Original articles

• MASCARA (Manejo del Síndrome Coronario Agudo. Registro Actualizado) Study. General Findings

  Ignacio Ferreira-González, Gaietà Permanyer-Miralda, Jaume Marrugat, Magda Heras, José Cuñat, Emilia Civeira, Fernando Arós, Juan J Rodríguez, Pedro L. Sánchez, Héctor Bueno

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:803-16

• Endothelial-Dependent Vasoconstriction in the Infarct-Related Artery Early After Myocardial Infarction Is Smaller Following Primary Angioplasty than Thrombolytic Therapy

  José González-Costello, Emili Iràculis, Joan A Gómez-Hospital, Jaume Maristany, Francesc Jara, Enric Espulgas, Ángel Cequier

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:817-24

• Prevalence of and Predisposing Factors for Bundle Branch Block in Patients Starting Dialysis

  Eduardo Vázquez Ruiz de Castroviejo, Carmen Sánchez Perales, Juana López López, María J García Cortés, Víctor Aragón Extremera, Manuel Guzmán Herrera,  Antonio Fajardo Pineda, Cristóbal Lozano Cabezas

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:719-25

• Troponin-T Monitoring in Outpatients With Nonischemic Heart Failure

  Domingo A Pascual-Figal, Sergio Manzano-Fernández, Francisco Pastor, Iris P Garrido, Teresa Casas, Jesús Sánchez Mas, Pilar Ansaldo, Pedro Martínez, Mariano Valdés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:678-86

• Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Spanish Adult Non-Smokers Following the Introduction of an Anti-Smoking Law

  Oksana Lushchenkova, Esteve Fernández, María J López, Marcela Fu, José M Martínez-Sánchez, Manel Nebot, Giuseppe Gorini, Anna Schiaffino, Jorge Twose, Josep M Borràs

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:687-94

• A Reduction in the Magnitude and Velocity of Left Ventricular Torsion May be Associated With Increased Left Ventricular Efficiency: Evaluation by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography

  Yanina Zócalo, Eduardo Guevara, Daniel Bia, Eduardo Giacche, Franco Pessana, Roberto Peidro, Ricardo L Armentano

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:705-13

• Long-Term Results With the Off-Label Use of Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents

  Xacobe Flores Ríos, Raquel Marzoa Rivas, Juan P Abugattás de Torres, Pablo Piñón Esteban, Guillermo Aldama López, Jorge Salgado Fernández, Ramón Calviño Santos, José M Vázquez Rodríguez, Nicolás Vázquez González, Alfonso Castro Beiras

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:695-704

• Correction of the Perpendicular Positioning of the Amplatzer Device During Closure of an Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect

  Ramón A Flores, Antonio Salgado, Sandra P Antúnez, Humberto García, José L Aceves

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:714-8

• Heart Failure in Outpatients: Comorbidities and Management by Different Specialists. The EPISERVE Study

  José R González-Juanatey, Eduardo Alegría Ezquerra, Vicente Bertoméu Martínez, Pedro Conthe Gutiérrez, Ana de Santiago Nocito, Ilonka Zsolt Fradera

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:611-9

• Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly: Comparison of Medium-Term Clinical Outcomes in Octogenarians and the Elderly From 75 to 79 Years

  F Javier López-Rodríguez, José M González-Santos, M José Dalmau, María Bueno

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:579-88

• Validation of the EuroSCORE Probabilistic Model in Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Grafting

  Sarah Lafuente, Antoni Trilla, Laia Bruni, Raquel González, María J Bertrán, José Luis Pomar, Miguel A Asenjo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:589-94

• Effect of Persistent Microvascular Obstruction on Post-Infarction Ventricular Remodeling Following Intracoronary Bone-Marrow Cell Transplantation: a Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study

  Adolfo Villa, Paula Tejedor-Viñuela, Pedro L Sánchez, Cristina Tapia, Roman Arnold, Itziar Gómez-Salvador, Luis J García-Frade, Ana Sánchez, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, José A San Román

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:602-10

• Corrected QT Interval Prolongation: a New Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Francisco L Gadaleta, Susana C Llois, Víctor A Sinisi, Juan Quiles, Pablo Avanzas, Juan C Kaski

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:572-8

• Echocardiographic Doppler Evaluation of Ventricular Function in Children With an Atrial Septal Defect

  Ana M Schroh, Lidia B Laghezza, Pablo J Domínguez, Virginia Brandán, Daniel E Nento

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:595-601

• Initiation Modes of Spontaneous Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Chagas Heart Disease

  Mauricio Abello, Jorge González-Zuelgaray, Carlos López, Carlos Labadet

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:487-93

• The Calcium Sensitizer Levosimendan Gives Superior Results to Dobutamine in Postoperative Low Cardiac Output Syndrome

  Ricardo L Levin, Marcela A Degrange, Rafael Porcile, Flavio Salvagio, Norberto Blanco, Alejandro L Botbol, Eduardo Tanus, Carlos D del Mazo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:471-9

• Cardiovascular Surgery in Patients With HIV: Epidemiology, Current Indications, and Long-Term Outcome

  Javier G Castillo, David H Adams, Parwis B Rahmanian, Farzan Filsoufi

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:480-6

• Quantification of Aortic Valve Area Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

  Leopoldo Pérez de Isla, José Zamorano, Rocío Pérez de la Yglesia, Sara Cioccarelli, Carlos Almería, José L Rodrigo, Ada L Aubele, Dionisio Herrera, Luis Mataix, Viviana Serra, Carlos Macaya

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:494-500

• Intracardiac Echocardiography and Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Adults

  Felipe Hernández, Julio García-Tejada, Maite Velázquez, Agustín Albarrán, Javier Andreu, Juan Tascón

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:465-70

• Prognostic Value of First Fasting Glucose Measurement Compared With Admission Glucose Level in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

  David Vivas, Juan C García-Rubira, Juan J González-Ferrer, Iván Núñez-Gil, Náyade del Prado, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, Carlos Macaya

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:458-64