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March 2006 Volume 3 No 3
Cardiovascular Gene & Stem Cell Therapy
2nd International Symposium covering gene and stem cell therapy for cardiovascular diseases. This international symposium is proud to announce a supplement in the March 2006 issue of Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine.
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Editorial
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Viewpoint
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Research Highlights
Use of transesophageal echocardiography to select patients for cardioversion
118Relationship between serum digoxin concentration and outcome in chronic heart failure
118A comparison of low-molecular-weight and unfractionated heparin
118Aspirin use before intracerebral hemorrhage increases mortality risk
119Medication adherence by patients with chronic heart failure
119Myocardial infarction is associated with increased risk of subsequent stroke
120Hyperglycemia is associated with poor outcomes in nondiabetics with acute MI
120Delayed ASD closure could benefit asymptomatic children
121ICD therapy for patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
121New electroanatomic mapping to guide catheter ablation
122Combined antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy for patients with mitral stenosis
122Is patent foramen ovale associated with an elevated risk of stroke?
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Practice Points
How do neurosurgical clipping and endovascular coiling for intracranial aneurysm compare?
124Is functional assessment of mitral regurgitation using transthoracic echocardiography accurate?
126What are the long-term effects of statin therapy?
128Is early invasive treatment superior to selectively invasive treatment in patients with acute coronary syndromes?
130Should fractional flow reserve be used to decide whether to perform percutaneous coronary intervention?
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Reviews
The promise of protein-based and gene-based clinical markers in heart transplantation: from bench to bedside
136doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0457 | Full Text | PDF (155K)
Antiatherogenic small, dense HDL—guardian angel of the arterial wall?
144doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0500 | Full Text | PDF (218K)
Technology Insight: optical coherence tomography—current status and future development
154doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0482 | Full Text | PDF (515K)
Primer: implementation of guideline-based programs for coronary care
163doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0499 | Full Text | PDF (175K)
