American Heart Journal

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Prognostic value of cardiac troponin T in patients with moderate to severe heart failure scheduled for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Marit Aarones, Lars Gullestad, Svend Aakhus, Thor Ueland, Rita Skaardal, Halfdan Aass, Ragnhild Wergeland, Hans-Jørgen Smith, Pål Aukrust, Erik Kongsgaard

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2011

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Clinical outcome and predictors for adverse events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the use of different devices and access routes

Peter Wenaweser, Thomas Pilgrim, Nadja Roth, Alexander Kadner, Stefan Stortecky, Bindu Kalesan, Fabienne Meuli, Lutz Büllesfeld, Ahmed A. Khattab, Christoph Huber, Balthasar Eberle, Gabor Erdös, Bernh

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Potential impact of optimal implementation of evidence-based heart failure therapies on mortality

Gregg C. Fonarow, Clyde W. Yancy, Adrian F. Hernandez, Eric D. Peterson, John A. Spertus, Paul A. Heidenreich

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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A randomized study of transendocardial injection of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells and cell function analysis in ischemic heart failure (FOCUS-HF)

Emerson C. Perin, Guilherme V. Silva, Timothy D. Henry, Maria G. Cabreira-Hansen, Warren H. Moore, Stephanie A. Coulter, J. Patrick Herlihy, Marlos R. Fernandes, Benjamin Y.C. Cheong, Scott D. Flamm,

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Relationship of technetium-99m tetrofosmin-gated rest single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to death and hospitalization in heart failure patients: results from the nuclear ancillary study of the HF-ACTION trial

Allen E. Atchley, Ami E. Iskandrian, Dan Bensimhon, Stephen J. Ellis, Dalane W. Kitzman, Linda K. Shaw, Robert A. Pagnanelli, David J. Whellan, Julius M. Gardin, Andrew Kao, Khaled Abdul-Nour, Greg Ew

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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Assessment of adiponectin and the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome: Observations from the Pravastatin Or atorVastatin Evaluation and Infection Trial–Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 (PROVE IT–TIMI 22)

Sean R. Wilson, Marc S. Sabatine, Stephen D. Wiviott, Kausik K. Ray, James A. De Lemos, Shanggen Zhou, Nader Rifai, Christopher P. Cannon, David A. Morrow

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Effects of tolvaptan on physician-assessed symptoms and signs in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure syndromes: Analysis from the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST) Trials

Peter S. Pang, Mihai Gheorghiade, Jamil Dihu, Karl Swedberg, Sadiya Khan, Aldo P. Maggioni, Liliana Grinfeld, Faiez Zannad, John C. Burnett Jr, John Ouyang, James E. Udelson, Marvin A. Konstam

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Time course of restoration of systolic and diastolic right ventricular function after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Sulaiman Surie, Berto J. Bouma, Rianne A.H. Bruin-Bon, Maxim Hardziyenka, Jaap J. Kloek, Mart N. Van der Plas, Herre J. Reesink, Paul Bresser

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Feasibility and accuracy of a comprehensive multidetector computed tomography acquisition for patients referred for balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Gianluca Pontone, Daniele Andreini, Antonio L. Bartorelli, Andrea Annoni, Saima Mushtaq, Erika Bertella, Alberto Formenti, Sarah Cortinovis, Francesco Alamanni, Melissa Fusari, Veronica Bona, Gloria T

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Rationale, design, and results from RENO-DEFEND 1: A randomized, dose-finding study of the selective A1 adenosine antagonist SLV320 in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure

Peter S. Pang, Mandeep Mehra, Aldo P. Maggioni, Gerasimos Filippatos, Jayne Middlebrooks, Prasad Turlapaty, Dmitri Kazei, Mihai Gheorghiade

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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New insights by optical coherence tomography into the differences and similarities of culprit ruptured plaque morphology in non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction and ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Konstantinos Toutouzas, Antonios Karanasos, Eleftherios Tsiamis, Maria Riga, Maria Drakopoulou, Andreas Synetos, Aggelos Papanikolaou, Costas Tsioufis, Aris Androulakis, Elli Stefanadi, Dimitrios Tous

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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The possibility of delayed arterial healing 5 years after implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents: Serial observations by coronary angioscopy

Masanori Yamamoto, Masamichi Takano, Daisuke Murakami, Toru Inami, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Sigenobu Inami, Kentaro Okamatsu, Takayoshi Ohba, Chikao Ibuki, Noritake Hata, Yoshihiko Seino, Ik-Kyung Jang, Kyo

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Safety, feasibility, and diagnostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverters/defibrillators at 1.5 T

Claas P. Naehle, Jens Kreuz, Katharina Strach, Jörg Otto Schwab, Simon Pingel, Roger Luechinger, Rolf Fimmers, Hans Schild, Daniel Thomas

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Physiologic decrease of ventilatory response to exercise in the second decade of life in healthy children

Alessandro Giardini, Dolf Odendaal, Sachin Khambadkone, Graham Derrick

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Safety and efficacy of femoral vascular closure devices in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Óscar Prada-Delgado, Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro, Ramón Calviño-Santos, Eduardo Barge-Caballero, Jorge Salgado-Fernández, Pablo Piñón-Esteban, Jose Manuel Vázquez-Rodríguez, Guillermo Aldama-López, Xacob

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Depressive symptoms and inflammation in patients hospitalized for heart failure

Peter Johansson, Ivonne Lesman-Leegte, Erland Svensson, Adriaan Voors, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Tiny Jaarsma

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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A multinational study of the influence of health-related quality of life on in-hospital outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Andrea Székely, Nancy A. Nussmeier, Yinghui Miao, Kun Huang, Jack Levin, Helena Feierfeil, Dennis T. Mangano

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Management and outcomes of severe aortic stenosis in cancer patients

Syed Wamique Yusuf, Ambreen Sarfaraz, Jean-Bernard Durand, Joseph Swafford, Iyad N. Daher

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Site of latest activation in patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy: Patterns of dyssynchrony among different QRS configurations and impact of heart failure etiology

Rutger J. van Bommel, Claudia Ypenburg, Sjoerd A. Mollema, C. Jan Willem Borleffs, Victoria Delgado, Matteo Bertini, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Ernst E. van der Wall, Martin J. Schalij, Jeroen J. Bax

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Effect of rosuvastatin on C-reactive protein and progression of aortic stenosis

Kwan Leung Chan, Jean G. Dumesnil, James Tam, Andy Ni, Koon Teo

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Depressive symptoms are related to progression of coronary calcium in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Heart Study

Imke Janssen, Lynda H. Powell, Karen A. Matthews, John F. Cursio, Steven M. Hollenberg, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Joyce T. Bromberger, Susan A. Everson-Rose

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Projecting heart failure into bankruptcy in 2012?

Lynne Warner Stevenson

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance and phenotypic expression in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Maria Rosa Conte, Sergio Bongioanni, Amedeo Chiribiri, Stefano Leuzzi, Elisabetta Lardone, Paolo Di Donna, Alfredo Pizzuti, Stefania Luceri, Federico Cesarani, Barbara Mabritto, Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Institutional, provider, and patient correlates of low-density lipoprotein and non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment according to the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines

Salim S. Virani, LeChauncy D. Woodard, Cassie R. Landrum, Kenneth Pietz, Degang Wang, Christie M. Ballantyne, Laura A. Petersen

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Incremental value of echocardiographic assessment beyond clinical evaluation for prediction of death and development of heart failure after high-risk myocardial infarction

Anil Verma, Marc A. Pfeffer, Hicham Skali, Jean Rouleau, Aldo Maggioni, John J.V. McMurray, Robert M. Califf, Eric J. Velazquez, Scott D. Solomon

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Interleukin 33 and ST2 in non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Comparison with Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events Risk Scoring and NT-proBNP

Onkar S. Dhillon, Hafid K. Narayan, Paulene A. Quinn, Iain B. Squire, Joan E. Davies, Leong L. Ng

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Patterns of left ventricular remodeling in chronic heart failure: Prevalence and prognostic implications

Frank Lloyd Dini, Paola Capozza, Francesca Donati, Anca Simioniuc, Anca Irina Corciu, Paolo Fontanive, Andrea Pieroni, Vitantonio Di Bello, Mario Marzilli

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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english

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Long-term effects of fosinopril and pravastatin on cardiovascular events in subjects with microalbuminuria: Ten years of follow-up of Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-stage Disease Intervention Trial (PREVEND IT)

Frank P. Brouwers, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Hans L. Hillege, Rudolf A. de Boer, Ron T. Gansevoort, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Wiek H. van Gilst

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American Heart Journal

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2011

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Volume 161; Issue 6

Prognostic value of cardiac troponin T in patients with moderate to severe heart failure scheduled for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Clinical outcome and predictors for adverse events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the use of different devices and access routes

Potential impact of optimal implementation of evidence-based heart failure therapies on mortality

A randomized study of transendocardial injection of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells and cell function analysis in ischemic heart failure (FOCUS-HF)

Relationship of technetium-99m tetrofosmin-gated rest single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to death and hospitalization in heart failure patients: results from the nuclear ancillary study of the HF-ACTION trial

Assessment of adiponectin and the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome: Observations from the Pravastatin Or atorVastatin Evaluation and Infection Trial–Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 (PROVE IT–TIMI 22)

Effects of tolvaptan on physician-assessed symptoms and signs in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure syndromes: Analysis from the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST) Trials

Time course of restoration of systolic and diastolic right ventricular function after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Feasibility and accuracy of a comprehensive multidetector computed tomography acquisition for patients referred for balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Rationale, design, and results from RENO-DEFEND 1: A randomized, dose-finding study of the selective A1 adenosine antagonist SLV320 in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure

New insights by optical coherence tomography into the differences and similarities of culprit ruptured plaque morphology in non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction and ST-elevation myocardial infarction

The possibility of delayed arterial healing 5 years after implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents: Serial observations by coronary angioscopy

Safety, feasibility, and diagnostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverters/defibrillators at 1.5 T

Physiologic decrease of ventilatory response to exercise in the second decade of life in healthy children

Safety and efficacy of femoral vascular closure devices in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Depressive symptoms and inflammation in patients hospitalized for heart failure

A multinational study of the influence of health-related quality of life on in-hospital outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Management and outcomes of severe aortic stenosis in cancer patients

Site of latest activation in patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy: Patterns of dyssynchrony among different QRS configurations and impact of heart failure etiology

Effect of rosuvastatin on C-reactive protein and progression of aortic stenosis

Depressive symptoms are related to progression of coronary calcium in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Heart Study

Projecting heart failure into bankruptcy in 2012?

Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance and phenotypic expression in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Institutional, provider, and patient correlates of low-density lipoprotein and non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment according to the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines

Incremental value of echocardiographic assessment beyond clinical evaluation for prediction of death and development of heart failure after high-risk myocardial infarction

Interleukin 33 and ST2 in non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Comparison with Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events Risk Scoring and NT-proBNP

Patterns of left ventricular remodeling in chronic heart failure: Prevalence and prognostic implications

Long-term effects of fosinopril and pravastatin on cardiovascular events in subjects with microalbuminuria: Ten years of follow-up of Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-stage Disease Intervention Trial (PREVEND IT)

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