Vol 5, No 1 (February 14, 2015): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Original Article

Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and carotid plaques in young Nepalese patients with angiographically documented coronary artery disease
Yuba Raj Limbu, Rajib Rajbhandari, Ranjit Sharma, Satish Singh, Dipak Limbu, Chandra Mani Adhikari, Dipankar Prajapati
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:1-7
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Impact of statins and beta-blocker therapy on mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Femi Philip, Eugene Blackstone, Samir R. Kapadia
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:8-16
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Review Article

microRNA-based diagnostics and therapy in cardiovascular disease—Summing up the facts
Christian Schulte, Tanja Zeller
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:17-36
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection—A review
Amelia Yip, Jacqueline Saw
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:37-48
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Case Report

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure—An alternative strategy for anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia?
Veronique M. M. Vorselaars, Sebastiaan Velthuis, Martin J. Swaans, Johannes J. Mager, Repke J. Snijder, Benno J. W. M. Rensing, Lucas V. A. Boersma, Martijn C. Post
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:49-53
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Intravascular imaging in Kounis syndrome: role of IVUS and OCT in achieving an etiopathogenic diagnosis
Fernando Domínguez, Arturo García-Touchard, Susana Mingo Santos, Juan Manuel Escudier-Villa, Diego Jiménez-Sánchez, Josebe Goirigolzarri Artaza, Luis Alonso-Pulpón, Javier Goicolea
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:54-57
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Editorial

Evidence for myocardial CT perfusion imaging in the diagnosis of hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease
Zhonghua Sun
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:58-62
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Myocardial CT perfusion for the prediction of obstructive coronary artery disease, valuable or not?
Alexander R. van Rosendael, Michiel A. de Graaf, Arthur J. Scholte
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:63-66
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Commentary

Association of coronary plaque burden with fractional flow reserve: should we keep attempting to derive physiology from anatomy?
Thura T. Abd, Richard T. George
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:67-70
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Computed tomography quantification of coronary plaque volume may provide further perspective on intermediate severity stenoses
Yingwei Liu, Benjamin J. W. Chow, Girish Dwivedi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:71-73
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Brief Report

Telerehabilitation for patients with heart failure
Michel Tousignant, Warner Mbuila Mampuya
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:74-78
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Beam hardening artifact reduction using dual energy computed tomography: implications for myocardial perfusion studies
Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo, Patricia Carrascosa, Silvina Cipriano, Macarena De Zan, Alejandro Deviggiano, Carlos Capunay, Ricardo C. Cury
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:79-85
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Arts and Medicine1

Child tears
BUSIINGE Christopher
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(1)
:86-87
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Arts and Medicine” was commissioned by the editorial office, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy without any sponsorship or funding.