Piercing the Impact Factor and Promoting the Eigenfactor™
The publisher of The American Journal of Cardiology ( AJC ), Jane Grochowski, in late June 2011 shared with me a copy of the most recently released Journal Citation Reports…
In Memoriam: Ralph Shabetai, MD
The world of cardiology has lost a great scientist, teacher, physician, and friend: Ralph Shabetai, who died on October 15, 2010. Dr. Shabetai’s interest in the heart developed from a…
Anabolic Status and Functional Impairment in Men With Mild Chronic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study was to establish the role of hormonal anabolic deficiencies in exercise intolerance in patients with chronic heart failure One hundred four consecutive men (mean age…
An Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Study of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
The precise cause of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) remains controversial. Plaque rupture with transient thrombotic occlusion of a transapical left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) has been advanced as a potential…
Significance of Asymptomatic Bradycardia for Subsequent Pacemaker Implantation and Mortality in Patients >60 Years of Age
Sinus bradycardia may be more significant in older patients than in a younger group because it could signal important or advanced conduction system and/or cardiac disease potentially modifiable with pacemaker…
Comparison of Aerobic Versus Resistance Exercise Training Effects on Metabolic Syndrome (from the Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention Through Defined Exercise – STRRIDE-AT/RT)
Aerobic training (AT) improves the metabolic syndrome (MS) and its component risk factors; however, to our knowledge, no randomized clinical studies have addressed whether resistance training (RT) improves the MS…
Propensity-Matched Patient-Level Comparison of the TAXUS Liberté and TAXUS Element (ION) Paclitaxel -Eluting Stents
Stent design, metal alloy composition, and strut thickness may influence late lumen loss and clinical outcomes after bare metal stent deployment; however, their impact on outcomes after drug-eluting stent deployment…
Effect of Dietary Fish Oil on Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
An open-label study reported that ingestion of a fish oil concentrate decreased the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. However, a general cardiac surgery…
Usefulness of Physical Fitness and the Metabolic Syndrome to Predict Vascular Disease Risk in Older Chinese (from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort [GBCS-CVD])
Physical fitness can independently lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We explored the independent and combined associations of physical fitness, measured using the seated at rest heart rate (RHR),…
Predictors of Low Clopidogrel Adherence Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Few data are available on factors associated with low adherence or early clopidogrel discontinuation after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Patients (n = 284) were evaluated before hospital discharge after PCI…
