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• • ·Relation between systemic anticoagulation as determined by activated partial thromboplastin time and heparin measurements and in-hospital clinical events in unstable angina and non-Q wave myocardial infarction

    Pagina :421-433

    Richard C. Becker, Christopher P. Cannon, Russell P. Tracy, Bruce Thompson, Edwin G. Bovill, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, A.M.Y. Randall, Genell Knatternud, Eugene Braunwald, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Ischemia III B Investigators

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• • ·Transient thrombotic state after abrupt discontinuation of heparin in percutaneous coronary angioplasty

    Pagina :434-439

    A.J.Conrad Smith, Robert E. Holt, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Igor F. Palacios, Herman K. Gold, Wendy Werner, Edwin G. Bovill, Valentin Fuster, Ik-Kyung Jang

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• • ·Delineation of myocardial stunning and hibernation by positron emission tomography in advanced coronary artery disease

    Pagina :440-450

    Andrea Conversano, John F. Walsh, Edward M. Geltman, Julio E. Perez, Steven R. Bergmann, Robert J. Gropler

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• • ·Benefits of late coronary artery reperfusion on infarct expansion progressively diminish over time: Relation to viable islets of myocytes within the scar

    Pagina :451-457

    Imad A. Alhaddad, Robert A. Kloner, Ishrat Hakim, Jessica L. Garno, Edward J. Brown

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• • ·Impaired fatty acid uptake in ischemic but viable myocardium identified by thallium-201 reinjection

    Pagina :458-465

    Ichiro Matsunari, Susumu Fujino, Junichi Taki, Junji Senma, Takahiko Aoyama, Takanobu Wakasugi, Jun-ichi Hirai, Takashi Saga, Kenji Ichiyanagi, Kinichi Hisada

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• • ·Lack of ventricular remodeling in non-Q-wave myocardial infarction

    Pagina :466-471

    Anand M. Irimpen, Alan N. Tenaglia, David J. Shin, Andrew J. Buda

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• • ·Dose-response relation between terfenadine (Seldane) and the QTc interval on the scalar electrocardiogram: Distinguishing a drug effect from spontaneous variability

    Pagina :472-480

    Craig M. Pratt, Stephen Ruberg, Joel Morganroth, Bruce McNutt, James Woodward, Stuart Harris, Jeremy Ruskin, Lemuel Moyé

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• • ·Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial tachycardias

    Pagina :481-489

    Hervé Poty, Nadir Saoudi, Michel Haïssaguerre, Abdou Daou, Jacques Clémenty, Brice Letac

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• • ·Electrophysiologic significance of discrete slow potentials in dual atrioventricular node physiology: Implications for selective radiofrequency ablation of slow pathway conduction

    Pagina :490-498

    Chi-Tai Kuo, Michael R. Lauer, Charlie Young, Charles J. Hou, L.Bing Liem, John Yu, Ruey J. Sung

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• • ·Quality of life and outcomes after radiofrequency His-bundle catheter ablation and permanent pacemaker implantation: Impact of treatment in paroxysmal and established atrial fibrillation

    Pagina :499-507

    Adam P. Fitzpatrick, Hratch D. Kourouyan, Andreana Siu, Randall J. Lee, Michael D. Lesh, Laurence M. Epstein, Jerry C. Griffin, Melvin M. Scheinman

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• • ·Holter-guided identification of premature ventricular contractions susceptible to suppression by β-blockers

    Pagina :508-515

    Maria Vittoria Pitzalis, Filippo Mastropasqua, Francesco Massari, Paolo Totaro, Marinella Di Maggio, Paolo Rizzon

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• • ·Use of isoproterenol during programmed ventricular stimulation in patients with coronary artery disease and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia

    Pagina :516-518

    Mark Niebauer, Emile Daoud, Rajiva Goyal, K.Kwok Chan, Mark Harvey, Frank Bogun, Mark Castellani, K.Ching Man, S.Adam Strickberger, Fred Morady

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• • ·Doppler diastolic filling indexes in relation to disease states

    Pagina :519-524

    Leway Chen, Emelia J. Benjamin, Martin G. Larson, Jane C. Evans, Daniel Levy

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• • ·Lack of association between mitral valve prolapse and history of rheumatic fever

    Pagina :525-529

    Alfredo Zuppiroli, Mary J. Roman, Michael O'Grady, Richard B. Devereux

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• • ·Immediate and long-term results of balloon mitral commissurotomy for rheumatic mitral stenosis: Comparison between Inoue and double-balloon techniques

    Pagina :530-536

    Alfonso J. Treviño, Marcos Ibarra, Armando Garcia, Artemio Uribe, Felipe de la Fuente, Miguel A. Bonfil, Ted Feldman

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• • ·Regional wall motion analysis by dobutamine stress echocardiography to distinguish between ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :537-543

    Carlo Vigna, Aldo Russo, Vicenzo De Rito, Gian Piero Perna, Marco Testa, Antonella Lombardo, Pompeo Lanna, Tommaso Langialonga, Mauro Pellegrino Salvatori, Raffaele Fanelli, Francesco Loperfido

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• • ·Left ventricular pressure-volume relations with transesophageal echocardiographic automated border detection: Comparison with conductance-catheter technique

    Pagina :544-552

    Gorcsan John, Andre Denault, William A. Mandarino, Michael R. Pinsky

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• • ·Quantitative three-dimensional reconstruction of left ventricular volume with complete borders detected by acoustic quantification underestimates volume

    Pagina :553-559

    Leng Jiang, Richard Morrissey, Mark D. Handschumacher, Jose Antonio Vazquez de Prada, Jun He, Michael H. Picard, Arthur E. Weyman, Robert A. Levine

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• • ·Physical deconditioning may be a mechanism for the skeletal muscle energy phosphate metabolism abnormalities in chronic heart failure

    Pagina :560-566

    Zukaï Chati, Faïez Zannad, Claude Jeandel, Brigitte Lherbier, Jean-Marie Escanye, Jacques Robert, Etienne Aliot

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• • ·Measurement of ventricular volumes by cine magnetic resonance imaging in complex congenital heart disease with morphologically abnormal ventricles

    Pagina :567-575

    Koichiro Niwa, Mika Uchishiba, Hiroyuki Aotsuka, Kimimasa Tobita, Kozo Matsuo, Tadashi Fujiwara, Shigeru Tateno, Hiromichi Hamada

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• • ·Management of severe coronary sequelae of Kawasaki disease

    Pagina :576-581

    Katsunori Tatara, Mitunori Murata, Keiko Itoh, Norio Kazuma, Chisato Kondo

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• • ·Predictors of prognosis by quantitative assessment of coronary angiography, single photon emission computed tomography thallium imaging, and treadmill exercise testing

    Pagina :582-590

    Robert W. Pattillo, Scott Fuchs, Jeffrey Johnson, Virginia Cave, Jaekyeong Heo, Nicholas L. DePace, Abdulmassih S. Iskandrian

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• • ·Influence of plaque composition on mechanisms of percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty assessed by ultrasound imaging

    Pagina :591-597

    Robert Gil, Carlo Di Mario, Francesco Prati, Clemens von Birgelen, Peter Ruygrok, Jos R.T.C. Roelandt, Patrick W. Serruys, W.M. van Swijndregt, J. Ligthart

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• • ·Pericardial hematoma causing saphenous vein graft compression

    Pagina :598-599

    Adel R. Shehata, Linda D. Gillam, Mark R. Weisburst, Chunguang Chen

    
• • ·Doppler echocardiography and hemodynamic findings in localized pericardial constriction

    Pagina :599-603

    William J. Thomas, David M. Steiman, Julie A. Kovach, Marina N. Vernalis

    
• • ·Mitral regurgitation caused by chronic ergotamine use

    Pagina :603-606

    Kevin R. Flaherty, John R. Bates

    
• • ·Persistent atrial mechanical dysfunction after spontaneous conversion of chronic atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm

    Pagina :606-608

    Zia U. Khan, Robert J. Adolph, Peter J. Engel

    
• • ·Massive intrahepatic shunting seen as severe cyanosis after the Fontan procedure in heterotaxy syndrome

    Pagina :608-611

    Lars C. Erickson, Alejandro Lopez, Gus J. Vlahakes, Mary Etta King, Daniel P. Doody, Peter Lang

    
• • ·Defibrillation thresholds with monophasic versus biphasic shocks delivered through a single-lead endocardial defibrillation system

    Pagina :611-613

    Vuong Dutinth, David Schwartzman, David J. Callans, Charles D. Gottlieb, Francis E. Marchlinski

    
• • ·Increased extracellular matrix synthesis by smooth-muscle cells obtained from in vivo restenotic lesions by directional coronary atherectomy

    Pagina :613-615

    Andonis G. Violaris, Marcel de Jong, Donald C. MacLeod, Victor A. Umans, Pieter D. Verdouw, Patrick W. Serruys

    
• • ·Recurrent non-Q-wave myocardial infarction associated with toluene abuse

    Pagina :615-616

    Tanveer F. Hussain, Paul A. Heidenreich, Neal Benowitz

    
• • ·Pacemaker lead infection: Detection by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography

    Pagina :616-618

    Dennis A. Tighe, Luis A. Tejada, James B. Kirchhoffer, Patricia Gilmette, Robert D. Rifkin, N.A.Mark Estes

    
• • ·Massive hemopericardium as a first manifestation of coronary aneurysm: Successful surgical management

    Pagina :618-620

    Kanji Iga, Takahisa Fujikawa, Yuichi Ueda, Shigehito Miki, Takashi Konishi

    
• • ·Impaired spontaneous growth hormone secretion in severe dilated cardiomyopathy

    Pagina :620-622

    Andrea Giustina, Roberto Lorusso, Valentino Borghetti, Giovanna Bugari, Valentina Misitano, Ottavio Alfieri

    
• • ·Usefulness of multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in differentiating left atrial appendage thrombus from pectinate muscles

    Pagina :622-623

    David A. Orsinelli, Anthony C. Pearson

    
• • ·Reuse of coronary angioplasty equipment: Technical and clinical issues

    Pagina :624-630

    Koon-Hou Mak, Mark J. Eisenberg, David S. Eccleston, J.Fredrick Cornhill, Eric J. Topol

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