| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Usefulness of Age and Gender in the Early Triage of Patients With Acute Chest Pain Having Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography
18 September 2009
To identify the age- and gender-specific subpopulations of patients with acute chest pain in whom coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) will yield the greatest diagnostic benefit. Subjects w...
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Fabian Bamberg,
Quynh A. Truong,
Ron Blankstein,
Khurram Nasir,
Hang Lee,
Ian S. Rogers,
Stephan Achenbach,
Thomas J. Brady,
John T. Nagurney,
Maximilian F. Reiser,
Udo Hoffmann
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pages 1165-1170
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Patient Characteristics Associated With the Choice of Triple Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Evidence regarding the use of dual antiplatelet therapy and oral anticoagulation (i.e., triple therapy) in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is limited. We evaluated the characteristics associated with t...
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Jeremiah P. Depta,
Christopher P. Cannon,
Gregg C. Fonarow,
Xin Zhao,
W. Frank Peacock,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Investigators
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pages 1171-1178
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The Chemokine Network in Relation to Infarct Size and Left Ventricular Remodeling Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
18 September 2009
Increased circulating chemokines have been reported during acute myocardial infarction and might give prognostic information about future ischemic events. However, data on the chemokine network in rel...
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Stein Ørn,
Unni M. Breland,
Tom Eirik Mollnes,
Cord Manhenke,
Kenneth Dickstein,
Pål Aukrust,
Thor Ueland
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pages 1179-1183
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Comparison Between Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography and 99mTechnetium Sestamibi Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Determined Myocardial Viability in Predicting Hard Cardiac Events Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
The extent of residual myocardial viability (MV) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an important determinant of the outcome. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is widely used t...
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Girish Dwivedi,
Rajesh Janardhanan,
Sajad A. Hayat,
Tiong K. Lim,
Roxy Senior
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pages 1184-1188
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Prevalence of Unresponsiveness to Aspirin and/or Clopidogrel in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease
18 September 2009
This study sought to assess whether inadequate platelet responses to aspirin and clopidogrel are distinct phenomena caused by different mechanisms or different facets of the same phenomenon (i.e., gen...
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Marie Lordkipanidzé,
Jean G. Diodati,
Erick Schampaert,
Donald A. Palisaitis,
Chantal Pharand
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pages 1189-1193
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Screening for Depression and Suicidality in Patients With Cardiovascular Illnesses
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Psychiatric Association jointly recommend screening for depression in cardiology clinics. This includes screening for suicidality. It is not known...
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Eyal Shemesh,
Rachel A. Annunziato,
David Rubinstein,
Sarah Sultan,
Jotinder Malhotra,
Mugdha Santra,
Beth D. Weatherley,
John R. Feaganes,
Gad Cotter,
Rachel Yehuda
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pages 1194-1197
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Association of Door-to-Balloon Time and Mortality in Patients ≥65 Years With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Current guidelines recommend patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction receive primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 90 minutes of admission, although there are conflicting da...
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Saif S. Rathore,
Jeptha P. Curtis,
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu,
Yongfei Wang,
JoAnne Micale Foody,
Mikhail Kosiborod,
Frederick A. Masoudi,
Edward P. Havranek,
Harlan M. Krumholz
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pages 1198-1203
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Effect of Coronary Collaterals on Microvascular Obstruction as Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated by Primary Coronary Intervention
18 September 2009
The aim of this study was to determine whether angiographically visible collaterals before reperfusion are associated with beneficial effects on infarct size, microvascular obstruction, and left ventr...
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Steffen Desch,
Ingo Eitel,
Johanna Schmitt,
Mahdi Sareban,
Georg Fuernau,
Gerhard Schuler,
Holger Thiele
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pages 1204-1209
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Relation of Troponin I Levels Following Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
Increases of creatine kinase (CK) and CK-MB cardiac enzymes after nonemergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events during follo...
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Dmitriy N. Feldman,
Robert M. Minutello,
Geoffrey Bergman,
Issam Moussa,
S. Chiu Wong
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pages 1210-1215
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Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Bifurcation Lesions Treated Using the Novel Self-Expanding Sideguard Side Branch Stent
We used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to assess the efficacy of the Cappella Sideguard stent system for treating coronary bifurcation lesions. Treatment of bifurcation lesions is associated with res...
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Hiroshi Doi,
Akiko Maehara,
Gary S. Mintz,
Lokesh Dani,
Martin B. Leon,
Eberhard Grube
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pages 1216-1221
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Comparison of Bivalirudin Monotherapy Versus Unfractionated Heparin Plus Tirofiban in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Bivalirudin demonstrated similar efficacy but resulted in a lower rate of bleeding compared to unfractionated heparin (UFH) plus platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients undergoing percut...
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Davide Tavano,
Gabriella Visconti,
Davide D'Andrea,
Amelia Focaccio,
Bruno Golia,
Mariateresa Librera,
Mario Caccavale,
Bruno Ricciarelli,
Carlo Briguori
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pages 1222-1228
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Timing of Noncardiac Surgery After Coronary Artery Stenting With Bare Metal or Drug-Eluting Stents
The current guidelines have recommended postponing noncardiac surgery (NCS) for ≥6 weeks after bare metal stent (BMS) placement and for ≥1 year after drug-eluting stent (DES) placement. However, much ...
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Jan-Peter van Kuijk,
Willem-Jan Flu,
Olaf Schouten,
Sanne E. Hoeks,
Lisanne Schenkeveld,
Peter P.T. de Jaegere,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Ron T. van Domburg,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Don Poldermans
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pages 1229-1234
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Impact of Final Activated Clotting Time After Transradial Coronary Stenting With Maximal Antiplatelet Therapy
The optimal value of activated clotting time (ACT) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with unfractionated heparin remains controversial. No data are available on the relation between the ...
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Olivier F. Bertrand,
Josep Rodés-Cabau,
Stéphane Rinfret,
Éric Larose,
Rodrigo Bagur,
Guy Proulx,
Onil Gleeton,
Olivier Costerousse,
Robert De Larochellière,
Louis Roy
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pages 1235-1240
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Predictors of Increased Radiation Dose During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Radiation-induced injury is a potential unintended outcome of fluoroscopy-supported cardiology procedures (e.g., percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]). The injury might be deterministic in nature....
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Mathew Mercuri,
Changchun Xie,
Michael Levy,
Nicholas Valettas,
Madhu K. Natarajan
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pages 1241-1244
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Prognostic Accuracy of B-Natriuretic Peptide Measurements and Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Subjects (from the Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research [EISNER] Study)
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has prognostic implications in patients with acute and chronic cardiac symptoms. Its prognostic role in asymptomatic patients with evidence of subclinical disease rema...
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Leslee J. Shaw,
Donna M. Polk,
Torry A. Kahute,
Nathan D. Wong,
Joanna Moon,
Romalisa Miranda-Peats,
Alan Rozanski,
John D. Friedman,
Sean Hayes,
Louise Thomson,
Daniel S. Berman
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pages 1245-1250
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Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Inflammatory, Functional and Structural Markers of Coronary Atherosclerosis
This study was designed to assess the effects of bariatric weight loss surgery on structural, functional, and inflammatory markers of coronary atherosclerosis. Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and an i...
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Phillip Habib,
John David Scrocco,
Megan Terek,
Vincent Vanek,
J. Ronald Mikolich
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pages 1251-1255
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Electrophysiology Testing
18 September 2009
External or internal shocks administered to terminate ventricular arrhythmias as a part of electrophysiology or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator testing, can inadvertently cardiovert atrial fibr...
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Rory Priester,
Troy Bunting,
Bruce Usher,
Salvatore Chiaramida,
Marian H. Taylor,
David Gregg,
J. Lacy Sturdivant,
Robert B. Leman,
J. Marcus Wharton,
Michael R. Gold
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pages 1256-1258
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Use of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Pregnant Women With Mechanical Heart Valves
18 September 2009
There are a number of different anticoagulation options for pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. The purpose of this study was to examine maternal thromboembolic complications in women with me...
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Yoav Yinon,
Samuel C. Siu,
Chelsie Warshafsky,
Cynthia Maxwell,
Anne McLeod,
Jack M. Colman,
Mathew Sermer,
Candice K. Silversides
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pages 1259-1263
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Impact of Right Ventricular Dilation on Left Ventricular Myocardial Deformation in Patients After Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is 1 of the major determinants of late adverse clinical outcomes in patients after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The aim of this study was to test the...
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Eddie W.Y. Cheung,
Xue-cun Liang,
Wendy W.M. Lam,
Yiu-fai Cheung
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pages 1264-1270
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Postnatal Angiographic Appearance of Left Ventricular Myocardium in Fetal Patients With Aortic Stenosis Having In-Utero Aortic Valvuloplasty
Fetal aortic valvuloplasty (FAV) is performed on the basis of the hypothesis that aortic stenosis leads to the impairment of left ventricular (LV) filling and growth. Given that most fetuses fail to e...
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Babar Sultan Hasan,
John Finbarr Keane,
Wayne Tworetzky,
James E. Lock,
Audrey Chung Marshall
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pages 1271-1275
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Comparison of Impact of Prenatal Versus Postnatal Diagnosis of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) in the absence of major cardiac anomalies is thought to have a good outcome, although this has not been well documented. The objectiv...
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Andrea W. Wan,
Alexandra Jevremovic,
Elif Seda Selamet Tierney,
Brian W. McCrindle,
Elizabeth Dunn,
Cedric Manlhiot,
Rachel M. Wald,
John P. Kingdom,
Edgar T. Jaeggi,
Lynne E. Nield
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pages 1276-1279
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Usefulness of Various Plasma Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Heart Failure in Children With Single Ventricle Physiology
Children with single ventricle physiology have increased ventricular work and are at greater risk of developing heart failure than other children with congenital heart disease. However, the diagnosis ...
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Amee Shah,
Angela M. Feraco,
Cynthia Harmon,
Theresa Tacy,
Jeffrey R. Fineman,
Harold S. Bernstein
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pages 1280-1284
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| Miscellaneous |
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Six-Month Follow-Up of Patients With In-Hospital Thrombocytopenia During Heparin-Based Anticoagulation (from the Complications After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin [CATCH] Registry)
Thrombocytopenia is a predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in critically ill patients. The Complications After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) registr...
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Renato D. Lopes,
E. Magnus Ohman,
Christopher B. Granger,
Emily F. Honeycutt,
Kevin J. Anstrom,
Peter B. Berger,
Eric M. Crespo,
Gustavo B.F. Oliveira,
Stephan Moll,
David J. Moliterno,
Charles S. Abrams,
Richard C. Becker
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pages 1285-1291
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A Comparison of Clopidogrel Responsiveness in Patients With Versus Without Chronic Renal Failure
We sought to compare the platelet responsiveness to clopidogrel between patients with chronic renal failure and those with normal renal function. We conducted a prospective, randomized, open-label, si...
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Sang Hyun Park,
Weon Kim,
Chung Su Park,
Won Yu Kang,
Sun Ho Hwang,
Wan Kim
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pages 1292-1295
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Electrocardiographic Screening in Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Some investigators have suggested that children receiving stimulant medications to manage attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder should undergo screening electrocardiography to identify asymptomatic...
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William T. Mahle,
Camden Hebson,
Margaret J. Strieper
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pages 1296-1299
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Frequency and Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
The correlates and consequences of pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are poorly understood. Patients undergoing pulmonary artery catheterization within 6 months...
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Omar A. Minai,
Basma Ricaurte,
Roop Kaw,
Jeff Hammel,
Mary Mansour,
Kevin McCarthy,
Joseph A. Golish,
James K. Stoller
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pages 1300-1306
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Is Age Really a Non-Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factor?
The occurrence of all clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis increases with age. Aging is also associated with the acquisition of and increments in major modifiable risk factors that contribute to...
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William B. Kannel,
Ramachandran S. Vasan
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pages 1307-1310
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Death and Dying in Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction
The overall mortality rate in patients with heart failure with normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) appears to be comparable to that in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. In contr...
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Hoong Sern Lim,
Roger Beadle,
Michael Frenneaux
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pages 1311-1314
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Reducing Cardiovascular Risks of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs by Using Topical Formulations
Farkouh and Greenberg presented a timely and valuable review of the cardiovascular risk profiles of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This review is of clinical importance because of the ...
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Robert L. Barkin
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Correction
There is a typographical error in the article, “Usefulness of Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Migraineurs With Moderate to Large Right-to-Left Shunt and Instrumental Evidence of Cerebrov...
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