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AHA RESEARCH

CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE

February 2014

Volume 97, Number 2

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• Letters to the Editor

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Editor-in-Chief
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

Associate Editor
Sun Ho Ahn, MD

Editor Emeritus
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

	Special 27-page Section ADVANCES in CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE BARBARA ROBERTS, MD, FACC *Guest Editor*

17	RI Clinicians, Researchers Share Advances in Recognition and Treatment of CVD BARBARA ROBERTS, MD, FACC
19	Gender-Specific Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease BARBARA H. ROBERTS, MD, FACC
23	Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Clinical Review SADDAM S. ABISSE, MD; ATHENA POPPAS, MD, FACC, FASE
28	Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography: State of the Art in Clinical Practice CHRISTOPHER LANG, MD; MICHAEL K. ATALAY, MD, PHD
35	New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Possibilities For Diastolic Heart Failure EUY-MYOUNG JEONG, PhD; SAMUEL C. DUDLEY, JR., MD, PhD
38	Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Review of Current Indications and Outcomes WILLIAM PRABHU, MD; PAUL C. GORDON, MD

	CONTRIBUTION
42	Using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) to Determine Substance Abuse Prevalence in the RI Trauma Population RALPH ROGERS, BS; JANETTE BAIRD, PhD; JUN KIT HE; CHARLES ADAMS, MD, FACS, FCCM; MICHAEL MELLO, MD, MPH, FACEP

	CASE REPORT
45	Cecal Volvulus Diagnosed on CT in Two Distinct Clinical Settings JOSEPH FARNUM, MD; MICHAEL WALLACH, MD

	PUBLIC HEALTH
48	Sexual Orientation and Health Risks among RI High School Students BRUCE CRYAN, MBA, MS
50	Vital Statistics COLLEEN A. FONTANA

	IN THE NEWS (complete 11-page section)
53	Providence doctor testifies at federal hearing on UnitedHealthcare’s network contraction
55	Alpert students seek volunteers for newly-formed human rights asylum clinic
57	National Emergency Physicians’ Group Issues Report Card for Nation
59	With $1.6M award, biochemist tackles diabetes
60	NIH awards URI pharmacy professor $1.3M grant to fight cancer with nanoparticles
61	Hasbro study finds high number of pediatric injuries caused by school violence
62	News briefs

	COMMENTARY (10-page section)
7	The Hartford Hearing: Is United Listening? ELAINE C. JONES, MD RIMS President
10	Simplicity Isn’t Always a Virtue JOSEPH H. FRIEDMAN, MD
13	Options: Eradication, Doom or Oblivion STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD

	RIMS NEWS (2-page section)
51	AMA State Legislative Strategy Conference in Tucson, Arizona
	CME: Eleventh Hour Education Event
52	Why You Should Join RIMS

	PEOPLE/PLACES (7-page section)
62	Transitions Recognition Obituaries
	Tribute: Milton Hamolsky, MD STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD

	PHYSICIAN'S LEXICON, HERITAGE (4-page section)
72	The Etymological Roots of the Specialties STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD
74	100 Years Ago: Digitalis, Opium as Adjunct Therapy in Treating Heart Disease MARY KORR

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