US Cardiovascular Disease 2007- Volume 4 Issue 1

Foreword
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.10

Paper Abstracts

A Selection of Recent Papers as Recommended by the Advisory Panel
Joanne D Schuijf , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.11
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News Round-up

The US Cardiovascular Arena In Brief—A Round-up of Trends, Statistics, and Clinical Research
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):12–3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.12
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Atrial Fibrillation

Epidemiology and Economic Burden of Atrial Fibrillation
A Bajpai ,  A John Camm ,  I Savelieva , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):14–7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.14
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Atrial Fibrillation—Recent Key Trials on Anticoagulation
Stefan H Hohnloser , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):18–9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.18
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Upstream Treatments for Atrial Fibrillation
Andrew Choi ,  Jonathan S Steinberg ,  Suneet Mittal , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):20–2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.20
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Current Considerations in Atrial Fibrillation
Douglas P Zipes , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):23–4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.23
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Disease Risk Management

Effect of Pioglitazone Compared with Glimepiride on Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes
Theodore Mazzone , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):25–30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.25
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Treatment of Angina - New Attitudes and Emerging Changes in Management
Philip A Poole-Wilson , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):31–4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.31
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Minimizing Cardiovascular Complications by Early Diagnosis of Diabetes
Allen B King ,  Gary S Wolfe , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):35–6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.35
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Metabolic Syndrome - A Common and Dangerous Health Problem
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):37–40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.37
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Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Nieca Goldberg , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):41–2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.41
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Diagnostics

Accurate Non-invasive Cardiac Output Monitoring with Bioreactance—New Tools May Empower Dramatic Progress in Disease Management
Mathew S Maurer , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):43–6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.43
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Wide Complex Tachycardias—The Differential Diagnosis Remains Wide and Complex
John M Miller ,  Anil V Yadav , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):48–9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.48
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Imaging

3-D Echocardiography - An Emerging Giant in the Treatment of Heart Failure
Dante J Graves ,  Rick W Meece , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):50–2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.50
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Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization from Radio Frequency Ultrasound Signal Processing
Stéphane G Carlier ,  Kaoru Tanaka ,  Amin Katouzian , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):54–6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.54
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Quantitation and Visualization of Vasa Vasorum and Neointimal Development in Three Dimensions—High-resolution Microscopic Computed Tomography Analysis
Daniel J Pelchovitz ,  Robert L Wilensky , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):58–9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.58
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Future Directions for Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography and Cardiac Computed Tomography
Jeffrey M Schussler , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):60–2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.60
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Developments in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Atherosclerosis
Christopher M Kramer , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):63–5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.63

Contrast-induced Nephropathy

Contrast-induced Nephropathy in Coronary Intervention
Hans P Niendorf ,  P Lengsfeld ,  M Bräutigam , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):66–8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.66
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Interventional Cardiology

The Status of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
Martin B Leon , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):70
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.70
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Understanding the Late Outcomes of Drug-eluting Stents
Giora Weisz , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):72–4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.72
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Morphologic Predictors of Drug-eluting Stent Thrombosis
Gaku Nakazawa ,  Aloke V Finn ,  Renu Virmani , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):75–6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.75
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Embolic Protection
Jennifer Franke ,  Horst Sievert , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):77–8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.77
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Hypertension

Angiogenesis Inhibitors and Hypertension
Domenic A Sica , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):79–80
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.79
An Update on Hypertension among African-Americans
Keith C Ferdinand ,  Verna L Welch , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):81–4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.81

Heart Failure

Issues in Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment
Tasneem Z Naqvi , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):85–7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.85
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Myocardial Infarction Mortality—Where Do We Go Now?
Derek P Chew ,  Harvey D White , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):88–90
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.88
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Congenital Heart Disease

Risk of Complications During Pregnancy in Women with Congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis
Els Troost ,  Werner Budts , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):91–3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.91
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Quantitative Three-dimensional Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease
G Hamilton Baker ,  Girish S Shirali , 
Citation: US Cardiology 2007;4(1):94–6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/usc.2007.4.1.94