Original articles

• 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

• New Data on Secondary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction in Spain. Results of the PREVESE II Study

  José A de Velasco, Juan Cosín, José Luis López-Sendón, Eduardo de Teresa, Manuel de Oya, Guillermo Sellers

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:801-9

• Does Abciximab Improve the Prognosis of Diabetics After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?

  José María Hernández García, Antonio Domínguez Franco, Manuel F Jiménez-Navarro, Juan H Alonso Briales, Emilio Curiel Balsera, Juan J Gómez Doblas, Eduardo de Teresa Galván

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:810-5

• Prognostic Value of Persistent ST-Segment Elevation after Successful Primary Angioplasty

  Francisco Pomar Domingo, José V Albero Martínez, Enrique Peris Domingo, Ildefonso Echanove Errazti, Juan V Vilar Herrero, Emilio Pérez Fernández, José A Velasco Rami

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:816-22

• Short-Term Prognosis of Patients Admitted for Probable Acute Coronary Syndrome without ST-Segment Elevation. Role of New Myocardial Damage Markers and Acute-Phase Reactants

  Vicent Bodí, Lorenzo Facila, Juan Sanchis, Ángel Llácer, Julio Núñez, Luis Mainar, Ricardo Gómez-Aldaraví, José V Monmeneu, María L Blasco, Rafael Sanjuan, Luis Insa, Francisco J Chorro

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:823-30

• Infectious Endocarditis: Degree of Discordance Between Clinical Guidelines Recommendations and Clinical Practice

  Mercedes González de Molina, Juan C Fernández-Guerrero, José Azpitarte

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002;55:793-800