Cardiovascular disease

General

Coronary artery disease/atherosclerosis

Heart failure

Myocardial infarction

General

PPARγ and its ligands: therapeutic implications in cardiovascular disease

L. Villacorta, F. J. Schopfer, J. Zhang, B. A. Freeman and Y. E. Chen

Published on the Internet 8 January 2009, doi:10.1042/CS20080195

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MAPK signalling in cardiovascular health and disease: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

A. J. Muslin

Published on the Internet 3 September 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070430

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Cardiovascular effects of air pollution

R. D. Brook

Published on the Internet 12 August 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070444

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MicroRNAs: role in cardiovascular biology and disease

C. Zhang

Published on the Internet 14 May 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070211

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Coronary artery disease/atherosclerosis

Total leucocyte count, but not C-reactive protein, predicts 1-year mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

G. Ndrepepa, S. Braun, R. Iijima, D. Keta, R. A. Byrne, S. Schulz, J. Mehilli, A. Schömig and A. Kastrati

Published as Immediate Publication 14 October 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20080298

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Left ventricular systolic and diastolic dyssynchrony in coronary artery disease with preserved ejection fraction

P.-W. Lee, Q. Zhang, G. W.-K. Yip, L. Wu, Y.-y. Lam, E. B. Wu and C.-M. Yu

Published as Immediate Publication 6 August 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20080100

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Coronary vasomotor and blood flow responses to isoflavone-intact soya protein in subjects with coronary heart disease or risk factors for coronary heart disease

C. M. Webb, C. S. Hayward, M. J. Mason, C. D. Ilsley and P. Collins

Published as Immediate Publication 28 April 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070443

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Role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerosis

C. Watson and N. J. Alp

Published on the Internet 13 March 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070298

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Anti-(apolipoprotein A-1) IgGs are associated with high levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in acute coronary syndrome

N. Vuilleumier, E. Charbonney, L. Fontao, M. Alvarez, N. Turck, J.-C. Sanchez, P. R. Burkhard, N. Mensi, M. Righini, G. Reber, R. James, F. Mach, J.-C. Chevrolet, J.-M. Dayer, J. Frostegard and P. Roux-Lombard

Published as Immediate Publication 19 December 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070325

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Expression and function of ephrin-B1 and its cognate receptor EphB2 in human atherosclerosis: from an aspect of chemotaxis

A. Sakamoto, H. Ishibashi-Ueda, Y. Sugamoto, T. Higashikata, S. Miyamoto, M.-a. Kawashiri, K. Yagi, T. Konno, K. Hayashi, N. Fujino, H. Ino, Y. Takeda and M. Yamagishi

Published as Immediate Publication 19 December 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070339

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Enhanced expression and activation of pro-inflammatory transcription factors distinguish aneurysmal from atherosclerotic aorta: IL-6- and IL-8-dominated inflammatory responses prevail in the human aneurysm

J. H. N. Lindeman, H. Abdul-Hussien, A. F. M. Schaapherder, J. H. van Bockel, J. H. von der Thüsen, D. L. Roelen and R. Kleemann

Published as Immediate Publication 13 December 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070352

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Vitamin A: a drug for prevention of restenosis/reocclusion after percutaneous coronary intervention?

A. C. Gidlöf, P. Ocaya, O. Krivospitskaya and A. Sirsjö

Published on the Internet 30 November 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070090

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Cardiac magnetic resonance findings predict increased resource utilization in elective coronary artery bypass grafting

C. Berry, L. U. Zimmerli, T. Steedman, J. E. Foster, H. J. Dargie, G. A. Berg, A. F. Dominiczak and C. Delles

Published as Immediate Publication 14 November 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070337

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A novel b-myosin heavy chain gene mutation, p.Met531Arg, identified in isolated left ventricular non-compaction in humans, results in left ventricular hypertrophy that progresses to dilation in a mouse model

T. Kaneda, C. Naruse, A. Kawashima, N. Fujino, T. Oshima, M. Namura, S. Nunoda, S. Mori, T. Konno, H. Ino, M. Yamagishi and M. Asano

Published as Immediate Publication 23 October 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070179

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Long-term histological and immunohistochemical findings in human venous aorto-coronary bypass grafts

F. Ribichini, F. Pugno, V. Ferrero, W. Wijns, G. Vacca, C. Vassanelli and R. Virmani

Published as Immediate Publication 12 September 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070243

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Heart failure

Role of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and inflammatory processes in the development and progression of diastolic dysfunction

S. Sciarretta, F. Paneni, F. Palano, D. Chin, G. Tocci, S. Rubattu and M. Volpe

Published on the Internet 12 February 2009, doi:10.1042/CS20080390

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Urocortin 2 combined with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition in experimental heart failure

M. T. Rademaker, C. J. Charles, M. G. Nicholls and A. M. Richards

Published as Immediate Publication 5 December 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070364

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Clinical significance of chemosensitivity in chronic heart failure: influence on neurohormonal derangement, Cheyne–Stokes respiration and arrhythmias

A. Giannoni, M. Emdin, R. Poletti, F. Bramanti, C. Prontera, M. Piepoli and C. Passino

Published as Immediate Publication 26 October 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070292

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Continuous positive airway pressure increases heart rate variability in heart failure patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

M. P. Gilman, J. S. Floras, K. Usui, Y. Kaneko, R. S. T. Leung and T. D. Bradley

Published as Immediate Publication 10 September 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070172

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Normal-sodium diet compared with low-sodium diet in compensated congestive heart failure: is sodium an old enemy or a new friend?

S. Paterna, P. Gaspare, S. Fasullo, F. M. Sarullo and P. Di Pasquale

Published as Immediate Publication 9 August 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070193

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Myocardial infarction

Association between PPARα gene polymorphisms and myocardial infarction

W. Reinhard, K. Stark, K. Sedlacek, M. Fischer, A. Baessler, K. Neureuther, S. Weber, B. Kaess, S. Wiedmann, S. Mitsching, W. Lieb, J. Erdmann, C. Meisinger, A. Doering, R. Tolle, A. Jeron, G. Riegger and C. Hengstenberg

Published as Immediate Publication 12 March 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070391

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Genetic variation in the arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (ALOX5AP) is associated with myocardial infarction in the German population

P. Linsel-Nitschke, A. Götz, A. Medack, I. R. König, P. Bruse, W. Lieb, B. Mayer, K. Stark, C. Hengstenberg, M. Fischer, A. Baessler, A. Ziegler, H. Schunkert and J. Erdmann

Published as Immediate Publication 5 March 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070468

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Local expression of Toll-like receptor 4 at the site of ruptured plaques in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Y. Ishikawa, M. Satoh, T. Itoh, Y. Minami, Y. Takahashi and M. Akamura

Published as Immediate Publication 19 February 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20070379

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Immune regulatory cells: circulating biomarker factories in cardiovascular disease

G. Pasterkamp, D. Versteeg and D. P. V. DE Kleijn (see accompanying paper pp. 133–140)

Published as Immediate Publication 3 April 2008, doi:10.1042/CS20080089

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Higher levels of collagen and facilitated healing protect against ventricular rupture following myocardial infarction

L. Fang, X.-M. Gao, C. S. Samuel, Y. Su, Y. L. Lim, A. M. Dart and X.-J. Du

Published as Immediate Publication 4 February 2008; doi:10.1042/CS20070365

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Direct cardiac actions of erythropoietin (EPO): effects on cardiac contractility, BNP secretion and ischaemia/reperfusion injury

J. Piuhola, R. Kerkelä, J. I. Keenan, M. B. Hampton, A. M. Richards and C. J. Pemberton

Published as Immediate Publication 8 October 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070229

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Erythropoietin in cardiovascular diseases: exploring new avenues

P. van der Meer, D. J. van Veldhuisen and J. L. Januzzi (see accompanying paper pp. 293–304)

Published as Immediate Publication 14 November 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070392

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Heightened α_1A-adrenergic receptor activity suppresses ischaemia/reperfusion-induced Ins(1,4,5)P₃ generation in the mouse heart: a comparison with ischaemic preconditioning

F. Amirahmadi, L. Turnbull, X.-J. Du, R. M. Graham and E. A. Woodcock

Published as Immediate Publication 16 August 2007, doi:10.1042/CS20070110

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