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• • ·Predictors of and outcomes of early thrombosis following balloon angioplasty versus primary stenting in acute myocardial infarction and usefulness of abciximab (the CADILLAC trial)

    Pagina :983-988

    George Dangas, Eve D. Aymong, Roxana Mehran, James E. Tcheng, Cindy L. Grines, David A. Cox, Eulogio Garcia, John J. Griffin, Giulio Guagliumi, Thomas Stuckey, Alexandra J. Lansky, Gregg W. Stone, for the CADILLAC Investigators

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• • ·Long-term prognosis of patients having acute myocardial infarction when ≤40 years of age

    Pagina :989-992

    Juan A. Fournier, Soledad Cabezón, Aurelio Cayuela, Sara M. Ballesteros, José A.P. Cortacero, Luis S. Díaz De La Llera

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• • ·Prognostic usefulness of plasma monocyte/macrophage and T-lymphocyte activation markers in patients with acute coronary syndromes

    Pagina :993-996

    Helena Kervinen, Matti Mänttäri, Maija Kaartinen, Heikki Mäkynen, Timo Palosuo, Kari Pulkki, Petri T. Kovanen

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• • ·Gender differences in the value of ST-segment depression during adenosine stress testing

    Pagina :997-1002

    Martha Gulati, Pravin Pratap, Preeti Kansal, James E. Calvin, Robert C. Hendel

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• • ·Comparison of outcomes of white versus black patients hospitalized with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction

    Pagina :1003-1007

    Ildiko Agoston, Craig S. Cameron, David Yao, Ariel DeLa Rosa, Douglas L. Mann, Anita Deswal

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• • ·Prognostic significance of newly acquired bundle branch block after aortic valve replacement

    Pagina :1008-1011

    Ziad El-Khally, Bernard Thibault, Cezar Staniloae, Pierre Theroux, Marc Dubuc, Denis Roy, Peter Guerra, Laurent Macle, Mario Talajic

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• • ·Comparison of results of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale for paradoxical embolism in patients with versus without thrombophilia

    Pagina :1012-1016

    Alessandro Giardini, Andrea Donti, Roberto Formigari, Gabriele Bronzetti, Daniela Prandstraller, Marco Bonvicini, Gualtiero Palareti, Donata Guidetti, Oscar Gaddi, Fernando Maria Picchio

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• • ·Value of immediate postoperative electrocardiogram to update risk stratification after major noncardiac surgery

    Pagina :1017-1022

    Stéphane Rinfret, Lee Goldman, Carisi A. Polanczyk, E. Francis Cook, Thomas H. Lee

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• • ·Impact of anemia on outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions

    Pagina :1023-1027

    Eugenia Nikolsky, Roxana Mehran, Eve D. Aymong, Gary S. Mintz, Alexandra J. Lansky, Zoran Lasic, Manuela Negoita, Martin Fahy, Stuart J. Pocock, Yingbo Na, Shoshana Krieger, Jeffrey W. Moses, Gregg W. Stone, Martin B. Leon, George Dangas

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• • ·Usefulness of hyperglycemia in predicting renal and myocardial injury in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

    Pagina :1027-1029

    Bryan J. Robertson, Joseph A. Gascho, Robert A. Gabbay, Patrick H. McNulty

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• • ·Influence of admission and discharge aspirin use on survival after primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1029-1033

    David E. Kandzari, James E. Tcheng, Cindy L. Grines, David A. Cox, Thomas Stuckey, John J. Griffin, Mark Turco, Eulogio Garcia, John D. Carroll, Martin Fahy, Alexandra J. Lansky, Roxana Mehran, Gregg W. Stone, CADILLAC Investigators

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• • ·Usefulness of coronary flow reserve immediately after primary coronary stenting in predicting wall motion recovery in patients with anterior wall acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1033-1037

    Takefumi Takahashi, Yoshikazu Hiasa, Yoshikazu Ohara, Koji Yamaguchi, Takeshi Tomokane, Riyo Ogura, Tatsuro Ogata, Kenichiro Yuba, Naoki Suzuki, Shinobu Hosokawa, Koichi Kishi, Ryuji Ohtani

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• • ·Mechanism of coronary artery restenosis after stenting for acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1037-1040

    Arnd Schaefer, Gunnar Klein, Dieter Fischer, Gerd Peter Meyer, Helmut Drexler, Dirk Hausmann

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• • ·Comparison of temporary occlusion and aspiration system versus the conventional method during coronary stenting for acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1041-1043

    Takanori Kusuyama, Toru Kataoka, Hidetaka Iida, Eiji Uchida, Hitoe Matsuura, Hidemasa Tanaka, Hiroshi Sato, Shinichi Shimodozono, Heidi N. Bonneau, Yoshiki Kobayashi, Minoru Yoshiyama, Junichi Yoshikawa

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• • ·Matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter polymorphisms and changes in left ventricular volume following acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1044-1046

    Thomas N. Martin, Dawn E. Penney, Jamie A. Smith, Bjoern A. Groenning, Henry J. Dargie, Graham S. Hillis

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• • ·Bivalirudin versus heparin as an antithrombotic agent in patients treated with a sirolimus-eluting stent

    Pagina :1047-1050

    Seung-Woon Rha, Pramod K. Kuchulakanti, Rajbabu Pakala, Edouard Cheneau, Jana A. Fournadjiev, Ellen Pinnow, Afework GebreEyesus, George Aggrey, Zuyue Wang, Augusto D. Pichard, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman

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• • ·Effect of abciximab-coated stent on in-stent intimal hyperplasia in human coronary arteries

    Pagina :1050-1054

    Young Joon Hong, Myung Ho Jeong, Weon Kim, Sang Yup Lim, Sang Hyun Lee, Seo Na Hong, Ju Han Kim, Young Keun Ahn, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park, Dong Lyun Cho, Hoon Kim, Jung Chaee Kang

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• • ·Usefulness of temporary left ventricular pacing through the coronary sinus as an adjunct to transfemoral percutaneous coronary intervention

    Pagina :1055-1057

    Patrick H. McNulty, Keith S. Rice, Rakesh B. Saraiya, Jennifer McCann, Steven M. Ettinger, Ian C. Gilchrist, Mark Kozak, Charles E. Chambers

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• • ·Effectiveness of percutaneous coronary interventions in nonagenarians

    Pagina :1058-1060

    Raúl Moreno, Abel Salazar, Camino Bañuelos, Rosana Hernández, Fernando Alfonso, Manel Sabaté, Javier Escaned, Maria J. Pérez, Luis Azcona, Carlos Macaya

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• • ·Two-year outcomes of repeated brachytherapy in patients with restenosis after intracoronary radiation therapy

    Pagina :1061-1063

    Jang-Whan Bae, Bon-Kwon Koo, Kwang-Il Kim, Hyun-Jae Kang, Young-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Youn, Woo-Young Chung, In-Ho Chae, Hyo-Soo Kim, Myoung-Mook Lee, Byung-Hee Oh, Young-Bae Park

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• • ·Assessing the prognostic value of coronary endothelial function in patients referred for a first coronary angiogram

    Pagina :1063-1067

    Folkert W. Asselbergs, Stefan H.J. Monnink, Gillian A.J. Jessurun, Ad J. van Boven, Nic J.G.M. Veeger, Felix Zijlstra, Wiek H. van Gilst, René A. Tio

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• • ·Vascular remodeling and plaque composition between focal and diffuse coronary lesions assessed by intravascular ultrasound

    Pagina :1067-1070

    Kenichi Fujii, Gary S. Mintz, Yoshio Kobayashi, Stéphane G. Carlier, Hideo Takebayashi, David Jacoboff, Takenori Yasuda, Issam Moussa, George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J. Lansky, Arlene Reyes, Edward Kreps, Michael Collins, Gregg W. Stone, Martin B. Leon, Jeffrey W. Moses

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• • ·Effect of edaravone, a novel free radical scavenger, on endothelium-dependent vasodilation in smokers

    Pagina :1070-1073

    Daisuke Jitsuiki, Yukihito Higashi, Chikara Goto, Masashi Kimura, Kensuke Noma, Keiko Hara, Keigo Nakagawa, Tetsuya Oshima, Kazuaki Chayama, Masao Yoshizumi

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• • ·Feasibility and safety of noninvasive pacemaker stress echocardiography with externally triggered stimulation

    Pagina :1074-1076

    Lorella Gianfranchi, Katia Bettiol, Federico Pacchioni, Paolo Alboni

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• • ·Effect of losartan versus atenolol on aortic valve sclerosis (a LIFE substudy)

    Pagina :1076-1080

    Michael H. Olsen, Kristian Wachtell, Jonathan N. Bella, Jennifer E. Liu, Kurt Boman, Eva Gerdts, Vasilios Papademetriou, Markku S. Nieminen, Jens Rokkedal, Björn Dahlöf, Richard B. Devereux

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• • ·Usefulness of optical coherent reflectometry with guided radiofrequency energy to treat chronic total occlusions in peripheral arteries (the GRIP trial)

    Pagina :1081-1084

    Romas J. Kirvaitis, Richard R. Heuser, Tony S. Das, Steven B. Laster, Eric J. Dippel, Roger S. Gammon, Charles F. Botti, Bruce E. Murphy, Thomas A. Biggs, Thomas A. Shimshak, John R. Laird, Malcolm T. Foster, Mark Wholey

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• • ·Relation between epicardial adipose tissue and left ventricular mass

    Pagina :1084-1087

    Gianluca Iacobellis, Maria Cristina Ribaudo, Alessandra Zappaterreno, Concetta Valeria Iannucci, Frida Leonetti

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• • ·Tissue Doppler imaging of the right and left ventricle in severe obesity (body mass index >35 kg/m²)

    Pagina :1087-1090

    Howard J. Willens, Simon C. Chakko, Maureen H. Lowery, Patricia Byers, Eugenio Labrador, Anthony Gallagher, Juan C. Castrillon, Robert J. Myerburg

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• • ·Outcome and complications of retrievable inferior vena cava filters

    Pagina :1090-1093

    Paul D. Stein, Majd Alnas, Elias Skaf, Fadi Kayali, Tehmina Siddiqui, Ronald E. Olson, Kiritkumar Patel

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• • ·Effect of chronic kidney disease on outcomes after carotid artery stenting

    Pagina :1093-1096

    Jacqueline Saw, Hitinder S. Gurm, Robert B. Fathi, Deepak L. Bhatt, Alex Abou-Chebl, Christopher Bajzer, Jay S. Yadav

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• • ·Quantitative assessment of right ventricular geometric remodeling in pulmonary hypertension secondary to left-sided heart disease using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

    Pagina :1096-1099

    Renan Sukmawan, Takashi Akasaka, Nozomi Watanabe, Maki Akiyama, Nozomi Wada, Manabu Taniguchi, Takahiro Kawamoto, Kiyoshi Yoshida

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• • ·Which echocardiographic Doppler left ventricular diastolic function measurements are most feasible in the clinical echocardiographic laboratory?

    Pagina :1099-1101

    Shahabuddin Khan, Renee L. Bess, Howard S. Rosman, Cheryl K. Nordstrom, Gerald I. Cohen, Julius M. Gardin

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• • ·Reactivation of cardiac Chagas' disease in acquired immune deficiency syndrome

    Pagina :1102-1103

    Juan Rivera, L. David Hillis, Benjamin D. Levine

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• • ·Usefulness of statins in protecting against atrial fibrillation

    Pagina :1104

    Edward G. Abinader

    
• • ·Rate control in AFFIRM: Considerations about the clinical implications

    Pagina :1104-1105

    Giuseppe Boriani, Mauro Biffi, Cristian Martignani, Angelo Branzi

    
• • ·Impact of levosimendan treatment on chronic heart failure

    Pagina :1105

    Stephan von Haehling, Gerhard-Paul Diller, Stefan D. Anker

    
• • ·Correction

    Pagina :1106

    
• • ·Correction

    Pagina :1105-1106

    
• • ·Editorial board

    Pagina :A2