Volume 149; Issue 5

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American Heart Journal
Volume 149; Issue 5

American Heart Journal

Volume 149; Issue 5

1

Data feedback and clinical process improvement in acute myocardial infarction

Huiling Zhang, Julia A. Alexander, Josiah Luttrell, Gerald T. O'Connor, Jennifer Daley, Martin Paris

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

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english

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2

Blood pressure variability and prognosis in uncomplicated mild hypertension

Sante D. Pierdomenico, Domenico Lapenna, Anna Bucci, Bianca M. Manente, Mariantonietta Mancini, Franco Cuccurullo, Andrea Mezzetti

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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3

A Doppler-derived index of combined left ventricular systolic and diastolic function is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in elderly men

Johan Ärnlöv, Lars Lind, Bertil Andrén, Ulf Risérus, Lars Berglund, Hans Lithell

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 168 KB

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4

Potential antiatherogenic and anti-inflammatory properties of sevelamer in maintenance hemodialysis patients

Emiliana Ferramosca, Steven Burke, Scott Chasan-Taber, Carlo Ratti, Glenn M. Chertow, Paolo Raggi

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 109 KB

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5

Impact of the application of the American College of Emergency Physicians recommendations for the admission of patients with syncope on a retrospectively studied population presenting to the emergency department

Ahmad A. Elesber, Wyatt W. Decker, Peter A. Smars, David O. Hodge, Win-Kuang Shen

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 110 KB

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6

Why do patients fail to receive β-blockers for chronic heart failure over time? A “real-world” single-center, 2-year follow-up experience of β-blocker therapy in patients with chronic heart failure

Anoop C. Parameswaran, W.H. Wilson Tang, Gary S. Francis, Ritesh Gupta, James B. Young

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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7

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction provoked during dobutamine stress echocardiography predicts future chest pain, syncope, and near syncope

Buddhadeb Dawn, Vidhu S. Paliwal, Syed T. Raza, Kourosh Mastali, Rita A. Longaker, Marcus F. Stoddard

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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8

Microalbuminuria: A strong predictor of 3-year adverse prognosis in nondiabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction

Spyridon Koulouris, Ioannis Lekatsas, Ilias Karabinos, Georgios Ioannidis, Theofanis Katostaras, Athanasios Kranidis, Konstantinos Triantafillou, Nikolaos Thalassinos, Lambros Anthopoulos

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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9

Hypothermia is a bedside predictor of imminent death in patients with congestive heart failure

Ward Casscells, Moein F. Vasseghi, Mir Said Siadaty, Mohammad Madjid, Hina Siddiqui, Birendra Lal, Saeed Payvar

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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10

Stent implantation, but not pathogen burden, is associated with plasma C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 levels after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable angina pectoris

Nawsad Saleh, Bertil Svane, Jens Jensen, Lars-Olof Hansson, Margareta Nordin, Per Tornvall

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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english, 2005

11

Effect of coronary artery bypass grafting and aneurysmectomy on QT dispersion in moderate or severe left ventricular dysfunction

Oner Gulcan, Alpay T. Sezgin, Senol Demircan, Hakan Atalay, Riza Turkoz

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 89 KB

english, 2005

12

Depression and heart failure in patients with a new myocardial infarction

Lynda H. Powell, Diane Catellier, Kenneth E. Freedland, Matthew M. Burg, Susan L. Woods, Vera Bittner, James E. Calvin, James A. Blumenthal

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 119 KB

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13

The Women's Recovery from Sternotomy (WREST) Study: Design of a randomized trial of a novel undergarment for early use after sternotomy

Kathryn M. King, Ross Tsuyuki, Peter Faris, Gillian Currie, Andrew Maitland, Ruth Collins-Nakai

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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14

Renal and iliac artery stenting by interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons: The Foundation to Advance Medical Education (FAME) initiative

David R. Holmes Jr, Robert D. Fox, Carl Tommaso, Patricia K. Hodgson, Richard Green, Krishna Rocha-Singh, Kenneth Rosenfield

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 104 KB

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15

Cigarette smoking is associated with increased circulating proinflammatory and procoagulant markers in patients with chronic coronary artery disease: Effects of aspirin treatment

Ignatios Ikonomidis, John Lekakis, Georgia Vamvakou, Felicita Andreotti, Petros Nihoyannopoulos

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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16

Improvements in quality improvement

Matthew T. Roe, Eric D. Peterson

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

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english

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17

Impact of invasive management versus noninvasive management on functional status and quality of life following non–Q-wave myocardial infarction: A randomized clinical trial

Mark J. Eisenberg, Flora F. Teng, Muhammad R. Chaudhry, Jose Ortiz, Wojciech Sobkowski, Iftikhar Ebrahim, Ramesh S. Saligrama, Kerala Serio, Ellis Lader, Louise Pilote

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 126 KB

english, 2005

18

Correlation between the TIMI risk score and high-risk angiographic findings in non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: Observations from the Platelet Receptor Inhibition in Ischemic Syndrome Management in Patients Limited by Unstable Signs and Symptoms (PRISM-PLUS) trial

Jessica L. Mega, David A. Morrow, Marc S. Sabatine, Xue-Qiao Zhao, Steven M. Snapinn, Peter M. DiBattiste, C. Michael Gibson, Elliott M. Antman, Eugene Braunwald, Pierre Théroux

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 195 KB

english, 2005

19

Impact of program duration and contact frequency on efficacy and cost of cardiac rehabilitation: Results of a randomized trial

Robert D. Reid, William A. Dafoe, Louise Morrin, Alain Mayhew, Sophia Papadakis, Louise Beaton, Neil B. Oldridge, Douglas Coyle, George A. Wells

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 124 KB

english, 2005

20

Assessment of patients with low-risk chest pain in the emergency department: Head-to-head comparison of exercise stress echocardiography and exercise myocardial SPECT

Alberto Conti, Lucia Sammicheli, Chiara Gallini, Egidio Natalino Costanzo, David Antoniucci, Giuseppe Barletta

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 265 KB

english, 2005

21

Marked differences between patients referred for stress echocardiography and myocardial perfusion imaging studies

Bradley A. Bart, Daryl A. Erlien, Charles A. Herzog, Richard W. Asinger

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 131 KB

english, 2005

22

The data monitoring experience in the Candesartan in Heart Failure Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity (CHARM) program

Stuart Pocock, Duolao Wang, Lars Wilhelmsen, Charles H. Hennekens

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 110 KB

english, 2005

23

Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor plus irbesartan on maximal and submaximal exercise capacity and neurohumoral activation in patients with congestive heart failure

Martine Blanchet, Richard Sheppard, Normand Racine, Anique Ducharme, Daniel Curnier, Jean-Claude Tardif, Pierre Sirois, Marie-Catherine Lamoureux, Jacques De Champlain, Michel White

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 164 KB

english, 2005

24

The relation of renal function to ischemic and bleeding outcomes with 2 different glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors: The Do Tirofiban and ReoPro Give Similar Efficacy Outcome (TARGET) trial

Peter B. Berger, Patricia J.M. Best, Eric J. Topol, Jennifer White, Peter M. DiBattiste, Albert W. Chan, Steen D. Kristensen, Howard C. Herrmann, David J. Moliterno

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 196 KB

english, 2005

25

An alternative approach for exercise prescription and efficacy testing in patients with chronic heart failure: A randomized controlled training study

Tim Meyer, Günter Görge, Bernhard Schwaab, Katharina Hildebrandt, Jens Walldorf, Christine Schäfer, Ingrid Kindermann, Jürgen Scharhag, Wilfried Kindermann

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 145 KB

english, 2005

26

A critical appraisal of current models of risk stratification for percutaneous coronary interventions

Mandeep Singh, Charanjit S. Rihal, Ryan J. Lennon, Kirk N. Garratt, David R. Holmes Jr.

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 217 KB

english, 2005

27

Results of expert meetings. Uncontrolled systolic hypertension Washington, DC, April 25-27, 2002

Robert M. Califf, Todd F. Griffith

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 29 KB

english, 2005

28

Systolic hypertension: An overview

Todd F. Griffith, Preston S. Klassen, Stanley S. Franklin

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 114 KB

english, 2005

29

Evaluation and management of patients with uncontrolled systolic hypertension: Is another new paradigm really needed?

Gary F. Mitchell, Marc A. Pfeffer

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 178 KB

english, 2005

30

Improving blood pressure control by tailored feedback to patients and clinicians

Hayden B. Bosworth, Maren K. Olsen, Eugene Z. Oddone

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 133 KB

english, 2005

31

Diet and blood pressure: Applying the evidence to clinical practice

Jamy D. Ard, Laura P. Svetkey

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 145 KB

english, 2005

32

Barriers to hypertension control

Ann M. Borzecki, Susan A. Oliveria, Dan R. Berlowitz

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 141 KB

english, 2005

33

Thrombolytic therapy for eligible elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

Syed Wamique Yusuf, Kathy A. McLean, Radha A. Mishra

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 62 KB

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34

Reply

Alvaro Avezum, Marcia Makdisse

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

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english

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35

Reply

Shun Kohsaka, Marco R. Di Tullio

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

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english

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36

Assessment of left ventricular mass using echocardiography: Use of fundamental imaging

Nicolas Mansencal, Olivier Dubourg

Journal:

American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 40 KB

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37

Erratum for Ballantyne

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American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

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english

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38

Editorial Board

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American Heart Journal

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2005

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english

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39

Table of contents

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American Heart Journal

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2005

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english

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40

Instructions for Authors

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American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

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english

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41

Information for Readers

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American Heart Journal

Year:

2005

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english

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