The American Journal of Cardiology

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Effect of Transcatheter Closure of Baffle Leaks Following Senning or Mustard Atrial Redirection Surgery on Oxygen Saturations and Polycythaemia

James Bentham, Kate English, Dominic Hares, John Gibbs, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1046-1050

The aim of this study was to describe the clinical importance and methods of transcatheter closure of systemic venous baffle leaks after atrial redirection procedures for transposed great vessels. Until the late 1970s, atrial redirection surgery was the principal surgical palliative approach to manage transposed great vessels. Baffle leaks are among the many long-term complications of this type of...

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Comparison of Incidence and Time Course of Neoatherosclerosis Between Bare Metal Stents and Drug-Eluting Stents Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Taishi Yonetsu, Jung-Sun Kim, Koji Kato, Soo-Joong Kim, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 933-939

Recent studies have reported the development of neoatherosclerosis inside stents and subsequent acute coronary syndrome secondary to disruption of neointimal hyperplasia. The aim of the study was to compare the characteristics of neointimal hyperplasia and its time course between bare metal stents (BMSs) and drug-eluting stents (DESs) using optical coherence tomography. A total of 138 stents were...

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Usefulness of Bidimensional Strain Imaging for Predicting Outcome in Asymptomatic Patients Aged ≤ 16 Years With Isolated Moderate to Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Giovanni Di Salvo, Alessandra Rea, Annunziata Mormile, Giuseppe Limongelli, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1051-1055

Aortic regurgitation (AR) has increased in the pediatric population because of the expanded use of new surgical and hemodynamic procedures. Unfortunately, the exact timing for operation in patients with AR is still debated. Conventional echocardiographic parameters, left ventricular (LV) dimensions and the LV ejection fraction, have limitations in predicting early LV dysfunction. Two-dimensional strain...

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Significance of False Negative Electrocardiograms in Preparticipation Screening of Athletes for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Ethan J. Rowin, Barry J. Maron, Evan Appelbaum, Mark S. Link, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1027-1032

Preparticipation screening of athletes with 12-lead electrocardiography has been promoted for the detection of asymptomatic cardiovascular disease, particularly hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). Although false-positive electrocardiographic (ECG) results for HC are well recognized in athlete screening, expected false-negative rates are unknown. The aim of this study was to characterize the rate of...

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Effects of Preoperative Intravenous Erythropoietin Plus Iron on Outcome in Anemic Patients After Cardiac Valve Replacement

Mercè Cladellas, Nuria Farré, Josep Comín-Colet, Miquel Gómez, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1021-1026

Preoperative anemia is a risk factor for postoperative morbidity and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery. However, it is not known whether treatment of anemia before cardiac surgery by administering recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) plus iron improves postoperative outcomes and decreases red blood cell transfusions in these patients. In 1998 a collection of consecutive data for patients...

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Usefulness of International Normalized Ratio to Predict Bleeding Complications in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease Who Undergo Cardiac Catheterization

Jacob C. Townsend, Richard Heard, Eric R. Powers, Adrian Reuben

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1062-1065

Patients with end-stage liver disease frequently require invasive cardiac procedures in preparation for liver transplantation. Because of the impaired hepatic function, these patients often have a prolonged prothrombin time and elevated international normalized ratio (INR). To determine whether an abnormal prothrombin time/INR is predictive of bleeding complications from invasive cardiac procedures,...

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Usefulness of Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Computed from Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiograms for Intermediate Stenoses Confirmed by Quantitative Coronary Angiography

James K. Min, Bon-Kwon Koo, Andrejs Erglis, Joon-Hyung Doh, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 971-976

Coronary lesions of intermediate severity often cause ischemia, and fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided revascularization for these coronary lesions is safe and effective. FFR derived from coronary computed tomography (FFR _CT ) is a noninvasive method for diagnosis of lesion-specific ischemia, but its performance for intermediate stenoses has not been examined to date. We examined the performance...

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Acute Aortic Dissection in China

Yang Li, Nan Yang, Weixun Duan, Siqi Liu, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1056-1061

The clinical profiles and outcomes of acute aortic dissection (AAD) have not been evaluated in China. We retrospectively analyzed, from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011, the data from 1,812 patients (mean age 51.1 ± 10.9 years; 77.5% men) with AAD (726 with type A and 1,086 with type B) from 19 large hospitals. Most patients had hypertension and presented with an abrupt onset of chest and/or back...

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Comparison of Accuracy of Mitral Valve Regurgitation Volume Determined by Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Sandra Hamada, Ertunc Altiok, Michael Frick, Mohammed Almalla, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1015-1020

Direct planimetry of anatomic regurgitation orifice area (AROA) using 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been described. This study sought to (1) compare mitral valve regurgitant volume (RV) derived by AROA using 3-dimensional TEE with RV obtained by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and (2) determine the impact of AROA and flow velocity changes throughout systole on the...

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Long-Term Follow-Up of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator for Secondary Prevention in Chagas' Heart Disease

Martino Martinelli, Sérgio Freitas de Siqueira, Eduardo Back Sternick, Anis Rassi, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1040-1045

Assessing the efficacy of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) in patients with Chagas' heart disease (ChHD) and identifying the clinical predictors of mortality and ICD shock during long-term follow-up. ChHD is associated with ventricular tachyarrhythmias and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Although ChHD is a common form of cardiomyopathy in Latin American ICD users, little is...

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Effect of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes After Acute Coronary Syndromes

Kevin J. Woolf, Mohammed Nour Zabad, Jennifer M. Post, Scott McNitt, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 968-970

The optimal approach to encourage smoking cessation after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains unclear. The safety of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) after ACS is not well established. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between NRT use and adverse cardiovascular outcomes after ACS. Using a pre-existing database, 663 smokers with ACS were identified. The patients were...

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Paradoxical Hypertension With Cardiac Tamponade

Edgar Argulian, Eyal Herzog, Dan G. Halpern, Franz H. Messerli

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1066-1069

Subacute (medical) tamponade develops over a period of days or even weeks. Previous studies have shown that subacute tamponade is uncommonly associated with hypotension. On the contrary, many of those patients are indeed hypertensive at initial presentation. We sought to determine the prevalence and predictors of hypertensive cardiac tamponade and hemodynamic response to pericardial effusion drainage...

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Late (3 Years) Follow-Up of Successful Versus Unsuccessful Revascularization in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions Treated by Drug Eluting Stent

Giampaolo Niccoli, Francesco De Felice, Flavia Belloni, Rosario Fiorilli, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 948-953

The success rate of recanalization of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) has improved in recent years, but the clinical benefit associated with successful CTO recanalization in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era is not well known. A cohort of 317 consecutive patients (mean age 65 ± 10, 84% men) with CTOs (defined as Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction [TIMI] flow grade 0 and duration >3 months)...

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Comparison of Abciximab Versus Eptifibatide During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial)

Harsimran S. Singh, George D. Dangas, Giulio Guagliumi, Jennifer Yu, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 940-947

There are limited safety and effectiveness data comparing glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. In this substudy of the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction (HORIZONS-AMI) trial, the clinical and bleeding outcomes of eptifibatide versus abciximab were evaluated in patients with ST-segment elevation...

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Effect of Late Revascularization of a Totally Occluded Coronary Artery After Myocardial Infarction on Mortality Rates in Patients With Renal Impairment

Ramin S. Hastings, Judith S. Hochman, Vladimir Dzavik, Gervasio A. Lamas, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 954-960

Renal dysfunction is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and a negative prognostic indicator after myocardial infarction (MI). Randomized data comparing percutaneous coronary intervention to medical therapy in patients with MI with renal insufficiency are needed. The Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) compared optimal medical therapy alone to percutaneous coronary intervention with optimal...

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Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Atrial Arrhythmogenic Substrate of a Different Sort

Dominik Linz

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1071

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The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > A5

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Tamara B. Horwich, G. Sofia Tomova

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 1070-1071

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Comparison of Long-Term Outcome After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease (from the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2)

Hiroki Shiomi, Takeshi Morimoto, Mamoru Hayano, Yutaka Furukawa, more

The American Journal of Cardiology > 2012 > 110 > 7 > 924-932

The long-term outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for unprotected left main coronary artery disease (ULMCAD) remains to be investigated. We identified 1,005 patients with ULMCAD of 15,939 patients with first coronary revascularization enrolled in the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2. Cumulative 3-year incidence of a composite...

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The American Journal of Cardiology

Effect of Transcatheter Closure of Baffle Leaks Following Senning or Mustard Atrial Redirection Surgery on Oxygen Saturations and Polycythaemia

Comparison of Incidence and Time Course of Neoatherosclerosis Between Bare Metal Stents and Drug-Eluting Stents Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Usefulness of Bidimensional Strain Imaging for Predicting Outcome in Asymptomatic Patients Aged ≤ 16 Years With Isolated Moderate to Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Significance of False Negative Electrocardiograms in Preparticipation Screening of Athletes for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Effects of Preoperative Intravenous Erythropoietin Plus Iron on Outcome in Anemic Patients After Cardiac Valve Replacement

Usefulness of International Normalized Ratio to Predict Bleeding Complications in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease Who Undergo Cardiac Catheterization

Contents

Usefulness of Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Computed from Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiograms for Intermediate Stenoses Confirmed by Quantitative Coronary Angiography

Acute Aortic Dissection in China

Comparison of Accuracy of Mitral Valve Regurgitation Volume Determined by Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Long-Term Follow-Up of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator for Secondary Prevention in Chagas' Heart Disease

Effect of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes After Acute Coronary Syndromes

Paradoxical Hypertension With Cardiac Tamponade

Late (3 Years) Follow-Up of Successful Versus Unsuccessful Revascularization in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions Treated by Drug Eluting Stent

Comparison of Abciximab Versus Eptifibatide During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial)

Effect of Late Revascularization of a Totally Occluded Coronary Artery After Myocardial Infarction on Mortality Rates in Patients With Renal Impairment

Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Atrial Arrhythmogenic Substrate of a Different Sort

Editorial Board

Authors′ Reply

Comparison of Long-Term Outcome After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease (from the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2)

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