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April 2007




Arrhythmias
Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
  by Martin Osranek, MD, MSc • James B. Seward, MD
  From the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
  Case Report
A patient with atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
  Commentary
Left atrial volume and the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation
  by Harold L. Lazar, MD

Diabetes and Lipid Disorders
Reduction of inflammatory biomarkers through the use of hyperlipidemia drugs in patients with diabetes
  by Heidi T. May, MSPH1 • Joseph B. Muhlestein, MD1,2
  From the 1Cardiovascular Department, LDS Hospital, and 2Cardiology Division, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Case Report
Combination therapy for mixed dyslipidemia in an elderly man with diabetes
  Commentary
Reducing inflammatory biomarkers: What does it mean?
  by Sanjay Kaul, MD, MPH
Arrhythmias
Preventing atrial fibrillation recurrence
  by Yuehui Yin, MD1 • Darshan Dalal, MD, MPH2 • Yunqing Chen, PhD1 • Zengchang Liu, MD1 • Jinjin Wu, MD1 • Dong Liu, MD1 • Xianbin Lan, MD1 • Yin Dai , MD1 • Li Su, PhD1 • Zhiyu Ling, MD1 • Qiang She, PhD1 • Kailiang Luo, PhD1 • Kamsang Woo, MD3 • Jun Dong MD, PhD2
  From the 1Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing, China; the 2Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital/Carnegie 592, Baltimore, Maryland; and the 3Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  Case Report
Treatment options for atrial fibrillation in a 62-year-old man
  Commentary
Novel approaches to rhythm control in atrial fibrillation: the role of inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system
  by Eric J. Rashba, MD

Imaging
Chest pain syndrome in women: a diagnostic dilemma
  by Josh C. Leonard, MD; John R. Hoyle, MD; Killian Robinson, MD; and William Ntim, MD
  From Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Diabetes
Effect of medication nonadherence in diabetes mellitus
  by P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD1,2 • John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD1,2 • Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH2,3,4 • David L. McClure, PhD, MSc5 • Mary E. Plomondon, PhD, MSPH1 • John F. Steiner, MD2,4 • David J. Magid, MD, MPH2,5
  From the 1Denver VA Medical Center, Denver; 2University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver; 3Denver Health Medical Center, Denver; 4Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver; 5Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
  Case Report
A case of disease progression or nonadherence?
  Commentary
Medication adherence and meaningful clinical markers in diabetes mellitus
  by Kathleen L. Wyne, MD, PhD

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  Editor's Page
Atrial Fibrillation: Postsurgical Occurrence and Drug Treatment Regimens
Editorial and Consultant Board
Maintenance of Certification in Cardiology
  News Beat
A Roundup of Breaking Cardiac News
  Preventive Cardiology in Special Patient Populations
Health Outreach Prevention and Empowerment (HOPE) Project joins with the American College of Cardiology to help heal the Gulf Coast
  by Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, is chief science officer of the Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.

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