BMC Cardiovascular Disorders Tutorials

1. Antibiotics for the primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever: a meta-analysis

By Background: To use the tools of systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment for sore throat, with symptoms suggestive of group A streptococcal (GAS) infection, for the primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever. Methods: Trials were identified through a systematic search of titles and abstracts found in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled T... read more

2. Relationship between blood pressure measurements recorded on patients' charts in family physicians' offices and subsequent 24 hour ambulatory blood pr

By Relationship between blood pressure measurements recorded on patients' charts in family physicians' offices and subsequent 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Marshall Godwin1 , Dianne Delva1 , Rachelle Seguin1 , Ian Casson1 , Susan MacDonald1 , Richard Birtwhistle1 and Miu Lam1, 2 ... read more

3. Prognostic value of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism and cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in patients with coronary artery disease

By Background: Chronic inflammatory stimuli such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and various genetic polymorphisms determining the inflammatory response are assumed to be important risk factors in atherosclerosis. We investigated whether patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and homozygous for allele 2 of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) gene and seropositive for CMV re... read more