Cardiovascular Disease

ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY

Fragmented QRS Is Associated with All-Cause Mortality and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patient with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Sha, Jing; Zhang, Shu; Tang, Min; et al.

Highly Automated QT Measurement Techniques in 7 Thorough QT Studies Implemented under ICH E14 Guidelines
Couderc, Jean-Philippe; Garnett, Christine; Li, Mike; et al.

Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Severe versus Mild or Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Followed in an Academic Outpatient Pulmonary Clinic
Holtzman, Dvorah; Aronow, Wilbert S.; Mellana, William Michael; et al.

CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

The Importance of Matching Language to Type of Evidence: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Reporting Outcomes Data
Kohli, Payal; Cannon, Christopher P.

Ranolazine for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Background, Aims, and Design of the RALI-DHF Study
Jacobshagen, Claudius; Belardinelli, Luiz; Hasenfuss, Gerd; et al.

Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure Is Due to Congestion but Not Low Output
Guglin, Maya; Rivero, Abel; Matar, Fadi; et al.

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Liver Disease in the Patient with Fontan Circulation
Wu, Fred M.; Ukomadu, Chinweike; Odze, Robert D.; et al.

Variation in Preoperative and Intraoperative Care for First-stage Palliation of Single-ventricle Heart Disease: A Report from the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Quality Improvement Collaborative
Brown, David W.; Connor, Jean A.; Pigula, Frank A.; et al.

CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTICS  

Serum Levels of Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) are Independent Correlates of Insulin Resistance in Nondiabetic Subjects
Tahara, Nobuhiro; Yamagishi, Sho-ichi; Matsui, Takanori; et al.

Relationship between Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Cytokines in Diabetic Nephropathy
Elmarakby, Ahmed A.; Sullivan, Jennifer C.

PI3K Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Disease
Eisenreich, Andreas; Rauch, Ursula

CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS  

Left Atrial Appendage Closure With Amplatzer Cardiac Plug in Atrial Fibrillation: Initial European Experience
Park, Jai-Wun; Bethencourt, Armando; Sievert, Horst; et al.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Lessons From the Learning Curve of the First 270 High-Risk Patients
Gurvitch, Ronen; Tay, Edgar L.; Wijesinghe, Namal; et al.

Neuroprotection During Carotid Artery Stenting Using the GORE Flow Reversal System: 30-Day Outcomes in the EMPiRE Clinical Study
Clair, Daniel G.; Hopkins, L. Nelson; Mehta, Manish; et al.

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY – A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES  

Fragmented QRS Complexes Are Associated with Cardiac Fibrosis and Significant Intraventricular Systolic Dyssynchrony in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients with a Narrow QRS Interval
Basaran, Yelda; Tigen, Kursat; Karaahmet, Tansu; et al.

Comparison of Two Different Speckle Tracking Software Systems: Does the Method Matter?
Biaggi, Patric; Carasso, Shemy; Garceau, Patrick; et al.

Chronic Mitral Regurgitation: Left Atrial Deformation Analysis by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Cameli, Matteo; Lisi, Matteo; Giacomin, Elisa; et al.

JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY

Cerebral Embolic Exposure During Transfemoral and Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Szeto, Wilson Y.; Augoustides, John G.; Desai, Nimesh D.; et al.

Surgical Rescue of Embolized Amplatzer Devices
Amanullah, Muneer M.; Siddiqui, Maria T.; Khan, Mubashir Z.; et al.

Temporal Changes in Hospital Costs for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Slaughter, Mark S.; Bostic, Robin; Tong, Kuo; et al.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY  

Incidence of Silent Cerebral Thromboembolic Lesions After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation May Change According to Technology Used: Comparison of Irrigated Radiofrequency, Multipolar Nonirrigated Catheter and Cryoballoon
Gaita, Fiorenzo; Leclercq, Jean Francois; Schumacher, Burghard; et al.

Atrial Fibrosis Helps Select the Appropriate Patient and Strategy in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A DE-MRI Guided Approach
Akoum, Nazem; Daccarett, Marcos; McGann, Chris; et al.

Insulation Defects of Thin High-Voltage ICD Leads: An Underestimated Problem?
Erkapic, Damir; Duray, Gabor Z.; Bauernfeind, Tamas; et al.

JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY 

Intracoronary Compared to Intravenous Bolus Abciximab during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Reduces 30-day Mortality and Target Vessel Revascularization: A Randomized Trial
Iversen, Allan; Abildgaard, Ulrik; Galloe, Anders; et al.

A Comparison of Drug-Eluting Stents versus Bare Metal Stents in Saphenous Vein Graft PCI Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
Mamas, Mamas A.; Foley, James; Nair, Satheesh; et al.

Correlation between Light Transmission Aggregometry, VerifyNow P2Y12, and VASP-P Platelet Reactivity Assays Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Gaglia, Michael A., Jr.; Torguson, Rebecca; Pakala, Rajbabu; et al.

MICROCIRCULATION  

Multifractal and Lacunarity Analysis of Microvascular Morphology and Remodeling
Gould, Daniel J.; Vadakkan, Tegy J.; Poche, Ross A.; et al.

miR-210: The Master Hypoxamir
Chan, Yuk C.; Banerjee, Jaideep; Choi, Sang Yong; et al.

Non-invasive Assessment of Skin Microvascular Function in Humans: An Insight Into Methods
Roustit, Matthieu; Cracowski, Jean-Luc

PACE - PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY  

The 11th World Survey of Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Calendar Year 2009-A World Society of Arrhythmia's Project
Mond, Harry G.; Proclemer, Alessandro

Clinical Predictors of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device-Related Infective Endocarditis
Le, Katherine Y.; Sohail, Muhammad R.; Friedman, Paul A.; et al.

Initial Single-Center Experience of a Quadripolar Pacing Lead for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Shetty, Anoop K.; Duckett, Simon G.; Bostock, Julian; et al.

THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION

The Comparative Effects of Azilsartan Medoxomil and Olmesartan on Ambulatory and Clinic Blood Pressure
Bakris, George L.; Sica, Domenic; Weber, Michael; et al.

Relationships Among Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, Essential Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease: Similarities and Differences
Reaven, Gerald M.

A Titrate-to-Goal Study of Switching Patients Uncontrolled on Antihypertensive Monotherapy to Fixed-Dose Combinations of Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil +/- Hydrochlorothiazide
Weir, Matthew R.; Hsueh, Willa A.; Nesbitt, Shawna D.; et al.