Table of contents

November 2004 Volume 1 No 1

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Editorial

Why do we need yet another journal?

Valentin Fuster

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0026 | Full Text | PDF (20K)

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Viewpoint

New strategies to expand the donor pool: are they misguided?

Jonathan M Chen, Yoshifumi Naka and Eric A Rose

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0011 | Full Text | PDF (30K)

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Research Highlights

The learning curve in cardiac surgery

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0015 | Full Text | PDF (22K)

REPLACE-2: long-term efficacy results

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0016 | Full Text | PDF (22K)

Evidence Based Medicine

Benefits of drug-eluting stents: a meta-analysis

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0017 | Full Text | PDF (26K)

Spironolactone and hyperkalemia

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0018 | Full Text | PDF (22K)

Prediction of outcome in myocardial ischemia

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0023 | Full Text | PDF (27K)

Measurement of carotid stenosis

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0028 | Full Text | PDF (21K)

Cell transplantation therapy in acute MI

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0029 | Full Text | PDF (21K)

Neurocognitive risks of CABG

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0030 | Full Text | PDF (32K)

Evidence Based Medicine

Risks and benefits of warfarin plus aspirin

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0031 | Full Text | PDF (25K)

Diagnosis of infective endocarditis

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0032 | Full Text | PDF (31K)

New procedure for atrial decompression in utero

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0033 | Full Text | PDF (22K)

Managing hypertension in children

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0034 | Full Text | PDF (26K)

Early, aggressive statin therapy in ACS

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0035 | Full Text | PDF (20K)

Proapoptotic serum activity and mortality in HF

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0036 | Full Text | PDF (20K)

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Practice Points

Can cardiac-resynchronization therapy reduce mortality in patients suffering from advanced chronic heart failure?

John GF Cleland, Justin Ghosh and Nick Freemantle

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0005 | Full Text | PDF (30K)

Is pulmonary vein antrum isolation safe and effective in valvular heart disease and open heart surgery?

Hugh Calkins

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0019 | Full Text | PDF (27K)

Can beta-blocker use lower mortality and improve myocardial tissue recovery after acute myocardial infarction?

David P Faxon

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0022 | Full Text | PDF (35K)

Do implantable cardioverter defibrillators lower mortality risk in patients with cardiomyopathy?

Bernard Gersh

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0014 | Full Text | PDF (31K)

Can pravastatin lower coronary event rate if HDL and LDL cholesterol are at low levels?

David J Maron

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0006 | Full Text | PDF (30K)

Does carotid endarterectomy prevent disabling and fatal strokes in neurologically asymptomatic subjects?

Norman R Hertzer

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0008 | Full Text | PDF (30K)

Can delayed enhancement and T2-weighted imaging distinguish acute from chronic myocardial infarction?

Udo Sechtem and Heiko Mahrholdt

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0021 | Full Text | PDF (28K)

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Reviews

The role of sodium in hypertension is more complex than simply elevating arterial pressure

Edward D Frohlich and Jasmina Varagic

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0025 | Full Text | PDF (157K)

Therapy Insight: aortic aneurysm and dissection in Marfan's syndrome

Francesco Ramirez and Harry C Dietz

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0020 | Full Text | PDF (64K)

Mechanisms of Disease: new mechanisms of antiarrhythmic actions

Robert F Gilmour Jr and Douglas P Zipes

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0024 | Full Text | PDF (56K)

Mechanisms of Disease: local renin–angiotensin–aldosterone systems and the pathogenesis and treatment of cardiovascular disease

Richard N Re

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0012 | Full Text | PDF (167K)

Technology Insight: targeting of biological molecules for evaluation of high-risk atherosclerotic plaques with magnetic resonance imaging

Michael J Lipinski, Valentin Fuster, Edward A Fisher and Zahi A Fayad

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0013 | Full Text | PDF (434K)

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Case Study

Continuing Medical Education

Atrial fibrillation, sleep apnea and obesity

Mina K Chung, Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, Virend K Somers, Paul A Friedman and Paul J Wang

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0027 | Full Text | PDF (49K)

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