Guest Editorial
Inflammation, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, and Vascular Protection
Paul M Ridker, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):40-1)
Clinical Investigation
Variation in High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels over 24 Hours in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Mevlut Koc, MD, Osman Karaarslan, MD, Gulcan Abali, MD, Mustafa Kemal Batur, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):42-8)
Impact of C-Reactive Protein on In-Stent Restenosis: A Meta-Analysis
Jian-Jun Li, MD, PhD, Yi Ren, MD, Ke-Ji Chen, MD, Alan C. Yeung, MD, Bo Xu, MBBS, Xin-Min Ruan, MD, PhD, Yue-Jin Yang, MD, PhD, Ji-Lin Chen, MD, PhD, Run-Lin Gao, MD, PhD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):49-57)
Non-Gadolinium-Enhanced 3-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Angiography for the Evaluation of Thoracic Aortic Disease: A Preliminary Experience
Monvadi B. Srichai, MD, FACC, Sooah Kim, MD, Leon Axel, MD, PhD, James Babb, PhD, Elizabeth M. Hecht, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):58-65)
Hypothyroidism and Renal Function in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure
Ramanna Merla, MD, MPH, Juan D. Martinez, MD, Milagros A. Martinez, MS, Wissam Khalife, MD, Susan Bionat, NP, Joanne Bionat, Alejandro Barbagelata, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):66-9)
Retroperitoneal Approach via Paramedian Incision for Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease
Bilgin Emrecan, MD, Gokhan Onem, MD, Erkin Ocak, MD, Murat Arslan, MD, Baki Yagci, MD, Ahmet Baltalarli, MD, Beyza Akdag, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):70-4)
Myocardial Protection during Reoperative Cardiac Surgery: Early Experience with a New Technique
Theodore Velissaris, MD, FRCS (C-Th), Omar A. Khan, MD, MRCS, Sanjay Asopa, MD, MRCS, Alison Calver, MD, MRCP, Sunil K. Ohri, MD, FRCS (C-Th)
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):75-8)
Techniques
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement and Tricuspidization in a Patient with an Asymmetric Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, PhD, Pankaj Saxena, MCh, DNB
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):79-81)
Special Report
Pericardial Fat Necrosis: A Review and Update
Herbert L. Fred, MD, MACP
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):82-4)
Editorial Commentary
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: What Is Behind the Octopus Trap?
Paolo Angelini, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):85-7)
Case Reports
Atypical Transient Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathies with an Inverted Takotsubo Pattern in Sepsis and in the Postpartal State
Sahng Lee, MD, Kyung Jin Lee, MD, Hyeon Soo Yoon, MD, Ki-Woon Kang, MD, Young Sook Lee, MD, Jun Wan Lee, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):88-91)
Use of an Active-Fixation Coronary Sinus Lead to Implant a Biventricular Pacemaker via the Femoral Vein
Adrian Shandling, MD, Daniel Donohue, MD, Serge Tobias, MD, Iris Wu, MSEE, Ramandeep Brar, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):92-4)
Extrinsic Compression of the Left Coronary Ostium by the Pulmonary Trunk: Management in a Case of Eisenmenger Syndrome
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Kothandam Sivakumar, MD, DM, Maruthanayagam Rajan, MD, DM, Gnanapragasam Francis, MD, Krishnaswami Murali, MD, Velayudhan Bashi, MS, MCh
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):95-8)
Pulmonary Stenosis as a Predisposing Factor for Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Noonan Syndrome
Ali Can Hatemi, MD, PhD, Mete Gursoy, MD, Aybala Tongut, MD, Burcu Bicakhan, MD, Alper Guzeltas, MD, Gurkan Cetin, MD, Erhan Kansiz, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):99-101)
Atrial Septal Hematoma after Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Reshma M. Biniwale, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):102-5)
Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvulotomy and Coexisting Left Atrial Hemangioma: Case Report and Long-Term Follow-Up
Frank van Buuren, MD, Christoph Langer, MD, Lothar Faber, MD, Thomas Butz, MD, Henning Karl Schmidt, MD, Hermann Esdorn, MD, Nikola Bogunovic, Klaus Peter Mellwig, MD, Werner Scholtz, MD, Dieter Horstkotte, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):106-8)
Vanishing Platelets: Rapid and Extreme Tirofiban-Induced Thrombocytopenia after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Nasir Rahman, MD, Fahim H. Jafary, MD, FACC
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):109-12)
Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return by 3-Dimensional Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Juan A. Crestanello, MD, Curt Daniels, MD, Veronica Franco, MD, Subha V. Raman, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):113-5)
Surgicel Packing and an Erroneous Diagnosis of Mediastinitis in a Neonate
Lafaiete Alves Júnior, MD, Walter Villela Andrade Vicente, MD, PhD, César Augusto Ferreira, MD, PhD, Paulo Henrique Manso, MD, Lidiane Ramos Arantes, MD, Karina Simonelly Pinheiro, PT, Paula Menezes Luciano, MD, Alfredo José Rodrigues, MD, PhD, Paulo Roberto Barbosa Évora, MD, PhD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):116-8)
Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Interventricular Septum Mimicking a Cardiac Myxoma
Pankaj Saxena, MCh, DNB, Jaffar Shehatha, FRCS, FRACS, Anupam Naran, FRCPA, Shanker Rajaratnam, MBBS, Mark A.J. Newman, FRACS, Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, PhD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):119-20)
Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
Peripheral Arteriovenous Fistula after Coronary Stenting
Mahmoud Momtahen, MD, FACC, Seyfollah Abdi, MD, FACC, Farshad Shakerian Ghahferokhi, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):121-2)
Catastrophic Right Ventricular Rupture Prevented by Coincident Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The Pivotal Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Nicholas J. Farber, Robert W.W. Biederman, MD, FAHA
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):123-4)
Left Atrial Myxoma as a Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Naoki Konagai, MD, Masaaki Cho, MD, Keita Nakamura, MD, Hiroshi Shigematsu, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):125-6)
Bilateral Coronary Artery Fistulae to Main Pulmonary Artery Discovered Incidentally upon Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography
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Se Hwan Kwon, MD, Joo Hyeong Oh, MD, Seok-Jae Hwang, MD, Soo Joong Kim, MD, Myung Gon Kim, MD, Kwon Sam Kim, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):127-8)
Giant Aneurysm of the Left Atrial Appendage Detected by Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography
Peng-Fei Zhang, MD, PhD, Mei Zhang, MD, PhD, Wei Zhang, MD, PhD, Gui-Hua Yao, MD, PhD, Shu-Ming Wu, MD, Yun Zhang, MD, PhD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):129-30)
Spontaneous Dissection of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in a Young Man
Kursat Tigen, MD, Tansu Karaahmet, MD, Emre Gurel, MD, Halil Ibrahim Durmus, MD, Cevat Kirma, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):131-3)
Correspondence
Interrupted Aortic Arch and Aortic Coarctation: Two Similar Entities
Cem Barcin, MD, MSc, Hurkan Kursaklioglu, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):134)
The Twiddling Andersen
Arthur Palmer, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):134-5)
Erratum
(Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):135)
