Table of contents
August 2005 Volume 2 No 8
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Editorial
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Viewpoint
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Research Highlights
Preoperative CT scanning in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
376Sildenafil for patients with pulmonary hypertension secondary to congestive heart failure
376Left-ventricular properties in diastolic heart failure
376Coronary circulatory dysfunction and insulin resistance
377Cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs: case–control analysis
377Low circulating endothelial progenitor cell counts predict cardiovascular events
378Coronary calcium scores independently predict coronary artery disease events
378Statin and antioxidant treatment in asymptomatic adults with high coronary calcium scores
379New left-ventricular assist device shows promise in first clinical study
380Subxiphoid pericardiostomy in patients with pericardial effusion
380Calcium-channel-blocker response in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Practice Points
Is carotid endarterectomy safe in patients over 80 years old?
382Should bivalirudin be the anticoagulant of choice for percutaneous coronary intervention?
384Can angiographically silent coronary atherosclerosis predict mortality after cardiac transplantation?
386Can early diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus predict survival in patients with impaired left-ventricular function?
388Primary angioplasty versus prehospital thrombolysis: how do the treatment costs compare?
390Does intravascular ultrasound accelerate atherosclerosis progression in native nontransplant coronary arteries?
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Reviews
Treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery disease with drug-eluting stents: is it time for a randomized trial?
396doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0272 | Full Text | PDF (156K)
The role of shear stress in the generation of rupture-prone vulnerable plaques
401doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0274 | Full Text | PDF (196K)
Mechanisms of Disease: current understanding and future challenges in Brugada syndrome
408doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0268 | Full Text | PDF (333K)
Drug Insight: an overview of current anticoagulation therapy after heart valve replacement
415doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0271 | Full Text | PDF (160K)

Therapy Insight: systemic lupus erythematosus as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
423doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0270 | Full Text | PDF (226K)


