Brief reports

• Reduction in Door-To-Needle Time to Meet Clinical Guideline Recommendations. Outcomes After 1 Year

  Cosme García-García, Lluís Recasens, Nuria Casanovas, Faustino Miranda, Francisco Del Baño, Josep M Manresa, Antoni Serra, Jordi Bruguera

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:888-91

• Surgical Treatment of Ascending Aortic Complications in Marfan Syndrome: Early and Long-Term Outcomes

  Roberto R Favaloro, J Horacio Casabé, Mónica Segura, José Abud, Jorge Casas, Claudio López, Eduardo Dulbecco, Héctor Raffaelli

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:884-7

• Echocardiographic Findings in an Elderly Population. Influence of Arterial Hypertension. The EPICARDIAN Study

  Juan M Ruiz-Nodar, Ramón Puchades, Jesús Jiménez-Borreguero, Francisco Blanco, Francisco Rodríguez, Margarita Alonso, Rafael Gabriel, Carmen Suárez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:881-3

• The Frequency of Systolic Aortic Regurgitation and Its Relationship to Heart Failure in a Consecutive Series of Patients

  Daniel Saura, Pablo Peñafiel, Juan Martínez, Gonzalo de la Morena, Arcadi García-Alberola, Federico Soria, Iris P Garrido, Mariano Valdés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:771-4

• The Value of an Intervention for Improving Secondary Prevention in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

  Guillermo Reyes, Hugo Rodríguez-Abella, Gregorio Cuerpo, José López, Elena Montalvo, Juan Duarte, José L Vallejo, Héctor Bueno

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:766-70

• Effect of Angina in the Week Before Myocardial Infarction on Long-Term Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality After Hospital Discharge

  Manuel F Jiménez-Navarro, Juan J Gómez-Doblas, Miguel A Ramírez-Marrero, Ángel García-Alcántara, Fernando Cabrera-Bueno, Juan H Alonso-Briales, Dolores Salva, Eduardo de Teresa Galván

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:775-8

• Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Young Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke: Long-Term Follow-Up

  Francisco Mazuelos, José Suárez de Lezo, Manuel Pan, Dolores Mesa, Mónica Delgado, Martín Ruiz, Soledad Ojeda, Fátima Esteban

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:640-3

• Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients Respond Differently to Transendocardial Injection of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells: Findings From Prospective Clinical Trials in ''No-Option'' Patients

  Pilar Jiménez-Quevedo, Guillherme V Silva, Ricardo Sanz-Ruiz, Edie M Oliveira, Marlos R Fernandes, Franca Angeli, James T Willerson, Hans F Dohmann, Emerson C Perin

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:635-9

• Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Referred for Cardioversion: Spanish Cardioversion Registry (REVERSE)

  Josep M Alegret, Xavier Viñolas, Jaume Sagristá, Antonio Hernández-Madrid, Antonio Berruezo, Angel Moya, José L Martínez Sande, Agustín Pastor

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:630-4

• One-Stop Outpatient Cardiology Clinics: 10 Years' Experience

  Carlos Falces, Josep Sadurní, Joan Monell, Rut Andrea, Miquel Ylla, Angels Moleiro, Jordi Cantillo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:530-3

• Effect of Coronary Revascularization in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Who Satisfy Viability Criteria on Gated-SPECT Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion

  Guillermo Romero-Farina, Jaume Candell-Riera, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix, Gustavo de León, Joan Castell-Conesa

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:540-4

• Levosimendan for Postoperative Ventricular Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation

  José L Pérez Vela, María A Corres Peiretti, Mercedes Rubio Regidor, Alberto Hernández Tejedor, Emilio Renes Carreño, Primitivo Arribas López, Julián Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Narciso Perales Rodríguez De Viguri

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:534-9

• Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Who Have Not Undergone Atrioventricular Node Ablation

  Fernando Cabrera-Bueno, José Peña-Hernández, Julia Fernández-Pastor, Alberto Barrera-Cordero, José M García-Pinilla, Juan J Gómez-Doblas, Javier Alzueta-Rodríguez, Eduardo de Teresa-Galván

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:422-5

• Usefulness of the ECG in the Sports Screening of Footballers Affiliated to a Regional Sports Federation

  María Martín, José J Rodríguez-Reguero, David Calvo, Ana de la Torre, Agapito Fernández, Mónica García-Castro, Miguel del Valle, César Morís de la Tassa

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:426-9

• Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Hypertensive Patients and Its Effect on the Heart

  Pedro Morillas, Jesús Castillo, Juan Quiles, Daniel Núñez, Silvia Guillén, Vicente Bertomeu-González, Francisco Pomares, Vicente Bertomeu

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:418-21

• Transient Left Midventricular Dyskinesia: Clinical Features of a New Variant

  Iván J Núñez Gil, Juan C García-Rubira, María Luaces Méndez, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, David Vivas Balcones, Juan J González Ferrer, Carlos Macaya Miguel

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:322-6

• The High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Level One Month After Bare-Metal Coronary Stenting May Predict Late Adverse Events

  Juan-Antonio Fournier, Carmen Delgado-Pecellín, Aurelio Cayuela, Soledad Cabezón, María-Dolores Mendoza

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:313-6

• Factors Affecting the Control of Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: The PREseAP Study

  Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Carlos Brotons, Irene Moral, Nuria Soriano, María A Del Valle, Ana I Rodríguez, Josep M Pepió, Ana Pastor

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:317-21

• Effect of Streptomycin on Stretch-Induced Change in Myocardial Activation During Ventricular Fibrillation

  Isabel Trapero, Francisco J Chorro, Luis Such-Miquel, Joaquín Cánoves, Álvaro Tormos, Francisca Pelechano, Laura López, Luis Such

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:201-5

• Thrombosis of an Apparently Normal Thoracic Aorta and Arterial Embolism

  Victoria Cañadas, Isidre Vilacosta, María Luaces, Ana Bustos, Joaquín Ferreirós, Paloma Aragoncillo, Leopoldo Pérez de Isla, Enrique Rodríguez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:196-200