Cardiovascular Disorders
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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Independent Associations of Fasting Insulin, Glucose, and Glycated Haemoglobin with Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in Older Women
Authors: Debbie A Lawlor, Abigail Fraser, Shah Ebrahim, George Davey Smith DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040263 Abstract Summary In older women without diabetes,...
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Neuropsychological Sequelae of Carotid Angioplasty with Stent Placement: Correlation with Ischemic Lesions in Diffusion Weighted Imaging
Authors: Laura Tiemann, Jutta Hubertina Reidt, Lorena Esposito, Dirk Sander, Wolfram Theiss, Holger Poppert DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007001 Abstract Summary Study of...
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First-Line First? Trends in Thiazide Prescribing for Hypertensive Seniors
Authors: Steve Morgan, Kenneth L Bassett, James M Wright, Lixiang Yan DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020080 Abstract Summary Despite evidence supporting thiazide diuretics...
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