Vol 8, No 4 (August 15, 2018): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Original Article

Extent of coronary atherosclerosis and arterial remodelling in women: the NHLBI-sponsored Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation
Stephen J. Nicholls, E. Murat Tuzcu, Kathy Wolski, B. Delia Johnson, George Sopko, Barry L. Sharaf, Carl J. Pepine, Steven E. Nissen, C. Noel Bairey Merz
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
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:405-413
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Comparative assessment of qualitative and quantitative perfusion with dual-energy CT and planar and SPECT-CT V/Q scanning in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Rahul D. Renapurkar, Michael A. Bolen, Sankaran Shrikanthan, Jennifer Bullen, Wadih Karim, Andrew Primak, Gustavo A. Heresi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:414-422
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Non-cardiac comorbidities in adults with inherited and congenital heart disease: report from a single center experience of more than 800 consecutive patients
Rhoia Clara Neidenbach, Eckart Lummert, Matthias Vigl, Reinhard Zachoval, Michael Fischereder, Andrea Engelhardt, Claudia Pujol, Renate Oberhoffer, Nicole Nagdyman, Peter Ewert, Michael Hauser, Harald Kaemmerer
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:423-431
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Hypertension in Sudanese individuals and associated risk factors: the critical intersection between salt and sugar intake
Heitham Awadalla, Nehad Elsheikh Elmak, Eman F. El-Sayed, Ahmed O. Almobarak, Wadie M. Elmadhoun, Mugtaba Osman, Sufian K. Noor, Mohamed H. Ahmed
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:432-438
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Role of preoperative cardiac CT in the evaluation of infective endocarditis: comparison with transesophageal echocardiography and surgical findings
Srikanth Koneru, Steven S. Huang, Jorge Oldan, Jorge Betancor, Zoran B. Popovic, L. Leonardo Rodriguez, Nabin K. Shrestha, Steven Gordon, Gosta Pettersson, Michael A. Bolen
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:439-449
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Arterial stiffness in black African ancestry patients with chronic kidney disease living in Cameroon
Daniel Lemogoum, Marie Patrice Halle, Ruth Dione Mboule, Philippe Van de Borne, Elysée Claude Bika Lele, Felicité Kamdem, Marie Solange Doualla, Henry Luma, Michel P. Hermans, Luc Van Bortel
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:450-459
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Exercise capacity in asymptomatic patients with significant primary mitral regurgitation: independent effect of global longitudinal left ventricular strain
Amgad Mentias, Alaa Alashi, Peyman Naji, A. Marc Gillinov, L. Leonardo Rodriguez, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Rakesh M. Suri, Richard A. Grimm, Lars G. Svensson, Brian P. Griffin, Milind Y. Desai
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:460-468
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Liver enzyme trends in patients taking uninterrupted metformin before and after coronary surgery
Rakan I. Nazer, Mohammed F. Abalhassan, Khalid A. Alburikan
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:469-479
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Air pollution and telomere length: a systematic review of 12,058 subjects
Bing Zhao, Ha Q. Vo, Fay H. Johnston, Kazuaki Negishi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:480-492
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Increasing myocardial infarction mortality trends in a middle-income country
Javier A. Balda-Canizares, Leonardo Tamariz, Daniel Moreno-Zambrano, Denisse Pareja, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Alfredo Palacio, Ana Palacio
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:493-499
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Handheld echocardiography for screening and control of rheumatic heart disease study in Gezira state, Sudan: a double approach model
Sulafa Ali, Heitham Awadallah, Ahmed Al Hamim, Hussam Al Hussein, Mohamed Al Amin Al Sunni, Tajudeen Bushari, Mohamed H. Ahmed
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:500-507
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Case Report

A case of mislabeled textbooks: misnomer of the traditional “bicaval” view
Laura Vaskelyte, Stefan Bertog, Ilona Hofmann, Bojan Jovanović, Markus Reinartz, Predrag Matić, Sameer Gafoor, Kolja Sievert, Horst Sievert
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:508-511
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Very early antepartum pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection case report
Carolyn Lee, Jacqueline Saw
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:512-515
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Intraarticular extravasation, an unusual complication of computed tomographic angiography performed with intraosseous needle intravenous access
Michael Winkler, Mohamed Issa, Conor Lowry, Yevgen Chornenkyy, Vincent Sorrell
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:516-519
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Pericarditis-complicated takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Kiyoo Mori, Mariko Yagi, Kotaro Oe, Masaya Shimojima, Masakazu Yamagishi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:520-524
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with intracardiac echocardiography from the right internal jugular vein
Hiroto Yagasaki, Yoshiaki Goto, Yoshio Mori, Toshiyuki Noda
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:525-529
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Editorial

Leadless left ventricular endocardial pacing: a real alternative or a luxury for a few?
Elia De Maria, Matteo Ziacchi, Igor Diemberger, Mauro Biffi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:530-533
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy with wireless left ventricular endocardial pacing: is this the direction to go?
Tomas Holubec, Julius Beckers, Zdenka Holubcova, Veronika Walter, Thomas Walther
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:534-537
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Mechanically expanding transcatheter aortic valves: pros and cons of a unique device technology
Kenan Yalta, Muhammet Gurdogan, Cafer Zorkun, Yekta Gurlertop
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:538-542
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Sacubitril/valsartan: a cardiovascular drug with pluripotential actions
Steven G. Chrysant, George S. Chrysant
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:543-548
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Metabolic effects of sacubitril/valsartan: are they relevant in clinical practice?
Rafael de la Espriella-Juan, Juan Sanchis, Antoni Bayés-Genís, Julio Núñez
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:549-551
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Head to head transcatheter heart valve comparisons: when theory becomes reality
Gabriela Tirado-Conte, German Armijo, Luis Nombela-Franco
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:552-555
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Fractional flow reserve at the crossroad between revascularization and medical therapy
Carlos Collet, Patrick W. Serruys
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:556-558
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Meet the Professor1

Stephen Y. Chan: perseverance through criticism is essential for success in cardiovascular research
Brad Li
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:559-562
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Arts and Medicine2

Lines of thought
Richard Bright
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2018;
8
(4)
:563-565
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Disclosure:

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

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