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Articles from February, 2008 through August, 2008

Basic Science
Jnl Pub Date Article
Aug 05, 2008 Direct renin inhibition has protective effects on vascular function
Imanishi T, Tsujioka H, Ikejima H, Kuroi A, Takarada S, Kitabata H, et al.
Hypertension 2008; 52: epublished ahead of print July 21.
Jul 11, 2008 Pioglitazone, a PPAR-gamma agonist, shown to have PPAR-alpha-dependent effect
Orasanu G, Ziouzenkova O, Devchand PR, Nehra V, Hamdy O, Horton ES, Plutzky J.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008; 52: published online ahead of print.
Clinical Trials
Jnl Pub Date Article
Aug 25, 2008 CB1 receptor antagonist improves glycemic control in T2DM patients
Rosenstock J, Hollander P, Chevalier S, Iranmanesh A, for the SERENADE study group.
Diabetes Care 2008; epublished ahead of print August 4:
Aug 20, 2008 COURAGE quality-of-life results reported
Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Kolm P, Maron DJ, Zhang Z, Jurkovitz C, Zhang W, Hartigan PM, Lewis C, Veledar E, Bowen J, Dunbar SB, Deaton C, Kaufman S, O’Rourke RA, Goeree R, Barnett PG, Teo KK, Boden WE, for the COURAGE Trial Research Group.
New England Journal of Medicine 2008; 359: 677-687.
Aug 18, 2008 Beneficial effects of clopidogrel combined with aspirin on platelet function
Duzenli MA, Ozdemir K, Aygul N, Soylu A, and Tokac M.
American Journal of Cardiology 2008; 102: 396-400.
Aug 14, 2008 Calcium antagonists in post-MI patients: Time for reevaluation?
Bangalore S, Messerli FH, Cohen JD, Bacher PH, Sleight P, Mancia G, Kowey P, Zhou Q, Champion A, Pepine CJ, for the INVEST Investigators.
American Heart Journal 2008; 156: 241-247.
Aug 07, 2008 Impact of prophylactic treatment with atorvastatin on postoperative atrial fibrillation
Song YB, On YK, Kim JH, Shin DH, Kim JS, Sung J, et al.
American Heart Journal 2008; 156: 373.e9-16.
Jul 31, 2008 ESCAPE-2: Evaluation of ultrashort-acting calcium channel blockade in postoperative hypertension

Anesthesia & Analgesia 2008; 107: 59-67.
Jul 28, 2008 2-Year efficacy and tolerability results for rimonabant reported
Van Gaal LF, Scheen AJ, Rissanen AM, Rossner S, Hanotin C, Ziegler O.
European Heart Journal 2008; 29: 1761-1771.
Jul 03, 2008 Obesity and circulating progenitor cells: Weight counts
Muller-Ehmsen J, Braun D, Schneider T, Pfister R, Worm N, Wielckens K, et al.
European Heart Journal 2008; 29: 1560-1568.
Jun 26, 2008 Treatment strategies compared in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation
Roy D, Talajic M, Nattel S, Wyse DG, Dorian P, Lee KL, et al, for the Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure Investigators
New England Journal of Medicine 2008; 358: 2667-2677.
Jun 18, 2008 INVEST: In treated hypertension, resting heart rate is prognostically important
Kolloch R, Legler UF, Champion A, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Handberg E, Zhou Q, Pepine CJ
European Heart Journal 2008; 29: 1327-1334.
Jun 11, 2008 ACCORD, ADVANCE: It’s back to basics for CV risk reduction in high-risk diabetes
ACCORD Study Group; ADVANCE Collaborative Group
New England Journal of Medicine 2008; 358: 2630-2633.
Jun 03, 2008 TRITON-TIMI 38: Early and late effects of prasugrel vs clopidogrel
Antman EM, Wiviott SD, Murphy SA, Voitk J, Hasin Y, Widimsky P, et al.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008; 51: 2028-2033.
May 27, 2008 AMADEO study uncovers differences between ARBs
Bakris G, Burgess E, Weir M, Davidai G, Koval S, on behalf of the AMADEO Study Investigators
Kidney International 2008; epublished ahead of print:
May 16, 2008 The RIO-Europe Study reveals sustained long-term clinical benefit in cardiometabolic risk factors
Van Gaal LF, Scheen AJ, Rissanen AM, Rossner S, Hanotin C, Ziegler O, et al, for the RIO-Europe Study Group
European Heart Journal 2008; published online ahead of print:
May 09, 2008 Coronary artery disease and in-hospital mortality risk: Ethnicity and gender differences
Shaw LJ, Shaw RE, Bairey Merz CN, Brindis RG, Klein LW, Nallamothu B, et al, on behalf of the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry Investigators.
Circulation 2008; 117: 1787-1801.
May 05, 2008 Adherence to a DASH-style Diet Reduces CHD and Stroke Risk
Fung TT, Chiuve SE, McCullough ML, Rexrode KM, Logroscino G, Hu FB.
Archives of Internal Medicine 2008; 168: 713-720.
Apr 24, 2008 TRITON-TIMI 38 trial: Reducing stent thrombosis risk
Wiviott SD, Braunwald E, McCabe CH, Horvath I, Keltai M, Herrman JPR, et al, for the TRITON-TIMI 38 Investigators.
Lancet 2008; 371: 1353-1363.
Apr 16, 2008 The Strategy to Reduce Atherosclerosis Development Involving Administration of Rimonabant-The Intravascular Ultrasound Study (STRADIVARIUS): A Trial of Two Volumes
Nissen SE, Nicholls SJ, Wolski K, Rodes-Cabau J, Cannon CP, Deanfield JE, et al; for the STRADIVARIUS Investigators
Journal of the American Medical Association 2008; 299: 1547-1560.
Apr 09, 2008 The Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global End-point Trial (ONTARGET) hits the mark
The ONTARGET Investigators.
New England Journal of Medicine 2008; 358: 1547-1559.
Mar 31, 2008 The Myoblast Autologous Grafting in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (MAGIC) Trial failed to restore cardiac contractility in post-CABG patients
Menasche P, Alfieri O, Janssens S, McKenna W, Reichenspurner H, Trinquart L, et al.
Circulation 2008; 117: 1189-1200.
Mar 20, 2008 Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and incident coronary heart disease risk
Daniels LB, Laughlin GA, Sarno MK, Bettencourt R, Wolfert RL, Barrett-Connor E.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008; 51: 913-919.
Mar 08, 2008 Laropiprant significantly reduces niacin-induced flushing in dyslipidemic patients
Paolini JF, Mitchel YB, Reyes R, Kher U, Lai E, Watson DJ, et al.
American Journal of Cardiology 2008; 101: 625-630.
Feb 29, 2008 Evidence from CARESS-in-AMI supports immediate transfer of STEMI patients for PCI after thrombolysis
Di Mario C, Dudek D, Piscione F, Mielecki W, Savonitto S, Murena E, et al, on behalf of the CARESS-in-AMI Investigators
Lancet 2008; 371: 559-568
Epidemiology
Jnl Pub Date Article
Aug 12, 2008 Potential pathway identified for increased incidence of the metabolic syndrome during menopause
Janssen I, Powell LH, Crawford S, Lasley B, Sutton-Tyrrell K.
Archives of Internal Medicine 2008; 168: 1568-1575.
Jul 23, 2008 PREMIER: 1 in 5 patients experience angina 1 year post MI
Maddox TM, Reid KJ, Spertus JA, Mittleman M, Krumholz HM, Parashar S, Ho PM, Rumsfeld JS.
Archives of Internal Medicine 2008; 168: 1310-1316.
Apr 22, 2008 Abdominal obesity and cardiovascular mortality in normal-weight women: A tale of the tape
Zhang C, Rexrode KM, van Dam RM, Li TY, Hu FB.
Circulation 2008; 117: 1658-1667.



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