| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Usefulness of Changes in Left Ventricular Wall Thickness to Predict Full or Partial Pressure Reperfusion in ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
16 May 2008
Experimental studies have shown that if an acute transmural myocardial infarction is reperfused at full pressure there is an immediate and persisting increase in end-diastolic wall thickness (EDWT) du...
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Elisa Merli,
George R. Sutherland,
Bart Bijnens,
Andreas Fischer,
Marinela Chaparro,
Tiia Karu,
Stephen Sutcliffe,
Anna Marciniak,
Aigul Baltabaeva,
Nicholas Bunce,
Stephen Brecker
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Full-length article
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pages 249-256
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Comparison of Value of Leads from Body Surface Maps to 12-Lead Electrocardiogram for Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
27 May 2008
We aimed to develop 12-lead electrocardiographic (ECG) models testing ST-elevation criteria with QRST variables and compare their performance with the 80-lead body surface map (BSM) in detection of ac...
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Colum Owens,
Anthony McClelland,
Simon Walsh,
Bernie Smith,
Jennifer Adgey
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Full-length article
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pages 257-265
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Effectiveness of Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease as Predictors for Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Stress Myocardial Perfusion Study
16 May 2008
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and anemia portend a higher risk of cardiac events and mortality. We sought to ascertain whether coronary artery disease (CAD) by myocardial perfusion single-photon emissi...
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Jeffrey R. Cook,
Kat Sullivan Dillie,
Abdul Hakeem,
Sabha Bhatti,
Su Min Chang
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Full-length article
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pages 266-271
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Comparison of Assessment of Native Coronary Arteries by Standard Versus Three-Dimensional Coronary Angiography
27 May 2008
Vessel foreshortening is a major limitation of standard coronary angiography due to the 2-dimensional representation of 3-dimensional structures. Three-dimensional models may overcome it. The aim of t...
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Pierfrancesco Agostoni,
Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai,
Glenn Van Langenhove,
Kristoff Cornelis,
Paul Vermeersch,
Carl Convens,
Corrado Vassanelli,
Paul Van Den Heuvel,
Frank Van Den Branden,
Stefan Verheye
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Full-length article
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pages 272-279
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Usefulness of Microvolt T-Wave Alternans to Predict Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Beyond One Year
12 May 2008
Previous studies have demonstrated that microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) screening effectively risk-stratifies patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Whether the prognostic utility of MTWA diminishes...
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Paul S. Chan,
Dean J. Kereiakes,
Cheryl Bartone,
Theodore Chow
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Full-length article
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pages 280-284
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Body Weight Limitations of United States Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories Including Restricted Access for the Morbidly Obese
12 May 2008
A telephone survey was performed to determine the current weight limits of cardiovascular catheterization laboratories (n = 94) in the United States. The minimum, mean, and maximum weight limits of th...
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Thomas E. Vanhecke,
Aaron D. Berman,
Peter A. McCullough
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Short communication
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pages 285-286
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Bivalirudin With Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Patients Undergoing Primary Angioplasty in the Setting of Cardiogenic Shock
03 June 2008
In patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), clinical trials have demonstrated that the use of bivalirudin with provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors is not inferior to hepa...
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Laurent Bonello,
Axel De Labriolle,
Probal Roy,
Daniel H. Steinberg,
Tina L. Pinto Slottow,
Zhenyi Xue,
Kimberley Smith,
Rebecca Torguson,
William O. Suddath,
Lowell F. Satler,
Kenneth M. Kent,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Ron Waksman
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Full-length article
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pages 287-291
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Two-Year Outcome of Patients Treated With Sirolimus- Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in an Unselected Population With Coronary Artery Disease (from the REWARDS Registry)
12 May 2008
Multiple studies comparing sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) in patients with coronary artery disease have been performed. Despite these comparisons, it remains uncert...
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Probal Roy,
Laurent Bonello,
Axel de Labriolle,
Teruo Okabe,
Tina L. Pinto Slottow,
Daniel H. Steinberg,
Rebecca Torguson,
Kimberly Smith,
Zhenyi Xue,
Lowell F. Satler,
Kenneth M. Kent,
William O. Suddath,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Ron Waksman
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Full-length article
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pages 292-297
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Observations and Outcomes of Definite and Probable Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Seen at a Single Hospital in a Four-Year Period
03 June 2008
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a major safety concern after drug-eluting stent (DES) deployment, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to examine the incidence, timing...
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Tina L. Pinto Slottow,
Daniel H. Steinberg,
Probal K. Roy,
Ashesh N. Buch,
Teruo Okabe,
Zhenyi Xue,
Kimberly Kaneshige,
Rebecca Torguson,
Joseph Lindsay,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Lowell F. Satler,
William O. Suddath,
Kenneth M. Kent,
Ron Waksman
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Full-length article
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pages 298-303
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Intravascular Ultrasound Evaluation of Optimal Drug-Eluting Stent Expansion After Poststent Balloon Dilation Using a Noncompliant Balloon Versus a Semicompliant Balloon (from the Poststent Optimal Stent Expansion Trial [POET])
16 May 2008
The impact of type of balloon such as noncompliant (NC; Quantum) or semicompliant (SC; Maverick) used after stent dilation on optimal stent expansion (OSE) has not been established for drug-eluting st...
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Jung-Sun Kim,
Jae-Youn Moon,
Young-Guk Ko,
Donghoon Choi,
Yangsoo Jang,
Woong Chol Kang,
Taehoon Ahn,
Byoung-Keuk Kim,
Seong Jin Oh,
Dong Woon Jeon,
Joo-Young Yang
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Full-length article
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pages 304-310
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Angiographic Patterns of Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis and One-Year Outcomes After Treatment With Repeated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
27 May 2008
Patterns of in-stent restenosis (ISR) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation and outcomes after treatment have not been studied systematically in all comers. We compared patterns of ISR and outco...
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Emilia Solinas,
George Dangas,
Ajay J. Kirtane,
Alexandra J. Lansky,
Theresa Franklin-Bond,
Paul Boland,
George Syros,
Young-Hak Kim,
Anuj Gupta,
Gary Mintz,
Martin Fahy,
Michael Collins,
Susheel Kodali,
Gregg W. Stone,
Jeffrey W. Moses,
Martin B. Leon,
Roxana Mehran
et al.
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Full-length article
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pages 311-315
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Association of Coronary Atherosclerosis Detected by Multislice Computed Tomography and Traditional Risk-Factor Assessment
16 May 2008
Framingham risk score is an office-based tool used for long-term coronary heart disease risk stratification. Most acute coronary events occur in association with proximal nonobstructive atheroscleroti...
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Deepu Nair,
Thomas P. Carrigan,
Ronan J. Curtin,
Zoran B. Popovic,
Stacie Kuzmiak,
Paul Schoenhagen,
Scott D. Flamm,
Milind Y. Desai
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Full-length article
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pages 316-320
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Comparison Effect of Atorvastatin (10 versus 80 mg) on Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Subjects With Metabolic Syndrome
12 May 2008
Metabolic syndrome (MS), characterized by low-grade inflammation, confers an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Statins, in addition to having lipid-lowering effects, have pleiotropic effects ...
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Uma Singh,
Sridevi Devaraj,
Ishwarlal Jialal,
David Siegel
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Full-length article
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pages 321-325
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Aldosterone Synthase Gene Polymorphism as a Determinant of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure
03 June 2008
We analyzed the possible association between aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) T-344C polymorphism, which is associated with increased aldosterone activity, and the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF)...
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Offer Amir,
Ruthie E. Amir,
Hagar Paz,
Roi Mor,
Michael Sagiv,
Basil S. Lewis
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Full-length article
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pages 326-329
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Anatomic Approach for Ganglionic Plexi Ablation in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
27 May 2008
There is evidence that parasympathetic denervation may prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrences. This study aimed at applying an anatomic approach for ablation of atrial ganglionic plexi (GPs) in ...
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Demosthenes Katritsis,
Eleftherios Giazitzoglou,
Demetrios Sougiannis,
Nicolaos Goumas,
George Paxinos,
A. John Camm
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Full-length article
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pages 330-334
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| Cardiomyopathy |
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Relation Between Left Ventricular Regional Radial Function and Radial Wall Motion Abnormalities Using Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking in Children With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
03 June 2008
Left ventricular (LV) regional radial function and its relation to radial wall motion abnormalities have not been investigated in children with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). Radial strain w...
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Mark Kevin Friedberg,
Cameron Slorach
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Full-length article
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pages 335-339
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Frequency of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Complicating “Isolated” Atrial Septal Defect in Infancy
06 May 2008
Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are typically asymptomatic in infancy and early childhood, and elective defect closure is usually performed at ages of 4 to 6 years. Severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) com...
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Sora Goetschmann,
Stefano DiBernardo,
Hildegard Steinmann,
Mladen Pavlovic,
Nicole Sekarski,
Jean-Pierre Pfammatter
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Short communication
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pages 340-342
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| Miscellaneous |
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Comparison of National Football League Linemen Versus Nonlinemen of Left Ventricular Mass and Left Atrial Size
16 May 2008
Retired National Football League (NFL) linemen have higher cardiovascular mortality compared with nonlinemen. We examined echocardiographic characteristics of retired NFL linemen compared with nonline...
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Lori B. Croft,
Adam Belanger,
Marc A. Miller,
Arthur Roberts,
Martin E. Goldman
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Full-length article
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pages 343-347
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Relation of Endothelial Function to Cardiovascular Risk in Women With Sedentary Occupations and Without Known Cardiovascular Disease
27 May 2008
Our purpose was to determine predictors of endothelial function and potential association with cardiovascular risk in women with sedentary occupations, in whom obesity-associated risk factors may cont...
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Margaret F. Lippincott,
Andrea Carlow,
Aditi Desai,
Arnon Blum,
Maria Rodrigo,
Sushmitha Patibandla,
Gloria Zalos,
Kevin Smith,
William H. Schenke,
Gyorgy Csako,
Myron A. Waclawiw,
Richard O. Cannon
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Full-length article
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pages 348-352
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Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients With Chronic Renal Insufficiency Undergoing Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography Treated With Preventive Measures
03 June 2008
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is associated with adverse outcomes. Strategies for its prevention have been evaluated for patients undergoing invasive coronary and peripheral angiography, includin...
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Mohammad El-Hajjar,
Iqbal Bashir,
Muhammad Khan,
James Min,
Mikhail Torosoff,
Augustin DeLago
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Full-length article
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pages 353-356
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Comparison of Usefulness of Tissue Doppler Imaging Versus Brain Natriuretic Peptide for Differentiation of Constrictive Pericardial Disease from Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
27 May 2008
Brain (B-type) natriuretic peptide (BNP) and tissue Doppler imaging may distinguish restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCMP) from idiopathic constrictive pericardial disease (CP). However, their comparative ...
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Partho P. Sengupta,
Vijay K. Krishnamoorthy,
Walter P. Abhayaratna,
Josef Korinek,
Marek Belohlavek,
Thoralf M. Sundt,
Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran,
James B. Seward,
A. Jamil Tajik,
Bijoy K. Khandheria
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Full-length article
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pages 357-362
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Relation Between Iron-Overload Indices, Cardiac Echo-Doppler, and Biochemical Markers in Thalassemia Intermedia
03 June 2008
Cardiovascular impairment is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with thalassemia intermedia. In this study, echocardiographic assessment of left heart condition was performed in pati...
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Hussain Isma'eel,
Abdul Hamid El Chafic,
Fuad El Rassi,
Adlette Inati,
Susan Koussa,
Rose Daher,
Walid Gharzuddin,
Samir Alam,
Ali Taher
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Full-length article
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pages 363-367
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| Editorial |
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Enhanced Hype
The recently published Effect of Combination Ezetimibe and High-Dose Simvastatin vs. Simvastatin Alone on the Atherosclerotic Process in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (ENHAN...
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David G. Harrison,
W. Virgil Brown,
Paolo Raggi
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Discussion
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pages 368-369
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| Readers' Comments |
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Aortic Distensibility in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valves
We read with great interest Schaefer et al's report “Usefulness of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Phenotype to Predict Elastic Properties of the Ascending Aorta,” and we congratulate the investigators on their...
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Attila Nemes,
Osama I. Soliman,
Miklós Csanády,
Tamas Forster
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Correspondence
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page 370
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First, Remove the Offending Agent
We read with interest the case series by Patel et al regarding implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for patients with methadone-induced long-QT syndrome. The study raises several concerns, a...
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April J. Kam,
Alex F. Manini,
Lewis S. Nelson
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Correspondence
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pages 370-371
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When to Test Renal Function to Disclose Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
In a recent report, Harjai et al proved that only 2 of the current definitions (ΔCr >0.5 mg/dl and >25%) of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) consistently predicted clinical outcomes, and they ...
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Pablo Aguiar-Souto,
Sara Valero-González
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Correspondence
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page 371
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Predicting Noninvasively Left Ventricular Filling Pressures
I read with great interest the study by Bouchard et al, who addressed the usefulness of pulmonary arterial systolic pressure in noninvasively predicting pulmonary capillary pressure. In their clever c...
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Stephane Arques
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Correspondence
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pages 371-372
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Continuity Equations
Dr. Guntheroth's letter possesses an unfortunate typographical omission that renders his presentation of the continuity equation incorrect. The continuity equation is based on the conservation of mass...
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Joseph Grayzel
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Correspondence
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page 372
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Reply
I thank Dr. Grayzel for catching the omission of squaring the diameter in using the continuity equation. We obviously agree with the logic presented in his first paragraph. In our earlier report, we c...
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Warren G. Guntheroth
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Correspondence
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page 372
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Treating Lipids in the General Population
The Editor's Roundtable on atherosclerosis regression raises a number of interesting points. The focus of the roundtable was on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and the mantra “Lower is bette...
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William E. Feeman
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Correspondence
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pages 372-373
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Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Under Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Schuster et al described a high frequency of subclinical cardiac abnormalities in patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–1 receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)....
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Robert Zangerle,
Dietmar Fuchs
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Correspondence
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pages 373-374
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Correction
In “Approach to the Diagnosis and Initial Management of the Stable Adult Patient With a Wide Complex Tachycardia,” by Goldberger et al, in the May 1, 2008 issue of the Journal, in Figure 6, on page 14...
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Erratum
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page 374
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Editorial Board
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