Scientific letters

• Knowledge in Basic Life Support and Automated External Defibrillator Among the Local Police of a Geographical Area of Spain

  Dunia Esther Medina-Robaina, Noelia Medina-Robaina, Natalia Caballero-Estevéz, Alberto Domínguez-Rodríguez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:611-3

• Expectations of Survival Following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Predictions and Wishes of Patients With Heart Disease

  Juan Ruiz-García, Eduardo Alegría-Barrero, Pablo Díez-Villanueva, Miguel Ángel San Martín Gómez, Irene Canal-Fontcuberta, Manuel Martínez-Sellés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:613-5

• Iron Deficiency in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Prevalence and Predisposing Factors

  Oona Meroño, Mercé Cladellas, Núria Ribas-Barquet, Lluís Recasens, Víctor Bazán, Josep Comín-Colet

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:615-7

• Circulatory Support With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation System as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in Complex Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture

  Isaac Pascual, Fernando López, Daniel Hernández-Vaquero, Pablo Avanzas, Jacobo Silva, César Morís

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:617-9

• Real-world Data on the Efficacy of Vernakalant for Pharmacological Cardioversion in Patients With Recent-onset Atrial Fibrillation

  Juan Cosin-Sales, Armando Loscos, Ana Peiró, M. Rosa Sorando, Francisco Buendía, Luis Ruescas

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:619-20

• Additive Effects of Exenatide, Glucose-insulin-potassium, and Remote Ischemic Conditioning Against Reperfusion Ventricular Arrhythmias in Pigs

  Juan J. Alburquerque-Béjar, Ignasi Barba, Marisol Ruiz-Meana, Laura Valls-Lacalle, Antonio Rodríguez-Sinovas, David García-Dorado

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:620-2

• The Longitudinal Childhood Obesity Study (ELOIN): Design, Participation and Characteristics of the Baseline Sample

  Honorato Ortiz-Marrón, José I. Cuadrado-Gamarra, María Esteban-Vasallo, Olga Cortés-Rico, Jesús Sánchez-Díaz, Iñaki Galán-Labaca, on behalf of the ELOIN study researchers

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:521-3

• Marfan Syndrome Caused by Somatic Mosaicism in an FBN1 Splicing Mutation

  Javier Rekondo, María Robledo-Inarritu, Yerai Vado, Guiomar Pérez de Nanclares, Fernando Arós

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:520-1

• Two Different Sites of Membrane Rupture in the Berlin-Heart EXCOR Ventricular Assist Device

  Iago Sousa Casasnovas, Pablo Díez Villanueva, Felipe Díez del Hoyo, Manuel Ruiz Fernández, Ángel González Pinto, Francisco Fernández-Avilés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:525-7

• Mid Term Bleeding Risk Prediction After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Unsolved Question

  Alberto Garay, Albert Ariza-Solé, Emad Abu-Assi, Victòria Lorente, José C. Sánchez-Salado, Ángel Cequier

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:527-9

• Symptomatic Bradycardia and Heart Failure Triggered by Ivabradine in a Patient Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy

  José M. Romero-León, María C. Gálvez-Contreras, Luis F. Díez-García

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:529-30

• Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin in the Detection of Contrast-induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing a Coronary Angiography

  Ernesto Valero, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Patricia Moyano, Gema Miñana, Juan Sanchis, Julio Núñez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:524-5

• Multidetector Computed Tomography Usefulness in Infective Endocarditis

  Susana del Prado Díaz, Elena Refoyo Salicio, Silvia Cayetana Valbuena-Lopez, María Fernández-Velilla Peña, Ulises Ramírez-Valdiris, Gabriela Guzmán-Martínez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:442-5

• Two-incision Technique for Subcutaneous Cardioverter-defibrillator Implantation: Method of Choice?

  Miguel A. Arias, Marta Pachón, Finn Akerström, Alberto Puchol, Luis Rodríguez-Padial

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:445-6

• Usefulness of MitraClip for the Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Failed Surgical Annuloplasty

  Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro, Dabit Arzamendi, Fernando Carrasco-Chinchilla, Ignacio J. Amat-Santos, Xavier Freixa, José Suárez de Lezo, on behalf of the Spanish working group on the MitraClip

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:446-8

• Transapical Implantation in the Catheterization Laboratory of the Second Generation Engager Aortic Valve

  Raquel del Valle, Isaac Pascual, Jacobo Silva, Pablo Avanzas, Félix Ezequiel Fernández-Suárez, César Morís

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:451-3

• SAMe-TT2R2 Score Does Not Predict Time in Therapeutic Range in Atrial Fibrillation Patients After Hospitalization for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

  José M. Andreu-Cayuelas, Carmen M. Puche, César Caro-Martínez, Pedro J. Flores-Blanco, Mariano Valdés, Sergio Manzano-Fernández

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:453-4

• Effect of Mycophenolate Mofetil on Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in db/db Mice

  Kyung Hye Lee, Jung-Woo Seo, Sang Ho Lee, Jong Shin Woo, Ju-Young Moon, Weon Kim

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:449-50

• Coarctation of Persistent Fifth Aortic Arch With Interrupted Fourth Arch: First Pediatric Report of Stent Intervention

  Paulo Valderrama, Teresa Álvarez, Fernando Ballesteros, Alejandro Rodríguez, José Luis Zunzunegui

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:337-8

• Validation of a New Risk Score for Predicting Post-discharge Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Sergio Manzano-Fernández, Pedro J. Flores-Blanco, Miriam Gómez-Molina, Ángel A. López-Cuenca, María J. Sánchez-Galian, Mariano Valdés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2016;69:338-40