Scientific letters

• Dronedarone: An Option in the Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias

  Jorge L. Páez, David Doiny, Alejandro Estrada, Jorge Figueroa, David Filgueiras-Rama, Jose L. Merino

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:668-70

• Direct Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation in a Patient With a Mechanical Mitral Prosthesis

  Leire Unzué, Eulogio García, Leticia Fernández-Friera, Ana Alegría-Barrero, Juan Medina-Peralta, F. José Rodríguez-Rodrigo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:666-8

• Nonvalvular Atrial Aneurysmal Dilation

  Jose L. Moya-Mur, Derly Becker-Filho, José J. Jiménez-Nacher, Alberto García-Lledó, Covadonga Fernández-Golfin, Jose L. Zamorano-Gómez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:670-3

• Aortitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Chest Pain

  Juan P. Flórez-Muñoz, María Martín-Fernández, Esmeralda Capín-Sampedro, Manuel Barreiro-Pérez, Irene Álvarez-Pichel, Elena Santamarta-Liébana

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:673-4

• Baseline Right Ventricular Volumes and Function Are Associated With Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Long-term Mortality

  María Estela Tettamanti, Ana Revilla Orodea, Javier López Díaz, Roman Arnold, Itziar Gómez Salvador, Alberto San Román Calvar

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:675-6

• Implantable Loop Recorder: A New Tool in the Diagnosis of Cryptogenic Stroke

  Jordi Mercé, Miriam Garcia, Xavier Ustrell, Anna Pellisé, Ramón de Castro, Alfredo Bardají

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:665-6

• Clinical Profile and Prognosis of Patients With Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol <70mg/dL and Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Alberto Cordero, Ramón López-Palop, Vicente Bertomeu-González, Pilar Carrillo, José Moreno-Arribas, Vicente Bertomeu-Martínez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:588-9

• Disease Burden Attributable to Major Risk Factors in Western European Countries: The Challenge of Controlling Cardiovascular Risk Factors

  Ferrán Catalá-López, Ricard Gènova-Maleras

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:591-3

• Prevention of Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome After Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Usefulness of Dexmedetomidine

  Laia Vega, Joan Sanchez-de-Toledo, Ferran Gran, Juan Ortega, Montserrat Pujol, Joan Balcells

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:593-5

• Electrical Storm Secondary to Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Treated With Left Stellate Ganglion Block

  Emilio García-Morán, Maria G. Sandín-Fuentes, J. Carlos Álvarez López, Iria Duro-Aguado, Noelia Urueña-Martínez, Carolina Hernández-Luis

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:595-7

• Stent Thrombosis in Ostial Lesion: Diagnosis and Treatment Guided by Optical Coherence Tomography

  Juan Ruiz-García, Santiago Jiménez-Valero, Ángel Sánchez-Recalde, Guillermo Galeote, Sebastián Carrizo, Raúl Moreno

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:586-8

• Results of Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Patients With ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction With Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Is There a Benefit?

  Sergio Raposeiras-Roubín, Emad Abu-Assi, José María García-Acuña, José Ramón González-Juanatey

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:590-1

• Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis Identified by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Asymptomatic Population by Coronary Artery Disease Risk Level

  Martin Descalzo, Rubén Leta, Xavier Rosselló, Xavier Alomar, Francesc Carreras, Guillem Pons-Lladó

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:504-5

• Results After 6 Years of the Health Care Network for Coronary Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Southern Area of Galicia (PROGALIAM-South)

  Andrés Íñiguez, Víctor A. Jiménez, José A. Baz, M. Victoria Barreiros, on behalf of all the health care professionals involved in the PROGALIAM protocol for the Area of Southern Galicia

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:506-7

• Ventricular Support With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A New Rescue Alternative for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

  Albert Ariza-Solé, José C. Sánchez-Salado, Victoria Lorente-Tordera, Joe González-Costello, Albert Miralles-Cassina, Ángel Cequier-Fillat

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:501-3

• Efficacy of Tolvaptan in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure With Refractory Hyponatremia. Clinical Experience in Daily Practice

  Nahikari Salterain-Gonzalez, Alberto Esteban-Fernández, Martín García-López, Francisco J. Lavilla-Royo, Juan J. Gavira-Gómez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:503-4

• Radial and Circumferential Strain as Markers of Fibrosis in an Experimental Model of Myocardial Infarction

  Juan Acosta-Martínez, José E. López-Haldón, Encarnación Gutiérrez-Carretero, Ignacio Díaz-Carrasco, Tarik Smani Hajam, Antonio Ordóñez Fernández

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:508-9

• Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Myocarditis in Children

  Ferran Gran, Laia Vega, Amparo Castellote, Dimpna Albert, Anna Creus, Joan Sánchez-De-Toledo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:500-1

• Neoatherosclerosis as the Cause of Very Late Bare-metal Stent Restenosis: Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation

  Juan Ruiz-García, Santiago Jiménez-Valero, Guillermo Galeote, Ángel Sánchez-Recalde, Sergio García-Blas, Raúl Moreno

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:403-5

• Myocardial Infarction in South Asian Immigrants in Catalonia. Results From the ASIAM Study

  Miguel Caínzos-Achirica, Cosme García-García, Roberto Elosua, Neus Piulats, Lluís Recasens, Jordi Bruguera-Cortada

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2013;66:405-7