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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Contents

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• Coronary Artery Disease

  • ·Relation of Aspirin Failure to Clinical Outcome and to Platelet Response to Aspirin in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :339-342

    Roy Beigel, Hanoch Hod, Paul Fefer, Elad Asher, Ilia Novikov, Boris Shenkman, Naphtaly Savion, David Varon, Shlomi Matetzky

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  • ·Comparison of Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II Risk Scores in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Who Require Mechanical Ventilation for More Than 24 Hours

    Pagina :343-346

    Oren Eran, Victor Novack, Harel Gilutz, Doron Zahger

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  • ·A Simple Strategy Improves Prehospital Electrocardiogram Utilization and Hospital Treatment for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (from the ST SMART Study)

    Pagina :347-352

    Barbara J. Drew, Claire E. Sommargren, Daniel M. Schindler, Kent Benedict, Jessica Zegre-Hemsey, James P. Glancy

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  • ·30-Year Trends in Heart Failure in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :353-359

    David D. McManus, Marcello Chinali, Jane S. Saczynski, Joel M. Gore, Jorge Yarzebski, Frederick A. Spencer, Darleen Lessard, Robert J. Goldberg

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  • ·Predictive Accuracy of SYNTAX Score for Predicting Long-Term Outcomes of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization

    Pagina :360-366

    Tarun Chakravarty, Mamta H. Buch, Hursh Naik, Anthony J. White, Niraj Doctor, Jay Schapira, James M. Mirocha, Gregory Fontana, James S. Forrester, Raj Makkar

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  • ·Effect of Intravascular Ultrasound Findings on Long-Term Repeat Revascularization in Patients Undergoing Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Severe Unprotected Left Main Bifurcation Narrowing

    Pagina :367-373

    Soo-Jin Kang, Gary S. Mintz, Won-Jang Kim, Jong-Young Lee, Duk-Woo Park, Sung-Cheol Yun, Seung-Whan Lee, Young-Hak Kim, Cheol Whan Lee, Ki-Hoon Han, Jae-Joong Kim, Seong-Wook Park, Seung-Jung Park

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  • ·Meta-Analysis of Randomized Studies Comparing Intravascular Ultrasound Versus Angiographic Guidance of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Pre–Drug-Eluting Stent Era

    Pagina :374-382

    Helen Parise, Akiko Maehara, Gregg W. Stone, Martin B. Leon, Gary S. Mintz

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  • ·Effect of Race on the Frequency of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Pagina :383-386

    Marc K. Lahiri, Kan Fang, Lois Lamerato, Arfaat M. Khan, Claudio D. Schuger

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• Preventive Cardiology

  • ·Effects of Maximal Atorvastatin and Rosuvastatin Treatment on Markers of Glucose Homeostasis and Inflammation

    Pagina :387-392

    Nuntakorn Thongtang, Masumi Ai, Seiko Otokozawa, Thomas V. Himbergen, Bela F. Asztalos, Katsuyuki Nakajima, Evan Stein, Peter H. Jones, Ernst J. Schaefer

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  • ·Comparison of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Apolipoprotein A-I and A-II to Predict Coronary Calcium and the Effect of Insulin Resistance

    Pagina :393-398

    Seth S. Martin, Atif N. Qasim, Megan Wolfe, Caitlin St. Clair, Stanley Schwartz, Nayyar Iqbal, Mark Schutta, Roshanak Bagheri, Nehal N. Mehta, Daniel J. Rader, Muredach P. Reilly

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  • ·Comparison of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rates and Albuminuria in Predicting Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in a Population With High Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Renal Disease

    Pagina :399-405

    Nawar M. Shara, Hong Wang, Eduardas Valaitis, Marieta Pehlivanova, Elizabeth A. Carter, Helaine E. Resnick, Wenyu Wang, Jason G. Umans, Elisa T. Lee, Barbara V. Howard, Richard B. Devereux, Peter W.F. Wilson

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  • ·Usefulness of Insulin Resistance Estimation and the Metabolic Syndrome in Predicting Coronary Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Pagina :406-411

    Nehal N. Mehta, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Seth S. Martin, Caitlin St. Clair, Stanley Schwartz, Nayyar Iqbal, Seth Braunstein, Mark Schutta, Daniel J. Rader, Muredach P. Reilly

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  • ·Effect of Different Obesity Phenotypes on Cardiovascular Events in Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)

    Pagina :412-416

    Farhad Hosseinpanah, Maryam Barzin, Farhad Sheikholeslami, Fereidoun Azizi

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• Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

  • ·Effect of Elevated Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling Pressure on the Frequency of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

    Pagina :417-422

    Katsuomi Iwakura, Atsushi Okamura, Yasushi Koyama, Motoo Date, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Koichi Inoue, Ryusuke Kimura, Hiroyuki Nagai, Yuko Toyoshima, Makito Ozawa, Norihisa Ito, Masahiko Shibuya, Shigemiki Omiya, Takashi Takagi, Daisuke Morisawa, Kenshi Fujii

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  • ·Analysis of Willingness to Pay for Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Therapy

    Pagina :423-427

    Dominika Nowakowska, Jason R. Guertin, Aihua Liu, Michal Abrahamowicz, Jacques Lelorier, François Lespérance, James M. Brophy, Stéphane Rinfret

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• Heart Failure

  • ·Usefulness of the Agatston Score = 0 to Exclude Ischemic Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Heart Failure

    Pagina :428-432

    Joseph G. Abunassar, Yeung Yam, Li Chen, Nisha D'Mello, Benjamin J.W. Chow

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  • ·Utility of the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Long-Term Outcomes in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

    Pagina :433-438

    Shanmugam Uthamalingam, Eshan A. Patvardhan, Sharath Subramanian, Waleed Ahmed, William Martin, Marilyn Daley, Robert Capodilupo

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  • ·Utility of Comprehensive Assessment of Strain Dyssynchrony Index by Speckle Tracking Imaging for Predicting Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

    Pagina :439-446

    Kazuhiro Tatsumi, Hidekazu Tanaka, Kouhei Yamawaki, Keiko Ryo, Alaa Mabrouk Salem Omar, Yuko Fukuda, Kazuko Norisada, Kensuke Matsumoto, Tetsuari Onishi, John Gorcsan, Akihiro Yoshida, Hiroya Kawai, Ken-ichi Hirata

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  • ·Relation of Periodic Leg Movements During Sleep and Mortality in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure

    Pagina :447-451

    Dai Yumino, Hanqiao Wang, John S. Floras, Gary E. Newton, Susanna Mak, Pimon Ruttanaumpawan, John D. Parker, T. Douglas Bradley

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• Valvular Heart Disease

  • ·Comparison of Direct Planimetry of Mitral Valve Regurgitation Orifice Area by Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography to Effective Regurgitant Orifice Area Obtained by Proximal Flow Convergence Method and Vena Contracta Area Determined by Color Doppler Echocardiography

    Pagina :452-458

    Ertunc Altiok, Sandra Hamada, Silke van Hall, Mehtap Hanenberg, Guido Dohmen, Mohammed Almalla, Eva Grabskaya, Michael Becker, Nikolaus Marx, Rainer Hoffmann

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• Congenital Heart Disease

  • ·Effect of Ventricular Volume Before Unloading in a Systemic Ventricle Supporting the Fontan Circulation

    Pagina :459-465

    Iki Adachi, Takayoshi Ueno, Hajime Ichikawa, Koji Kagisaki, Haruki Ide, Takaya Hoashi, Shigetoyo Kogaki, Hideo Ohuchi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Yoshiki Sawa

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  • ·Complex Congenital Heart Disease in Unaffected Relatives of Adults With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

    Pagina :466-471

    Jodi-Ann M. Swaby, Candice K. Silversides, Sean C. Bekeschus, Sara Piran, Erwin N. Oechslin, Eva W.C. Chow, Anne S. Bassett

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• Miscellaneous

  • ·Left Ventricular Function Assessed by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Long-Term Survivors of Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treated by Mediastinal Radiotherapy With or Without Anthracycline Therapy

    Pagina :472-477

    Huey-Ru Tsai, Ola Gjesdal, Torgeir Wethal, Kristina Hermann Haugaa, Alexander Fosså, Sophie Dorothea Fosså, Thor Edvardsen

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• Methods

  • ·Usefulness of the Myocardial Performance Index Determined by Tissue Doppler Imaging M-Mode for Predicting Mortality in the General Population

    Pagina :478-483

    Tor Biering-Sørensen, Rasmus Mogelvang, Sune Pedersen, Peter Schnohr, Peter Sogaard, Jan Skov Jensen

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  • ·Quantitative Analysis of Right Ventricular Function in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography and a Two-Dimensional Summation Method Compared to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Pagina :484-489

    Tomoko Morikawa, Mitsushige Murata, Shigeo Okuda, Hikaru Tsuruta, Shiro Iwanaga, Mitsuru Murata, Toru Satoh, Satoshi Ogawa, Keiichi Fukuda

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• Readers' Comments

  • ·Hypertension, the J-Curve and the INVEST Trial

    Pagina :490-491

    Finn Akerström, Luis Rodríguez-Padial

    
  • ·Authors' Reply

    Pagina :491-492

    Franz H. Messerli, Sripal Bangalore, Nay Htyte, Sameer Ather

    
  • ·Cold Pressor Test Safety—The Incidence of Vasovagal Reactions

    Pagina :492-493

    Tuomas O. Kiviniemi, Thomas Schindler, Mikko Tulppo, Juhani Knuuti, Olli Raitakari, Juha W. Koskenvuo

    
  • ·QRS Duration as a Predictor of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation

    Pagina :493-494

    John E. Madias