| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Relation Between Previous Lipid-Lowering Therapy and Infarct Size (Creatine Kinase-MB Level) in Patients Presenting With Acute Myocardial Infarction
29 August 2008
Animal experimental data have shown that lipid-lowering agents reduce myocardial infarct size. This association has not been well studied in humans. We compared infarct size in 10,548 patients in the ...
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Herbert D. Aronow,
A. Michael Lincoff,
Martin J. Quinn,
A. Thomas McRae,
Hitinder S. Gurm,
Penny L. Houghtaling,
Christopher B. Granger,
Robert A. Harrington,
Franz Van de Werf,
Eric J. Topol,
Michael S. Lauer,
GUSTO IIb and PURSUIT Trial Investigators
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pages 1119-1124
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Differential Impact of Admission C-Reactive Protein Levels on 28-Day Mortality Risk in Patients With ST-Elevation Versus Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the Monitoring Trends and Determinants on Cardiovascular Diseases [MONICA]/Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg [KORA] Augsburg Myocardial Infarction Registry)
19 August 2008
The present study investigated the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) on admission independently and in combination with troponin and short-term prognosis in an unselected sample of patients...
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Bernhard Kuch,
Wolfgang von Scheidt,
Birgitt Kling,
Margit Heier,
Allmut Hoermann,
Christa Meisinger
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pages 1125-1130
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Prognostic Significance of Increased Left Ventricular Mass Index to Mortality and Sudden Death in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease (from the Heart and Soul Study)
29 August 2008
Data are limited about the significance of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy or mass in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), particularly in the setting of normal ejection fraction (EF). The as...
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Mintu P. Turakhia,
Nelson B. Schiller,
Mary A. Whooley
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pages 1131-1135
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Defining Normal Distributions of Coronary Artery Calcium in Women and Men (from the Framingham Heart Study)
26 August 2008
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) may improve risk stratification for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) beyond traditional risk factors. Subjects from the Framingham Heart Study Offspring and Thi...
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Udo Hoffmann,
Joseph M. Massaro,
Caroline S. Fox,
Emily Manders,
Christopher J. O'Donnell
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pages 1136-1141.e1
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Discordance Between Physicians' Estimation of Patient Cardiovascular Risk and Use of Evidence-Based Medical Therapy
19 August 2008
Despite clinical trial evidence supporting the use of antiplatelets, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and statins for cardiovascular risk reduction in high-risk patients, use of such therapie...
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Jennifer L.Y. Tsang,
Aurora Mendelsohn,
Mary K.K. Tan,
Daniel G. Hackam,
Lawrence A. Leiter,
David Fitchett,
Peter J. Lin,
Etienne Grima,
Anatoly Langer,
Shaun G. Goodman,
Vascular Protection Registry and Guidelines Oriented Approach to Lipid Lowering Registry Investigators
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pages 1142-1145
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Comparison of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Versus Tissue Doppler Imaging in Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function
19 August 2008
Assessment of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony after myocardial infarction has prognostic value. There were no reference ranges for 2-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking synchrony, and it was unclear ...
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Arnold C.T. Ng,
Da T. Tran,
Mark Newman,
Christine Allman,
Jane Vidaic,
Dominic Y. Leung
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pages 1146-1150
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Usefulness of Proteinuria as a Prognostic Marker of Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Data from the Evaluation of Oral Xemilofiban in Controlling Thrombotic Events [EXCITE] Trial)
11 August 2008
Proteinuria was associated with cardiovascular events and mortality in community-based cohorts. The association of proteinuria with mortality and cardiovascular events in patients undergoing percutane...
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Nestor Mercado,
Jasper J. Brugts,
Joachim H. Ix,
Michael G. Shlipak,
Simon R. Dixon,
Bernard J. Gersh,
Pedro A. Lemos,
Mimi Guarneri,
Paul S. Teirstein,
William Wijns,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Eric Boersma,
William W. O'Neill
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pages 1151-1155
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Prognostic Significance of Myocardial Ischemia by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Patients Without Angina Pectoris After Coronary Revascularization
29 August 2008
The clinical utility of stress testing in patients without angina pectoris after revascularization has been questioned. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is an established technique for detecti...
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Chiara Pedone,
Abdou Elhendy,
Elena Biagini,
Ron T. van Domburg,
Arend F. Schinkel,
Giuseppe Di Pasquale,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Don Poldermans
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pages 1156-1158
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Comparison of the Impact of Short (<1 Year) and Long-Term (≥1 Year) Clopidogrel Use Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Mortality
15 September 2008
The optimal duration of clopidogrel administration after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unknown. Clopidogrel is currently recommended for minimums of 1 and 12 months after bare-metal...
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Subhash Banerjee,
Cyril Varghese,
Jepsin Samuel,
Rick A. Weideman,
Bertis B. Little,
Kevin C. Kelly,
Sunil V. Rao,
Robert F. Reilly,
Emmanouil S. Brilakis
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pages 1159-1162
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Relation of Left Ventricular Infarct Transmurality and Infarct Size After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty to Time from Symptom Onset to Balloon Inflation
21 August 2008
This study was performed to evaluate the impact of time to reperfusion on infarct size and transmurality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infa...
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Joo-Yong Hahn,
Young Bin Song,
Hyeon-Cheol Gwon,
Yeon Hyeon Choe,
Jun Hyung Kim,
Jidong Sung,
Seung-Hyuk Choi,
Jin Ho Choi,
Duk Kyung Kim,
Kyung Pyo Hong,
Jeong Euy Park,
Sang Hoon Lee
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pages 1163-1169
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Usefulness of Stress Echocardiography for Risk Stratification of Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
19 August 2008
The prognostic value of stress echocardiography in patients with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains undefined. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic implicatio...
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Lauro Cortigiani,
Rosa Sicari,
Riccardo Bigi,
Sonia Gherardi,
Fausto Rigo,
Maria Luisa Gianfaldoni,
Patrizia Landi,
Francesco Bovenzi,
Eugenio Picano
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pages 1170-1174
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Comparison of Safety, Efficacy, and Outcome of Successful Versus Unsuccessful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in “True” Chronic Total Occlusions
29 August 2008
Despite improving techniques for opening chronic total occlusions (CTOs), the benefit of successful recanalization of the artery remains unclear. The aims of this study were to investigate the safety ...
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Axel de Labriolle,
Laurent Bonello,
Probal Roy,
Gilles Lemesle,
Daniel H. Steinberg,
Zhenyi Xue,
Kimberly Kaneshige,
William O. Suddath,
Lowell F. Satler,
Kenneth M. Kent,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Joseph Lindsay,
Ron Waksman
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pages 1175-1181
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The Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Appearance of Newly Placed Drug-Eluting Stents
13 June 2008
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is used before and after intervention and at follow-up to assess the quality of the acute result as well as the long-term effects of stent implantation. Virtual histolo...
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Sang-Wook Kim,
Gary S. Mintz,
Young-Joon Hong,
Rajbabu Pakala,
Kyung-Sook Park,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Lowell F. Satler,
Kenneth M. Kent,
William O. Suddath,
Ron Waksman,
Neil J. Weissman
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pages 1182-1186
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| Preventive Cadiology |
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Comparison of Genetic Versus Clinical Diagnosis in Familial Hypercholesterolemia
29 August 2008
Early diagnosis is important in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a highly atherogenic condition, but internationally agreed clinical diagnostic criteria are lacking. Genetic testing for low-density...
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Fernando Civeira,
Emilio Ros,
Estibaliz Jarauta,
Nuria Plana,
Daniel Zambon,
Jose Puzo,
Juan P. Martinez de Esteban,
Juan Ferrando,
Sergio Zabala,
Fatima Almagro,
Jose A. Gimeno,
Luis Masana,
Miguel Pocovi
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pages 1187-1193.e1
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Clinical Correlates and Heritability of Cystatin C (from the Framingham Offspring Study)
15 September 2008
Cystatin C (CysC) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined the clinical correlates and heritability of CysC and determined if associations between ...
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Nisha I. Parikh,
Shih-Jen Hwang,
Qiong Yang,
Martin G. Larson,
Chao-Yu Guo,
Sander J. Robins,
Patrice Sutherland,
Emelia J. Benjamin,
Daniel Levy,
Caroline S. Fox
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pages 1194-1198
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis in Childhood for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia†
09 September 2008
Untreated pediatric patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia usually have myocardial infarctions, heart failure, or death by the teenage years. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis ef...
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Lisa C. Hudgins,
Bryan Kleinman,
Abby Scheuer,
Sharon White,
Bruce R. Gordon
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pages 1199-1204
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Effectiveness of Thrice Weekly Ezetimibe
29 August 2008
Ezetimibe is usually dosed daily, but its 22-hour elimination half-life permits significant cholesterol reduction with less frequent dosing. The aim of this study was to examine lipid changes in 33 pa...
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Carmelo V. Venero,
Jose V. Venero,
Richard L. Seip,
Paul D. Thompson
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pages 1205-1206
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Long-Term Risk of Atrial Fibrillation With Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Esophagitis
29 August 2008
The mechanisms underlying the triggers and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF) are not fully understood. One potential unproved mechanism is that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), in which a...
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T. Jared Bunch,
Douglas L. Packer,
Arshad Jahangir,
G. Richard Locke,
Nicholas J. Talley,
Bernard J. Gersh,
Ranjini R. Roy,
David O. Hodge,
Samuel J. Asirvatham
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pages 1207-1211
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| Heart Failure |
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Relation of Lack of Knowledge About Dietary Sodium to Hospital Readmission in Patients With Heart Failure
29 August 2008
It has previously been demonstrated that patients with heart failure (HF) in an urban public hospital had significant gaps in knowledge regarding dietary sodium restriction. The objective of this stud...
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Usha K. Kollipara,
Osman Jaffer,
Aamir Amin,
Kathleen H. Toto,
Lauren L. Nelson,
Ruth Schneider,
David Markham,
Mark H. Drazner
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pages 1212-1215
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Illicit Stimulant Use in a United States Heart Failure Population Presenting to the Emergency Department (from the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry Emergency Module)
09 September 2008
Illicit stimulant drug use may have a profound clinical impact in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The chronic use of cocaine and methamphetamine may lead to overt cardiomyopathy and ADHF. Th...
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Deborah B. Diercks,
Gregg C. Fonarow,
J. Douglas Kirk,
Preeti Jois-Bilowich,
Judd E. Hollander,
Jim Edward Weber,
Janet Wynne,
Roger M. Mills,
Clyde Yancy,
W. Franklin Peacock,
ADHERE Scientific Advisory Committee and Investigators
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pages 1216-1219
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Long-Term Effects of a Group-Based High-Intensity Aerobic Interval-Training Program in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
01 September 2008
Studies on the long-term effects of exercise training programs on functional capacity and the quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) are sparse. The aim of this study was to eval...
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Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson,
Arne Westheim,
May Arna Risberg
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pages 1220-1224
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Usefulness of Dobutamine-Induced Changes of the Two-Dimensional Longitudinal Deformation Predict Clinical and Neurohumoral Improvement in Men After Levosimendan Treatment in Acutely Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure
09 September 2008
Levosimendan reduces symptoms and improves hemodynamics in patients with acutely decompensated chronic heart failure (ADCHF). The aim of this study was to investigate (1) the association of changes in...
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Ioannis A. Paraskevaidis,
Vassiliki Bistola,
Ignatios Ikonomidis,
John T. Parissis,
Constantinos Papadopoulos,
Gerasimos Filippatos,
Dimitrios T. Kremastinos
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pages 1225-1229
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Relation of Heart Failure Hospitalization to Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution
29 August 2008
Cardiopulmonary disease has been associated with particulate matter (PM) air pollution. There is evidence that exposure to elevated PM concentrations increases risk of acute ischemic heart disease eve...
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C. Arden Pope,
Dale G. Renlund,
Abdallah G. Kfoury,
Heidi T. May,
Benjamin D. Horne
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pages 1230-1234
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Does Preoperative Statin Therapy Improve Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Isolated Cardiac Valve Surgery?
29 August 2008
Preoperative statins have been associated with decreased mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. Data are limited on whether these benefits extend to patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery...
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Salim S. Virani,
Vijay Nambi,
Vei-Vei Lee,
MacArthur Elayda,
Ross M. Reul,
James M. Wilson,
Christie M. Ballantyne
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pages 1235-1239
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Feasibility and Initial Results of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation Including Selection of the Transfemoral or Transapical Approach in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
09 September 2008
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and initial results of a multidisciplinary percutaneous aortic valve implantation (PAVI) program including the transfemoral approach (TFA) and...
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Josep Rodés-Cabau,
Eric Dumont,
Robert De LaRochellière,
Daniel Doyle,
Jerome Lemieux,
Sebastien Bergeron,
Marie-Annick Clavel,
Jacques Villeneuve,
Kathleen Raby,
Olivier F. Bertrand,
Philippe Pibarot
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pages 1240-1246
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Native Valve Infective Endocarditis in a Tertiary Care Center in a Developing Country (Tunisia)
09 September 2008
The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects of native valve infective endocarditis (IE) in a Tunisian high-volume tertiary care center and to identify the predictors ...
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Imen Trabelsi,
Sofiene Rekik,
Abir Znazen,
Imed Maaloul,
Dorra Abid,
Abdelkader Maalej,
Ilyes Kharrat,
Mounir Ben Jemaa,
Adnane Hammemi,
Samir Kammoun
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pages 1247-1251
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| Cardiomyopathy |
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Comparison of Clinical Features of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in Men Versus Women
15 September 2008
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a heart muscle disease characterized by myocardial necrosis followed by fibrous-fatty replacement. The pathologic process constitutes the basi...
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Barbara Bauce,
Gianfranco Frigo,
Frank I. Marcus,
Cristina Basso,
Alessandra Rampazzo,
Francesco Maddalena,
Domenico Corrado,
Mikolaj Winnicki,
Luciano Daliento,
Ilaria Rigato,
Alexandros Steriotis,
Elisa Mazzotti,
Gaetano Thiene,
Andrea Nava
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pages 1252-1257
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Relation of Physical Activity, Cardiac Function, Exercise Capacity, and Quality of Life in Patients With a Systemic Right Ventricle
29 August 2008
Exercise is recommended in patients with left ventricular failure. Although right ventricular failure is common in patients with a systemic right ventricle (RV), no data are available on the effect of...
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Michiel M. Winter,
Berto J. Bouma,
Arie P.J. van Dijk,
Maarten Groenink,
Pythia T. Nieuwkerk,
Mart N. van der Plas,
Gertjan T. Sieswerda,
Thelma C. Konings,
Barbara J.M. Mulder
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pages 1258-1262
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| Miscellaneous |
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Physical Activity During Daily Life and Circulating Biomarker Levels in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
09 September 2008
Higher levels of inflammation are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This study evaluated associations of physical activity during dai...
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Lynette L. Craft,
Jack M. Guralnik,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Kiang Liu,
Lu Tian,
Michael H. Criqui,
Jin Tan,
Mary M. McDermott
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pages 1263-1268
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Safety of Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Stress Echocardiography
09 September 2008
Definity and Optison are perflutren-based ultrasound contrast agents used in echocardiography. United States Food and Drug Administration warnings regarding serious cardiopulmonary reactions and death...
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Ruvin S. Gabriel,
Yvonne M. Smyth,
Venu Menon,
Allan L. Klein,
Richard A. Grimm,
James D. Thomas,
Ellen Mayer Sabik
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pages 1269-1272
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Evidence for Early Right Ventricular and Septal Mechanical Activation (Interventricular Dyssynchrony) in Pulmonary Hypertension
01 September 2008
This study sought to characterize mechanical activation in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) using 2-dimensional echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging. Whether pathologic alterations of the...
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Daniel J. Schwartz,
Willem J. Kop,
Myung H. Park,
Mark R. Vesely,
Shuying Li,
Mandeep R. Mehra,
John S. Gottdiener
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pages 1273-1277
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| Historical Study |
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Empress Sissi and Cardiac Tamponade: An Historical Perspective
19 August 2008
On September 10, 1898, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, known as Sissi, was stabbed with a stiletto knife in her chest by an Italian anarchist in Geneva, Switzerland, and died 1 hour later. The autopsy r...
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Philippe Meyer,
Pierre-Frédéric Keller,
David H. Spodick
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Personal report
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pages 1278-1280
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| Editorial |
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Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Cardiovascular Protection: Are We ONTARGET?
19 August 2008
It is well known that activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a crucial role in the initiation and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and target organ damage in patients with h...
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C. Venkata S. Ram,
Prakash C. Deedwania
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Discussion
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pages 1281-1283
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Editorial Board
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