American Heart Journal

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Long-term effects of smoking and smoking cessation on exercise stress testing: Three-year outcomes from a randomized clinical trial

Asha Asthana, Megan E. Piper, Patrick E. McBride, Ann Ward, Michael C. Fiore, Timothy B. Baker, James H. Stein

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2012

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A proinflammatory monocyte response is associated with myocardial injury and impaired functional outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Monocytes and myocardial infarction

Anja M. van der Laan, Alexander Hirsch, Lourens F.H.J. Robbers, Robin Nijveldt, Ingrid Lommerse, Ronak Delewi, Pieter A. van der Vleuten, Bart J. Biemond, Jaap Jan Zwaginga, Wim J. van der Giessen, Fe

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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International longitudinal registry of patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke: Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD (GARFIELD)

Ajay K. Kakkar, Iris Mueller, Jean-Pierre Bassand, David A. Fitzmaurice, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Shinya Goto, Sylvia Haas, Werner Hacke, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Lorenzo G. Mantovani, Freek W.A. Verheugt, Wahee

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Characteristics of sudden arrhythmic death in a diverse, urban community

Daniel A. Steinhaus, Eric Vittinghoff, Ellen Moffatt, Amy P. Hart, Philip Ursell, Zian H. Tseng

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Responses of mental stress–induced myocardial ischemia to escitalopram treatment: Background, design, and method for the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment trial

Wei Jiang, Eric J. Velazquez, Zainab Samad, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Carolyn Martsberger, Joseph Rogers, Redford Williams, Cynthia Kuhn, Thomas L. Ortel, Richard C. Becker, Nicole Pristera, Ranga Krishn

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Eliminating untimely deaths of women from heart disease: Highlights from the Minnesota Women's Heart Summit

Ruth Lindquist, Jackie L. Boucher, Elizabeth Zane Grey, Beth Cairns, Shalini Bobra, Denise Windenburg, Suma Konety, Kevin Graham, Russell Luepker, Sharonne N. Hayes

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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A cardiovascular safety study of LibiGel (testosterone gel) in postmenopausal women with elevated cardiovascular risk and hypoactive sexual desire disorder

William B. White, Deborah Grady, Linda C. Giudice, Scott M. Berry, Joanne Zborowski, Michael C. Snabes

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Nonfatal myocardial infarction and long-term outcomes in coronary artery disease

Eric L. Eisenstein, David F. Kong, Patricia A. Cowper, Jay P. Bae, Krishnan Ramaswamy, Kevin J. Anstrom

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Bridging the gender gap: Insights from a contemporary analysis of sex-related differences in the treatment and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes

Stephanie Poon, Shaun G. Goodman, Raymond T. Yan, Raffaele Bugiardini, Arlene S. Bierman, Kim A. Eagle, Nina Johnston, Thao Huynh, Francois R. Grondin, Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Andrew T. Yan

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Sex-specific benefits of sirolimus-eluting stent on long-term outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the Multicenter Evaluation of Single High-Dose Bolus Tirofiban Versus Abciximab With Sirolimus-Eluting Stent or Bare-Metal Stent in Acute Myocardial Infarction Study trial

Giuseppe Ferrante, Patrizia Presbitero, Elena Corrada, Gianluca Campo, Leonardo Bolognese, Corrado Vassanelli, Salvatore Colangelo, Nicoletta De Cesare, Alfredo E. Rodriguez, Ezio Bramucci, Raul Moren

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Relationships between changes in patient-reported health status and functional capacity in outpatients with heart failure

Kathryn E. Flynn, Li Lin, Gordon W. Moe, Jonathan G. Howlett, Lawrence J. Fine, John A. Spertus, Timothy R. McConnell, Ileana L. Piña, Kevin P. Weinfurt

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care troponin I assay for acute myocardial infarction within 3 hours after presentation in early presenters to the emergency department with chest pain

Deborah B. Diercks, W. Frank Peacock IV, Judd E. Hollander, Adam J. Singer, Robert Birkhahn, Nathan Shapiro, Ted Glynn, Richard Nowack, Basmah Safdar, Chadwick D. Miller, Elizabeth Lewandrowski, John

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Plasma resistin, adiponectin, and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: The Framingham Offspring Study

Michiel Rienstra, Jenny X. Sun, Steven A. Lubitz, David S. Frankel, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Daniel Levy, Jared W. Magnani, Lisa M. Sullivan, James B. Meigs, Patrick T. Ellinor, Emelia J. Benjamin

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Factors associated with improvement in ejection fraction in clinical practice among patients with heart failure: Findings from IMPROVE HF

Jane E. Wilcox, Gregg C. Fonarow, Clyde W. Yancy, Nancy M. Albert, Anne B. Curtis, J. Thomas Heywood, Patches Johnson Inge, Mark L. McBride, Mandeep R. Mehra, Christopher M. O'Connor, Dwight Reynolds,

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Design of the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT)

Gervasio A. Lamas, Christine Goertz, Robin Boineau, Daniel B. Mark, Theodore Rozema, Richard L. Nahin, Jeanne A. Drisko, Kerry L. Lee

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Single-bolus tenecteplase plus heparin compared with heparin alone for normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism who have evidence of right ventricular dysfunction and myocardial injury: Rationale and design of the Pulmonary Embolism Thrombolysis (PEITHO) trial

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Bleeding, mortality, and antiplatelet therapy: Results from the Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management, and Avoidance (CHARISMA) trial

Saurav Chatterjee, Subhankar Maitra, Anasua Chakraborty

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Reply to the letter by Chatterjee et al “Bleeding, mortality, and antiplatelet therapy: Results from the Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management, and Avoidance (CHARISMA) trial”

Jeffery S. Berger, Deepak L. Bhatt

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Rationale and design of The Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Off or On Pump Revascularization Study: A large international randomized trial in cardiac surgery

Andre Lamy, Philip J. Devereaux, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Shengshou Hu, Leopoldo S. Piegas, Zbynek Straka, Ernesto Paolasso, David Taggart, Fernando Lanas, A. Ruchan Akar, Anil Jain, Nicolas Noiseux, Yon

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American Heart Journal

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Editorial Board

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Information for Readers

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The role of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of acute type A aortic syndrome

Moreno Cecconi, Fabio Chirillo, Carlo Costantini, Gianfranco Iacobone, Ercole Lopez, Raffaele Zanoli, Alberto Gili, Stefano Moretti, Marcello Manfrin, Christopher Münch, Lucia Torracca, Gian Piero Per

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American Heart Journal

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2012

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english

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Volume 163; Issue 1

Long-term effects of smoking and smoking cessation on exercise stress testing: Three-year outcomes from a randomized clinical trial

A proinflammatory monocyte response is associated with myocardial injury and impaired functional outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Monocytes and myocardial infarction

International longitudinal registry of patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke: Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD (GARFIELD)

Characteristics of sudden arrhythmic death in a diverse, urban community

Responses of mental stress–induced myocardial ischemia to escitalopram treatment: Background, design, and method for the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment trial

Eliminating untimely deaths of women from heart disease: Highlights from the Minnesota Women's Heart Summit

A cardiovascular safety study of LibiGel (testosterone gel) in postmenopausal women with elevated cardiovascular risk and hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Nonfatal myocardial infarction and long-term outcomes in coronary artery disease

Bridging the gender gap: Insights from a contemporary analysis of sex-related differences in the treatment and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes

Relationships between changes in patient-reported health status and functional capacity in outpatients with heart failure

Diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care troponin I assay for acute myocardial infarction within 3 hours after presentation in early presenters to the emergency department with chest pain

Plasma resistin, adiponectin, and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: The Framingham Offspring Study

Factors associated with improvement in ejection fraction in clinical practice among patients with heart failure: Findings from IMPROVE HF

Design of the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT)

Single-bolus tenecteplase plus heparin compared with heparin alone for normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism who have evidence of right ventricular dysfunction and myocardial injury: Rationale and design of the Pulmonary Embolism Thrombolysis (PEITHO) trial

Bleeding, mortality, and antiplatelet therapy: Results from the Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management, and Avoidance (CHARISMA) trial

Reply to the letter by Chatterjee et al “Bleeding, mortality, and antiplatelet therapy: Results from the Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management, and Avoidance (CHARISMA) trial”

Rationale and design of The Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Off or On Pump Revascularization Study: A large international randomized trial in cardiac surgery

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Editorial Board

Information for Readers

The role of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of acute type A aortic syndrome