American Heart Journal

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New-onset atrial fibrillation predicts long-term newly developed atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft

Lee, Seung-Hyun, Kang, Dae Ryong, Uhm, Jae-Sun, Shim, Jaemin, Sung, Jung-Hoon, Kim, Jong-Youn, Pak, Hui-Nam, Lee, Moon-Hyoung, Joung, Boyoung

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2014

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Clevidipine in acute heart failure: Results of the A Study of Blood Pressure Control in Acute Heart Failure—A Pilot Study (PRONTO)

Peacock, W. Frank, Chandra, Abhinav, Char, Douglas, Collins, Sean, Der Sahakian, Guillaume, Ding, Li, Dunbar, Lala, Fermann, Gregory, Fonarow, Gregg C., Garrison, Norman, Hu, Ming-yi, Jourdain, Patric

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Cardiovascular drugs that increase the risk of new-onset diabetes

Ong, Kwok Leung, Barter, Philip J., Waters, David D.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Comparison of 3 biodegradable polymer and durable polymer-based drug-eluting stents in all-comers (BIO-RESORT): Rationale and study design of the randomized TWENTE III multicenter trial

Lam, Ming Kai, Sen, Hanim, Tandjung, Kenneth, van Houwelingen, K. Gert, de Vries, Arie G., Danse, Peter W., Schotborgh, Carl E., Scholte, Martijn, Löwik, Marije M., Linssen, Gerard C.M., IJzerman, Maa

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Predicting target vessel revascularization in older patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the drug-eluting stent era

Hess, Connie N., Rao, Sunil V., Dai, David, Neely, Megan L., Piana, Robert N., Messenger, John C., Peterson, Eric D.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Improving diagnosis and treatment of women with angina pectoris and microvascular disease: The iPOWER study design and rationale

Prescott, Eva, Abildstrøm, Steen Zabell, Aziz, Ahmed, Merz, Noel Bairey, Gustafsson, Ida, Halcox, Julian, Hansen, Henrik Steen, Hansen, Peter Riis, Kastrup, Jens, Michelsen, Marie, Mygind, Naja Dam, O

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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Information for Readers

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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Design and rationale for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Prior Heart Attack Using Ticagrelor Compared to Placebo on a Background of Aspirin–Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 54 (PEGASUS-TIMI 54) trial

Bonaca, Marc P., Bhatt, Deepak L., Braunwald, Eugene, Cohen, Marc, Steg, Philippe Gabriel, Storey, Robert F., Held, Peter, Jensen, Eva C., Sabatine, Marc S.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Rationale and design of The Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen—Testing of a six-week versus a six-month clopidogrel treatment Regimen In Patients with concomitant aspirin and oraL anticoagulant therapy following drug-Eluting stenting (ISAR-TRIPLE) study

Fiedler, K. Anette, Byrne, Robert A., Schulz, Stefanie, Sibbing, Dirk, Mehilli, Julinda, Ibrahim, Tareq, Maeng, Michael, Laugwitz, Karl-Ludwig, Kastrati, Adnan, Sarafoff, Nikolaus

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Ventricular geometric characteristics and functional benefit of mild right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with significant pulmonary regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

Chen, Chun-An, Chen, Ssu-Yuan, Wang, Jou-Kou, Tseng, Wen-Yih Isaac, Chiu, Hsin-Hui, Chang, Chung-I, Chiu, Ing-Sh, Chen, Yih-Sharng, Yang, Ming-Chun, Lu, Chun-Wei, Lin, Ming-Tai, Wu, Mei-Hwan

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Confined thoracic vein fibrillation: Prevalence and electrophysiological properties

Miyazaki, Shinsuke, Kusa, Shigeki, Taniguchi, Hiroshi, Iwasawa, Jin, Kuroi, Akio, Hachiya, Hitoshi, Hirao, Kenzo, Iesaka, Yoshito

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Automatic Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Using SonR—Rationale and Design of the Clinical Trial of the SonRtip Lead and Automatic AV-VV Optimization Algorithm in the Paradym RF SonR CRT-D (RESPOND CRT) Trial

Brugada, Josep, Brachmann, Johannes, Delnoy, Peter Paul, Padeletti, Luigi, Reynolds, Dwight, Ritter, Philippe, Borri-Brunetto, Alberto, Singh, Jagmeet P.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Physician practices regarding contraindications to oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: Findings from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry

O'Brien, Emily C., Holmes, DaJuanicia N., Ansell, Jack E., Allen, Larry A., Hylek, Elaine, Kowey, Peter R., Gersh, Bernard J., Fonarow, Gregg C., Koller, Christopher R., Ezekowitz, Michael D., Mahaffe

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Lack of progress in valvular heart disease in the pre–transcatheter aortic valve replacement era: Increasing deaths and minimal change in mortality rate over the past three decades

Coffey, Sean, Cox, Brian, Williams, Michael J.A.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Scar tissue–guided left ventricular lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: An acute pressure-volume loop study

de Roest, Gerben Jan, Wu, LiNa, de Cock, Carel C., Hendriks, Matthijs L., Delnoy, Peter Paul H.M., van Rossum, Albert C., Allaart, Cornelis P.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Comparative effectiveness of endovascular and surgical revascularization for patients with peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia

Jones, W. Schuyler, Dolor, Rowena J., Hasselblad, Vic, Vemulapalli, Sreekanth, Subherwal, Sumeet, Schmit, Kristine, Heidenfelder, Brooke, Patel, Manesh R.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Temporal trends in clinical characteristics of patients without known cardiovascular disease with a first episode of myocardial infarction

Shah, Binita, Bangalore, Sripal, Gianos, Eugenia, Liang, Li, Peacock, W. Frank, Fonarow, Gregg C., Laskey, Warren K., Hernandez, Adrian F., Bhatt, Deepak L.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Dietary macronutrients, genetic variation, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis among women

Kalantarian, Shadi, Rimm, Eric B., Herrington, David M., Mozaffarian, Dariush

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Evaluating the learning curve in the prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of hemodynamic support with Impella 2.5 versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: a prespecified subanalysis of the PROTECT II study

Henriques, José P.S., Ouweneel, Dagmar M., Naidu, Srihari S., Palacios, Igor F., Popma, Jeffrey, Ohman, E. Magnus, O'Neill, William W.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Association of the ankle-brachial index with history of myocardial infarction and stroke

Jones, W. Schuyler, Patel, Manesh R., Rockman, Caron B., Guo, Yu, Adelman, Mark, Riles, Thomas, Berger, Jeffrey S.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Distribution of coronary calcifications in patients with suspected coronary heart disease

von Ziegler, Franz, Greif, Martin, Tittus, Janine, Schenzle, Jan, Becker, Christoph, Becker, Alexander

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Clinical outcomes after hybrid coronary revascularization versus coronary artery bypass surgery: a meta-analysis of 1,190 patients

Harskamp, Ralf E., Bagai, Akshay, Halkos, Michael E., Rao, Sunil V., Bachinsky, William B., Patel, Manesh R., de Winter, Robbert J., Peterson, Eric D., Alexander, John H., Lopes, Renato D.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Eliminating the “expensive” adjective for clinical trials

Lauer, Michael S., Bonds, Denise

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Obesity and sleep apnea are independently associated with adverse left ventricular remodeling and clinical outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and preserved ventricular function

Shah, Ravi V., Abbasi, Siddique A., Heydari, Bobak, Farhad, Hoshang, Dodson, John A., Bakker, Jessie P., John, Roy M., Veves, Aristidis, Malhotra, Atul, Blankstein, Ron, Jerosch-Herold, Michael, Kwong

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Acute echocardiographic optimization of multiple stimulation configurations of cardiac resynchronization therapy through quadripolar left ventricular pacing: A tailored approach

Calò, Leonardo, Martino, Annamaria, de Ruvo, Ermenegildo, Minati, Monia, Fratini, Simona, Rebecchi, Marco, Lanzillo, Chiara, Fagagnini, Alessandro, Borrelli, Alessio, De Luca, Lucia, Sciarra, Luigi

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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Editorial Board

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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The association between renal impairment and cardiac structure and function in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Ersbøll, Mads, Valeur, Nana, Hassager, Christian, Søgaard, Peter, Køber, Lars

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Influence of the metaboreflex on arterial blood pressure in heart failure patients

Keller-Ross, Manda L., Johnson, Bruce D., Joyner, Michael J., Olson, Thomas P.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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The impact of a measurement and feedback intervention on blood pressure control in ambulatory cardiology practice

Navar-Boggan, Ann Marie, Fanaroff, Alexander, Swaminathan, Aparna, Belasco, Adrienne, Stafford, Judith, Shah, Bimal, Peterson, Eric D.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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The association between body mass index and coronary artery disease severity: A comparison of black and white patients

Stalls, Caleb M., Triplette, Matthew A., Viera, Anthony J., Pathman, Donald E., Cohen, Mauricio G., Rossi, Joseph S.

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American Heart Journal

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2014

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english

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Volume 167; Issue 4

New-onset atrial fibrillation predicts long-term newly developed atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft

Clevidipine in acute heart failure: Results of the A Study of Blood Pressure Control in Acute Heart Failure—A Pilot Study (PRONTO)

Cardiovascular drugs that increase the risk of new-onset diabetes

Comparison of 3 biodegradable polymer and durable polymer-based drug-eluting stents in all-comers (BIO-RESORT): Rationale and study design of the randomized TWENTE III multicenter trial

Predicting target vessel revascularization in older patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the drug-eluting stent era

Improving diagnosis and treatment of women with angina pectoris and microvascular disease: The iPOWER study design and rationale

Information for Readers

Design and rationale for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Prior Heart Attack Using Ticagrelor Compared to Placebo on a Background of Aspirin–Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 54 (PEGASUS-TIMI 54) trial

Rationale and design of The Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen—Testing of a six-week versus a six-month clopidogrel treatment Regimen In Patients with concomitant aspirin and oraL anticoagulant therapy following drug-Eluting stenting (ISAR-TRIPLE) study

Ventricular geometric characteristics and functional benefit of mild right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with significant pulmonary regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

Confined thoracic vein fibrillation: Prevalence and electrophysiological properties

Automatic Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Using SonR—Rationale and Design of the Clinical Trial of the SonRtip Lead and Automatic AV-VV Optimization Algorithm in the Paradym RF SonR CRT-D (RESPOND CRT) Trial

Physician practices regarding contraindications to oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: Findings from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry

Lack of progress in valvular heart disease in the pre–transcatheter aortic valve replacement era: Increasing deaths and minimal change in mortality rate over the past three decades

Scar tissue–guided left ventricular lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: An acute pressure-volume loop study

Table of Contents

Comparative effectiveness of endovascular and surgical revascularization for patients with peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia

Temporal trends in clinical characteristics of patients without known cardiovascular disease with a first episode of myocardial infarction

Dietary macronutrients, genetic variation, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis among women

Evaluating the learning curve in the prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of hemodynamic support with Impella 2.5 versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: a prespecified subanalysis of the PROTECT II study

Association of the ankle-brachial index with history of myocardial infarction and stroke

Distribution of coronary calcifications in patients with suspected coronary heart disease

Clinical outcomes after hybrid coronary revascularization versus coronary artery bypass surgery: a meta-analysis of 1,190 patients

Eliminating the “expensive” adjective for clinical trials

Obesity and sleep apnea are independently associated with adverse left ventricular remodeling and clinical outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and preserved ventricular function

Acute echocardiographic optimization of multiple stimulation configurations of cardiac resynchronization therapy through quadripolar left ventricular pacing: A tailored approach

Editorial Board

The association between renal impairment and cardiac structure and function in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Influence of the metaboreflex on arterial blood pressure in heart failure patients

The impact of a measurement and feedback intervention on blood pressure control in ambulatory cardiology practice

The association between body mass index and coronary artery disease severity: A comparison of black and white patients