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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Contents

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• Coronary Artery Disease

  • ·Comparison of Utilization of Statin Therapy at Hospital Discharge and Six-Month Outcomes in Patients With an Acute Coronary Syndrome and Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein ≥100 mg/dl Versus <100 mg/dl

    Pagina :913-918

    Frederick A. Spencer, Robert J. Goldberg, Joel M. Gore, Keith A.A. Fox, Alvaro Avezum, Giancarlo Agnelli, Leonard Kritharides, Frederick A. Anderson, Shaun G. Goodman, Gordon FitzGerald, Jeanna Allegrone, David Brieger, GRACE Investigators

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  • ·Meta-Analysis of the Role of Statin Therapy in Reducing Myocardial Infarction Following Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :919-923

    Girish R. Mood, Anthony A. Bavry, Henri Roukoz, Deepak L. Bhatt

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  • ·Racial Disparity in the Utilization of Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillators Among Patients With Prior Myocardial Infarction and an Ejection Fraction of ≤35%

    Pagina :924-929

    Kevin L. Thomas, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Richard C. Kelsey, Heather Bush, Lynne Brosius, Eric J. Velazquez, Eric D. Peterson, F. Roosevelt Gilliam

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  • ·Comparison of Myocardial Infarct Size Assessed With Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Left Ventricular Function and Volumes to Predict Mortality in Patients With Healed Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :930-936

    Stijntje D. Roes, Sebastian Kelle, Theodorus A.M. Kaandorp, Thomas Kokocinski, Don Poldermans, Hildo J. Lamb, Eric Boersma, Ernst E. van der Wall, Eckart Fleck, Albert de Roos, Eike Nagel, Jeroen J. Bax

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  • ·Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of ST-Segment Deviations from Ambulatory Holter Monitoring After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Either Fibrinolysis or Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (a Danish Trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction-2 Substudy)

    Pagina :937-943

    Lars Idorn, Dan Eik Høfsten, Kristian Wachtell, Henning Mølgaard, Kenneth Egstrup, DANAMI-2 Investigators

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  • ·Rapid Triage and Transport of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Rural Health System

    Pagina :944-948

    James C. Blankenship, Thomas A. Haldis, G. Craig Wood, Kimberly A. Skelding, Thomas Scott, Francis J. Menapace

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  • ·Safety of Drug-Eluting Stents in the Coronary Artery in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction at a Single High-Volume Medical Center

    Pagina :949-952

    Rahul Bose, Gaurav Gupta, Paul A. Grayburn, Emily A. Laible, Mi Jung Kang, James W. Choi

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  • ·Comparison of Virtual Histology to Intravascular Ultrasound of Culprit Coronary Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndrome and Target Coronary Lesions in Stable Angina Pectoris

    Pagina :953-959

    Myeong-Ki Hong, Gary S. Mintz, Cheol Whan Lee, Jon Suh, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Duk-Woo Park, Seung-Whan Lee, Young-Hak Kim, Sang-Sig Cheong, Jae-Joong Kim, Seong-Wook Park, Seung-Jung Park

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  • ·Prevalence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With and Without Prior Stroke Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :960-961

    Rasham Sandhu, Wilbert S. Aronow, Rishi Sukhija, Archana Rajdev

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  • ·Examination of the Microcirculation Damage in Smokers Versus Nonsmokers With Vasospastic Angina Pectoris

    Pagina :962-964

    Takashi Ashikaga, Mitsuhiro Nishizaki, Hiroyuki Fujii, Saori Niki, Shingo Maeda, Noriyoshi Yamawake, Yukio Kishi, Mitsuaki Isobe

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  • ·Correlates of Clinical Restenosis Following Intracoronary Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents

    Pagina :965-969

    Probal Roy, Teruo Okabe, Tina L. Pinto Slottow, Daniel H. Steinberg, Kimberly Smith, Rebecca Torguson, Zhenyi Xue, Natalie Gevorkian, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, William O. Suddath, Augusto D. Pichard, Ron Waksman

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  • ·Comparison of Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Surgery for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :970-973

    Marcelo Sanmartín, José Antonio Baz, Ramon Claro, Vanesa Asorey, Darío Durán, Gonzalo Pradas, Andrés Iñiguez

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• Roundtable Discussion

  • ·The Editor's Roundtable: Arterial Thrombosis and Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Pagina :974-980

    Vincent E. Friedewald, Eric R. Bates, Christopher B. Granger, Salim Yusuf, William C. Roberts

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• Preventive Cardiology

  • ·Ethnic Differences in Coronary Artery Calcium in a Healthy Cohort Aged 60 to 69 Years

    Pagina :981-985

    Joan M. Fair, Alexandre Kiazand, Ann Varady, Mohammed Mahbouba, Linda Norton, Geoffrey D. Rubin, Carlos Iribarren, Alan S. Go, Mark A. Hlatky, Stephen P. Fortmann

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• Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

  • ·Endotoxemia, Inflammation, and Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :986-988

    Christopher J. Boos, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Bernd Jilma

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  • ·Levels of Circulating Procoagulant Microparticles in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :989-994

    Stéphane Ederhy, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Ziad Mallat, Bénédicte Hugel, Sandra Janower, Catherine Meuleman, Franck Boccara, Jean-Marie Freyssinet, Alain Tedgui, Ariel Cohen

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  • ·Prevalence of Interatrial Block in Young Healthy Men <35 Years of Age

    Pagina :995-997

    Elias Gialafos, Theodora Psaltopoulou, Theodore G. Papaioannou, Andreas Synetos, Polychronis Dilaveris, George Andrikopoulos, Konstantinos Vlasis, John Gialafos, Christodoulos Stefanadis

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• Heart Failure

  • ·Reliability of Echocardiography for Hemodynamic Assessment of End-Stage Heart Failure

    Pagina :998-1001

    Nicolas Mansencal, Laure Revault d’Allonnes, Alain Beauchet, Séverine Fabre, Franck Digne, Jean-Christian Farcot, Thierry Joseph, Olivier Dubourg

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  • ·Optimizing the Programation of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Bundle Branch Block

    Pagina :1002-1006

    Bàrbara Vidal, Marta Sitges, Alba Marigliano, Victoria Delgado, Ernesto Díaz-Infante, Manel Azqueta, David Tamborero, José María Tolosana, Antonio Berruezo, Félix Pérez-Villa, Carles Paré, Lluís Mont, Josep Brugada

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  • ·Comparison of the Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Class II Versus Class III and IV Heart Failure (from the InSync/InSync ICD Italian Registry)^,

    Pagina :1007-1012

    Maurizio Landolina, Maurizio Lunati, Maurizio Gasparini, Massimo Santini, Luigi Padeletti, Augusto Achilli, Stefano Bianchi, Francesco Laurenzi, Antonio Curnis, Antonio Vincenti, Sergio Valsecchi, Alessandra Denaro, InSync/InSync ICD Italian Registry Investigators

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• Miscellaneous

  • ·Frequency, Determinants, and Clinical Relevance of Acute Coronary Syndrome-Like Electrocardiographic Findings in Patients With Acute Aortic Syndrome

    Pagina :1013-1019

    Elena Biagini, Carla Lofiego, Marinella Ferlito, Rossella Fattori, Guido Rocchi, Maddalena Graziosi, Luigi Lovato, Lara di Diodoro, Robin M.T. Cooke, Elisabetta Petracci, Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani, Romano Zannoli, Angelo Branzi, Claudio Rapezzi

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  • ·Predictors of Survival in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation

    Pagina :1020-1025

    Fadi G. Hage, Stuart Smalheiser, Gilbert J. Zoghbi, Gilbert J. Perry, Mark Deierhoi, David Warnock, Ami E. Iskandrian, Angelo M. de Mattos, Raed A. Aqel

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  • ·Prognosis of Idiopathic Recurrent Pericarditis as Determined from Previously Published Reports

    Pagina :1026-1028

    Massimo Imazio, Antonio Brucato, Yehuda Adler, Giovanni Brambilla, Galit Artom, Enrico Cecchi, Giancarlo Palmieri, Rita Trinchero

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  • ·Comparison of Frequency of Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Positive Versus Negative Anti-Ro/SSA and Connective Tissue Disease

    Pagina :1029-1034

    Pietro Enea Lazzerini, Pier Leopoldo Capecchi, Francesca Guideri, Francesca Bellisai, Enrico Selvi, Maurizio Acampa, Agnese Costa, Roberta Maggio, Estrella Garcia-Gonzalez, Stefania Bisogno, Gabriella Morozzi, Mauro Galeazzi, Franco Laghi-Pasini

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  • ·Effect of Growth Hormone on Cardiac Contractility in Patients With Adult Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency

    Pagina :1035-1039

    Goo-Yeong Cho, In-Kyung Jeong, Seong Hwan Kim, Min-Kyu Kim, Woo-Jung Park, Dong-Jin Oh, Hyung-Joon Yoo

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• Review

  • ·Crack Whips the Heart: A Review of the Cardiovascular Toxicity of Cocaine

    Pagina :1040-1043

    Luis Afonso, Tamam Mohammad, Deepak Thatai

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• Editorial

  • ·The “Clopidogrel Resistance” Trap

    Pagina :1044-1046

    Victor L. Serebruany