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• • ·Long-term survival after resuscitation from cardiac arrest: Cause for optimism and continued efforts

    Pagina :749-750

    Tom D. Rea, Mickey S. Eisenberg

    
• • ·Diagnosing and managing acute pulmonary embolism: role of cardiac troponins

    Pagina :751-753

    Victor F. Tapson

    
• • ·What did we learn from the OPTIMAAL trial? What can we expect from VALIANT?

    Pagina :754-757

    Kenneth Dickstein

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• • ·Radionuclide viability testing: should it affect treatment strategy in patients with cardiomyopathy and significant coronary artery disease?

    Pagina :758-767

    Jamieson MacDonald Bourque, Eric J Velazquez, Salvador Borges-Neto, Linda K Shaw, David J Whellan, Christopher M O’Connor

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• • ·Brugada syndrome and “Brugada sign”: Clinical spectrum with a guide for the clinician

    Pagina :768-778

    Laszlo Littmann, Michael H Monroe, William P Kerns, Robert H Svenson, John J Gallagher

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• • ·Circadian rhythm in the cardiovascular system: chronocardiology

    Pagina :779-786

    Y.i-Fang Guo, Phyllis K Stein

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• • ·Atrial stunning: Determinants and cellular mechanisms

    Pagina :787-794

    Ijaz A Khan

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• • ·Automated three-dimensional assessment of coronary artery anatomy with intravascular ultrasound scanning

    Pagina :795-805

    Jon D Klingensmith, Paul Schoenhagen, Azita Tajaddini, Sandra S Halliburton, E.Murat Tuzcu, Steven E Nissen, D.Geoffrey Vince

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• • ·Use of complementary and alternative medical therapies in patients with cardiovascular disease

    Pagina :806-812

    Malissa J Wood, Robert L Stewart, Heather Merry, David E Johnstone, Jafna L Cox

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• • ·Acute Ischemic Heart Disease

    Plaque blush, branch location, and calcification are angiographic predictors of progression of mild to moderate coronary stenoses

    Pagina :813-820

    Ward Casscells, Khaled Hassan, Moein F Vaseghi, Mir Said Siadaty, Morteza Naghavi, Richard L Kirkeeide, Mohammad R Hassan, Mohammad Madjid

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• • ·Clinical usefulness and prognostic value of elevated cardiac troponin I levels in acute pulmonary embolism

    Pagina :821-825

    Nirav J Mehta, Ketan Jani, Ijaz A Khan

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• • ·Time trends in long-term mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, 1980 to 1998, and predictors for death

    Pagina :826-833

    Johan Engdahl, Angela Bång, Jonny Lindqvist, Johan Herlitz

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• • ·Insulin sensitivity in young women with vasovagal syncope

    Pagina :834-840

    Graciela Aurora Ruiz, Cecilia Calvar, Ricardo Hermes, Daniel Rivadeneira, Viviana Bengolea, Raul Chirife, Maria Cristina Tentori, Ricardo Jorge Gelpi

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• • ·Effect of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with atrial detection and shock therapies on patient-perceived, health-related quality of life

    Pagina :841-846

    David M Newman, Paul Dorian, Miney Paquette, Neil Sulke, Michael R Gold, David S Schwartzman, Katie Schaaf, Kathy Wood, Linda Johnson, Worldwide Jewel AF AF-Only Investigators

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• • ·Comparison of acute changes in left ventricular volume, systolic and diastolic functions, and intraventricular synchronicity after biventricular and right ventricular pacing for heart failure

    Pagina :846

    Cheuk-Man Yu, Hong Lin, Wing-Hong Fung, Qing Zhang, Shun-Ling Kong, John E Sanderson

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• • ·Comparison of rotational atherectomy with conventional balloon angioplasty in the prevention of restenosis of small coronary arteries : Results of the Dilatation vs Ablation Revascularization Trial Targeting Restenosis (DART)

    Pagina :847-854

    Laura Mauri, Mark Reisman, Maurice Buchbinder, Jeffrey J Popma, Samin K Sharma, Donald E Cutlip, Kalon K.L Ho, Ross Prpic, Peter J Zimetbaum, Richard E Kuntz

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• • ·Outcomes of primary coronary angioplasty and angioplasty after initial thrombolysis in the treatment of 374 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :855-861

    Lech Polo?ski, Mariusz Gåsior, Jaros?aw Wasilewski, Krzysztof Wilczek, Andrzej Wn?k, E.l?bieta Adamowicz-Czoch, MD, Jacek Sikora, Andrzej Lekston, Tadeusz Z?bik, Marek Gierlotka, Rafa? Wojnar, Janusz Szkodzi?ski, Marek Kondys, B.o?ena Szygu?a-Jurkiewicz, Robert Wo?k, Marian Zembala

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• • ·Primary angioplasty with routine stenting compared with thrombolytic therapy in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

    Pagina :862-867

    Ilan Goldenberg, Shlomi Matetzky, Amir Halkin, Arie Roth, Elio Di Segni, Dov Freimark, Dan Elian, Oren Agranat, Yedael Har Zahav, Victor Guetta, Hanoch Hod

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• • ·Clinical and angiographic efficacy of a self-expanding nitinol stent in saphenous vein graft atherosclerotic disease: the Stent Comparative Restenosis (SCORES) Saphenous Vein Graft Registry

    Pagina :868-874

    David E Kandzari, Shelley Goldberg, Robert S Schwartz, Marilyn Chazin-Caldie, Michael H Sketch, SCORES SVG Registry Investigators *

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• • ·?-blockers reduce the incidence of clinical restenosis: prospective study of 4840 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization

    Pagina :875-881

    Jeffrey D Jackson, Joseph B Muhlestein, T.Jared Bunch, Tami L Bair, Benjamin D Horne, Troy E Madsen, Jason M Lappé, Jeffrey L Anderson, Intermountain Heart Collaborative Study (IHCS) Group

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• • ·Cost-effectiveness of measuring fractional flow reserve to guide coronary interventions

    Pagina :882-887

    William F Fearon, Alan C Yeung, David P Lee, Paul G Yock, Paul A Heidenreich

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• • ·Prevention and Rehabilitation : Preventing heart disease by controlling hypertension: Impact of hypertensive subtype, stage, age, and sex

    Pagina :888-895

    Nathan D Wong, Gaurav Thakral, Stanley S Franklin, Gil J L’Italien, Milagros J Jacobs, Joanna L Whyte, Pablo Lapuerta

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• • ·Imaging and Diagnostic Testing : Diastolic dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting: a frequent finding of clinical significance not influenced by intravenous calcium

    Pagina :896-902

    Deborah L Ekery, Ravin Davidoff, Quirino G Orlandi, Carl S Apstein, J.Fredrik Hesselvik, Richard J Shemin, O.z M Shapira

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• • ·Effect of dietary intervention and lipid-lowering treatment on brachial vasoreactivity in patients with ischemic heart disease and hypercholesterolemia

    Pagina :903

    Eva Søndergaard, Jacob E Møller, Kenneth Egstrup

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• • ·Mechanisms of exercise training in patients with heart failure

    Pagina :904-911

    Zhi You Fang, Thomas H Marwick

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• • ·Differential effects of exercise training in men and women with chronic heart failure

    Pagina :912-918

    Steven J Keteyian, Brian D Duscha, Clinton A Brawner, Howie J Green, Charles R.C Marks, Fred H Schachat, Brian H Annex, William E Kraus

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• • ·Antibiotics in primary prevention of myocardial infarction among elderly patients with hypertension

    Pagina :918

    Paul Brassard, Chantal Bourgault, James Brophy, Abbas Kezouh, Bruno Rainville, Marianne Xhignesse, Samy Suissa

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• • ·Relation of QT interval and QT dispersion to regression of echocardiographic and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients: the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint Reduction (LIFE) study

    Pagina :919-925

    Lasse Oikarinen, Markku S Nieminen, Lauri Toivonen, Matti Viitasalo, Kristian Wachtell, Vasilios Papademetriou, Sverker Jern, B.jörn Dahlöf, Richard B Devereux, Peter M Okin, LIFE Study Investigators

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• • ·Prognostic importance of the oxidized product of catecholamines, adrenolutin, in patients with severe heart failure

    Pagina :926-932

    J.L Rouleau, B Pitt, N.S Dhalla, K.S Dhalla, K Swedberg, M.S Hansen, E Stanton, N Lapointe, M Packer, Canadian Prospective RandOmized FlosequInan Longevity Evaluation (PROFILE) Investigators

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• • ·Table of contents

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• • ·Editorial board

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• • ·Information for authors

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• • ·Copyright release form

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• • ·Information for readers

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