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• • ·Editorial board

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• Coronary Artery Disease

  • ·Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

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    Doreen DeFaria Yeh, Mason W. Freeman, James B. Meigs, Richard W. Grant

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  • ·Meta-Analysis of the Studies Assessing Temporal Changes in Coronary Plaque Volume Using Intravascular Ultrasound

    Pagina :5-10

    Gastón A. Rodriguez-Granillo, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Héctor M. Garcia-Garcia, Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, Eugène Mc Fadden, Giovanni Amoroso, Peter de Jaegere, Nico Bruining, Pim de Feyter, Patrick W. Serruys

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  • ·Gender Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Ranolazine for Chronic Angina Pectoris in Four Randomized Clinical Trials

    Pagina :11-18

    Nanette K. Wenger, Bernard Chaitman, George W. Vetrovec

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  • ·Partial Inhibition of Platelet Thromboxane A₂ Synthesis by Aspirin Is Associated With Myonecrosis in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Pagina :19-25

    Juana Valles, M. Teresa Santos, M. Paz Fuset, Antonio Moscardo, Miguel Ruano, Francisca Perez, Marta Piñon, Silvia Breña, Justo Aznar

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  • ·Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Pagina :26-30

    Dai Yumino, Yukio Tsurumi, Atsushi Takagi, Kaori Suzuki, Hiroshi Kasanuki

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  • ·Long-Term Prognostic Significance of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Before and After Coronary Angioplasty in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris

    Pagina :31-35

    Olivier Gach, Victor Legrand, Yves Biessaux, Jean Paul Chapelle, Sophie Vanbelle, Luc A. Pierard

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  • ·Comparison of Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :36-41

    Paweł Buszman, Iwona Szkróbka, Agata Gruszka, Radosław Parma, Zofia Tendera, Blanka Leśko, Mirosław Wilczyński, Tomasz Bochenek, Wojciech Wojakowski, Andrzej Bochenek, Michał Tendera

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• Preventive Cardiology

  • ·Relation of Uric Acid Levels to Presence of Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Electron Beam Tomography in Men Free of Symptomatic Myocardial Ischemia With Versus Without the Metabolic Syndrome

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    Raul D. Santos, Khurram Nasir, Raza Orakzai, Romeu S. Meneghelo, Jose A.M. Carvalho, Roger S. Blumenthal

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  • ·Gender Differences in Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cell Colony-Forming Capacity and Migratory Activity in Middle-Aged Adults

    Pagina :46-48

    Greta L. Hoetzer, Owen J. MacEneaney, Heather M. Irmiger, Rebecca Keith, Gary P. Van Guilder, Brian L. Stauffer, Christopher A. DeSouza

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• Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

  • ·Frequency of Interatrial Block in Patients With Sinus Rhythm Hospitalized for Stroke and Comparison to Those Without Interatrial Block

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    Vignendra Ariyarajah, Sirin Apiyasawat, Husam Najjar, Kristin Mercado, Puneet Puri, David H. Spodick

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  • ·Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of a Type 1 Brugada Electrocardiogram at Higher (Third or Second) V₁ to V₂ Recording in Men With Brugada Syndrome

    Pagina :53-57

    Koji Miyamoto, Miki Yokokawa, Koji Tanaka, Takayuki Nagai, Hideo Okamura, Takashi Noda, Kazuhiro Satomi, Kazuhiro Suyama, Takashi Kurita, Naohiko Aihara, Shiro Kamakura, Wataru Shimizu

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  • ·Angiographic Localization of Potential Culprit Coronary Arteries in Patients With Interatrial Block Following a Positive Exercise Tolerance Test

    Pagina :58-61

    Vignendra Ariyarajah, Jaxon Fernandes, Sirin Apiyasawat, David H. Spodick

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• Heart Failure

  • ·Contribution of Right-Sided Heart Enlargement to Cardiomegaly on Chest Roentgenogram in Diastolic and Systolic Heart Failure

    Pagina :62-67

    Hidekatsu Fukuta, Nobuyuki Ohte, Steffen Brucks, J. Jeffrey Carr, William C. Little

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  • ·Relative Merits of M-Mode Echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging for Prediction of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure Secondary to Ischemic or Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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    Gabe B. Bleeker, Martin J. Schalij, Eric Boersma, Eduard R. Holman, Paul Steendijk, Ernst E. van der Wall, Jeroen J. Bax

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  • ·Relation of Isovolumic Times After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Improvement in Exercise Capacity

    Pagina :75-78

    Annemieke H.M. Jansen, Kathinka H. Peels, Frank Bracke, Jan Melle van Dantzig, Albert Meijer, Pepijn H. van der Voort, Berry van Gelder, Hendrikus H.M. Korsten, Norbert M. van Hemel

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  • ·Intra- and Interatrial Asynchrony in Patients With Heart Failure

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    Katarina Van Beeumen, Mattias Duytschaever, Rene Tavernier, Nico Van de Veire, Johan De Sutter

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• Cardiomyopathy

  • ·Left Ventricular Function in Normotensive Young Adults With Well-Controlled Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

    Pagina :84-90

    Andrea Di Cori, Vitantonio Di Bello, Roberto Miccoli, Enrica Talini, Caterina Palagi, Maria Grazia Delle Donne, Giuseppe Penno, Carmela Nardi, Cristina Bianchi, Mario Mariani, Stefano Del Prato, Alberto Balbarini

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• Miscellaneous

  • ·Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Celecoxib: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

    Pagina :91-98

    William B. White, Christine R. West, Jeffrey S. Borer, Philip B. Gorelick, Lisa Lavange, Sharon X. Pan, Ethan Weiner, Kenneth M. Verburg

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  • ·Association of Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive Protein With Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis (the Rancho Bernardo Study)

    Pagina :99-102

    Won-Young Lee, Matthew A. Allison, Dong-Jun Kim, Chan-Hee Song, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

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  • ·Possible Gender-Related Differences in the Risk-to-Benefit Ratio of Thrombolysis for Acute Submassive Pulmonary Embolism

    Pagina :103-107

    Annette Geibel, Manfred Olschewski, Manfred Zehender, Mareile Wilsch, Katja Odening, Fritz Heinrich, Wolfgang Kasper, Stavros Konstantinides

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  • ·Frequency and Significance of Troponin T Elevation in Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Pagina :108-112

    Jesper K. Jensen, Søren R. Kristensen, Søren Bak, Dan Atar, Poul Flemming Høilund-Carlsen, Hans Mickley

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• Methods

  • ·Relation of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Atrial Enlargement to Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Left Atrial Volume Measurements

    Pagina :113-118

    Kwan S. Lee, Christopher P. Appleton, Steven J. Lester, Terrence J. Adam, R. Todd Hurst, Carlos A. Moreno, Gregory T. Altemose

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  • ·Usefulness of Time Interval Between End of Diastolic Mitral Annular Velocity Pattern and Onset of QRS for Predicting Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure

    Pagina :119-123

    Ho-Ming Su, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Wen-Chol Voon, Kun-Tai Lee, Chih-Sheng Chu, Kai-Hung Cheng, Hsueh-Wei Yen, Wen-Ter Lai, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu

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• Cardiovascular Pharmacology

  • ·Effect of Ranitidine on the Antiplatelet Effects of Aspirin in Healthy Human Subjects

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    Eli I. Lev, Ramanujam S. Ramabadran, Sasidhar Guthikonda, Rajnikant Patel, Amanda Kleiman, Juan F. Granada, Timothy DeLao, Neal S. Kleiman

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• Historical Study

  • ·Mitral Valve Prolapse: Now You See It; Now You Don’t: Recalling the Discovery, Rise and Decline of a Diagnosis

    Pagina :129-133

    Allen B. Weisse

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• Roundtable Discussion (CME)

  • ·The Editor’s Roundtable: Concurrent Hypertension and Dyslipidemia

    Pagina :134-144

    Vincent E. Friedewald, Peter H. Jones, Norman M. Kaplan, James L. Pool, William C. Roberts

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• Readers' Comments

  • ·Omacor Effects on Serum Lipids and Clinical Outcome

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    Matthew K. Ito, Joel Marrs, Craig Williams

    
  • ·Superiority of Contrast Echocardiography Over Conventional Echocardiography in Diagnosing Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation/Noncompaction

    Pagina :145-146

    Claudia Stöllberger, Josef Finsterer

    
  • ·Omega-3 May Indirectly Reduce Hepatocyte Triglycerides Through Modulation of Hyperinsulinemia, Cytokines and Adipocytokines

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    Haim Shapiro, Rafael Bruck

    
  • ·Levosimendan for the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure Syndromes: Time to Identify Subpopulations of Responding Patients

    Pagina :146-147

    John T. Parissis, Dimitrios Farmakis, Vassiliki Bistola, Stamatios Adamopoulos, Dimitrios Th. Kremastinos

    
  • ·Left Ventricular Function and Response to Enalapril in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy During the Second Decade of Life

    Pagina :147-148

    Vincenzo Giglio