Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 9:39PM EST

General Interest Articles

1. Combined effect of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and metabolic syndrome on subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in white men without clinical evidence of myocardial ischemia.

Author
Campbell CY; Nasir K; Sarwar A; Meneghelo RS; Carvalho JA; Blumenthal RS; Santos RD;
Institution
The Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Journal
Am J Cardiol. 2007 Sep 1;100(5):840-3. Epub 2007 Jun 18.
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2. Intrauterine exposure to maternal atherosclerotic risk factors increases the susceptibility to atherosclerosis in adult life.

Author
Alkemade FE; Gittenberger-de Groot AC; Schiel AE; VanMunsteren JC; Hogers B; van Vliet LS; Poelmann RE; Havekes LM; Willems van Dijk K; DeRuiter MC;
Institution
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Journal
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007 Oct;27(10):2228-35. Epub 2007 Jul 26.
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3. Summary of the American Heart Association's scientific statement on the relevance of genetics and genomics for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Author
Arnett DK;
Institution
Journal
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007 Aug;27(8):1682-6.

4. Intensity of lipid-lowering therapy and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment among the elderly before and after the 2004 National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III update.

Author
Nichols GA; Nag S; Chan W;
Institution
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR 97227-1098, USA. greg.nichols@kpchr.org
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Sep;154(3):554-60.
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5. Clinical inquiries. Which lifestyle interventions effectively lower LDL cholesterol?

Author
Powers E; Saultz J; Hamilton A; Lo V;
Institution
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, USA.
Journal
J Fam Pract. 2007 Jun;56(6):483-5, 4 p following 485.

6. Maternal smoking in pregnancy is associated with cholesterol development in the offspring: A 27-years follow-up study.

Author
Jaddoe VW; de Ridder MA; van den Elzen AP; Hofman A; Uiterwaal CS; Witteman JC;
Institution
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. v.jaddoe@erasmusmc.nl
Journal
Atherosclerosis. 2008 Jan;196(1):42-8. Epub 2007 Mar 2.
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7. Soy isoflavones lower serum total and LDL cholesterol in humans: a meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials.

Author
Taku K; Umegaki K; Sato Y; Taki Y; Endoh K; Watanabe S;
Institution
Information Center and the Nutritional Education Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan. takuk@nih.go.jp
Journal
Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Apr;85(4):1148-56.
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8. Therapies for raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Author
Miura S; Saku K;
Institution
Journal
Intern Med. 2007;46(7):339-40. Epub 2007 Apr 2.

9. Higher total serum cholesterol levels are associated with less severe strokes and lower all-cause mortality: ten-year follow-up of ischemic strokes in the Copenhagen Stroke Study.

Author
Olsen TS; Christensen RH; Kammersgaard LP; Andersen KK;
Institution
Stroke Unit, Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hvidovre University Hospital, Kettegaard Alle 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. Tom.Skyhoej.Olsen@hvh.regionh.dk
Journal
Stroke. 2007 Oct;38(10):2646-51. Epub 2007 Aug 30.
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10. Clinical significance of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Author
deGoma EM; Leeper NJ; Heidenreich PA;
Institution
Department of Cardiology, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, California 94305, USA. edegoma@stanford.edu
Journal
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jan 1;51(1):49-55.
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