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• • ·Editorial board

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• From the Editor

  • ·Design Changes in the AJC

    Pagina :1

    William C. Roberts, David H. Dionne

    

• Coronary Artery Disease

  • ·Usefulness of Positron Emission Tomography in Predicting Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

    Pagina :2-8

    Stephen Sawada, Omar Hamoui, Jennifer Barclay, Susan Giger, Richard Fain, Judy Foltz, Naomi Fineberg, Gary Hutchins

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  • ·Prognostic Value of Exercise Echocardiography in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :9-12

    Iris Paula Garrido, Jesús Peteiro, Juan García-Lara, Lorenzo Montserrat, Guillermo Aldama, José-Manuel Vázquez-Rodríguez, Nemesio Álvarez, Alfonso Castro-Beiras

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  • ·Comparison of Prognostic Value of Negative Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Versus Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :13-16

    Wanda Acampa, Letizia Spinelli, Mario Petretta, Marco Salvatore, Alberto Cuocolo

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  • ·Usefulness of Real-Time Intravenous Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Predicting Left Ventricular Dilation After Successfully Reperfused Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :17-21

    Keiji Ujino, Graham S. Hillis, Sharon L. Mulvagh, Mary E. Hagen, Jae K. Oh

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  • ·Effect of Intracoronary Aqueous Oxygen on Left Ventricular Remodeling After Anterior Wall ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :22-24

    Hazem M. Warda, Jeroen J. Bax, Johan G. Bosch, Douwe E. Atsma, J. Wouter Jukema, Ernst E. van der Wall, Arnoud van der Laarse, Martin J. Schalij, Pranobe V. Oemrawsingh

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  • ·Usefulness of Four Echocardiographic Risk Assessments in Predicting 30-Day Outcome in Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :25-30

    Shemy Carasso, Amir Sandach, Roy Beinart, Ehud Schwammenthal, Alex Sagie, Rafael Kuperstein, Solomon Behar, Micha S. Feinberg, Echocardiography Working Group of the Israel Heart Society

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  • ·N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Early and Late Left Ventricular Remodeling After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :31-34

    Dimitrios N. Tziakas, Georgios K. Chalikias, Eleni I. Hatzinikolaou, Dimitrios A. Stakos, Ioannis K. Tentes, Alexandros Kortsaris, Dimitrios I. Hatseras, Juan Carlos Kaski

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  • ·Mortality After Emergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Acute Myocardial Infarction and Usefulness of a Mortality Prediction Model

    Pagina :35-41

    Lloyd W. Klein, Richard E. Shaw, Ronald J. Krone, Ralph G. Brindis, H. Vernon Anderson, Peter C. Block, Charles R. McKay, Kathleen Hewitt, William S. Weintraub, American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry, Chicago, Illinois

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  • ·Relation of T-Wave Inversion in Q-Wave Acute Myocardial Infarction to Myocardial Viability on Resting Rubidium-82 and 18-Fluoro-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging

    Pagina :42-44

    Jonathan Rosman, Sam Hanon, Michael Shapiro, Paul Schweitzer, Andrew Van Tosh

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  • ·Relation of Atmospheric Pressure Changes and the Occurrences of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke

    Pagina :45-51

    Philip D. Houck, Jan E. Lethen, Mark W. Riggs, D. Scott Gantt, Gregory J. Dehmer

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  • ·Family-Based Association Studies of Lipid Gene Polymorphisms in Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :52-55

    Adrian Allen, Christine Belton, Chris Patterson, Paul Horan, Paul McGlinchey, Mark Spence, Alun Evans, Damian Fogarty, Pascal McKeown

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  • ·Relation of Number of Complex Coronary Lesions to Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events at One Year

    Pagina :56-60

    James A. Goldstein, Harish R. Chandra, William W. O’Neill

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  • ·Relation Between Coronary Artery Calcium and Incident Chest Pain in a Community-Dwelling Screening Population

    Pagina :61-63

    Allen J. Taylor, Navin S. Arora, Irwin Feuerstein, Jody Bindeman, Tracy Perron, Feng Cao, Patrick G. O’Malley

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  • ·Hostility, Age, and Mortality in a Sample of Cardiac Patients

    Pagina :64-66

    Stephen H. Boyle, Redford B. Williams, Daniel B. Mark, Beverly H. Brummett, Ilene C. Siegler, John C. Barefoot

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  • ·Bivalirudin Versus Heparin as an Antithrombotic Agent in Patients Who Undergo Percutaneous Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention With a Distal Protection Device

    Pagina :67-70

    Seung-Woon Rha, Pramod K. Kuchulakanti, Rajbabu Pakala, Edouard Cheneau, Ellen Pinnow, Rebecca Torguson, Augusto D. Pichard, Lowell F. Satler, William O. Suddath, Kenneth M. Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman

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  • ·Usefulness of Preprocedural Platelet Aggregation to Predict Restenosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :71-73

    Shinzo Miyamoto, Hiroaki Kawano, Takashi Kudoh, Hirofumi Soejima, Sunao Kojima, Jun Hokamaki, Hidetomo Maruyoshi, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Michihiro Yoshimura, Yukio Ozaki, Hisao Ogawa

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  • ·Intravascular Ultrasonic Assessment of Stent Diameters Derived from Manufacturer’s Compliance Charts

    Pagina :74-78

    Jose de Ribamar Costa, Gary S. Mintz, Stéphane G. Carlier, Ricardo A. Costa, Kenichi Fujii, Koichi Sano, Masashi Kimura, Joanna Lui, Giora Weisz, Issam Moussa, George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J. Lansky, Edward M. Kreps, Michael Collins, Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey W. Moses, Martin B. Leon

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  • ·Two-Year-Plus Follow-Up of a Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent in De Novo Coronary Narrowings (TAXUS I)

    Pagina :79-82

    Eberhard Grube, Sigmund Silber, Karl Eugen Hauptmann, Lutz Buellesfeld, Ralf Mueller, Victor Lim, Ulrich Gerckens, Mary E. Russell

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• Preventive Cardiology

  • ·Association Between Consumption of Beer, Wine, and Liquor and Plasma Concentration of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Women Aged 39 to 89 Years

    Pagina :83-88

    Emily B. Levitan, Paul M. Ridker, JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer, Julie E. Buring, Nancy R. Cook, Simin Liu

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  • ·Acute Effect of Atorvastatin on Coronary Circulation Measured by Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography in Patients Without Coronary Artery Disease by Angiography

    Pagina :89-91

    Toshihide Hinoi, Shusuke Matsuo, Futoshi Tadehara, Shuji Tsujiyama, Michio Yamakido

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  • ·Relation of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, and Fibrinogen to Abdominal Adipose Tissue, Blood Pressure, and Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

    Pagina :92-97

    Marie-Ève Piché, Simone Lemieux, Stanley John Weisnagel, Louise Corneau, André Nadeau, Jean Bergeron

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  • ·Effect of Leisure Time Exercise on High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Its Subclasses, and Size in Asian Indians

    Pagina :98-100

    Narendra C. Bhalodkar, Steve Blum, Thakor Rana, Ami Bhalodkar, R. Kitchappa, Enas A. Enas

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• Heart Failure

  • ·Association of Deranged Adrenal Steroid Metabolism With Anemia in Chronic Heart Failure

    Pagina :101-103

    Darlington O. Okonko, Martino Crosato, Paul R. Kalra, Mariantonietta Cicoira, Matthias John, Wolfram Doehner, Andrew J.S. Coats, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, Stefan D. Anker

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  • ·B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Tissue Doppler Study Findings in Elderly Patients Hospitalized for Acute Diastolic Heart Failure

    Pagina :104-107

    Stephane Arques, Emmanuel Roux, Pascal Sbragia, Pierre Ambrosi, Bertrand Pieri, Richard Gelisse, Roger Luccioni

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  • ·Comparison of Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus

    Pagina :108-111

    Philippine Kiès, Jeroen J. Bax, Sander G. Molhoek, Gabe B. Bleeker, Eric Boersma, Paul Steendijk, Ernst E. van der Wall, Martin J. Schalij

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  • ·Utility of Echocardiographic Radial Strain Imaging to Quantify Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony and Predict Acute Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

    Pagina :112-116

    Kaoru Dohi, Matthew S. Suffoletto, David Schwartzman, Leonard Ganz, Michael R. Pinsky, John Gorcsan

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• Valvular Heart Disease

  • ·Effect of Enalapril on Left Ventricular Diameters and Exercise Capacity in Asymptomatic or Mildly Symptomatic Patients With Regurgitation Secondary to Mitral Valve Prolapse or Rheumatic Heart Disease

    Pagina :117-121

    Roney O. Sampaio, Max Grinberg, João J. Leite, Flávio Tarasoutchi, William A. Chalela, Marisa Izaki, Guilherme S. Spina, Eduardo Giusti Rossi, Charles Mady

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• Cardiomyopathy

  • ·Electrocardiographic Findings Over Time in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :122-126

    Jonathan P. Piccini, Khurram Nasir, Chandra Bomma, Harikrishna Tandri, Darshan Dalal, Crystal Tichnell, Cindy James, Jane Crosson, Hugh Calkins

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• Congenital Heart Disease

  • ·Percutaneous Interventional Closure of Large Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistulas With the Amplatzer Duct Occluder

    Pagina :127-129

    Jacek Bialkowski, Carlos Zabal, Malgorzata Szkutnik, Jose Antonio Garcia Montes, Jacek Kusa, Marian Zembala

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  • ·A Medical Strategy to Reduce Persistent Chest Tube Drainage After the Fontan Operation

    Pagina :130-133

    Joseph R. Cava, Sarah M. Bevandic, Michelle M. Steltzer, James S. Tweddell

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  • ·Fetal Echocardiography and Its Evolving Impact 1992 to 2002

    Pagina :134-136

    Uthara R. Mohan, Charles S. Kleinman, Jeffrey H. Kern

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• Miscellaneous

  • ·Effect of Mental Stress on Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve in Healthy Men

    Pagina :137-140

    Rei Hasegawa, Masao Daimon, Tomohiko Toyoda, Kiyomi Teramoto, Tai Sekine, Takayuki Kawata, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yoichi Kuwabara, Katsuya Yoshida, Issei Komuro

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• Methods

  • ·Usefulness of Angle Corrected Tissue Doppler to Assess Segmental Left Ventricular Function During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Patients With and Without Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :141-147

    L. Elif Sade, John Gorcsan, Donald A. Severyn, Kathy Edelman, William E. Katz

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• Cardiovascular Pharmacology

  • ·Effect of Transdermal Hormone Replacement Therapy on the Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Concentrations and Other Vascular Inflammatory Markers and on Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women

    Pagina :148-153

    Hiroyuki Sumino, Shuichi Ichikawa, Yoshio Ohyama, Takashi Takahashi, Yuichiro Saito, Tetsuya Nakamura, Tsugiyasu Kanda, Masahiko Kurabayashi

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• Interview

  • ·Franz H. Messerli, MD: A Conversation With the Editor

    Pagina :154-165

     

• Reader's Comment

  • ·The Ideal Diet Is the One Indicated by Evolution

    Pagina :166

    Riccardo Baschetti