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| Date |
Article |
| 10-2008 |
Immediate Postnatal Growth is Associated with Blood Pressure in Young Adulthood: The Barry Caerphilly Growth Study |
| 09-23-2008 |
Particulate Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for ST-Segment Depression in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease |
| 09-17-2008 |
Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults |
| 09-02-2008 |
Sleep Quality and Elevated Blood Pressure in Adolescents |
| 09-2008 |
Dose-Response Relationship Between Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Women |
| 08-14-2008 |
Contribution of Obesity and Abdominal Fat Mass to Risk of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks |
| 08-07-2008 |
Predictors of Time From Hospital Arrival to Initial Brain-Imaging among Suspected Stroke Patients: The North Carolina Collaborative Stroke Registry |
| 07-29-2008 |
Patient-Reported Health Status in Coronary Heart Disease in the United States: Age, Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Differences |
| 07-07-2008 |
Impacts of Measurement Protocols on Blood Pressure Tracking from Childhood into Adulthood: A Metaregression Analysis |
| 07-07-2008 |
Dietary Patterns and Risk of Mortality From Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All Causes in a Prospective Cohort of Women |
| 06-30-2008 |
Population-Based Prevention of Obesity: The Need for Comprehensive Promotion of Healthful Eating, Physical Activity, and Energy Balance |
| 06-30-2008 |
Low HDL Cholesterol Is a Risk Factor for Deficit and Decline in Memory in Midlife: The Whitehall II Study |
| 06-09-2008 |
Bacteremia Associated with Toothbrushing and Dental Extraction |
| 06-04-2008 |
Long-Term Disease Management of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Rehabilitation Staff |
| 05-22-2008 |
Call to Action on Use and Reimbursement for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring |
| 05-16-2008 |
Falls After Stroke: Results from the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study, 2002 to 2003 |
| 05-08-2008 |
Impact of the Time of Presentation on the Care and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| 05-06-2008 |
Cardiovascular Monitoring of Children and Adolescents with Heart Disease Receiving Medications for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
| 05-01-2008 |
Stroke Disparities in Older Americans: Is Wealth a More Powerful Indicator of Risk Than Income and Education? |
| 04-09-2008 |
Shared Genetic Causes of Cardiac Hypertrophy in Children and Adults |
| 04-07-2008 |
Kidney Dysfunction and Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women With Coronary Heart Disease |
| 04-07-2008 |
Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment - A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Professional Education Committee of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research |
| 03-31-2008 |
Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Call to Action for Bystander Response to Adults Who Experience Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
| 03-31-2008 |
Diabetes Patients Requiring Glucose-Lowering Therapy and Nondiabetics with a Prior Myocardial Infarction Carry the Same Cardiovascular Risk: A Population Study of 3.3 Million People |
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