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From the Current Issue: August 19 2008; 118 (8) [Table of Contents]

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Annette L. Baker and Jane W. Newburger

Kawasaki Disease
Circulation 118: e110-e112. [Full Text] [PDF]

Blair P. Grubb and Beverly Karabin

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Perspectives for Patients
Circulation 118: e61-e62. [Full Text] [PDF]

Julie B. Shea and Samuel F. Sears

A Patient’s Guide to Living With Atrial Fibrillation
Circulation 117: e340-e343. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kathryn A. Taubert

Can Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Take Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs?
Circulation 117: e322-e324. [Full Text] [PDF]

Gordon A. Ewy

New Concepts of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for the Lay Public: Continuous-Chest-Compression CPR
Circulation 116: e566-e568. [Full Text] [PDF]

Steffen Gloekler and Christian Seiler

Natural Bypasses Can Save Lives
Circulation 116: e340-e341. [Full Text] [PDF]

Sandra L. Yesenko, Susan M. Whitelaw, and Heather L. Gornik

Testing in the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
Circulation 115: e624-e626. [Full Text] [PDF]

William H. Maisel and Warren K. Laskey

Drug-Eluting Stents
Circulation 115: e426-e427. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ellen W. Seely and Cynthia Maxwell

Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Circulation 115: e188-e190. [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy F. Marple, Elliott M. Antman, and Mary M. Hand

Modern Treatment for Heart Attacks: Opening Blocked Arteries Quickly
Circulation 114: e578-e580. [Full Text] [PDF]

Terry A. Lennie

The Metabolic Syndrome
Circulation 114: e528-e529. [Full Text] [PDF]

Steven A. Baroletti and Samuel Z. Goldhaber

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Circulation 114: e355-e356. [Full Text] [PDF]

Piotr Sobieszczyk and Joshua Beckman

Carotid Artery Disease
Circulation 114: e244-e247. [Full Text] [PDF]

Gunjan J. Shukla and Peter J. Zimetbaum

Syncope
Circulation 113: e715-e717. [Full Text] [PDF]

Alyson Ames and William G. Stevenson

Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Circulation 113: e666-e668. [Full Text] [PDF]

Prem S. Shekar

On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Circulation 113: e51-e52. [Full Text] [PDF]

N.A. Mark Estes III

Automated External Defibrillators in the Public Domain: Am I Ready to Use One?
Circulation 112: e349-e351. [Full Text] [PDF]

Melissa Boyer and Bruce A. Koplan

Atrial Flutter
Circulation 112: e334-e336. [Full Text] [PDF]

Suzanna Phelps-Fredette

Learn, Take Action, and Live: A Guide to Using Online Tools to Prevent and Manage Heart Disease and Stroke
Circulation 112: e318-e319. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joshua M. Cooper

Palpitations
Circulation 112: e299-e301. [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard C. Becker

Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention in Women
Circulation 112: e273-e275. [Full Text] [PDF]

Srinivas Iyengar and William T. Abraham

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Better and Longer Life for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
Circulation 112: e236-e237. [Full Text] [PDF]

Caron P. Misita and Stephan Moll

Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Circulation 112: e39-e44. [Full Text] [PDF]

Samuel F. Sears Jr, Julie B. Shea, and Jamie B. Conti

How to Respond to an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shock
Circulation 111: e380-e382. [Full Text] [PDF]

Benjamin M. Scirica and Christopher P. Cannon

Treatment of Elevated Cholesterol
Circulation 111: e360-e363. [Full Text] [PDF]

Elizabeth A. Varga, Amy C. Sturm, Caron P. Misita, and Stephan Moll

Homocysteine and MTHFR Mutations: Relation to Thrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease
Circulation 111: e289-e293. [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert H. Eckel

Obesity
Circulation 111: e257-e259. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heather L. Gornik and Joshua A. Beckman

Peripheral Arterial Disease
Circulation 111: e169-e172. [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter P. Toth

The "Good Cholesterol": High-Density Lipoprotein
Circulation 111: e89-e91. [Full Text] [PDF]

Paula A. Johnson and JoAnn E. Manson

How to Make Sure the Beat Goes On: Protecting a Woman’s Heart
Circulation 111: e28-e33. [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul E. Szmitko and Subodh Verma

Red Wine and Your Heart
Circulation 111: e10-e11. [Full Text] [PDF]

Samuel Z. Goldhaber and John Fanikos

Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
Circulation 110: e445-e447. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kim K. Birtcher and Christie M. Ballantyne

Measurement of Cholesterol: A Patient Perspective
Circulation 110: e296-e297. [Full Text] [PDF]

Elizabeth A. Varga and Stephan Moll

Prothrombin 20210 Mutation (Factor II Mutation)
Circulation 110: e15-e18. [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Biancaniello

Innocent Murmurs: A Parent’s Guide
Circulation 109: e162-e163. [Full Text] [PDF]

Lori Mosca

Heart Disease Prevention in Women
Circulation 109: e158-e160. [Full Text] [PDF]

Zoltan G. Turi

Mitral Valve Disease
Circulation 109: e38-e41. [Full Text] [PDF]

Jesse Adams and Fred Apple

New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease
Circulation 109: e12-e14. [Full Text] [PDF]

Gabriel Gregoratos

Sick Sinus Syndrome
Circulation 108: e143-e144. [Full Text] [PDF]

Rick A. Nishimura, Steve R. Ommen, and A.J. Tajik

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Patient Perspective
Circulation 108: e133-e135. [Full Text] [PDF]

Lisa Ku, Jennie Feiger, Matthew Taylor, Luisa Mestroni, and on behalf of the Familial Cardiomyopathy Registry

Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Circulation 108: e118-e121. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kevin C. Abbott and George L. Bakris

Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease
Circulation 108: e114-e115. [Full Text] [PDF]

Raymond Y. Kwong and E. Kent Yucel

Computed Tomography Scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Circulation 108: e104-e106. [Full Text] [PDF]

Shlomo Stern, Solomon Behar, and Shmuel Gottlieb

Aging and Diseases of the Heart
Circulation 108: e99-e101. [Full Text] [PDF]

David Gregg and Pascal J. Goldschmidt-Clermont

Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease
Circulation 108: e88-e90. [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul M Ridker

C-Reactive Protein: A Simple Test to Help Predict Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Circulation 108: e81-e85. [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas B. Graboys and Bernard Lown

Nitroglycerin: The "Mini" Wonder Drug
Circulation 108: e78-e79. [Full Text] [PDF]

Julie B. Shea and Michael O. Sweeney

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy A Patient’s Guide
Circulation 108: e64-e66. [Full Text] [PDF]

Udo Hoffmann, Thomas J. Brady, and James Muller

Use of New Imaging Techniques to Screen for Coronary Artery Disease
Circulation 108: e50-e53. [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert A. Harrington, Patricia K. Hodgson, and Rhonda L. Larsen

Antiplatelet Therapy
Circulation 108: e45-e47. [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter R. Kowey and Dusan Z. Kocovic

Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Recording
Circulation 108: e31-e33. [Full Text] [PDF]

Nancy K. Sweitzer

What Is an Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor?
Circulation 108: e16-e18. [Full Text] [PDF]

Biykem Bozkurt and Douglas L. Mann

Shortness of Breath
Circulation 108: e11-e13. [Full Text] [PDF]

Steven G. Terra

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
Circulation 107: e215-e216. [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher H. Cabell, Elias Abrutyn, and Adolf W. Karchmer

Bacterial Endocarditis: The Disease, Treatment, and Prevention
Circulation 107: e185-e187. [Full Text] [PDF]

William H. Frishman

Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
Circulation 107: e117-e119. [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard A. Lange and L. David Hillis

Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
Circulation 107: e111-e113. [Full Text] [PDF]

Marcelo F. Di Carli and Sharmila Dorbala

Exercise Testing and Nuclear Scanning
Circulation 107: e100-e102. [Full Text] [PDF]

Deborah L. Ornstein and Mary Cushman

Factor V Leiden
Circulation 107: e94-e97. [Full Text] [PDF]

Patrick T. O'Gara

Aortic Aneurysm
Circulation 107: e43-e45. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kathleen Gear and Frank Marcus

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy
Circulation 107: e31-e33. [Full Text] [PDF]

Charles J. Mullany

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Circulation 107: e21-e22. [Full Text] [PDF]

Allison B. Goldfine and Harvey L. Goldfine

Cardiovascular Disease in the Diabetic Patient
Circulation 107: e14-e16. [Full Text] [PDF]

Jonathan Myers

Exercise and Cardiovascular Health
Circulation 107: e2-e5. [Full Text] [PDF]

John M. Miller and Douglas P. Zipes

Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias
Circulation 106: e203-e205. [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul J. Wang and N. A. Mark Estes III

Supraventricular Tachycardia
Circulation 106: e206-e208. [Full Text] [PDF]

Jacques I. Benisty

Pulmonary Hypertension
Circulation 106: e192-e194. [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrew D. Michaels and Kanu Chatterjee

Angioplasty Versus Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
Circulation 106: e187-e190. [Full Text] [PDF]

Julie B. Shea and William H. Maisel

Cardioversion
Circulation 106: e176-e178. [Full Text] [PDF]

Samuel Z. Goldhaber and Nicole Grasso-Correnti

Treatment of Blood Clots
Circulation 106: e138-e140. [Full Text] [PDF]

Barry J. Maron

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Circulation 106: 2419-2421. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clyde Yancy

Online Program Aids Heart Patients and Their Doctors
Circulation 106: 2299-2300. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joshua A. Beckman

Diseases of the Veins
Circulation 106: 2170-2172. [Full Text] [PDF]

U. Jurt, D. Delgado, K. Malhotra, H. Bishop, and H. Ross

Heart Transplant: What to Expect
Circulation 106: 1750-1752. [Full Text] [PDF]

Samuel Z. Goldhaber and Ruth B. Morrison

Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis
Circulation 106: 1436-1438. [Full Text] [PDF]

David G. Benditt and MaryAnn Goldstein

Fainting
Circulation 106: 1048-1050. [Full Text] [PDF]

Rick A. Nishimura

Aortic Valve Disease
Circulation 106: 770-772. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joan Kirschenbaum Cohn and Peter F. Cohn

Chest Pain
Circulation 106: 530-531. [Full Text] [PDF]

Johan E.P. Waktare

Atrial Fibrillation
Circulation 106: 14-16. [Full Text] [PDF]

George Dangas and Frank Kuepper

Restenosis: Repeat Narrowing of a Coronary Artery: Prevention and Treatment
Circulation 105: 2586-2587. [Full Text] [PDF]

Mark A. Wood and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen

Cardiac Pacemakers From the Patient’s Perspective
Circulation 105: 2136-2138. [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonio M. Gotto Jr

Statins: Powerful Drugs for Lowering Cholesterol: Advice for Patients
Circulation 105: 1514-1516. [Full Text] [PDF]

James A. Reiffel and Jose Dizon

The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: Patient Perspective
Circulation 105: 1022-1024. [Full Text] [PDF]

Arthur J. Moss and Jennifer L. Robinson

The Long-QT Syndrome
Circulation 105: 784-786. [Full Text] [PDF]

Carol Flavell and Lynne Warner Stevenson

Take Heart With Heart Failure
Circulation 104: e89-e91. [Full Text] [PDF]

Douglas E. Jorenby

Smoking Cessation Strategies for the 21st Century
Circulation 104: e51-e52. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joseph P. Ornato and Mary M. Hand

Warning Signs of a Heart Attack
Circulation 104: 1212-1213. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joseph P. Ornato and Mary M. Hand

Cardiology Patient Page : Warning Signs of a Heart Attack
Circulation 103: e124-e125. [Full Text] [PDF]