January 01, 2018

Original articles

Abnormal coronary vasoreactivity in transient left ventricular apical ballooning (tako-tsubo) syndrome
• Edoardo Verna,
• Stefano Provasoli,
• Sergio Ghiringhelli,
• Fabrizio Morandi,
• Jorge Salerno-Uriarte
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p4-10

Comprehensive assessment of sex hormones in Takotsubo syndrome
• Christian Möller,
• Thomas Stiermaier,
• Georg Brabant,
• Tobias Graf,
• Holger Thiele,
• Ingo Eitel
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p11-15
International standardization of diagnostic criteria for microvascular angina
• Peter Ong,
• Paolo G. Camici,
• John F. Beltrame,
• ...
• Juan Carlos Kaski,
• C. Noel Bairey Merz
• On behalf of the Coronary Vasomotion Disorders International Study Group (COVADIS)
Published online: September 08, 2017
p16-20

Chronic lower-dose relaxin administration protects from arrhythmia in experimental myocardial infarction due to anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties
• Thomas Beiert,
• Vincent Knappe,
• Vedat Tiyerili,
• ...
• Georg Nickenig,
• Jan W. Schrickel,
• René P. Andrié
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p21-28

Effects of renal denervation on coronary flow reserve and forearm dilation capacity in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension. A randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled clinical trial
• Morten Engholm,
• Jannik B. Bertelsen,
• Ole N. Mathiassen,
• ...
• Per L. Poulsen,
• Anne Kaltoft,
• Kent L. Christensen
Published online: October 01, 2017
p29-34

Short-term exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of ST elevation myocardial infarction and of infarct-related ventricular arrhythmias and mortality
• Jordi Bañeras,
• Ignacio Ferreira-González,
• Josep Ramon Marsal,
• ...
• Gerard Martí,
• David García-Dorado
• On behalf of the Codi IAM Registry investigators
Published online: October 05, 2017
p35-42

Predictive value of depression and anxiety for long-term mortality: differences in outcome between acute coronary syndrome and stable angina pectoris
• Tom A.J. de Jager,
• Karolijn Dulfer,
• Sumant Radhoe,
• ...
• Ron T. van Domburg,
• Mattie J. Lenzen,
• Elisabeth M.W.J. Utens
Published online: October 06, 2017
p43-48

Cangrelor compared with clopidogrel in patients with prior myocardial infarction – Insights from the CHAMPION trials
• Alon Eisen,
• Robert A. Harrington,
• Gregg W. Stone,
• ...
• Harvey D. White,
• Deepak L. Bhatt
• on behalf of the CHAMPION Investigators
Published online: October 05, 2017
p49-55

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Coronary vasomotor dysfunction in apical ballooning (Takotsubo) syndrome: An innocent bystander or a prime suspect?
• Mohammed A. Al-Hijji,
• Abhiram Prasad
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p56-57
The elusive link between sex hormone levels and Takotsubo syndrome
• Francesco Pelliccia,
• Carlo Gaudio
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p58-59
Low-dose of relaxin protects against arrhythmias and adverse left ventricle remodeling
• Attila Kiss,
• Bruno K. Podesser
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p60-61

Serum uric acid and acute coronary syndrome: Is there a role for functional markers of residual cardiovascular risk?
• C. Borghi,
• A.F.G. Cicero
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p62-63

Letters

Possible intermediary role of autophagy in serum albumin decrease-associated cardiovascular events among patients with coronary heart disease
• Yinfang Wu,
• Weimin Fan,
• Dongsheng Huang,
• Xiaodong Sun
Published online: October 10, 2017
p64
Reply to letter to the Editor: “Possible intermediary role of autophagy in serum albumin decrease-associated cardiovascular events among patients with coronary heart disease”
• Shih-Chieh Chien,
• Hung-I Yeh
Published online: October 10, 2017
p65

Original articles

Female-specific survival advantage from transcatheter aortic valve implantation over surgical aortic valve replacement: Meta-analysis of the gender subgroups of randomised controlled trials including 3758 patients
• Vasileios F. Panoulas,
• Darrel P. Francis,
• Neil Ruparelia,
• ...
• Martin Leon,
• Antonio Colombo,
• Ghada W. Mikhail
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p66-72

Incidence and impact of renal dysfunction on clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
• Anna Franzone,
• Stefan Stortecky,
• Thomas Pilgrim,
• ...
• Marco Valgimigli,
• Eva Roost,
• Stephan Windecker
Published online: October 03, 2017
p73-79

Provisional versus elective two-stent strategy for unprotected true left main bifurcation lesions: Insights from a FAILS-2 sub-study
• Hiroyoshi Kawamoto,
• Alaide Chieffo,
• Fabrizio D'Ascenzo,
• ...
• Fiorenzo Gaita,
• Sunao Nakamura,
• Antonio Colombo
Published online: October 05, 2017
p80-85

Early outcomes of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation using the Edwards SAPIEN XT transcatheter heart valve system
• Nikolaus A. Haas,
• Ronald Giacomo Carere,
• Oliver Kretschmar,
• ...
• Cornelia Deutsch,
• Peter Bramlage,
• Peter Ewert
Published online: October 06, 2017
p86-91

Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions and platelet reactivity
• Björn Redfors,
• Philippe Généreux,
• Bernhard Witzenbichler,
• ...
• Thomas McAndrew,
• Roxana Mehran,
• Gregg W. Stone
Published online: October 06, 2017
p92-97

OCT guidance during stent implantation in primary PCI: A randomized multicenter study with nine months of optical coherence tomography follow-up
• Petr Kala,
• Pavel Cervinka,
• Martin Jakl,
• ...
• Audrey Schnell,
• Lu Hong,
• Marco A. Costa
Published online: October 21, 2017
p98-103

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

The perks of being a female in the TAVI era
• Miroslava Stolcova,
• Francesca Ristalli,
• Carlotta Sorini Dini,
• Serafina Valente
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p104-105

Original articles

Ascending aortic size in aortic coarctation depends on aortic valve morphology: Understanding the bicuspid valve phenotype
• Erik L. Frandsen,
• Luke J. Burchill,
• Abigail M. Khan,
• Craig S. Broberg
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p106-109
Patent Ductus Arteriosus closure in preterms less than 2 kg: Surgery versus transcatheter
• Ozge Pamukcu,
• Aydin Tuncay,
• Nazmi Narin,
• ...
• Abdullah Ozyurt,
• Suleyman Sunkak,
• Kazim Uzum
Published online: October 06, 2017
p110-115

Quality of life after surgical treatment of coarctation in long-term follow-up (CoAFU): Predictive value of clinical variables
• Pinar Bambul Heck,
• Jelena Pabst von Ohain,
• Harald Kaemmerer,
• Peter Ewert,
• Alfred Hager
Published online: October 09, 2017
p116-119

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Bicuspid aortic valve: A complex aortopathy rather than a simple valvulopathy
• Guido Gelpi,
• Claudia Romagnoni
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p120-121

Original articles

The impact of supraventricular ectopic complexes in different age groups and risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation after antiarrhythmic medication or catheter ablation
• Christina Alhede,
• Trine K. Lauridsen,
• Arne Johannessen,
• ...
• Peter S. Hansen,
• Jens C. Nielsen,
• Christian Jons
Published online: October 09, 2017
p122-127

Impact of atrial fibrillation on outcomes with motor vehicle accidents
• Kanishk Agnihotri,
• N.V. Pothineni,
• Paris Charilaou,
• ...
• Bernard Gersh,
• Hakan Paydak,
• Abhishek Deshmukh
Published online: October 03, 2017
p128-132

Selecting the right defibrillator in the younger patient: Transvenous, epicardial or subcutaneous?
• Nikolay Bogush,
• Raul E. Espinosa,
• Bryan C. Cannon,
• ...
• Hideo Okamura,
• Paul A. Friedman,
• Christopher J. McLeod
Published online: October 10, 2017
p133-138

The genetics underlying idiopathic ventricular fibrillation: A special role for catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia?
• Jaakko T. Leinonen,
• Lia Crotti,
• Aurora Djupsjöbacka,
• ...
• Elisabeth Widén,
• Heikki Swan,
• Peter J. Schwartz
Published online: October 05, 2017
p139-145

Short communication

The “Subtle” connection between development of cardiac implantable electrical device infection and survival after complete system removal: An observational prospective multicenter study
• Igor Diemberger,
• Federico Migliore,
• Mauro Biffi,
• ...
• Giulia Massaro,
• Gaia Tanzarella,
• Giuseppe Boriani
Published online: October 09, 2017
p146-149

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Lead extraction — Aspects beyond the procedure
• Patrizio Mazzone,
• Andrea Radinovic
Published online: September 12, 2017
p150-151

Invited Review

Predictive value of inter-atrial block for new onset or recurrent atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Gary Tse,
• Cheuk Wai Wong,
• Mengqi Gong,
• ...
• Tong Liu,
• Adrian Baranchuk
• International Health Informatics Study (IHIS) Network
Published online: October 03, 2017
p152-156

Original articles

Vigorous exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Lars A. Dejgaard,
• Trine F. Haland,
• Oyvind H. Lie,
• ...
• Knut Erik Berge,
• Thor Edvardsen,
• Kristina H. Haugaa
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p157-163
Open Access

Trends and predictors of non-cardiovascular death in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure
• Kohei Wakabayashi,
• Naoko Ikeda,
• Katsuya Kajimoto,
• ...
• Teruo Takano,
• Naoki Sato
• on behalf of the ATTEND investigators
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p164-170

Value of routine investigations to predict loop diuretic down-titration success in stable heart failure
• Pieter Martens,
• Frederik H. Verbrugge,
• Levinia Boonen,
• Petra Nijst,
• Matthias Dupont,
• Wilfried Mullens
Published online: October 06, 2017
p171-175

Use of ‘ideal’ alveolar air equations and corrected end-tidal PCO₂ to estimate arterial PCO₂ and physiological dead space during exercise in patients with heart failure
• Erik H. Van Iterson,
• Thomas P. Olson
Published online: October 06, 2017
p176-182

Preoperative Toxoplasma gondii serostatus does not affect long-term survival of cardiac transplant recipients. Analysis of the Spanish Heart Transplantation Registry
• Eduardo Barge-Caballero,
• Luis Almenar-Bonet,
• María G. Crespo-Leiro,
• ...
• Teresa Blasco-Peiró,
• Gregorio Rábago-Juan-Aracil,
• Francisco González-Vílchez
Published online: October 07, 2017
p183-187

Heart failure and inflammation-related biomarkers as predictors of new-onset diabetes in the general population
• Navin Suthahar,
• Wouter C. Meijers,
• Frank P. Brouwers,
• ...
• Pim van der Harst,
• Stephan J.L. Bakker,
• Rudolf A. de Boer
Published online: October 14, 2017
p188-194
Open Access

Late gadolinium enhancement as a predictor of functional recovery, need for defibrillator implantation and prognosis in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
• Andrea Barison,
• Alberto Aimo,
• Alessandro Ortalda,
• ...
• Paolo G. Camici,
• Giovanni D. Aquaro,
• Michele Emdin
Published online: October 19, 2017
p195-200

Heart transplantation in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy — Experience from the Nordic ARVC Registry
• Thomas Gilljam,
• Kristina H. Haugaa,
• Henrik K. Jensen,
• ...
• Anders G. Holst,
• Jesper Hastrup Svendsen,
• Pyotr G. Platonov
Published online: October 21, 2017
p201-206

Invited reviews - Reviews and Meta-analysis

Epigenetics and cardiovascular regenerative medicine in the elderly
• Sarah Costantino,
• Giovanni G. Camici,
• Shafeeq Ahmed Mohammed,
• Massimo Volpe,
• Thomas F. Lüscher,
• Francesco Paneni
Published online: September 25, 2017
p207-214

A systematic review of in-hospital worsening heart failure as an endpoint in clinical investigations of therapy for acute heart failure
• Cândida Fonseca,
• Aldo Pietro Maggioni,
• Filipa Marques,
• ...
• Ronald B. Langdon,
• Carlo Lombardi,
• Paulo Bettencourt
Published online: October 06, 2017
p215-222
A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of intrapericardial fibrinolysis in patients with pericardial effusion
• Alison B. Wiyeh,
• Eleanor A. Ochodo,
• Charles S. Wiysonge,
• ...
• Abolade A. Awotedu,
• Arsen Ristic,
• Bongani M. Mayosi
Published online: October 26, 2017
p223-228
Open Access

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Vigorous exercise in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Benefits may outweigh the risks
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p229-230
Noncardiovascular death after acute heart failure. Do not lose the war while fighting for the failing heart
• Michele Emdin,
• Alberto Aimo,
• Claudio Passino,
• Alberto Giannoni
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p231-232

Original article

Bilateral sphenopalatine ganglion block reduces blood pressure in never treated patients with essential hypertension. A randomized controlled single-blinded study
• Helen Triantafyllidi,
• Chrysa Arvaniti,
• Antonios Schoinas,
• ...
• Chrysanthi Batistaki,
• Costas Voumvourakis,
• John Lekakis
Published online: October 15, 2017
p233-239

Invited reviews - Reviews and Meta-analysis

Comparison of thoracic endovascular aortic repair, open surgery and best medical treatment for type B aortic dissection: A meta-analysis
• Fu-Rong Li,
• Xiaoxiang Wu,
• Jinqiu Yuan,
• Jiangyun Wang,
• Chen Mao,
• Xianbo Wu
Published online: October 15, 2017
p240-246

Original articles

Hs-cTroponins for the prediction of recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with established CHD – A comparative analysis from the KAROLA study
• Henning Jansen,
• Andrea Jänsch,
• Lutz P. Breitling,
• ...
• Hermann Brenner,
• Wolfgang Koenig,
• Dietrich Rothenbacher
Published in issue: January 01, 2018
p247-252

Antibodies to receptors are associated with biomarkers of inflammation and myocardial damage in heart failure
• Anders Lund,
• Lasse Melvaer Giil,
• Grete Slettom,
• Ottar Nygaard,
• Harald Heidecke,
• Jan Erik Nordrehaug
Published online: October 05, 2017
p253-259
Open Access