| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Usefulness of Beta Blockers in High-Risk Patients After Myocardial Infarction in Conjunction With Captopril and/or Valsartan (from the VALsartan In Acute Myocardial Infarction [VALIANT] Trial)
04 June 2009
Concern has been raised about combining β blockers with angiotensin-receptor blockers in patients with heart failure. The VALsartan In Acute myocardial infarction (VALIANT) trial enrolled 14,703 patie...
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Robert M. Califf,
Yuliya Lokhnygina,
Eric J. Velazquez,
John J.V. McMurray,
Jeffrey D. Leimberger,
Eldrin F. Lewis,
Rafael Diaz,
Jan Murin,
Marc A. Pfeffer
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pages 151-157
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Silent Myocardial Ischemia After Myocardial Infarction (from the Swiss Interventional Study on Silent Ischemia Type II [SWISSI II])
18 May 2009
The occurrence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with silent ischemia after myocardial infarction (MI) and the factors facilitating SCD are unknown. This study aimed to determine the factors f...
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Andreas Wolfgang Schoenenberger,
Richard Kobza,
Peiman Jamshidi,
Michel Zuber,
Antonio Abbate,
Andreas Ernst Stuck,
Matthias Pfisterer,
Paul Erne
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pages 158-163
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Clinical Significance of Borderline Elevated Troponin I Levels Across Different Assays in Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome
04 June 2009
We aimed to elucidate the clinical significance of borderline troponin I (TnI) increases and see if such increases are of similar significance across different assays. Markedly increased TnI is a stro...
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Maliha Zahid,
Chester B. Good,
Ish Singla,
Ali F. Sonel
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pages 164-168
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Trends in Atrial Fibrillation Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction
04 June 2009
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and this arrhythmia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with AMI. Limited informatio...
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Jane S. Saczynski,
David McManus,
Zheng Zhou,
Frederick Spencer,
Jorge Yarzebski,
Darleen Lessard,
Joel M. Gore,
Robert J. Goldberg
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pages 169-174
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Predictors of Early Discontinuation of Evidence-Based Medicine After Acute Coronary Syndrome
04 June 2009
Use of evidence-based medicine (EBM) improves outcomes after acute coronary syndromes (ACS), yet patients often discontinue prescribed therapies after discharge. Although such discontinuation is well ...
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Chiara Melloni,
Karen P. Alexander,
Fang-Shu Ou,
Nancy M. Allen LaPointe,
Matthew T. Roe,
L. Kristin Newby,
Khaula Baloch,
P. Michael Ho,
John S. Rumsfeld,
Eric D. Peterson
et al.
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pages 175-181
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Predictors of Six-Month Major Adverse Cardiac Events in 30-Day Survivors After Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry)
Little is known about risk factors for 6-month major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in 30-day survivors after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We investigated predictors of 6-month MACE in 30-day su...
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Jang Hoon Lee,
Hun Sik Park,
Shung Chull Chae,
Yongkeun Cho,
Dong Heon Yang,
Myung Ho Jeong,
Young Jo Kim,
Kee-Sik Kim,
Seung Ho Hur,
In Whan Seong,
Taek Jong Hong,
Myeong Chan Cho,
Chong Jin Kim,
Jae Eun Jun,
Wee Hyun Park,
Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators
et al.
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pages 182-189
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Utility of the Frontal Plane QRS Axis in Identifying Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Poor R-Wave Progression
18 May 2009
Poor R-wave progression (PRWP) is a common electrocardiographic phenomenon in which the anticipated increase in R-wave amplitude in successive precordial leads, V1 to V5, fails to occur. PRWP is preva...
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Laxman Prajapat,
Vignendra Ariyarajah,
David H. Spodick
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pages 190-193
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Usefulness of Combining Serum Uric Acid and C-Reactive Protein for Risk Stratification of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention [BIP] Study)
05 May 2009
Combined assessment of serum uric acid (UA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) compared with single-marker evaluation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) was performed. CRP is an independent pred...
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Yafim Brodov,
Shlomo Behar,
Ilan Goldenberg,
Valentina Boyko,
Pierre Chouraqui
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Full-length article
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pages 194-198
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Relation of Bone Mineral Density to Stress Test–Induced Myocardial Ischemia
04 May 2009
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometric scans of the spine and left hip were performed before stress testing for myocardial ischemia in 629 women and 136 men (mean age 63 years) with chest pain and no previ...
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Bredy Pierre-Louis,
Wilbert S. Aronow,
Joo H. Yoon,
Chul Ahn,
Albert J. DeLuca
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pages 199-201
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Can Acute Occlusion of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Produce a Typical “Takotsubo” Left Ventricular Contraction Pattern?
04 June 2009
The takotsubo syndrome (TS) takes its name from a distinctive left ventricular (LV) contraction abnormality. Patients with this disorder present with clinical findings of an acute ischemic event. Desp...
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Tania Chao,
Joseph Lindsay,
Sara Collins,
Libay Woldeyes,
Subodh B. Joshi,
Daniel H. Steinberg,
Lowell F. Satler,
Kenneth M. Kent,
William O. Suddath,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Ron Waksman
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pages 202-204
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Comparison of Rapamycin- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
08 May 2009
Compared with bare metal stents, sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents (SESs and PESs, respectively) have been shown to improve angiographic and clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary interv...
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Yahya B. Juwana,
Harry Suryapranata,
Jan Paul Ottervanger,
Giuseppe De Luca,
Arnoud W.J. van't Hof,
Jan-Henk E. Dambrink,
Menko-Jan de Boer,
A.T. Marcel Gosselink,
Jan C.A. Hoorntje
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Full-length article
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pages 205-209
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Timing, Causes, and Predictors of Death After Three Years' Follow-Up in the Danish Multicenter Randomized Study of Fibrinolysis Versus Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction (DANAMI-2) Trial
18 May 2009
This study evaluated the timing, causes, and predictors of death during long-term follow-up after primary angioplasty with stent implantation versus in-hospital fibrinolysis with a tissue plasminogen ...
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Martin Busk,
Michael Maeng,
Steen D. Kristensen,
Leif Thuesen,
Lars R. Krusell,
Leif S. Mortensen,
Ebbe R. Steinmetz,
Torsten T. Nielsen,
Henning R. Andersen,
DANAMI-2 Investigators
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pages 210-215
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Comparison of Outcomes Using Bare Metal Versus Drug-Eluting Stents in Coronary Artery Disease Patients With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
04 June 2009
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention have a substantial risk of subsequent cardiovascular events. However, outcome data from HIV-infected pat...
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Xiushui Ren,
Marina Trilesskaya,
Damon M. Kwan,
Kim Nguyen,
Richard E. Shaw,
Peter Y. Hui
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pages 216-222
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Effect of Gradual Computerized Angioplasty on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Coronary Stenting
04 June 2009
Mechanical trauma caused by percutaneous coronary intervention is a major factor contributing to subsequent cardiac events, restenosis, and the need for target lesion revascularization (TLR). To minim...
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David Leibowitz,
Chaim Lotan,
Iony Katz,
Hisham Nassar,
Larissa Boguslavsky,
Morris Mosseri,
Refat Jabara,
Boris Varshitzsky,
Haim Danenberg,
A. Teddy Weiss
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pages 223-226
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| Review |
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Assessment, Mechanisms, and Clinical Implication of Variability in Platelet Response to Aspirin and Clopidogrel Therapy
14 May 2009
Antiplatelet therapy is the mainstay of treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease. However, some patients experience adverse cardiac events despite treatment with single- or dual-antiplatelet...
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Itsik Ben-Dor,
Neal S. Kleiman,
Eli Lev
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Review article
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pages 227-233
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Long-Term Lipid Effects of Pioglitazone by Baseline Anti-Hyperglycemia Medication Therapy and Statin Use from the PROactive Experience (PROactive 14)
04 June 2009
Studies have shown that pioglitazone treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus can improve parameters of diabetic dyslipidemia. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of pioglitazon...
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Robert Spanheimer,
D. John Betteridge,
Meng H. Tan,
Ele Ferrannini,
Bernard Charbonnel,
PROactive Investigators
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pages 234-239
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Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Low-Grade Inflammation in Middle-Aged Men and Women
04 June 2009
The objective of the present study was to determine the respective contributions of visceral adipose tissue (AT) accumulation and cardiorespiratory fitness to variation of inflammatory markers in men ...
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Benoit J. Arsenault,
Amélie Cartier,
Mélanie Côté,
Isabelle Lemieux,
Angelo Tremblay,
Claude Bouchard,
Louis Pérusse,
Jean-Pierre Després
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pages 240-246
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Prognostic Value of Multiple Biomarkers in American Indians Free of Clinically Overt Cardiovascular Disease (from the Strong Heart Study)
04 June 2009
Several biomarkers have been documented, singly or jointly, to improve risk prediction, but the extent to which they improve prediction-model performance in populations with high prevalences of obesit...
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Jorge R. Kizer,
Daniel G. Krauser,
Richard J. Rodeheffer,
John C. Burnett,
Peter M. Okin,
Mary J. Roman,
Jason G. Umans,
Lyle G. Best,
Elisa T. Lee,
Richard B. Devereux
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pages 247-253
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Feasibility and Safety of Same-Day Home Discharge After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
04 June 2009
Interventional cardiology in a day-case setting might reduce logistic constraints on hospital resources. However, in contrast with coronary angioplasty, few data support the feasibility and safety of ...
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Eloi Marijon,
Jean-Paul Albenque,
Serge Boveda,
Sophie Jacob,
Mathieu Schmutz,
Agustin Bortone,
Nicolas Combes,
Marc Zimmermann,
RETAC Group
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pages 254-258
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| Heart Failure |
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Value of Orthopnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea, and Medications in Prospective Population Studies of Incident Heart Failure
18 May 2009
Prospective population studies of incident heart failure (HF) are often limited by difficulties in assembling HF-free cohorts. In this study, public-use copies of the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)...
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O. James Ekundayo,
Virginia J. Howard,
Monika M. Safford,
Leslie A. McClure,
Donna Arnett,
Richard M. Allman,
George Howard,
Ali Ahmed
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pages 259-264
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Relation of Dyspnea in Patients Unable to Perform Exercise Stress Testing to Outcome and Myocardial Ischemia
08 May 2009
Limited information exists regarding the significance of dyspnea in patients who are unable to exercise and the contribution of myocardial ischemia to this symptom. To assess this, we evaluated result...
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Alain M. Bernheim,
Maytinee Kittipovanonth,
Christopher G. Scott,
Robert B. McCully,
Teresa S. Tsang,
Patricia A. Pellikka
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pages 265-269
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Impact of Alpha 1-Adrenergic Antagonist Use for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy on Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure
Previous clinical trials have shown that α1-adrenergic antagonists are not effective in subjects with heart failure (HF) and might increase HF rates when used for hypertension. However, α1-adrenergic ...
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Amandeep S. Dhaliwal,
Gabriel Habib,
Anita Deswal,
Melinda Verduzco,
Julianne Souchek,
Kumudha Ramasubbu,
David Aguilar,
Tony S. Ma,
Hani M. Jneid,
Mariana Bolos,
Biykem Bozkurt
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pages 270-275
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| Cardiomyopathy |
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Comparison of U.S. and Italian Experiences With Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Young Competitive Athletes and Implications for Preparticipation Screening Strategies
18 May 2009
Controversy has evolved over the most practical and effective strategy for preparticipation cardiovascular screening of competitive athletes to detect unsuspected cardiovascular disease and prevent su...
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Barry J. Maron,
Tammy S. Haas,
Joseph J. Doerer,
Paul D. Thompson,
James S. Hodges
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pages 276-280
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Treating Children With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry)
04 June 2009
In 40% of children with symptomatic idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC), medical therapy fails within 2 years of diagnosis. Strong evidence-based therapies are not available for these children, an...
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William G. Harmon,
Lynn A. Sleeper,
Leigha Cuniberti,
Jane Messere,
Steven D. Colan,
E. John Orav,
Jeffrey A. Towbin,
James D. Wilkinson,
Steven E. Lipshultz
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pages 281-286
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| Miscellaneous |
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Usefulness of Natriuretic Peptide Testing for Long-Term Risk Assessment Following Acute Ischemic Stroke
14 May 2009
Acute-phase levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal fragment of the BNP prohormone (NT–pro-BNP) have been associated with mortality when measured in patients with an acute ischem...
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Jesper K. Jensen,
Dan Atar,
Søren R. Kristensen,
Hans Mickley,
James L. Januzzi
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pages 287-291
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Contribution of Bleeding and Thromboembolic Events to In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With Thrombocytopenia Treated With Heparin
04 June 2009
In a population of patients experiencing thrombocytopenia while treated with heparin, bleeding and thromboses are well-appreciated complications, but their relative contributions to mortality have bee...
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E. Marc Jolicoeur,
E. Magnus Ohman,
Emily Honeycutt,
Richard C. Becker,
Eric M. Crespo,
Gustavo B.F. Oliveira,
David J. Moliterno,
Kevin J. Anstrom,
Christopher B. Granger
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pages 292-297
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| Frontmatter |
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Editorial Board
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Editorial board
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page A4
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Contents
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page A6
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