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• • ·Documentation of decline in morbidity in women undergoing coronary angioplasty (a report from the 1993–1994 NHLBI Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Registry)

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    Alice K. Jacobs, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Wanlin Yeh, David R. Holmes, Peter C. Block, Michael J. Cowley, Martial G. Bourassa, David O. Williams, Spencer B. King, David P. Faxon, Richard Myler, Katherine M. Detre

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• • ·Effect of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition on distal embolization during percutaneous revascularization of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts

    Page :985-988

    Koon-Hou Mak, Ram Challapalli, Mark J. Eisenberg, Keaven M. Anderson, Robert M. Califf, Eric J. Topol

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• • ·Usefulness of respiratory gated magnetic resonance coronary angiography in assessing narrowings ≥50% in diameter in native coronary arteries and in aortocoronary bypass conduits

    Page :989-993

    Winfried Kessler, Stephan Achenbach, Werner Moshage, Doris Zink, Randall Kroeker, Wolfgang Nitz, Gerhard Laub, Kurt Bachmann

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• • ·Incidence and angiographic predictors of side branch occlusion following high-pressure intracoronary stenting

    Page :994-997

    Darius Aliabadi, Frank V. Tilli, Terry R. Bowers, Keith H. Benzuly, Robert D. Safian, James A. Goldstein, Cindy L. Grines, William W. O'Neill

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• • ·Comparison of six-month outcome of coronary artery stenting in patients <65, 65–75, and >75 years of age

    Page :998-1001

    Tony K. Nasser, Edward T.A. Fry, Kingsley Annan, Yazan Khatib, Thomas F. Peters, James VanTassel, Charles M. Orr, Bruce F. Waller, Rodger Pinto, Cass A. Pinkerton, James B. Hermiller

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• • ·C-reactive protein elevation and early outcome in patients with unstable angina pectoris

    Page :1002-1006

    Luigi Oltrona, Diego Ardissino, Piera A. Merlini, Alessandra Spinola, Federico Chiodo, Antonio Pezzano

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• • ·Effect of left ventricular function on the assessment of myocardial viability by technectium-99m sestamibi and correlation with positron emission tomography in patients with healed myocardial infarcts or stable angina pectoris, or both

    Page :1007-1013

    James A. Arrighi, Chin K. Ng, Holley M. Dey, Frans J.Th. Wackers, Robert Soufer

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• • ·Safety and results of dobutamine stress echocardiography in women versus men and in patients older and younger than 75 years of age

    Page :1014-1020

    Junko Hiro, Takafumi Hiro, Cheryl L. Reid, Ramin Ebrahimi, Masunori Matsuzaki, Julius M. Gardin

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• • ·Acute effects of conjugated estrogens on coronary blood flow response to acetylcholine in men

    Page :1021-1024

    Roger S. Blumenthal, Alan W. Heldman, Jeffrey A. Brinker, Jon R. Resar, Vicki J. CoombS, Sean T. Gloth, Gary Gerstenblith, Steven E. Reis

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• • ·Skeletal muscle endurance training improves peripheral oxidative capacity, exercise tolerance, and health-related quality of life in women with chronic congestive heart failure secondary to either ischemic cardiomyopathy or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

    Page :1025-1029

    Raija Tyni-Lenné, Allan Gordon, Eva Jansson, Georgina Bermann, Christer Sylvén

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• • ·Role of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in predicting embolic events in patients with active infective endocarditis involving native cardiac valves

    Page :1030-1034

    Stefano De Castro, Giuseppina Magni, Sergio Beni, Domenico Cartoni, Marco Fiorelli, Mario Venditti, Steven L. Schwartz, Francesco Fedele, Natesa G. Pandian

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• • ·Relation of systemic arterial pulse pressure to coronary atherosclerosis in patients with mitral stenosis

    Page :1035-1039

    Lee Tsung-Ming, Lin Yueh-Juh, Su Sheng-Fang, Chien Kuo-Liong, Chen Ming-Fong, Liau Chiau-Suong, Lee Yuan-Teh

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• • ·Identification of mitochondrial antigens recognized by antibodies in sera of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and protein sequencing

    Page :1040-1045

    Karin Pohlner, Irene Portig, Sabine Pankuweit, Friedrich Lottspeich, Bernhard Maisch

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• • ·Morphologic spectrum of primary restrictive cardiomyopathy

    Page :1046-1050

    Annalisa Angelini, Vittorio Calzolari, Gaetano Thiene, Giovanni M. Boffa, Marialuisa Valente, Luciano Daliento, Cristina Basso, Fiorella Calabrese, Renato Razzolini, Ugolino Livi, Raffaello Chioin

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• • ·Angiographic and morphologic features of the left ventricle in Ebstein's malformation

    Page :1051-1059

    Luciano Daliento, Annalisa Angelini, Siew Yen Ho, Carla Frescura, Pietro Turrini, Maria Cristina Baratella, Gaetano Thiene, Robert H. Anderson

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• • ·Comparison of three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of volume, mass, and function in children with functionally single left ventricles with two-dimensional echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging

    Page :1060-1065

    Karen Altmann, Zhanqing Shen, Lawrence M. Boxt, Donald L. King, Welton M. Gersony, Lindsey D. Allan, Howard D. Apfel

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• • ·Frequency of deep vein thrombosis in patients with patent foramen ovale and ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack

    Page :1066-1069

    Harald Lethen, Frank A. Flachskampf, Rolf Schneider, Ulrich Sliwka, Gerlinde Köhn, Johannes Noth, Peter Hanrath

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• • ·Role of nitric oxide in the vasodilator response to mental stress in normal subjects

    Page :1070-1074

    Carmine Cardillo, Crescence M. Kilcoyne, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Richard O. Cannon, Julio A. Panza

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• • ·Comparison of peak serum C-reactive protein and hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with alteplase and streptokinase

    Page :1075-1077

    Kari Pietilä, Wim T. Hermens, Aimo Harmoinen, Taco Baardman, Amos Pasternack, Eric J. Topol, Maarten L. Simoons

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• • ·Clinical and angiographic implications of balloon rupture during coronary stenting

    Page :1077-1080

    Fernando Alfonso, María J. Pérez-Vizcayno, Rosana Hernández, Javier Goicolea, Antonio Fernández-Ortíz, Camino Bañuelos, Carlos Macaya

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• • ·Relation of absence of ST reelevation immediately after reperfusion and success of reperfusion with myocardial salvage

    Page :1080-1083

    Masami Kosuge, Kazuo Kimura, Toshiyuki Ishikawa, Naomitsu Kuji, Osamu Tochikubo, Masao Ishii

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• • ·Early ambulation after coronary angioplasty and stenting with six French guiding catheters and low-dose heparin

    Page :1084-1086

    Karel T. Koch, Jan J. Piek, Robbert J. De Winter, Karla Mulder, George K. David, Kong I. Lie

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• • ·Repeat coronary angiography in patients with chest pain and previously normal coronary angiogram

    Page :1086-1087

    William R. Pitts, Richard A. Lange, Joaquin E. Cigarroa, L.David Hillis

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• • ·Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Vascular Effects of Norvasc Trial (PREVENT)

    Page :1087-1090

    Robert P. Byington, Michael E. Miller, David Herrington, Ward Riley, Bertram Pitt, Curt D. Furberg, Donald B. Hunninghake, G.B.John Mancini

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• • ·Clinical improvement after atrioventricular nodal ablation for atrial fibrillation does not correlate with improved ejection fraction

    Page :1090-1091

    Christopher S. Brown, Roger M. Mills, Jamie Beth Conti, Anne B. Curtis

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• • ·Effects of chronic vasodilator therapy to enhance susceptibility to vasovagal syncope during upright tilt testing

    Page :1092-1094

    Germano Gaggioli, Nicola Bottoni, Roberto Mureddu, Giovanni Foglia-Manzillo, Giosuè Mascioli, Paolo Bartoli, Giacomo Musso, Carlo Menozzi, Michele Brignole

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• • ·Accuracy of an automatic and patient-triggered long-term solid memory ambulatory cardiac event recorder

    Page :1095-1098

    Frédéric Roche, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Vincent Pichot, Frédéric Costes, Karl Isaaz, Chantal Ferron, Christian Roche, André Geyssant, Jean-René Lacour, Jean-Claude Barthélémy

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• • ·Effect of biphasic waveforms on transvenous defibrillation thresholds in patients with coronary artery disease

    Page :1098-1100

    Mary R. Olsovsky, Denice M. Hodgson, Stephen R. Shorofsky, Neal G. Kavesh, Michael R. Gold

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• • ·Long-term carvedilol therapy increases parasympathetic nervous system activity in chronic congestive heart failure

    Page :1101-1104

    Rochelle L. Goldsmith, J.Thomas Bigger, Daniel M. Bloomfield, Henry Krum, Richard C. Steinman, Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein, Milton Packer

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• • ·Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac involvement in systemic AL amyloidosis in relation to whole body amyloid load measured by serum amyloid P component (SAP) clearance

    Page :1104-1108

    Gerald J. Clesham, David M. Vigushin, Philip N. Hawkins, Mark B. Pepys, Celia M. Oakley, Petros Nihoyannopoulos

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• • ·Usefulness of transesophageal imaging of flow convergence region in the operating room for evaluating isolated patent ductus arteriosus

    Page :1108-1112

    Takahiro Shiota, Ryozo Omoto, Adnan Cobanoglu, Shunei Kyo, Mary J. Rice, Satinder K. Sandhu, L.Scott Smith, David J. Sahn

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• • ·Acute pulmonary toxicity in an infant from intravenous amiodarone

    Page :1113-1116

    Curt J. Daniels, Deborah A. Schutte, Sue Hammond, Wayne H. Franklin

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• • ·Floating in fat: Fat kids and fat adults

    Page :1117-1119

    William Clifford Roberts

    
• • ·A misplaced decimal of digitalis dose and Tiny Jose Eric Martinez dies

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    Howard B. Burchell

    
• • ·Enalapril, aspirin interaction

    Page :1122

    Andrew J.S. Coals

    
• • ·What is a stent and where can you get one?

    Page :1122

    Ulrich Sigwart

    
• • ·The Inverse Nehb J Lead

    Page :1122-1123

    M.H. Ellestad

    
• • ·Quantification of vascular collagen in atherectomy specimens

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    M.Asad Karim

    
• • ·Daniel Kalmanson (1927–1996)

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    Colette Veyrat