| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Usefulness of Changes in Fasting Glucose During Hospitalization to Predict Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
01 September 2009
Stress hyperglycemia is a complex phenomenon that incorporates the cumulative effects of multiple factors. Rapid changes in blood glucose may reflect neurohormonal and homodynamic events that affect p...
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Doron Aronson,
Haim Hammerman,
Mahmoud Suleiman,
Walter Markiewicz
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pages 1013-1017
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Comparison of Men and Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Six Middle Eastern Countries
The aim of this study was to evaluate the gender differences in baseline characteristics, therapy, and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes in 6 Middle Eastern countries. Over a 6-month ...
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Ayman El-Menyar,
Mohammad Zubaid,
Wafa Rashed,
Wael Almahmeed,
Jawad Al-Lawati,
Kadhim Sulaiman,
Ahmed Al-Motarreb,
Haitham Amin,
Singh R,
Jassim Al Suwaidi
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pages 1018-1022
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Usefulness of Two-Dimensional Strain Echocardiography to Predict Segmental Viability Following Acute Myocardial Infarction and Optimization Using Bayesian Logistic Spatial Modeling
Viability assessment after acute myocardial infarction (MI) is important to guide revascularization. Two-dimensional strain echocardiography was shown to predict viability, but the method assumed that...
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Raymond Q. Migrino,
Kwang Woo Ahn,
Tejas Brahmbhatt,
Leanne Harmann,
Jason Jurva,
Nicholas M. Pajewski
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pages 1023-1029
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Trends in the Age Adjusted Mortality from Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the United States (1988–2004) Based on Race, Gender, Infarct Location and Comorbidities
01 September 2009
Treatment of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has dramatically changed over the past 2 decades. The goal of this study was to determine trends in the mortality of patients with...
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Mohammed-Reza Movahed,
Jooby John,
Mehrnoosh Hashemzadeh,
M. Mazen Jamal,
Mehrtash Hashemzadeh
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pages 1030-1034
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Erythropoietin to Augment Myocardial Salvage Induced by Coronary Thrombolysis in Patients With ST Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
To determine whether the administration of erythropoietin (EPO) early after the onset of ischemia could enhance the preservation of jeopardized myocardium by reperfusion, 236 patients admitted <6 h...
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Azan S. Binbrek,
Nayan S. Rao,
Najib Al Khaja,
Jamal Assaqqaf,
Burton E. Sobel
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pages 1035-1040
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Usefulness of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus as a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease
Identification of asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) at increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a challenge. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been proposed as ...
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Roxana Djaberi,
Joanne D. Schuijf,
Eelco J. de Koning,
Ton J. Rabelink,
Jan W. Smit,
Lucia J.M. Kroft,
Alberto M. Pereira,
Arthur J. Scholte,
Martin Spaans,
Johannes A. Romijn,
Albert de Roos,
Ernst E. van der Wall,
J. Wouter Jukema,
Jeroen J. Bax
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pages 1041-1046
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Accuracy of Computed Tomographic Angiography for Stenosis Quantification Using Quantitative Coronary Angiography or Intravascular Ultrasound as the Gold Standard
Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is considered to have limited accuracy for quantifying exact percent diameter stenosis in coronary arteries. However, most studies evaluating CTA use quantitativ...
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Subodh B. Joshi,
Teruo Okabe,
Robert O. Roswell,
Gaby Weissman,
Cristian F. Lopez,
Joseph Lindsay,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Neil J. Weissman,
Ron Waksman,
Wm. Guy Weigold
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pages 1047-1051
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Comparison of Bleeding Complications With Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Aspirin + Clopidogrel—Versus—Aspirin + Clopidogrel in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
27 August 2009
Fish oil is used to lower triglycerides and for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. Many of these patients will also be taking aspirin and clopi...
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Pauline D. Watson,
Parijat S. Joy,
Chileshe Nkonde,
Scott E. Hessen,
Dean G. Karalis
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pages 1052-1054
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Impact of an Initial Strategy of Medical Therapy Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in High-Risk Patients From the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive DruG Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial
01 September 2009
We explored the safety and quality-of-life consequences of treating patients with stable coronary disease and high-risk features initially with optimal medical therapy (OMT) alone compared to OMT plus...
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David J. Maron,
John A. Spertus,
G.B. John Mancini,
Pamela M. Hartigan,
Steven P. Sedlis,
Eric R. Bates,
William J. Kostuk,
Marcin Dada,
Daniel S. Berman,
Leslee J. Shaw,
Bernard R. Chaitman,
Koon K. Teo,
Robert A. O'Rourke,
William S. Weintraub,
William E. Boden,
COURAGE Trial Research Group
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pages 1055-1062
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Comparison of Prolonged Bivalirudin Infusion Versus Intraprocedural in Preventing Myocardial Damage After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Angina Pectoris
Modern antithrombotic strategies for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) must take into account the risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic complications. Bivalirudin decreases the...
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Bernardo Cortese,
Andrea Picchi,
Andrea Micheli,
Alberto Genovesi Ebert,
Francesca Parri,
Silva Severi,
Ugo Limbruno
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pages 1063-1068
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Value of Blood Transfusion in Patients With a Blood Hematocrit of 24% to 30% After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
01 September 2009
Bleeding is a serious complication after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Red blood cell transfusions are liberally administered for a hematocrit decrease to <30% after PCI. However, the u...
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Gabriel Maluenda,
Gilles Lemesle,
Itsik Ben-Dor,
Sara D. Collins,
Asmir I. Syed,
Yanlin Li,
Rebecca Torguson,
Kimberly Kaneshige,
Zhenyi Xue,
William O. Suddath,
Lowell F. Satler,
Kenneth M. Kent,
Joseph Lindsay,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Ron Waksman
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pages 1069-1073
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Clinical Benefit of Early Reperfusion Therapy in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Usually Excluded from Randomized Clinical Trials (Results from the Maximal Individual Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction Plus [MITRA Plus] Registry)
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) usually enroll selected patient populations that may not be representative for patients seen in everyday practice. Therefore, concerns have been raised regarding thei...
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Oliver Koeth,
Ralf Zahn,
Anselm Kai Gitt,
Timm Bauer,
Claus Juenger,
Jochen Senges,
Uwe Zeymer,
Maximal Individual Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction Plus (MITRA Plus) Study Group
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pages 1074-1077
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Predictive Values of Post-Treatment Adenosine Diphosphate–Induced Aggregation and Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein Index for Stent Thrombosis After Acute Coronary Syndrome in Clopidogrel-Treated Patients
A low response to clopidogrel has been associated with an increased risk of stent thrombosis. However, the definition of a nonresponse to clopidogrel remains controversial, and different tests have be...
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Thomas Cuisset,
Corinne Frere,
Jacques Quilici,
Bénédicte Gaborit,
Christel Castelli,
Raphael Poyet,
Laurent Bali,
Pierre-Emmanuel Morange,
Marie-Christine Alessi,
Jean-Louis Bonnet
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pages 1078-1082
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Comparison of the Effect of Intra-Arterial Versus Intravenous Heparin on Radial Artery Occlusion After Transradial Catheterization
27 August 2009
Radial artery occlusion (RAO) is an infrequent, asymptomatic, complication of transradial catheterization and probably 1 of the few. Intravenous heparin and patent hemostasis lower its incidence. A po...
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Samir B. Pancholy
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pages 1083-1085
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Association of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities With Coronary Artery Calcium and Carotid Artery Intima–Media Thickness in Individuals Without Clinical Coronary Heart Disease (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA])
Isolated minor nonspecific ST-segment and T-wave abnormalities (NSSTAs), minor and major electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities are established, independent risk markers for incident cardiovascular ...
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Donald M. Lloyd-Jones,
Joseph A. Walsh,
Ronald J. Prineas,
Hongyan Ning,
Kiang Liu,
Martha L. Daviglus,
Steven Shea,
Robert C. Detrano,
Harikrishna Tandri,
Philip Greenland
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pages 1086-1091
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Mortality of Atrial Fibrillation in an Older Italian Population (from the Pro.V.A. Study)
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in older patients faster than that of any other arrhythmia. AF is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Data on AF in European pop...
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Claudio Bilato,
Maria-Chiara Corti,
Giovannella Baggio,
Debora Rampazzo,
Ada Cutolo,
Sabino Iliceto,
Gaetano Crepaldi
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pages 1092-1097
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| Systemic Hypertension |
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Mitral E Wave Deceleration Time to Peak E Velocity Ratio and Cardiovascular Outcome in Hypertensive Patients During Antihypertensive Treatment (from the LIFE Echo-Substudy)
The early mitral flow deceleration time (DTE) is a prognostically validated marker of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. It has been reported that the DTE is influenced by the loading conditions,...
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Marcello Chinali,
Gerard P. Aurigemma,
Giovanni de Simone,
Rakesh K. Mishra,
Eva Gerdts,
Kristian Wachtell,
Kurt Boman,
Björn Dahlöf,
Richard B. Devereux
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pages 1098-1104
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| Roundtable Discussion (CME) |
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The Editor's Roundtable: Prehypertension
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York, New York, and Sanofi-Aventis, Paris, France.
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William C. Roberts,
George L. Bakris,
Henry R. Black,
Domenic A. Sica,
Destry J. Sulkes
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Discussion
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pages 1105-1115
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| Heart Failure |
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Influence of Etiology of Heart Failure on the Obesity Paradox
01 September 2009
Several investigations have demonstrated that higher body weight, as assessed by the body mass index, is associated with improved prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF). The purpose of the pres...
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Ross Arena,
Jonathan Myers,
Joshua Abella,
Sherry Pinkstaff,
Peter Brubaker,
Brian Moore,
Dalane Kitzman,
Mary Ann Peberdy,
Daniel Bensimhon,
Paul Chase,
Daniel Forman,
Erin West,
Marco Guazzi
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pages 1116-1121
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Impact of Pre- and Postprocedural Mitral Regurgitation on Outcomes After Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty for Mitral Stenosis
01 September 2009
Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is an effective therapy in patients with significant mitral stenosis. Few studies have examined the effect of mitral regurgitation (MR), a frequent periprocedur...
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Hani Jneid,
Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez,
María Sanchez-Ledesma,
Andrew O. Maree,
Roberto J. Cubeddu,
Milton L. Leon,
Pablo Rengifo-Moreno,
Juan Pal Otero,
Ignacio Inglessis,
Pedro L. Sanchez,
Igor F. Palacios
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pages 1122-1127
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Comparison of Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography to Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy for Evaluation of Patients With Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Obstruction
01 September 2009
For evaluation of prosthetic heart valve obstruction echocardiography and fluoroscopy provide primarily functional information but may not unequivocally establish the cause of dysfunction. Our objecti...
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Petr Symersky,
Ricardo P.J. Budde,
Bas A.J.M. de Mol,
Mathias Prokop
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pages 1128-1134
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| Cardiomyopathy |
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Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Syndrome
01 September 2009
Isolated left ventricular noncompaction (ILVNC) is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy characterized by prominent trabeculae, deep intertrabecular recesses, and thickened myocardium with 2 distinct layer...
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Christopher Stanton,
Charles Bruce,
Heidi Connolly,
Peter Brady,
Imran Syed,
David Hodge,
Samuel Asirvatham,
Paul Friedman
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pages 1135-1138
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Late Cardiovascular Complications After Surgical or Balloon Angioplasty of Coarctation of Aorta in an Asian Cohort
Late cardiovascular complications after intervention for coarctation of the aorta (CoA) might be common. Such data, especially in Asian populations, are still limited. A total of 169 patients with CoA...
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Hsin-Hui Chiu,
Shuenn-Nan Chiu,
Fu-Chang Hu,
Chun-An Chen,
Ming-Tai Lin,
Jou-Kou Wang,
Chung-I. Chang,
Yih-Shang Chen,
Ing-Sh Chiu,
Mei-Hwan Wu
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pages 1139-1144
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| Miscellaneous |
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Effect of Long Term and Intensive Endurance Training in Athletes on the Age Related Decline in Left and Right Ventricular Diastolic Function as Assessed by Doppler Echocardiography
01 September 2009
The aim of this study was to evaluate (1) the effect of endurance training on left ventricular and right ventricular diastolic function and (2) whether the normal aging effect on left ventricular and ...
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Arco J. Teske,
Niek H. Prakken,
Bart W.L. De Boeck,
Birgitta K. Velthuis,
Pieter A. Doevendans,
Maarten J.M. Cramer
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pages 1145-1151
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| Cardiovascular Pharmacology |
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Evaluation of the Effects of PM101, a Cyclodextrin-Based Formulation of Intravenous Amiodarone, on Blood Pressure in Healthy Humans
Intravenous amiodarone (AIV) is used to treat cardiac arrhythmias. Hypotension is the dose-limiting adverse event of AIV and is considered to be due to the cosolvents (polysorbate 80 and benzyl alcoho...
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Daniel J. Cushing,
Michael P. Adams,
Warren D. Cooper,
Bing Zhang,
Raymond J. Lipicky,
Peter R. Kowey
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pages 1152-1157
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| Editorial |
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Centers
01 September 2009
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is a common genetic disease, the most frequent cause of sudden cardiac death in the young, and also an important cause of heart failure disability at any age. The prev...
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Barry J. Maron
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Editorial
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pages 1158-1159
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| Case Report |
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Propofol Infusion Syndrome With Arrhythmia, Myocardial Fat Accumulation and Cardiac Failure
Propofol is a potent and widely used central-acting sedative drug. It has been implicated in the development of a usually fatal syndrome characterized by metabolic acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, ventricula...
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Philippe G. Jorens,
Gert G. Van den Eynden
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Short communication
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pages 1160-1162
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| Readers' Comments |
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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure and Migraines: Muddy Waters
We read with interest the recent report by Papa et al, who reported a significant reduction in migraine severity after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in patients with significant baseline migraine...
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Ravinay Bhindi,
Oliver J. Ormerod
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Correspondence
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page 1163
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Right Ventricular Pacing
I read with interest the report by Delnoy et al in the July 1, 2009, issue of The American Journal of Cardiology regarding the long-term clinical and echocardiographic responses to cardiac resynchroni...
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John E. Madias
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Correspondence
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page 1163
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Assessment of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy
We read with great interest the recent report of Chao et al concerning the diagnostic difficulties of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy by left ventricular (LV) angiography. We agree that a blinded review of ...
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Nicolas Mansencal,
Olivier Dubourg
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Correspondence
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pages 1163-1164
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Periodontitis, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Vitamin D
The informative editors' consensus on periodontitis and cardiovascular disease did not mention vitamin D insufficiency as a likely mechanism for the association between the 2 diseases. We believe this...
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Mark R. Goldstein,
Luca Mascitelli,
Francesca Pezzetta
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Correspondence
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| Frontmatter |
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Editorial Board
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