Table of contents

April 2005 Volume 2 No 4

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Editorial

Treatment of acute coronary syndromes: have we reached the ceiling?

Lars Wallentin

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0153 | Full Text | PDF (44K)

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Viewpoint

Over-the-counter statins: a new controversy

Jonathan Abrams

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0152 | Full Text | PDF (64K)

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Research Highlights

Evidence Based Medicine

Stroke patients benefit from early supported discharge services

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0163 | Full Text | PDF (51K)

Ximelagatran: recent trial results

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0164 | Full Text | PDF (57K)

Risk of venous thrombosis among cancer patients

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0165 | Full Text | PDF (49K)

Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: costs and benefits

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0166 | Full Text | PDF (49K)

Advances in teleangiography

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0167 | Full Text | PDF (58K)

Transient myocardial dysfunction resulting from emotional stress

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0168 | Full Text | PDF (51K)

A new risk-stratification model for acute decompensated heart failure

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0169 | Full Text | PDF (59K)

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale relieves migraine symptoms

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0170 | Full Text | PDF (53K)

Evidence Based Medicine

Management of elderly patients with STEMI

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0171 | Full Text | PDF (59K)

ACE inhibitor therapy and cognitive function in heart failure patients

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0172 | Full Text | PDF (53K)

Repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0173 | Full Text | PDF (58K)

Whole-body CT screening: is it cost-effective?

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0130 | Full Text | PDF (51K)

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Practice Points

Off-pump versus on-pump CABG surgery: how do the long-term graft patencies compare?

Gavin J Murphy and Gianni D Angelini

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0151 | Full Text | PDF (69K)

Is rescue reperfusion beneficial after failed thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction?

Eric Boersma

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0160 | Full Text | PDF (66K)

Can nicorandil treat angina pectoris effectively?

Udho Thadani

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0159 | Full Text | PDF (66K)

Should every patient with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction receive implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?

Alan Kadish

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0155 | Full Text | PDF (65K)

Does coronary artery revascularization before major vascular surgery benefit patients with coronary artery disease?

Barry Rubin and W Scott Beattie

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0162 | Full Text | PDF (69K)

Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators benefit patients immediately after acute myocardial infarction?

Anne B Curtis

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0161 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

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Reviews

The prognostic value of N-terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide

Lisa C Costello-Boerrigter and John C Burnett Jr

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0156 | Full Text | PDF (180K)

The Fontan circulation: a challenge to William Harvey?

Marc R de Leval

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0157 | Full Text | PDF (256K)

Mechanisms of Disease: pathologic structural remodeling is more than adaptive hypertrophy in hypertensive heart disease

Javier Díez, Arantxa González, Begoña López and Ramón Querejeta

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0158 | Full Text | PDF (388K)

Continuing Medical Education

Technology Insight: hand-carried ultrasound cardiac assessment—evolution, not revolution

Bruce J Kimura and Anthony N DeMaria

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0154 | Full Text | PDF (108K)

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