April 2008 Volume 5 Number 4
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EDITORIAL
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An appeal for reimbursement for innovative prevention measures in
patient cardiovascular education
Edward D Frohlich
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VIEWPOINT
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Neglected diseases in cardiology: a call for urgent action
Sophie Yacoub, Susy Kotit, Ana Olga Mocumbi and Magdi H Yacoub
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Mitral valve surgery with epicardial cryoablation efficaciously treats AF
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Unfit older adults have higher mortality risk than their fitter peers,
regardless of obesity
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Hypertension could increase risk of developing nonamnestic mild cognitive
impairment
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Coronary artery calcification raises CVD risk in women classified as
low risk
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Rescue breathing provides little additive value to cardiac-only
resuscitation in cardiac arrest
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Waist:hip ratio might help to predict CHD
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Decline in CHD mortality is slowing in individuals under 55 years of age
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An increase in adult obesity-related CHD is predicted for overweight
adolescents
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Low initial dose of aspirin is superior to a high dose after acute STEMI
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Implantable device enables left atrial pressure monitoring in ambulatory
patients with HF
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Catheter ablation reduces the incidence of shocks from ICDs
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Study highlights poor adherence to cardiovascular treatment goals in
primary care
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Statin treatment shows overall benefit against the risk of recurrent
stroke
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Microalbuminuria and reduced kidney function predict cardiovascular risk
in the elderly
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PRACTICE POINTS
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Is fondaparinux safer than enoxaparin for patients undergoing percutaneous
coronary intervention?
Elliott M Antman
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Can a low-sodium, high-potassium salt substitute reduce blood pressure
in rural Chinese people?
Feng J He and Graham A MacGregor
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Are sirolimus-eluting stents superior to paclitaxel-eluting stents in
patients with small-vessel disease?
Adnan Kastrati and Albert Schomig
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Does DDD pacing with minimized ventricular stimulation prevent atrial
fibrillation in sinus-node disease?
Luigi Padeletti
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Are cardiac rehabilitation programs underutilized by patients with
coronary heart disease?
Ray W Squires
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Can lowering blood pressure prevent vascular complications in patients
with type 2 diabetes?
Jan A Staessen
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REVIEWS
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Mechanisms of Disease: ion channel remodeling in the failing ventricle
Robert D Nass, Takeshi Aiba, Gordon F Tomaselli and Fadi G Akar
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Mechanisms of Disease: detrimental adrenergic signaling in acute
decompensated heart failure
David S Feldman, Terry S Elton, Benjamin Sun, Mickey M Martin and Mark
T Ziolo
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Technology Insight: in vivo coronary plaque classification by
intravascular ultrasonography radiofrequency analysis
Andreas Konig, M Pauliina Margolis, Renu Virmani, David Holmes and
Volker Klauss
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CASE STUDY
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Cardiac sarcoidosis concealed by arrhythmogenic right ventricular
dysplasia/cardiomyopathy
Martin Greif, Paraskevi Petrakopoulou, Max Weiss, Christopher Reithmann,
Bruno Reichart, Michael Nabauer and Gerhard Steinbeck
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