April 15, 2018

Original articles

The EUROpean and Chinese cardiac and renal Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Study (EURO-CRIPS CardioGroup I): A randomized controlled trial
• Claudio Moretti,
• Enrico Cerrato,
• Erika Cavallero,
• ...
• Fiorenzo Gaita,
• Leor Perl,
• Fabrizio D'Ascenzo
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p1-6

Effect of coronary artery spasm on long-term outcomes in survivors of acute myocardial infarction
• Juntaro Deyama,
• Takamitsu Nakamura,
• Yukio Saito,
• ...
• Kazuto Nakamura,
• Kazuhiro Watanabe,
• Kiyotaka Kugiyama
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p7-11

Obtaining a follow-up appointment before discharge protects against readmission for patients with acute coronary syndrome and heart failure: A quality improvement project
• Vidagay Baky,
• Dane Moran,
• Tessa Warwick,
• ...
• Tammy Williams,
• Eric McWilliams,
• Joseph E. Marine
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p12-15

Exercise electrocardiogram in middle-aged and older leisure time sportsmen: 100 exercise tests would be enough to identify one silent myocardial ischemia at risk for cardiac event
• David Hupin,
• Pascal Edouard,
• Mathieu Oriol,
• ...
• Jean-Claude Barthélémy,
• Frédéric Roche,
• Jean-Claude Chatard
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p16-23

Prognostic impact of Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in patients with documented coronary artery disease
• Niklas Schofer,
• Sebastian Ludwig,
• Nicole Rübsamen,
• ...
• Ulf Landmesser,
• Stefan Blankenberg,
• Tanja Zeller
Published online: February 02, 2018
p24-29

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

EURO-CRIPS: Another piece of evidence for systemic cardiovascular protection by remote ischemic conditioning
• Gerd Heusch
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p30-31

Letters

Comments on association of sST2 and hs-CRP levels with new-onset atrial fibrillation in coronary artery disease
• Kamyar Mansori,
• Erfan Ayubi
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p32
The role of the ST resolution ratio on in-hospital complications in patients with Takotsubo syndrome
• Zulkif Tanriverdi,
• Feyzullah Besli,
• Fatih Gungoren,
• İbrahim Halil Altiparmak
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p33
In depth understanding of adverse ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction
• Christoph Brenner
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p34
Operators' experience with radial access for cardiac catheterization in patients with acute coronary syndromes
• Giuseppe Andò,
• Sanjit S. Jolly,
• Marco Valgimigli
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p35
GDF-15 levels and atherosclerosis
• Jingfei Chen,
• Fei Luo,
• Zhenfei Fang,
• Weishe Zhang
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p36
SGLT1: A potential target for human ischemic and hypertrophic heart?
• Zhen-Guo Ma,
• Yu-Pei Yuan,
• Xin Zhang,
• Qi-Zhu Tang
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p37
Reply to the “Letter to the Editor” Ma Z-G, Yuan Y-P, Zhang X, Tang Q-Z. SGLT1: A potential target for human ischemic and hypertrophic heart? Int J Cardiol (2017)
• Giulia Cantini,
• Alessandra Di Franco,
• Edoardo Mannucci,
• Michaela Luconi
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p38
ST-elevation magnitude and evolution in Takotsubo syndrome
• Francesco Santoro,
• Thomas Stiermaier,
• Nicola Tarantino,
• ...
• Matteo Di Biase,
• Ingo Eitel,
• Natale Daniele Brunetti
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p39

Original articles

Right ventricular systolic function in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Ben Ren,
• Ernest Spitzer,
• Marcel L. Geleijnse,
• ...
• Peter P.T. de Jaegere,
• Nicolas M. Van Mieghem,
• Jan G. Tijssen
Published online: February 05, 2018
p40-45

Quality of life after percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients after cryptogenic stroke compared to a normative sample
• Naqibullah Mirzada,
• Per Ladenvall,
• Per-Olof Hansson,
• Peter Eriksson,
• Charles Taft,
• Mikael Dellborg
Published online: February 04, 2018
p46-49

Impact of a novel contrast reduction system on contrast savings in coronary angiography – The DyeVert randomised controlled trial
• Steffen Desch,
• Georg Fuernau,
• Janine Pöss,
• ...
• Ingo Eitel,
• Holger Thiele,
• Suzanne de Waha
Published online: January 02, 2018
p50-53

Original articles

Atrio-ventricular deformation and heart failure in Ebstein's Anomaly — A cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
• Michael Steinmetz,
• Marike Broder,
• Olga Hösch,
• ...
• Thomas Paul,
• Joachim Lotz,
• Andreas Schuster
Published online: February 04, 2018
p54-61
Open Access

Chronic kidney damage in the adult Fontan population
• D. Lee,
• A. Levin,
• M. Kiess,
• ...
• A. Barlow,
• D. Human,
• J. Grewal
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p62-66

Oral anticoagulant therapy in adults with congenital heart disease and atrial arrhythmias: Implementation of guidelines
• H. Yang,
• J.F. Heidendael,
• J.R. de Groot,
• ...
• M.M. Winter,
• B.J.M. Mulder,
• B.J. Bouma
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p67-74
Open Access

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Going beyond morphology in Ebstein's anomaly
• Massimo Lombardi,
• Francesca Romana Pluchinotta
Published online: January 17, 2018
p75
The Fontan circulation: An alternative physiology
• Paul F. Clift
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p76-77

Original articles

Net clinical benefit of rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in atrial fibrillation: Results from ROCKET AF
• Adam S. Barnett,
• Derek D. Cyr,
• Shaun G. Goodman,
• ...
• Keith A.A. Fox,
• Manesh R. Patel,
• Jonathan P. Piccini
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p78-83

Gender differences in electro-mechanical characteristics of left bundle branch block: Potential implications for selection and response of cardiac resynchronization therapy
• Jan De Pooter,
• Victor Kamoen,
• Milad El Haddad,
• ...
• Marc De Buyzere,
• Luc Jordaens,
• Frank Timmermans
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p84-91
The CHA₂DS₂-VASc score: Not as simple as it seems
• Xiaoming Jia,
• Glenn N. Levine,
• Yochai Birnbaum
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p92-96

Left atrial low-voltage areas predict atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
• Masaharu Masuda,
• Masashi Fujita,
• Osamu Iida,
• ...
• Takuya Ohashi,
• Aki Tsuji,
• Toshiaki Mano
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p97-101

Clinical events after interruption of anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation: An analysis from the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial
• Ilaria Cavallari,
• Christian T. Ruff,
• Francesco Nordio,
• ...
• Elliott M. Antman,
• Eugene Braunwald,
• Robert P. Giugliano
Published online: February 02, 2018
p102-107

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

AF stroke risk stratification-can we do better?
• Pier D. Lambiase
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p108-109

Letters

Left atrial fibrosis provides a new means of identifying patients with higher risk of new-onset heart failure among patients with atrial fibrillation
• Yingjian Deng,
• Fen Qin,
• Qiming Liu,
• Zhihong Wu
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p110
Letter to the Editor RE: Incidence of Torsade de Pointes in a tertiary hospital population by Vandael et al.
• Joanne Wylie
Published online: August 23, 2017
p111
Proposed rationale for anticoagulants in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation with zero CHA2DS2-Vasc score
• Oscar M.P. Jolobe
Published online: January 21, 2018
p112
Left atrial fibrosis provides a new means of identifying patients with higher risk of new-onset heart failure among patients with atrial fibrillation
• Peyman N. Azadani,
• Nassir F. Marrouche,
• Brent D. Wilson
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p113-114
Torsade de Pointes: The tip of the iceberg
• Alain Braillon
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p115
Comments on clinical predictors of challenging atrioventricular node ablation procedure for rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation
• Erfan Ayubi,
• Saeid Safiri
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p116
Comment on “Alcohol and incident atrial fibrillation—A systematic review and meta-analysis”
• Salman Khazaei,
• Manoochehr Karami,
• Yousef Veisani
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p117

Original articles

Association of diuretic treatment at hospital discharge in patients with heart failure with all-cause short- and long-term mortality: A propensity score-matched analysis from SwedeHF
• Pär Parén,
• Ulf Dahlström,
• Magnus Edner,
• Georgios Lappas,
• Annika Rosengren,
• Maria Schaufelberger
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p118-124
Open Access
Joint effects of obstructive sleep apnea and resistant hypertension on chronic heart failure: A cross-sectional study
• Anping Cai,
• Jiawei Zhang,
• Rui Wang,
• ...
• Bixia Huang,
• Yingling Zhou,
• Ling Wang
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p125-130

A cost effectiveness study establishing the impact and accuracy of implementing the NICE guidelines lowering plasma NTproBNP threshold in patients with clinically suspected heart failure at our institution
• Jessica Webb,
• Jane Draper,
• Tiago Rua,
• ...
• Reza Razavi,
• Theresa A. McDonagh,
• Gerald Carr-White
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p131-136
The effectiveness of remote monitoring of elderly patients after hospitalisation for heart failure: The renewing health European project
• Zoran Olivari,
• Sara Giacomelli,
• Lorenzo Gubian,
• ...
• Maurizio Anselmi,
• Domenico Marchese,
• Panagiotis Stafylas
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p137-142

Mismatch between right- and left-sided filling pressures in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction
• Yu Horiuchi,
• Shuzou Tanimoto,
• Jiro Aoki,
• ...
• Hiroyoshi Nakajima,
• Kazuhiro Hara,
• Kengo Tanabe
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p143-149

ALDH2 protects against alcoholic cardiomyopathy through a mechanism involving the p38 MAPK/CREB pathway and local renin-angiotensin system inhibition in cardiomyocytes
• Baoshan Liu,
• Rui Zhang,
• Shujian Wei,
• ...
• Feng Xu,
• Jiali Wang,
• Yuguo Chen
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p150-159

Multifocal atrial and ventricular premature contractions with an increased risk of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by a Na_v1.5 gain-of-function mutation (G213D)
• Kirstine Calloe,
• Anders K. Broendberg,
• Alex H. Christensen,
• ...
• Morten B. Thomsen,
• Henning Bundgaard,
• Henrik K. Jensen
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p160-167

Effects of angiotensin receptor blocker at discharge in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Korean Acute Heart Failure (KorAHF) registry
• Ki Hong Choi,
• Ga Yeon Lee,
• Jin-Oh Choi,
• ...
• Hyun-Young Park,
• Myeong-Chan Cho,
• Byung-Hee Oh
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p168-176

Impaired left atrial systolic function and inter-atrial dyssynchrony may contribute to symptoms of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: A comprehensive assessment by echocardiography
• Shuang Liu,
• Zhengyu Guan,
• Xianfeng Zheng,
• ...
• Jun Yang,
• Dalin Jia,
• Chunyan Ma
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p177-181

Predicting device failure after percutaneous repair of functional mitral regurgitation in advanced heart failure: Implications for patient selection
• Davide Stolfo,
• Antonio De Luca,
• Gaetano Morea,
• ...
• Francesco Grigioni,
• Claudio Rapezzi,
• Gianfranco Sinagra
Published online: January 05, 2018
p182-187
Bio-profiling and bio-prognostication of chronic heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction
• Pedro Moliner,
• Josep Lupón,
• Jaume Barallat,
• ...
• Javier Santesmases,
• Cruz Pastor,
• Antoni Bayes-Genis
Published online: February 03, 2018
p188-192
Impact of aerobic interval training and continuous training on left ventricular geometry and function: a SAINTEX-CAD substudy
• Caroline M. Van De Heyning,
• Catherine De Maeyer,
• Nele Pattyn,
• ...
• Jens-Uwe Voigt,
• Luc Vanhees,
• Bharati Shivalkar
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p193-198

Invited reviews - Reviews and Meta-analysis

Methods to identify heart failure patients in general practice and their impact on patient characteristics: A systematic review
• Miek Smeets,
• Séverine Henrard,
• Bert Aertgeerts,
• Filip Cools,
• Stefan Janssens,
• Bert Vaes
Published online: February 03, 2018
p199-206

Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: A contemporaneous systematic review and meta-analysis
• Valirie N. Agbor,
• Mickael Essouma,
• Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi,
• Ulrich Flore Nyaga,
• Jean Joel Bigna,
• Jean Jacques Noubiap
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p207-215

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

When right is wrong in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
• Yogesh N.V. Reddy,
• Barry A. Borlaug
Published in issue: April 15, 2018
p216-217