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Publications (original articles or review articles) published in 2007 from OUS - Department of Cardiology Ullevaal (Div Med)

87 publications found

Agewall S, Olsson T, Löwbeer C (2007)
Usefulness of troponin levels below the diagnostic cut-off level for acute myocardial infarction in predicting prognosis in unselected patients admitted to the coronary care unit
Am J Cardiol, 99 (10), 1357-9
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.059, PubMed 17493459

Aksnes TA, Flaa A, Strand A, Kjeldsen SE (2007)
Prevention of new-onset atrial fibrillation and its predictors with angiotensin II-receptor blockers in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure
J Hypertens, 25 (1), 15-23
DOI 10.1097/01.hjh.0000254378.26607.1f, PubMed 17143167

Aksnes TA, Kjeldsen SE, Rostrup M, Omvik P, Hua TA, Julius S (2007)
Impact of new-onset diabetes mellitus on cardiac outcomes in the Valsartan Antihypertensive Long-term Use Evaluation (VALUE) trial population
Hypertension, 50 (3), 467-73
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.106.085654, PubMed 17679652

Aksnes TA, Seljeflot I, Torjesen PA, Höieggen A, Moan A, Kjeldsen SE (2007)
Improved insulin sensitivity by the angiotensin II-receptor blocker losartan is not explained by adipokines, inflammatory markers, or whole blood viscosity
Metabolism, 56 (11), 1470-7
DOI 10.1016/j.metabol.2007.06.012, PubMed 17950096

Atar D, Malinin A, Pokov A, van Zyl L, Frasure-Smith N, Lesperance F, Serebruany VL (2007)
Antiplatelet properties of escitalopram in patients with the metabolic syndrome: a dose-ranging in vitro study
Neuropsychopharmacology, 32 (11), 2369-74
DOI 10.1038/sj.npp.1301355, PubMed 17356575

Bakris G, Hill M, Mancia G, Steyn K, Black HR, Pickering T, De Geest S, Ruilope L, Giles TD, Morgan T, Kjeldsen S, Schiffrin EL, Coenen A, Mulrow P, Loh A, Mensah G (2007)
Achieving blood pressure goals globally: five core actions for health-care professionals. A worldwide call to action
J Hum Hypertens, 22 (1), 63-70
DOI 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002284, PubMed 17728797

Berge E, Haug KB, Sandset EC, Haugbro KK, Turkovic M, Sandset PM (2007)
The factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene 20210GA, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677CT and platelet glycoprotein IIIa 1565TC mutations in patients with acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation
Stroke, 38 (3), 1069-71
DOI 10.1161/01.STR.0000258076.04860.8e, PubMed 17290027

Birkeland JA, Swift F, Tovsrud N, Enger U, Lunde PK, Qvigstad E, Levy FO, Sejersted OM, Sjaastad I (2007)
Serotonin increases L-type Ca2+ current and SR Ca2+ content through 5-HT4 receptors in failing rat ventricular cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 293 (4), H2367-76
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.01375.2006, PubMed 17660386

Brattelid T, Qvigstad E, Birkeland JA, Swift F, Bekkevold SV, Krobert KA, Sejersted OM, Skomedal T, Osnes JB, Levy FO, Sjaastad I (2007)
Serotonin responsiveness through 5-HT2A and 5-HT4 receptors is differentially regulated in hypertrophic and failing rat cardiac ventricle
J Mol Cell Cardiol, 43 (6), 767-79
DOI 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.08.019, PubMed 17936780

Brattelid T, Tveit K, Birkeland JA, Sjaastad I, Qvigstad E, Krobert KA, Hussain RI, Skomedal T, Osnes JB, Levy FO (2007)
Expression of mRNA encoding G protein-coupled receptors involved in congestive heart failure--a quantitative RT-PCR study and the question of normalisation
Basic Res Cardiol, 102 (3), 198-208
DOI 10.1007/s00395-007-0648-1, PubMed 17370034

Bull Bringager C, Arnesen H, Friis S, Husebye T, Dammen T (2007)
A long-term follow-up study of chest pain patients: effect of panic disorder on mortality, morbidity, and quality of life
Cardiology, 110 (1), 8-14
DOI 10.1159/000109400, PubMed 17934263

Bøhmer E, Arnesen H, Abdelnoor M, Mangschau A, Hoffmann P, Halvorsen S (2007)
The NORwegian study on DIstrict treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NORDISTEMI)
Scand Cardiovasc J, 41 (1), 32-8
DOI 10.1080/14017430601153472, PubMed 17365975

Christiansen CS, Gjesdal K (2007)
[Implantable loop recorders in evaluation of syncope]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (12), 1657-9
PubMed 17571107

Cramariuc D, Rieck AE, Staal EM, Wachtell K, Eriksen E, Rossebø AB, Gerdts E (2007)
Factors influencing left ventricular structure and stress-corrected systolic function in men and women with asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis (a SEAS Substudy)
Am J Cardiol, 101 (4), 510-5
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.09.100, PubMed 18312768

Dahlöf B, Devereux RB, Kjeldsen SE, Lyle PA, Zhang Z, Edelman JM (2007)
Atenolol as a comparator in outcome trials in hypertension: a correct choice in the past, but not for the future?
Blood Press, 16 (1), 6-12
DOI 10.1080/08037050701246386, PubMed 17453746

Daniel PB, Lux W, Samson AL, Schleuning WD, Niego B, Weiss TW, Tjärnlund-Wolf A, Medcalf RL (2007)
Two conserved regions within the tissue-type plasminogen activator gene promoter mediate regulation by brain-derived neurotrophic factor
FEBS J, 274 (9), 2411-23
DOI 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05777.x, PubMed 17419735

de Simone G, Olsen MH, Wachtell K, Hille DA, Dahlöf B, Ibsen H, Kjeldsen SE, Lyle PA, Devereux RB (2007)
Clusters of metabolic risk factors predict cardiovascular events in hypertension with target-organ damage: the LIFE study
J Hum Hypertens, 21 (8), 625-32
DOI 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002203, PubMed 17476291

Devereux RB, de Faire U, Fyhrquist F, Harris KE, Ibsen H, Kjeldsen SE, Lederballe-Pedersen O, Lindholm LH, Nieminen MS, Omvik P, Oparil S, Wedel H, Hille DA, Dahlöf B (2007)
Blood pressure reduction and antihypertensive medication use in the losartan intervention for endpoint reduction in hypertension (LIFE) study in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy
Curr Med Res Opin, 23 (2), 259-70
DOI 10.1185/030079906X162854, PubMed 17288679

Eid HM, Reims H, Arnesen H, Kjeldsen SE, Lyberg T, Seljeflot I (2007)
Decreased levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine during acute hyperinsulinemia
Metabolism, 56 (4), 464-9
DOI 10.1016/j.metabol.2006.11.003, PubMed 17379002

Ellingsen I, Hjerkinn EM, Seljeflot I, Arnesen H, Tonstad S (2007)
Consumption of fruit and berries is inversely associated with carotid atherosclerosis in elderly men
Br J Nutr, 99 (3), 674-81
DOI 10.1017/S0007114507832521, PubMed 17894919

Flaa A, Aksnes TA, Strand A, Kjeldsen SE (2007)
Complications of hypertension and the role of angiotensin receptor blockers in hypertension trials
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther, 5 (3), 451-61
DOI 10.1586/14779072.5.3.451, PubMed 17489670

Flaa A, Ekeberg O, Kjeldsen SE, Rostrup M (2007)
Personality may influence reactivity to stress
Biopsychosoc Med, 1, 5
DOI 10.1186/1751-0759-1-5, PubMed 17371575

Fossum E, Gleim GW, Kjeldsen SE, Kizer JR, Julius S, Devereux RB, Brady WE, Hille DA, Lyle PA, Dahlöf B (2007)
The effect of baseline physical activity on cardiovascular outcomes and new-onset diabetes in patients treated for hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: the LIFE study
J Intern Med, 262 (4), 439-48
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01808.x, PubMed 17875180

Fox KA, Antman EM, Montalescot G, Agewall S, SomaRaju B, Verheugt FW, Lopez-Sendon J, Hod H, Murphy SA, Braunwald E (2007)
The impact of renal dysfunction on outcomes in the ExTRACT-TIMI 25 trial
J Am Coll Cardiol, 49 (23), 2249-55
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.049, PubMed 17560289

Graham I, Atar D, Borch-Johnsen K, Boysen G, Burell G, Cifkova R, Dallongeville J, De Backer G, Ebrahim S, Gjelsvik B, Herrmann-Lingen C, Hoes A, Humphries S, Knapton M, Perk J, Priori SG, Pyorala K, Reiner Z, Ruilope L, Sans-Menendez S, Op Reimer WS, Weissberg P, Wood D, Yarnell J, Zamorano JL et al. (2007)
European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: executive summary
Atherosclerosis, 194 (1), 1-45
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.08.024, PubMed 17880983

Graham I, Atar D, Borch-Johnsen K, Boysen G, Burell G, Cifkova R, Dallongeville J, De Backer G, Ebrahim S, Gjelsvik B, Herrmann-Lingen C, Hoes A, Humphries S, Knapton M, Perk J, Priori SG, Pyorala K, Reiner Z, Ruilope L, Sans-Menendez S, Op Reimer WS, Weissberg P, Wood D, Yarnell J, Zamorano JL et al. (2007)
European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: executive summary. Fourth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and other societies on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts)
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 14 Suppl 2, E1-40
DOI 10.1097/01.hjr.0000277984.31558.c4, PubMed 17726406

Graham I, Atar D, Borch-Johnsen K, Boysen G, Burell G, Cifkova R, Dallongeville J, De Backer G, Ebrahim S, Gjelsvik B, Herrmann-Lingen C, Hoes A, Humphries S, Knapton M, Perk J, Priori SG, Pyorala K, Reiner Z, Ruilope L, Sans-Menendez S, Op Reimer WS, Weissberg P, Wood D, Yarnell J, Zamorano JL et al. (2007)
European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: full text. Fourth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and other societies on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts)
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 14 Suppl 2, S1-113
DOI 10.1097/01.hjr.0000277983.23934.c9, PubMed 17726407

Graham I, Atar D, Borch-Johnsen K, Boysen G, Burell G, Cifkova R, Dallongeville J, De Backer G, Ebrahim S, Gjelsvik B, Herrmann-Lingen C, Hoes A, Humphries S, Knapton M, Perk J, Priori SG, Pyorala K, Reiner Z, Ruilope L, Sans-Menendez S, Scholte op Reimer W, Weissberg P, Wood D, Yarnell J, Zamorano JL et al. (2007)
European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: executive summary: Fourth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (Constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts)
Eur Heart J, 28 (19), 2375-414
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm316, PubMed 17726041

Grupo de Trabajo para el Tratamiento de la Hipertensión Arterial de la Sociedad Europea, Sociedad Europea de Cardiología, Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, Cifkova R, Fagard R, Germano G, Grassi G, Heagerty AM, Kjeldsen SE, Laurent S, Narkiewicz K, Ruilope L, Rynkiewicz A, Schmieder RE, Boudier HA, Zanchetti A, Vahanian A, Camm J, De Caterina R, Dean V, Dickstein K, Filippatos G, Funck-Brentano C et al. (2007)
[ESH/ESC 2007 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension]
Rev Esp Cardiol, 60 (9), 968.e1-94
DOI 10.1157/13109650, PubMed 17915153

Hedner T, Narkiewicz K, Kjeldsen SE (2007)
The evolution of ACE inhibition--a turning point in cardiovascular medicine
Blood Press Suppl, 2, 5-6
DOI 10.1080/08038020701538313, PubMed 18046972

Henareh L, Lind B, Brodin LA, Agewall S (2007)
Disturbed glucose metabolism is associated with left ventricular dysfunction using tissue Doppler imaging in patients with myocardial infarction
Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 27 (1), 60-6
DOI 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2007.00717.x, PubMed 17204040

Hjelstuen A, Anderssen SA, Holme I, Seljeflot I, Klemsdal TO (2007)
Effect of lifestyle and/or statin treatment on soluble markers of atherosclerosis in hypertensives
Scand Cardiovasc J, 41 (5), 313-20
DOI 10.1080/14017430701411234, PubMed 17852781

Jamerson K, Bakris GL, Dahlöf B, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Gupte J, Lefkowitz M, Hester A, Shi V, Kjeldsen SE, Cushman W, Papademetriou V, Weber M, ACCOMPLISH Investigators (2007)
Exceptional early blood pressure control rates: the ACCOMPLISH trial
Blood Press, 16 (2), 80-6
DOI 10.1080/08037050701395571, PubMed 17612905

Jensen JK, Atar D, Mickley H (2007)
Mechanism of troponin elevations in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Am J Cardiol, 99 (6), 867-70
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.10.052, PubMed 17350385

Jensen JK, Korsholm L, Høilund-Carlsen PF, Atar D, Kristensen SR, Mickley H (2007)
The relation between electrocardiographic ST-T changes and NT-proBNP in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Scand Cardiovasc J, 41 (5), 294-8
DOI 10.1080/14017430701601644, PubMed 17886116

Jonassen AA, Bjørnerheim R, Edvardsen T, Veel T, Kirkebøen KA (2007)
Effects of preload alterations on peak early diastolic mitral annulus velocities evaluated by tissue Doppler echocardiography
Eur J Anaesthesiol, 24 (2), 159-65
DOI 10.1017/S026502150600127X, PubMed 17202014

Jonsson G, Abdelnoor M, Seljeflot I, Arnesen H, Hostmark AT, Kjeldsen SE, Os I, Westheim AS (2007)
The antioxidative effects of long-term treatment are more pronounced for carvedilol than for atenolol in post-myocardial infarction patients
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol, 49 (1), 27-32
DOI 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31802bdd8c, PubMed 17261960

Khoury J, Henriksen T, Seljeflot I, Mørkrid L, Frøslie KF, Tonstad S (2007)
Effects of an antiatherogenic diet during pregnancy on markers of maternal and fetal endothelial activation and inflammation: the CARRDIP study
BJOG, 114 (3), 279-88
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01187.x, PubMed 17217362

Kjeldsen SE, Lyle PA, Kizer JR, Oparil S, Høieggen A, Os I (2007)
Fixed combination of losartan and hydrochlorothiazide and reduction of risk of stroke
Vasc Health Risk Manag, 3 (3), 299-305
PubMed 17703637

Larsen JR, Tsunoda T, Tuzcu EM, Schoenhagen P, Brekke M, Arnesen H, Hanssen KF, Nissen SE, Dahl-Jorgensen K (2007)
Intracoronary ultrasound examinations reveal significantly more advanced coronary atherosclerosis in people with type 1 diabetes than in age- and sex-matched non-diabetic controls
Diab Vasc Dis Res, 4 (1), 62-5
DOI 10.3132/dvdr.2007.009, PubMed 17469046

Lebel D, Gortzak Y, Nyska M, Katz T, Atar D, Etzion Y (2007)
[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic diabetic wounds of the lower limbs--a review of the literature]
Harefuah, 146 (3), 223-7, 244-5
PubMed 17460932

Lie I, Arnesen H, Sandvik L, Hamilton G, Bunch EH (2007)
Effects of a home-based intervention program on anxiety and depression 6 months after coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized controlled trial
J Psychosom Res, 62 (4), 411-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.11.010, PubMed 17383492

Lunde K, Solheim S, Aakhus S, Arnesen H, Moum T, Abdelnoor M, Egeland T, Endresen K, Ilebekk A, Mangschau A, Forfang K (2007)
Exercise capacity and quality of life after intracoronary injection of autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells in acute myocardial infarction: results from the Autologous Stem cell Transplantation in Acute Myocardial Infarction (ASTAMI) randomized controlled trial
Am Heart J, 154 (4), 710.e1-8
DOI 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.003, PubMed 17892996

Madsen LH, Ladefoged S, Corell P, Schou M, Hildebrandt PR, Atar D (2007)
N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide predicts mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease in hemodialysis
Kidney Int, 71 (6), 548-54
DOI 10.1038/sj.ki.5002087, PubMed 17299526

Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, Cifkova R, Fagard R, Germano G, Grassi G, Heagerty AM, Kjeldsen SE, Laurent S, Narkiewicz K, Ruilope L, Rynkiewicz A, Schmieder RE, Boudier HA, Zanchetti A, ESH-ESC Task Force on the Management of Arterial Hypertension (2007)
2007 ESH-ESC Practice Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension: ESH-ESC Task Force on the Management of Arterial Hypertension
J Hypertens, 25 (9), 1751-62
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282f0580f, PubMed 17762635

Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, Cifkova R, Fagard R, Germano G, Grassi G, Heagerty AM, Kjeldsen SE, Laurent S, Narkiewicz K, Ruilope L, Rynkiewicz A, Schmieder RE, Boudier HA, Zanchetti A, Vahanian A, Camm J, De Caterina R, Dean V, Dickstein K, Filippatos G, Funck-Brentano C, Hellemans I, Kristensen SD et al. (2007)
2007 Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension: The Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
J Hypertens, 25 (6), 1105-87
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3281fc975a, PubMed 17563527

Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, Cifkova R, Fagard R, Germano G, Grassi G, Heagerty AM, Kjeldsen SE, Laurent S, Narkiewicz K, Ruilope L, Rynkiewicz A, Schmieder RE, Boudier HAJS, Zanchetti A (2007)
Guidelines 2007 Guidelines for the treatment of hypertension by the Committee for the drafting of the Guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
G. Ital. Cardiol., 8 (7), 389-479

Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, Cifkova R, Fagard R, Germanò G, Grassi G, Heagerty AM, Kjeldsen SE, Laurent S, Narkiewicz K, Ruilope L, Rynkiewicz A, Schmieder RE, Struijker Boudier HA, Zanchetti A, Vahanian A, Camm J, De Caterina R, Dean V, Dickstein K, Filippatos G, Funck-Brentano C, Hellemans I, Dalby Kristensen S et al. (2007)
[Practice guidelines 2007 for the treatment of arterial hypertension]
G Ital Cardiol (Rome), 8 (7), 389-479
PubMed 17695132

Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, Cifkova R, Fagard R, Germano G, Grassi G, Heagerty AM, Kjeldsen SE, Laurent S, Narkiewicz K, Ruilope L, Rynkiewicz A, Schmieder RE, Struijker Boudier HA, Zanchetti A, Vahanian A, Camm J, De Caterina R, Dean V, Dickstein K, Filippatos G, Funck-Brentano C, Hellemans I, Kristensen SD et al. (2007)
2007 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Eur Heart J, 28 (12), 1462-536
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm236, PubMed 17562668

Mansia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, Cifkova R, Fagard R, Germano G, Grassi G, Heagerty AM, Kjeldsen SE, Laurent S, Narkiewicz K, Ruilope L, Rynkiewicz A, Schmieder RE, Struijker Boudier HA, Zanchetti A, European Society of Hypertension, European Society of Cardiology (2007)
2007 ESH-ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: the task force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Blood Press, 16 (3), 135-232
DOI 10.1080/08037050701461084, PubMed 17846925

Mørk HK, Sjaastad I, Sande JB, Periasamy M, Sejersted OM, Louch WE (2007)
Increased cardiomyocyte function and Ca2+ transients in mice during early congestive heart failure
J Mol Cell Cardiol, 43 (2), 177-86
DOI 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.05.004, PubMed 17574269

Naucler P, Ryd W, Törnberg S, Strand A, Wadell G, Hansson BG, Rylander E, Dillner J (2007)
HPV type-specific risks of high-grade CIN during 4 years of follow-up: a population-based prospective study
Br J Cancer, 97 (1), 129-32
DOI 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603843, PubMed 17551490

Nylaende M, Kroese AJ, Morken B, Stranden E, Sandbaek G, Lindahl AK, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2007)
Beneficial effects of 1-year optimal medical treatment with and without additional PTA on inflammatory markers of atherosclerosis in patients with PAD. Results from the Oslo Balloon Angioplasty versus Conservative Treatment (OBACT) study
Vasc Med, 12 (4), 275-83
DOI 10.1177/1358863X07082720, PubMed 18048463

Okin PM, Devereux RB, Harris KE, Jern S, Kjeldsen SE, Julius S, Edelman JM, Dahlöf B, LIFE Study Investigators (2007)
Regression of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with less hospitalization for heart failure in hypertensive patients
Ann Intern Med, 147 (5), 311-9
DOI 10.7326/0003-4819-147-5-200709040-00006, PubMed 17785486

Okin PM, Devereux RB, Harris KE, Jern S, Kjeldsen SE, Lindholm LH, Dahlöf B, LIFE Study Investigators (2007)
In-treatment resolution or absence of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with decreased incidence of new-onset diabetes mellitus in hypertensive patients: the Losartan Intervention for Endpoint Reduction in Hypertension (LIFE) Study
Hypertension, 50 (5), 984-90
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.096818, PubMed 17893425

Pedersen F, Mehlsen J, Raymond I, Atar D, Skjoldborg US, Hildebrandt PR (2007)
Evaluation of dyspnoea in a sample of elderly subjects recruited from general practice
Int J Clin Pract, 61 (9), 1481-91
DOI 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01428.x, PubMed 17686092

Pedersen OL, Mancia G, Pickering T, Høegholm A, Julius S, Kjeldsen SE, Nielsen ES, Refsgaard J, Weber M, VALUE trial group (2007)
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring after 1 year on valsartan or amlodipine-based treatment: a VALUE substudy
J Hypertens, 25 (3), 707-12
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3280147119, PubMed 17278988

Rega G, Kaun C, Demyanets S, Pfaffenberger S, Rychli K, Hohensinner PJ, Kastl SP, Speidl WS, Weiss TW, Breuss JM, Furnkranz A, Uhrin P, Zaujec J, Zilberfarb V, Frey M, Roehle R, Maurer G, Huber K, Wojta J (2007)
Vascular endothelial growth factor is induced by the inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 and oncostatin m in human adipose tissue in vitro and in murine adipose tissue in vivo
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 27 (7), 1587-95
DOI 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.143081, PubMed 17525365

Rossebø AB, Pedersen TR, Allen C, Boman K, Chambers J, Egstrup K, Gerdts E, Gohlke-Bärwolf C, Holme I, Kesäniemi VA, Malbecq W, Nienaber C, Ray S, Skjaerpe T, Wachtell K, Willenheimer R (2007)
Design and baseline characteristics of the simvastatin and ezetimibe in aortic stenosis (SEAS) study
Am J Cardiol, 99 (7), 970-3
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.10.064, PubMed 17398194

Ruilope L, Kjeldsen SE, de la Sierra A, Mancia G, Ruggenenti P, Stergiou GS, Bakris GL, Giles TD (2007)
The kidney and cardiovascular risk--implications for management: a consensus statement from the European Society of Hypertension
Blood Press, 16 (2), 72-9
DOI 10.1080/08037050701338985, PubMed 17612904

Serebruany V, Malinin A, Dragan V, Atar D, van Zyl L, Dragan A, Lexapro Compliance Task Force (2007)
Fluorimetric quantitation of citalopram and escitalopram in plasma: developing an express method to monitor compliance in clinical trials
Clin Chem Lab Med, 45 (4), 513-20
DOI 10.1515/CCLM.2007.108, PubMed 17439330

Serebruany VL, Malinin A, Ong S, Atar D (2007)
Patients with metabolic syndrome exhibit higher platelet activity than those with conventional risk factors for vascular disease
J Thromb Thrombolysis, 25 (2), 207-13
DOI 10.1007/s11239-007-0047-3, PubMed 17530178

Serebruany VL, Malinin AI, Atar D (2007)
Combination antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel: the role of antecedent and concomitant doses of aspirin. An analysis of 711 patients
Cardiology, 107 (4), 307-12
DOI 10.1159/000099067, PubMed 17264511

Serebruany VL, Malinin AI, Atar D, Hanley DF (2007)
Consistent platelet inhibition during long-term maintenance-dose clopidogrel therapy among 359 compliant outpatients with documented vascular disease
Am Heart J, 153 (3), 371-7
DOI 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.12.006, PubMed 17307414

Serebruany VL, Stebbing J, Atar D (2007)
Dyspnoea after antiplatelet agents: the AZD6140 controversy
Int J Clin Pract, 61 (3), 529-33
DOI 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01294.x, PubMed 17313629

Skeppholm M, Agewall S, Ljungman P, Daniel M, Eriksson M, Hofman-Bang C, Malmqvist K, Reistam U, Svane B, Tornvall P (2007)
[Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries in women. MINCA--a specific type of myocardial infarction]
Lakartidningen, 104 (37), 2586-8
PubMed 17970392

Smebye ML, Iversen EK, Høieggen A, Flaa A, Os I, Kjeldsen SE, Olsen MH, Chattopadhyay A, Hille DA, Lyle PA, Devereux RB, Dahlöf B (2007)
Effect of hemoglobin levels on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with isolated systolic hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (from the LIFE study)
Am J Cardiol, 100 (5), 855-9
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.03.109, PubMed 17719333

Solberg OG, Omland T (2007)
[Arginine vasopressin antagonism--new treatment option in chronic heart failure]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (2), 179-82
PubMed 17237865

Solomon DH, Polinski JM, Stedman M, Truppo C, Breiner L, Egan C, Jan S, Patel M, Weiss TW, Chen YT, Brookhart MA (2007)
Improving care of patients at-risk for osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial
J Gen Intern Med, 22 (3), 362-7
DOI 10.1007/s11606-006-0099-7, PubMed 17356969

Steine K, Larsen JR, Stugaard M, Berg TJ, Brekke M, Dahl-Jørgensen K (2007)
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