This is a selection of articles from the January 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Cardiology headlines.
Outcome of overlapping heterogenous drug-eluting stents and of overlapping drug-eluting and bare metal stents.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Authors: Burzotta F, Siviglia M, Altamura L, Trani C, Leone AM, Romagnoli E, Mazzari MA, Mongiardo R, Niccoli G, Brancati M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Rebuzzi AG, Schiavoni G, Crea F Source Type: news
Catheter-tip embolectomy in the management of acute massive pulmonary embolism.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Authors: Skaf E, Beemath A, Siddiqui T, Janjua M, Patel NR, Stein PD Source Type: news
Racial Differences Among High-Risk Patients Presenting With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (Results from the SYNERGY Trial).
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Authors: Echols MR, Mahaffey KW, Banerjee A, Pieper KS, Stebbins A, Lansky A, Cohen MG, Velazquez E, Santos R, Newby LK, Gurfinkel EP, Biasucci L, Ferguson JJ, Califf RM Source Type: news
"Left bundle branch block".
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Authors: Hurst JW Source Type: news
Cypher versus taxus: all smoke and no fire: lessons for future comparative drug-eluting stent trials in interventional cardiology.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Authors: Buch AN, Waksman R Source Type: news
Top Hospitals Have 28 Percent Lower Mortality Rate, Annual Study Finds
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Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - January 31, 2007 Source Type: news
TCT Daily: Safety Profile of Drug-Eluting Stents Similar to Bare-Metal Stents: Lower Restenosis Rates Associated with DES
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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Editor's Comments
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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Physiologic Evaluation of Translesion Pressure Gradients in Peripheral Arteries: Comparison of Pressure Wire and Catheter-Derived Measurements
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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - January 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Intracardiac Echo-Guided Image Integration: Optimizing Strategies for Registration
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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology - January 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Predicts Future CV Risk
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Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism and macrovascular disease in systemic sclerosis.
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Source: Atherosclerosis - January 30, 2007 Authors: Bartoli F, Angotti C, Fatini C, Conforti ML, Guiducci S, Blagojevic J, Melchiorre D, Fiori G, Generini S, Damjanov N, Rednic S, Pignone A, Castellani S, Abbate R, Matucci Cerinic M Source Type: news
Heart failure in different occupational classes in Sweden
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Source: European Heart Journal - January 30, 2007 Authors: Schaufelberger, M., Rosengren, A. Source Type: news
CXCL16 is a marker of inflammation, atherosclerosis, and acute coronary syndromes in humans.
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Source: Atherosclerosis - January 30, 2007 Authors: Lehrke M, Millington SC, Lefterova M, Cumaranatunge RG, Szapary P, Wilensky R, Rader DJ, Lazar MA, Reilly MP Source Type: news
Drug Safety Technology Wins Innovation Of The Year Award
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Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Statin Given for Lipid Indication Seen to Slow Aortic-Stenosis Progression
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Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Cochrane review: Beta-blockers for hypertension
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Source: NeLM news - Cardiology - January 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Astellas Terminates Agreement On Acute Heart Failure Agent Carperitide
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Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Low-Dose Steroids Reduce Joint Damage From Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Bayer to Pay $8 Million to 30 US States in Baycol Settlement
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Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Anatomical characteristics of the cavotricuspid isthmus in patients with and without typical atrial flutter: Analysis with two- and three-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography
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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Exercise-induced Activation of Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Triggers Cardioprotection via Redox-sensitive Activation of eNOS and Up-regulation of iNOS.
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Source: Am J Physiol Heart C... - January 26, 2007 Authors: Akita Y, Otani H, Matsuhisa S, Kyoi S, Enoki C, Hattori R, Imamura H, Kamihata H, Kimura Y, Iwasaka T Source Type: news
Chronic nitric oxide synthase inhibition blunts endothelium-dependent function of conduit coronary arteries, not arterioles.
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Source: Am J Physiol Heart C... - January 26, 2007 Authors: Ingram DG, Newcomer SC, Price EM, Eklund KE, McAllister RM, Laughlin MH Source Type: news
Omega-3 and other Novel Pharmacological Approaches in Managing Hyperlipidemia: Interactive Case Challenges
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Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Case report Massive pulmonary embolism treated successfully with embolectomy following failed thrombolysis – the role of repeated spiral computerised tomography and echocardiography – a case report
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Source: Articles of Polish Heart Journal - TERMEDIA publishing house - January 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Review article Has the time come for genetic diagnostics in heart failure?
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Source: Articles of Polish Heart Journal - TERMEDIA publishing house - January 25, 2007 Source Type: news
“Dialing-in” cardiac resynchronization therapy: Overcoming constraints of the coronary venous anatomy
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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - January 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Blood pressure lowering effects of non-surgical procedures for vascular decompression: good news to be taken with caution
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Source: Journal of Human Hypertension - January 25, 2007 Authors: G Grassi Source Type: news
Socioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction.
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Source: American Heart Journal - January 25, 2007 Authors: Bernheim SM, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Bradley EH, Desai RA, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Normand SL, Jones PG, Rahimi A, Krumholz HM Source Type: news
Commentary: Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee meeting on noninvasive imaging for coronary artery disease.
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Source: American Heart Journal - January 25, 2007 Authors: Caplan S, Rollins JA, Jacques LB, Phurrough SE Source Type: news
Prognostic importance of right ventricular infarction in an acute myocardial infarction cohort referred for contemporary percutaneous reperfusion therapy.
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Source: American Heart Journal - January 25, 2007 Authors: Assali AR, Teplitsky I, Ben-Dor I, Solodky A, Brosh D, Battler A, Fuchs S, Kornowski R Source Type: news
Effect of timing of clopidogrel administration on 30-day clinical outcomes: 300-mg loading dose immediately after coronary stenting versus pretreatment 6 to 24 hours before stenting in a large unselected patient cohort.
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Source: American Heart Journal - January 25, 2007 Authors: Szük T, Gyöngyösi M, Homorodi N, Kristóf E, Király C, Edes IF, Facskó A, Pavo N, Sodeck G, Strehblow C, Farhan S, Maurer G, Glogar D, Domanovits H, Huber K, Edes I Source Type: news
Left ventricular geometry: does shape matter?
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Source: American Heart Journal - January 25, 2007 Authors: Sehgal S, Drazner MH Source Type: news
Role of Amiodarone or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure
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Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Possible Link Between Oral Health And Heart Health, From The Harvard Heart Letter
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Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - January 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Celexa Effective Against Depression with Heart Patients
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Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Apoptosis and Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
[IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY] A Left Upper Lobe Tumour Mimicking Tracheal Stenosis on Plain Chest X-Ray
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Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - January 23, 2007 Authors: Narayan, Chakrabarthi, Bhabra, Morgan Source Type: news
[ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS] Antithrombin and Protein C in Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - January 23, 2007 Authors: Massad, Abu-Ali, Biron-Andreani, Picot, trinh-Duc Source Type: news
Aortic Root Translocation Plus Arterial Switch for Transposition of the Great Arteries With Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: Intermediate-Term Results
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Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - January 23, 2007 Authors: Bautista-Hernandez, V., Marx, G. R., Bacha, E. A., del Nido, P. J. Source Type: news
Inside This Issue of JACC
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Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
[CASE STUDIES] Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis Due to Low-Grade B Cell Lymphoma
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Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - January 23, 2007 Authors: Georghiou, Boikov, Vidne, Saute Source Type: news
[IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY] Failed Embolization of Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations
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Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - January 23, 2007 Authors: Asmat, Ng, Lee, Wong Source Type: news
More Aid Required For Chronic Conditions In Low Income Countries
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Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Intraoperative Diagnosis of Isolated Cardiac Sarcoid.
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Source: Heart, Lung & Circulation - January 23, 2007 Authors: Brown ML, Reeder G, Unni KK, Mullany C Tags: Heart Lung Circ Source Type: news
Storm in a Coffee Cup? Debate Over Caffeine and Stress Testing
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Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Convergence
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Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Evolving management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: update on recent data.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Comparison of the effect of anemia on in-hospital mortality in patients with versus without preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Patterns of guideline adherence and care delivery for patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (from the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative).
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Relation of electrocardiographic criteria for left atrial enlargement to two-dimensional echocardiographic left atrial volume measurements.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Effect of ranitidine on the antiplatelet effects of aspirin in healthy human subjects.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
An orwellian discourse on the meaning and measurement of noninferiority.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Prognostic effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Detection of coronary artery stenosis using 40-channel computed tomography with multisegment reconstruction.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Comparison of Effectiveness of Enoxaparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin to Reduce Silent and Clinically Apparent Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Relation of arterial stiffness to left ventricular diastolic function and cardiovascular risk prediction in patients > or =65 years of age.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Effects of standard heart failure therapy and concomitant treatment with intravenous furosemide or inotropes (dobutamine, dopamine, and/or milrinone) on renal function and mortality in patients treated with nesiritide.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Assessment of bleeding events in clinical trials-proposal of a new classification.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Clinical trials update from the annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology 2006.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Relation of uric acid levels to presence of coronary artery calcium detected by electron beam tomography in men free of symptomatic myocardial ischemia with versus without the metabolic syndrome.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Monday, wednesday, and friday dosing of rosuvastatin in patients previously intolerant to statin therapy.
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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Physiologically Tolerable Insulin Reduces Myocardial Injury and Improves Cardiac Functional Recovery in Myocardial Ischemic/Reperfused Dogs.
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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor [gamma] Ligand Pioglitazone Alters Neointimal Composition in a Balloon-Denuded and Radiated Hypercholesterolemic Rabbit.
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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Long-Term Inhibition of Rho-kinase Ameliorates Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice.
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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Safety and efficacy of low-dose unfractionated heparin during percutaneous coronary revascularisation and the relationship between activated clotting time and haemorrhagic or ischaemic complications: our results.
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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Integration of computed tomography imaging and electroanatomic mapping to support electrophysiologically based procedures for ablation of atrial fibrillation.
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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Survival into Seventh Decade after a Potts Palliation for Tetralogy of Fallot
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Source: Congenital Heart Disease - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Validation of the Oregon Scientific BPW810 blood pressure monitor according to the European Society of Hypertension Protocol.
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Source: Blood Pressure Monitoring - January 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Novel Preparation Techniques For Cardiac Glycosides
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Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - January 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Activation Promotes Vascular Cell Calcification.
