Sommario

• • ·Nitric oxide production by coronary conductance and resistance vessels in hypercholesterolemia patients

    Pagina :1051-1057

    Nobuo Shiode, Kensyo Nakayama, Nobuyuki Morishima, Togo Yamagata, Hideo Matsuura, Goro Kajiyama

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Periprocedural Doppler coronary blood flow predictors of myocardial perfusion abnormalities and cardiac events after successful coronary interventions

    Pagina :1058-1066

    D.Douglas Miller, Jose Esparza-Negrete, Thomas J. Donohue, Carol Mechem, Leslee J. Shaw, Sheila Byers, Morton J. Kern

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• • ·Optimized expansion of the Wallstent compared with the Palmaz-Schatz stent: On-line observations with two- and three-dimensional intracoronary ultrasound after angiographic guidance

    Pagina :1067-1075

    Clemens von Birgelen, Robert Gil, Peter Ruygrok, Francesco Prati, Carlo Di Mario, Wim J. van der Giessen, Pim J. de Feyter, Patrick W. Serruys

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Randomized comparison of flexible versus nonflexible femoral sheaths on patient comfort after angioplasty

    Pagina :1076-1078

    Ron Waksman, Neal A. Scott, Ziyad M.B. Ghazzal, Rachel Mays, Frances A. Frerichs, Jackie Y. Petersen, Spencer B. King

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• • ·Correction

    Pagina :1078

    
• • ·Myocardial perfusion abnormalities during low-dose dobutamine after coronary reperfusion can be demonstrated with intravenous perfluorocarbon-exposed sonicated dextrose albumin ultrasound contrast

    Pagina :1079-1087

    Thomas R. Porter, Feng Xie, Alan Kricsfeld, Ubeydullah Deligonul, Karen Kilzer, David Kricsfeld

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• • ·Low-dose dobutamine echocardiography and rest-redistribution thallium-201 tomography in the assessment of spontaneous recovery of left ventricular function after recent myocardial infarction

    Pagina :1088-1096

    Abdou Elhendy, Giuseppe Trocino, Alessandro Salustri, Jan H. Cornel, Jos R.T.C. Roelandt, Eric Boersma, Ron T. van Domburg, Eric P. Krenning, Galal M. El-Said, Paolo M. Fioretti

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Defining the appropriate threshold of creatine kinase elevation after percutaneous coronary interventions

    Pagina :1097-1105

    Alaa E. Abdelmeguid, Stephen G. Ellis, Shelly K. Sapp, Patrick L. Whitlow, Eric J. Topol

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Rapid adaptation of myocardial calcium homeostasis to short episodes of ischemia in isolated rat hearts

    Pagina :1106-1112

    Geoffrey B. Smith, Thomas Stefenelli, Shao T. Wu, Joan Wikman-Coffelt, William W. Parmley, Christian E. Zaugg

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• • ·Temporal changes in regional end-diastolic wall thickness early after reperfusion in acute anterior myocardial infarction: Relation to myocardial viability and vascular damage

    Pagina :1113-1120

    Hidemasa Oh, Hiroshi Ito, Katsuomi Iwakura, Tohru Masuyama, Shin Takiuchi, Atsushi Maruyama, Yorihiko Higashino, Kenshi Fujii, Junichi Azuma, Takazo Minamino

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Ventricular pacing threshold and refractoriness after defibrillation shocks in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

    Pagina :1121-1126

    John C.L. Yu, Michael R. Lauer, Charlie Young, L.Bing Liem, Jan Peterson, Linda Ottoboni, Ruey J. Sung

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Factors associated with successful implantation of nonthoracotomy defibrillation lead systems

    Pagina :1127-1136

    David Schwartzman, John Concato, Jian-Fang Ren, David J. Callans, Charles D. Gottlieb, Mark W. Preminger, Francis E. Marchlinski

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• • ·Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients receiving hemodialysis

    Pagina :1137-1144

    Shinichi Abe, Mamoru Yoshizawa, Nagako Nakanishi, Tomoko Yazawa, Kuninobu Yokota, Masasada Honda, Graeme Sloman

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis during pregnancy or oral contraceptive use: Prevalence of factor V Leiden

    Pagina :1145-1148

    Denise R. Hirsch, Katriina M. Mikkola, Peter W. Marks, Edward A. Fox, David M. Dorfman, Bruce M. Ewenstein, Samuel Z. Goldhaber

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Risk of catheter-related emboli in patients with atherosclerotic debris in the thoracic aorta

    Pagina :1149-1155

    Dean G. Karalis, Vincent Quinn, Mark F. Victor, John J. Ross, Marcia Polansky, Kelly A. Spratt, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran

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• • ·Follow-up of chronic thoracic aortic dissection: Comparison of transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging

    Pagina :1156-1163

    Navroz D. Masani, Adrian P. Banning, Richard A. Jones, Michael S.T. Ruttley, Alan G. Fraser

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• • ·Aortopulmonary collateral vessels and prolonged pleural effusions after modified Fontan procedures

    Pagina :1164-1168

    Robert L. Spicer, Karen C. Uzark, John W. Moore, Richard D. Mainwaring, John J. Lamberti

    Riassunto Riassunto
• • ·Fontan palliation versus heart transplantation: A comparison of charges

    Pagina :1169-1174

    Robert J. Gajarski, Jeffrey A. Towbin, Arthur Garson

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• • ·Noninfective valvular masses: Review of the literature with emphasis on imaging techniques and management

    Pagina :1175-1183

    Ian I. Joffe, Larry E. Jacobs, Alyson N. Owen, Alfred Ioli, Morris N. Kotler

    
• • ·Probucol-associated tachyarrhythmic events and QT prolongation: Importance of gender

    Pagina :1184-1191

    Joel Reinoehl, Debra Frankovich, Christian Machado, Raymond Kawasaki, John J. Baga, Luis A. Pires, Russell T. Steinman, Barbara S. Fromm, Michael H. Lehmann

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• • ·Atherosclerosis: An update

    Pagina :1192-1202

    Bassem Jamil Basha, James R. Sowers

    
• • ·Color-coded measures of myocardial velocity throughout the cardiac cycle by tissue Doppler imaging to quantify regional left ventricular function

    Pagina :1203-1213

    John Gorcsan, Vijay K. Gulati, William A. Mandarino, William E. Katz

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• • ·Ventricular fibrillation after intravenous amiodarone in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome with atrial fibrillation

    Pagina :1214-1216

    Giuseppe Boriani, Mauro Biffi, Lorenzo Frabetti, Umberto Azzolini, Paolo Sabbatani, Gabriele Bronzetti, Alessandro Capucci, Bruno Magnani

    
• • ·Coronary angioscopy confirms the presence of red thrombus in acute myocardial infarction after blunt chest trauma

    Pagina :1216-1218

    Gillian A.J. Jessurun, Peter den Heijer, Johan F. May, Kong I. Lie

    
• • ·Coronary stenting for transplant coronary artery disease

    Pagina :1218-1221

    Samuel M. Butman, Jack G. Copeland

    
• • ·Aortic dissection complicating coronary angioplasty in cystic medial necrosis

    Pagina :1221-1223

    Abhay K. Pande, Gilbert Gosselin, Yves Leclerc, Tack-Ki Leung

    
• • ·Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome progressing to ventricular dilation

    Pagina :1223-1225

    Munehiro Shibata, Tetsu Yamakado, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, Naoki Isaka, Takeshi Nakano

    
• • ·Rapid identification of congenital heart disease by transmission of echocardiograms

    Pagina :1225-1227

    Joel B. Fisher, Ernerio T. Alboliras, Kaliope Berdusis, Catherine L. Webb

    
• • ·Diagnosis and management of right atrial thrombus in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome with transesophageal echocardiography and thrombolytic therapy

    Pagina :1227-1229

    Lorrie D. Elliott, Robert Lichtenberg, Sarah A. Johnson, Bruce E. Lewis

    
• • ·Echocardiographic detection of severe prosthetic valvular cloth wear

    Pagina :1229-1231

    Micha S. Feinberg, Alex Sagie, Dov Freimark, Oren Agranat, Yaron Shapira, Aram Smolinsky, Moshe Nili, Zvi Vered

    
• • ·Hibernating myocardium

    Pagina :1232

    Paul Dendale, Philippe R. Franken

    
• • ·Reply

    Pagina :1232

    Jean Maublant, Janusz Lipiecki, Bernard Citron

    
• • ·Dobutamine stress echocardiography

    Pagina :1232-1233

    David S. Bach

    
• • ·Reply

    Pagina :1233

    Anthony C. Pearson, David A. Orsinelli, Allan P. Latcham

    
• • ·Recurrent atrial fibrillation

    Pagina :1233-1234

    Elena B. Sgarbossa

    
• • ·Reply

    Pagina :1234

    Sharon C. Reimold, Elliott M. Antman

    
• • ·Unstable angina

    Pagina :1234-1235

    Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, I.Anita Jagroop

    
• • ·Reply

    Pagina :1235

    Pietro Amedeo Modesti

    
• • ·Radiation-induced cardiac disease

    Pagina :1235-1236

    Mark M. Applefeld

    
• • ·Index

    Pagina :1236-1237

    Gábor Gyenes, Tommy Fornander, Lars Erik Rutqvist

    
• • ·Reply

    Pagina :1237-1238

    Lane J. Benoff, Paul Schweitzer

    
• • ·P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiography

    Pagina :1238

    David H. Spodick

    
• • ·Paradoxic embolism

    Pagina :1238

    Tsung O. Cheng

    
• • ·Silent myocardial ischemia

    Pagina :1239

    Vincenzo Santinelli

    
• • ·Reperfusion in acute inferior myocardial infarction: Could tailored therapy be based on precordial ST depression?

    Pagina :1240-1247

    Cheuk-Kit Wong, S.Ben Freedman

    
• • ·Is there a role for thiamine supplementation in the management of heart failure?

    Pagina :1248-1250

    Donna Leslie, Mihai Gheorghiade

    
• • ·Drug therapy versus implantation of a cardiac defibrillator for the treatment of malignant arrhythmias in left ventricular dysfunction

    Pagina :1251-1259

    Michael M. Mannino, Davendra Mehta, Noelle M. Langan, J.Anthony Gomes

    
• • ·Bookshelf

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• • ·Author index

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• • ·Subject index

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