Cardiovascular complications of cancer therapy: incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management

ETH Yeh, CL Bickford - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009 - jacc.org
Cancer treatment today employs a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery
to prolong life and provide cure. However, many of these treatments can cause …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with myocardial infarction: current and emerging applications

HW Kim, A Farzaneh-Far, RJ Kim - Journal of the American College of …, 2009 - jacc.org
In patients with known or suspected myocardial infarction (MI), cardiovascular magnetic
resonance (CMR) provides a comprehensive, multifaceted view of the heart. The data …

[HTML][HTML] Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes

L Wallentin, RC Becker, A Budaj… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Ticagrelor is an oral, reversible, direct-acting inhibitor of the adenosine
diphosphate receptor P2Y12 that has a more rapid onset and more pronounced platelet …

[HTML][HTML] Fractional flow reserve versus angiography for guiding percutaneous coronary intervention

PAL Tonino, B De Bruyne, NHJ Pijls… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who are undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary angiography is the standard method for …

[HTML][HTML] Early diagnosis of myocardial infarction with sensitive cardiac troponin assays

T Reichlin, W Hochholzer, S Bassetti… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The rapid and reliable diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction is a major unmet
clinical need. Methods We conducted a multicenter study to examine the diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitive troponin I assay in early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction

T Keller, T Zeller, D Peetz, S Tzikas… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cardiac troponin testing is central to the diagnosis of acute myocardial
infarction. We evaluated a sensitive troponin I assay for the early diagnosis and risk …

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery: the Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk …

Authors/Task Force Members… - European heart …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Thus, the task of writing Guidelines or Expert Consensus Documents covers not only the
integration of the most recent research, but also the creation of educational tools and …

Long-Term Prognostic Value of 13N-Ammonia Myocardial Perfusion Positron Emission Tomography: Added Value of Coronary Flow Reserve

BA Herzog, L Husmann, I Valenta, O Gaemperli… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the predictive value of myocardial perfusion
imaging with 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography (PET) and coronary flow reserve …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet inhibition with cangrelor in patients undergoing PCI

RA Harrington, GW Stone, S McNulty… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cangrelor, a nonthienopyridine adenosine triphosphate analogue, is an
intravenous blocker of the adenosine diphosphate receptor P2Y12. This agent might have a …

Incremental value of copeptin for rapid rule out of acute myocardial infarction

T Reichlin, W Hochholzer, C Stelzig, K Laule… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the incremental value of copeptin for
rapid rule out of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Background: The rapid and reliable …