American Heart Journal

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Does chronic mitral regurgitation influence Doppler pressure half-time–derived calculation of the mitral valve area in patients with mitral stenosis?

Jagdish C. Mohan, Samanjoy Mukherjee, Ashish Kumar, Ramesh Arora, Ayan R. Patel, Natesa G. Pandian

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2004

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english

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Evaluation of a scoring scheme, including proinsulin and the apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio, for the risk of acute coronary events in middle-aged men: Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM)

Kristina Dunder, Lars Lind, Björn Zethelius, Lars Berglund, Hans Lithell

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Adjunctive effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment after thrombolysis on left ventricular function in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Milica Dekleva, Aleksandar Neskovic, Alja Vlahovic, Biljana Putnikovic, Branko Beleslin, Miodrag Ostojic

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Safety of elective—including “high risk”—percutaneous coronary interventions without on-site cardiac surgery

Edgardo Zavala-Alarcon, Felipe Cecena, Rajiv Ashar, Rajul Patel, Scott Van Poppel, Richard Carlson

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Tissue Doppler imaging in patients with moderate to severe aortic valve stenosis: Clinical usefulness and diagnostic accuracy

Christian Bruch, Joerg Stypmann, Matthias Grude, Rainer Gradaus, Günter Breithardt, Thomas Wichter

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Time trends in the use of β-blockers and other pharmacotherapies in older adults with congestive heart failure

Nicholas L. Smith, Jeannie D. Chan, Thomas D. Rea, Kerri L. Wiggins, John S. Gottdiener, Thomas Lumley, Bruce M. Psaty

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Impact of preoperative intravenous nitroglycerin on in-hospital outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting for unstable angina

Imtiaz S. Ali, Karen J. Buth, Andrew Maitland

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Effects of statin treatment on uric acid homeostasis in patients with primary hyperlipidemia

Haralampos J. Milionis, Anna I. Kakafika, Sofia G. Tsouli, Vasilios G. Athyros, Eleni T. Bairaktari, Konstantinos I. Seferiadis, Moses S. Elisaf

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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β-blocker therapy for heart failure outside the clinical trial setting: Findings of a community-based registry

Joseph A. Franciosa, Barry M. Massie, Mary Ann Lukas, Jeanenne J. Nelson, Sandra Lottes, William T. Abraham, Michael Fowler, Edward M. Gilbert, Barry Greenberg

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Are high doses of intracoronary adenosine an alternative to standard intravenous adenosine for the assessment of fractional flow reserve?

Gianni Casella, Marcus Leibig, Thomas M. Schiele, Reiner Schrepf, Victoria Seelig, Hans-Ulrich Stempfle, Petra Erdin, Johannes Rieber, Andreas König, Uwe Siebert, Volker Klauss

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Are exercise stress tests appropriate for assessing myocardial ischemia in patients with major depressive disorder?

Kim L. Lavoie, Richard P. Fleet, Francois Lespérance, André Arsenault, Catherine Laurin, Nancy Frasure-Smith, Simon L. Bacon

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Outcome of ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis in the unselected population is vastly different from samples of eligible patients in a large-scale clinical trial

Erik Björklund, Bertil Lindahl, Ulf Stenestrand, Eva Swahn, Mikael Dellborg, Kenneth Pehrsson, Frans Van De Werf, Lars Wallentin

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Retrospective evaluation of a pharmacokinetic program for adjusting enoxaparin in renal impairment

Michael W. Kruse, Jeremy J. Lee

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Peripheral vascular endothelial function testing for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Zoltan Jambrik, Lucia Venneri, Albert Varga, Fausto Rigo, Adrian Borges, Eugenio Picano

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Surrogate end points for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Steven M. Kawut, Harold I. Palevsky

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia pneumoniae as predictors for adverse events and angina pectoris after percutaneous coronary intervention

Braim M. Rahel, Frank L.J. Visseren, Maarten-Jan Suttorp, Thijs H.W. Plokker, Johannes C. Kelder, Bartelt M. de Jongh, Rob J.A. Diepersloot, Roel P.A.J. Verkooyen, K.Paul Bouter

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Short alleles of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 protect against premature myocardial infarction

Vanessa Roldán, Rocío González-Conejero, Francisco Marín, Javier Pineda, Vicente Vicente, Javier Corral

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide predicts extent of coronary artery disease and ischemia in patients with stable angina pectoris

Michael Weber, Thorsten Dill, Roman Arnold, Matthias Rau, Okan Ekinci, Klaus D. Müller, Alexander Berkovitsch, Veselin Mitrovic, Christian Hamm

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Evidence for association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism (G894T) and inflammatory markers: The ATTICA study

Christine Chrysohoou, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Christos Pitsavos, Charalambos Antoniades, John Skoumas, Michael Brown, Christodoulos Stefanadis

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Serum B-type natriuretic peptide levels on admission predict not only short-term death but also angiographic success of procedure in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty

Marcin Grabowski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Karpinski, Dominik Wretowski, Adam Rdzanek, Zenon Huczek, Grzegorz J. Horszczaruk, Janusz Kochman, Robert Rudowski, Grzegorz Opolski

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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The association of left atrial size and occurrence of atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation

Ratika Parkash, Martin S. Green, Charles R. Kerr, Stuart J. Connolly, George J. Klein, Robert Sheldon, Mario Talajic, Paul Dorian, Karin H. Humphries

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Diagnostic value of serial measurement of cardiac markers in patients with chest pain: Limited value of adding myoglobin to troponin I for exclusion of myocardial infarction

Kai Marten Eggers, Jonas Oldgren, Anna Nordenskjöld, Bertil Lindahl

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Amiodarone versus sotalol for the treatment of atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery: The Reduction in Postoperative Cardiovascular Arrhythmic Events (REDUCE) trial

Aryan N. Mooss, Richard L. Wurdeman, Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, Kathleen A. Packard, Daniel E. Hilleman, Thomas L. Lenz, Karen S. Rovang, Joseph M. Arcidi, Syed M. Mohiuddin

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Racial differences in endothelial function in postmenopausal women

Laura R. Loehr, Mark A. Espeland, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Gregory L. Burke, John R. Crouse III, David M. Herrington

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Approach to the management of diabetic patients with heart failure: Role of thiazolidinediones

Gregg C. Fonarow

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American Heart Journal

Year:

2004

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english

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Randomized comparison of debulking followed by stenting versus stenting alone for ostial left anterior descending artery stenosis: Intravascular ultrasound guidance

Young-Hak Kim, Myeong-Ki Hong, Seung-Whan Lee, Cheol Whan Lee, Ki Hoon Han, Jae-Joong Kim, Seung-Wook Park, Gary S. Mintz, Seung-Jung Park

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Nicorandil improves cardiac function and clinical outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Role of inhibitory effect on reactive oxygen species formation

Hirotsugu Ono, Tomohiro Osanai, Hiroshi Ishizaka, Hiroyuki Hanada, Takaatsu Kamada, Hiroyuki Onodera, Norio Fujita, Shingo Sasaki, Toshiro Matsunaga, Ken Okumura

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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N-acetylcysteine reduces contrast-associated nephropathy but not clinical events during long-term follow-up

Steven E.S. Miner, Vladimir Dzavik, Phong Nguyen-Ho, Robert Richardson, Jan Mitchell, Deborah Atchison, Peter Seidelin, Paul Daly, John Ross, Peter R. McLaughlin, Douglas Ing, Peter Lewycky, Alan Baro

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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english

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Effects of graded-release diltiazem versus ramipril, dosed at bedtime, on early morning blood pressure, heart rate, and the rate-pressure product

William B. White, Yves Lacourciere, Theophilus Gana, Maria G. Pascual, David H. Smith, Kenneth S. Albert

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American Heart Journal

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2004

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Information for authors

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Volume 148; Issue 4

Does chronic mitral regurgitation influence Doppler pressure half-time–derived calculation of the mitral valve area in patients with mitral stenosis?

Evaluation of a scoring scheme, including proinsulin and the apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio, for the risk of acute coronary events in middle-aged men: Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM)

Adjunctive effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment after thrombolysis on left ventricular function in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Safety of elective—including “high risk”—percutaneous coronary interventions without on-site cardiac surgery

Tissue Doppler imaging in patients with moderate to severe aortic valve stenosis: Clinical usefulness and diagnostic accuracy

Time trends in the use of β-blockers and other pharmacotherapies in older adults with congestive heart failure

Impact of preoperative intravenous nitroglycerin on in-hospital outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting for unstable angina

Effects of statin treatment on uric acid homeostasis in patients with primary hyperlipidemia

β-blocker therapy for heart failure outside the clinical trial setting: Findings of a community-based registry

Are high doses of intracoronary adenosine an alternative to standard intravenous adenosine for the assessment of fractional flow reserve?

Are exercise stress tests appropriate for assessing myocardial ischemia in patients with major depressive disorder?

Outcome of ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis in the unselected population is vastly different from samples of eligible patients in a large-scale clinical trial

Retrospective evaluation of a pharmacokinetic program for adjusting enoxaparin in renal impairment

Peripheral vascular endothelial function testing for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Surrogate end points for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia pneumoniae as predictors for adverse events and angina pectoris after percutaneous coronary intervention

Short alleles of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 protect against premature myocardial infarction

N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide predicts extent of coronary artery disease and ischemia in patients with stable angina pectoris

Evidence for association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism (G894T) and inflammatory markers: The ATTICA study

Serum B-type natriuretic peptide levels on admission predict not only short-term death but also angiographic success of procedure in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty

The association of left atrial size and occurrence of atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation

Diagnostic value of serial measurement of cardiac markers in patients with chest pain: Limited value of adding myoglobin to troponin I for exclusion of myocardial infarction

Amiodarone versus sotalol for the treatment of atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery: The Reduction in Postoperative Cardiovascular Arrhythmic Events (REDUCE) trial

Racial differences in endothelial function in postmenopausal women

Approach to the management of diabetic patients with heart failure: Role of thiazolidinediones

Randomized comparison of debulking followed by stenting versus stenting alone for ostial left anterior descending artery stenosis: Intravascular ultrasound guidance

Nicorandil improves cardiac function and clinical outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Role of inhibitory effect on reactive oxygen species formation

N-acetylcysteine reduces contrast-associated nephropathy but not clinical events during long-term follow-up

Effects of graded-release diltiazem versus ramipril, dosed at bedtime, on early morning blood pressure, heart rate, and the rate-pressure product

On the move

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