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Curriculum in Cardiology
Management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Comparison of the updated guidelines from North America and Europe Deepak Thomas, Robert P. Giugliano pages 695-705 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (412 KB)
Magnitude and consequences of missing the acute infarct-related circumflex artery, 25 September 2009 Amar Krishnaswamy, A. Michael Lincoff, Venu Menon pages 706-712 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (715 KB)
Trial Design
Design and rationale of the WOEST trial: What is the Optimal antiplatElet and anticoagulant therapy in patients with oral anticoagulation and coronary StenTing (WOEST) Willem Dewilde, Jurriën Ten Berg pages 713-718 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (474 KB)
Rationale and design of the Duke Electrophysiology Genetic and Genomic Studies (EPGEN) biorepository Jason I. Koontz, Daniel Haithcock, Valerie Cumbea, Anthony Waldron, Kristie Stricker, Amy Hughes, Kent Nilsson, Albert Sun, Jonathan P. Piccini, William E. Kraus, Geoffrey S. Pitt, Svati H. Shah, Patrick Hranitzky pages 719-725 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (347 KB)
Design and rationale of the Evaluation of M118 IN pErcutaNeous Coronary intErvention (EMINENCE) trial, 01 October 2009 Chiara Melloni, Ian Fier, James Roach, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Samuel Broderick, Kristina Sigmon, Shelley Myles, Richard C. Becker, Sunil V. Rao, on behalf of the EMINENCE Investigators pages 726-733 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (434 KB)
High-intensity interval training may reduce in-stent restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the relationship to endothelial function and inflammation Peter S. Munk, Eva M. Staal, Noreen Butt, Kjetil Isaksen, Alf I. Larsen pages 734-741 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (402 KB)
Clinical Investigations
Acute Ischemic Heart Disease
Reporting and representation of race/ethnicity in published randomized trials, 30 September 2009 Jeffrey S. Berger, Chiara Melloni, Tracy Y. Wang, Rowena J. Dolor, Camille G. Frazier, Zainab Samad, Eric D. Peterson, Daniel B. Mark, L. Kristin Newby pages 742-747 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (235 KB)
Comparative trends in guidelines adherence among patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes treated with invasive versus conservative management strategies: Results from the CRUSADE quality improvement initiative Ezra A. Amsterdam, Eric D. Peterson, Fang-Shu Ou, L. Kristin Newby, Charles V. Pollack, W. Brian Gibler, E. Magnus Ohman, Matthew T. Roe pages 748-754.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (262 KB)
Contribution of angiographic and electrocardiographic parameters of reperfusion to prediction of mortality and morbidity after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction trial, 05 October 2009 Sorin J. Brener, Cynthia M. Westerhout, Yuling Fu, Thomas G. Todaro, David J. Moliterno, Galen S. Wagner, Christopher B. Granger, Paul W. Armstrong, for the APEX-AMI Investigators pages 755-760 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (279 KB)
Intake of total trans, trans-18:1, and trans-18:2 fatty acids and risk of sudden cardiac death in women, 23 September 2009 Stephanie E. Chiuve, Eric B. Rimm, JoAnn E. Manson, William Whang, Dariush Mozaffarian, Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett, Christine M. Albert pages 761-767 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (145 KB)
Congestive Heart Failure
Addition of inspiratory muscle training to aerobic training improves cardiorespiratory responses to exercise in patients with heart failure and inspiratory muscle weakness, 05 October 2009 Eliane R. Winkelmann, Gaspar R. Chiappa, Camila O.C. Lima, Paulo R.N. Viecili, Ricardo Stein, Jorge P. Ribeiro pages 768.e1-768.e7 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (201 KB)
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic versus non-ischemic heart failure: Differential effect of optimizing interventricular pacing interval Nina Ajmone Marsan, Gabe B. Bleeker, Rutger J. Van Bommel, Jan Willem Borleffs, Matteo Bertini, Eduard R. Holman, Ernst E. van der Wall, Martin J. Schalij, Jeroen J. Bax pages 769-776 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (519 KB)
Prognostic value of B-type natriuretic peptide for cardiovascular events independent of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure Robert Kevin Rogers, Heidi T. May, Jeffrey L. Anderson, J. Brent Muhlestein pages 777-783 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (227 KB)
Diabetes and Metabolism
The relation between platelet reactivity and glycemic control in diabetic patients with cardiovascular disease on maintenance aspirin and clopidogrel therapy Anand Singla, Mark J. Antonino, Kevin P. Bliden, Udaya S. Tantry, Paul A. Gurbel pages 784.e1-784.e6 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (449 KB)
Electrophysiology
Does intensity of rate control influence outcome in persistent atrial fibrillation? Data of the RACE study Hessel F. Groenveld, Harry J.G.M. Crijns, Michiel Rienstra, Maarten P. Van den Berg, Dirk J. Van Veldhuisen, Isabelle C. Van Gelder, for the RACE investigators pages 785-791 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (195 KB)
Patterns of management of atrial fibrillation complicating coronary artery bypass grafting: Results from the PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection IV (PREVENT-IV) Trial Sana M. Al-Khatib, Gail Hafley, Robert A. Harrington, Michael J. Mack, Thomas Bruce Ferguson, Eric D. Peterson, Robert M. Califf, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, John H. Alexander pages 792-798 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
Genetics
Histologic characterization of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with and without myofilament mutations, 05 October 2009 Christopher J. McLeod, J. Martijn Bos, Jeanne L. Theis, William D. Edwards, Bernard J. Gersh, Steve R. Ommen, Michael J. Ackerman pages 799-805 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (187 KB)
Interventional Cardiology
Prognostic significance and magnetic resonance imaging findings in aborted myocardial infarction after primary angioplasty Ingo Eitel, Steffen Desch, Mahdi Sareban, Georg Fuernau, Matthias Gutberlet, Gerhard Schuler, Holger Thiele pages 806-813 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (497 KB)
Transradial versus transfemoral percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction: Systematic overview and meta-analysis András Vorobcsuk, Attila Kónyi, Dániel Aradi, Iván G. Horváth, Imre Ungi, Yves Louvard, András Komócsi pages 814-821 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (404 KB)
Nephrotoxicity of iodixanol versus iopamidol in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary angiographic procedures Warren Laskey, Peter Aspelin, Charles Davidson, Michael Rudnick, Pierre Aubry, Sreenivas Kumar, Frank Gietzen, Marcus Wiemer, on behalf of the DXV405 Study Group pages 822-828.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (380 KB)
Achieving routine sub 30 minute door-to-balloon times in a high volume 24/7 primary angioplasty center with autonomous ambulance diagnosis and immediate catheter laboratory access Miles Dalby, Rajesh Kharbanda, Gopal Ghimire, Jon Spiro, Phil Moore, Michael Roughton, Rebecca Lane, Mohammad Al-Obaidi, Molly Teoh, Elizabeth Hutchison, Mark Whitbread, David Fountain, Richard Grocott-Mason, Andrew Mitchell, Mark Mason, Charles Ilsley pages 829-835 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (261 KB)
Imaging and Diagnostic Testing
Incremental value of 2-dimensional speckle tracking strain imaging to wall motion analysis for detection of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography, 05 October 2009 Arnold C.T. Ng, Marta Sitges, Phuong N. Pham, Da T. Tran, Victoria Delgado, Matteo Bertini, Gaetano Nucifora, Jane Vidaic, Christine Allman, Eduard R. Holman, Jeroen J. Bax, Dominic Y. Leung pages 836-844 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (496 KB)
Prevention and Rehabilitation
Additional prognostic value of physical examination, exercise testing, and arterial ultrasonography for coronary risk assessment in primary prevention, 25 September 2009 Maxime Cournot, Dorota Taraszkiewicz, Jean-Pierre Cambou, Michel Galinier, Henri Boccalon, Hélène Hanaire-Broutin, Bernard Chamontin, Didier Carrié, Jean Ferrières pages 845-851 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (404 KB)
Barriers to participation in cardiac rehabilitation, 30 September 2009 Shannon M. Dunlay, Brandi J. Witt, Thomas G. Allison, Sharonne N. Hayes, Susan A. Weston, Ellen Koepsell, Véronique L. Roger pages 852-859 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (284 KB)
Low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment in dyslipidemic women: The Lipid Treatment Assessment Project (L-TAP) 2 Raul D. Santos, David D. Waters, Lisa Tarasenko, Michael Messig, J. Wouter Jukema, Jean Ferrières, Juan Verdejo, Cheng-Wen Chiang, on behalf of the L-TAP 2 Investigators pages 860-866 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (391 KB)
Surgery
Self-reported anxiety and the risk of clinical events and atherosclerotic progression among patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG), 25 September 2009 Joshua I. Rosenbloom, Gregory A. Wellenius, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Murray A. Mittleman pages 867-873 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease
Mortality associated with adult congenital heart disease: Trends in the US population from 1979 to 2005 Priya Pillutla, Kanaka D. Shetty, Elyse Foster pages 874-879 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (591 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Atrial fibrillation and quality of life Radhakrishnan Ramaraj page e61 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Response to, "Atrial fibrillation and quality of life" Kirsten E. Fleischmann, Gervasio A. Lamas, Carol M. Mangione, Lee Goldman page e63 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Frontmatter
Table of Contents pages A1-A4 Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Editorial Board page A5 Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Information for Readers page A6 Full-Text PDF (34 KB)
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