Arch. Cardiol. Méx. - vol.81 issue2

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Arch. Cardiol. Méx. vol.81 n.2 Ciudad de México Apr./Jun. 2011

Editorial

	· Cardiovascular imaging: a constant expansion Pérez de-Isla, Leopoldo; Saltijeral-Cerezo, Adriana · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Clinical research

	· Predictive value of multi-sliced computed tomography to evaluate obstructive coronary vessel, in the preoperative assessment of non-coronary cardiac surgery Trevethan-Cravioto, Sergio; Cossío-Aranda, Jorge; Martínez-Ríos, Marco A.; Arias-González, José A.; Vallejo, Enrique; Meave, Aloha; Kimura-Hayama, Eric · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Functional univentricular heart: immediate and long term results, in the different stages of sequential correction Comas, Francisco; Sivori, Gustavo; Ithuralde, Alejandro; García-Nani, María Alicia; Balestrini, María; Seara, Carlos; García-Delucis, Pablo; Nojek, Carlos; Ithuralde, Mariano · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Some socioeconomic characteristics of acute myocardial infarction patients in the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez. Comparison of two decades: 1954-1964 and 1997-2007 Cárdenas, Manuel; Vallejo, Maite · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English · English ( pdf )

	· Remote monitoring and follow up of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices Guevara-Valdivia, Milton E.; Echegaray-Trelles, Alfredo; Hernández, Javier; Cordero-Pérez, Luis de Jesús; Valderrama de-León, Rubén; Santos, Marco Antonio; Huarte-Hernández, Yaeli · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Left and right ventricular power: outputs are the strongest hemodynamic correlates to allow identification of acute responders to vasodilator treatment in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension Lupi-Herrera, Eulo; Sandoval, Julio; Figueroa, Javier; Carrillo, Arturo; Aguirre, Rebeca; Santos-Martínez, Luis Efren; Pulido, Tomás · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English · English ( pdf )

Brief reports

	· Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus using the Amplatzer vascular Plug II Parra-Bravo, Rafael; Beirana-Palencia, Luisa; Corona-Rodríguez, Antonio; Alarcón-Elguera, Laura; Tejeda-Hernández, Norma; Aguilar-Segura, Perla; Lazo-Cárdenas, César; Arellano-Llamas, Abril · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Review article

	· Function and mechanics of the left ventricle: from tissue Doppler imaging to three dimensional speckle tracking Arias-Godínez, José Antonio; Guadalajara-Boo, José Fernando; Patel, Ayan R.; Pandian, Natesa G. · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English · English ( pdf )

	· Diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism Morales-Blanhir, Jaime Eduardo; Salas-Pacheco, José Luis; Rosas-Romero, María de Jesús; Valle-Murillo, Miguel Ángel · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Multidetector computed angiography: a new era in the evaluation of pulmonary thromboembolism Kimura-Hayama, Eric; Canseco-León, Nadia; Santiago-Serra, Rogerio · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Viewpoint articles

	· Summarized sketch of 80 years of Archivos de Cardiología de México Cárdenas, Manuel · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· The importance of multi-imaging diagnosis in cardiology Alexánderson, Erick; Jácome, Rodrigo; Romero, Edgar; Peña-Cabral, Marco; Meléndez, Gabriela; Kimura-Hayama, Eric; Meave, Aloha · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Special article

	· Evidence-Based Cardiology: practical applications from epidemiology. II. The use of biomarkers Trejo-Gutiérrez, Jorge F.; López-Jiménez, Francisco · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )