PETER LIBBY, MD: A Conversation With the Editor
Peter Libby was born in Berkeley, California, on February 13, 1947, and grew up in that city as well. He graduated in 1969 from the University of California (UC), Berkeley…
Frequency of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Artery Disease Surgery
The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) varies widely in published reports. This is likely due at least in part to significant differences…
Erratum for Johnson and Goldberger. “Prognostic Value of Late Heart Rate Recovery After Treadmill Exercise” Am J Cardiol 2012;110:45-49
The wording in the fourth sentence of the second column on the second page of the article was incorrect. The sentence should have read: “Late HR recovery at 5 minutes…
When Time Is About to Run Out … but Not Really
In 2006, I reported my experience with chronic and advanced heart failure, which occurred in 2003. The memory of my hospitalization from years ago had begun to fade until my…
Relation of Improvement in Glomerular Filtration Rate With Atorvastatin to Reductions in Heart Failure Morbidity
Ho et al reported that improved renal function associated with high-dose atorvastatin reduced hospitalization for heart failure (HF) in the Treating to New Targets (TNT) trial. In the Greek Atorvastatin…
Determining the Quantity of Alcohol Consumed
Questioning patients about their consumption of alcohol (ethanol) is an important part of history taking. To determine the specific quantity, it is essential to understand how much alcohol is in…
Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Patients
Risk estimates are based on information from the general population, and the accuracy of these models has not been adequately evaluated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In their report,…
Acute Aortic Dissection With Tear in Ascending Aorta Not Diagnosed Until Necropsy or Operation (for Another Condition) and Comparison to Similar Cases Receiving Proper Operative Therapy
Acute aortic dissection (AD) with a tear in ascending aorta (AA) is recognized to masquerade occasionally as another condition, and therefore the proper diagnosis is never made or made too…
Erratum for Snodgrass. “Vessels Described by Thebesius and Pratt Are Distinct From Those Described by Vieussens and Wearn” Am J Cardiol 2012;110:160
The institution name of the author was incorrectly typeset. The correct version of the institution is UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine).
Outcome and Resource Utilization of Infants Born With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in the Intermountain West
The objective of the present study was to characterize the outcomes and resource utilization of all infants born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in the Intermountain West. This was…
