Volume 158; Issue 3

International Journal of Cardiology

Volume 158; Issue 3

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Asymmetric dimethylarginine and vascular indices of atherosclerosis in patients after coarctation of aorta repair

Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Olga Trojnarska, Ludwina Szczepaniak-Chicheł, Marcin Gabriel, Agnieszka Bartczak, Aleksandra Ciepłucha, Jerzy Chudek, Stefan Grajek, Andrzej Tykarski, Zbigniew Gąsior

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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Exercise capacity and ventricular function in patients treated for isolated pulmonary valve stenosis or tetralogy of Fallot

Saskia E. Luijnenburg, Wilfred B. de Koning, Soha Romeih, Jochem van den Berg, Hubert W. Vliegen, Barbara J.M. Mulder, Willem A. Helbing

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3

Evaluation of aortic root for definition of prosthesis size by magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac computed tomography: Implications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Ralf Koos, Ertunc Altiok, Andreas Horst Mahnken, Mirja Neizel, Guido Dohmen, Nikolaus Marx, Harald Kühl, Rainer Hoffmann

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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4

Aortic and left ventricular remodeling in patients with bicuspid aortic valve without significant valvular dysfunction: A prospective study

Giuseppe Santarpia, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Giovanni Di Salvo, Michele D'Alto, Berardo Sarubbi, Emanuele Romeo, Ciro Indolfi, Maurizio Cotrufo, Raffaele Calabrò

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2012

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5

Predictive value of serial assessment of endothelial function in chronic heart failure

Isao Takishima, Takamitsu Nakamura, Mitsumasa Hirano, Yoshinobu Kitta, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Daisuke Fujioka, Yukio Saito, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yosuke Watanabe, Hideto Mishina, Jyun-ei Obata, Ken-ichi Kaw

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2012

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6

High spatial resolution myocardial perfusion imaging during high dose dobutamine/atropine stress magnetic resonance using k–t SENSE

R. Gebker, C. Jahnke, R. Manka, M. Frick, T. Hucko, S. Kozerke, B. Schnackenburg, E. Fleck, I. Paetsch

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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Trends in long-term cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in men and women with heart failure of ischemic versus non-ischemic aetiology in Western Australia between 1990 and 2005

Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Joseph Hung, Matthew Knuiman, Simon Stewart, Leonard Arnolda, Ian Jacobs, Michael Hobbs, Frank Sanfilippo, Elizabeth Geelhoed, Judith Finn

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8

Pleiotropic effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin vs. high dose simvastatin

Antonio Eduardo P. Pesaro, Carlos V. Serrano Jr., Juliano L. Fernandes, Alexandre B. Cavalcanti, Alexandre H. Campos, Herlon S. Martins, Raul C. Maranhão, James A. de Lemos, Heraldo P. Souza, José C.

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2012

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9

Regional and global ventricular systolic function in isolated ventricular non-compaction: Pathophysiological insights from magnetic resonance imaging

Santo Dellegrottaglie, Patrizia Pedrotti, Alberto Roghi, Stefano Pedretti, Massimo Chiariello, Pasquale Perrone-Filardi

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10

‘The sedentary heart’: Physical inactivity is associated with cardiac atrophy in adults with an intellectual disability

Jeroen C. Vis, Rianne H. de Bruin-Bon, Berto J. Bouma, Ad P. Backx, Sylvia A. Huisman, Luc Imschoot, Barbara J. Mulder

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2012

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Reversibility of the endothelial dysfunction after CPAP therapy in OSAS patients

Marco Matteo Ciccone, Stefano Favale, Pietro Scicchitano, Francesco Mangini, Gianfranco Mitacchione, Felice Gadaleta, Daniela Longo, Massimo Iacoviello, Cinzia Forleo, Giovanni Quistelli, Stefano Tadd

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2012

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12

Prostate-specific antigen levels in hypertensive patients suffering from a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction or a new-onset atrial fibrillation

Salvatore Patanè, Filippo Marte

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2012

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Effect of intensive lipid-lowering treatment compared to moderate lipid-lowering treatment with rosuvastatin on endothelial function in high risk patients

Rasmus Egede, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Henrik Steen Hansen, Lisbeth Antonsen, Knud Nørregaard Hansen, Anders Junker, Per Thayssen

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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Coronary artery calcium detection using flat panel digital cinefluoroscopy: Comparison to coronary artery calcium score assessed with multiple detector computerized tomography

Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Maria Papathanasiou, Christina Kalogeropoulou, Ioanna Xanthopoulou, Athanasios Diamantopoulos, Grigorios Tsigkas, Periklis Davlouros, George Hahalis, Dimitrios Siablis

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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Distinguishing focal fibrotic lesions and non-fibrotic lesions in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by assessment of regional myocardial strain using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: Comparison with multislice CT

Rei Yajima, Akihisa Kataoka, Akiyo Takahashi, Masae Uehara, Mariko Saito, Chiharu Yamaguchi, Kwangho Lee, Issei Komuro, Nobusada Funabashi

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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16

Aminorex poisoning in cocaine abusers

Steven B. Karch, Francesco Mari, Viola Bartolini, Elisabetta Bertol

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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The pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: From molecular mechanisms to exercise haemodynamics

Thanh T. Phan, Ganesh Nallur Shivu, Khalid Abozguia, John E. Sanderson, Michael Frenneaux

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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18

Cardiac arrest due to long QT syndrome associated with excessive consumption of energy drinks

D. Rottlaender, L.J. Motloch, S. Reda, R. Larbig, U.C. Hoppe

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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19

Commotio cordis as a result of neutralization shot with the Flash Ball™ less-lethal weapon

Pierre-Marie Brun, Jacques Bessereau, Hichem Chenaitia, Christophe Barberis, Michael Peyrol

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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20

Hydatid cyst of the cardiac interventricular septum

Mara Bonardi, Chiara Dellabianca, Valeria Della Valle, Adele Valentini, Claudia Raineri, Roberto Dore

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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21

Intrapericardial ectopic thyroid gland mimicking cardiac tumor

Andrzej Gackowski, Artur Pietrucha, Tomasz Miszalski-Jamka, Pawel Rostoff, Jerzy Sadowski, Jadwiga Nessler

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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22

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or non-compaction? How the first impression can be wrong

Cláudia Jorge, João Silva Marques, Gábriel Miltenberger-Miltényi, Fausto J. Pinto

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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23

Asymptomatic embolized HELEX® PFO closure device: Catheter based retrieval and value of routine echocardiography the following day

George V. Moukarbel, Danai Kitkungvan, Muhamed Adeeb Safiia, Jayashri Aragam, Scott Kinlay

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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24

Superficial calcified nodules and post-stenting micro-dissections imaged through 3-dimensional optical coherence tomography

Italo Porto, Luca Di Vito, Francesco Burzotta, Luigi M. Biasucci, Filippo Crea

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2012

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25

Peripartum cardiomyopathy in Turkey

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2012

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26

Depression and coronary heart disease: Apprehending the elusive black dog

Carolina A. Chavez, Chantal F. Ski, David R. Thompson

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2012

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english

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27

Different views of the heart in traditional medical sources

F. Amini Behbahani, H. Emamdjomeh, E. Nazem, M. Keshavarz

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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Ask not which can impair early morbidity—ask which can improve late survival: A meta-analysis of randomized trials of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass

Hisato Takagi, Hirotaka Yamamoto, Kotaro Iwata, Shin-nosuke Goto, Takuya Umemoto

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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A novel 5′ splice site mutation of SCN5A associated with Brugada syndrome resulting in multiple cryptic transcripts

Toshio Shimada, Kimie Ohkubo, Keisuke Abe, Ichiro Watanabe, Naomasa Makita

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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High risk sudden death patients with anomalous coronary arteries presented clinically with chest discomfort diagnosed by multi-detector computed tomographic angiography

Lei Zhang, Yulu Liang, Haihong Pan, Xiaowei Liu, Yi Lin, Zhongmin Liu, Paul Chan

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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Autologus transplantation of mononuclear bone marrow cells after acute myocardial infarction: A PILOT study

Franca S. Angeli, Paulo R.A. Caramori, Jacqueline da Costa Escobar Piccoli, Luiz C. Danzmann, Ellen Magedanz, Angela Bertaso, Carine Elisabete Rost Drechsler, Stefano Busato, Justino Amonte Anacker, N

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Right atrial substrate remodeling and atrioventricular node conduction properties in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Jin-Long Huang, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Pi-Chang Lee, Hung-Yu Chang, Beny Hartono, Li-Wei Lo, Shih-Lin Chang, Yu-Feng Hu, Kazuyoshi Suenari, Cheng-Hung Li, Tze-Fan Chao, Ambrose Kibos, Chih-Tai Ting, Shih-Ann

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2012

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Low vitamin D levels are related to left ventricular concentric remodelling in men of different ethnic groups with varying cardiovascular risk

Mohammad-Reza Rezai, Satheesh Balakrishnan Nair, Brett Cowan, Alistair Young, Naveed Sattar, Joseph D. Finn, Frederick C. Wu, J. Kennedy Cruickshank

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34

Ventricular assist devices: Bridge to continued employment

Navin Rajagopalan, Charles W. Hoopes

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2012

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english

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Preanalytic conditions of the C-reactive protein are of paramount importance to use as a predictor of cardiovascular disease in clinical practice

Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez, Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez

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2012

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english

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Association between Lipoprotein (a) level on admission and the incidence of subsequent cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Jingmin Zhou, Xiaotong Cui, Xuejuan Jin, Jun Zhou, Mingqiang Fu, Chunlin Zhong, Aijun Sun, Kai Hu, Michael Fu, Junbo Ge

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2012

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english

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37

Pelvic inflammatory disease and myocardial infarction

Kelby M. Cheong

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2012

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38

Adiponectin is inversely associated with ratio of serum levels of AGEs to sRAGE and vascular inflammation

Nobuhiro Tahara, Sho-ichi Yamagishi, Atsuko Tahara, Masatoshi Ishibashi, Naofumi Hayabuchi, Masayoshi Takeuchi, Tsutomu Imaizumi

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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Admission B-type natriuretic peptide retains prognostic value in patients with acute coronary syndrome and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

G. Casals, L. Azzalini, C. Tomas, S. Marfa, M. Morales-Ruiz, M. Heras, W. Jimenez, A. Sionis

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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Antagonists of organic anion transporters 1 and 3 ameliorate adverse cardiac remodelling induced by uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate

Shan Liu, Bing H. Wang, Andrew R. Kompa, Suree Lekawanvijit, Henry Krum

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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41

The edge vascular response following implantation of a fully bioresorbable device: ‘A miss always counts’

Bill D. Gogas, Yoshinobu Onuma, Robert Jan van Geuns, Patrick W. Serruys

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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42

Headache response to nitrate in patients with coronary artery disease and systolic heart failure

Nasir Sivri, Gulacan Tekin, Ali Rıza Erbay, Kenan Yalta, Kubilay Senen, Mustafa Gür, Ertan Yetkin

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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43

Number of shocks during elective cardioversion predicts long term recurrence of atrial fibrillation

Venkata M. Alla, Swapna Kanuri, Ojas Bansal, Yeruva M. Reddy, Manu Kaushik, Dennis Esterbrooks, Aryan Mooss

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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Decreased serum endogenous secretory receptor for advanced glycation endproducts and increased cleaved receptor for advanced glycation endproducts levels in patients with atrial fibrillation

Dongdong Zhao, Yong Wang, Yawei Xu

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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45

Does neovascularization predict response to statin therapy? Optical coherence tomography study

Jinwei Tian, Jingbo Hou, Lei Xing, Soo-Joong Kim, Taishi Yonetsu, Koji Kato, Hang Lee, Shaosong Zhang, Bo Yu, Ik-Kyung Jang

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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english

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Beta-90Sr irradiation treatment of silicon wafer coated with extracellular matrix protein to mimic the beta-32P radiation application in intravascular brachytherapy

Fu Ling Li, Jian Yun Xu, Xing Hua Xia

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2012

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english

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When should a non-STEMI be treated with primary PCI as for STEMIs?

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Composite hemodynamic method of pulsatile and steady right ventricular afterload predicts early outcome after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Maria J. Ruiz-Cano, J.C. Grignola, J. Cortina, C. Jimenez, M.T. Velazquez, M.A. Gomez-Sanchez, J. Delgado, P. Escribano

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Depression and heart failure

Meltem Refiker Ege, Nuryil Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz

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2012

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Editorial Board

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Superior approach for radiofrequency ablation of common atrial flutter in patient with heterotaxy syndrome

F. Pons, A. Tazi Mezalek, L. Koutbi, S. Bun, S. Prevôt, F. Franceschi, J.C. Deharo

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International Journal of Cardiology

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2012

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