Stable coronary artery disease: an evolving picture
EDITORIAL
- Stable coronary artery disease in the 21st century: old concepts revisited
La maladie coronaire stable au 21e siècle : évolution des concepts
C. J. Pepine, USA
THEMED ARTICLES
- Coronary artery disease epidemics: not all the same
C. M. Reid, A. J. Owen, B. Freedman, Australia - The evolving clinical patterns of chronic coronary artery disease: clarifying the picture
P. G. Steg, France - Impact of stable coronary artery disease on quality of life: the patient’s perspective
M. Tendera, Poland - Rethinking the pathophysiology of stable coronary artery disease
A. Huqi, M. Marzilli, Italy - Pathophysiology and clinical significance of plaque rupture
G. Niccoli, F. Fracassi, F. Crea Italy - Evolving concepts in defining optimal strategies for the management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease
S. K. Padala, M. S. Sidhu, W. E. Boden, USA - Rethinking stent implantation for stable coronary artery disease
W. Wijns, Belgium - Heart rate and atherosclerotic plaque rupture: pathophysiological evidence and clinical perspectives
C. Gebhard, E. A. Kritikou, J. C. Tardif, Canada
CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION
- Should stable CAD patients without angina receive anti-ischemic therapy?
M. Abdel Hamid, Egypt – S. Al-Saif, Saudi Arabia – E. Atalar, Turkey – L. M. Cesar, Brazil – G. H. Choo, Malaysia – X. Garcia-Moll, Spain – Y. Karpov, Russia – U. Laufs, Germany – N. Mewton, France – T. Q. Nguyen, Vietnam – A. N. Parkhomenko, Ukraine – R. Seabra-Gomes, Portugal – S. Y. Tan, Singapore – C. J. Vaughan, Ireland – P. H. Zelveian, Armenia
PROCORALAN
- Clinical benefits of Procoralan (ivabradine): evidence and perspectives
I. Elyubaeva, France
INTERVIEW
- SIGNIFY: hope for new perspectives in CAD management »
K. Fox, United Kingdom
FOCUS
- Clinical perspectives in assessment of high-risk atherosclerotic plaques
R. Klingenberg, O. Gaemperli, T. F. Lüscher Switzerland
A TOUCH OF FRANCE
- Taking Paris by storm: Benjamin Franklin, American Founding Father and first ambassador to France
T. J. Fleming, USA - Dr Benjamin Franklin’s scientific and medical legacy
J. V. Hirschmann, USA