Vol 5, No 2 (April 21, 2015): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Original Article

Appropriateness and diagnostic yield of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging from a tertiary referral center in the Middle East
Wael AlJaroudi, Hussain Isma’eel, Fadi El Merhi, Tony Assad, Mukbil Hourani
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:88-97
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Goal attainments and their discrepancies for low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and apolipoprotein B (apo B) in over 2,000 Chinese patients with known coronary artery disease or type 2 diabetes
Yong-Ming He, Xiang-Jun Yang, Xin Zhao, Hai-Feng Xu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:98-103
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Improved non-calcified plaque delineation on coronary CT angiography by sonogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction with different filter strength and relationship with BMI
Lei Zhao, Fabian Plank, Moritz Kummann, Philipp Burghard, Andrea Klauser, Wolfgang Dichtl, Gudrun Feuchtner
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:104-112
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A new polymer-free drug-eluting stent with nanocarriers eluting sirolimus from stent-plus-balloon compared with bare-metal stent and with biolimus A9 eluting stent in porcine coronary arteries
Celso K. Takimura, Micheli Z. Galon, Paulo S. Gutierrez, Prakash Sojitra, Ashwin Vyas, Manish Doshi, Pedro A. Lemos
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:113-121
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Review Article

Current diagnostic and treatment strategies for Lutembacher syndrome: the pivotal role of echocardiography
Leopold Ndemnge Aminde, Anastase Dzudie, Noah Fongwen Takah, Kathleen Blackett Ngu, Karen Sliwa, Andre Pascal Kengne
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:122-132
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Mini-Review

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: novel insights on diagnosis and management
Fernando Alfonso, Teresa Bastante, Javier Cuesta, Daniel Rodríguez, Amparo Benedicto, Fernando Rivero
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:133-140
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Case Report

Traumatic right atrial pseudoaneurysm
Prashant Nagpal, Sachin S. Saboo, Ashish Khandelwal, Maria Alejandra Duran-Mendicuti, Suhny Abbara, Michael L. Steigner
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:141-144
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Non-identical yet similar: presentation of coronary artery disease in dizygotic twins
Shivanand S. Patil, Rangraj Ramalingam, Kasamshetty Subramanyam, Deepak Pujar, Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath, Nirlep Gajiwala, Ashok Thakkar
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:145-149
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Commentary

Salt in the wound: 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography for identification of vulnerable coronary plaques
Philip D. Adamson, Alex T. Vesey, Nik V. Joshi, David E. Newby, Marc R. Dweck
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:150-155
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: still connecting the dots between genotype and phenotype
Christine L. Jellis, Milind Y. Desai
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:156-159
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Technical Notes

Hemodynamic assessment of partial mechanical circulatory support: data derived from computed tomography angiographic images and computational fluid dynamics
Christof Karmonik, Sasan Partovi, Fabian Rengier, Hagen Meredig, Mina Berty Farag, Matthias Müller-Eschner, Rawa Arif, Aron-Frederik Popov, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Matthias Karck, Arjang Ruhparwar
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2015;
5
(2)
:160-165
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