xiao-Jing ZHAO, Chao ZHU, Yu ZHANG, Bin XU, Qing-Lei ZHU, Yang LI
2015, 12(4): 394-401. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.002
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Is the ratio of apoB/apoA-1 the best predictor for the severity of coronary artery lesions in Chinese diabetics with stable angina pectoris? An assessment based on Gensini scores
Li-Feng HONG, Xiao-Ni YAN, Ying FAN, Qiong Wu, Song-Hui LUO, Bo YANG, Jian-Jun LI
2015, 12(4): 402-409. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.012
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Liraglutide reduces oxidized LDL-induced oxidative stress and fatty dege-neration in Raw 264.7 cells involving the AMPK/SREBP1 pathway
Yan-Gui WANG, Tian-Lun YANG
2015, 12(4): 410-416. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.013
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Beneficial clinical effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract on the progression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques
Ai-Hong CAO, Jian WANG, Hai-Qing GAO, Ping ZHANG, Jie QIU
2015, 12(4): 417-423. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.014
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Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with depletion of circulating endothelial progenitor cells and elevation in pulmonary arterial pressure in patients with decompensated systolic heart failure
Han ZHANG, Liu FENG, Qi-Lin WAN, Yan HONG, Yan-Ming LI
2015, 12(4): 424-430. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.015
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Statins for primary cardiovascular prevention in the elderly
Juan Pedro-Botet, Elisenda Climent, Juan J Chillarón, Rocio Toro, David Benaiges, Juana A Flores-Le Roux
2015, 12(4): 431-438. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.016
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Significant roles of anti-aging protein klotho and fibroblast growth fac-tor23 in cardiovascular disease
Hong-Ying DING, Hou-Xun MA
2015, 12(4): 439-447. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.017
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The history, hotspots, and trends of electrocardiogram
Xiang-Lin YANG, Guo-Zhen LIU, Yun-Hai TONG, Hong YAN, Zhi XU, Qi CHEN, Xiang LIU, Hong-Hao ZHANG, Hong-Bo WANG, Shao-Hua TAN
2015, 12(4): 448-456. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.018
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Red blood cell distribution width is worthwhile when interpreted with other inflammatory markers
Mehmet Dogan, Ugur Kucuk, Omer Uz
2015, 12(4): 457-458. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.019
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