Table of contents
April 2005 Volume 2 No 4
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Editorial
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Viewpoint
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Research Highlights
Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: costs and benefits
177Transient myocardial dysfunction resulting from emotional stress
178A new risk-stratification model for acute decompensated heart failure
178Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale relieves migraine symptoms
179ACE inhibitor therapy and cognitive function in heart failure patients
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Practice Points
Off-pump versus on-pump CABG surgery: how do the long-term graft patencies compare?
182Is rescue reperfusion beneficial after failed thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
184Can nicorandil treat angina pectoris effectively?
186Should every patient with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction receive implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?
188Does coronary artery revascularization before major vascular surgery benefit patients with coronary artery disease?
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Reviews
The prognostic value of N-terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide
194doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0156 | Full Text | PDF (180K)
The Fontan circulation: a challenge to William Harvey?
202doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0157 | Full Text | PDF (256K)
Mechanisms of Disease: pathologic structural remodeling is more than adaptive hypertrophy in hypertensive heart disease
209doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0158 | Full Text | PDF (388K)

Technology Insight: hand-carried ultrasound cardiac assessment—evolution, not revolution
217doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0154 | Full Text | PDF (108K)



