University of Münster

Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

In patients with atrial fibrillation, rivaroxaban was noninferior to warfarin for the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism. There was no significant between-group differenc...

Effects of intensive blood-pressure lowering and low-dose aspirin in patients with hypertension: principal results of the Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) randomised trial

Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

The Customer Relationship Management Process: Its Measurement and Impact on Performance

An understanding of how to manage relationships with customers effectively has become an important topic for both academicians and practitioners in recent years. However, the ex...

Evaluation of Structural Equation Models Using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) Approach

Subpopulations of Mouse Blood Monocytes Differ in Maturation Stage and Inflammatory Response

Abstract Blood monocytes are well-characterized precursors for macrophages and dendritic cells. Subsets of human monocytes with differential representation in various disease st...

Cardiovascular prevention guidelines in daily practice: a comparison of EUROASPIRE I, II, and III surveys in eight European countries

EUROASPIRE III: a survey on the lifestyle, risk factors and use of cardioprotective drug therapies in coronary patients from 22 European countries

The EUROASPIRE III survey shows that large proportions of coronary patients do not achieve the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease preventi...

Identification of primitive human hematopoietic cells capable of repopulating NOD/SCID mouse bone marrow: Implications for gene therapy

The Genome Sequence of the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes Reveals Insights into Its Obligate Symbiotic Lifestyle

Leaf-cutter ants are one of the most important herbivorous insects in the Neotropics, harvesting vast quantities of fresh leaf material. The ants use leaves to cultivate a fungu...