Sommario

• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Contents

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• Coronary Artery Disease

  • ·Usefulness of Changes in Fasting Glucose During Hospitalization to Predict Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :1013-1017

    Doron Aronson, Haim Hammerman, Mahmoud Suleiman, Walter Markiewicz

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  • ·Comparison of Men and Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Six Middle Eastern Countries

    Pagina :1018-1022

    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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  • ·Usefulness of Two-Dimensional Strain Echocardiography to Predict Segmental Viability Following Acute Myocardial Infarction and Optimization Using Bayesian Logistic Spatial Modeling

    Pagina :1023-1029

    Raymond Q. Migrino, Kwang Woo Ahn, Tejas Brahmbhatt, Leanne Harmann, Jason Jurva, Nicholas M. Pajewski

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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

    Pagina :1030-1034

    Mohammed-Reza Movahed, Jooby John, Mehrnoosh Hashemzadeh, M. Mazen Jamal, Mehrtash Hashemzadeh

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  • ·Erythropoietin to Augment Myocardial Salvage Induced by Coronary Thrombolysis in Patients With ST Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :1035-1040

    Azan S. Binbrek, Nayan S. Rao, Najib Al Khaja, Jamal Assaqqaf, Burton E. Sobel

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  • ·Usefulness of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus as a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :1041-1046

    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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  • ·Accuracy of Computed Tomographic Angiography for Stenosis Quantification Using Quantitative Coronary Angiography or Intravascular Ultrasound as the Gold Standard

    Pagina :1047-1051

    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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  • ·Comparison of Bleeding Complications With Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Aspirin + Clopidogrel—Versus—Aspirin + Clopidogrel in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

    Pagina :1052-1054

    Pauline D. Watson, Parijat S. Joy, Chileshe Nkonde, Scott E. Hessen, Dean G. Karalis

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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

    Pagina :1055-1062

    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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  • ·Comparison of Prolonged Bivalirudin Infusion Versus Intraprocedural in Preventing Myocardial Damage After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Angina Pectoris

    Pagina :1063-1068

    Bernardo Cortese, Andrea Picchi, Andrea Micheli, Alberto Genovesi Ebert, Francesca Parri, Silva Severi, Ugo Limbruno

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  • ·Value of Blood Transfusion in Patients With a Blood Hematocrit of 24% to 30% After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :1069-1073

    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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  • ·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)

    Pagina :1074-1077

    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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  • ·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

    Pagina :1078-1082

    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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  • ·Comparison of the Effect of Intra-Arterial Versus Intravenous Heparin on Radial Artery Occlusion After Transradial Catheterization

    Pagina :1083-1085

    Samir B. Pancholy

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• Preventive Cardiology

  • ·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])

    Pagina :1086-1091

    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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• Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

  • ·Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Mortality of Atrial Fibrillation in an Older Italian Population (from the Pro.V.A. Study)

    Pagina :1092-1097

    Claudio Bilato, Maria-Chiara Corti, Giovannella Baggio, Debora Rampazzo, Ada Cutolo, Sabino Iliceto, Gaetano Crepaldi

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• Systemic Hypertension

  • ·Mitral E Wave Deceleration Time to Peak E Velocity Ratio and Cardiovascular Outcome in Hypertensive Patients During Antihypertensive Treatment (from the LIFE Echo-Substudy)

    Pagina :1098-1104

    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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• Roundtable Discussion (CME)

  • ·The Editor's Roundtable: Prehypertension

    Pagina :1105-1115

    William C. Roberts, George L. Bakris, Henry R. Black, Domenic A. Sica, Destry J. Sulkes

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• Heart Failure

  • ·Influence of Etiology of Heart Failure on the Obesity Paradox

    Pagina :1116-1121

    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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• Valvular Heart Disease

  • ·Impact of Pre- and Postprocedural Mitral Regurgitation on Outcomes After Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty for Mitral Stenosis

    Pagina :1122-1127

    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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  • ·Comparison of Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography to Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy for Evaluation of Patients With Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Obstruction

    Pagina :1128-1134

    Petr Symersky, Ricardo P.J. Budde, Bas A.J.M. de Mol, Mathias Prokop

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• Cardiomyopathy

  • ·Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Syndrome

    Pagina :1135-1138

    Christopher Stanton, Charles Bruce, Heidi Connolly, Peter Brady, Imran Syed, David Hodge, Samuel Asirvatham, Paul Friedman

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• Congenital Heart Disease

  • ·Late Cardiovascular Complications After Surgical or Balloon Angioplasty of Coarctation of Aorta in an Asian Cohort

    Pagina :1139-1144

    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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• Miscellaneous

  • ·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

    Pagina :1145-1151

    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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• Cardiovascular Pharmacology

  • ·Evaluation of the Effects of PM101, a Cyclodextrin-Based Formulation of Intravenous Amiodarone, on Blood Pressure in Healthy Humans

    Pagina :1152-1157

    Daniel J. Cushing, Michael P. Adams, Warren D. Cooper, Bing Zhang, Raymond J. Lipicky, Peter R. Kowey

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• Editorial

  • ·Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Centers

    Pagina :1158-1159

    Barry J. Maron

     

• Case Report

  • ·Propofol Infusion Syndrome With Arrhythmia, Myocardial Fat Accumulation and Cardiac Failure

    Pagina :1160-1162

    Philippe G. Jorens, Gert G. Van den Eynden

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• Readers' Comments

  • ·Patent Foramen Ovale Closure and Migraines: Muddy Waters

    Pagina :1163

    Ravinay Bhindi, Oliver J. Ormerod

    
  • ·Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Right Ventricular Pacing

    Pagina :1163

    John E. Madias

    
  • ·Assessment of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :1163-1164

    Nicolas Mansencal, Olivier Dubourg

    
  • ·Periodontitis, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Vitamin D

    Pagina :1164

    Mark R. Goldstein, Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta