| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Perioperative and Late Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Suspected or Definite Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Elective Vascular Surgery
21 July 2008
The role of uric acid as an independent marker of cardiovascular risk is unclear. Therefore, our aim was to assess the independent contribution of preoperative serum uric acid levels to the risk of 30...
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Martin Dunkelgrun,
Gijs M.J.M. Welten,
Dustin Goei,
Tamara A. Winkel,
Olaf Schouten,
Ron T. van Domburg,
Yvette R.B.M. van Gestel,
Willem-Jan Flu,
Sanne E. Hoeks,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Don Poldermans
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pages 797-801
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Disparities in Use of Same-Day Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Florida, 2001–2005
14 July 2008
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the recommended treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association...
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Elizabeth Barnett Pathak,
Joel A. Strom
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pages 802-808
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Usefulness of Revascularization of Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Before Elective Vascular Surgery for Abdominal Aortic and Peripheral Occlusive Disease
07 July 2008
The Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP) study showed no survival benefit with preoperative coronary artery revascularization before elective vascular surgery. The generalizability of ...
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Santiago Garcia,
Thomas E. Moritz,
Herbert B. Ward,
Gordon Pierpont,
Steve Goldman,
Greg C. Larsen,
Fred Littooy,
William Krupski,
Lizy Thottapurathu,
Domenic J. Reda,
Edward O. McFalls
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pages 809-813
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Usefulness of Routine Periodic Fasting to Lower Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography
14 July 2008
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common and multifactorial. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, or Mormons) in Utah may have lower cardiac mortality than other Utahns and ...
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Benjamin D. Horne,
Heidi T. May,
Jeffrey L. Anderson,
Abdallah G. Kfoury,
Beau M. Bailey,
Brian S. McClure,
Dale G. Renlund,
Donald L. Lappé,
John F. Carlquist,
Patrick W. Fisher,
Robert R. Pearson,
Tami L. Bair,
Ted D. Adams,
Joseph B. Muhlestein,
Intermountain Heart Collaborative Study
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pages 814-819.e1
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Predictors of Endothelial Function in Employees With Sedentary Occupations in a Worksite Exercise Program
07 July 2008
A sedentary workforce may be at increased risk for future cardiovascular disease. Exercise at the work site has been advocated, but effects on endothelium as a biomarker of risk and relation to weight...
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Margaret F. Lippincott,
Aditi Desai,
Gloria Zalos,
Andrea Carlow,
Janet De Jesus,
Arnon Blum,
Kevin Smith,
Maria Rodrigo,
Sushmitha Patibandla,
Hira Chaudhry,
Alexander P. Glaser,
William H. Schenke,
Gyorgy Csako,
Myron A. Waclawiw,
Richard O. Cannon
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pages 820-824
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Relation of Framingham Risk Score to Subclinical Atherosclerosis Evaluated Across Three Arterial Sites
14 July 2008
The Framingham risk score (FRS) is widely used in clinical practice to identify subjects at high risk for developing coronary heart disease. However, FRS may not accurately identify subjects at risk. ...
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Roksana Karim,
Howard N. Hodis,
Robert Detrano,
Chao-ran Liu,
Chi-hua Liu,
Wendy J. Mack
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pages 825-830
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Usefulness of Fasting Plasma Glucose to Predict Mortality or Coronary Heart Disease in Persons ≥60 Years of Age Without Diabetes Mellitus or in Those With Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus (from The Dubbo Study)
07 July 2008
The role of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels below diabetes “thresholds” in predicting mortality or coronary heart disease (CHD) is unclear. This study examines whether FPG predicts mortality or CH...
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Leon A. Simons,
Judith Simons,
Yechiel Friedlander,
John McCallum
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pages 831-834
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Epidemiology, Heritability, and Genetic Linkage of C-Reactive Protein in African Americans (from the Jackson Heart Study)
28 July 2008
C-reactive protein (CRP) has been studied largely in white non-Hispanic cohorts. There is limited information on CRP's range of values, heritability, and relation to cardiovascular disease risk factor...
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Ervin R. Fox,
Emelia J. Benjamin,
Daniel F. Sarpong,
Charles N. Rotimi,
James G. Wilson,
Michael W. Steffes,
Guanjie Chen,
Adebowale Adeyemo,
Jason K. Taylor,
Tandaw E. Samdarshi,
Herman A. Taylor
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pages 835-841
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Comparison of Anticoagulant and Anti-Inflammatory Responses Using Enoxaparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin for Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation†
11 July 2008
The Assessment of Cardioversion Using Transesophageal Echocardiography (ACUTE) II study compared enoxaparin with unfractionated heparin (UFH) as bridging therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation &...
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Debra Hoppensteadt,
Jawed Fareed,
Allan L. Klein,
Susan E. Jasper,
Carolyn Apperson-Hansen,
Elizabeth A. Lieber,
William E. Katz,
Joseph F. Malouf,
Marcus F. Stoddard,
Linda A. Pape,
Assessment of Cardioversion Using Transesophageal Echocardiography (ACUTE) II Investigators
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pages 842-846
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Comparison of Left Atrial Volumes and Function by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Patients Having Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation With Persistence of Sinus Rhythm Versus Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation Three Months Later
21 July 2008
Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) can provide a unique combination of accurate left atrial (LA) volume quantification and rapid, automatic assessment of LA function. The aim of the stud...
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Nina Ajmone Marsan,
Laurens F. Tops,
Eduard R. Holman,
Nico R. Van de Veire,
Katja Zeppenfeld,
Eric Boersma,
Ernst E. van der Wall,
Martin J. Schalij,
Jeroen J. Bax
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pages 847-853
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Usefulness of Echo-Guided Cardiac Resynchronization Pacing in Patients Undergoing “Ablate and Pace” Therapy for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation and Effects of Heart Rate Regularization and Left Ventricular Resynchronization†
11 July 2008
An acute comparative study of right ventricular (RV) pacing and echocardiographically guided cardiac resynchronization pacing (CRP) was performed in patients who underwent “ablate and pace” therapy fo...
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Michele Brignole,
Carlo Menozzi,
Gian Luca Botto,
Lluís Mont,
Joaquín Osca Asensi,
Dolores García Medina,
Daniele Oddone,
Alessandro Navazio,
Mario Luzi,
Saverio Iacopino,
Giuseppe De Fabrizio,
Alessandro Proclemer,
Panos Vardas
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pages 854-860
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Increased Inflammatory Cell Infiltration in the Atrial Myocardium of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
14 July 2008
Atrial fibrillation (AF) may be caused by structural and electrophysiological changes in the atria induced by inflammation. This study analyzed 35 adult patients with symptomatic severe mitral valve d...
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Mien-Cheng Chen,
Jen-Ping Chang,
Wen-Hao Liu,
Cheng-Hsu Yang,
Yung-Lung Chen,
Tzu-Hsien Tsai,
Ya-Hui Wang,
Kuo-Li Pan
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pages 861-865
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Differences in Treadmill Exercise Tolerance Parameters Between Patients With Partial and Advanced Interatrial Depolarization Abnormality
21 July 2008
Advanced interatrial block (aIAB) is considerably much less common than partial interatrial block (pIAB), occuring in <2% of the elderly hospitalized population. Less is, therefore, known of the tr...
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Asim Raja,
Vignendra Ariyarajah,
Jaxon Fernandes,
Sirin Apiyasawat,
Aliasghar Khadem,
Ivan Barac,
David H. Spodick
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pages 866-870
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Risk of Cardiac Events in Patients With Asthma and Long-QT Syndrome Treated With Beta2 Agonists
21 July 2008
The clinical course and risk factors associated with β2-agonist therapy for asthma have not been investigated previously in patients with the long-QT syndrome (LQTS). The risk of a first LQTS-related ...
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Princy Thottathil,
Jay Acharya,
Arthur J. Moss,
Christian Jons,
Scott McNitt,
Ilan Goldenberg,
Wojciech Zareba,
Elizabeth Kaufman,
Ming Qi,
Jennifer L. Robinson,
International Long QT Syndrome Investigative Group
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pages 871-874
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Managed Ventricular Pacing in Pediatric Patients and Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
11 July 2008
Ventricular dyssynchrony induced by ventricular pacing (VP) may predispose patients to congestive heart failure. The detrimental effects of VP are directly related to the cumulative percentage of VP (...
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Jonathan R. Kaltman,
Pamela S. Ro,
Frank Zimmerman,
Jeffrey P. Moak,
Michael Epstein,
Ilana J. Zeltser,
Maully J. Shah,
Karen Buck,
Victoria L. Vetter,
Ronn E. Tanel
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pages 875-878
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| Heart Failure |
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Prognostic Usefulness of Dyspnea Versus Fatigue as Reason for Exercise Test Termination in Patients With Heart Failure
11 July 2008
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is an integral tool for assessing the clinical status and prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF). The present investigation examined differences in CPX va...
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Paul Chase,
Ross Arena,
Jonathan Myers,
Joshua Abella,
Mary Ann Peberdy,
Marco Guazzi,
Aarti Kenjale,
Daniel Bensimhon
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pages 879-882
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Perioperative Bridging Therapy With Unfractionated Heparin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Patients With Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves on Long-Term Oral Anticoagulants (from the REGIMEN Registry)
04 August 2008
Patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves require long-term oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT). During the temporary interruption of OAT, bridging anticoagulant therapy with unfractionated hepari...
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Alex C. Spyropoulos,
Alexander G.G. Turpie,
Andrew S. Dunn,
Scott Kaatz,
James Douketis,
Alan Jacobson,
Hans Petersen,
REGIMEN Investigators
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pages 883-889
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Influence of Left Atrial and Ventricular Volumes on the Relation Between Mitral Valve Annulus and Coronary Sinus
14 July 2008
The aim of this study was to evaluate the anatomic relation between the coronary sinus (CS), mitral annulus, and coronary arteries using 64-multislice computed tomography (MSCT) in patients presenting...
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Antonio Sorgente,
Quynh A. Truong,
Cristina Conca,
Jagmeet P. Singh,
Udo Hoffmann,
Francesco F. Faletra,
Catherine Klersy,
Rinky Bhatia,
Giovanni B. Pedrazzini,
Elena Pasotti,
Tiziano Moccetti,
Angelo Auricchio
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pages 890-896
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Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Asymptomatic Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis
28 August 2008
Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) has improved the ability to detect subclinical changes in left ventricular (LV) function. The aim of this study was to investigate if asymptomatic patients with moderate a...
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Kjetil Steine,
Anne B. Rossebø,
Marie Stugaard,
Terje R. Pedersen
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pages 897-901
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Following Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Adults
21 July 2008
Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become a routine procedure. Little is known about the effect of atrial septal device implantation on the...
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Christian Spies,
Abha Khandelwal,
Ines Timmermanns,
Rainer Schräder
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pages 902-906
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Comparative Outcome of Bidirectional Glenn Shunt in Patients With Pulmonary Vascular Resistance ≥ 3.5 Woods Units Versus < 3.5 Woods Units
21 July 2008
Moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension is considered to be an absolute contraindication to the performance of bidirectional Glenn (BDG) shunting. However, BDG shunting has been performed in young c...
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Arif Hussain,
Amin Muhammed Arfi,
Muhammed Hussamuddin,
Ali A. Haneef,
Ahmad Jamjoom,
Jameel Al-Ata,
Galal Mo
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pages 907-912
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Long-Term Risk of Fatal Malignancy Following Pediatric Radiofrequency Ablation
07 July 2008
Children undergoing radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are believed to be at increased risk of developing malignancy caused by radiation, although the magnitude of this risk is incompletely understood. We ...
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Mark A. Clay,
Robert M. Campbell,
Margaret Strieper,
Patricio A. Frias,
Mary Stevens,
William T. Mahle
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pages 913-915
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| Miscellaneous |
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Frequency of Migraine Headache Relief Following Patent Foramen Ovale “Closure” Despite Residual Right-to-Left Shunt
21 July 2008
Retrospective studies have shown improvement in migraines after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. To date, no study has evaluated whether the completeness of closure affects headache status; therefo...
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Jill T. Jesurum,
Cindy J. Fuller,
Christine J. Kim,
Kimberly A. Krabill,
Merrill P. Spencer,
John V. Olsen,
William H. Likosky,
Mark Reisman
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pages 916-920
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Usefulness of Hypertensive Blood Pressure Response During a Single-Stage Exercise Test to Predict Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
11 July 2008
The prognostic value of a hypertensive blood pressure (BP) response is still unclear. Therefore, the prognostic value of a hypertensive BP response in patients during single-stage exercise testing for...
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Inge I. de Liefde,
Sanne E. Hoeks,
Yvette R.B.M. van Gestel,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Jan Klein,
Ron T. van Domburg,
Don Poldermans
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pages 921-926
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Incidence of Vena Cava Thrombosis in the United States
21 July 2008
From 1979 through 2005, vena cava thrombosis (either superior or inferior) was diagnosed in 99,000 hospitalized patients. Most, 78%, had isolated vena cava thrombosis. From 2000 to 2005, 5,000 patient...
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Paul D. Stein,
Fadi Matta,
Abdo Y. Yaekoub
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pages 927-929
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Cardiovascular Risk After Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
21 July 2008
Obese patients have an increased prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, which improve with bariatric surgery, but whether bariatric surgery reduces long-term CV events remains ill defined. A ...
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John A. Batsis,
Michael G. Sarr,
Maria L. Collazo-Clavell,
Randal J. Thomas,
Abel Romero-Corral,
Virend K. Somers,
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez
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pages 930-937
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Usefulness of N-terminal Pro–Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Biomarker of the Presence of Carcinoid Heart Disease
21 July 2008
We sought to investigate whether N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide (NT–pro-BNP) can be used as a biomarker for the detection of carcinoid heart disease (CHD); 200 patients with carcinoid syndro...
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Sanjeev Bhattacharyya,
Christos Toumpanakis,
Martyn Evan Caplin,
Joseph Davar
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pages 938-942
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| Editorial |
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Defining Optimal Research Study Design for Cardiovascular Imaging Using Computed Tomography Angiography as a Model
21 July 2008
Patients, physicians, and payers are facing a significant increase in cardiovascular (CV) imaging use, resulting in skyrocketing societal costs, without clear improvement in patient outcomes. The need...
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Bimal R. Shah,
Manesh R. Patel,
Eric D. Peterson,
Pamela S. Douglas
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Discussion
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pages 943-948
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| Case Report |
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Unconventional Electrocardiographic Signs of Ischemia During Exercise Testing
14 July 2008
Because of the failure to consider some of the unconventional electrocardiographic signs of ischemia during exercise testing, its sensitivity and specificity are lower than optimum. Two cases are pres...
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Myrvin H. Ellestad
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pages 949-953
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Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein A as a Quick and Sensitive Biomarker in Early Phase of Acute Coronary Syndrome
We read with the great interest the recent report by Iversen et al bringing evidence that increased levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in the early stage of ST–elevation myocardi...
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Petr Hajek,
Milan Macek
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Correspondence
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page 954
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Suboptimal Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
I read with great interest the report by Costa et al, who evaluated the frequency and impact of suboptimal percutaneous coronary intervention on long-term outcomes in patients treated with sirolimus-e...
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Hideaki Kaneda
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Correspondence
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page 954
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Prognostic Value of Lesion Classification for the Clinical Outcome After Stent Placement
We have read the report by Khattab et al with some interest. A number of years ago, we introduced a lesion classification system based on the modified American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American...
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Ronald J. Krone,
Lloyd W. Klein,
Richard E. Shaw
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Correspondence
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pages 954-955
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