Cardiovascular Disorders
Novel Association of ABO Histo-Blood Group Antigen with Soluble ICAM-1: Results of a Genome-Wide Association Study of 6,578 Women
Authors: Guillaume Paré, Daniel I. Chasman, Mark Kellogg, Robert Y. L. Zee, Nader Rifai, Sunita Badola, Joseph P. Miletich, Paul...
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Are Cytochrome P450 CYP2C8 and CYP2C9 Polymorphisms Associated with Ibuprofen Response in Very Preterm Infants?
Authors: Xavier Durrmeyer, Shushanik Hovhannisyan, Yves Médard, Evelyne Jacqz-Aigrain, Fabrice Decobert, Jérome Barre, Corinne Alberti, Yannick Aujard, Claude Danan, Olivier...
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What Is the Significance of Unrecognized Non-Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction?
Authors: Clara Kayei Chow DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000060 Abstract Summary New study examines how often silent heart attacks (non-Q-wave myocardial infarctions) go...
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Role of NAD(P)H Oxidase in Superoxide Generation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Goto-Kakizaki (GK) Rats as a Model of Nonobese NIDDM
Authors: Sachin Gupte, Nazar Labinskyy, Rakhee Gupte, Anna Csiszar, Zoltan Ungvari, John G. Edwards DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011800 Abstract Summary Chronic hyperglycemia...
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Telomere Length Trajectory and Its Determinants in Persons with Coronary Artery Disease: Longitudinal Findings from the Heart and Soul Study
Authors: Ramin Farzaneh-Far, Jue Lin, Elissa Epel, Kyle Lapham, Elizabeth Blackburn, Mary A. Whooley DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008612 Abstract Summary Study of...
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Factors Associated with Findings of Published Trials of Drug–Drug Comparisons: Why Some Statins Appear More Efficacious than Others
Authors: Lisa Bero, Fieke Oostvogel, Peter Bacchetti, Kirby Lee DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040184 Abstract Summary Industry-funded trials comparing statins to other drugs...
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Identification of a Cardiac Specific Protein Transduction Domain by In Vivo Biopanning Using a M13 Phage Peptide Display Library in Mice
Authors: Maliha Zahid, Brett E. Phillips, Sean M. Albers, Nick Giannoukakis, Simon C. Watkins, Paul D. Robbins DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012252 Abstract...
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How Should the Impact of Different Presentations of Treatment Effects on Patient Choice Be Evaluated? A Pilot Randomized Trial
Authors: Cheryl Carling, Doris Tove Kristoffersen, Jeph Herrin, Shaun Treweek, Andrew D. Oxman, Holger Schünemann, Elie A. Akl, Victor Montori...
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Erythropoietin Improves the Survival of Fat Tissue after Its Transplantation in Nude Mice
Authors: Saher Hamed, Dana Egozi, Danny Kruchevsky, Luc Teot, Amos Gilhar, Yehuda Ullmann DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013986 Abstract Summary Erythropoietin (EPO) significantly...
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The Urokinase Receptor (uPAR) Facilitates Clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi
Authors: Joppe W. R. Hovius, Maarten F. Bijlsma, Gerritje J. W. van der Windt, W. Joost Wiersinga, Bastiaan J. D....
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