http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713683216~db=all informaworld: articles recently published in Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal Informa Healthcare Articles recently published in Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal RSS feed of the most recently published articles of Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal 2009-12-01 undefined Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal 1401-7431 weekly 1 2009-12-01T00:00+00:00 Long-term left ventricle assist device (LVAD) therapy with rotary pumps http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917011314~db=all~jumptype=rss Fiane, Arnt E. 43 6 357 359 A single center experience with the HeartMate II™ Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917010973~db=all~jumptype=rss Ahn, Henrik Jansson, Kjell Hübbert, Laila Peterzén, Bengt Granfeldt, Hans 43 6 360 365 Acute homing of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells in intramyocardial vs. intracoronary transplantation http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917011043~db=all~jumptype=rss Dahlbacka, Sebastian Niemelä, Eija Mäkikallio, Timo Lehtonen, Siri Takalo, Reijo Ylitalo, Kari Anttila, Vesa Mäkelä, Jussi Kiviluoma, Kai Juvonen, Tatu Lehenkari, Petri Tikkanen, Jonne 43 6 366 373 Coronary angiography of patients with a previous coronary artery by-pass operation is associated with a three times increased risk for neurological complications. A report from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917012272~db=all~jumptype=rss Tornvall, Per Lagerqvist, Bo Nilsson, Tage 43 6 374 379 Inflammatory activity increases with haemoglobin A 1 c in patients with acute coronary syndrome http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917010812~db=all~jumptype=rss Agardh, Carl-David Gustavsson, Carl Gunnar 43 6 380 385 Intra-cardiac remote ischemic post-conditioning attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917011540~db=all~jumptype=rss Li, Weiwei Wu, Liming Chen, Lianglong Fang, Jun 43 6 386 394 Beneficial effect of clarithromycin in patients with acute coronary syndrome and complement C4 deficiencies http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917010923~db=all~jumptype=rss Sinisalo, Juha Lokki, Marja-Liisa Vauhkonen, Hanna Nieminen, Markku S. Seppänen, Mikko Palikhe, Anil Paakkanen, Riitta Saikku, Pekka 43 6 395 401 Clinical evaluation and stress test have limited value in the diagnosis of in-stent restenosis http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917011476~db=all~jumptype=rss Haraldsdottir, Sigurdis Steinþórsdóttir, Sandra Dís Andersen, Karl Gudnason, Thorarinn 43 6 402 407 Spontaneous recovery of myocardial function after ligation of Ameroid-stenosed coronary artery http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a917011930~db=all~jumptype=rss Harjula, Ari Lauerma, Kirsi Krogerus, Leena Ahonen, Aapo Pätilä, Tommi Ikonen, Tuija Kankuri, Esko 43 6 408 416 Return to work after coronary artery bypass surgery. A 10-year follow-up study http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a905258051~db=all~jumptype=rss Tarkka, Matti Kataja, Matti Palomäki, Ari Hällberg, Ville 43 5 277 284 Prognostic impact of hs-CRP and IL-6 in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907307162~db=all~jumptype=rss Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup Pedersen, Bente Klarlund Chen, Xu Bruunsgaard, Helle Nilsson, Brian Henningsen, Kristoffer Mads Aaris 43 5 285 291 Activated nuclear factor-κB and increased tumor necrosis factor-α in atrial tissue of atrial fibrillation http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a908123965~db=all~jumptype=rss Zhou, Shu-Feng Wu, Huan-Lin Chen, Qiu-Xiong Wu, Shu-Lin Qu, Yu-Chun Du, Yao-Min 43 5 292 297 Low coronary flow velocity and shear stress predict restenosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a909224808~db=all~jumptype=rss Nozato, Toshihiro Kawashima, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Yoshihide Kuwahara, Taishi Takahashi, Atsushi Hikita, Hiroyuki Sato, Akira 43 5 298 303 Pre-transplant obesity in heart transplantation: Are there predictors of worse outcomes? http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a909566255~db=all~jumptype=rss Furukawa, Satoshi McClurken, James B. Gaughan, John P. Luyun, Lisa Franco, Michael Molina, Ezequiel J. Macha, Mahender 43 5 304 310 Mitral regurgitation - evaluation of a multidimensional echocardiographic grading system. A study on 177 patients with chronic primary and secondary mitral regurgitation http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907739276~db=all~jumptype=rss Langer, Christoph Butz, Thomas Lamp, Barbara Zittermann, Armin Storm, Hermann Bogunovic, Nikola Oldenburg, Olaf Bitter, Thomas Faßbender, Dieter Kim, Young Za Horstkotte, Dieter Faber, Lothar 43 5 311 317 Usefulness of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for diagnosis of infective endocarditis http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a908541776~db=all~jumptype=rss Lin, Chih-Chan Tsai, Wei-Chuan Liu, Yen-Wen Li, Wei-Ting Lin, Li-Jen Chen, Jyh-Hong Hsu, Chih-Hsing 43 5 318 323 Value of brain natriuretic peptides in primary care patients with the clinical diagnosis of chronic heart failure http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a909095806~db=all~jumptype=rss Erne, Paul Seifert, Burkhardt Buser, Peter Kipfer, Peter Attenhofer Jost, Christine H. Cuculi, Florim Zuber, Michel 43 5 324 329 Patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation have a doubled cardiovascular mortality http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907515126~db=all~jumptype=rss Fengsrud, Espen Bodin, Lennart Ahlsson, Anders Englund, Anders 43 5 330 336 Diagnostic value of cardiac 64-slice computed tomography: Importance of coronary calcium http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a909259248~db=all~jumptype=rss Høilund-Carlsen, Poul F. Sandgaard, Niels C. F. Gerke, Oke Thayssen, Per Jensen, Lisette O. Petersen, Henrik Diederichsen, Axel C. P. Mickley, Hans 43 5 337 344 Microembolic signals and carotid plaque characteristics in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907739663~db=all~jumptype=rss Li, Hulun Qu, Songbin Wang, Jinghua Zhang, Chunmei Chen, Guiying Li, Guolin Wu, Changjun 43 5 345 351 Circulatory assistance in acute heart failure - where do we go from here? http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a908131880~db=all~jumptype=rss Myrmel, Truls How, Ole-Jakob Næsheim, Torvind Hermansen, Stig E. 43 4 211 216 Aims, scopes and papers in the “Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal” http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a913270627~db=all~jumptype=rss Ekroth, Rolf Gjesdal, Knut 43 4 217 217 Cardiac and systemic haemodynamic complications of liver cirrhosis http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907787177~db=all~jumptype=rss Møller, Søren Henriksen, Jens H. 43 4 218 225 Temporary circulatory support with extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with refractory cardiogenic shock http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a906853668~db=all~jumptype=rss Haraldsson, Å. Wiklund, L. Lidén, H. Hultman, J. Dellgren, G. Berglin, E. 43 4 226 232 Experience with the Impella® recovery axial-flow system for acute heart failure at three cardiothoracic centers in Sweden http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a908065746~db=all~jumptype=rss Ahn, Henrik Kjellman, Ulf Wassberg, Erik Myrdal, Gunnar Dellgren, Göran Hellgren, Laila Granfeldt, Hans 43 4 233 239 Abnormal T-wave axis is associated with coronary artery calcification in older adults http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a904520580~db=all~jumptype=rss Harris, Tamara B. Gudnason, Vilmundur Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur Launer, Lenore J. Mitchell, Gary F. Garcia, Melissa Detrano, Robert Sigurdsson, Sigurdur Aspelund, Thor Scherer, Matthew L. 43 4 240 248 Exercise training in older patients with systolic heart failure: Adherence, exercise capacity, inflammation and glycemic control http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907069938~db=all~jumptype=rss Nielsen, Henrik Teisner, Ane S. Dela, Flemming Hjardem-Hansen, Rasmus Prescott, Eva 43 4 249 255 Cardiac and psychiatric diagnoses among patients referred for chest pain and palpitations http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a911044871~db=all~jumptype=rss Martinsen, Egil W. Vik-Mo, Harald Lied, Arne Morken, Gunnar Dammen, Toril Jonsbu, Egil 43 4 256 259 A catheter based chronic porcine model of post-infarct dilated heart failure http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a906490619~db=all~jumptype=rss Smerup, Morten Hasenkam, J. Michael Nielsen, Sten Lyager Wierup, Per Ringgaard, Steffen Bjerre, Marianne Jensen, Henrik Agger, Peter Bramsen, Morten B. Brødløs, Hans Kristian 43 4 260 266 A model for left ventricular hypertrophy enabling non-invasive assessment of cardiac function http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907310568~db=all~jumptype=rss Sloth, Erik Hasenkam, J. Michael Smerup, Morten Lunde, Søren 43 4 267 272 Obituary Viking Olov Björk http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a911407331~db=all~jumptype=rss Ivert, Torbjörn Lindblom, Dan Olin, Christian 43 3 148 149 PCI-related myocardial infarction. The princess on the pea or routine benchmarking of interventions http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a908527931~db=all~jumptype=rss Dellborg, Mikael 43 3 150 151 Lack of consensus in biomarker measurement to diagnose PCI-related myocardial infarction http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a905317937~db=all~jumptype=rss Poulsen, Tina Svenstrup Mickley, Hans Larsen, Søren Rune Al-Dakhiel, Zaid 43 3 152 157 Are there long-term benefits in following stable heart failure patients in a heart failure clinic? http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a906493255~db=all~jumptype=rss Haghfelt, Torben Davidsen, Flemming Mikkelsen, Kirsten V. Villadsen, Henrik Leetmaa, Tina H. Videbæk, Lars 43 3 158 162 Short-term ECG for out of hospital detection of silent atrial fibrillation episodes http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a906991912~db=all~jumptype=rss Frykman, Viveka Rosenqvist, Mårten Doliwa, Peter Sobocinski 43 3 163 168 Congestive heart failure with and without atrial fibrillation - different patient populations? http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a905553409~db=all~jumptype=rss Persson, Hans Rosenqvist, Mårten Edner, Magnus Waldenhjort, David Mejhert, Märit 43 3 169 175 Prevalence estimation and follow-up of aortic regurgitation subjects in a Norwegian Sámi population http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a905258879~db=all~jumptype=rss Mähönen, Markku Johnsen, Knut Lunde, Per 43 3 176 180 A novel nonsense mutation Y652X in the S6/pore region of human ether-go-go gene found in a long QT syndrome family http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a906009894~db=all~jumptype=rss Sun, Yaxun Li, Xuebin Zhang, Haicheng Li, Jiwen Liu, Gang Guo, Jihong Zhang, Ping 43 3 181 186 Serum levels of natriuretic peptides in children with various types of loading conditions http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a904088342~db=all~jumptype=rss Eerola, Anneli Jokinen, Eero Pihkala, Jaana I. 43 3 187 193 Patients with sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery do not improve their quality of life http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a905968605~db=all~jumptype=rss Liss, Anders Jidéus, Lena Ståhle, Elisabeth 43 3 194 200 Open surgery or stent repair for descending aortic diseases: Results and risk factor analysis http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a903543921~db=all~jumptype=rss Onitsuka, Toshio Nakamura, Eisaku Nagahama, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Kunihide Matsuyama, Masakazu Yano, Mitsuhiro Yano, Yoshikazu 43 3 201 207 Better results with the new generation bare metal stents http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907309185~db=all~jumptype=rss Vik-Mo, Harald 43 2 84 86 Restenosis in coronary bare metal stents. 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