Scientific letters

• Prevention of Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome After Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Usefulness of Dexmedetomidine

  Laia Vega, Joan Sanchez-de-Toledo, Ferran Gran, Juan Ortega, Montserrat Pujol, Joan Balcells

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:593-5

• Electrical Storm Secondary to Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Treated With Left Stellate Ganglion Block

  Emilio García-Morán, Maria G. Sandín-Fuentes, J. Carlos Álvarez López, Iria Duro-Aguado, Noelia Urueña-Martínez, Carolina Hernández-Luis

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:595-7

• Stent Thrombosis in Ostial Lesion: Diagnosis and Treatment Guided by Optical Coherence Tomography

  Juan Ruiz-García, Santiago Jiménez-Valero, Ángel Sánchez-Recalde, Guillermo Galeote, Sebastián Carrizo, Raúl Moreno

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:586-8

• Results of Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Patients With ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction With Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Is There a Benefit?

  Sergio Raposeiras-Roubín, Emad Abu-Assi, José María García-Acuña, José Ramón González-Juanatey

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:590-1

• Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis Identified by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Asymptomatic Population by Coronary Artery Disease Risk Level

  Martin Descalzo, Rubén Leta, Xavier Rosselló, Xavier Alomar, Francesc Carreras, Guillem Pons-Lladó

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:504-5

• Results After 6 Years of the Health Care Network for Coronary Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Southern Area of Galicia (PROGALIAM-South)

  Andrés Íñiguez, Víctor A. Jiménez, José A. Baz, M. Victoria Barreiros, on behalf of all the health care professionals involved in the PROGALIAM protocol for the Area of Southern Galicia

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:506-7

• Ventricular Support With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A New Rescue Alternative for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

  Albert Ariza-Solé, José C. Sánchez-Salado, Victoria Lorente-Tordera, Joe González-Costello, Albert Miralles-Cassina, Ángel Cequier-Fillat

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:501-3

• Efficacy of Tolvaptan in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure With Refractory Hyponatremia. Clinical Experience in Daily Practice

  Nahikari Salterain-Gonzalez, Alberto Esteban-Fernández, Martín García-López, Francisco J. Lavilla-Royo, Juan J. Gavira-Gómez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:503-4

• Radial and Circumferential Strain as Markers of Fibrosis in an Experimental Model of Myocardial Infarction

  Juan Acosta-Martínez, José E. López-Haldón, Encarnación Gutiérrez-Carretero, Ignacio Díaz-Carrasco, Tarik Smani Hajam, Antonio Ordóñez Fernández

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:508-9

• Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Myocarditis in Children

  Ferran Gran, Laia Vega, Amparo Castellote, Dimpna Albert, Anna Creus, Joan Sánchez-De-Toledo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:500-1

• Neoatherosclerosis as the Cause of Very Late Bare-metal Stent Restenosis: Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation

  Juan Ruiz-García, Santiago Jiménez-Valero, Guillermo Galeote, Ángel Sánchez-Recalde, Sergio García-Blas, Raúl Moreno

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:403-5

• Myocardial Infarction in South Asian Immigrants in Catalonia. Results From the ASIAM Study

  Miguel Caínzos-Achirica, Cosme García-García, Roberto Elosua, Neus Piulats, Lluís Recasens, Jordi Bruguera-Cortada

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:405-7

• Constrictive Infectious Pericarditis Caused by Propionibacterium acnes

  Daniel Mesado, Cristina Sarriá, Juan Bustamante, José E. Rodríguez, Lourdes Domínguez, María José Olivera

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:407-9

• CoreValve® Aortic Bioprosthesis Implantation in a Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis With Dextrocardia

  Rafael Romaguera, Gerard Roura, Joan A. Gómez-Hospital, Josep Gómez-Lara, César Moris, Ángel Cequier

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:409-10

• Valvular Heart Disease in Hyperprolactinemic Patients Treated With Low Doses of Cabergoline

  Juan G. Córdoba-Soriano, Cristina Lamas-Oliveira, Víctor M. Hidalgo-Olivares, Antonia Tercero-Martínez, Moisés Barambio-Ruíz, Jesús Salas-Nieto

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:410-2

• Diabetes Mellitus and Risks of Dual Blockade of the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System

  Ferrán Catalá-López, Diego Macías Saint-Gerons

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:412-5

• Utility of Multidector Computed Tomography for Postprocedure Evaluation of Endovascular Aortic Stent-grafts

  Jordi Estornell-Erill, Raquel García-García, Begoña Igual-Muñoz, Oscar Gil-Alberola, Amalia Talens-Ferrando, Francisco Ridocci-Soriano

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:316-7

• Role of Intravascular Ultrasound in Stent Thrombosis

  Leire Unzué Vallejo, Felipe Hernández Hernández, María Teresa Velázquez Martín, Julio García Tejada, Agustín Albarrán González-Trevilla, Juan Tascón Pérez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:317-9

• Use of Tolvaptan in Patients With Hyponatremia Due to Heart Failure: Initial Experience

  Ydelise M. Rodríguez-de Muñoz, Ignacio J. Sánchez-Lázaro, Luis Almenar-Bonet, Luis Martínez-Dolz, María Rodríguez-Serrano, Antonio Salvador-Sanz

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:319-21

• Infected Ascending Aorta Prostheses. Is Prosthesis Removal Always Necessary? How Long Should Antibiotics Be Given?

  Radka Ivanova-Georgieva, Gemma Sánchez, Rocío Arnedo, Josefa Ruiz-Morales, María José Mataró, José María Melero

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:312-4