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American Heart Hospital Journal
Volume 7 Issue 1 (Summer 2009)



EDITORIAL
The Return of The American Heart Hospital Journal (AHHJ)
Sylvan Lee Weinberg MD, MACC, Editor in Chief
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION
Serum Leptin Levels in Older Patients with Hip Fracture - Impact on Peri-operative Myocardial Injury
AA Fisher, SL Goh, W Srikusalankul, EN Southcott and MW Davis
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:9-16 Order Reprints

In Vitro Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation in Response to Increasing Concentrations of Tirofiban in Patients with Significant Renal Insufficiency
Mahboob Alam, MD, Rafael Gonzalez, MD, Ariel Delarosa, MD, Jaromir Bobek, Hisham Dokainish, MD and Nasser Lakkis, MD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:17-20 Order Reprints

SPECIAL REPORTS
The Ohio State University Richard M Ross Heart Hospital - Proof of Concept - Five Years of Growth and Development
Charles A Bush, MD, Craig McMillen, BBA and Richard Davis, PhD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:21-26 Order Reprints

Reputational Incentives - How Improving Transparency Can Drive Hospital Competition
Thomas R McLean, MD, JD, FACS, ESQ
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:27-32 Order Reprints

REVIEWS
Cardiogenic Shock from Left Ventricular Dysfunction Complicating an Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
Cheuk-Kit Wong, MD, FCSANZ and Harvey D White, DSc, FCSANZ
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:33-38 Order Reprints

Non-invasive Risk Stratification for Implantable Cardioverter - Defibrillator Placement - Heart Rate Variability
Yi Gang, MD, PhD and Marek Malik, MD, PhD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:39-44 Order Reprints

Contrast-induced Nephropathy - Choice of Contrast Agents to Reduce Renal Risk
Richard E Katholi, MD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:45-49 Order Reprints

COMMENTARY
Antiplatelet Resistance - Fact or Myth?
Paul A Gurbel, MD and Udaya S Tantry, PhD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:50-57 Order Reprints

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CLINIC
Where's the Beef? A Case of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy that Isn't
Karen K Stout, MD and Alan S Pearlman, MD Order Reprints

CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHY CLINIC
Non-calcified Coronary Plaque in an Asymptomatic Physician
Samuel Wann MD, MACC Order Reprints

ECG CLINIC
Advanced ('Third-degree' or 'Complete') Interatrial Block
David H Spodick, MD, DSc Order Reprints

CASE REPORTS
Ventricular Fibrillation as the Presenting Manifestation of Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Avi Shimony, MD, Sergiy Bereza, MD,Aryeh Shalev, MD, Harel Gilutz, MD, Reuben Ilia, MD and Doron Zahger, MD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:65-66 Order Reprints

Wide QRS Complex Supraventricular Tachycardia with Negative Precordial Concordance
Loukas K Pappas, MD, Michalis Efremidis, MD, Konstantinos P Letsas, MD, Gerasimos D Gavrielatos, MD, Ioannis P Alexanian, MD, Antonios Sideris, MD and Fotios Kardaras, MD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:67-68 Order Reprints

A Novel Complication of Bariatric Surgery
Nazim Uddin Azam Khan, MD, Joseph D Babb, MD, Sheetal Kaul, MD, J Mark Williams, MD and Michael J Miller, MD
Citation: Am Heart Hosp J. 2009;7:69-71 Order Reprints