Table of contents

June 2006 Volume 3 No 6

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Editorial

Should the autopsy be allowed to become obsolete?

Elena Ladich, Allen Burke and Renu Virmani

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0581 | Full Text | PDF (77K)

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Viewpoint

Are we lowering LDL cholesterol sufficiently?

Philip Barter and Kerry-Anne Rye

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0555 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

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Research Highlights

LMWH therapy after mechanical heart valve replacement

Rebecca Ireland

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0526 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

Risk factors predict survival and likelihood of cardiovascular events

Pippa Murdie

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0529 | Full Text | PDF (85K)

Noninvasive and long-term monitoring of pressure in abdominal aortic aneurysm sacs

Claire Braybrook

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0531 | Full Text | PDF (94K)

Dyslipidemia prevalence, treatment and control in a multiethnic population

Rebecca Ireland

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0532 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

Percutaneous retrograde transarterial aortic valve implantation successful

Pippa Murdie

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0546 | Full Text | PDF (94K)

Is percutaneous heart valve replacement a feasible option for inoperable aortic stenosis?

Rebecca Ireland

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0547 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

Key themes in reducing door-to-balloon times in patients with STEMI

Pippa Murdie

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0548 | Full Text | PDF (94K)

Brain natriuretic peptide is a marker of diastolic wall stress in heart failure

Jim Casey

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0549 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

Prehypertension and cardiovascular disease in high-risk individuals: the ARIC study

Claire Braybrook

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0550 | Full Text | PDF (85K)

Cangrelor inhibits platelet activation in patients undergoing PCI

Jim Casey

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0551 | Full Text | PDF (94K)

Rotterdam Study confirms that many myocardial infarctions are clinically unrecognized

Claire Braybrook

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0552 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

Are patients with rheumatoid arthritis prone to accelerated atherosclerosis?

Claire Braybrook

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0553 | Full Text | PDF (94K)

Optimum duration of clopidogrel pretreatment before PCI

Pippa Murdie

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0554 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

Safety of clopidogrel in children with arterial ischemic stroke

Rebecca Ireland

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doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0188 | Full Text | PDF (85K)

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Practice Points

Is antiplatelet therapy safe after intracerebral hemorrhage?

Michael D Hill

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0579 | Full Text | PDF (95K)

How do unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin compare after ST-segment elevation MI?

A Michael Lincoff

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0559 | Full Text | PDF (96K)

Does neuroprotection with NXY-059 improve patient outcome after acute ischemic stroke?

Marc Fisher

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0580 | Full Text | PDF (98K)

Can dobutamine stress echocardiography predict patient outcome after acute myocardial infarction?

Jeroen J Bax and Don Poldermans

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0560 | Full Text | PDF (98K)

How safe are very low LDL cholesterol levels?

Sarkis B Baghdasarian and Paul D Thompson

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0557 | Full Text | PDF (98K)

Can electrocardiographic strain predict new-onset congestive heart failure in patients with hypertension?

Francis G Dunn

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0577 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

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Reviews

Infective endocarditis: diagnosis and management

Saptarsi M Haldar and Patrick T O'Gara

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0535 | Full Text | PDF (190K)

Drug Insight: statin use in the elderly

O Christopher Raffel and Harvey D White

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0558 | Full Text | PDF (247K)

Technology Insight: clinical role of magnetic resonance angiography in the diagnosis and management of renal artery stenosis

Santo Dellegrottaglie, Javier Sanz and Sanjay Rajagopalan

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0556 | Full Text | PDF (337K)

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Case Study

Continuing Medical Education

Lupus anticoagulant and ischemic myocardial microangiopathy in rheumatoid arthritis

Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Angelo Zoli, Stefano Alivernini, Maria De Santis, Alfonso Verrillo and Francesco Loperfido

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0576 | Full Text | PDF (224K)

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