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• • ·Comparison of Maximum Versus Submaximum Exercise Testing in Providing Prognostic Information After Acute Myocardial Infarction and/or Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

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    Luc Vanhees, Dirk Schepers, Robert Fagard

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• • ·Usefulness of the Addition of Heart Rate Variability to Holter Monitoring in Predicting In-Hospital Cardiac Events in Patients With Unstable Angina Pectoris

    Page :263-267

    Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Patrizia Pedrotti, Antonio Giuseppe Rebuzzi, Vincenzo Pasceri, Gaetano Quaranta, Attilio Maseri

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• • ·Impact of Acute Propranolol Administration on Dobutamine-Induced Myocardial Ischemia as Evaluated by Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Echocardiography

    Page :268-272

    Adel R Shehata, Linda D Gillam, Victor A Mascitelli, Steven D Herman, Alan W Ahlberg, Michael P White, Chunguang Chen, David D Waters, Gary V Heller

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• • ·Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Without Previous Myocardial Infarction

    Page :273-277

    Juha Hartikainen, Juha Mustonen, Jyrki Kuikka, Esko Vanninen, Raimo Kettunen

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• • ·Effects of Fluvastatin on Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Mild to Moderate Cholesterol Elevations (Lipoprotein and Coronary Atherosclerosis Study [LCAS])

    Page :278-286

    LCAS Investigators11A list of the LCAS investigators and their affiliations appear in the Appendix., J.Alan Herd, Christie M. Ballantyne, John A. Farmer, James J. Ferguson, Peter H. Jones, M.Stewart West, K.Lance Gould, Antonio M. Gotto

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• • ·Design & Rationale of the Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (AFCAPS/TexCAPS)

    Page :287-293

    John R Downs, Polly A Beere, Edwin Whitney, Michael Clearfield, Stephen Weis, Jeffrey Rochen, Evan A Stein, Deborah R Shapiro, Alexandra Langendorfer, Antonio M Gotto

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• • ·Systolic and Diastolic Effects of Variable Atrioventricular Delay in Patients With Complete Heart Block and Normal Ventricular Function

    Page :294-298

    Fabio M. Leonelli, Ke Wang, Mona Youssef, Rosetta Hall, Dayna Brown

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• • ·Clinical and Socioeconomic Profile of Patients With Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias in 1993 to 1995

    Page :299-301

    AVID Investigators, Michael J Domanski, Sanjeev Saksena, George Wyse, Al Hallstrom, Eleanor B Schron, Anil Nanda, Anita Nanda, Steven Kutalek

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• • ·Differing Effects of Age on Heart Rate Variability in Men and Women

    Page :302-305

    Phyllis K Stein, Robert E Kleiger, Jeffrey N Rottman

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• • ·Doppler Echocardiographic Assessment of Progression of Aortic Regurgitation

    Page :306-314

    Luis R Padial, Alvaro Oliver, Maria Vivaldi, Alex Sagie, Nelmacy Freitas, Arthur E Weyman, Robert A Levine

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• • ·Role of Right Ventricular and Pulmonary Functional Abnormalities in Limiting Exercise Capacity in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

    Page :315-322

    Vera H Rigolin, Jennifer S Li, Michael W Hanson, Martin J Sullivan, Paul A Robiolio, Steven E Hearne, William A Baker, J.Kevin Harrison, Thomas M Bashore

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• • ·Development and Validation of a Noninvasive Method to Determine Arterial Pressure and Vascular Compliance

    Page :323-330

    Todd J. Brinton, Bruno Cotter, Mala T. Kailasam, David L. Brown, Shiu-Shin Chio, Daniel T. O’Connor, Anthony N. DeMaria

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• • ·Effect of Supplemental Oral l-Arginine on Exercise Capacity in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris

    Page :331-333

    Leszek Ceremu?y?ski, Tomasz Chamiec, Krystyna Herbaczy?ska-Cedro

     
• • ·Distinction Between Open and Occluded Infarct-Related Arteries Using Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Page :334-336

    Paul Dendale, Philippe R Franken, Monika Meusel, Rob van der Geest, Albert de Roos

     
• • ·Circadian Variation in the Onset of Acute Pulmonary Edema and Associated Acute Myocardial Infarction in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients

    Page :336-338

    Stephen Fava, Joseph Azzopardi

    
• • ·Cardiologists’ Perception of Risk of Coronary Revascularization Procedures

    Page :338-341

    Paul T Vaitkus, William T Witmer, Chituru Adele

    
• • ·Lack of Arrhythmogenicity with ST-Segment Elevation During High-Dose of Dobutamine Atropine Stress in Patients With Documented or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

    Page :341-343

    with the technical assistance of Ken DeMasters, PA, Masoor Kamalesh, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Chittur A Sivaram, Udho Thadani, Lin Price

    
• • ·Blood Pressure Responses to Mental Stress in Emotionally Defensive Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

    Page :343-346

    Paul Grossman, Lana L Watkins, Heather Ristuccia, Frank H Wilhelm

     
• • ·Effectiveness of Atorvastatin for Reducing Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to National Cholesterol Education Program Treatment Goals

    Page :347-348

    Michael H Davidson, James W Naworcki, Stuart R Weiss, Sherwyn L Schwartz, Paul-J Lupien, Peter H Jones, Harry E Haber, Donald M Black

    
• • ·Changes in Serum Lipids When Fluvastatin is Substituted for Lovastatin in the Same Doses

    Page :348-349

    Joseph P Rindone, Greg Arriola, Debra Hiller, Rolando Achacoso

    
• • ·Inverse Relation Between Height and Cardiovascular Mortality in Men During 30-Year Follow-Up

    Page :349-350

    Timo E Strandberg

    
• • ·Systolic Blood Pressure at Rest, Not the Degree of Beta Blockade, Predicts the Result of Follow-Up Tilt-Table Testing for Vasovagal Syncope

    Page :351-353

    William R Lewis, Mark D Carlson

     
• • ·Active Compression Cardioversion for Refractory Atrial Fibrillation

    Page :354-355

    Todd J. Cohen, Bassiema Ibrahim, Donna Denier, Abdul Haji, Weilun Quan

    
• • ·Long-Term Clinical Experience With a Steroid-Eluting Active Fixation Ventricular Electrode in Children

    Page :355-358

    Alpay Çeliker, Dursun Alehan, Ali Oto, ?encan Özme

     
• • ·Persistence of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Antibodies After One Year in Children Receiving Cryopreserved Valved Allografts

    Page :358-359

    Robert E Shaddy, Dixie D Thompson, Karen A Osborne, John A Hawkins, Thomas C Fuller

    
• • ·Right Ventricular Function in Patients Treated With Inhaled Nitric Oxide After Cardiac Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns and Children

    Page :360-363

    Ingram Schulze-Neick, Moritz Bültmann, Heinrich Werner, Andreas Gamillscheg, Michael Vogel, Felix Berger, Rolf Rossaint, Roland Hetzer, Peter E. Lange

     
• • ·Effects of Renal Artery Stent Implantation in Patients With Renovascular Hypertension Presenting With Unstable Angina or Congestive Heart Failure

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    Sandeep Khosla, Christopher J. White, Tyrone J. Collins, J.Stephen Jenkins, Dinesh Shaw, Stephen R. Ramee

     
• • ·A Novel Approach to Pediatric Intraaortic Balloon Pump Timing Using M-Mode Echocardiography

    Page :367-369

    L.LuAnn Minich, Lloyd Y Tani, Edwin C McGough, Robert E Shaddy, John A Hawkins

     
• • ·Usefulness of Atrial Septostomy as a Treatment for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and Guidelines for its Application

    Page :369-371

    Stuart Rich, Emad Dodin, Vallerie V. McLaughlin

    
• • ·Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Assessment of Aortic Graft Dehiscence

    Page :372-376

    Raj S Ballal, Robert P Gatewood, Navin C Nanda, Rajat S Sanyal, James K Kirklin, Albert D Pacifico

     
• • ·Relation Between Patent Foramen Ovale and Perfusion Abnormalities in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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    Rachel L. Miller, Sam Das, Thiruvengadam Anandarangam, David W. Leibowitz, Philip O. Alderson, Byron Thomashow, Shunichi Homma

    
• • ·Lack of Detection of Myocardial Injury During Competitive Races of 100 Miles Lasting 18 to 30 Hours

    Page :379-380

    Lawrence Laslett, Elliott Eisenbud

    
• • ·Cardiovascular Screening and Emergency Procedures at Health Clubs and Fitness Centers

    Page :380-383

    Kyle J. McInnis, Satoko Hayakawa, Gary J. Balady

     
• • ·Comparison of Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Doppler Echocardiography for Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function

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    Anne M Kudelka, David A Turner, Philip R Liebson, James E Macioch, Jin Zhao Wang, John T Barron

     
• • ·Impact of Metoprolol on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and Contractility in Normal Subjects During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography

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    Pamela A Marcovitz, William F Armstrong

    
• • ·Histopathology of Restenosis After Stenting of Narrowed Coronary Arteries After Cardiac Transplantation During the Teenage Years

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    Malcolm T. Foster, James B. Atkinson, Tiong-Keat Yeoh, Tim A. Fischell