August 01, 2018

Original articles

Sudden coronary death in the young: Evidence of contractile phenotype of smooth muscle cells in the culprit atherosclerotic plaque
• Stefania Rizzo,
• Matteo Coen,
• Antonija Sakic,
• ...
• Giulio Gabbiani,
• Cristina Basso,
• Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p1-6
Gender differences in symptom presentation of ST-elevation myocardial infarction – An observational multicenter survey study
• Sofia Sederholm Lawesson,
• Rose-Marie Isaksson,
• Ingela Thylén,
• ...
• Karin Ängerud,
• Eva Swahn
• on behalf of the SymTime Study Group
Published online: March 26, 2018
p7-11

Population-level incidence and outcomes of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): Insights from the Alberta contemporary acute coronary syndrome patients invasive treatment strategies (COAPT) study
• Kevin R. Bainey,
• Robert C. Welsh,
• Wendimagegn Alemayehu,
• ...
• Neil Brass,
• Paul W. Armstrong,
• Padma Kaul
Published online: April 04, 2018
p12-17

ACEF score adapted to ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients: The ACEF-STEMI score
• Martin Reindl,
• Sebastian Johannes Reinstadler,
• Christina Tiller,
• ...
• Benjamin Henninger,
• Gert Klug,
• Bernhard Metzler
Published online: April 06, 2018
p18-24

Short communication

Right atrial pressure predicts worsening renal function in patients with acute right ventricular myocardial infarction
• Juan Betuel Ivey-Miranda,
• Edith Liliana Posada-Martínez,
• Eduardo Almeida-Gutiérrez,
• Gabriela Borrayo-Sánchez,
• Eduardo Flores-Umanzor
Published online: April 24, 2018
p25-27

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Coronary atherosclerosis and sudden cardiac death in the young: another face of the culprit, another way of striking?
• Giulia d'Amati,
• Bruna Cerbelli,
• Carla Giordano
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p28-29

Invited reviews - Reviews and Meta-analysis

Duration of dual antiplatelet therapy and outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous revascularization: A meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials
• Monica Verdoia,
• Elvin Khedi,
• Claudia Ceccon,
• Harry Suryapranata,
• Giuseppe De Luca
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p30-38

Antiplatelet and anticoagulation regimen in patients with mechanical valve undergoing PCI – State-of-the-art review
• Deepakraj Gajanana,
• Toby Rogers,
• Micaela Iantorno,
• ...
• Rebecca Torguson,
• Petros G. Okubagzi,
• Ron Waksman
Published online: April 02, 2018
p39-44

Original articles

Non-inheritable risk factors during pregnancy for congenital heart defects in offspring: A matched case-control study
• Yu Feng,
• Jun Cai,
• Xing Tong,
• ...
• Yu Zhu,
• Bing Xu,
• Xuming Mo
Published online: April 13, 2018
p45-52

Biventricular dyssynchrony on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and its correlation with myocardial deformation, ventricular function and objective exercise capacity in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot
• Pantelis Kalaitzidis,
• Stefan Orwat,
• Aleksander Kempny,
• ...
• Helmut Baumgartner,
• Gerhard-Paul Diller
• for the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects, DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research)
Published online: April 12, 2018
p53-57

Original articles

Incidence of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced liver fibrosis on treatment with vitamin K or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants
• Daniele Pastori,
• Gregory Y.H. Lip,
• Alessio Farcomeni,
• ...
• Pasquale Pignatelli,
• Francesco Violi
• and the ATHERO-AF study group
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p58-63

Optimal long-term antithrombotic treatment of patients with stable coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation: “OLTAT registry”
• Q. Fischer,
• J.L. Georges,
• C. Le Feuvre,
• ...
• I. Jolivet,
• J. Silvain,
• G. Helft
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p64-69

Functional selectivity of cardiac preganglionic sympathetic neurones in the rabbit heart
• Reshma A. Chauhan,
• John Coote,
• Emily Allen,
• Pott Pongpaopattanakul,
• Kieran E. Brack,
• G. Andre Ng
Published online: March 27, 2018
p70-78
Open Access

Annoyance to different noise sources is associated with atrial fibrillation in the Gutenberg Health Study
• Omar Hahad,
• Manfred Beutel,
• Tommaso Gori,
• ...
• Jürgen H. Prochaska,
• Philipp S. Wild,
• Thomas Münzel
Published online: March 29, 2018
p79-84
Open Access

Safety of apixaban in combination with dronedarone in patients with atrial fibrillation
• Leif Friberg
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p85-90

Short communication

Burden of arrhythmia in recreational marijuana users
• Rupak Desai,
• Upenkumar Patel,
• Abhishek Deshmukh,
• Rajesh Sachdeva,
• Gautam Kumar
Published online: March 27, 2018
p91-92

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Oral anticoagulation and comorbidities; too many details for clinical practice?
• Francisco Marín,
• Vanessa Roldán
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p93-94
Oral anticoagulation alone for concomitant stable coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation: A definitive strategy?
• Andrea Rubboli
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p95-96
Re-gaining confidence in contemporary dronedarone use
• Joachim R. Ehrlich
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p97-98

Letters

Ajmaline-induced Epsilon wave: Its role is not only for diagnosis but also for risk stratification
• Ozcan Ozeke,
• Dursun Aras,
• Serkan Cay,
• Firat Ozcan,
• Burak Acar,
• Serkan Topaloglu
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p99

Sodium channel blocker challenge in Brugada syndrome: Role in risk stratification
• Dylan Therasse,
• Vincent Probst,
• Jean-Baptiste Gourraud
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p100-101
Response to letter from El-Battrawy et al.: Sleep apnea as an attributable risk for atrial fibrillation
• Katrina K. Poppe,
• Robert N. Doughty
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p102
Sleep apnea as an attributable risk for atrial fibrillation
• Ibrahim El-Battrawy,
• Martin Borggrefe,
• Ibrahim Akin
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p103

Original articles

Effect of beta-adrenergic blockade on weight changes in patients with chronic heart failure
• Shirley Sze,
• Pierpaolo Pellicori,
• Syed Kamzi,
• Alexandru Anton,
• Andrew L. Clark
Published online: March 22, 2018
p104-112

Incidence and predictors of 6 months mortality after an acute heart failure event in rural Uganda: The Mbarara Heart Failure Registry (MAHFER)
• Fardous Charles Abeya,
• Boniface Amanee Elias Lumori,
• Suzan Joan Akello,
• Brian H. Annex,
• Andrew J. Buda,
• Samson Okello
Published online: March 29, 2018
p113-117

Angioedema in heart failure patients treated with sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) or enalapril in the PARADIGM-HF study
• Victor Shi,
• Michele Senni,
• Hendrik Streefkerk,
• Vikas Modgill,
• Wenchun Zhou,
• Allen Kaplan
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p118-123
Open Access

Original articles

Large animal model of acute right ventricular failure with functional tricuspid regurgitation
• Marcin Malinowski,
• Alistair G. Proudfoot,
• Lenora Eberhart,
• ...
• David Langholz,
• Manuel K. Rausch,
• Tomasz A. Timek
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p124-129

Circulating microRNAs as emerging cardiac biomarkers responsive to acute exercise
• David de Gonzalo-Calvo,
• Alberto Dávalos,
• Manuel Fernández-Sanjurjo,
• ...
• Ángel E. Díaz-Martínez,
• Natalia Úbeda,
• Eduardo Iglesias-Gutiérrez
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p130-136

Critical role of the chymase/angiotensin-(1–12) axis in modulating cardiomyocyte contractility
• Tiankai Li,
• Xiaowei Zhang,
• Heng-Jie Cheng,
• ...
• Weimin Li,
• Che Ping Cheng,
• Carlos M. Ferrario
Published online: April 20, 2018
p137-144

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

The pattern of a broken heart: Can circulating miRs help to distinguish cardiac pathologies from normal post-exercise recovery?
• Martin Bahls,
• Nicolle Kränkel
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p145-146

Original articles

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Reversal of pulmonary hypertension but not sleep disordered breathing following pulmonary endarterectomy
• Maria Teresa La Rovere,
• Francesco Fanfulla,
• Anna Eugenia Taurino,
• ...
• Maurizio Pin,
• Andrea M. D'Armini,
• Gian Domenico Pinna
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p147-152

Safety, efficacy and Management of subcutaneous treprostinil infusions in the treatment of severe pediatric pulmonary hypertension
• Marilyne Levy,
• Maria-Jesus Del Cerro,
• Sophie Nadaud,
• ...
• Jeff Fineman,
• Damien Bonnet,
• Ian Adatia
Published online: March 15, 2018
p153-157

Original articles

The prognostic value of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in a multi-ethnic population after >10 years of follow-up: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
• Miguel Cainzos-Achirica,
• Michael D. Miedema,
• John W. McEvoy,
• ...
• Roger S. Blumenthal,
• Josep Comin-Colet,
• Michael J. Blaha
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p158-164

Risk factors predisposing to acute coronary syndromes in young women ≤45 years of age
• Maciej Bęćkowski,
• Marek Gierlotka,
• Mariusz Gąsior,
• ...
• Ilona Kowalik,
• Wojciech Drygas,
• Hanna Szwed
Published online: April 04, 2018
p165-169

Editorials - Consensus and Position Papers

Inflammation: A pathogenetic mechanism or a mediator, linking risk factors and cardiovascular disease?
• Evangelos Oikonomou,
• Dimitris Tousoulis
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p170-171

Original article

LDL particle size and composition and incident cardiovascular disease in a South-European population: The Hortega-Liposcale Follow-up Study
• G. Pichler,
• N. Amigo,
• M. Tellez-Plaza,
• ...
• F.J. Chaves,
• R. Carmena,
• J. Redon
Published online: March 29, 2018
p172-178

Letters

Does sociodemographic characteristics affect ideal cardiovascular health score in Chinese population?
• Haoyu Wang,
• Shuze Wang,
• Yingxian Sun
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p179
Education and cardiovascular health in different populations
• Lucas B.M. Machado,
• Paulo A. Lotufo,
• Isabela M. Bensenor,
• Itamar S. Santos
Published in issue: August 01, 2018
p180

Original article

Quantitative baseline CT plaque characterization of unrevascularized non-culprit intermediate coronary stenosis predicts lesion volume progression and long-term prognosis: A serial CT follow-up study
• Mengmeng Yu,
• Wenbin Li,
• Zhigang Lu,
• Meng Wei,
• Jing Yan,
• Jiayin Zhang
Published online: March 06, 2018
p181-186