| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Impact of Homocysteine-Lowering Vitamin Therapy on Long-Term Outcome of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with increased risk for mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the benefit of homocysteine-lowering therapy remains controversia...
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Aviv Mager,
Katia Orvin,
Nira Koren-Morag,
Israel Eli Lev,
Abid Assali,
Ran Kornowski,
Mordechai Shohat,
Alexander Battler,
David Hasdai
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pages 745-749
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Acute Effects of Statin Therapy on Coronary Atherosclerosis Following an Acute Coronary Syndrome
No data exist on the acute effects of statin therapy on human coronary atherosclerotic plaques. The objective of our study was to evaluate the early (<2 months) effects of newly initiated statin th...
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Josep Rodés-Cabau,
Jean-Claude Tardif,
Mariève Cossette,
Olivier F. Bertrand,
Reda Ibrahim,
Eric Larose,
Jean Grégoire,
Philippe L. L'Allier,
Marie-Claude Guertin
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pages 750-757
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Relation Between Framingham Risk Categories and the Presence of Functionally Relevant Coronary Lesions as Determined on Multislice Computed Tomography and Stress Testing
23 July 2009
Noninvasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis by multislice computed tomographic (MSCT) coronary angiography and demonstration of significant, flow-limiting coronary artery disease (CAD) by st...
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Gaetano Nucifora,
Joanne D. Schuijf,
Jacob M. van Werkhoven,
Roxana Djaberi,
Ernst E. van der Wall,
Albert de Roos,
Arthur J.H.A. Scholte,
Martin J. Schalij,
J. Wouter Jukema,
Jeroen J. Bax
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pages 758-763
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Effect of Blood Hematocrit and Erythrocyte Deformability on Adenosine 5′-Diphosphate Platelet Reactivity in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
21 July 2009
Previous studies have explored the association between hemorheologic alterations and aspirin resistance, pointing out the possible interaction between hematologic components and platelet responsivenes...
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Emanuele Cecchi,
Rossella Marcucci,
Rita Paniccia,
Brunella Bandinelli,
Serafina Valente,
Cristina Giglioli,
Chiara Lazzeri,
Gian Franco Gensini,
Rosanna Abbate,
Lucia Mannini
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pages 764-768
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Comparison of Blood Glucose Values on Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus
27 July 2009
Previous studies have reported that acute hyperglycemia is associated with high mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, optimal plasma glucose level may be different between diabet...
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Masaharu Ishihara,
Sunao Kojima,
Tomohiro Sakamoto,
Kazuo Kimura,
Masami Kosuge,
Yujiro Asada,
Chuwa Tei,
Shunichi Miyazaki,
Masahiro Sonoda,
Kazufumi Tsuchihashi,
Masakazu Yamagishi,
Mutsunori Shirai,
Hisatoyo Hiraoka,
Takashi Honda,
Yasuhiro Ogata,
Hisao Ogawa,
Japanese Acute Coronary Syndrome Study (JACSS) Investigators
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pages 769-774
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Association of a Unique Cardiovascular Risk Profile With Outcomes in Hispanic Patients Referred for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Dynamic Registry)
27 July 2009
Although previous studies have demonstrated that Hispanic patients have a higher cardiovascular risk profile than Caucasians and present at a younger age for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), ...
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Shailja V. Parikh,
Jonathan R. Enriquez,
Faith Selzer,
James N. Slater,
Warren K. Laskey,
Robert L. Wilensky,
Oscar C. Marroquin,
Elizabeth M. Holper
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pages 775-779
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Prognostic Impact of Q Waves on Presentation and ST Resolution in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Q waves can develop early in infarction and indicate infarct progression better than symptom duration. ST resolution (STR) is a predictor of reperfusion success. Our aim was to assess the prognostic i...
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Saurabh Kumar,
Calvin Hsieh,
Gopal Sivagangabalan,
Hera Chan,
Alisdair D.S. Ryding,
Arun Narayan,
Andrew T.L. Ong,
Norman Sadick,
Pramesh Kovoor
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pages 780-785
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Comparison of Long Versus Short (“Spot”) Drug-Eluting Stenting for Long Coronary Stenoses
23 July 2009
We compared spot drug-eluting stenting (DES) to full stent coverage for treatment of long coronary stenoses. Consecutive, consenting patients with a long (>20 mm) coronary lesion of nonuniform seve...
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Demosthenes G. Katritsis,
Socrates Korovesis,
Efthalia Tzanalaridou,
Eleftherios Giazitzoglou,
Eutychios Voridis,
Bernhard Meier
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pages 786-790
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| Roundtable Discussion (CME) |
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The Editor's Roundtable: Intracoronary Hyperoxemic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from TherOx, Inc., Palo Alto, California.
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Vincent E. Friedewald,
Raymond J. Gibbons,
William W. O'Neill,
Jeffrey J. Popma,
Gregg W. Stone,
William C. Roberts
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Discussion
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pages 791-797
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Usefulness of Statin–Ezetimibe Combination to Reduce the Care Gap in Dyslipidemia Management in Patients With a High Risk of Atherosclerotic Disease
27 July 2009
Lowering of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a fundamental step in the comprehensive management of patients at high risk for cardiovascular events. The combination of a statin with ezetimi...
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Hwee Teoh,
Aurora A. Mendelsohn,
Shaun G. Goodman,
Shahin Jaffer,
Richard Y.Y. Chen,
Sabine Tjia,
Lyne Theriault,
Anatoly Langer,
Lawrence A. Leiter,
Guidelines Based Undertaking for Improvement in Dyslipidemia Related Events (GUIDE) Investigators
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pages 798-804.e2
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Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Retired National Football League Players
21 July 2009
A high prevalence of obesity exists in National Football League (NFL) players as determined by body mass index (BMI). It is not established whether increased BMI is associated with a greater prevalenc...
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Alice Y. Chang,
Shannon J. FitzGerald,
John Cannaday,
Song Zhang,
Amit Patel,
M. Dean Palmer,
Gautham P. Reddy,
Karen G. Ordovas,
Arthur E. Stillman,
Warren Janowitz,
Nina B. Radford,
Arthur J. Roberts,
Benjamin D. Levine
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pages 805-811
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Ethnic-Specific Risks for Atherosclerotic Calcification of the Thoracic and Abdominal Aorta (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
13 July 2009
The aims of this study were to (1) determine the association between ethnicity and thoracic aortic calcium (TAC) and abdominal aortic calcium (AAC) and (2) investigate associations between cardiovascu...
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Matthew A. Allison,
Matthew J. Budoff,
Khurram Nasir,
Nathan D. Wong,
Robert Detrano,
Richard Kronmal,
Junichiro Takasu,
Michael H. Criqui
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pages 812-817
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Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein, Coronary Calcium, and Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid Artery in Middle-Age Japanese Men
21 July 2009
The relation between cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) levels and atherosclerosis is controversial. We examined whether the serum CETP levels were associated with subclinical atherosclerosis, ...
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Tomonori Okamura,
Akira Sekikawa,
Takashi Kadowaki,
Aiman El-Saed,
Robert D. Abbott,
J. David Curb,
Daniel Edmundowicz,
Yasuyuki Nakamura,
Kiyoshi Murata,
Atsunori Kashiwagi,
Kim Sutton-Tyrrell,
Rhobert W. Evans,
Joseph M. Zmuda,
Hiroshi Maegawa,
Atsushi Hozawa,
Ken-Ichi Mitsunami,
Yoshihiko Nishio,
Iva Miljkovic-Gacic,
Minoru Horie,
Naomi Miyamatsu,
Yoshitaka Murakami,
Lewis H. Kuller,
Hirotsugu Ueshima
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pages 818-822
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Effect of Habitual Aerobic Exercise on Body Weight and Arterial Function in Overweight and Obese Men
The effect of habitual exercise on vascular function, including central arterial distensibility and endothelial function, in obese subjects has not yet been clarified. We investigated whether aerobic ...
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Asako Miyaki,
Seiji Maeda,
Mutsuko Yoshizawa,
Maiko Misono,
Yoko Saito,
Hiroyuki Sasai,
Maeng-Kyu Kim,
Yoshio Nakata,
Kiyoji Tanaka,
Ryuichi Ajisaka
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pages 823-828
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Effects of Increasing High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Decreasing Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol on the Incidence of First Acute Coronary Events (from the Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study)
Reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol with statins reduces cardiovascular risk, but the associations between increases in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and cardiovascular ris...
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Yadong Cui,
Douglas J. Watson,
Cynthia J. Girman,
Deborah R. Shapiro,
Antonio M. Gotto,
Patricia Hiserote,
Michael B. Clearfield
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pages 829-834
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| Review |
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Role of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
13 July 2009
The investigators review the evidence of the potential role of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers in delaying or preventing the onset and progression of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular ...
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Manoela F.B. Braga,
Lawrence A. Leiter
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Review article
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pages 835-839
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| Systemic Hypertension |
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Effects of the Cyclooxygenase Inhibiting Nitric Oxide Donator Naproxcinod Versus Naproxen on Systemic Blood Pressure in Patients With Osteoarthritis†
Traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are associated with the destabilization of blood pressure (BP) control, particularly in hypertensive patients treated with blockers of the renin-angiot...
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William B. White,
Thomas J. Schnitzer,
Rosanna Fleming,
Brigitte Duquesroix,
Maarten Beekman
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pages 840-845
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Effect of Balloon Valvuloplasty in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis on Levels of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
Plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) have been shown to correlate to aortic stenosis severity and are predictive of symptom development and survival. They also predict postoperative outcom...
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Konstantinos Spargias,
Elias Alexopoulos,
Sofia Thomopoulou,
Antonis Dimopoulos,
Athanasios Manginas,
Gregory Pavlides,
Vassilis Voudris,
George Karatassakis,
George Athanassopoulos,
Dennis V. Cokkinos
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pages 846-849
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Effects of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement on Coronary Blood Flow Assessed With Transesophageal Doppler Echocardiography in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
21 July 2009
The aim of this study was to assess the change in coronary flow in patients who underwent percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) for severe aortic stenosis. The left main coronary artery was vis...
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Itsik Ben-Dor,
Steven A. Goldstein,
Ron Waksman,
Lowell F. Satler,
Yanlin Li,
Asmir I. Syed,
Gabriel Maluenda,
Sara D. Collins,
William O. Suddath,
Rebecca Torguson,
Zhenyi Xue,
Kimberly Kaneshige,
Petros Okubagzi,
Zuyue Wang,
Kenneth M. Kent,
Augusto D. Pichard
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pages 850-855
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Persistent Tricuspid Regurgitation and Its Predictor in Adults After Percutaneous and Isolated Surgical Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect
The fate of functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after closure of a secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) without any corrective tricuspid valve (TV) surgery remains unclear. We investigated this and...
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Manatomo Toyono,
Richard A. Krasuski,
Gosta B. Pettersson,
Yoshiki Matsumura,
Tetsuhiro Yamano,
Takahiro Shiota
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pages 856-861
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Effect of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation on Short-Term Right Ventricular Function as Determined by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Strain and Strain Rate Imaging
13 July 2009
Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (PVI) is an emerging therapy for right ventricular (RV) outflow dysfunction in congenital heart disease. We investigated, for the first time in children afte...
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Nasser Moiduddin,
Kentaro Asoh,
Cameron Slorach,
Leland N. Benson,
Mark K. Friedberg
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pages 862-867
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| Miscellaneous |
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Usefulness of Red Cell Distribution Width as a Prognostic Marker in Pulmonary Hypertension†
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a widely available biomarker, independently predicts adverse outcomes in left-sided heart failure. The relation between RDW and death in pulmonary hypertension...
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Chetan V. Hampole,
Amit K. Mehrotra,
Thenappan Thenappan,
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland,
Sanjiv J. Shah
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pages 868-872
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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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Contents list
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pages A8-A9
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