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    Continuous Heliox Breathing and the Extent of Anatomic Zone of Noreflow and Necrosis Following Ischemia/Reperfusion in the Rabbit Heart

    Sharon L. Hale, Donald R. VanDeripe and Robert A. Kloner

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: January 24 , 2014
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    Clinical Implication of the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone Blockers in Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis

    Yoshiyuki Morishita , Eiji Kusano and Daisuke Nagata

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 6.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 7 , 2014
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    Impact of CYP3A5 Gene Polymorphism on Efficacy of Simvastatin

    Genovefa Kolovou , Georgia Ragia , Vana Kolovou , Constantinos Mihas , Niki Katsiki , Ioannis Vasiliadis , Sophie Mavrogeni , Vassiliki Vartela , Anna Tavridou and Vangelis G. Manolopoulos

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 12.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 7, 2014
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    The Effect of Concomitant Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

    Emma Thorén , Milos Kesek and Lena Jidéus

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 18.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 21, 2014
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    Type F Congenital Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: A Very Rare Case Diagnosed by 3-dimenional Transoesophageal Echocardiography

    Pankaj Garg, Hazlyna Kamaruddin, Rachel Orme and Victoria Watt

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 23.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 7, 2014
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    Ex-vivo Assessment of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Correlation with Histopathology

    Everli P. S. Gonçalves Gomes, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, Clerio F. Azevedo, Pedro A. Lemos, Paulo Sampaio Gutierrez and Luiz Antonio M. César

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 26.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 4, 2014
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    New Insights into the Management of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk with Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: Observational Studies Help Us?

    Assen Goudev

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 35.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 4, 2014
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    Hypertensive Emergency and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Resulting From Pheochromocytoma and Concurrent Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Infection

    Graham J Fent, Hazlyna Kamaruddin, Pankaj Garg, Ahmed Iqbal, Nicholas F Kelland and Ian R Hall

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 43.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 13, 2014
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    Quality of Diabetes Care in Primary Health Centres in North Al-Batinah of Oman

    Mohammed Al-Shafaee, Yousuf Al-Farsi , Yousuf Al-Kaabi , Yajnavalka Banerjee , Najat Al-Zadjali and Ibrahim Al-Zakwani

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 48.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 13 , 2014
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    Comparative Effect of Atorvastatin and Rosuvastatin on 25-hydroxy-Vitamin D Levels in Non-diabetic Patients with Dyslipidaemia: A Prospective Randomized Open-label Pilot Study

    Panagiotis Anagnostis, Fotini Adamidou , Aristidis Slavakis , Stergios A Polyzos , Despina Selalmatzidou , Athanasios Panagiotou , Vasilios G Athyros , Asterios Karagiannis and Marina Kita

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 55.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 11, 2014
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    Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Young: Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors and Prognosis

    Marcos R Esteban , Sara M Montero , José J. A Sánchez , Horacio P Hernández , José J. G Pérez , Julio H Afonso , del C. R Pérez , Buenaventura B Díaz and Antonio C de León

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 61.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 25 , 2014
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    Evaluating the Role of Perceived Stress on the Likelihood of Having a Non - Fatal Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Case-Control Study

    Alexia Katsarou , Filippos Triposkiadis , John Skoularigis , Emmanuela Griva , George Neroutsos , Georgios Karayannis , Charalabos Papageorgiou and Demosthenes Panagiotakos

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 68.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 25 , 2014
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    Beta-blockers Associated with a Mortality Benefit in Patients with Systolic Dysfunction and Elevated Serum Bilirubin

    Christopher Labos, Vivian Nguyen, Nadia Giannetti and Thao Huynh

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 76.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 15 , 2014
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    Impact of 3 Common ABCA1 Gene Polymorphisms on Optimal vs Non-Optimal Lipid Profile in Greek Young Nurses

    Apostolia Marvaki , Vana Kolovou , Niki Katsiki , Maria Boutsikou , Anastasia Kotanidou , Stylianos Orfanos , Gerasimos Filippatos , Katerina Marvaki , Anastasios Koumoulidis , Sophie Mavrogeni and Genovefa Kolovou

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 83.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 25, 2014
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    Design and Rationale of Gulf locals with Acute Coronary Syndrome Events (Gulf Coast) Registry

    Mohammad Zubaid, Khalid Bin Thani , Wafa Rashed , Alawi Alsheikh-Ali , Najib Alrawahi , Mustafa Ridha , Mousa Akbar , Fahad Alenezi , Rashed Alhamdan , Wael Almahmeed , Hussam Ouda , Arif Al-Mulla , Fahad Baslaib , Abdulla Shehab , Abdulla Alnuaimi , Haitham Amin and Harlan M Krumholz

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 88.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 25 , 2014
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    Gaps in Medical and Device Therapy for Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: The EchoGap Study

    Hisham Dokainish, Lauren Jewett, Robby Nieuwlaat, Joshua Coulson, Catherine Demers, Eva Lonn, Jeff Healey, Brian Haynes and Stuart Connolly

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 94.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 30, 2014
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    Intraobserver and Interobserver Reproducibility for Radial, Circumferential and Longitudinal Strain Echocardiography

    Leischik R, Dworrak B and Hensel K

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 102.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 17 , 2014
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    Tumor Encasement of the Right Coronary Artery: Role of Anatomic and Functional Imaging in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management

    Yu-Hsiang Juan, Yiannis S Chatzizisis, Sachin S Saboo, Tatiana Rocha and Michael L Steigner

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 110.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 13 , 2014
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    Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Following Temporary or Permanent Endocardial Lead Insertion, and the Impact of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

    Masoud Sadreddini , Michelle J Haroun , Lisanne Buikema , Carlos Morillo , Sebastian Ribas , Syamkumar Divakaramenon , Stuart J Connolly , Robby Nieuwlaat , Eva M Lonn , Jeff S Healey and Hisham Dokainish

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 113.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 31 , 2014
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    HEALS Hypertension Control Program: Training Church Members as Program Leaders

    Sunita Dodani , Irmatine Beayler , Jennifer Lewis and Lindsey A Sowders

    The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 2014; 8: 121.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 30 , 2014
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        Dimitri P. Mikhailidis
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        Dimitri P. Mikhailidis graduated from the University of London (BSc, MSc, MB, BS and MD) and is Academic Head, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital Campus, University College London Medical School. He is also a visiting Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia and at two universities in Saudia Arabia. His research interests are dyslipidaemias and thrombosis. His is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (FFPM) and American College of Clinical Pharmacology (FCP). HE has 22,093 citations on the ISI index, core collection (H-factor 64)

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        • Reduction of Vascular Inflammation, LDL-C, or Both for the Protection from Cardiovascular Events?

          March 30, 2018
        • A Very Rare Cause of Lower Limb Ischemia in Young People: Popliteal Artery Entrapment

          March 30, 2018
        • Risk Stratification and in Hospital Morality in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in Bahrain

          February 21, 2018
        • Electrocardiogram Changes with Acute Alcohol Intoxication: A Systematic Review

          February 12, 2018
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          Jeneth Gutierrez, Aladeen Alloubani, Mohammad Mari, Mohammad Alzaatreh
          April 02, 2018
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