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Editorials
The first use of echocardiogram in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion, 30 October 2008 Tsung O. Cheng, Zhi-Zhang Xu, Xin-Fang Wang pages 1-5 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1248 KB)
Clinical implications of the P wave duration and dispersion: Relationship between atrial conduction defects and abnormally prolonged and fractionated atrial endocardial electrograms, 22 January 2009 Osmar Antonio Centurión pages 6-8 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Reviews
Justice where justice is due: A posthumous Nobel Prize to Carlos Chagas (1879–1934), the discoverer of American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease), 02 February 2009 Reinaldo B. Bestetti, Cláudia A. Martins, Augusto Cardinalli-Neto pages 9-16 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (935 KB)
The significance of patent foramen ovale: A current review of associated conditions and treatment, 23 February 2009 Magnus C. Johansson, Peter Eriksson, Mikael Dellborg pages 17-24 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (268 KB)
Original Articles
Relationship of shear stress with in-stent restenosis: Bare metal stenting and the effect of brachytherapy, 16 June 2008 Michail I. Papafaklis, Christos V. Bourantas, Panagiotis E. Theodorakis, Christos S. Katsouras, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, Lampros K. Michalis pages 25-32 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (596 KB)
Long term follow up after percutaneous closure of PFO in 357 patients with paradoxical embolism: Difference in occlusion systems and influence of atrial septum aneurysm, 20 August 2008 Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Claudia Richter, Julia Otto, Ludmilla Himmrich, Renate Schnabel, Christoph Kampmann, Hans-Jürgen Rupprecht, Jürgen Marx, Gerhard Hommel, Thomas Münzel, Georg Horstick pages 33-41 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (704 KB)
Complications of replacing implantable devices in response to advisories: A single center experience, 28 March 2008 John W. Moore, William Barrington, Raveen Bazaz, Sandeep Jain, Jan Nemec, Ogundu Ngwu, David Schwartzman, Alaa Shalaby, Samir Saba pages 42-46 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (118 KB)
Long-term incidence of atrial fibrillation and flutter after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in adults, 07 April 2008 Alessandro Giardini, Andrea Donti, Francesca Sciarra, Gabriele Bronzetti, Elisabetta Mariucci, Fernando M. Picchio pages 47-51 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (375 KB)
Long-term association of brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilation and cardiovascular events in middle-aged subjects with no apparent heart disease, 16 May 2008 Michael Shechter, Assaf Issachar, Ibrahim Marai, Nira Koren-Morag, Dov Freinark, Yael Shahar, Alon Shechter, Micha S. Feinberg pages 52-58 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (206 KB)
Impaired heart rate response to exercise in adult patients with a systemic right ventricle or univentricular circulation: Prevalence, relation to exercise, and potential therapeutic implications, 21 May 2008 Gerhard-Paul Diller, Darlington O. Okonko, Anselm Uebing, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Stephanie Bayne, Richard Sutton, Darrel P. Francis, Michael A. Gatzoulis pages 59-66 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (541 KB)
Long-term prognostic value of heart-rate recovery after treadmill testing in patients with diabetes mellitus, 22 May 2008 Panagiotis Georgoulias, Nikolaos Demakopoulos, Varvara Valotassiou, Alexandros Orfanakis, Alexia Zaganides, Ioannis Tsougos, Ioannis Fezoulidis pages 67-74 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (229 KB)
Cardiac differentiation of P19CL6 cells by oxytocin, 06 June 2008 Fardin Fathi, Satoshi Murasawa, Satoshi Hasegawa, Takayuki Asahara, Abbas Jafari Kermani, Seyed Javad Mowla pages 75-81 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1156 KB)
Adriamycin-induced autophagic cardiomyocyte death plays a pathogenic role in a rat model of heart failure, 14 July 2008 Lihe Lu, Weikang Wu, Jianyun Yan, Xiaohong Li, Huimin Yu, Xiyong Yu pages 82-90 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1048 KB)
Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome: Prevalence, clinical characteristics and pathogenetic mechanisms in a European population, 28 May 2008 Mario Previtali, Alessandra Repetto, Stefania Panigada, Rita Camporotondo, Luigi Tavazzi pages 91-96 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (277 KB)
Plasma indices of endothelial and platelet activation in Rheumatoid Disease: Relationship to cardiovascular co-morbidity, 27 May 2008 Gurbir S. Bhatia, Michael D. Sosin, Jeetesh V. Patel, Karl A. Grindulis, Fazal H. Khattak, Russell C. Davis, Gregory Y.H. Lip pages 97-103 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (289 KB)
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: From clinical trial to clinical practice, 27 May 2008 Saman Rasoul, Jan Paul Ottervanger, Menko-Jan de Boer, Jan-Henk E. Dambrink, Jan C.A. Hoorntje, A.T. Marcel Gosselink, Felix Zijlstra, Harry Suryapranata, Arnoud W.J. van 't Hof, On behalf of the Zwolle Myocardial Infarction Study Group pages 104-109 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (274 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Paradoxical embolism presenting as pulmonary embolism, transient ischemic attack and acute myocardial infarction, 07 January 2008 Tsung O. Cheng pages 110-111 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (96 KB)
A case of very late stent thrombosis after bare metal coronary stent implantation: A neglected complication, 06 December 2007 Turgay Celik, Atila Iyisoy, Murat Celik, Ersoy Isik pages 111-113 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (511 KB)
Reply to “A case of very late stent thrombosis after bare metal coronary stent implantation: A neglected complication”, 09 January 2008 Pierfrancesco Agostoni page 114 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Giant cell myocarditis triggered by a parvovirus B19 infection, 18 February 2008 R. Dennert, S. Schalla, R.J. van Suylen, L. Eurlings, S. Heymans pages 115-116 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (289 KB) | Add-Ons
Reversible left ventricular dyssynchrony and heart failure induced by right ventricular pacing, 13 February 2008 Jeffrey W.H. Fung, Qing Zhang, Gabriel W.K. Yip, Cheuk M. Yu pages 117-119 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (728 KB)
Multidisciplinary network in heart failure management in a community-based population: Results and benefits at 2 years, 28 March 2008 M. Bonarek-Hessamfar, D. Benchimol, Ph. Lauribe, A. Hadjo, P. Matis, J.F. Dartigues, J. Bonnet, H. Benchimol pages 120-122 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Androgenic anabolic steroids also impair right ventricular function, 13 February 2008 Erdem Kasikcioglu, Huseyin Oflaz, Berrin Umman, Zehra Bugra pages 123-125 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
“Antithrombotic therapy after coronary stenting in patients with indication for oral anticoagulation”, 20 March 2008 Sergio Manzano-Fernández, Cesar Caro, Francisco Cambronero, Francisco J. Pastor, Francisco Marín, Mariano Valdés-Chavarri pages 125-127 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (68 KB)
Antithrombotic therapy after coronary stenting in patients with indication for oral anticoagulation: Reply, 28 July 2008 Andrea Rubboli, Freek W.A. Verheugt pages 128-129 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Capsaicin, arterial hypertensive crisis and acute myocardial infarction associated with high levels of thyroid stimulating hormone, 18 February 2008 Salvatore Patanè, Filippo Marte, Gianluca Di Bella, Marco Cerrito, Sebastiano Coglitore pages 130-132 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (579 KB)
The relationship between body mass index and mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, 20 March 2008 Andrew J. Burger, Yuchi Han, Doron Aronson pages 132-135 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (214 KB)
Physical activity in statin-treated patients, 27 March 2008 Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta pages 136-137 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Retrograde catheterisation vs. Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of aortic stenosis — A survey of contemporary UK practice, 27 March 2008 Iftikhar A. Fazal, Khaled Alfakih, Robert G. Wilcox, John T. Walsh pages 138-139 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Non-invasive coronary angiography for patients with acute atypical chest pain discharged after negative screening including maximal negative treadmill stress test. A prospective study, 26 March 2008 L. Bonello, S. Armero, A. Jacquier, O. Com, A. Sarran, P. Sbragia, M. Panuel, S. Arques, F. Paganelli pages 140-143 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (94 KB)
Erratum
Erratum to “Letter to the Editor: Magnesium orotate in severe congestive heart failure (MACH)” [Int. J. Cardiol. (2009) 131: 293–295], 17 February 2009 O.B. Stepura, A.I. Martynow page 144 Full-Text PDF (66 KB)
Magnesium orotate in severe congestive heart failure (MACH), 17 February 2009 O.B. Stepura, A.I. Martynow pages 145-147 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (227 KB)
Online Letters to the Editor
Left atrial appendage exclusion using an Amplatzer device, 14 February 2008 Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez, Roberto J. Cubeddu, Maria Sanchez-Ledesma, Ricardo C. Cury, Matthew Coggins, Andrew O. Maree, Igor F. Palacios pages e1-e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (654 KB)
An unusual diagnosis of atrial shunt defect by magnetic resonance imaging, 18 February 2008 Salvatore Patanè, Filippo Marte, Carmelo Anfuso, Fabio Minutoli, Sebastiano Coglitore, Gianluca Di Bella pages e4-e6 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (638 KB)
Consecutively developed late stent malappositions following the implantation of two different kinds of drug-eluting stents associated with spontaneous healing, 18 April 2008 Sun Hwa Lee, Jei-Keon Chae, Jae-Ki Ko pages e7-e10 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2135 KB)
Diagnosis of an uncommon case of myocarditis by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: Ventricular tachycardia caused by inflammatory left ventricular microaneurysms, 20 March 2008 N. Girerd, C. Besnard, V. Thomson, A. Gressard, P. Lantelme pages e11-e14 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (453 KB)
Perforation of a saphenous vein graft during percutaneous angioplasty: Demonstration by means of intravascular ultrasound and consequent treatment with a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent, 31 March 2008 George Latsios, Kostas Tsioufis, Dimitris Tousoulis, Ioannis Kallikazaros, Christodoulos Stefanadis pages e15-e16 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (520 KB)
Isolated noncompaction of the right ventricular myocardium in the adulthood?, 31 March 2008 Amedeo Chiribiri, Stefano Leuzzi, Ilaria Salvetti, Salvatore Patané, Rodolfo Bonamini, Gian Paolo Trevi, Fiorenzo Gaita, Federico Cesarani pages e17-e19 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (318 KB) | Add-Ons
Aortico-left ventricular tunnel in adulthood: Twenty-two year follow up, 20 March 2008 Rose Norman, Henryk Kafka pages e20-e22 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1482 KB) | Add-Ons
The Tako-Tsubo syndrome: No evidence of peripheral endothelial or microvascular dysfunction, 25 March 2008 Diego Salerno, Monica Lisi, Tommaso Gori pages e23-e25 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (844 KB)
Multiple bilateral coronary-biventricular fistulas with elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, 31 March 2008 Masato Oda, Katsuharu Hatada, Kiminori Kato, Makoto Tamura, Taku Matsubara, Yoshifusa Aizawa pages e26-e28 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (454 KB)
An unexpected complication during stent implantation for coarctation of the aorta: Longitudinal stent compression, 20 March 2008 Metin Sungur, Alpay Celiker, Tevfik Karagöz, Kemal Baysal pages e29-e31 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (316 KB)
Epstein–Barr virus-induced acute myocarditis diagnosed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, 20 March 2008 Duck Won Bang, Tae Hyong Kim, Hyung Joon Noh, Min Su Hyon, Sung Koo Kim, Young Joo Kwon pages e32-e34 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (200 KB)
“Inverted Tako-Tsubo”: Transient apical-sparing cardiomyopathy, 07 April 2008 Atilla Bulut, Moshe Rav-Acha, Osman Aydin, Can Baba Arin, Ronen Beeri, Haim D. Danenberg pages e35-e38 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1074 KB)
Apical regional wall motion abnormalities reminiscent to Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy following consumption of psychoactive fungi, 31 March 2008 Holger M. Nef, Helge Möllmann, Pirmin Hilpert, Nicola Krause, Christian Troidl, Michael Weber, Andreas Rolf, Thorsten Dill, Christian Hamm, A. Elsässer pages e39-e41 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (535 KB)
Systemic embolism in takotsubo syndrome, 27 March 2008 Giuseppe Andò, Francesco Saporito, Olimpia Trio, Marco Cerrito, Giuseppe Oreto, Francesco Arrigo pages e42-e43 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (299 KB) | Add-Ons
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