Original articles

• Limitations of Myocardial Blush Grade in the Evaluation of Myocardial Perfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and TIMI Grade 3 Flow

  Vicente Bertomeu-González, Vicent Bodí, Juan Sanchis, Julio Núñez, María P López-Lereu, Gonzalo Peña, Antonio Losada, Cristina Gómez, Francisco J Chorro, Àngel Llàcer

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:575-81

• Utility of NT-proBNP for Diagnosing Heart Failure in a Heterogeneous Population of Patients With Dyspnea. Spanish Multicenter Study

  Manuel Anguita, Pedro Montes, Alejandro Jordán, Gerardo Casares, Inés Gómez, Jesús Recio, Ángel Martínez, Javier Zumalde, Javier Povar, Francisco Ridocci, Eulalia Roig, Elena Batlle

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:465-72

• Evaluation of Risk-Adjusted Hospital Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in the Catalan Public Healthcare System. Influence of Hospital Management Type (ARCA Study)

  Aida Ribera, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Purificación Cascant, Joan MV Pons, Gaietà Permanyer-Miralda

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:431-40

• Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Spanish Working Population

  Miguel A Sánchez-Chaparro, Javier Román-García, Eva Calvo-Bonacho, Tomás Gómez-Larios, Ana Fernández-Meseguer, Juan C Sáinz-Gutiérrez, Martha Cabrera-Sierra, Ángel García-García, Juan Rueda-Vicente, Adolfo Gálvez-Moraleda, Arturo González-Quintela

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:421-30

• Percutaneous Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions by Crush T Stenting: Immediate and Medium- Term Outcomes

  Luis S Díaz de la Llera, Sara M Ballesteros, Agustín Guisado, Almudena Aguilera, Ana Campos, Ángel Sánchez, Manuel Villa, Gabriel Retegui

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:458-64

• Kinetics of C-Reactive Protein Release in Different Forms of Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Pedro L Sánchez, María V Rodríguez, Eduardo Villacorta, Carmen Albarrán, Ignacio Cruz, Javier M Moreiras, Francisco Martín, Pedro Pabón, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Cándido Martín-Luengo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:441-7

• Angiographic Evaluation of High-Risk Treadmill Scores in Patients With Unstable Angina According to Sex, Age, or Use of Drugs With a Negative Chronotropic Effect

  José A Álvarez-Tamargo, Eugenio Simarro Martín-Ambrosio, Enrique Romero-Tarín, Vicente J Albadalejo-Salinas, Jesús M de la Hera, María Martín-Fernández, Marcos G Aguado, Vicente Barriales-Álvarez, Cesar Morís de la Tassa

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:448-57

• Hemodynamic Effects of Levosimendan Compared With Dobutamine in Patients With Low Cardiac Output After Cardiac Surgery

  Julián Álvarez, Mercedes Bouzada, Ángel L Fernández, Valentín Caruezo, Manuel Taboada, Jaime Rodríguez, Vicente Ginesta, José Rubio, José B García-Bengoechea, José R González-Juanatey

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:338-45

• Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Effect of Etiology on Prognosis

  Germán Hernández, Manuel Anguita, Soledad Ojeda, Carmen Durán, Ana Rodríguez, Martín Ruiz, Álvaro Moreno, Amador López-Granados, Juan C Castillo, José M Arizón, José Suárez de Lezo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:346-51

• Cardiac Complications of Major Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery: Incidence and Risk Factors

  Joan Puig-Barberà, Soledad Márquez-Calderón, Miguel Vila-Sánchez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:329-37

• Value of Coronary Blood Flow Pattern As a Predictor of Functional Recovery and Short-Term Left Ventricular Remodeling After Primary Coronary Angioplasty. A Transthoracic Doppler Study

  Gonzalo de la Morena-Valenzuela, Rafael Florenciano-Sánchez, Ramón Rubio-Patón, Josefa González-Carrillo, Federico Soria-Arcos, Mariano Valdés-Chavarri

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:352-9

• Invasive Strategy in Patients With Advanced Diabetes and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. Angiographic Findings and Clinical Follow-Up. PREDICAR Study Results

  Juan Sanchís, Vicente Bertomeu González, Vicent Bodí, Julio Núñez, Catherine Lauwers, Juan M Ruiz-Nodar, José L Díez, Vicente Bertolín, Ernesto Casabán, Alejandro Navarro, Araceli Frutos, Javier Carratalá, Àngel Llàcer

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:321-8

• Effect of Combined Beta-Blocker and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment on 1-Year Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Findings of the PRIAMHO-II Registry

  Fernando Arós, Ángel Loma-Osorio, Joan Vila, Lorenzo López-Bescós, José Cuñat, Emilio Rodríguez, José M San José, Magda Heras, Jaume Marrugat

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:313-20

• Can Heart Donation Exclusion Factors Be Overcome?

  Carlos Chamorro, Miguel A Romera, José A Silva, Miguel Valdivia, Alfonso Ortega

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:232-7

• Two-Year Clinical Follow-Up in 200 Patients Receiving Sirolimus-Eluting Stents in Lesions at a High Risk of Restenosis

  José M de la Torre-Hernández, Fermín Sainz-Laso, Miguel Llano-Cardenal, Marta Ruiz-Lera, Leticia Rodríguez-Friera, Virginia Burgos, Javier Zueco, Álvaro Figueroa, Thierry Colman

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:225-31

• Direct Stent Implantation in Acute Myocardial Infarction. The DISCO 3 Study

  Carlos Cuellas, Felipe Fernández-Vázquez, Ginés Martínez, Ramiro Trillo, Nicolás Vázquez, Javier Zueco, Juan L Delcán, Armando Pérez de Prado, Luis Martínez-Elbal

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:217-24

• Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality Over a Five-Year Period

  Magda Heras, Jaume Marrugat, Fernando Arós, Xavier Bosch, José Enero, Miguel A Suárez, Pedro Pabón, Pablo Ancillo, Ángel Loma-Osorio, Juan J Rodríguez, Isaac Subirana, Joan Vila

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:200-8

• Prognostic Value of Serum Creatinine in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Lorenzo Fácila, Julio Núñez, Vicent Bodí, Juan Sanchís, Vicente Bertomeu-González, Luciano Consuegra, Mauricio Pellicer, Ángel Ferrero, Rafael Sanjuán, Ángel Llácer

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:209-16

• Myocardial Disease Mortality in Children and Young Adults. A Population-Based Observational Study

  Benito Morentin, M Paz Suárez-Mier, Beatriz Aguilera, Andrés Bodegas

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:238-46

• Relationship Between C-Reactive Protein Level and Early Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Electrical Cardioversion

  Jesús Zarauza, María J Rodríguez Lera, Concepción Fariñas Álvarez, Juan P Hernando, Begoña Ceballos, Benedicto Gutiérrez, Josefina Pérez, José M Cuesta

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2006;59:125-9