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Atherosclerosis across 4000 years of human history: the Horus study of four ancient populations

19.04.20132041

Atherosclerosis is thought to be a disease of modern human beings and related to contemporary lifestyles.

Discussing sexual function in the cardiology practice

18.04.20132143

In patients with cardiovascular disease, sexual dysfunction is frequently encountered.

Heart Patients Slow to Make Healthy Choices

17.04.20131897

Roughly one in seven patients globally do not adopt healthy lifestyle changes after suffering a stroke or developing coronary heart disease, researchers found.

ACE inhibitor, beta blocker may thwart cardiotoxicity from chemotherapy: Pilot study

16.04.20132328

Lasting cardiac damage from chemotherapy is a tragedy: cancer patients are cured of one life-threatening disease, only to succumb to another—heart failure—as a result of the treatment.

L-Carnitine in the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

15.04.20131975

To evaluate the effects of L-carnitine compared with placebo or control on morbidity and mortality in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.

Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery in Human Obesity Remodels Promoter Methylation

12.04.20132198

DNA methylation provides a mechanism by which environmental factors can control insulin sensitivity in obesity.

Variables associated with change in blood pressure control status after 1-year follow up in primary care: a retrospective analysis: the TAPAS study

11.04.20131987

This 1-year, retrospective, observational study assessed factors associated with changes in hypertension control status and differences in blood pressure (BP) management among general practitioners in Spain.