June 2006
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| Diabetes and CAD/Angina |
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High plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level in patients with diabetes with myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock |
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by Bruno Vergès, MD |
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From the Service d'Endocrinologie, CHU Bocage, Bd Mal de Lattre de Tassigny, Dijon, France |
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Prognostic importance of elevated N-terminal-pro-BNP in patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction |
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by Michael W. Rich, MD |
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| Hypertension |
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Body mass index and cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy |
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by Giovanni de Simone, MD1 • Paulette A. Lyle, BS2 |
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From the 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Italy; and 2Merck Research Laboratories, Horsham, Pennsylvania |
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Obesity and cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy |
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by Nobuyuki (Bill) Miyawaki, MD and John K. Maesaka, MD |
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| Heart Failure |
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Laboratory monitoring for spironolactone in congestive heart failure |
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by Keyur B. Shah MD1 • Stephen S. Gottlieb, MD2 |
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From the 1Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center; and 2Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
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Spironolactone and hyperkalemia in congestive heart failure |
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by George I. Mallis, MD |
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| Stroke Arrhythmias |
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Transcatheter occlusion of the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation |
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by Horst Sievert, MD • Stefan H. Ostermayer, MD • Yves L. Bayard • Evelyn Fischer • Michaela Leetz |
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From CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Sankt Katharinen, Frankfurt, Germany |
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Case Report |
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An elderly man with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke risk |
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Transcatheter occlusion of the left atrial appendage |
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by Stanley J. Katz, MD |
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