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• • ·Gender differences in the relation between ST-T-wave abnormalities at baseline electrocardiogram and stress myocardial perfusion abnormalities in patients with suspected coronary artery disease

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    Abdou Elhendy, Ron T van Domburg, Jeroen J Bax, Jos R.T.C Roelandt

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• • ·Comparison of insulin response to intravenous glucose in healed myocardial infarction, in “cooled-off” unstable and stable angina pectoris, and in healthy subjects

    Page :870-875

    Felicita Andreotti, Alessandro Sciahbasi, Andrea De Gaetano, Giuseppe Benedetti, Geltrude Mingrone, Aldo Virgilio Greco, Attilio Maseri

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• • ·Comparison of clinical and genetic variables of cardiac events associated with loud noise versus swimming among subjects with the long QT syndrome

    Page :876-879

    Arthur J Moss, Jennifer L Robinson, Laura Gessman, Robert Gillespie, Wojciech Zareba, Peter J Schwartz, G.Michael Vincent, Jesaia Benhorin, Emanuela Locati Heilbron, Jeffrey A Towbin, Silvia G Priori, Carlo Napolitano, Li Zhang, Aharon Medina, Mark L Andrews, Katherine Timothy

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• • ·Regional endocardial mapping of spontaneous and induced atrial fibrillation in patients with heart disease and refractory atrial fibrillation

    Page :880-889

    Sanjeev Saksena, Atul Prakash, Ryszard B Krol, Amit Shankar

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• • ·Relation of maximum blood pressure during exercise and regular physical activity in normotensive men with left ventricular mass and hypertrophy

    Page :890-893

    Luis Molina, Roberto Elosua, Jaume Marrugat, Silvia Pons, the MARATHOM Investigators∗MARATHOM Investigators participating in this study: Andreu Arquer, María-Isabel Covas, Roberto Elosua, Jaume Marrugat, Silvia Martín, Luis Molina, Silvia Pons, and Juan Rubiés-Prat. ∗

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• • ·Tolerability of extended duration intravenous milrinone in patients hospitalized for advanced heart failure and the usefulness of uptitration of oral angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

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    Sherry K Milfred-LaForest, Joanne Shubert, Bernardo Mendoza, Isabella Flores, Howard J Eisen, Ileana L Piña

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• • ·Association between hemodynamic impairment and cheyne-stokes respiration and periodic breathing in chronic stable congestive heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

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    Andrea Mortara, Peter Sleight, Gian Domenico Pinna, Roberto Maestri, Soccorso Capomolla, Oreste Febo, Maria Teresa La Rovere, Franco Cobelli

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• • ·Exaggerated initial response to warfarin following heart valve replacement

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    Walter Ageno, Alexander G.G Turpie

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• • ·Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism influences degree of left ventricular hypertrophy and its regression in patients undergoing operation for aortic stenosis

    Page :909-913

    Göran Dellgren, Maria J Eriksson, Irina Blange, Lars-Åke Brodin, Kjell Rådegran, Christer Sylvén

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• • ·Immediate effect of aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis on left ventricular diastolic chamber stiffness

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    Patrice A McKenney, Carl S Apstein, Lisa A Mendes, Gilbert P Connelly, Gabriel S Aldea, Richard J Shemin, Ravin Davidoff

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• • ·Minimally invasive direct access for repair of atrial septal defect in adults

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    John G Byrne, David H Adams, Michael E Mitchell, Lawrence H Cohn

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• • ·Discussion

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• • ·Effect of prehospital thrombolysis on aborting acute myocardial infarction

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    Evert J.P Lamfers, Ton E.H Hooghoudt, Astrid Uppelschoten, Pieter W.J Stolwijk, Freek W.A Verheugt

    
• • ·Frequency of silent myocardial ischemia following coronary stenting

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    Sekar Kathiresan, Mark K Jordan, Giorgio Gimelli, Julio Lopez-Cuellar, Nassar Madhi, Ik-Kyung Jang

    
• • ·Prevalence of coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke, peripheral arterial disease, and coronary revascularization in older African-Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Whites, Men, and Women

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    Jose Ness, Wilbert S Aronow

    
• • ·Effects of fluvastatin on prothrombotic and fibrinolytic factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Page :934-937

    Kathryn C.B Tan, Edward D Janus, Karen S.L Lam

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• • ·Transcranial Doppler evaluation of microembolism immediately after direct-current cardioversion for atrial fibrillation in anticoagulated patients

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    Richard Kay, Hau Kwong Chung, Ka Sing Wong, Huan Li, Agatha Wong, Kam Sang Woo, John Sanderson

    
• • ·Long-term hemodynamic responses to vasodilator therapy in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction

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    Roger M Mills, Michael S Cunningham

     
• • ·Tailored therapy using dobutamine and nitroglycerin in advanced heart failure

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    Mark H Drazner, Michael A Solomon, Brenda Thompson, Clyde W Yancy

    
• • ·Role of sinus wall compliance in aortic leaflet function

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    Francis Robicsek, Mano J Thubrikar

     
• • ·Usefulness of antimyosin antibody imaging for the detection of active rheumatic myocarditis

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    Jagat Narula, Arun Malhotra, Tsunehiro Yasuda, Kewal K. Talwar, K.Srinath Reddy, Prem Chopra, James F. Southern, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Rajendra Tandon, Madan L. Bhatia, Ban-An Khaw, H.William Strauss

     
• • ·Pneumatic external counterpulsation: a new noninvasive method to improve organ perfusion

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    Dierk Werner, Manfred Schneider, Mathias Weise, Barbara Nonnast-Daniel, Werner G Daniel

     
• • ·Comparison of nitroglycerin lingual spray and sublingual tablet on time of onset and duration of brachial artery vasodilation in normal subjects

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    Anique Ducharme, Jocelyn Dupuis, Serge McNicoll, François Harel, Jean-Claude Tardif

     
• • ·Weight loss of 146 kg with diet and reversal of severe congestive heart failure in a young, morbidly obese patient

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    Michel Zuber, Thomas Kaeslin, Thomas Studer, Paul Erne