Original articles

• Cardiac Surgery in Elderly Patients

  Rafael Rodríguez, Asunción Torrents, Pilar García, Aida Ribera, Gaietà Permanyer, Mejdad Moradi, Pierre Dousset, Alberto Igual, Marcos Murtra

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1159-68

• Effect of Angiotensin Blockade on the Orthostatic Response in Patients with Systemic Arterial Hypertension

  Liliana Galván, Kathrine Jáuregui-Renaud, Manlio F Márquez, Antonio G Hermosillo, Manuel Cárdenas

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1137-42

• Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Under 45 Years

  Pedro J Morillas, Adolfo Cabadés, Vicente Bertomeu, Ildefonso Echanove, Francisco Colomina, Javier Cebrián, Gloria Pérez, Ángel Mota, Francisco Javier Sánchez, Juan Carlos Sanz

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1124-31

• Safety and Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Acute Phase of Myocardial Infarction

  Leopoldo Pérez de Isla, Miguel Ángel García Fernández, Mar Moreno, Javier Bermejo, Raúl Moreno, Esteban López de Sá, José Luis López Sendón, Javier Jiménez Candil, Óscar Díaz Castro

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1132-6

• Trends in the Proportion of Patients Younger than 75 Years with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Killip Class III and IV. Variables Associated with Occurence and Case-Fatality: 1978-1997

  Izabella Rohlfs, Roberto Elosua, Rafael Masiá, Joan Sala, Jaume Marrugat

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1117-23

• Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder: Initial Results and Mid-Term Follow-Up

  Aurora Fernández Ruiz, Ma Jesús del Cerro Marín, Dolores Rubio Vidal, Ma Carmen Castro Gussoni, Felipe Moreno Granados

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1057-62

• Frequency of Postoperative Fever in Children with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery and Associated Risk Factors

  Miguel A Villasís-Keever, Delia M Zapata-Arenas, Martín J Penagos-Paniagua

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1063-9

• Role of Coronary Artery Revascularization and Aneurysmectomy in Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Chronic Phase of Myocardial Infarction

  Andrés Felices Nieto, Manuel Pavón García, José M Barquero Aroca, Carlos Infantes Alcón, Pilar Nieto Gutiérrez, Francisco Ruiz Navas, José M Cruz Fernández

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1052-6

• Methods of Reporting Research-Results and their Influence on Decision-Making by Cardiologists Prescribing Drugs for Primary and Secondary Prevention

  Carlos Brotons, Irene Moral, Aida Ribera, Purificación Cascant, Manuel Iglesias, Gaietà Permanyer-Miralda, Ignacio Ferreira González, Jordi Soler-Soler

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1042-51

• Usefulness of the Electrocardiogram in Predicting the Occlusion Site in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction with Isolated Disease of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery

  Luis Martínez-Dolz, Miguel A Arnau, Luis Almenar, Joaquín Rueda, Ana Osa, Anastasio Quesada, Joaquín Osca, Esther Zorio, Miguel Palencia, Romualdo Cebolla

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1036-41

• Electrocardiographic Prediction of the Site of Lesion in the Anterior Descending Artery in Acute Myocardial Infarction

  José A Prieto Solís, Camilo González Fernández, Miguel A Hernández Hernández, José M de la Torre Hernández, Javier Llorca Díaz

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1028-35

• Chest Pain Unit: One-Year Follow-Up

  Luis F Pastor Torres, Ricardo Pavón-Jiménez, Margarita Reina Sánchez, Jorge Caparros Valderrama, José A Mora Pardo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:1021-7

• Permanent Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Disease in Spain. The CARDIOTENS Study 1999

  José María García-Acuña, José Ramón González-Juanatey, Eduardo Alegría Ezquerra, Isidoro González Maqueda, José Luis Listerri

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:943-52

• Interdisciplinarity of Spanish Cardiovascular Research Teams

  María Bordons, M Ángeles Zulueta

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:900-12

• Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect Before or After the Age of 25 Years. Comparison with the Natural History of Unoperated Patients

  José M Oliver, Pastora Gallego, Ana E González, Fernando Benito, Ernesto Sanz, Ángel Aroca, José M Mesa, José A Sobrino

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:953-61

• Utility of the Serum Biochemical Markers CPK, CPK MB Mass, Myoglobin, and Cardiac Troponin T in a Chest Pain Unit. Which Marker Determinations Should Be Requested and When?

  Javier Fernández Portales, José A García Robles, Javier Jiménez Candil, Esther Pérez David, Juan R Rey Blas, Leopoldo Pérez de Isla, Óscar Díaz Castro, Jesús Almendral

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:913-20

• Prognostic Factors in Unstable Angina with Dynamic Electrocardiographic Changes. Value of Fibrinogen

  Juan Sanchis, Vicent Bodí, Alejandro Navarro, Ángel Llácer, Marisa Blasco, Luis Mainar, José V Monmeneu, Luis Insa, José A Ferrero, Francisco J Chorro, Rafael Sanjuán

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:921-7

• Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation in Healthy Men, Men with Risk Factors, and Men with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Importance of Occlusion-Cuff Position

  Ernesto Dalli, Leopoldo Segarra, Jorge Ruvira, Esther Esteban, Abraham Cabrera, Ramón Lliso, Esther López, Enric Llopis, José F Sotillo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:928-35

• Aortic Valve Complications Associated with Subarterial Infundibular Ventricular Septal Defect. Echocardiograpic Follow-Up

  Gunther Hernández Morales, Clara A Vázquez Antona, Luis Muñoz Castellanos, Maite Vallejo, Ángel Romero Cárdenas, Francisco-Javier Roldán Gómez, Alfonso Buendía Hernández, Jesús Vargas Barrón

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:936-42

• Persistence of Oxidative Stress After Heart Transplantation: a Comparative Study of Patients with Heart Transplant Versus Chronic Stable Heart Failure

  Osvaldo Pérez, Pablo Castro, Guillermo Díaz-Araya, Danniels Nettle, Francisco Moraga, Mario Chiong, Jorge Jalil, Ricardo Zalaquett, Sergio Morán, Pedro Becker, Ramón Corbalán, Sergio Lavandero

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:831-7