Biomarkers in Medicine

Inflammation and related biomarkers in cardiovascular disease
pp. 1-3(3)
Authors: Bartunek, Jozef; Vanderheyden, Marc

Skeletal muscle biomarkers in heart disease
pp. 5-8(4)
Author: Van Hoof, Viviane

Cathepsin S as a biomarker: where are we now and what are the future challenges?
pp. 9-11(3)
Authors: Ärnlöv, Johan

Practical use of natriuretic peptide measurement: questionnaire results from general practitioners and cardiologists
pp. 13-18(6)
Authors: Husby, Simon; Lind, Bent; Goetze, Jens P

High-sensitive C-reactive protein: universal prognostic and causative biomarker in heart disease?
pp. 19-34(16)
Authors: Rietzschel, Ernst; De Buyzere, Marc

Cardiovascular metabolic syndrome: mediators involved in the pathophysiology from obesity to coronary heart disease
pp. 35-52(18)
Authors: Roos, Cornelis J; Quax, Paul HA; Jukema, J Wouter

Future potential biomarkers for postinterventional restenosis and accelerated atherosclerosis
pp. 53-66(14)
Authors: Karper, Jacco C; Ewing, Mark M; Jukema, J Wouter; Quax, Paul HA

Cardiac myosin binding protein-C: a potential early-stage, cardiac-specific biomarker of ischemia-reperfusion injury
pp. 69-72(4)
Author: Sadayappan, Sakthivel

News & Views
pp. 73-75(3)

News & Views
pp. 77-79(3)
Author: Gaze, David C

Correlation of peripheral arterial blood flow with plasma chemerin and VEGF in diabetic peripheral vascular disease
pp. 81-87(7)
Author: Zakareia, Faten Abdulhady

Genetic variation of IL-12B (+1188 region) is associated with its decreased circulating levels and susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes
pp. 89-95(7)
Authors: Yaghini, Narges; Mahmoodi, Mehdi; Hassanshahi, Gholamhossein; Asadikaram, Gholamreza; Arababadi, Mohammad Kazemi; Rezaeian, Mohsen; Ali Sajjadi, Seyed Mohammad; Kennedy, Derek

Circulating levels of resistin, IL-6 and lipid profile in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease with and without diabetes
pp. 97-102(6)
Authors: Yaseen, Faisal; Jaleel, Anila; Aftab, Jawed; Zuberi, Adnan; Alam, Ejaz

Association of Thr420Lys polymorphism in DBP gene with fat-soluble vitamins and low radial bone mineral density in postmenopausal Thai women
pp. 103-108(6)
Authors: Chupeerach, Chaowanee; Tungtrongchitr, Anchalee; Phonrat, Benjaluck; Schweigert, Florian J; Tungtrongchitr, Rungsunn; Preutthipan, Sangchai

Clinical implications of the detection of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer patients
pp. 109-118(10)
Authors: Banys, Malgorzata; Hartkopf, Andreas D; Krawczyk, Natalia; Becker, Sven; Fehm, Tanja

Use of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in clinical trials for schizophrenia and depression
pp. 119-129(11)
Authors: Wan, Hong I; Soares, Holly; Waring, Jeffrey F

Acknowledgements
pp. 131-131(1)