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• • ·Effect of enalaprilat on nitric oxide activity in coronary artery disease

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    Abhiram Prasad, Syed Husain, Arshed A Quyyumi

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• • ·Safety of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction with atorvastatin versus simvastatin in a coronary heart disease population (the TARGET TANGIBLE Trial)

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    Winfried März, Helmut Wollschläger, Gernot Klein, Albrecht Neiß, Martin Wehling

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• • ·Usefulness in predicting coronary artery disease by ultrasonic evaluation of the carotid arteries in asymptomatic hypercholesterolemic patients with positive exercise stress tests

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    Philippe Giral, Eric Bruckert, François Dairou, Kamal Boubrit, Gérard Drobinski, John M Chapman, Isabel Beucler, Gérard Turpin

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• • ·Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation before primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty reduces catheterization laboratory events in high-risk patients with acute myocardial infarction

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    Bruce R Brodie, Thomas D Stuckey, Charles Hansen, Denise Muncy

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• • ·Noninvasive assessment of the infarct-related coronary artery blood flow velocity using phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging after coronary angioplasty

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    Alain P Furber, Franck Lethimonnier, Jean-Jacques Le Jeune, Philippe Balzer, Pierre Jallet, André Tadéi, Philippe Geslin

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• • ·Prediction of coronary heart disease mortality in blacks and whites: pooled data from two national cohorts

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    Youlian Liao, Daniel L McGee, Richard S Cooper

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• • ·Intravascular ultrasonic analysis of plaque characteristics associated with coronary artery remodeling

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    Neil J Weissman, Steven J Sheris, Ravi Chari, Farrell O Mendelsohn, William D Anderson, Jeffrey A Breall, Jean-Francois Tanguay, Daniel J Diver

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• • ·Usefulness of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic imaging for evaluating narrowing in the coronary arteries

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    Jiefen Yao, Meindert A Taams, Jaroslaw D Kasprzak, Pim J de Feijter, Folkert J ten Cate, Lex A Van Herwerden, Jos R.T.C Roelandt

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• • ·A controlled trial with a novel anti-ischemic agent, ranolazine, in chronic stable angina pectoris that is responsive to conventional antianginal agents

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    Carl J Pepine, Andrew A Wolff, on behalf of the Ranolazine Study Group

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• • ·Relation of minor cardiac troponin I elevation to late cardiac events after uncomplicated elective successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for angina pectoris

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    Jean-Pierre Bertinchant, Anne Polge, Bertrand Ledermann, Loı̈c Genet, Pascale Fabbro-Peray, Franck Raczka, Jérôme Brunet, Sophie Poirey, Olivier Wittenberg, Isabelle Pernel, Jacques Nigond

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• • ·Correlation of preoperative myocardial function, perfusion, and metabolism with postoperative function at rest and stress after bypass surgery in severe left ventricular dysfunction

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    Agnes Pasquet, M.John Williams, Maria-Anna Secknus, Charis Zuchowski, Bruce W Lytle, Thomas H Marwick

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• • ·Effect of estrogen on ventricular repolarization in menopausal patients with syndrome X and effects of nicorandil

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    Tsung-Ming Lee, Sheng-Fang Su, Yuan-Teh Lee, Chang-Her Tsai

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• • ·Comparison of acebutolol with and without hydrochlorothiazide versus carvedilol with and without hydrochlorothiazide in black patients with mild to moderate systemic hypertension

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    Ivo V Radevski, Sdravka P Valtchanova, Geoffrey P Candy, Elizabeth F Tshele, Pinchas Sareli

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• • ·Potentials and limitations of the valsalva maneuver as a method of differentiating between normal and pseudonormal left ventricular filling patterns

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    Anke A.M. Wijbenga, Arend Mosterd, Jarik D. Kasprzak, Jurgen M.R. Ligthart, Wim B. Vletter, Aggie H.M.M. Balk, Jos R.T.C. Roelandt

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• • ·Prognostic value of diastolic filling parameters derived using a novel image processing technique in patients ≥70 years of age with congestive heart failure

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    Michael W. Rich, Nathan O. Stitziel, Sándor J. Kovács

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• • ·Electrocardiographic criteria for predicting the culprit artery in inferior wall acute myocardial infarction

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    Abid R Assali, Itzhak Herz, Mordachai Vaturi, Yehuda Adler, Alejandro Solodky, Yochai Birnbaum, Samuel Sclarovsky

     
• • ·Effectiveness of coronary stent deployment without predilation

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    Itzhak Herz, Abid Assali, Alejandro Solodky, Nurit Shor, Avraham Pardes, Tuvia Ben-Gal, Yehuda Adler

     
• • ·Effects of troglitazone on frequency of coronary vasospastic-induced angina pectoris in patients with diabetes mellitus

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    Tatsuaki Murakami, Sumio Mizuno, Kazuo Ohsato, Ikuo Moriuchi, Yoshiyuki Arai, Yutaka Nio, Bunji Kaku, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Masateru Ohnaka

     
• • ·Frequency of lipid-lowering therapy after a coronary event in Helsinki, Finland

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    Timo E Strandberg, Hannu Vanhanen, Matti J Tikkanen

     
• • ·Coronary artery stent placement in patients with variant angina refractory to medical treatment

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    Achille Gaspardone, Fabrizio Tomai, Francesco Versaci, Anna S Ghini, Patrizio Polisca, Filippo Crea, Luigi Chiariello, Pier A Gioffrè

     
• • ·Circadian variation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originating from right ventricular outflow tract

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    Hideki Hayashi, Akira Fujiki, Masanao Tani, Masahiro Usui, Koichi Mizumaki, Mayumi Shimono, Hidehiko Nagasawa, Hiroshi Inoue

     
• • ·Septal Q waves in surface electrocardiographic lead V₆ exclude minimal ventricular preexcitation

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    Frank Bogun, Dietrich Kalusche, Yi-Gang Li, Sabine Auth-Eisernitz, Gerian Grönefeld, Stefan H Hohnloser

     
• • ·Effect of intravenous magnesium on heart rate and heart rate variability in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

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    Mats Frick, Jan Östergren, Mårten Rosenqvist

     
• • ·The potential costs of upcoding for heart failure in the United States

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    Bruce M Psaty, Robin Boineau, Lewis H Kuller, Russell V Luepker

    
• • ·Clinical, anatomic, and echocardiographic characteristics of aneurysms of the mitral valve

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    Isidre Vilacosta, José Alberto San Román, Cristina Sarriá, Elena Iturralde, Catherine Graupner, Elena Batlle, Vicente Peral, Paloma Aragoncillo, Walter Stoermann

     
• • ·Initial results and clinical follow-up after balloon angioplasty for native coarctation

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    Howard S Weber, Stephen E Cyran

     
• • ·Acute effects of DDD pacing in patients with pulmonary infundibular stenosis

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    Lazar Angelkov, Snežana Trajić, Zoran Popović, Ljiljana Jovović, Milovan Bojić, Aleksandar D Popović