ContextPatients experience the highest rate of death and recurrent ischemic events during
the early period after an acute coronary syndrome, but it is not known whether early initiation …

The role of the endothelium in human disease recently has become the focus of intense
scientific investigation. Impaired endothelial function is associated with a number of disease …

A large body of evidence in animal models of ischemia shows that administration of
angiogenic growth factors, either as recombinant protein or by gene transfer, can augment …

ContextCardiovascular complications following major noncardiac surgery are an important
source of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Although lipid-lowering medications are …

Background: Little is known about statins in the prevention of dyslipidaemia induced renal
function decline. The secondary coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention GREACE study …

Background: Little is known about the effect of dyslipidemia on serum uric acid (SUA) levels,
and less is known about the effect of statin treatment on them. The GREek Atorvastatin and …

Endothelial health is a key factor in normal cardiovascular homeostasis, and recent studies
have revealed several important functions of the vascular endothelium that protect against …

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has advanced from primarily a
research tool to a practical, high-performance clinical imaging modality. The widespread …

Background Previous trials suggest that oral l-arginine administration affects endothelial
function. However, most of these studies were small, the conclusions were inconsistent, and …

Objectives: This study tests the hypothesis that absolute measurement of adenosine (Ado)-
stimulated myocardial blood flow (MBFado) is superior to measurement of relative tracer …