Table of contents

September 2006 Volume 3 No 9

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Editorial

Principles for national and regional guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention

Sidney Smith, Janet Voûte and Valentin Fuster

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0655 | Full Text | PDF (77K)

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Viewpoint

Genetic testing in cardiac disease: from bench to bedside

Allison L Cirino and Carolyn Y Ho

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0654 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

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Research Highlights

Patent foramen ovale is a marker of carcinoid heart disease progression

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0614 | Full Text | PDF (100K)

Case–control association study reveals genes involved in early-onset myocardial infarction

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0615 | Full Text | PDF (87K)

Platelet expression of MRP-14 increases prior to STEMI

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0616 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

Evidence for statin-mediated functions independent of lipid lowering

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0617 | Full Text | PDF (100K)

Community study shows shift in distribution of mortality from cardiovascular disease

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0618 | Full Text | PDF (99K)

Role of tenascin-C in heart muscle after acute myocardial infarction

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0619 | Full Text | PDF (102K)

Transvenous leads increase thromboembolic risk in patients with intracardiac shunts

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0620 | Full Text | PDF (98K)

Management of patients with LV dysfunction needing permanent ventricular pacing support

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0621 | Full Text | PDF (101K)

Blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk Hispanics

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0623 | Full Text | PDF (87K)

Complex atherosclerotic aortic debris is not a risk factor for cryptogenic stroke

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0624 | Full Text | PDF (87K)

Evidence for poor risk stratification in thromboprophylaxis for VTE

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0625 | Full Text | PDF (87K)

Diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by noninvasive imaging

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doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0257 | Full Text | PDF (96K)

Disparities in stroke incidence and risk factors among elderly people in the US

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doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0256 | Full Text | PDF (100K)

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Practice Points

Can microvolt T-wave alternans predict mortality in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy?

Stefan H Hohnloser

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0636 | Full Text | PDF (100K)

Does the combination of stress perfusion and delayed-enhancement MRI improve the detection of CAD?

Santo Dellegrottaglie and Zahi A Fayad

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0637 | Full Text | PDF (100K)

OASIS-5: how do fondaparinux and enoxaparin compare in patients with acute coronary syndromes?

James J Ferguson and Gary M Idelchik

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0639 | Full Text | PDF (101K)

Is there a role for oral rapamycin in restenosis prevention after bare-metal stent implantation?

Jörg Hausleiter and Adnan Kastrati

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0633 | Full Text | PDF (100K)

OASIS-6: should patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction be treated with fondaparinux?

Lori-Ann Linkins and Jeffrey I Weitz

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0635 | Full Text | PDF (101K)

How do sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents compare in patients with and without diabetes mellitus?

Antonio Colombo

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0634 | Full Text | PDF (97K)

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Reviews

Genetic determinants of the metabolic syndrome

Rebecca L Pollex and Robert A Hegele

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0638 | Full Text | PDF (171K)

Modification of myocardial substrate use as a therapy for heart failure

Khalid Abozguia, Kieran Clarke, Leong Lee and Michael Frenneaux

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0583 | Full Text | PDF (220K)

No-reflow phenomenon and prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Hiroshi Ito

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0632 | Full Text | PDF (242K)

Surgery Insight: surgical methods to reverse left ventricular remodeling

Michele De Bonis and Ottavio Alfieri

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0631 | Full Text | PDF (239K)

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Case Study

Continuing Medical Education

Management of a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy

Kenneth Lee Baughman

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0640 | Full Text | PDF (131K)

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Errata

Can clopidogrel and aspirin lower mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction?

Deepak L Bhatt

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0657 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

Is rimonabant a safe and effective therapy for sustained weight loss and improved cardiometabolic risk factors?

Serena Tonstad

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doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0658 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

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