Article List - II. Cardiology

II. Cardiology

A) Atrial Fibrillation

A warfarin induction regimen for out-patient anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation.
---British Journal of Haematology--1998

Atrial Fibrillation: restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm an/d indication for anticoagulation therapy.

---Annals of Internal Medicine---Aug. 15, 1996

Management of patients with atrial fibrillation.
---Circulation---1996

Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Adults: Prevention of Thromboembolism and Symptomatic Treatment.
---Mayo Clin Proc--- 1996

Atrial Fibrillation: restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm and indications for anticoagulation therapy.
---Ann Intern Med---1996

Predictors of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: Endocardiographic features of patients at risk.
---Annals of internal medicine---Jan. 1, 1992

Predictors of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: clinical features of patients at risk.
---Annals of Internal Medicine---January 1, 1992

B) CAD

An Evaluation of technologies for identifying acute cardiac ischemia in the Emergency room.
---Annals of Internal Medicine---Jan. 1997

The secondary prevention of coronary artery disease.
---the American Journal of Medicine---June 1997

Effects of mental stress on myocardial ischemia during daily life.
---JAMA---May 20, 1997

C) Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation as secondary prevention.
---American Family Physician---Dec. 1995

D1) Cardiomyopathy

The management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
---The New England journal of Medicine---March 13, 1997

Restrictive cardiomyopathy.
---The New England journal of Medicine---Jan. 23, 1997

D2) Cardiovascular Disease

Aspirin as a therapeutic agent in cardiovascular disease.
---circulation---Oct. 21, 1997

Cardiovascular disease in women.
---Circulation---Oct. 7, 1997

E) Chest Pain

Evaluation of chest pain in women.
---The New England journal of medicine---May 16,1996

F ) Chol/Lipid

Effects of Antihypertensive therapy on serum lipids.
---Annals of Internal Medicine---Jan. 15, 1995

Primary prevention of coronary heart disease: guidance from Framingham.
--- American Heart Association---1998

Lipoprotein lp (a) Excess and coronary heart disease.
---Arch Intern Med---June 9, 1997

Cholesterol and coronary heart disease.
---Arch Intern Med---June 9, 1997

Effect of combination therapy with lipid-reducing drugs in patients with coronary heart disease and "normal" cholesterol levels.
---Annals of Internal Medicine--- Oct. 1, 1996

Summary of the second report of the NCEP Expert panel on detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults.
---JAMA---June 16, 1993

G) Chronic Heart Failure

Overview of the treatment of heart failure.
---Am J Cardiol---1997

Management of chronic heart failure.
---The New England journal of Medicine---Aug. 15, 1996

Congestive Heart Failure With Normal Left Ventricular Systolic Function.
---Arch Intern Med--- Jan. 22, 1996

Management of Heart Failure: Pharmacolologic treatment.
---JAMA---Nov. 2, 1994

A comparison of enalapril with hydralazine-isosorbide dinitrate in the treatment of chronic congestive heart failure.
---the New England Journal of Medicine---Aug. 1, 1991

G2) Diagnostic Tests

ECG Interpretation; Cribsheets
---by Tom Evans---

H) Imaging

Transesophageal Echocardiography.
--- The New England Journal of Medicine---May 11, 1995

I) Myocardial Infarction

UCLA practice guidelines for risk sta infarction
---Prepared by Jan Tillisch---Apr. 24, 1994

Adjunctive Drug Therapy of Acute Myocardial infarction Evidence from Clinical Trials.
--- The New England journal of medicine---Nov. 28,1996

Predictors of survival and the role of gender in postoperative myocardial infarction.

--- The American Journal of Medicine---Nov. 1997

Does Aspirin consumption affect the presentation or severity of acute myocardial infarction?
---Arch Intern Med---July 10, 1995

Guidelines for risk stratification after myocardial infarction.
---Annals of Internal Medicine ---April 1, 1997

Coronary angiography and angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction.
---Annals of Internal Medicine---Apr. 1, 1997

Aspirin, Heparin, and fibrinolytic therapy in suspected acute myocardial infarction.
--- The New England Journal of Medicine ---March 20, 1997

The effect of pravastatin on coronary events after myocardial infarction in patients with average cholesterol levels.
--- The New England Journal of Medicine ---Oct. 3, 1996

Risk stratification after myocardial infarction.
---Annals of Internal Medicine---Apr. 1, 1997

Prehospital administration of Aspirin in patients with unstable angina and acute Myocardial infarction.
---Arch Intern Med---July 22,1996

J) Pacemaker

Cardiac pacing.
---The New England Journal of Medicine---Jan. 11, 1996

J2) Pericarditis

Electrocardiographic manifestations and differential diagnosis of acute Pericarditis.
---American Family Physician---Feb. 15, 1998

K) Physical Exam

Can the clinical examination diagnose left-sided heart failure in adults?
---JAMA---June 4, 1997

Detection of regional Left Ventricular Dysfunction in early Pacing-induced heart failure using ultrasonic integrated backscatter.
---Circulation---Nov. 1, 1995

Does this patient have an abnormal systolic murmur?
---JAMA---Feb. 19, 1997

Does this patient have abnormal central venous pressure?
---JAMA---Feb. 28, 1996

L) Troponin I Assay

Cardiac Troponin-I Assay.
---Developed by Gregg Fonarow---1998

Emergency room triage of patients with acute chest pain by means of rapid testing for cardiac troponin T or troponin I.
---The New England Journal of Medicine---Dec. 4, 1997

M) Valvular Abnormality

Prosthetic Heart valves.
---The New England Journal of Medicine---Aug. 8, 1996

Valvular Heart Disease.
--- The New England Journal of Medicine---July 3, 1997