Clinical Investigation
Does the Expression of Transforming Growth Factor β-1 Affect the Outcome of the Radiofrequency Modified Maze Procedure in Patients with Rheumatic Atrial Fibrillation?
Wei Wang, MD, Lei Liu, MD, Yuan Li, MD, Sheng-Shou Hu, MD, Yun-Hu Song, MD, Xin Wang, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):17-23)
On-Label and Off-Label Use of Drug-Eluting Stents: Comparison of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
Hamidreza Poorhosseini, MD, Seyed Ebrahim Kassaian, MD, Hasan Aghajani, MD, Mohammad Alidoosti, MD, Ali Mohammad Hajizeinali, MD, Mojtaba Salarifar, MD, Ebrahim Nematipour, MD, Ali Reza Amirzadegan, MD, Mahmood Sheikhfathollahi, PhD, Nahid Shafiee, MD, Elham Hakki-Kazazi, MD, Masoumeh Lotfi Tokaldany, MD, MPH
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):24-9)
Carbohydrate Antigen-125 and N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels Compared in Heart-Failure Prognostication
Serkan Ordu, MD, Hakan Ozhan, MD, Recai Alemdar, MD, Mesut Aydin, MD, Onur Caglar, MD, Hatice Yuksel, MD, Hayati Kandis, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):30-5)
Accuracy of Automated Attenuation-Based 3-Dimensional Segmentation in the Analysis of Left Ventricular Function Compared with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Harald Brodoefel, MD, Ilias Tsiflikas, MD, Ulrich Kramer, MD, Nina Lang, MD, Anja Reimann, MD, Christoph Burgstahler, MD, Claus D. Claussen, MD, Martin Heuschmid, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):36-43)
Prolactin and Its 16-kDa N-Terminal Fragment Are Higher in Patients with Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension than in a Healthy Control Group
Uta Hönicke, Steffen Albrecht, MD, Hagen Schrötter, MD, Sabine Krug, MD, Martin Kolditz, MD, Eberhard Kuhlisch, Dipl-Math, Gert Höffken, MD, Michael Halank, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):44-50)
Historical Perspectives
Self-Experimentation and Its Role in Medical Research
Allen B. Weisse, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):51-4)
Editorial Commentary
Congenital Coronary Artery Ostial Disease: A Spectrum of Anatomic Variants with Different Pathophysiologies and Prognoses
Paolo Angelini, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):55-9)
Coronary Anomalies
Ectopic and Atretic Ostium of Left Main Coronary Artery from Interleaflet Triangle between Left and Noncoronary Cusps
Ta-Chung Shen, MD, Hsin-Hua Chou, MD, Kuei-Ton Tsai, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):60-2)
Rare Variant of an Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising from the Distal Continuation of a Single Right Coronary Artery
Pradeepto Ghosh, MRCP, Anoop Chauhan, FRCP
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):63-4)
Surgical Techniques
Pulmonary Endarterectomy with Use of Moderate Hypothermia and Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion without Circulatory Arrest
Gokhan Lafci, MD, Irfan Tasoglu, MD, Mahmut Mustafa Ulas, MD, Adnan Yalcinkaya, MD, Kerim Cagli, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):65-7)
Case Reports
Prolonged QTc Interval and Torsades de Pointes Induced by Citalopram
Anand Deshmukh, MD, Kyle Ulveling, MD, Venkata Alla, MD, Hussam Abuissa, MD, Kelly Airey, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):68-70)
Direct Tissue Evaluation via Immunofluorescence in the Diagnosis of Hereditary Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
Michael G. Fradley, MD, Joseph V. Thakuria, MD, A. Bernard Collins, BS, Stephanie A. Moore, MD, James R. Stone, MD, PhD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):71-5)
Metastatic Carcinoid Disease Inducing Coronary Vasospasm
Danny J. Eapen, MD, Stephen Clements, Jr., MD, Peter Block, MD, Laurence Sperling, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):76-8)
Metastatic Colon Cancer Involving the Right Atrium
Snehalkumar A. Patel, MD, Barbara M. Herfel, MD, Marc A. Nolan, MD, FACC
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):79-83)
Editorial Commentary
The Multifaceted Manifestations of Cardiac Tumors
L. Maximilian Buja, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):84-5)
Case Reports
Eptifibatide-Induced Thrombocytopenia with Thrombosis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Immediately after Left Main Coronary Artery Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty
Michael W. Tempelhof, MD, Keith H. Benzuly, MD, Dan Fintel, MD, Marc Z. Krichavsky, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):86-91)
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection during Cabergoline Therapy
Nishaki Kiran Mehta, MD, Samir Malkani, MD, Ira Ockene, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):92-4)
Spontaneous Right Coronary Artery Dissection Causing Myocardial Infarction in a 36-Year-Old Woman
Joshua Klein, MD, Justin Hakimian, MD, Amgad N. Makaryus, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):95-8)
Tirofiban-Induced Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage after Primary Angioplasty
Jincheng Guo, MD, Min Xu, MD, Yutao Xi, MD, PhD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):99-103)
Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Occlusion after Mitral Valve Annuloplasty: "A Stitch in Time"
Nir N. Somekh, MD, Ali Haider, MD, Amgad N. Makaryus, MD, Stanley Katz, MD, Steven Bello, PA-C, Alan Hartman, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):104-7)
Inoue Balloon Mitral Valvotomy in a 4-Year-Old Boy to Treat Fulminant Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Aditya Kapoor, DM, FACC, Nagaraja Moorthy, MD, Sudeep Kumar, DM, FACC
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):108-11)
Double Guiding Catheters for Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Shing-Hsien Chou, MD, Chia-Pin Lin, MD, Yen-Chen Lin, MD, Chi-Tai Kuo, MD, Ming-Shyan Lin, MD, Chi-Jen Chang, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):112-5)
Epicardial Mass Causing Cardiac Compression: An Unusual Involvement in Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
Turgut Karabag, MD, Mustafa Aydin, MD, Figen Barut, MD, Mustafa Buyukates, MD, Sait Mesut Dogan, MD, Oguzhan Celik, MD, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):116-8)
Two-Dimensional Speckle Strain Imaging in the Management of Paraganglioma, Acute Junctional Tachycardia, and Myocardial Dysfunction in a Child
Ricardo Pignatelli, MD, Mark A. Law, MD, Hugo Martinez, MD, Carolyn Altman, MD, Nancy Ayres, MD, John L. Jefferies, MD, Javier Ganame, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):119-21)
Impact of a Large Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula on Myocardial Protection during Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Levent Cetin, MD, Erol Sener, MD, Aysegul Kunt, MD, Mete Hidiroglu, MD, Aslihan Kucuker, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):122-4)
With Editorial Commentary by Denton A. Cooley, MD
Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Stenosis in a Patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Satya S. Vittala, MBBS, Mohammad Q. Najib, MD, Roger L. Click, MD, PhD, F. David Fortuin, MD, Hari P. Chaliki, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):125-8)
Gunshot Wounds Causing Myocardial Infarction, Delayed Ventricular Septal Defect, and Congestive Heart Failure
Sudeep Kumar, DM, FACC, Nagaraja Moorthy, MD, Aditya Kapoor, DM, FACC, Nakul Sinha, DM, FACC
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):129-32)
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Isolated Right Ventricular Infarction after Modified Cabrol Operation
Reji M. Pappy, MD, Elias B. Hanna, MD, Marvin D. Peyton, MD, Jorge F. Saucedo, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):133-7)
Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Atypical Location: Diagnosis by Means of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Ahmet Guler, MD, Kursat M. Tigen, MD, Soe M. Aung, MD, Can Yucel Karabay, MD, Tansu Karaahmet, MD, Cevat Kirma, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):138-9)
Primary Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus
Sukru Aksoy, MD, Nese Cam, MD, Ufuk Gurkan, MD, Servet Altay, MD, Mehmet Bozbay, MD, Mehmet Agirbasli, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):140-1)
Femoral Artery Dissection and Occlusion after Repeat
Percutaneous Closure
Thomas J. Takach, MD, Jeko M. Madjarov, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):142-3)
Percutaneous Treatment of Iatrogenic Left Main Ostial Stenosis after a Bentall Operation
Alfonso Ielasi, MD, Azeem Latib, MB, BCh, Matteo Montorfano, MD, Lucia Torracca, MD, Antonio Colombo, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):144-5)
Aorto–Atrial Fistula in the Absence of Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis by 2- and 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
Benoy Nalin Shah, MBBS, MRCP, Steven Andrew Livesey, FRCS, Dhrubo Jyoti Rakhit, PhD, MRCP
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):146-7)
[Website Feature]
Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Fistula between the Aorta and the Confluence of the Left Renal Vein into the Vena Cava
Tomislav Istvanic, MD, Vedrana Vizjak, MD, Gordan Saric, MD, Radivoje Radic, MD, PhD, Kresimir Pinotic, MD, Sinisa Pesic, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):148-9)
Large, Isolated Aortic Valve Aneurysm Detected on Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography
Jiancheng Han, MD, Zhian Li, MD, Yihua He, MD, Tianying Feng, MD, Linlin Wang, MD, Xiaoyan Gu, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):150-2)
[Website Feature]
Right Atrial Angiosarcoma Rupture and Tamponade
Shao-Wei Chen, MD, Pao-Hsien Chu, MD, Lian-Gyu Shih, MD, Ming-Sheng Lu, MD, Wen-Chi Shen, MD, Yao-Kuang Huang, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):153-5)
Total Extrusion of a Normally Functioning Pacemaker
Serkan Yuksel, MD, Serdar Demir, MD, Mahmut Sahin, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):156-7)
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy after Midodrine Therapy
Vijay S. Ramanath, MD, Bruce W. Andrus, MD, Carl R. Szot, MD, Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, John F. Robb, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):158-9)
[Website Feature]
Book Review
Review of Two Scottish Tales of Medical Compassion: Rab and His Friends & A Doctor of the Old School, with a Brief History of the Edinburgh School of Medicine
J.E. Bagg, MA
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):160-1)
Correspondence
Contrast-Induced Coronary No-Flow Phenomenon
Frederick A. Heupler, Jr., MD, FACC
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):162)
With reply by Islam A. Bolad, MBBS, MD
(Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(1):162)
