February 2008 Volume 5 Number 2
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Focus on cardiac assist devices
This special issue features several articles, covering a broad spectrum
of themes in cardiac assist device therapy, written by experts in the
field - from a 'where are we now' appraisal of left ventricular assist
devices for heart failure, to the use of a total artificial heart in
patients with protracted refractory cardiogenic shock.
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EDITORIAL
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Focus on mechanical assist devices for the treatment of heart failure
Philip A Poole-Wilson
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBo0EB
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VIEWPOINTS
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Long-term left-ventricular-assist-device therapy is here to stay
Magdi H Yacoub and Leslie W Miller
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBp0EC
New percutaneous mechanical left ventricular support for acute MI:
the AMC MACH program
Jose PS Henriques and Bas AJM de Mol
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBq0ED
The total artificial heart in refractory cardiogenic shock: saving the
patient versus saving the heart
Marvin J Slepian and Jack G Copeland
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBr0EE
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Low HDL despite statin-lowered LDL cholesterol levels raises risk of
cardiovascular events
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBs0EF
ICDs for heart failure are more commonly used among white men
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBt0EG
PFO closure without a permanent implant is safe and feasible
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBu0EH
The diagnostic accuracy of electrocardiographic indices for LV hypertrophy
is poor
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBv0EI
Substantial weight gain precedes hospitalization for heart failure
decompensation
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBw0EJ
Effectiveness of ACE inhibition in patients with Marfan's syndrome on
[beta]-blockade
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBx0EK
Sirolimus-eluting stents can be used in patients with diabetes and
coronary artery disease
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBy0EL
New survey reveals global extent of obesity crisis
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmBz0EM
Physical activity reduces overall CVD risk by influencing known risk
factors
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB10E8
Heritability of left main coronary disease and risk of future events
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB20EA
Measuring proBNP identifies dyspnea caused by cardiac disease
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB30EB
Cardiac troponin levels predict death in patients stabilized after acute
coronary syndromes
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB40EC
Research supports establishment of specialized TIA clinics
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB50ED
Antibiotic improves outcome following acute stroke
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB60EE
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PRACTICE POINTS
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Re-examining aggressive anticoagulant therapy: the case of acute coronary
syndromes
Mark Crowther and Wendy Lim
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB70EF
Pediatric rheumatic heart disease in the developing world:
echocardiographic versus clinical screening
Jonathan R Carapetis
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmB80EG
Can ICDs prevent sudden cardiac death effectively in patients with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Alan Kadish
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCA0EQ
Progenitor cell therapy and myocardial infarction: the importance of
microvascular function
Christian Werner, Michael Bohm and Erik B Friedrich
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCB0ER
A new continuous-flow LV assist device for patients with end-stage
heart failure
Eric A Rose
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCC0ES
Can a pulsatile left ventricular assist device provide destination
therapy for patients with severe heart failure?
Soon J Park
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCD0ET
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REVIEWS
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Patient selection for percutaneous mitral valve repair: insight from
early clinical trial applications
Ted Feldman and Donald Glower
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCE0EU
Rapid regression of atherosclerosis: insights from the clinical and
experimental literature
Kevin Jon Williams, Jonathan E Feig and Edward A Fisher
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCF0EV
The aging hypertensive heart: a brief update
Dinko Susic and Edward D Frohlich
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCG0EW
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CASE STUDY
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A case of vagally mediated idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
Masaharu Kataoka, Seiji Takatsuki, Kojiro Tanimoto, Makoto Akaishi,
Satoshi Ogawa and Hideo Mitamura
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCH0EX
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ARTICLE RESPONSE
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Pheochromocytoma
Bas Havekes and Karel Pacak
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/eiqp0Xztnp0HjH0BmCI0EY
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