Original articles

• 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

• Changes in the Spectral Characteristics of Ventricular Fibrillation in Lesions Produced by Radiofrequency Ablation. An Experimental Study

  Francisco J Chorro, Juan Guerrero, Joaquín Cánoves, Isabel Trapero, Luis Mainar, Francisca Pelechano, Estrella Blasco, Luis Such-Miquel, Ángel Ferrero, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodí, José M Cerdá, Antonio Alberola, Luis Such

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:394-403

• Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation in Cancer Patients: Influence on Surgical Morbidity and Mortality and on Survival

  Yolanda Carrascal, Javier Gualis, Adolfo Arévalo, Enrique Fulquet, Santiago Flórez, Juvenal Rey, José R Echevarría, Salvatore Di Stefano, Luis Fiz

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:369-75

• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Using the Mini-Extracorporeal Circulation System: A Spanish Unit's Experience

  Elisabet Zamora, Luis Delgado, Miguel A Castro, Mireia Fernández, Javier Orrit, Bernat Romero, Maria L Cámara, Xavier Ruyra

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:376-81

• Cost-Effectiveness of Managing Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using Atorvastatin-Based Preventive Therapy

  Rodrigo Alonso, Jaime Fernández de Bobadilla, Ignacio Méndez, Pablo Lázaro, Nelva Mata, Pedro Mata

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:382-93

• Long-Term Clinical and Angiographic Follow-up of Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients With ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

  Ana M Planas-del Viejo, Francisco Pomar-Domingo, Juan V Vilar-Herrero, Victoria Jacas-Osborn, Mercedes Nadal-Barangé, Emilio Pérez-Fernández

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:360-8

• Long-Term Prognosis in Diabetic Patients in Whom Revascularization Is Deferred Following Fractional Flow Reserve Assessment

  Antonio J Domínguez-Franco, Manuel F Jiménez-Navarro, Antonio J Muñoz-García, Juan H Alonso-Briales, José M Hernández-García, Eduardo de Teresa Galván

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:352-9

• Validation of the Spanish Version of the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire

  Olatz Garin, Nuria Soriano, Aida Ribera, Montse Ferrer, Àngels Pont, Jordi Alonso, Gaietà Permanyer

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:251-9

• Prognostic Value of BNP and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure on Beta-Blocker Therapy

  Domingo A Pascual-Figal, Pablo Peñafiel, Francisco Nicolas, Gonzalo de la Morena, Pilar Ansaldo, Belén Redondo, Jesús Sánchez Mas, Mariano Valdés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:260-8

• Absence of a Relationship Between Surgical Volume and Mortality in Cardiac Surgery Units in Spain

  Ignacio Díaz de Tuesta, José Cuenca, Pedro C Fresneda, Manuel Calleja, Rafael Llorens, Gonzalo Aldámiz, Eduardo Olalla, Fernando Reguillo, Xcellent research group

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:276-82

• Association Between Paraoxonase-1 and Paraoxonase-2 Polymorphisms and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction

  Mònica Guxens, Marta Tomás, Roberto Elosua, Elena Aldasoro, Antonio Segura, Miquel Fiol, Joan Sala, Joan Vila, Maria Fullana, Mariano Sentí, Gema Vega, Mónica de la Rica, Jaume Marrugat, the IBERICA study research group

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:269-75

• Prognostic Value of Electrocardiographic Findings in Hemodynamically Stable Patients With Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism

  Carlos Escobar, David Jiménez, David Martí, José Luis Lobo, Gema Díaz, Paloma Gallego, Rafael Vidal, Vivencio Barrios, Antonio Sueiro

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:244-50

• Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease

  Begoña Manso, Ferrán Gran, Antonia Pijuán, Gemma Giralt, Queralt Ferrer, Pedro Betrián, Dimpna Albert, Ferrán Rosés, Nuria Rivas, Montserrat Parra, Josep Girona, Inmaculada Farrán, Jaume Casaldáliga

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:236-43

• Atrial Activity Non-Invasive Characterization Previous Instants Before Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Termination

  Raúl Alcaraz, José J Rieta, Fernando Hornero

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:154-60

• Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Noncompaction in Patients With and Without Neuromuscular Disorders

  Claudia Stöllberger, Gerhard Blazek, Maria Winkler-Dworak, Josef Finsterer

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:130-6

• Predictors of Heart Failure in Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy With Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

  Marcos A Petti, Rodolfo Viotti, Alejandro Armenti, Graciela Bertocchi, Bruno Lococo, María G Álvarez, Carlos Vigliano

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:116-22

• Physically Active Adolescents Are More Likely to Have a Healthier Cardiovascular Fitness Level Independently of Their Adiposity Status. The European Youth Heart Study

  Francisco B Ortega, Jonatan R Ruiz, Anita Hurtig-Wennlöf, Michael Sjöström

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:123-9

• Interventional Catheterization After the Norwood Procedure

  María J del Cerro, Aurora Fernández, Sandra Espinosa, Fernando Benito, Margarita Burgueros, Luis García-Guereta, Dolores Rubio, Lucía Deiros, Carmen Castro, Javier Cabo, Daniel Borches, Ángel Aroca

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:146-53