| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Contribution of High Plasma Triglycerides and Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Residual Risk of Coronary Heart Disease After Establishment of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Control
02 August 2010
To determine the relative contributions of triglycerides (TGs) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the residual risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) after the reduction of low-density li...
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Vincent J. Carey,
Louise Bishop,
Nancy Laranjo,
Benjamin J. Harshfield,
Carolyn Kwiat,
Frank M. Sacks
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pages 757-763
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Relation of Elevated Plasma Renin Activity at Baseline to Cardiac Events in Patients With Angiographically Proven Coronary Artery Disease
02 August 2010
Plasma renin activity (PRA) is a measure of renin–angiotensin system activity and is associated with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). We conducted a prospective analysis to...
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Joseph B. Muhlestein,
Heidi T. May,
Tami L. Bair,
Margaret F. Prescott,
Benjamin D. Horne,
Richard White,
Jeffrey L. Anderson
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pages 764-769
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Usefulness of Primary Angioplasty in Nonagenarians With Acute Myocardial Infarction
02 August 2010
The optimal reperfusion strategy in very elderly patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is still a subject of debate. The aim of this multicenter study was to determine the medium-te...
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Gian Battista Danzi,
Marco Centola,
Guido A. Pomidossi,
Dario Consonni,
Sara De Matteis,
Amerigo Stabile,
Marco Sesana,
Angelo Anzuini,
Paolo Sganzerla,
Bernardo Cortese,
Angela Migliorini,
David Antoniucci
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pages 770-773
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Effect of Coronary Target Lesion Revascularization on Late Cardiac Events After Insertion of Sirolimus-Eluting or Bare Metal Stents
02 August 2010
Restenosis is associated with acute myocardial infarction (MI) either at presentation or related to complications of target lesion revascularization (TLR). The cumulative late effect of TLR after drug...
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Victor Novack,
Michael C. Nguyen,
Meredith Rooney,
Riya Chacko,
Lena Novack,
Michael Pencina,
Patricia Apruzzese,
Laura Mauri,
Sidney A. Cohen,
Jeffrey Moses,
Martin B. Leon,
Donald E. Cutlip
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pages 774-779
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Long-Term Prognostic Value of Cardiac Troponin I and T Versus Creatine Kinase-MB Mass After Cardiac Surgery in Low-Risk Patients with Stable Symptoms
02 August 2010
The long-term prognostic value of elevated cardiac biomarkers after elective cardiac surgery is not clear. The recent guidelines for diagnosing perioperative infarcts have advocated the use of similar...
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Kjell Vikenes,
Knut S. Andersen,
Tor Melberg,
Mikael Farstad,
Jan Erik Nordrehaug
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pages 780-786
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Efficacy and Safety of Adding Fenofibrate 160 mg in High-Risk Patients With Mixed Hyperlipidemia Not Controlled by Pravastatin 40 mg monotherapy
02 August 2010
Patients with mixed hyperlipidemia and at high risk of coronary heart disease may not achieve recommended low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and non–high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol goals on ...
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Michel Farnier,
Jean Ducobu,
Leszek Bryniarski
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pages 787-792
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Relation of Serum Phosphorus Levels to Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Young Adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study)
02 August 2010
Increased serum phosphorus has been associated with increased mortality from cardiovascular (CV) disease. However, information is scant regarding the influence of serum phosphorus within the normal ra...
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Litao Ruan,
Wei Chen,
Sathanur R. Srinivasan,
Jihua Xu,
Ahmet Toprak,
Gerald S. Berenson
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pages 793-797
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| Review |
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Role of Vitamin D in Cardiovascular Health
02 August 2010
Observational studies strongly associate vitamin D deficiency with a variety of cardiovascular diseases beyond defects in bone and calcium metabolism. Vitamin D has multiple mechanisms that potentiall...
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Subba Reddy Vanga,
Mathew Good,
Patricia A. Howard,
James L. Vacek
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Review article
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pages 798-805
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Relation of Right Ventricular Pacing Site to Left Ventricular Mechanical Synchrony
02 August 2010
Transvenous pacing leads are regularly placed in the right ventricular (RV) apex. Pediatric patients can develop myopathic changes after long-term RV apical pacing. Left ventricular (LV) mechanical dy...
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Amit J. Verma,
Matthew S. Lemler,
Ilana J. Zeltser,
William A. Scott
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pages 806-809
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| Historical Study |
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50th Anniversary of the First Successful Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in the United States: Historical Review and Future Directions
02 August 2010
June 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful human cardiac pacemaker implantation in the United States. On June 6, 1960, in Buffalo, New York, Dr. William Chardack implanted a pacemake...
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Hiroko Beck,
William E. Boden,
Sushmitha Patibandla,
Dmitriy Kireyev,
Vipul Gupta,
Franklin Campagna,
Michael E. Cain,
Joseph E. Marine
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Personal report
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pages 810-818
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| Systemic Hypertension |
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Effect of Amlodipine + Candesartan on Cardiovascular Events in Hypertensive Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (from The Heart Institute of Japan Candesartan Randomized Trial for Evaluation in Coronary Artery Disease [HIJ-CREATE] Study)†
02 August 2010
Combination therapy with calcium channel blockers and angiotensin II receptor blockers is recommended as one of the effective therapies for hypertension. However, it remains unclear whether this combi...
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Junichi Yamaguchi,
Nobuhisa Hagiwara,
Hiroshi Ogawa,
Ryo Koyanagi,
Hiroshi Kasanuki,
Atsushi Takagi,
Fumiaki Mori,
Michitaka Nagashima,
Masahiro Yagi,
HIJ-CREATE Investigators
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pages 819-824
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| Review |
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Effectiveness of Lowering Blood Pressure to Prevent Stroke Versus to Prevent Coronary Events
02 August 2010
The concept of the J-curve effect has been around for a long time and is a subject of contention among various investigators. The J-curve effect describes an inverse relation between low blood pressur...
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Steven G. Chrysant,
George S. Chrysant
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Review article
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pages 825-829
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| Heart Failure |
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Comparison of Usefulness of Each of Five Predictors of Mortality and Urgent Transplantation in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
02 August 2010
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), peak oxygen consumption (VO2), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure are all established predictors of mort...
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Amit Sachdeva,
Tamara B. Horwich,
Gregg C. Fonarow
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pages 830-835
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Serial Changes in Left Ventricular Shape Following Early Mitral Valve Repair
02 August 2010
Mitral valve (MV) repair has become the preferred treatment for mitral regurgitation associated with degenerative MV disease. Although the functional benefits of early MV repair are known, the associa...
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Francesco Maffessanti,
Enrico G. Caiani,
Gloria Tamborini,
Manuela Muratori,
Lissa Sugeng,
Lynn Weinert,
Francesco Alamanni,
Marco Zanobini,
Victor Mor-Avi,
Roberto M. Lang,
Mauro Pepi
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pages 836-842
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Usefulness of Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography to Identify Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
02 August 2010
Because right ventricular (RV) dysfunction predicts a poor outcome in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), regular monitoring of RV function is indicated. To date, cardiac magnetic resonance ...
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Heleen B. van der Zwaan,
Willem A. Helbing,
Eric Boersma,
Marcel L. Geleijnse,
Jackie S. McGhie,
Osama I.I. Soliman,
Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink,
Folkert J. Meijboom
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pages 843-850
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Vascular Function in Children With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot
02 August 2010
We compared the endothelial function and vascular wall characteristics of 11 children with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) (age 13 ± 3 years) with the characteristics of 17 age-matched peers (12 ± 2 years)....
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Patricia C.E. de Groot,
Dick Thijssen,
Matthijs Binkhorst,
Daniel J. Green,
Michiel Schokking,
Maria T.E. Hopman
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pages 851-855
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| Miscellaneous |
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Effect of Mirthful Laughter on Vascular Function
In contrast to the well-established scientific evidence linking negative emotional states (e.g., depression, anxiety, or anger) to increased risk for cardiovascular disease, much less is known about t...
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Jun Sugawara,
Takashi Tarumi,
Hirofumi Tanaka
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pages 856-859
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Influence of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (Diastolic Versus Systolic) on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus Having Elective Peripheral Arterial Surgery
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) are often coexistent and invariably associated with increased mortality. Data on long-term prognosis of “isolated” diastolic LVD in diabet...
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Jan-Peter van Kuijk,
Willem-Jan Flu,
Tabita M. Valentijn,
Michel Chonchol,
Ruud J. Kuiper,
Hence J.M. Verhagen,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Don Poldermans
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pages 860-864
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Usefulness of N-Terminal Pro–Brain Natriuretic Peptide to Predict Postoperative Cardiac Complications and Long-Term Mortality After Emergency Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgery
After emergency orthopedic–geriatric surgery, cardiac complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The utility of N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide (NT–pro-BNP) for the pred...
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Carol P. Chong,
Julie E. Ryan,
William J. van Gaal,
Que T. Lam,
Rabindra N. Sinnappu,
Louise M. Burrell,
Judy Savige,
Wen Kwang Lim
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pages 865-872
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| Roundtable Discussion (CME) |
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AJC Editor's Consensus: Selective and Nonselective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer, New York, New York, and is based on a meeting held on September 4, 2008, and subsequent discussions among the authors t...
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Vincent E. Friedewald,
Joel S. Bennett,
J. Paul Christo,
James L. Pool,
James M. Scheiman,
Lee S. Simon,
Vibeke Strand,
William B. White,
Gary W. Williams,
William C. Roberts
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Discussion
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pages 873-884
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Analysis of the Left Atrial Appendage by Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
This study was designed to determine the ability and reliability of 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to assess the geometry and size of the left atrial appendage (LAA). Three-...
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Hideki Nakajima,
Yoshihiro Seo,
Tomoko Ishizu,
Masayoshi Yamamoto,
Tomoko Machino,
Yoshie Harimura,
Ryo Kawamura,
Yukio Sekiguchi,
Hiroshi Tada,
Kazutaka Aonuma
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pages 885-892
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Cardiac and Metabolic Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse on Lipids, Blood Pressure, Left Ventricular Dimensions, and Rhythm
Recent surveys and reports suggest that many athletes and bodybuilders abuse anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). However, scientific data on the cardiac and metabolic complications of AAS abuse are di...
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Suraj Achar,
Armand Rostamian,
Sanjiv M. Narayan
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pages 893-901
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| Editorial |
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Is the Present Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease the Radical Mastectomy of the Twenty-First Century?
To fully grasp how so many smart, right-minded people could get it so wrong, it might help to start with a quick review of medical history. Take the radical mastectomy, conceived by William Halsted in...
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Caldwell B. Esselstyn
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Editorial
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pages 902-904
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Should Statin Therapy Be Allocated on the Basis of Global Risk or on the Basis of Randomized Trial Evidence?
Current clinical guidelines recommend the use of a global risk assessment tool, such as those pioneered by the Framingham Heart Study, to determine eligibility for statin therapy in patients with abso...
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Deeptankar DeMazumder,
Rani K. Hasan,
Roger S. Blumenthal,
Erin D. Michos,
Steven Jones
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Editorial
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pages 905-909
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Heart Rate Variability and Longevity
In their recent report “Relation of High Heart Rate Variability to Healthy Longevity,” Zulfiqar et al calculated 4 standard 24-hour time-domain measures of heart rate variability by decade in 344 heal...
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Phyllis K. Stein
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Correspondence
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High Heart Rate Variability, Marker of Healthy Longevity
Despite numerous investigations, the determinants of healthy longevity require further clarification. Findings that aging is associated with decreasing heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of decrea...
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Donald H. Singer
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Correspondence
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page 910
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Erratum
Erratum for van Werkhoven et al. “Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-Slice Multislice Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Patients With an Intermediate Pretest Likelihood for Coronary Artery Disease” ...
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Editorial Board
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