| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Usefulness of Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac and Ascending Aorta Calcific Deposits to Predict Coronary Artery Calcium and Presence and Severity of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
02 March 2009
The presence of cardiac and aortic calcific deposits has been related to coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiovascular events. The present study aimed to evaluate whether comprehensive echocardiogr...
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Gaetano Nucifora,
Joanne D. Schuijf,
Jacob M. van Werkhoven,
J. Wouter Jukema,
Nina Ajmone Marsan,
Eduard R. Holman,
Ernst E. van der Wall,
Jeroen J. Bax
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pages 1045-1050
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Door-to-Balloon Times in Hospitals Within the Get-With-The-Guidelines Registry After Initiation of the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance
02 March 2009
To improve hospital performance in door-to-balloon (DTB) times nationally, the American College of Cardiology D2B Alliance recently enrolled approximately 1,000 hospitals that perform percutaneous cor...
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Brahmajee K. Nallamothu,
Harlan M. Krumholz,
Eric D. Peterson,
Wenqin Pan,
Elizabeth Bradley,
Amy F. Stern,
Frederick A. Masoudi,
David M. Janicke,
Adrian F. Hernandez,
Christopher P. Cannon,
Gregg C. Fonarow,
D2B Alliance and the American Heart Association Get-With-The-Guidelines Investigators
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pages 1051-1055
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Seasonal Variation in Lipids in Patients Following Acute Coronary Syndrome on Fixed Doses of Pravastatin (40 mg) or Atorvastatin (80 mg) (from the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy–Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 22 [PROVE IT-TIMI 22] Study)
24 February 2009
Previous studies have shown seasonal variation in lipids. To understand whether this variation exists in patients with acute coronary syndromes receiving statins, we examined data from the PROVE IT-TI...
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Patricia Tung,
Stephen D. Wiviott,
Christopher P. Cannon,
Sabina A. Murphy,
Carolyn H. McCabe,
C. Michael Gibson
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pages 1056-1060
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Troponin I Rise After Pacemaker Implantation at the Time of “Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction”
06 March 2009
We assessed incidence, magnitude, and time course of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) increase after pacemaker implantation in patients without acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). Seventy patients (mean age 71 ...
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Cristian Martignani,
Igor Diemberger,
Mauro Biffi,
Matteo Ziacchi,
Davide Saporito,
Cinzia Valzania,
Matteo Bertini,
Giulia Domenichini,
Angelo Branzi,
Giuseppe Boriani
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pages 1061-1065
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Prognostic Value of Heart Rate Turbulence and Its Relation to Inflammation in Patients With Unstable Angina Pectoris
06 March 2009
Heart rate turbulence (HRT) provided insights into cardiac autonomic function and predicted clinical outcome in patients with myocardial infarction. A relation between cardiac autonomic function and i...
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Gaetano A. Lanza,
Gregory A. Sgueglia,
Giulia Angeloni,
Sergio Valsecchi,
Alfonso Sestito,
Antonio G. Rebuzzi,
Filippo Crea,
Attilio Maseri,
Domenico Cianflone,
Stratificazione Prognostica dell'Angina Instabile Study Investigators
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pages 1066-1072
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Early Risk Stratification of Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction Who Undergo Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
06 March 2009
The mortality rate of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction remains exceedingly high despite early mechanical revascularization. Early risk stratification is of grea...
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Ana Garcia-Alvarez,
Dabit Arzamendi,
Pablo Loma-Osorio,
Ricardo Kiamco,
Monica Masotti,
Alessandro Sionis,
Amadeo Betriu,
Josep Brugada,
Xavier Bosch
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pages 1073-1077
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Effect of Hemoglobin Level on Long-Term All-Cause Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in African-Americans
Anemia has been shown to be an independent predictor of long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). African-Americans are known to have lower hemoglobin (Hgb) levels compared w...
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Shyam Poludasu,
Jonathan D. Marmur,
Jeremy Weedon,
Waqas Khan,
Erdal Cavusoglu
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pages 1078-1082
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Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Peri-Stent Remodeling and Proximal and Distal Edge Effects After Sirolimus-Eluting or Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
06 March 2009
Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of in-stent restenosis after coronary stent implantation. Serial intravascular ultrasound was used to study chronic arterial responses and edge effects af...
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Lisette Okkels Jensen,
Michael Maeng,
Gary S. Mintz,
Evald Hoej Christiansen,
Knud Noerregaard Hansen,
Anders Galloe,
Henning Kelbaek,
Jens Flensted Lassen,
Leif Thuesen,
Per Thayssen
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pages 1083-1088
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Cardiovascular Risk Estimation and Eligibility for Statins in Primary Prevention Comparing Different Strategies
18 March 2009
Recommendations for statin use for primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) are based on estimation of the 10-year CHD risk. It is unclear which risk algorithm and guidelines should be used ...
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David Nanchen,
Arnaud Chiolero,
Jacques Cornuz,
Pedro-Manuel Marques-Vidal,
Mathieu Firmann,
Vincent Mooser,
Fred Paccaud,
Gérard Waeber,
Peter Vollenweider,
Nicolas Rodondi
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pages 1089-1095
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Long-Term Impact of Right Ventricular Septal Versus Apical Pacing on Left Ventricular Synchrony and Function in Patients With Second- or Third-Degree Heart Block
24 February 2009
Right ventricular (RV) septal pacing has been advocated as an alternative to apical pacing to avoid long-term detrimental effects. There is conflicting evidence on the benefits of RV septal pacing. Fi...
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Arnold C.T. Ng,
Christine Allman,
Jane Vidaic,
Hui Tie,
Andrew P. Hopkins,
Dominic Y. Leung
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pages 1096-1101
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Prospective Evaluation of Fetuses With Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block Followed in the PR Interval and Dexamethasone Evaluation (PRIDE) Study
06 March 2009
We evaluated the efficacy of dexamethasone (DEX) in anti-SSA/Ro–exposed fetuses newly diagnosed with congenital heart block. Previous use of DEX has been anecdotal with varying reports of therapeutic ...
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Deborah M. Friedman,
Mimi Y. Kim,
Joshua A. Copel,
Carolina Llanos,
Claudine Davis,
Jill P. Buyon
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pages 1102-1106
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| Review |
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Combination Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Stroke Prevention: Enhanced Efficacy or Double Trouble?
06 March 2009
The evaluation of antithrombotic agents for secondary stroke prevention has focused on stroke reduction. The aim of this analysis was to focus specifically on the increase in bleeding risk. The annual...
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M. Haris U. Usman,
Lawrence A. Notaro,
Rangadham Nagarakanti,
Eric Brahin,
Scott Dessain,
Edward Gracely,
Michael D. Ezekowitz
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Review article
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pages 1107-1112
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| Heart Failure |
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Usefulness of Isosorbide Dinitrate and Hydralazine as Add-on Therapy in Patients Discharged for Advanced Decompensated Heart Failure
24 February 2009
Data supporting the use of oral isosorbide dinitrate and/or hydralazine (I/H) as add-on therapy to standard neurohormonal antagonists in advanced decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are limited, especi...
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Wilfried Mullens,
Zuheir Abrahams,
Gary S. Francis,
George Sokos,
Randall C. Starling,
James B. Young,
David O. Taylor,
W.H. Wilson Tang
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pages 1113-1119
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Race, Gender, and Mortality in Adults ≥65 Years of Age With Incident Heart Failure (from the Cardiovascular Health Study)
In patients with heart failure (HF), mortality is lower in women versus men. However, it is unknown whether the survival advantage in women compared with men is present in both whites and African Amer...
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Susmita Parashar,
Ronit Katz,
Nicholas L. Smith,
Alice M. Arnold,
Viola Vaccarino,
Nanette K. Wenger,
John S. Gottdiener
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pages 1120-1127
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Role of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Cystatin C to Estimate Renal Function in Patients With and Without Heart Failure
06 March 2009
Blood cystatin C has increasingly been used as an endogenous marker for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and evaluating prognosis in patients with acute or chronic heart failure. The goal o...
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Sven Linzbach,
Azat Samigullin,
Sezayi Yilmaz,
Maria Tsioga,
Andreas M. Zeiher,
Ioakim Spyridopoulos
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pages 1128-1133
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Effects of Darbepoetin Alfa on Plasma Mediators of Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress in Anemic Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Secondary to Ischemic or Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
02 March 2009
Increased oxidative and nitrosative stress are important mediators of left ventricular (LV) and vascular dysfunction in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This study investigated the effects o...
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John T. Parissis,
Kallirrhoe Kourea,
Ioanna Andreadou,
Ignatios Ikonomidis,
Sophia Markantonis,
Konstadinos Ioannidis,
Ioannis Paraskevaidis,
Efstathios Iliodromitis,
Gerasimos Filippatos,
Dimitrios Th. Kremastinos
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pages 1134-1138
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Comparison of Interpretations of Valve Structure Between Cardiac Surgeon and Cardiac Pathologist Among Adults Having Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Valve Stenosis (± Aortic Regurgitation)
06 March 2009
Most studies concerning aortic valve structure in patients having aortic valve replacement have utilized the valve structure (unicuspid, bicuspid, tricuspid) as that called by the cardiac surgeon perf...
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William Clifford Roberts,
Travis James Vowels,
Jong Mi Ko
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pages 1139-1145
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Characteristics in Phenotypic Manifestations of Genetically Proved Marfan Syndrome in a Japanese Population
06 March 2009
Diagnosis of Marfan syndrome (MS) is made according to the Ghent nosology, which is based on data from European and American populations. The validity of applying the Ghent nosology to other than West...
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Koichi Akutsu,
Hiroko Morisaki,
Satoshi Takeshita,
Hitoshi Ogino,
Masahiro Higashi,
Toshiya Okajima,
Tsuyoshi Yoshimuta,
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi,
Hiroshi Nonogi,
Takayuki Morisaki
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pages 1146-1148
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| Miscellaneous |
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Usefulness of Serial Monitoring of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for the Detection of Acute Rejection After Heart Transplantation
02 March 2009
Serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is increased after heart transplantation (HT), but it has not been well established whether BNP could be used to detect acute rejection in asymptomatic patients ...
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Iris P. Garrido,
Domingo A. Pascual-Figal,
Francisco Nicolás,
Maria J. González-Carrillo,
Sergio Manzano-Fernández,
Jesús Sánchez-Mas,
Mariano Valdés-Chavarri
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pages 1149-1153
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Features of Cardiac Allograft Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction
02 March 2009
The aim of the study was to evaluate the features and mechanism of cardiac allograft coronary endothelial dysfunction. Coronary blood flow and epicardial coronary artery diameter response to intracoro...
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Eugenia Raichlin,
Sudhir S. Kushwaha,
Ryan J. Lennon,
Robert P. Frantz,
Brooks S. Edwards,
Abhiram Prasad,
Charanjit S. Rihal,
Amir Lerman
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pages 1154-1158
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Relation Between Heart Rate Response to Adenosine and Mortality in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease
06 March 2009
This study examined the relation between heart rate (HR) response to adenosine and outcome in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The usual HR increase during adenosine infusion was caused b...
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Rajesh Venkataraman,
Fadi G. Hage,
Todd A. Dorfman,
Jaekyeong Heo,
Raed A. Aqel,
Angelo M. de Mattos,
Ami E. Iskandrian
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pages 1159-1164
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Korotkoff Sounds in Neonates, Infants, and Toddlers
02 March 2009
Korotkoff sounds (KSs) are the clinical norm for noninvasively estimating systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) in children and adults. Their existence and reliability in children <3 years old was ...
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Kenneth R. Knecht,
John D. Seller,
Bruce S. Alpert
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pages 1165-1167
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Radiation Dose and Image Quality of Prospective Triggering With Dual-Source Cardiac Computed Tomography
06 March 2009
Prospectively triggered (PT) cardiac computed tomography (CT), whereby radiation is administered only at a predefined phase of the cardiac cycle, has been shown to substantially decrease radiation dos...
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Ron Blankstein,
Amar Shah,
Rodrigo Pale,
Suhny Abbara,
Hiram Bezerra,
Michael Bolen,
Wilfred S. Mamuya,
Udo Hoffmann,
Thomas J. Brady,
Ricardo C. Cury
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pages 1168-1173
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| Editorial |
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A Convenient Tool to Profile Patients for Generalized Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Primary Care
02 March 2009
The early identification of and intervention in patients with increased risk factors for generalized cardiovascular disease greatly reduces their long-term mortality from hard coronary artery disease ...
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S. Rasika Wickramasinghe,
Andrew P. DeFilippis,
Donald M. Lloyd-Jones,
Roger S. Blumenthal
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Discussion
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pages 1174-1177
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| Case Report |
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Intestinopericardial Fistula Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade
06 March 2009
The investigators describe 2 cases of intestinopericardial fistula. The patients presented with cardiac tamponade and underwent pericardiocentesis, followed by surgical intervention. Both patients sur...
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David Singh,
Bojan Cercek,
Clark Fuller,
Robert Siegel
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Short communication
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pages 1178-1179
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| From the Editor |
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Good Books in Cardiovascular Disease Appearing in 2008
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William Clifford Roberts
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pages 1180-1181
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| Frontmatter |
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Editorial Board
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Editorial board
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page A6
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Contents
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page A8
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