Original articles

• Usefulness of Echocardiography in Preparticipation Screening of Competitive Athletes

  Gonzalo Grazioli, Beatriz Merino, Silvia Montserrat, Bàrbara Vidal, Manel Azqueta, Carles Pare, Georgia Sarquella-Brugada, Xavier Yangüas, Ramon Pi, Lluis Til, Jaume Escoda, Josep Brugada, Marta Sitges

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:701-5

• Left Ventricular Torsion During Exercise in Patients With and Without Ischemic Response to Exercise Echocardiography

  Jesús Peteiro, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Gonzalo Barge-Caballero, Dolores Martinez, Juan C. Yañez, Manuel Lopez-Perez, Paula Gargallo, Alfonso Castro-Beiras

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:706-16

• Prognostic Value of Myocardial Ischemia and Necrosis in Depressed Left Ventricular Function: a Multicenter Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Registry

  Oliver Husser, Jose V. Monmeneu, Clara Bonanad, Maria P. Lopez-Lereu, Julio Nuñez, Maria J. Bosch, Carlos Garcia, Juan Sanchis, Francisco J. Chorro, Vicente Bodi

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:693-700

• Uric Acid and Gamma-glutamyl Transferase Activity Are Associated With Left Ventricular Remodeling Indices in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

  Slavica Radovanovic, Ana Savic-Radojevic, Tatjana Pekmezovic, Olivera Markovic, Lidija Memon, Svetlana Jelic, Dragan Simic, Tanja Radic, Marija Pljesa-Ercegovac, Tatjana Simic

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:632-42

• Metabolic and Inflammatory Profiles of Biomarkers in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes in a Mediterranean Population. DARIOS Inflammatory Study

  Daniel Fernández-Bergés, Luciano Consuegra-Sánchez, Judith Peñafiel, Antonio Cabrera de León, Joan Vila, Francisco Javier Félix-Redondo, Antonio Segura-Fragoso, José Lapetra, María Jesús Guembe, Tomás Vega, Montse Fitó, Roberto Elosua, Oscar Díaz, Jaume Marrugat

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:624-31

• Health Care and Nonhealth Care Costs in the Treatment of Patients With Symptomatic Chronic Heart Failure in Spain

  Juan F. Delgado, Juan Oliva, Miguel Llano, Domingo Pascual-Figal, José J. Grillo, Josep Comín-Colet, Beatriz Díaz, León Martínez de La Concha, Belén Martí, Luz M. Peña

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:643-50

• Normal Left Ventricular Mechanics by Two-dimensional Speckle-tracking Echocardiography. Reference Values in Healthy Adults

  Gonenc Kocabay, Denisa Muraru, Diletta Peluso, Umberto Cucchini, Sorina Mihaila, Seena Padayattil-Jose, Denas Gentian, Sabino Iliceto, Dragos Vinereanu, Luigi P. Badano

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:651-8

• Paravalvular Leak Closure With the Amplatzer Vascular Plug III Device: Immediate and Short-term Results

  Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Rama-Merchan, Antonio Arribas-Jimenez, Javier Rodriguez-Collado, Javier Martin-Moreiras, Manuel Cascon-Bueno, Candido Martin Luengo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:608-14

• Immediate and Mid-term Clinical Course After Percutaneous Closure of Paravalvular Leakage

  Angel Sánchez-Recalde, Raúl Moreno, Guillermo Galeote, Santiago Jimenez-Valero, Luis Calvo, Joel Hernández Sevillano, Eduardo Arroyo-Ucar, Teresa López, José M. Mesa, José L. López-Sendón

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:615-23

• Cryoballoon Ablation in Young Patients With Lone Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

  Maciej Wójcik, Alexander Berkowitsch, Sergey Zaltsberg, Christian W. Hamm, Heinz F. Pitschner, Thomas Neumann, Malte Kuniss

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:558-63

• The PLAU P141L Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Is Associated With Collateral Circulation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

  Joan Duran, Pilar Sánchez-Olavarría, Marina Mola, Víctor Götzens, Julio Carballo, Eva Martín-Pelegrina, Màrius Petit, Bruno García del Blanco, David García-Dorado, Josep M. de Anta

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:552-7

• Cocaine Use Disorders and Acute Myocardial Infarction, Excess Length of Hospital Stay and Overexpenditure

  Miguel Gili, Gloria Ramírez, Luis Béjar, Julio López, Dolores Franco, José Sala

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:545-51

• Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Results From the CLARIFY Registry in Spain

  José L. Zamorano, Xavier García-Moll, Roberto Ferrari, Nicola Greenlaw

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:538-44

• Pooled Analysis of Two Randomized Trials Comparing Titanium-nitride-oxide-coated Stent Versus Drug-eluting Stent in STEMI

  Petri O. Tuomainen, Jussi Sia, Wail Nammas, Matti Niemelä, Juhani K.E. Airaksinen, Fausto Biancari, Pasi P. Karjalainen

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:531-7

• A Randomized Study to Compare Bioactive Titanium Stents and Everolimus-eluting Stents in Diabetic Patients (TITANIC XV): 1-year Results

  José R. López-Mínguez, Juan M. Nogales-Asensio, Luis J. Doncel-Vecino, Antonio Merchán-Herrera, Francisco Pomar-Domingo, Pedro Martínez-Romero, José A. Fernández-Díaz, Raúl Valdesuso-Aguilar, José Moreu-Burgos, José Díaz-Fernández, on behalf of the members of the TITANIC XV Working Group

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:522-30

• Prevalence of Obesity, Diabetes and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Andalusia (Southern Spain). Comparison With National Prevalence Data. The Di@bet.es Study

  Sergio Valdés, Francisca García-Torres, Cristina Maldonado-Araque, Albert Goday, Alfonso Calle-Pascual, Federico Soriguer, Luis Castaño, Miguel Catalá, Ramon Gomis, Gemma Rojo-Martínez, on behalf of the Di@bet.es study group

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:442-8

• Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated With Visceral Fat, Metabolic Syndrome, and Insulin Resistance in Menopausal Women

  María J. Fernández Muñoz, Lourdes Basurto Acevedo, Nydia Córdova Pérez, Ana Laura Vázquez Martínez, Nayive Tepach Gutiérrez, Sara Vega García, Alberto Rocha Cruz, Alma Díaz Martínez, Renata Saucedo García, Arturo Zárate Treviño, Eduardo Alberto González Escudero, José Antonio Degollado Córdova

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:436-41

• Sedentary Lifestyle and Its Relation to Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Insulin Resistance and Inflammatory Profile

  Montserrat León-Latre, Belén Moreno-Franco, Eva M. Andrés-Esteban, Marta Ledesma, Martín Laclaustra, Víctor Alcalde, José L. Peñalvo, José M. Ordovás, José A. Casasnovas, on behalf of the Aragon Workers’ Health Study investigators

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:449-55

• Safety and Efficacy of Different Paclitaxel-eluting Balloons in a Porcine Model

  Armando Pérez de Prado, Claudia Pérez-Martínez, Carlos Cuellas Ramón, Marta Regueiro Purriños, Alejandro Diego Nieto, José M. Gonzalo-Orden, María Molina Crisol, Alex Gómez Castel, Luis Duocastella Codina, Felipe Fernández-Vázquez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:456-62

• Efficacy of Bleeding Risk Scores in Elderly Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

  Albert Ariza-Solé, Francesc Formiga, Victoria Lorente, José C. Sánchez-Salado, Guillermo Sánchez-Elvira, Gerard Roura, Remedios Sánchez-Prieto, Maria Vila, Pedro Moliner, Angel Cequier

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:463-70