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CMS Corks Carotid Stenting Coverage MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (167 KB)
Vital Signs: Drug Use by Medicare Enrollees in 2006 page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (119 KB)
ICD Programming Can Safely Slash Needless Shocks: Use of antitachycardia pacing expanded. BRUCE JANCIN page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
Report Clarifies State of The Art of A Fib Ablation BRUCE JANCIN page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
Heart of the Matter
Translating Clinical Trials to the Medicare Patient SIDNEY GOLDSTEIN page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Data Watch: Medicare Expected to Increase at a Faster Rate Than Medicaid as Percent of GDP page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Coalition Aims to Fight Sudden Cardiac Arrest BRUCE JANCIN page 3 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
DAVID-II Shows Safety of Atrial Pacing BRUCE JANCIN page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Lipid Lowering Not As Effective With Antiretroviral Tx Timothy F. Kirn page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Cardiologists Lead Physicians in Industry Receipts MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 5 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Lower Resident Hours Tied To Fewer Patient Deaths DEBRA L. BECK page 5 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Analysis Ties Rosiglitazone to Increased MI Risk JEFF EVANS, Catherine Hackett page 6 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Opinion
Letters Carl N. Steeg, Stephen A. Green page 8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
Correction page 8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
Guest Editorial
Making the Move to Quality Reporting RODNEY HORNBAKE page 9 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Calcium Score Enhances Framingham in Some Patients ROGER S. BLUMENTHAL page 9 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Epidemiology & Prevention
Fitness Doesn't Trump Fatness, but It Helps SHERRY BOSCHERT page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Adverse Biomarkers in Migraine Don't Explain Elevated Cardiovascular Risk DIANA MAHONEY page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Brief Smoking Cessation Counseling Effective as More Intensive Programs Bruce Jancin page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Diabetes Complications Topped $22 Billion in 2006 MIRIAM E. TUCKER page 11 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Arrhythmias & Electrophysiology
Rapid Response Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Anticoagulant Control Succeeds in Oldest Patients With Atrial Fibrillation DEBRA L. BECK page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Methadone at Therapeutic Levels Linked to SCD Bruce Jancin page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Hypertension
Fixed-Dose Combo Therapy Boosts BP Control: Patients in the as-yet unblinded ACCOMPLISH had the highest overall control rates ever reached in a U.S. trial. PATRICE WENDLING page 14 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (95 KB)
FDA Panel Backs Avalide as First-Line Hypertension Therapy ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 14 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (95 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Gastric Bypass Cuts Left Atrial Size, Heart Failure MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 15 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Consider ICDs for Transplant Patients With Ejection Fractions Below 40% SHERRY BOSCHERT page 15 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Heart Pump to Be Studied as Bridge and Destination Tx SHERRY BOSCHERT page 15 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Cardiologist Follow-Up Lacking in CHD Patients MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1377 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease Patients Are Living Longer MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1377 KB)
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Medically Treated NSTE ACS Patients ‘Forgotten’ BRUCE JANCIN page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Long-Term Benefit of Clopidogrel Seen in Non-STEMI Patients SHERRY BOSCHERT page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Data Watch: Minority of Adults Take Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
The CCU Corner
Optimal Use of GPIIb/IIIa Inhibitors in High-Risk ACS GEORGE PHILIPPIDES, ERIC H. AWTRY page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Myocardial Infarctions Rising in Nonagenarians as Ranks Swell BRUCE JANCIN page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Surgery
HbA1c Reliably Predicts Bad Bypass Outcomes MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 22 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Revised Heart Transplant Wait List Criteria Criticized BRUCE JANCIN page 22 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Hypertension, Vasculopathy Cut Long-Term Survival Post Transplant Sherry Boschert page 22 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Ventricular Status Should Drive Valve Replacement MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 23 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (125 KB)
Interventional Cardiology
Emotions Drive Angioplasty Rates in Stable CAD: All physicians recommended PCI in hypothetical setting despite knowledge that there's no benefit. MICHELE G. SULLIVAN page 24 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
After-Hours MI Patients Have Longer Door-to-Balloon Waits MICHELE G. SULLIVAN page 24 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Imaging
Sodium Bicarb a Washout for CIN Prevention in Angiography BRUCE JANCIN page 25 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Echo Overestimates PAH in Renal Disease FRAN LOWRY page 25 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Aids in Endoleak Detection ROBERT FINN page 25 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Cerebrovascular Disease
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Guideline Update Issued KATE JOHNSON page 26 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Promise of rFVIIa Dimmed In Hemorrhagic Stroke Trial MICHELE G. SULLIVAN page 26 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Intracranial Atherosclerosis Tied to Fatal Ischemic Stroke DIANA MAHONEY page 27 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Carotid Stenting May Lessen Ocular Ischemia, Restore Sight JEFF EVANS page 27 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Poststroke VTE Risk Cut by 43% With Enoxaparin vs. Unfractionated Heparin JANE SALODOF MACNEIL page 27 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Microemboli After Carotid Interventions Associated With CAD Robert Finn page 27 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Practice Trends
Senate Passes Device User Fee Bill ALICIA AULT page 28 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (62 KB)
Part D Hassles Persist Into 2 Year Program MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 28 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (62 KB)
Registry Data Are Best for PQRI ALICIA AULT page 29 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Medicare Proposes Policy Revisions For Clinical Trials Mark S. Lesney page 29 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Policy & Practice Alicia Ault page 30 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (91 KB)
On the Beat
On the Beat Renée Matthews page 31 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (96 KB)
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