The impact of left ventricle assist device on circulating endothelial microparticles - pilot study.

Clinical Trial 2012; 33(Suppl 2): 68-72 PubMed PMID: 23183513 Keywords: Adult, Aged, Biomarkers:blood, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated:blood, Cell-Derived Microparticles:metabolism, Endothelium, Vascular:metabolism, Heart Failure:blood, Heart-Assist Devices:adverse effects, Hemodynamics:physiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardi.

OBJECTIVES: Recent technological breakthroughs in the design of reliable systems for long term non-pulsatile mechanical heart support offe.....

HDL and apolipoprotein A1 concentrations as markers of cholesterol efflux in middle-aged women: interaction with smoking.

Journal Article 2012; 33(Suppl 2): 38-42 PubMed PMID: 23183508 Keywords: Apolipoprotein A-I:blood, Apolipoproteins B:blood, Biomarkers:blood, Cardiovascular Diseases:blood, Cholesterol, HDL:blood, Cholesterol, LDL:blood, Female, Humans, Macrophages:metabolism, Middle Aged, Smoking:blood, Triglycerides:blood,.

OBJECTIVES: It has been demonstrated that the deleterious effect of smoking on the cardiovascular system is mediated through a decrease in.....

Journal Article 2012; 33(Suppl 2): 13-16 PubMed PMID: 23183503 Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndrome:epidemiology, Adult, Angiopoietins:genetics, Czech Republic:epidemiology, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease:epidemiology, Genetic Variation:genetics, Genotype, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha:genetics, Humans, Male, Middl.

BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is a complex arterial disease involving interactions between multiple genetic and environmental factors. A lar.....