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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Contents

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• Coronary Artery Disease

  • ·Recent Trends in Hospital Utilization for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Revascularization in the United States

    Pagina :749-753

    Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Janet Young, Hitinder S. Gurm, Gary Pickens, Kaveh Safavi

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  • ·Usefulness of Ultrasonic Strain Measurements to Predict Regional Wall Motion Recovery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :754-759

    Yoshikazu Ohara, Yoshikazu Hiasa, Shinobu Hosokawa, Shinichiro Miyazaki, Riyo Ogura, Hitoshi Miyajima, Kenichiro Yuba, Naoki Suzuki, Takefumi Takahashi, Koichi Kishi, Ryuji Ohtani

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  • ·Results and Predictors of Angiographic Restenosis and Long-Term Adverse Cardiac Events After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Aorto-Ostial Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :760-765

    Duk-Woo Park, Myeong-Ki Hong, Il-Woo Suh, Eui-Seock Hwang, Se-Whan Lee, Young-Hoon Jeong, Young-Hak Kim, Cheol Whan Lee, Jae-Joong Kim, Seong-Wook Park, Seung-Jung Park

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  • ·A Cost-Minimization Analysis of the Angio-Seal Vascular Closure Device Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :766-770

    Frederic S. Resnic, Nipun Arora, Michael Matheny, Matthew R. Reynolds

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  • ·Elective High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Supported by Extracorporeal Life Support

    Pagina :771-773

    Jindra Vainer, Vincent van Ommen, Jos Maessen, Gijs Geskes, Leon Lamerichs, Johannes Waltenberger

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  • ·Frequency of Coronary Arterial Late Angiographic Stent Thrombosis (LAST) in the First Six Months: Outcomes With Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare Metal Stents

    Pagina :774-778

    Duk-Woo Park, Seong-Wook Park, Seung-Whan Lee, Young-Hak Kim, Cheol Whan Lee, Myeong-Ki Hong, Jae-Joong Kim, Seung-Jung Park

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  • ·Comparison of Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

    Pagina :779-784

    Carlo Briguori, Gerolama Condorelli, Flavio Airoldi, Amelia Focaccio, Davide D’Andrea, Mario Cannavale, Alireza Afzali Abarghouei, Salvatore Giordano, Fabrizio De Vivo, Bruno Ricciardelli, Antonio Colombo

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  • ·Influence of Preoperative Lipid-Lowering Therapy on Postoperative Outcome in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Pagina :785-789

    Brian D. Powell, Kevin A. Bybee, Uma Valeti, Randal J. Thomas, Stephen L. Kopecky, Charles J. Mullany, R. Scott Wright

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  • ·Relation of Plaque Size to Necrotic Core in the Three Major Coronary Arteries in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome as Determined by Intravascular Ultrasonic Imaging Radiofrequency

    Pagina :790-792

    Héctor M. García-García, Dick Goedhart, Patrick W. Serruys

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  • ·Impact of Initial Heart Rate and Systolic Blood Pressure on Relation of Age and Mortality Among Fibrinolytic-Treated Patients With Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Presenting With Cardiogenic Shock

    Pagina :793-796

    Rajendra H. Mehta, Robert M. Califf, Qinghong Yang, Karen S. Pieper, Harvey D. White, E. Magnus Ohman, Robert A. Harrington, Christopher B. Granger

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  • ·A Practical Approach With Outcome for the Prognostic Assessment of Non–ST-Segment Elevation Chest Pain and Normal Troponin

    Pagina :797-801

    Juan Sanchis, Vicent Bodí, Julio Núñez, María José Bosch, Vicente Bertomeu-González, Luciano Consuegra, Enrique Santas, Cristina Gómez, Xavier Bosch, Francisco Javier Chorro, Àngel Llàcer

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  • ·Microbiological Profile of Septic Complication in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Following Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SHOCK Study)

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    Shun Kohsaka, Venu Menon, Kentaro Iwata, April Lowe, Lynn A. Sleeper, Judith S. Hochman, SHOCK Investigators

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  • ·Effect of Colchicine (0.5 mg Twice Daily) on High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Independent of Aspirin and Atorvastatin in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

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    Mark Nidorf, Peter L. Thompson

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  • ·Glutathione Peroxidase-1 Activity, Atherosclerotic Burden, and Cardiovascular Prognosis

    Pagina :808-812

    Christine Espinola-Klein, Hans J. Rupprecht, Christoph Bickel, Renate Schnabel, Sabine Genth-Zotz, Micheal Torzewski, Karl Lackner, Thomas Munzel, Stefan Blankenberg, AtheroGene Investigators

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  • ·Comparison of Coronary Atherosclerotic Volume in Patients With Glomerular Filtration Rates ≤60 Versus >60 ml/min/1.73 m²: A Meta-Analysis of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies

    Pagina :813-816

    Stephen J. Nicholls, E. Murat Tuzcu, Amy Hsu, Kathy Wolski, Ilke Sipahi, Paul Schoenhagen, Timothy Crowe, Samir R. Kapadia, Stanley L. Hazen, Steven E. Nissen

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  • ·Electrocardiographic Differentiation Between Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Acute Coronary Syndromes on the Basis of Negative T Waves

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    Masami Kosuge, Kazuo Kimura, Toshiyuki Ishikawa, Toshiaki Ebina, Kiyoshi Hibi, Ikuyoshi Kusama, Tatuya Nakachi, Mitsuaki Endo, Naohiro Komura, Satoshi Umemura

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  • ·Cardiac Arrest in Patients Who Smoke Crack Cocaine

    Pagina :822-824

    Priscilla Y. Hsue, David McManus, Van Selby, Xiushui Ren, Priya Pillutla, Naji Younes, Nora Goldschlager, David D. Waters

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• Preventive Cardiology

  • ·Relation of Family History of Myocardial Infarction and the Presence of Coronary Arterial Calcium in Various Age and Risk Factor Groups

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    Binu Philips, James A. de Lemos, Mahesh J. Patel, Darren K. McGuire, Amit Khera

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• Valvular Heart Disease

  • ·Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Isolated Mitral, Isolated Aortic Regurgitation, and Both in Adults Aged 21 to 35 Years (from the CARDIA Study)

    Pagina :830-834

    Cheryl L. Reid, Hoda Anton-Culver, Carla Yunis, Julius M. Gardin

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• Cardiomyopathy

  • ·Prognostic Significance of Exercise Induced Arrhythmias and Echocardiographic Variables in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :835-838

    T. Jared Bunch, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Jo-Ellen Ehrsam, Stephen C. Hammill, Lynn H. Urban, David O. Hodge, Steve R. Ommen, Patricia A. Pellikka

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• Congenital Heart Disease

  • ·Health Care Resource Utilization in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

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    Andrew S. Mackie, Louise Pilote, Raluca Ionescu-Ittu, Elham Rahme, Ariane J. Marelli

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• Miscellaneous

  • ·Association of Arterial Wave Properties and Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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    James E. Sharman, Brian A. Haluska, Zhi Y. Fang, Johannes B. Prins, Thomas H. Marwick

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  • ·Major Adverse Cardiac Events During Endurance Sports

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    Anne Belonje, Mary Nangrahary, Hans de Swart, Victor Umans

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  • ·Frequency of and Inappropriate Treatment of Misdiagnosis of Acute Aortic Dissection

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    Mark S. Hansen, Gustavo J. Nogareda, Stuart J. Hutchison

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  • ·Evaluation of Chest Barriers for Protection Against Sudden Death Due to Commotio Cordis

    Pagina :857-859

    Joseph J. Doerer, Tammy S. Haas, N.A. Mark Estes, Mark S. Link, Barry J. Maron

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  • ·Effect of Anger Provocation on Endothelium-Dependent and -Independent Vasodilation

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    Daichi Shimbo, William Chaplin, Oluwaseun Akinola, Adam Harris, Dennis Abraham, Shunichi Homma, William Gerin

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• Methods

  • ·Comparison of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography to Two-Dimensional Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy for Monitoring of Endomyocardial Biopsy

    Pagina :864-866

    Miriam E. Amitai, Ingela Schnittger, Richard L. Popp, Judy Chow, Patricia Brown, David H. Liang

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• Review

  • ·Mechanism of Troponin Elevations in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Pagina :867-870

    Jesper K. Jensen, Dan Atar, Hans Mickley

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• Editorial

  • ·Usefulness of Computed Tomographic Angiography Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Pagina :871-875

    Harvey S. Hecht, Gary Roubin

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• Readers' Comments

  • ·Atherosclerosis Assessment Confounders in the Rancho Bernardo Study

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    Mohammad A. Abbas, Sebastiano Galantucci, Lucilla Parnetti, Francesco Corea

    
  • ·Obesity and Mortality: A Poorly Understood Relationship

    Pagina :876-877

    Seth Uretsky, Sripal Bangalore, Franz H. Messerli

    
  • ·Left Atrium in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Time for Reconsideration of Its Clinical Importance?

    Pagina :877-878

    Georgios K. Efthimiadis

    
  • ·CAMELOT Tales: Trials and Tribulations of Sir Lancelot and Lady Guinevere

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    Hector O. Ventura

    
  • ·Correction

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