| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Comparison of Usefulness of Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein Versus Cardiac Troponin T for Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
16 November 2009
We aimed to assess the additive diagnostic value of measuring the serum levels of soluble human heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AM...
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Georg Haltern,
Sigune Peiniger,
Alexander Bufe,
Gebhard Reiss,
Hartmut Gülker,
Thomas Scheffold
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pages 1-9
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Impact of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Clinical Outcomes Over Five Years After Infarct-Related Coronary Artery Recanalization (from the Occluded Artery Trial [OAT])
In the Occluded Artery Trial (OAT), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of an infarct-related artery on days 3 to 28 after acute myocardial infarction was of no benefit compared to medical therap...
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Mariusz Kruk,
Christopher E. Buller,
James Enlou Tcheng,
Vladimir Dzavík,
Venugopal Menon,
G.B. John Mancini,
Sandra A. Forman,
Peter Kurray,
Benita Busz-Papiez,
Gervasio A. Lamas,
Judith S. Hochman
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pages 10-16
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Comparison of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1, Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator Antigen, Fibrinogen, and D-Dimer Levels in Various Age Decades in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Stable Coronary Artery Disease (from the BARI 2D Trial)
16 November 2009
Advancing age is associated with downregulation of fibrinolysis in normal subjects. This is reflected by high concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in the blood, which has been i...
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Robert D. McBane,
Regina M. Hardison,
Burton E. Sobel,
BARI 2D Study Group
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pages 17-24
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Prognosis After Change in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction During Mental Stress Testing in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease
16 November 2009
Previous studies of patients with stable coronary artery disease have demonstrated that decreases in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during acute mental stress are predictive of adverse ...
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Michael A. Babyak,
James A. Blumenthal,
Alan Hinderliter,
Benson Hoffman,
Robert A. Waugh,
R. Edward Coleman,
Andrew Sherwood
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pages 25-28
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Efficacy of Ivabradine, a Selective If Inhibitor, in Patients With Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris and Diabetes Mellitus
09 November 2009
Ivabradine is a specific heart rate-lowering antianginal agent that was evaluated in a clinical development program involving approximately 3,000 patients with stable coronary artery disease, most wit...
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Jeffrey S. Borer,
Jean-Claude Tardif
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pages 29-35
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Effect of Implementing Routine Early Invasive Strategy on One-Year Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the implementation of an early invasive strategy for unselected patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) would be associated with reduced...
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Erlend Aune,
Knut Endresen,
Keith A.A. Fox,
Jon Erik Steen-Hansen,
Jo Roislien,
Joran Hjelmesaeth,
Jan Erik Otterstad
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pages 36-42
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Impact of Prophylactic β-Blocker Therapy to Prevent Stroke After Noncardiac Surgery
16 November 2009
β Blockers are widely used to improve the postoperative cardiac outcome in patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for noncardiac surgery. However, recently serious concerns regarding the safe...
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Felix van Lier,
Olaf Schouten,
Sanne E. Hoeks,
Louis van de Ven,
Robert Jan Stolker,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Don Poldermans
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pages 43-47
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Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Non-Culprit Attenuated Plaques Detected by Grayscale Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes†
19 November 2009
Noncalcific attenuated plaques identified by grayscale intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) are often seen in patients with acute coronary syndromes and have been associated with no reflow and creatine kin...
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Xiaofan Wu,
Akiko Maehara,
Gary S. Mintz,
Takashi Kubo,
Kai Xu,
So-Yeon Choi,
Yong He,
Ning Guo,
Jeffrey W. Moses,
Martin B. Leon,
Bernard De Bruyne,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Gregg W. Stone
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pages 48-53
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Effect of Quinapril on In-Stent Restenosis and Relation to Plasma Apoptosis Signaling Molecules
16 November 2009
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have been reported to inhibit in-stent restenosis. To assess the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on in-stent restenosis and its relation to ...
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Spyridon Deftereos,
Georgios Giannopoulos,
Charalampos Kossyvakis,
Andreas Kaoukis,
Konstantin Raisakis,
Metaxia Driva,
Vasiliki Panagopoulou,
Spyridon Lappos,
Ilias Rentoukas,
Vlasios Pyrgakis,
Martin A. Alpert
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pages 54-58
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Mechanical Complications After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from APEX-AMI)
A decrease in mechanical complications after ST-elevation myocardial infarction may have contributed to improved survival rates associated with reperfusion by primary percutaneous coronary interventio...
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John K. French,
Anne S. Hellkamp,
Paul W. Armstrong,
Eric Cohen,
Neil S. Kleiman,
Christopher M. O'Connor,
David R. Holmes,
Judith S. Hochman,
Christopher B. Granger,
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
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pages 59-63
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Meta-Analysis of Five Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Sirolimus- Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
16 November 2009
Recent data on drug-eluting stents have shown improved clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus. However, the relative efficacy and safety of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) compared with p...
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Feng Zhang,
Lili Dong,
Junbo Ge
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pages 64-68
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Meta-analysis of Comparative Efficacy of Increasing Dose of Atorvastatin Versus Rosuvastatin Versus Simvastatin on Lowering Levels of Atherogenic Lipids (from VOYAGER)
Statins are the most commonly prescribed agents for lowering levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Although dose-dependent reductions in levels of atherogenic lipids are observed with a...
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Stephen J. Nicholls,
Gunnar Brandrup-Wognsen,
Mike Palmer,
Philip J. Barter
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pages 69-76
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Eligibility for Statin Therapy by the JUPITER Trial Criteria and Subsequent Mortality
16 November 2009
Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: An Intervention Trial Using Rosuvastatin (JUPITER) reported reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality with statin treatment in patients...
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Mary Cushman,
Leslie A. McClure,
Susan G. Lakoski,
Nancy S. Jenny
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pages 77-81
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Predictors of Short-Term (Seven-Day) Cardiac Outcomes After Emergency Department Visit for Syncope
Syncope is a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits, and patients are often admitted to exclude syncope of cardiovascular origin. Population-based data on patterns and predictors of cardia...
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Gelareh Z. Gabayan,
Stephen F. Derose,
Steven M. Asch,
Vicki Y. Chiu,
Sungching C. Glenn,
Carol M. Mangione,
Benjamin C. Sun
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pages 82-86
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Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcome in Patients Over 40 Years of Age With the Long QT Syndrome
26 October 2009
Diabetes mellitus can affect ventricular repolarization, and we investigated the impact of diabetes on the risk for cardiac events in older patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS). The study population ...
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Gregory Ouellet,
Arthur J. Moss,
Christian Jons,
Scott McNitt,
Jamie Mullally,
Thomas Fugate,
Ilan Goldenberg,
Wojciech Zareba,
Jennifer L. Robinson,
Investigators from the U.S. Portion of the International Long QT Syndrome Registry
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pages 87-89
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Effect of Sinus Rhythm Restoration After Electrical Cardioversion on Apelin and Brain Natriuretic Peptide Prohormone Levels in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Because humoral alterations have been implicated in the generation and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation (AF), we aimed to elucidate possible abnormalities in atrial endocrine function in the settin...
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Eleftherios M. Kallergis,
Emmanuel G. Manios,
Emmanuel M. Kanoupakis,
Hercules E. Mavrakis,
Christos A. Goudis,
Niki E. Maliaraki,
Ilias G. Saloustros,
Maria E. Milathianaki,
Gregory I. Chlouverakis,
Panos E. Vardas
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pages 90-94
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Time-Dependent Risk of Fidelis Lead Failure
The Medtronic Sprint Fidelis leads (models 6930, 6931, 6948, 6949) are 6.6-F bipolar high-voltage implantable cardioverter–defibrillator electrodes that were first introduced in September 2004. In Oct...
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Brett A. Faulknier,
Darren M. Traub,
Mehmet K. Aktas,
Alian Aguila,
Spencer Rosero,
James P. Daubert,
Burr Hall,
Abrar Shah,
Sarah Taylor,
Scott McNitt,
Arthur J. Moss,
Wojciech Zareba,
David T. Huang
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pages 95-99
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| Heart Failure |
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Baseline Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure
The incidence of heart failure (HF) is constantly increasing in the Western world. Treatment with statins is well established for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiac events by lowering low...
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Gideon Charach,
Jacob George,
Arie Roth,
Ori Rogowski,
Dov Wexler,
David Sheps,
Itamar Grosskopf,
Moshe Weintraub,
Gad Keren,
Ardon Rubinstein
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pages 100-104
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Prediction of Appropriate Defibrillator Therapy in Heart Failure Patients Treated With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
19 November 2009
The necessity of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation in patients with systolic heart failure (HF) who undergo cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) may be questioned. The aim o...
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Osama I.I. Soliman,
Dominic A.M.J. Theuns,
Bas M. van Dalen,
Wim B. Vletter,
Attila Nemes,
Luc J. Jordaens,
Aggie H.H.M. Balk,
Folkert J. ten Cate,
Marcel L. Geleijnse
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pages 105-111
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| Cardiomyopathy |
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Peripheral Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) have coronary microvascular dysfunction, which is an independent predictor of adverse left ventricular remodeling, systolic dysfunction, and mortality in...
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Kevin S. Heffernan,
Craig A. Napolitano,
Martin S. Maron,
Eshan A. Patvardhan,
Ayan R. Patel,
Natesa G. Pandian,
Richard H. Karas,
Jeffrey T. Kuvin
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pages 112-115
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Comparison of Right Ventricular Functional Response to Exercise in Hypertrophic Versus Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
19 November 2009
Although the biventricular nature of the disease has been confirmed by morphologic studies, information on right ventricular (RV) function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is lacking. The aim of th...
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Gunnar Plehn,
Julia Vormbrock,
Stefan Perings,
Alexander Plehn,
Axel Meissner,
Thomas Butz,
Hans J. Trappe
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pages 116-121
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| Miscellaneous |
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Relation of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D to Heart Rate and Cardiac Work (from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys)†
16 November 2009
Vitamin D may protect against cardiovascular disease, but its association with cardiac function is unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D)...
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Robert K. Scragg,
Carlos A. Camargo,
Robert U. Simpson
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pages 122-128
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Relation of the Ankle Brachial Index to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
19 November 2009
Low and high ankle brachial index (ABI) values are both a marker of peripheral arterial disease and associated with greater cardiovascular disease event rates. The objective of the present study was t...
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Syed Rizvi,
Haroon Kamran,
Louis Salciccioli,
Faisal Saiful,
James Lafferty,
Jason M. Lazar
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pages 129-132
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Safety of Regadenoson in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
19 November 2009
Regadenoson is a selective A2A receptor agonist that was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for vasodilator stress myocardial perfusion imaging. Because the drug is cleared by renal...
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Wael Aljaroudi,
Daniel Hermann,
Fadi Hage,
Jaekyeong Heo,
Ami E. Iskandrian
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pages 133-135
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Homicide by Fright: The Intersection of Cardiology and Criminal Law
16 November 2009
The prevailing lay wisdom associates emotional stress with sudden death, and recent medical reports have linked massive catecholamine surges with demonstrable cardiac dysfunction that can be either re...
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Frank T. Flannery,
Catherine C. Oetgen,
William J. Oetgen
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pages 136-138
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| Frontmatter |
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Editorial Board
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Editorial board
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page A3
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Contents
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Contents list
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pages A5-A6
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