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Reviews
High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and risk of stroke and carotid atherosclerosis: A systematic review, 08 October 2007 Pierre Amarenco, Julien Labreuche, Pierre-Jean Touboul pages 489-496 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (322 KB) | Add-Ons
Ceramide: A common pathway for atherosclerosis?, 29 October 2007 Jean Bismuth, Peter Lin, Qizhi Yao, Changyi Chen pages 497-504 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (201 KB)
Basic Research
CETP activity variation in mice does not affect two major HDL antiatherogenic properties: Macrophage-specific reverse cholesterol transport and LDL antioxidant protection, 25 June 2007 Noemí Rotllan, Laura Calpe-Berdiel, Amy Guillaumet-Adkins, Songül Süren-Castillo, Francisco Blanco-Vaca, Joan Carles Escolà-Gil pages 505-513 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (435 KB) | Add-Ons
ADAMTS-4 and -8 are inflammatory regulated enzymes expressed in macrophage-rich areas of human atherosclerotic plaques, 09 July 2007 Dick Wågsäter, Hanna Björk, Chaoyong Zhu, Johan Björkegren, Guro Valen, Anders Hamsten, Per Eriksson pages 514-522 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1504 KB)
Secretory products from human adipocytes impair endothelial function via nuclear factor κB, 09 July 2007 Susan Kralisch, Grit Sommer, Verena Stangl, Uwe Köhler, Jürgen Kratzsch, Holger Stepan, Renaldo Faber, Andreas Schubert, Ulrike Lössner, Angelika Vietzke, Matthias Bluher, Michael Stumvoll, Mathias Fasshauer pages 523-531 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (577 KB)
Lipid management in cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines: Strategies and tactics for implementation, 09 July 2007 Leif R. Erhardt, Lawrence A. Leiter, F.D. Richard Hobbs pages 532-541 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (540 KB)
Endothelial primary cilia in areas of disturbed flow are at the base of atherosclerosis, 16 July 2007 Kim Van der Heiden, Beerend P. Hierck, Rob Krams, Rini de Crom, Caroline Cheng, Martin Baiker, Mathieu J.B.M. Pourquie, Fanneke E. Alkemade, Marco C. DeRuiter, Adriana C. Gittenberger-de Groot, Robert E. Poelmann pages 542-550 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1723 KB) | Add-Ons
Reduced clot permeability and susceptibility to lysis in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Effects of inflammation and oxidative stress, 19 July 2007 Anetta Undas, Konstanty Szułdrzynski, Ewa Stepien, Jarosław Zalewski, Jacek Godlewski, Wiesława Tracz, Mieczysław Pasowicz, Krzysztof Zmudka pages 551-557 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (313 KB)
Lysyl oxidase (LOX) down-regulation by TNFα: A new mechanism underlying TNFα-induced endothelial dysfunction C. Rodríguez, J.F. Alcudia, J. Martínez-González, B. Raposo, M.A. Navarro, L. Badimon pages 558-564 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (398 KB)
The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor rosuvastatin inhibits plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression and secretion in human adipocytes, 10 August 2007 Helmut Laumen, Thomas Skurk, Hans Hauner pages 565-573 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (625 KB) | Add-Ons
Whole body nitric oxide production is not decreased in patients with coronary atherosclerosis but is inversely related to plasma homocysteine, 28 July 2007 Peter D. O’Kane, Graham Jackson, Albert Ferro pages 574-579 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (126 KB)
Expansive remodeling in venous bypass grafts: Novel implications for vein graft disease, 13 August 2007 Amy P. Wong, Nafiseh Nili, Zane S. Jackson, Beiping Qiang, Howard Leong-Poi, Ronen Jaffe, Ehud Raanani, Philip W. Connelly, John D. Sparkes, Bradley H. Strauss pages 580-589 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1423 KB)
Effects of age at menarche, reproductive years, and menopause on metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, 07 August 2007 Yan Feng, Xiumei Hong, Elissa Wilker, Zhiping Li, Wenbin Zhang, Delai Jin, Xue Liu, Tonghua Zang, Xiping Xu, Xin Xu pages 590-597 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (388 KB)
Ox-LDL induces monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation in vivo: Possible role for the macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor (M-CSF-R), 07 August 2007 Bianca Fuhrman, Ayelet Partoush, Nina Volkova, Michael Aviram pages 598-607 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1213 KB)
Up-regulation of thromboxane A2 receptor expression by lipid soluble smoking particles through post-transcriptional mechanisms, 15 August 2007 Wei Zhang, Yaping Zhang, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu pages 608-616 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (646 KB)
Region-specific patterns of vascular remodelling occur early in atherosclerosis and without loss of smooth muscle cell markers, 10 August 2007 Shivalika Handa, Al Muktafi Sadi, Myron I. Cybulsky, Duncan J. Stewart, Mansoor Husain pages 617-623 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (658 KB)
Angiotensin II AT1 receptor blockade normalizes CD11b+ monocyte production in bone marrow of hypercholesterolemic monkeys, 10 August 2007 William B. Strawn, Carlos M. Ferrario pages 624-632 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (371 KB)
Familial hypercholesterolaemia in Portugal, 03 September 2007 M. Bourbon, A.C. Alves, A.M. Medeiros, S. Silva, A.K. Soutar, on behalf of the investigators of the Portuguese FH study pages 633-642 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (495 KB)
Interleukin-18 promoter polymorphism associates with the occurrence of sudden cardiac death among Caucasian males: The Helsinki Sudden Death Study, 03 September 2007 Jussi A. Hernesniemi, Pekka J. Karhunen, Riikka Rontu, Erkki Ilveskoski, Olli Kajander, Sirkka Goebeler, Leena E. Viiri, Tanja Pessi, Mikko Hurme, Terho Lehtimäki pages 643-649 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (205 KB)
Hepatic cell-specific ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter profiling identifies putative novel candidates for lipid homeostasis in mice, 29 August 2007 Dan Ye, Menno Hoekstra, Ruud Out, Illiana Meurs, J. Kar Kruijt, Reeni B. Hildebrand, Theo J.C. Van Berkel, Miranda Van Eck pages 650-658 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1233 KB)
Identification and characterization of two non-secreted PCSK9 mutants associated with familial hypercholesterolemia in cohorts from New Zealand and South Africa, 03 September 2007 Vivienne M. Homer, A. David Marais, Francesca Charlton, Andrew D. Laurie, Nicola Hurndell, Russel Scott, Fabien Mangili, David R. Sullivan, Philip J. Barter, Kerry-Anne Rye, Peter M. George, Gilles Lambert pages 659-666 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (501 KB)
A pleiotropic QTL on 2p influences serum Lp-PLA2 activity and LDL cholesterol concentration in a baboon model for the genetics of atherosclerosis risk factors, 03 September 2007 A. Vinson, M.C. Mahaney, L.A. Cox, J. Rogers, J.L. VandeBerg, D.L. Rainwater pages 667-673 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (168 KB)
Brachial artery vasoreactivity is associated with cross-sectional and longitudinal anatomical measures of atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease, 05 September 2007 Nicole M. Gatto, Howard N. Hodis, Chao-Ran Liu, Chi-Hua Liu, Wendy J. Mack pages 674-681 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, 03 September 2007 G. Neil Thomas, X.Q. Lao, C.Q. Jiang, Sarah M. McGhee, W.S. Zhang, Peymane Adab, Tai Hing Lam, K.K. Cheng, for the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study Steering Committee pages 682-688 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Clinical Research
A single loading dose of clopidogrel causes dose-dependent improvement of endothelial dysfunction in patients with stable coronary artery disease: Results of a double-blind, randomized study, 11 January 2007 Ascan Warnholtz, Mir Abolfazl Ostad, Nathalie Velich, Christine Trautmann, Reinhard Schinzel, Ulrich Walter, Thomas Munzel pages 689-695 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (156 KB)
Ethnic differences in the ability of triglyceride levels to identify insulin resistance, 27 January 2007 Anne E. Sumner, Catherine C. Cowie pages 696-703 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (246 KB)
Rosuvastatin improves basal nitric oxide activity of the renal vasculature in patients with hypercholesterolemia, 13 February 2007 Christian Ott, Markus P. Schlaich, Bernhard M.W. Schmidt, Stephanie I. Titze, Tim Schäufele, Roland E. Schmieder pages 704-711 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (346 KB)
Postprandial glucose and not triglyceride concentrations are associated with carotid intima media thickness in women with normal glucose metabolism: The Hoorn prandial study, 03 February 2007 M. Alssema, R.K. Schindhelm, J.M. Dekker, M. Diamant, P.J. Kostense, T. Teerlink, P.G. Scheffer, G. Nijpels, R.J. Heine pages 712-719 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (182 KB)
Both long-term HIV infection and highly active antiretroviral therapy are independent risk factors for early carotid atherosclerosis, 03 February 2007 M.W. Lorenz, C. Stephan, A. Harmjanz, S. Staszewski, A. Buehler, M. Bickel, S. von Kegler, D. Ruhkamp, H. Steinmetz, M. Sitzer pages 720-726 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Relation of self-reported sleep duration with carotid intima-media thickness in a general population sample, 09 February 2007 Birger Wolff, Henry Völzke, Christian Schwahn, Daniel Robinson, Christof Kessler, Ulrich John pages 727-732 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Increased cholesterol efflux from cultured fibroblasts to plasma from hypertriglyceridemic type 2 diabetic patients: Roles of pre β-HDL, phospholipid transfer protein and cholesterol esterification, 03 February 2007 R. de Vries, A.K. Groen, F.G. Perton, G.M. Dallinga-Thie, M.J.A. van Wijland, L.D. Dikkeschei, B.H.R. Wolffenbuttel, A. van Tol, R.P.F. Dullaart pages 733-741 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
Carotid intima-media thickness is inversely associated with olive oil consumption, 05 February 2007 Pilar Buil-Cosiales, Pablo Irimia, Nerea Berrade, Ana Garcia-Arellano, Mario Riverol, Manuel Murie-Fernández, Eduardo Martínez-Vila, Miguel Angel Martínez-González, Manuel Serrano-Martínez pages 742-748 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Association between serum uric acid level and peripheral arterial disease, 03 February 2007 Anoop Shankar, Barbara E.K. Klein, F. Javier Nieto, Ronald Klein pages 749-755 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (125 KB)
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increased in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with coronary atherosclerosis, 31 January 2007 Cecilia P. Chung, Annette Oeser, Joseph F. Solus, Ingrid Avalos, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Ayumi Shintani, Paolo Raggi, Tuulikki Sokka, Theodore Pincus, C. Michael Stein pages 756-763 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (174 KB)
Prevalence, agreement and classification of various metabolic syndrome criteria among ethnic Chinese: A report on the hospital-based health diagnosis of the adult population, 10 February 2007 Kuo-Liong Chien, Bai-Chin Lee, Hsiu-Ching Hsu, Hung-Ju Lin, Ming-Fong Chen, Yuan-Teh Lee pages 764-771 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (187 KB)
High prevalence of markers of coronary heart disease among Greenland Inuit, 16 February 2007 Marit Eika Jørgensen, Peter Bjerregaard, Jens Jørgen Kjærgaard, Knut Borch-Johnsen pages 772-778 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Independent prognostic value of C-reactive protein and coronary artery disease extent in patients affected by unstable angina, 19 February 2007 Giampaolo Niccoli, Luigi M. Biasucci, Carmine Biscione, Beatrice Fusco, Italo Porto, Antonio Maria Leone, Roberta Della Bona, Ilaria Dato, Giovanna Liuzzo, Filippo Crea pages 779-785 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (162 KB)
Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and resting ECG abnormalities in an unselected general population, 13 March 2007 Stefan Möhlenkamp, Axel Schmermund, Nils Lehmann, Ulla Roggenbuck, Nico Dragano, Andreas Stang, Susanne Moebus, Eva-Maria Beck, Christamaria Schlüter, Stefan Sack, Thomas Meinertz, Allen Taylor, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Raimund Erbel, for the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study Investigators pages 786-794 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (268 KB)
Endothelium-dependent vasodilation, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome in an elderly cohort: The Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) study, 02 March 2007 Lars Lind pages 795-802 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (252 KB)
Carotid atherosclerosis and vascular age in the assessment of coronary heart disease risk beyond the Framingham Risk Score, 26 February 2007 Mireia Junyent, Daniel Zambón, Rosa Gilabert, Isabel Núñez, Montserrat Cofán, Emilio Ros pages 803-809 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (228 KB)
Is excessive daytime sleepiness a predictor of carotid atherosclerosis in sleep apnea?, 13 March 2007 Michael Saletu, Cornelia Sauter, Wolfgang Lalouschek, Bernd Saletu, Georg Kapfhammer, Thomas Benesch, Josef Zeitlhofer pages 810-816 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB)
ApoB/apoA-I ratio is related to femoral artery plaques in 64-year-old women also in cases with low LDL cholesterol, 09 March 2007 C. Schmidt, B. Fagerberg pages 817-822 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (243 KB)
Dyslipidaemia and cardiorenal disease: mechanisms, therapeutic opportunities and clinical trials, 09 March 2007 Doris T. Chan, Ashley B. Irish, Gursharan K. Dogra, Gerald F. Watts pages 823-834 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (166 KB)
Patients with a history of stable or unstable coronary heart disease have different acute phase responses to an inflammatory stimulus, 09 March 2007 José Pablo Werba, Fabrizio Veglia, Mauro Amato, Damiano Baldassarre, Paola Massironi, Pier Luigi Meroni, Piersandro Riboldi, Elena Tremoli, Marina Camera pages 835-840 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (299 KB)
C-reactive protein genetics is associated with carotid artery compliance in men in The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, 12 March 2007 C. Eklund, M. Kivimäki, Md. Shaheenul Islam, M. Juonala, M. Kähönen, J. Marniemi, T. Lehtimäki, J. Viikari, O.T. Raitakari, M. Hurme pages 841-848 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (119 KB)
Body weight, plasma insulin, and coronary events with gemfibrozil in the Veterans Affairs High-Density Lipoprotein Intervention Trial (VA-HIT), 09 March 2007 Sander J. Robins, Dorothea Collins, Judith R. McNamara, Hanna E. Bloomfield pages 849-855 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Blood donation, body iron status and carotid intima-media thickness, 09 March 2007 Mariëlle F. Engberink, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Jane Durga, Dorine W. Swinkels, Wim L.A.M. de Kort, Evert G. Schouten, Petra Verhoef pages 856-862 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (117 KB)
Identification of a locus modulating serum C-reactive protein levels on chromosome 5p15, 12 March 2007 Hillary A. Keenan, G. David Poznik, Nerea Varo, Jennifer Schneider, Laura Almasy, James H. Warram, Ravindranath Duggirala, Uwe Schoenbeck, Andrzej S. Krolewski, Alessandro Doria pages 863-870 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (216 KB)
Alcohol dehydrogenase type 1C (ADH1C) variants, alcohol consumption traits, HDL-cholesterol and risk of coronary heart disease in women and men: British Women's Heart and Health Study and Caerphilly cohorts, 24 March 2007 Shah Ebrahim, Debbie A. Lawlor, Yoav Ben Shlomo, Nicholas Timpson, Roger Harbord, Mikkel Christensen, Jamil Baban, Matt Kiessling, Ian Day, Tom Gaunt, George Davey Smith pages 871-878 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
Correlation of carotid atheromatous plaque inflammation with biomechanical stress: Utility of USPIO enhanced MR imaging and finite element analysis, 12 March 2007 T.Y. Tang, S.P.S. Howarth, Z.Y. Li, S.R. Miller, M.J. Graves, J.M. U-King-Im, R.A. Trivedi, S.R. Walsh, A.P. Brown, P.J. Kirkpatrick, M.E. Gaunt, J.H. Gillard pages 879-887 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (638 KB)
Differences in prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcification between two non-Hispanic white populations with diverse lifestyles, 19 March 2007 Lawrence F. Bielak, PanFong Yu, Kathleen A. Ryan, John A. Rumberger, Patrick F. Sheedy, Stephen T. Turner, Wendy Post, Alan R. Shuldiner, Braxton D. Mitchell, Patricia A. Peyser pages 888-895 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (314 KB)
SREBP-2 and SCAP isoforms and risk of early onset myocardial infarction, 31 March 2007 Yechiel Friedlander, Stephen M. Schwartz, Ronen Durst, Vardiella Meiner, Andrea S. Robertson, Gilli Erez, Eran Leitersdorf, David S. Siscovick pages 896-904 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Association of polymorphisms in NOS3 with the ankle-brachial index in hypertensive adults, 16 March 2007 Iftikhar J. Kullo, M. Todd Greene, Eric Boerwinkle, Jian Chu, Stephen T. Turner, Sharon L.R. Kardia pages 905-912 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (256 KB)
Coronary calcification is more predictive of carotid intimal medial thickness in black compared to white middle aged men, 12 March 2007 Aiman El-Saed, Akira Sekikawa, Daniel Edmundowicz, Rhobert W. Evans, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Takashi Kadowaki, Jina Choo, Tomoko Takamiya, Lewis H. Kuller pages 913-918 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (199 KB)
Improved characterization of atherosclerotic plaques by gadolinium contrast during intravascular magnetic resonance imaging of human arteries, 31 March 2007 Eric Larose, Scott Kinlay, Andrew P. Selwyn, Yerem Yeghiazarians, E. Kent Yucel, Daniel F. Kacher, Peter Libby, Peter Ganz pages 919-925 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (704 KB)
Increased risk of incident stroke associated with the cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) G−765C polymorphism in African-Americans: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, 12 March 2007 Shun Kohsaka, Kelly A. Volcik, Aaron R. Folsom, Kenneth K. Wu, Christie M. Ballantyne, James T. Willerson, Eric Boerwinkle pages 926-930 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
Lysophosphatidylcholine contents in plasma LDL in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Relation with lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and effects of simvastatin treatment, 13 March 2007 Masanori Iwase, Kazuo Sonoki, Nobuhiro Sasaki, Shigehiro Ohdo, Shun Higuchi, Hiroaki Hattori, Mitsuo Iida pages 931-936 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (182 KB)
Can long-term antibiotic treatment prevent progression of peripheral arterial occlusive disease? A large, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, 06 April 2007 J.B. Joensen, S. Juul, E. Henneberg, G. Thomsen, L. Ostergaard, J.S. Lindholt pages 937-942 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (194 KB)
Significant lipid, adiposity and metabolic abnormalities amongst 4535 Indians from a developing region of rural Andhra Pradesh, 10 May 2007 Clara Kayei Chow, Shanthi Naidu, Krishnam Raju, Rama Raju, Rohina Joshi, David Sullivan, David S. Celermajer, Bruce C. Neal pages 943-952 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
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