Vol 9, No 1 (February 01, 2019): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Original Article

Association between serum adropin level and coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jiankang Zheng, Mao Liu, Ling Chen, Feng Yin, Xiao Zhu, Junqi Gou, Wei Zeng, Zhan Lv
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
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:1-7
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Pulmonary vein remodeling following pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation—do pulmonary veins represent only an epiphenomenon? A cardiac MRI study
Shimaa Khidr, Mark Doyle, Geetha Rayarao, Mohamed Abdel Ghany, Hosam Hasan-Ali, Doaa A. Fouad, William Belden, Robert W. Biederman
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:8-17
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Racial and sex disparities in resource utilization and outcomes of multi-vessel percutaneous coronary interventions (a 5-year nationwide evaluation in the United States)
Rupak Desai, Sandeep Singh, Hee Kong Fong, Hemant Goyal, Sonu Gupta, Dipen Zalavadia, Rajkumar Doshi, Sejal Savani, Samir Pancholy, Rajesh Sachdeva, Gautam Kumar
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:18-29
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Effectiveness of health education-based conventional intervention method to reduce noncommunicable diseases risk factors among rural population
Rajib Mondal, Rajib Chandra Sarker, Narayan Prasad Acharya, Palash Chandra Banik
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:30-34
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Diagnostic accuracy of 13N-ammonia myocardial perfusion imaging with PET-CT in the detection of coronary artery disease
Ahmed Fathala, Mervat Aboulkheir, Mohamamed M. Shoukri, Hani Alsergani
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:35-42
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Late mortality after cardiac interventions over 10-year period in two Cameroonian government-owned hospitals
William Ngatchou, Félicité Kamdem, Daniel Lemogoum, Duplex François Ewane, Marie Solange Doualla, Jean Luc Jansens, Joseph Sango, Pierre Origer, Jean Jacques Hacquebard, Jacques Berre, Didier de Cannière, Maimouna Bol Alima, Anastase Dzudie, Henry Ngote, Sidiki Mouliom, Romuald Hentchoua, Albert Kana, Aminata Coulibaly, Ahmadou M. Jingi, Liliane Mfeukeu-Kuaté, Eugène Belley Priso, Henry Luma, Alain Patrick Ménanga, Samuel Kingue
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:43-49
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Case Report

Cutting balloon angioplasty for treatment of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: case report, literature review, and recommended technical approaches
Anthony Main, William L. Lombardi, Jacqueline Saw
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
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:50-54
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Systemic artery-pulmonary artery fistulae of adult bronchopulmonary dysplasia characterized with dynamic CT angiography and multiphase 3D-volumetric reconstruction: a case report
Marianna Zagurovskaya, Mohamed Issa, Michael Winkler
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
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:55-59
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Percutaneous transapical closure of paravalvular leak in bioprosthetic mitral valve without radio-opaque indicators
Murat Celik, Uygar Cagdas Yuksel
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:60-63
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Brief Report

Cardioprotection by very mild hypothermia in mice
Betül Knoop, David Naguib, Lisa Dannenberg, Carolin Helten, Saif Zako, Christian Jung, Bodo Levkau, Maria Grandoch, Malte Kelm, Tobias Zeus, Amin Polzin
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:64-67
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Need for active cardiovascular screening in HIV-infected children under antiretroviral therapy in Africa
Naisa Manafe, Agito Ngale, Neuza Biquiza, Inês Zimba, Nurjah Majid, Ana Olga Mocumbi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:68-72
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Meeting Report

Towards a narrative cardiology: exploring, holding and re-presenting narratives of heart disease
Giovanni Biglino, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Massimo Caputo, Havi Carel, Brian Hurwitz, Sofie Layton, Jonathan Stretton-Downes, Navneeta Tiwari, Jo Wray, Maria Vaccarella
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:73-77
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Technical Note

Is dedicated implantation tool set really needed for permanent His bundle pacing?
Leonardo Marinaccio, Daniele Giacopelli, Giuseppe Romanato, Martina Borgato, Margherita Resta, Domenico Marchese
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
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:78-81
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Perspective

The specialty of pulmonary vascular medicine in China: Peking University’s emerging discipline
Yiming Chen, Hua Luo
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:82-88
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Editorial

High-risk atherosclerotic plaque features for cardiovascular risk assessment in the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain trial
Subhi J. Al’Aref, Jessica M. Peña, James K. Min
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
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:89-93
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Self-monitoring of blood pressure to guide titration of antihypertensive medication—a new era in hypertension management?
Jan K. Ho, Revathy Carnagarin, Vance B. Matthews, Markus P. Schlaich
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
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:94-99
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Bariatric surgery and hypertension: implications and perspectives after the GATEWAY randomized trial
David Benaiges, Elisenda Climent, Albert Goday, Juana A. Flores-Le Roux, Juan Pedro-Botet
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:100-103
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Left atrial appendage closure: prevalence and risk of deviceassociated thrombus formation
Stefan Bertog, Horst Sievert
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:104-109
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Letter to the Editor

Vasospastic coronary event following a single dose of amoxicillin in a patient with normal coronary arteries: Kounis syndrome and the myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries conundrum
Nicholas G. Kounis, Ioanna Koniari, Grigorios Tsigkas, Emannouil Chourdakis, George D. Soufras, Periklis Davlouros, George Hahalis
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:110-111
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Arts and Medicine1

Artist gives human anatomy a colourful makeover
Trinley Dorje
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:112-114
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News

Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy is indexed in SCIE: the new beginning
Editorial Office
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2019;
9
(1)
:115-119
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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.