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American Heart Journal
Volume 160, Issue 2, Pages 209-370 (August 2010)
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Curriculum in Cardiology


A review of dyspnea in acute heart failure syndromes
Ryenn L. West, Adrian F. Hernandez, Christopher M. O'Connor, Randall C. Starling, Robert M. Califf
pages 209-214
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Trial Design


Intramyocardial injection of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells for patients with chronic ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction (First Mononuclear Cells injected in the US [FOCUS]): Rationale and design
James T. Willerson, Emerson C. Perin, Stephen G. Ellis, Carl J. Pepine, Timothy D. Henry, David X.M. Zhao, Dejian Lai, Marc S. Penn, Barry J. Byrne, Guilherme Silva, Adrian Gee, Jay H. Traverse, Antonis K. Hatzopoulos, John R. Forder, Daniel Martin, Marvin Kronenberg, Doris A. Taylor, Christopher R. Cogle, Sarah Baraniuk, Lynette Westbrook, Shelly L. Sayre, Rachel W. Vojvodic, David J. Gordon, Sonia I. Skarlatos, Lemuel A. Moyé, Robert D. Simari, for the Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research Network (CCTRN)
pages 215-223
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Clinical Investigations

Acute Ischemic Heart Disease


The new high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay improves risk assessment in acute coronary syndromes
Bertil Lindahl, Per Venge, Stefan James
pages 224-229
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High burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Mexico: An epidemic of ischemic heart disease that may be on its way?
Benjamín Acosta-Cázares, Jorge Escobedo-de la Peña
pages 230-236
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Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease


Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis—a new paradigm for multidisciplinary intervention: A prospective cohort study
Rafal Dworakowski, Philip A. MacCarthy, Mark Monaghan, Simon Redwood, Ahmed El-Gamel, Christopher Young, Vinayat Bapat, Jane Hancock, Karen Wilson, Beth Brickham, Olaf Wendler, Martyn R. Thomas
pages 237-243
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Imaging and Diagnostic Testing


Application of appropriatenes criteria to stress single photon emission computed tomography sestamibi studies: A comparison of the 2009 revised appropriateness criteria to the 2005 original criteria
Damita J. Carryer, David O. Hodge, Todd D. Miller, John W. Askew, Raymond J. Gibbons
pages 244-249
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Genetics


Joint effects of common genetic variants from multiple genes and pathways on the risk of premature coronary artery disease free full text eExtra
Jeffrey L. Anderson, Benjamin D. Horne, Nicola J. Camp, Joseph B. Muhlestein, Paul N. Hopkins, Lisa A. Cannon-Albright, Chrissa P. Mower, James J. Park, Jessica L. Clarke, Zachary P. Nicholas, Jason T. McKinney, John F. Carlquist
pages 250-256.e3
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Hypertension


Economic analysis of a tailored behavioral intervention to improve blood pressure control for primary care patients
Santanu K. Datta, Eugene Z. Oddone, Maren K. Olsen, Melinda Orr, Felicia McCant, Pam Gentry, Hayden B. Bosworth
pages 257-263
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Congestive Heart Failure


Diuretic dose and long-term outcomes in elderly patients with heart failure after hospitalization free full text eExtra
Husam M. Abdel-Qadir, Jack V. Tu, Lingsong Yun, Peter C. Austin, Gary E. Newton, Douglas S. Lee
pages 264-271.e1
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Predicting chronic left ventricular dysfunction 90 days after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: An Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX-AMI) Substudy
Justin A. Ezekowitz, Paul W. Armstrong, Christopher B. Granger, Pierre Theroux, Amanda Stebbins, Raymond J. Kim, Manesh R. Patel
pages 272-278
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Serum albumin concentration and heart failure risk: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
Deepa M. Gopal, Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, Vasiliki V. Georgiopoulou, Wilson W.H. Tang, Amanda Methvin, Andrew L. Smith, Douglas C. Bauer, Anne B. Newman, Lauren Kim, Tamara B. Harris, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Javed Butler, for the Health ABC Study
pages 279-285
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Prognostic value of osteoprotegerin in chronic heart failure: The GISSI-HF trial
Ragnhild Røysland, Serge Masson, Torbjørn Omland, Valentina Milani, Mette Bjerre, Allan Flyvbjerg, Giuseppe Di Tano, Gianfranco Misuraca, Aldo P. Maggioni, Gianni Tognoni, Luigi Tavazzi, Roberto Latini, on behalf of the GISSI-HF Investigators
pages 286-293
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Correlation of heart-type fatty acid–binding protein with mortality and echocardiographic data in patients with pulmonary embolism at intermediate risk
Alessandra Boscheri, Carsten Wunderlich, Martin Langer, Steffen Schoen, Bärbel Wiedemann, Dirk Stolte, Gesa Elmer, Peggy Barthel, Ruth H. Strasser
pages 294-300
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Prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and known or suspected coronary artery disease
Jesús Peteiro, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Pablo Pazos, Francisco J. Broullón, Alfonso Castro-Beiras
pages 301-307
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Predictors of early readmission or death in elderly patients with heart failure
Stefano Muzzarelli, Gregor Leibundgut, Micha T. Maeder, Hans Rickli, Rolf Handschin, Marc Gutmann, Urs Jeker, Peter Buser, Matthias Pfisterer, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, for the TIME-CHF Investigators
pages 308-314
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Coronary Artery Disease


Aortic dissection in young adults who abuse amphetamines
Arthur N. Westover, Paul A. Nakonezny
pages 315-321
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Outcomes, Health Policy, and Managed Care


Cost and health outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention versus thrombolysis in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction—Results of the Swedish Early Decision reperfusion Study (SWEDES) trial
Mikael Aasa, Martin Henriksson, Mikael Dellborg, Lars Grip, Johan Herlitz, Lars-Åke Levin, Leif Svensson, Magnus Janzon
pages 322-328
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Electrophysiology


Preoperative angiotensin-blocking drug therapy is not associated with atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery free full text eExtra
Florian Rader, David R. Van Wagoner, A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone
pages 329-336.e1
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Comparison of the clinical outcome after pulmonary vein isolation based on the appearance of adenosine-induced dormant pulmonary vein conduction
Seiichiro Matsuo, Teiichi Yamane, Taro Date, Mika Hioki, Keiichi Ito, Ryohsuke Narui, Shin-ichi Tanigawa, Tokiko Nakane, Yoshiyuki Hama, Michifumi Tokuda, Seigo Yamashita, Yasuko Aramaki, Keiichi Inada, Kenri Shibayama, Satoru Miyanaga, Hiroshi Yoshida, Hidekazu Miyazaki, Kunihiko Abe, Ken-ichi Sugimoto, Ikuo Taniguchi, Michihiro Yoshimura
pages 337-345
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Interventional Cardiology


Adenosine diphosphate–induced platelet-fibrin clot strength: A new thrombelastographic indicator of long-term poststenting ischemic events
Paul A. Gurbel, Kevin P. Bliden, Irene A. Navickas, Elizabeth Mahla, Joseph Dichiara, Thomas A. Suarez, Mark J. Antonino, Udaya S. Tantry, Eli Cohen
pages 346-354
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Platelet response to clopidogrel and restenosis in patients treated predominantly with drug-eluting stents
Stefanie Schulz, Dirk Sibbing, Sigmund Braun, Tanja Morath, Julinda Mehilli, Steffen Massberg, Robert A. Byrne, Albert Schömig, Adnan Kastrati
pages 355-361
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Surgery


Incidence and clinical relevance of anti–platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies before cardiac surgery
Sixten Selleng, Birgit Malowsky, Till Itterman, Jessica Bagemühl, Antje Wessel, Hans-Georg Wollert, Theodore E. Warkentin, Andreas Greinacher
pages 362-369
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Letters to the Editor


Effectiveness and safety of drug-eluting stents in vein grafts: A meta-analysis free full text Online Only
Eliano Pio Navarese, Antonino Buffon, Giuseppe De Luca, Stefano De Servi
page e9
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Response to the letter regarding the article “Effectiveness and safety of drug-eluting stents in vein grafts: A meta-analysis“ free full text Online Only
Kristian B. Filion, Dominique Joyal, Mark J. Eisenberg
page e11
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Low-molecular-weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents free full text Online Only
Wail Nammas, Khaled Hossam
page e13
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Response to the letter regarding the article “Low-molecular-weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents” free full text Online Only
Seung-Woon Rha, Yong-Jian Li, Kang-Yin Chen, Kanhaiya L. Poddar, Zhe Jin, Yoshiyasu Minami, Lin Wang, Qun Dang, Guang-Ping Li, Sureshkumar Ramasamy, Ji-Young Park, Cheol Ung Choi, Jin-Won Kim, Eung Ju Kim, Chang Gyu Park, Hong Seog Seo, Dong Joo Oh, Myung Ho Jeong, Young Keun Ahn, Taek Jong Hong, Jong-Seon Park, Young Jo Kim, Seung Ho Hur, In Whan Seong, Jei Keon Chae, Myeong Chan Cho, Jang Ho Bae, Dong Hoon Choi, Yang Soo Jang, In Ho Chae, Hyo Soo Kim, Chong Jin Kim, Jung Han Yoon, Tae Hoon Ahn, Seung-Jea Tahk, Wook Sung Chung, Ki Bae Seung, Seung Jung Park, other Korea Acute myocardial infarction Registry Investigators
pages e15-e16
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Detection of elevated right atrial pressure using a simple bedside ultrasound measure free full text Online Only
Viroj Wiwanitkit
page e17
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Response to the letter regarding the article Detection of elevated right atrial pressure using a simple bedside ultrasound measure free full text Online Only
Marc A. Simon, John P. Girod, Dustin E. Kliner, Diego Moguillansky, Flordeliza S. Villanueva, John J. Pacella
page e19
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Frontmatter


Table of contents free full text
pages A1-A4
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Editorial Board free full text
page A5
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Information for Readers free full text
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