Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 28th, 2003
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Coronary Artery Bypass - Concurrent CABG/aortic valve replacement is better for patients younger than 70
Restenosis - Invasive assessment of heart-valve stenosis poses risk of brain damage
Atherosclerosis - Oxidation of HDL gives rise to apolipoproteins which may be potential markers
Coronary Spasm - ACh-induced coronary spasm in KD patients shows risk for future atherosclerosis
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Leptin plus insulin raises blood pressure and heart rate
Restenosis - Positive results released on sirolimus-eluting coronary stent study
Acute Myocardial Infarction - Implementing preventive actions in all high-risk persons presents greatest challenge
Acute Myocardial Infarction - Persistently reduced HRV is associated with postinfarction LV remodeling
Acute Myocardial Infarction - TIMI grade 2 flow after thrombolysis, PCI leads to greater myocardial salvage
Anatomical Anomalies - In some cases, azygos vein could be mistaken for right superior vena cava
Angina - Angina patients with diabetes show increase in exercise duration with Ranolazine
Antihypertensive Therapy - Education through periodic newsletter on persistence may have good effect
Atherosclerosis - Arming patients with information does change behavior
Atherosclerosis - Mg/Cu ratio is better marker of ischemia than individual element concentrations
Atherothrombosis - Clopidogrel studied in one of the largest trial programs
Atrial Fibrillation - McMaster University leads trial in the prevention of vascular events
Atrial Fibrillation - Oral anticoagulant studied as alternative to warfarin for stroke prevention
Atrial Fibrillation - Physicians use diagnostic ultrasound catheter in new procedure
Blood Pressure Control - Adrenomedullin, alpha calcitonin gene-related peptide have physiological roles
Cardiac Ischemia - State of the art in diagnosis of ACI in emergency setting is discussed
Cardiology - Mitochondrial and sarcoplasmic membrane integrity, protein degradation evaluated
Cardiotoxicity - Novel approaches should significantly improve understanding
Cardiovascular Disease - Preclinical results on texaphyrin therapy presented at ACC meeting
Coronary Artery Lesions - Follow-up data releases from Taxus II clinical trial
Dietary Supplements - AHA urges ban of ephedra-based supplements
Embolic Attack - Embolic rate of ball-thrombus-type group high despite anticoagulant therapy
Heart Failure Therapy - Nitric oxide modifies ventricular stress in presence of vasoactive agents
Heart Implant - Total artificial heart implantation assessed
Heart Transplant - Rhodococcus equi pneumonia is a possibly often misdiagnosed risk
Hypertension - A1166C polymorphism of AT1 receptor unlikely to affect blood pressure status
Hypertension Genomics and Genetics - Obesity-related hypertension affects gene expression in the heart
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy - Reduction of cellular response implies role for reactive O2 in pathogenesis
Ischemic Heart Disease - IGF gene transfer protects cardiomyocytes from apoptosis, boosts angiogenesis
Kluyvera Infections - A central venous catheter infection highlights Kluyvera pathogenicity
LPA-induced DNA Synthesis - Process may be mediated by signal transduction mechanism in smooth muscle cells
Long QT Syndrome - Potentially fatal outcome prevented by recognition and appropriate treatment
Myocardial Infarction - AEDs to be supplied to rural Michigan, Ohio under federal grant program
Myocardial Infarction - Reduction of infarct size by HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is mediated by eNOS
Myocardial Infarction - Regular exercise improves endothelial function in the coronary arteries
Myocardial Infarction - Verapamil-based treatment equal to gold
Pericardial Disease - Imaging techniques can aid in management of tamponade, constrictive pericarditis
Peripheral Arterial Disease - Cotransfection of human HGF and prostacyclin synthase gene boosts angiogenesis
Pulmonary Hypertension - Serotonin receptor is therapeutic target for pulmonary vascular remodeling
Reperfusion Therapy - Primary percutaneous coronary intervention superior to other clinical strategies
Rothia Dentocariosa - First case of repeated subarachnoid hemorrhages due to organism is reported
Scleroderma - Several scleroderma therapies show promise
Vascular Surgery - Laser treats varicose veins nonsurgically
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