Scientific letters

• Prediabetes, Diabetes and Left Heart Deformation

  Marijana Tadic, Sanja Ilic, Cesare Cuspidi, Vesna Kocijancic, Vera Celic

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:1062-4

• Early Treatment of Refractory Cardiogenic Shock With Percutaneous Veno-arterial ECMO Implanted in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

  Pablo Díez-Villanueva, Iago Sousa, Alberto Núñez, Felipe Díez, Jaime Elízaga, Francisco Fernández-Avilés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:1059-61

• Initial Experience With the DirectFlow Percutaneous Aortic Valve in Spain

  Rosa Ana Hernández-Antolín, Luisa Salido, Ariana González, Noemí Samaranch, Ana Palomera, José Luis Zamorano

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:954-6

• Mid-term Clinical Outcome of Titanium-nitride-oxide-coated Cobalt-chromium Stents in Patients With de Novo Coronary Lesions: OPTIMAX First-in-man Study

  Pasi P. Karjalainen, Jussi Mikkelsson, Antti Ylitalo, Tuomas Paana, Wail Nammas

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:958-9

• Totally Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator in a Child With Complex Congenital Heart Disease and Infection in a Previous Transvenous System

  Lorena García-Riesco, Alonso Pedrote, Eduardo Arana-Rueda, Alejandro Adsuar, Álvaro Arce-León, Francisco Guerrero-Márquez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:961-2

• Experience in Daily Clinical Practice of Ambulatory Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation Treated With New Oral Anticoagulants

  Enrique Santas, José Méndez, Ángel Martínez-Brotons, Julio Núñez, Francisco Javier Chorro, Ricardo Ruiz-Granell

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:960-1

• Initial Experience With the Low-profile Percutaneous Aortic Valve SAPIEN 3

  Eulogio García, Leire Unzué, Eduardo García, Jorge Solís, Rodrigo Teijeiro, Belén Tarancón

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:953-4

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Lotus™ Valve: Initial Experience

  Mariano Larman Tellechea, Miren Telleria Arrieta, Garikoitz Lasa Larraya, Juan Carlos Sanmartin Pena, Koldo Gaviria Molinero

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:956-8

• Detection of ICD Electrode Infection using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-computed Tomography

  Mercè Moragas, Raúl Sánchez, Marina Soler, María Puig Cozar, Eduard Riera, José Ramón García

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:863-4

• Value of Intraoperative Electrical Parameters Obtained During Implantation of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices for the Prediction of Reverse Remodeling

  Marta de Riva-Silva, María López-Gil, Ricardo Salgado-Aranda, Adolfo Fontenla-Cerezuela, Rafael Salguero-Bodes, Fernando Arribas-Ynsaurriaga

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:855-7

• Familial Left Ventricular Noncompaction Associated With a Novel Mutation in the Alpha-cardiac Actin Gene

  María Rodríguez-Serrano, Diana Domingo, Begoña Igual, Ana Cano, Pilar Medina, Esther Zorio

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:857-9

• Transulnar Approach With Ipsilateral Radial Occlusion: Forearm Vascular Anatomical Description and Long-term Follow-up

  Ramón Rodríguez-Olivares, Arturo García-Touchard, Jose Antonio Fernández-Díaz, Juan Francisco Oteo, Blanca Zorita, Javier Goicolea Ruigómez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:854-5

• Nonsyndromic Familial Aortic Disease: an Underdiagnosed Entity

  Gisela Teixidó-Turà, Irene Valenzuela, Laura Gutiérrez, Mar Borregan, Miguel del Campo, Artur Evangelista

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:861-3

• Improvement in Hemodynamics and Contractility With Multipoint Left Ventricular Pacing in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

  Pau Alonso, Ana Andrés, Joaquín Osca, Oscar Cano, María José Sancho-Tello de Carranza, José Olagüe de Ros

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:859-61

• Direct Percutaneous Implantation of an Edwards-SAPIEN Valve in Tricuspid Position in a Degenerated Bioprosthesis in a Patient With Ebstein Anomaly

  Angel Sánchez-Recalde, Raúl Moreno, Ana González, Francisco Domínguez, Fernando Leyra, José L. López-Sendón

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:770-2

• Current Situation of Management of Systolic Heart Failure in Spain: VIDA–IC Study Results

  Manuel Anguita, Josep Comin-Colet, Francesc Formiga, Luis Almenar, Marisa Crespo-Leiro, Luis Manzano, on behalf of the investigators of the VIDA–IC Study

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:769-70

• Percutaneous Closure of Coronary Fistulas in Elderly Patients With Complex Vascular Anatomy

  Victor Alfonso Jiménez, Joel Brooks, Jorge Sepúlveda, Josué Ponce, José Antonio Baz, Andrés Iñiguez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:778-80

• Lactococcus Garvieae Infective Endocarditis: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature

  Carlos Ortiz, Javier López, Ernesto del Amo, Teresa Sevilla, Pablo Elpidio García, José Alberto San Román

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:776-8

• Predictive Value of High-sensitive Troponin T to Rule Out Acute Rejection After Heart Transplantation

  Ana B. Méndez, Montserrat Cardona, Jorge Ordóñez-Llanos, Sònia Mirabet, Felix Perez-Villa, Eulàlia Roig

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:775-6

• A Recessive Inheritance Pattern Contributes to Arrhythmogenic Biventricular Cardiomyopathy

  Juan Jiménez-Jáimez, Erika López Moreno, María Teresa Barrio López, Mercedes González-Molina, Miguel Álvarez, Luis Tercedor

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014;67:772-4