Original articles

• Metabolic Syndrome as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

  José A Gimeno Orna, Luis M Lou Arnal, Edmundo Molinero Herguedas, Beatriz Boned Julián, Desirée P Portilla Córdoba

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:507-13

• Prognostic Value of Noninvasive Markers of Coronary Reperfusion Compared to TIMI 3 Flow in Patients Treated With Primary Angioplasty

  María A García Barsotti, Ramón Corbalán Herreros, Carolina Nazzal Nazal, Eugenio Marchant Díaz, Pablo Castro Gálvez, Osvaldo Pérez Pérez, Germán Larraín González

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:524-30

• Hospital Resources and Myocardial Infarction Case Fatality. The IBERICA Study

  Eva E Álvarez-León, Roberto Elosua, Alberto Zamora, Elena Aldasoro, José Galcerá, Hermelinda Vanaclocha, Antonio Segura, Miquel Fiol, Javier Turumbay, Gloria Pérez, José M Arteagoitia, María J Tormo, Adolfo Cabadés, Gema Vega, José I Ayestarán, Vega García, Iraida Hurtado-de-Saracho, Carmen Navarro, Oscar Zurriaga, Javier Muñiz, Joan Sala, Jaume Marrugat

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:514-23

• NT-proBNP Levels and Hypertension. Their Importance in the Diagnosis of Heart Failure

  Miguel Rivera, Raquel Taléns-Visconti, Antonio Salvador, Vicente Bertomeu, Vicente Miró, Fernando García de Burgos, Vicente Climent, Raquel Cortés, Rafael Payá, José L Pérez-Boscá, Luis Mainar, Alejandro Jordán, Francisco Sogorb, Juan Cosín, Vicente Mora, José L Diago, Francisco Marín

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:396-402

• Aortic Root Homograft in the Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease With Dilated Ascending Aorta

  Ángel González Pinto, Ricardo J Vázquez, Andrés Sánchez, Jorge R Roda, Virginia Badorrey, Isidre Vilacosta, Javier Parra, Juan L Delcán, Juan Medina, Milagros Sancho

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:412-6

• Assesment of Myocardial Perfusion by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Comparison With Coronary Angiography

  Guillem Pons Lladó, Francesc Carreras, Rubén Leta, Sandra Pujadas, Joan García Picart

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:388-95

• Comparison of Intracoronary Ultrasound Expansion Parameters in Coronary Stents Implanted With or Without Balloon Predilatation. A Randomized Intravascular Ultrasound Study

  Ramón López-Palop, Eduardo Pinar, Íñigo Lozano, Pilar Carrillo, Rocío Cortés, Daniel Saura, Francisco Picó, Mariano Valdés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:403-11

• Relationship of C-Reactive Protein Levels With Angiographic Findings and Markers of Necrosis in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Juan Sanchís, Vicent Bodí, Ángel Llácer, Lorenzo Facila, Ángel Martínez-Brotons, Luis Insa, Francisco J Chorro

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:382-7

• Intravenous Enalapril Does Not Prevent Tachycardia-Induced Acute Atrial Electrical Remodeling

  Javier Moreno, Julián Villacastín, Nicasio Pérez-Castellano, Cristina Fernández Pérez, Ricardo Morales, Carlos Macaya

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:320-6

• Usefulness of Brain Natriuretic Peptide to Evaluate Patients With Heart Failure Treated With Cardiac Resynchronization

  Antonio Hernández Madrid, Mercedes Miguelañez Díaz, Carlos Escobar Cervantes, Blanca Blanco Tirados, Irene Marín, Enrique Bernal, Javier Zamora, Fernando J Cordova González, Manuel Alfonso Pérez, Lilianna Limón, José M González Rebollo, José L Moya Mur, Concepción Moro

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:299-305

• Predictors of Lack of Clinical Improvement at Mid-Term Follow-up With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

  Ernesto Díaz-Infante, Antonio Berruezo, Lluís Mont, Paulo Osorio, Emilio García-Morán, Alba Marigliano, Marta Sitges, Manel Azqueta, Carles Paré, África Muxí, Pilar Paredes, Xavier Fosch, Salvador Ninot, Eulalia Roig, Josep Brugada

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:306-12

• Minimally Invasive Surgical Implantation of Left Ventricular Epicardial Leads for Ventricular Resynchronization Using Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy

  Ángel L Fernández, José B García-Bengochea, Ramiro Ledo, Marino Vega, Antonio Amaro, Julián Álvarez, José Rubio, Juan Sierra, Daniel Sánchez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:313-9

• Differences in the Management and Prognosis of Patients With Non-ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome According to the Department of Initial Admission

  Xavier Bosch, Fernando Verbal, Esteban López de Sá, Faustino Miranda-Guardiola, Emiliano Bórquez, Armando Bethencourt, José L López-Sendón

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:283-90

• Elevated Troponin I Levels in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Without ST Elevation Are Associated With Increased Complexity of the Culprit Lesion

  Silvia López-Fernández, Ángel Cequier, Emili Iràculis, Joan A Gómez-Hospital, Luis Teruel, José Valero, Paola Beltrán, Bruno García del Blanco, Francesc Jara, Enric Esplugas

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:291-8

• Retrospective Study of Patients Who Undergo Pacemaker Implantation in Short-Stay Ambulatory Surgery. Long-Term Follow-up and Cost Analysis

  Sergio Villalba, José Roda, Aurelio Quesada, Víctor Palanca, Cristóbal Zaragoza, Ernesto Bataller, José A Velasco

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:234-40

• Use of Antihypertensive Drugs in Spain (1995-2001)

  Javier García del Pozo, Eduardo Ramos Sevillano, Francisco J de Abajo, Ramona Mateos Campos

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:241-9

• Non-Invasive Coronary Angiography With 16 Multidetector-Row Spiral Computed Tomography: a Comparative Study With Invasive Coronary Angiography

  Rubén Leta, Francesc Carreras, Xavier Alomar, Joan Monell, Joan García-Picart, Josep M Augé, Antonio Salvador, Guillem Pons-Lladó

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:217-24

• Early Myocardial Perfusion Gated-SPECT in Patients With Chest Pain and Non-Diagnostic ECG in the Emergency Department

  Jaume Candell-Riera, Guillermo Oller-Martínez, Osvaldo Pereztol-Valdés, Joan Castell-Conesa, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix, Carmen García-Alonso, Rosa Segura, Joaquim Murillo, Rosina Moreno, Jordi Suriñach, Jordi Soler-Soler

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:225-33

• Intracoronary Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Myocardial Infarction

  Francisco F Avilés, José A San Román, Javier García Frade, Mariano Valdés, Ana Sánchez, Luis de la Fuente, María J Peñarrubia, María E Fernández, Paula Tejedor, Juan M Durán, Carolina Hernández, Ricardo Sanz, Javier García Sancho

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:201-8

• Tako-Tsubo Transient Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Is Associated With a Left Anterior Descendig Coronary Artery With a Long Course Along the Apical Diaphragmatic Surface of the Left Ventricle

  Borja Ibáñez, Felipe Navarro, Jerónimo Farré, Pedro Marcos-Alberca, Miguel Orejas, Rosa Rábago, Manuel Rey, José Romero, Andrés Iñiguez, Manuel Córdoba

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004;57:209-16