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• • ·Early effects of statins in patients with coronary artery disease and high C-reactive protein

    Pagina :1107-1112

    Joseph B. Muhlestein, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Benjamin D. Horne, John F. Carlquist, Tami L. Bair, T.Jared Bunch, Robert R. Pearson, Intermountain Heart Collaborative Study Group

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• • ·Sequential risk stratification using TIMI risk score and TIMI flow grade among patients treated with fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1113-1117

    Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, Minang P. Turakhia, Ajay J. Kirtane, Sabina A. Murphy, Ioanna Kosmidou, David A. Morrow, Robert P. Giugliano, Christopher P. Cannon, Elliott M. Antman, Eugene Braunwald, C.Michael Gibson, for the TIMI Study Group

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• • ·In-hospital management and outcome in women with acute myocardial infarction (data from the AMI-Florence Registry)

    Pagina :1118-1123

    Nazario Carrabba, Giovanni M. Santoro, Daniela Balzi, Alessandro Barchielli, Niccolò Marchionni, Plinio Fabiani, Cristina Landini, Luca Scarti, Gennaro Santoro, Serafina Valente, Valerio Verdiani, Eva Buiatti, for the AMI-Florence Working Group *

    Riassunto Riassunto Mappa Mappa  
• • ·Disparate opinions regarding indications for coronary artery revascularization before elective vascular surgery

    Pagina :1124-1128

    Gordon L. Pierpont, Thomas E. Moritz, Steven Goldman, William C. Krupski, Fred Littooy, Herbert B. Ward, Edward O. McFalls, Current Opinion On Revascularization Study Investigators *

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• • ·Prognostic value of endocardial electromechanical mapping in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

    Pagina :1129-1133

    Karl-Christian Koch, Juergen vom Dahl, Wolfgang M. Schaefer, Bernd Nowak, Semih Kapan, Peter Hanrath

    Riassunto Riassunto Mappa Mappa  
• • ·Effectiveness and safety of the Proxis system in demonstrating retrograde coronary blood flow during proximal occlusion and in capturing embolic material

    Pagina :1134-1139

    Horst Sievert, Dennis W. Wahr, Gerhard Schuler, Joachim J. Schofer, Gabor Sutsch, Jim Pavliska, Marijke Skowasch

    Riassunto Riassunto Mappa Mappa  
• • ·Comparative pharmacokinetic interaction profiles of pravastatin, simvastatin, and atorvastatin when coadministered with cytochrome P450 inhibitors

    Pagina :1140-1146

    Terry A. Jacobson

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• • ·Gender and risk of adverse outcomes in heart failure

    Pagina :1147-1152

    Wendy Y. Lee, Angela M. Capra, Nancy G. Jensvold, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Alan S. Go, Epidemiology, Practice, Outcomes, and Cost of Heart Failure (EPOCH) Study

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• • ·Surgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus: A new historical perspective

    Pagina :1153-1154

    Harald Kaemmerer, Hans Meisner, John Hess, Joseph K. Perloff

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• • ·Importance of in-hospital initiation of evidence-based medical therapies for heart failure—a review

    Pagina :1155-1160

    Gregg C. Fonarow, Mihai Gheorghiade, William T. Abraham

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• • ·Short-term (28 days) prognosis between genders according to the type of coronary event (Q-wave versus non–Q-wave acute myocardial infarction versus unstable angina pectoris)

    Pagina :1161-1165

    Jaume Marrugat, María García, Roberto Elosua, Elena Aldasoro, María José Tormo, Oscar Zurriaga, Fernando Arós, Rafael Masiá, Ginés Sanz, Vicente Valle, Esteban López De Sá, Joan Sala, Antonio Segura, Catalina Rubert, Concepción Moreno, Adolfo Cabadés, Lluís Molina, José Luís López-Sendón, Miguel Gil, for the IBERICA, PRIAMHO, RESCATE, PEPA, and REGICOR Investigators

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• • ·Comparison of outcomes in acute coronary syndrome in patients receiving statins within 24 hours of onset versus at later times

    Pagina :1166-1168

    Fadi A. Saab, Kim A. Eagle, Eva Kline-Rogers, Jianming Fang, Richard Otten, Debabrata Mukherjee, on behalf of the Michigan Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Reporting Program of the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center

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• • ·New electrocardiographic criteria for identifying the culprit artery in inferior wall acute myocardial infarction—usefulness of T-wave amplitude ratio in leads II/III and T-wave polarity in the right V₅ lead

    Pagina :1168-1171

    Teck Wee Wong, Xiu Hua Huang, Wei Liu, Kenneth Ng, Kheng Siang Ng

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• • ·Class effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on prevention of myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1171-1173

    William H. Sauer, Jefferson T. Baer, Jesse A. Berlin, Stephen E. Kimmel

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• • ·Comparison of the risk of vascular complications associated with femoral and radial access coronary catheterization procedures in obese versus nonobese patients

    Pagina :1174-1177

    Nicholas Cox, Frederic S. Resnic, Jeffrey J. Popma, Daniel I. Simon, Andrew C. Eisenhauer, Campbell Rogers

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• • ·Comparison of transradial and transfemoral approaches for coronary angiography and angioplasty in octogenarians (the OCTOPLUS study)

    Pagina :1177-1180

    Yves Louvard, Hakim Benamer, Philippe Garot, David Hildick-Smith, Christophe Loubeyre, Stefano Rigattieri, Mehran Monchi, Thierry Lefèvre, Martial Hamon, on behalf of the OCTOPLUS Study Group

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• • ·Combined effects of smoking and hypercholesterolemia on inflammatory process, thrombosis/fibrinolysis system, and forearm hyperemic response

    Pagina :1181-1184

    Charalambos Antoniades, Dimitris Tousoulis, Carmen Vasiliadou, Kyriakoula Marinou, Costas Tentolouris, Ioannis Ntarladimas, Christodoulos Stefanadis

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• • ·Flecainide and propafenone induced ST-segment elevation in patients with atrial fibrillation: Clue to specificity of Brugada-type electrocardiographic changes

    Pagina :1184-1185

    Stuart Beldner, David Lin, Francis E. Marchlinski

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• • ·Prevalence and time of appearance of Brugada electrocardiographic pattern in young male adolescents from a three-year follow-up study

    Pagina :1186-1189

    Masao Yoshinaga, Ryuichiro Anan, Yuichi Nomura, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Yuji Tanaka, Jav Sarantuya, Shozo Oku, Seiji Nishi, Yoshifumi Kawano, Chuwa Tei, Katsura Arima

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• • ·Usefulness of pindolol for treatment of neurocardiogenic syncope

    Pagina :1189-1191

    Nandini Nair, Farooq A. Padder, Steven P. Kutalek, Bharat K. Kantharia

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• • ·Time intervals of cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure

    Pagina :1192-1196

    Cindy Baker, Charles J. Love, Melvin L. Moeschberger, David A. Orsinelli, Laura Yamokoski, Carl V. Leier

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• • ·Relation of calcium-phosphorus product to the severity of aortic stenosis in patients with normal renal function

    Pagina :1196-1198

    William R. Mills, Douglas Einstadter, Robert S. Finkelhor

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• • ·Role of troponin I in active infective endocarditis

    Pagina :1198-1199

    Richard W. Watkin, Sue Lang, Janet M. Smith, Thomas S.J. Elliott, William A. Littler

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• • ·Development of exercise-induced arm-leg blood pressure gradient and abnormal arterial compliance in patients with repaired coarctation of the aorta

    Pagina :1200-1202

    Larry W. Markham, Sandra K. Knecht, Stephen R. Daniels, Wayne A. Mays, Philip R. Khoury, Timothy K. Knilans

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• • ·Analysis of right ventricular Doppler tissue imaging and load dependence in patients undergoing percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect

    Pagina :1202-1205

    Marco Pascotto, Pio Caso, Giuseppe Santoro, Ilaria Caso, Fabiana Cerrato, Carlo Pisacane, Antonello D’Andrea, Sergio Severino, Maria Giovanna Russo, Raffaele Calabrò

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• • ·Effect of HMR 3339, a novel selective estrogen receptor modulator, on C-reactive protein levels in healthy postmenopausal women

    Pagina :1205-1208

    Tatjana E. Vogelvang, Velja Mijatovic, Peter Kenemans, Casper G. Schalkwijk, Marius J. van der Mooren

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• • ·Effect of preload reduction by hemodialysis on left atrial volume and echocardiographic Doppler parameters in patients with end-stage renal disease

    Pagina :1208-1210

    Silvio H. Barberato, Diego E.V. Mantilla, M.árcio Misocami, Simone M. Gonçalves, Alexandre T. Bignelli, Miguel C. Riella, Roberto Pecoits-Filho

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• • ·Racial differences in aortic atheroma in patients undergoing transesophageal echocardiography for unexplained stroke or transient ischemic attack

    Pagina :1211-1214

    R.Parker Ward, Creighton W. Don, Kathy T. Furlong, Roberto M. Lang

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• • ·Isolated noncompaction involving the left ventricular apex in adults

    Pagina :1214-1216

    Tommy Chung, John Yiannikas, Lincoln C.L. Lee, George T. Lau, Leonard Kritharides

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• • ·Resting and ambulatory heart rate variability in chronic anorexia nervosa

    Pagina :1217-1220

    Edward Louis Melanson, William Troy Donahoo, Mori Jacob Krantz, Paul Poirier, Philip Sydney Mehler

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• • ·The Amish, body weight, and exercise

    Pagina :1221

    William Clifford Roberts

     
• • ·Reporting measures of endothelial dysfunction independent of baseline arterial diameter

    Pagina :1222-1223

    G.B.John Mancini

     
• • ·Will green tea be even better than black tea to increase coronary flow velocity reserve?

    Pagina :1223

    Tsung O. Cheng

    
• • ·Pacing for heart block after septal reduction therapy

    Pagina :1224

    Andrzej M. Okreglicki

    
• • ·Editorial board

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