| Coronary Artery Disease |
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Comparison of 80 versus 10 mg of Atorvastatin on Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events After the First Event (from the Treating to New Targets [TNT] Trial)
23 December 2009
Analyses of randomized clinical trials are usually restricted to examination of time to first event. However, because many patients have multiple events, this approach precludes much potentially usefu...
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John C. LaRosa,
Prakash C. Deedwania,
James Shepherd,
Nanette K. Wenger,
Heiner Greten,
David A. DeMicco,
Andrei Breazna,
TNT Investigators
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pages 283-287
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Usefulness of Atorvastatin (80 mg) in Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients With Chronic Renal Disease
21 December 2009
We investigated the efficacy of short-term high-dose atorvastatin in decreasing the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) subjected to coronary angio...
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Anna Toso,
Mauro Maioli,
Mario Leoncini,
Michela Gallopin,
Delio Tedeschi,
Carlo Micheletti,
Concetta Manzone,
Marcello Amato,
Francesco Bellandi
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pages 288-292
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Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients With Moderate to Severe Renal Insufficiency Treated With First-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents
23 December 2009
No data are available comparing the long-term outcome of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) versus paclitaxel-eluting stents (PESs) in patients with moderate to severe renal insufficiency. The incidence ...
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Rishi Sukhija,
Wilbert S. Aronow,
Chandrasekar Palaniswamy,
Tarunjit Singh,
Rashmi Sukhija,
Kumar Kalapatapu,
Diwakar Mohan,
Anthony L. Pucillo,
Carmine Sorbera,
Priyanka Kakar,
Melvin B. Weiss,
Purshotam Lal,
Craig E. Monsen
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pages 293-296
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Safety and In-Hospital Outcomes of Bivalirudin Use in Dialysis Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
23 December 2009
Chronic dialysis-dependent patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at a greater risk of bleeding and ischemic events. Bivalirudin has been associated with fewer bleeding compl...
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Cedric Delhaye,
Gabriel Maluenda,
Kohei Wakabayashi,
Itsik Ben-Dor,
Sara D. Collins,
Asmir I. Syed,
Manuel A. Gonzalez,
Michael A. Gaglia,
Rebecca Torguson,
Zhenyi Xue,
William O. Suddath,
Lowell F. Satler,
Kenneth M. Kent,
Joseph Lindsay,
Augusto D. Pichard,
Ron Waksman
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pages 297-301
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Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-Slice Multislice Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Patients With an Intermediate Pretest Likelihood for Coronary Artery Disease
21 December 2009
Data on the diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTA) have been mostly derived from patients with a high pretest likelihood of coronary artery disease. Systemat...
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Jacob M. van Werkhoven,
Mark W. Heijenbrok,
Joanne D. Schuijf,
J. Wouter Jukema,
Mark M. Boogers,
Ernst E. van der Wall,
Joop H.M. Schreur,
Jeroen J. Bax
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pages 302-305
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Impact of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Early on Left Ventricular Function After First Acute Myocardial Infarction
21 December 2009
The impact of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on LV ejection fraction (EF) is unknown. One hundred twenty-nine patients with a first ST-elevation AMI (58 ± 1...
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Gaetano Nucifora,
Matteo Bertini,
Nina Ajmone Marsan,
Victoria Delgado,
Arthur J. Scholte,
Arnold C.T. Ng,
Jacob M. van Werkhoven,
Hans-Marc J. Siebelink,
Eduard R. Holman,
Martin J. Schalij,
Ernst E. van der Wall,
Jeroen J. Bax
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pages 306-311
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Relation Between Red Cell Distribution Width and Clinical Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction
21 December 2009
Increased red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure and stable coronary disease. We studied the association between baseline RDW and changes in...
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Saleem Dabbah,
Haim Hammerman,
Walter Markiewicz,
Doron Aronson
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pages 312-317
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Multiple Coronary Lesion Instability in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction as Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography
23 December 2009
Autopsy studies have suggested that acute myocardial infarction (AMI) represents a pan-coronary process of vulnerable plaque development. We performed multifocal optical coherence tomographic (OCT) ex...
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Takashi Kubo,
Toshio Imanishi,
Manabu Kashiwagi,
Hideyuki Ikejima,
Hiroto Tsujioka,
Akio Kuroi,
Kohei Ishibashi,
Kenichi Komukai,
Takashi Tanimoto,
Yasushi Ino,
Hironori Kitabata,
Shigeho Takarada,
Atsushi Tanaka,
Masato Mizukoshi,
Takashi Akasaka
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pages 318-322
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Efficacy of High-Dose Clopidogrel Treatment (600 mg) Less Than Two Hours Before Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
23 December 2009
Current guidelines recommend pretreatment with a loading dose of clopidogrel before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to reduce the incidence of periprocedural myocardial infarctions in patient...
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Dmitriy N. Feldman,
Foluso Fakorede,
Robert M. Minutello,
Geoffrey Bergman,
Issam Moussa,
S. Chiu Wong
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pages 323-332
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Relation of Endothelial Function to Residual Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
23 December 2009
Platelet reactivity is greater in patients with stable angina and with more extensive peripheral vascular atherosclerosis. We sought to evaluate whether impaired peripheral microcirculatory endothelia...
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Olivier Muller,
Michalis Hamilos,
Jozef Bartunek,
Hans Ulrichts,
Fabio Mangiacapra,
Josefin-Beate Holz,
Argyrios Ntalianis,
Catalina Trana,
Karen Dierickx,
Kristof Vercruysse,
Bernard De Bruyne,
William Wijns,
Emanuele Barbato
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pages 333-338
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Operative Mortality in Women and Men Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (from the California Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Outcomes Reporting Program)
21 December 2009
The comparative operative mortality (OM) in women and men undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) has not been clarified. Therefore, we evaluated factors related to OM in a lar...
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Radhika Nandur Bukkapatnam,
Khung Keong Yeo,
Zhongmin Li,
Ezra A. Amsterdam
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pages 339-342
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease (from a Two-Center Registry)
Recent studies have suggested that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease renders outcomes comparable to those from coronary art...
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Si-Hyuck Kang,
Kay-Hyun Park,
Dong-Ju Choi,
Kyung Woo Park,
Woo-Young Chung,
Cheong Lim,
Ki-Bong Kim,
Hyo-Soo Kim
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pages 343-351
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| Preventive Cardiology |
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Age-Modification of Lipoprotein, Lipid, and Lipoprotein Ratio-Associated Risk for Coronary Artery Calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA])
23 December 2009
Although abnormal lipoproteins and lipoprotein ratios are powerful risk factors for clinical cardiovascular events, these associations are stronger in younger than in older subjects. Whether age modif...
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Pathmaja Paramsothy,
Ronit Katz,
David S. Owens,
Gregory L. Burke,
Jeffrey L. Probstfield,
Kevin D. O'Brien
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pages 352-358
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Usefulness of Breast Arterial Calcium Detected on Mammography for Predicting Coronary Artery Disease or Cardiovascular Events in Women With Angina Pectoris and/or Positive Stress Tests
Breast arterial calcium (BAC) has been suggested as a marker and predictor of cardiovascular risk and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, an association between BAC and these cardiovascular end po...
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Neelima Penugonda,
Scott S. Billecke,
Michael W. Yerkey,
Murray Rebner,
Pamela A. Marcovitz
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pages 359-361
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Effect of Intensive Lifestyle Changes on Endothelial Function and on Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis
Intensive lifestyle changes have been shown to regress atherosclerosis, improve cardiovascular risk profiles, and decrease angina pectoris and cardiac events. We evaluated the influence of the Multisi...
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Harvinder S. Dod,
Ravindra Bhardwaj,
Venu Sajja,
Gerdi Weidner,
Gerald R. Hobbs,
Gregory W. Konat,
Shanthi Manivannan,
Wissam Gharib,
Bradford E. Warden,
Navin C. Nanda,
Robert J. Beto,
Dean Ornish,
Abnash C. Jain
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pages 362-367
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| Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances |
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Relation of Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Successful Cardioversion to Renal Function
23 December 2009
Angiotensin II exerts proinflammatory effects leading to atrial fibrosis that is associated with persistence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Renal function plays a major role in activation of the renin–a...
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Martin Schmidt,
Johannes Rieber,
Marcos Daccarett,
Harald Marschang,
Anil-Martin Sinha,
Patrick Biggar,
Philip Jung,
Markus Ketteler,
Johannes Brachmann,
Harald Rittger
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pages 368-372
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| Heart Failure |
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Comparison of Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Among Those With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus
23 December 2009
Heart failure (HF) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and diabetes commonly coexist, but the impact of diabetes on HF outcomes in patients with HF and preserved LVEF has not been...
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David Aguilar,
Anita Deswal,
Kumudha Ramasubbu,
Douglas L. Mann,
Biykem Bozkurt
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pages 373-377
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Simultaneous Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Left Ventricular Assist Devices in Patients With Severe Heart Failure
23 December 2009
More patients who are receiving therapy with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) also have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The aim of the present study was to describe the outcome...
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Michael Kühne,
Michaela Sakumura,
Stephen Scott Reich,
Jean-Francois Sarrazin,
Darryl Wells,
Nagib Chalfoun,
Thomas Crawford,
Warangkna Boonyapisit,
Laura Horwood,
Aman Chugh,
Eric Good,
Krit Jongnarangsin,
Frank Bogun,
Hakan Oral,
Fred Morady,
Francis Pagani,
Frank Pelosi
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pages 378-382
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| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Prognostic Effect of Long-Axis Left Ventricular Dysfunction and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
04 December 2009
In aortic stenosis (AS), the increased afterload results in progressive structural and functional changes that precede the development of symptoms. We hypothesized that the detection of abnormalities ...
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Patrizio Lancellotti,
Marie Moonen,
Julien Magne,
Kim O'Connor,
Bernard Cosyns,
Emilio Attena,
Erwan Donal,
Luc Pierard
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pages 383-388
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Mitral Annular Calcium Causing Mitral Stenosis
23 December 2009
Mitral annular calcium (MAC) is a common finding at echocardiography, although it is an unusual cause of severe mitral stenosis. Although MAC is known to be associated with atherosclerosis and chronic...
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Gregg S. Pressman,
Ashish Agarwal,
Leonard E. Braitman,
Salman M. Muddassir
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pages 389-391
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| Cardiomyopathy |
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Usefulness of Delayed Enhancement by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as a Marker of Disease and Its Severity
23 December 2009
The aim of the present study was to evaluate, in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC), the association between late gadolinium enhancement and clinical end points, such as nonsustained ventr...
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Giovanni Donato Aquaro,
Piergiorgio Masci,
Francesco Formisano,
Andrea Barison,
Elisabetta Strata,
Alessandro Pingitore,
Vincenzo Positano,
Paolo Spirito,
Massimo Lombardi
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pages 392-397
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Exercise Performance and Activity Level in Children With Transposition of the Great Arteries Treated by the Arterial Switch Operation
23 December 2009
The exercise capacity of children after arterial switch for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is known to be at the lower limit of normal. We aimed to ascertain whether this results from compr...
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Elsje van Beek,
Mathijs Binkhorst,
Marieke de Hoog,
Patricia de Groot,
Arie van Dijk,
Michiel Schokking,
Maria Hopman
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pages 398-403
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Behavior of Unrepaired Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect in Young Adults
23 December 2009
The number of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart defects, including ventricular septal defect (VSD), increases continuously. We evaluated the mid-term outcome of small and unclosed per...
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Veerle Soufflet,
Alexander Van de Bruaene,
Els Troost,
Marc Gewillig,
Philip Moons,
Martijn C. Post,
Werner Budts
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pages 404-407
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Retinal Vascular Patterns After Operative Repair of Aortic Isthmic Coarctation
23 December 2009
The retinal arteriolar abnormality that accompanies aortic isthmic coarctation is as distinctive as it is unique but has thus far been virtually ignored. Accordingly, 10 patients (4 men and 6 women) w...
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Kamran Shamsa,
Joseph K. Perloff,
Eric Lee,
Robert S. Wirthlin,
Irena Tsui,
Steven D. Schwartz
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pages 408-410
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| Miscellaneous |
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Relation of Effective Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation to Stroke Severity and Survival (from the National Acute Stroke Israeli Survey [NASIS])
23 December 2009
Although the benefit of antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) is well recognized, its potential effect on stroke severity and outcome is less well established. Our o...
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Yvonne Schwammenthal,
Natan Bornstein,
Ehud Schwammenthal,
Roseline Schwartz,
Uri Goldbourt,
Rakefet Tsabari,
Silvia Koton,
Ehud Grossman,
David Tanne
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pages 411-416
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Concurrent Intracranial and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
23 December 2009
The pathogeneses of both thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and intracranial aneurysm (ICA) share common pathologic mediators. However, the prevalence of ICA in patients with TAA is not known. The present...
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Gregory A. Kuzmik,
Marina Feldman,
Maryann Tranquilli,
John A. Rizzo,
Michele Johnson,
John A. Elefteriades
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pages 417-420
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Comparison of United States and Italian Experiences With Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Young Competitive Athletes: Are the Athletic Populations Comparable?
In a recent study, Maron et al compared the incidence of sudden cardiovascular death between high school and college athletes from Minnesota, where no preparticipation electrocardiographic screening i...
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Domenico Corrado,
Cristina Basso,
Gaetano Thiene
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Correspondence
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pages 421-422
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Response to Reader's Comment Titled: “Is the Italian Model Really A More Effective Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening Strategy for Competitive Athletes?”
We appreciate the continued interest of the Padua group in our work on the important issue of mass preparticipation cardiovascular screening of competitive athletes. Corrado et al have written an exte...
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Barry J. Maron,
Paul D. Thompson
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Correspondence
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page 422
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Poor R Wave Progression Revisited
A significant portion of patients with previous anterior wall myocardial infarctions (AMIs) will masquerade merely having as poor R-wave progression (PRWP) on surface electrocardiography. Zema and Kli...
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Michael James Zema
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Correspondence
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pages 422-423
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Management of Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis and Severe Anemia
We read with interest the latest published European Society of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease.
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Francesco Natale,
Luca Baldini,
Giovanni Maria Di Marco,
Luigi Aronne,
Paolo Calabrò,
Maria Giovanna Russo,
Raffaele Calabrò
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Correspondence
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page 423
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Editor's Consensus Report: Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
The recent consensus report regarding periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) published in The American Journal of Cardiology and in the Journal of Periodontology was enlighteni...
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Frieda Pickett
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Correspondence
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pages 424-425
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Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Disease
We thank Ms. Pickett for her interest in the “The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology Editors' Consensus: Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease” and her tho...
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Vincent E. Friedewald,
Kenneth S. Kornman,
Steven Offenbacher,
James Beck,
George W. Taylor,
Wenche S. Borgnakke
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Correspondence
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pages 425-428
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Editorial Board
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