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ACC Current Journal Review
Volume 13; Issue 6

ACC Current Journal Review

Volume 13; Issue 6

1

Recent initiatives in cardiovascular care quality: the future is “pay for quality” and increasing transparency

Kim A Eagle, Sharon Van Riper, Richard Prager, Mauro Moscucci

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

2

Arrhythmogenic right ventricle dysplasia/cardiomyopathy

Khurram Nasir, Hugh Calkins

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

3

Elevated blood urea nitrogen level as a predictor of mortality in patients admitted for decompensated heart failure

D Aronson, M.A Mittleman, A.J Burger

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

4

Effects of tolvaptan, a vasopressin antagonist, in patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure: a randomized controlled trial

M Gheorghiade, W.A Gattis, C.M O'Connor

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

Language:

english

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english, 2004

5

Effects of ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism on response to spironolactone in patients with chronic heart failure

M Cicoira, A Rossi, S Bonapace

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

6

Elevated levels of Activin A in heart failure: potential role in myocardial remodeling

A Yndestad, T Ueland, E Oie

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

7

Diastolic heart failure-abnormalities in active relaxation and passive stiffness of the left ventricle

M.R Zile, C.F Baicu, W.H Gaasch

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

8

Hospitalization for heart failure in the presence of a normal left ventricular ejection fraction. Results of the New York Heart Failure Registry

M Klapholz, M Mauer, A.M Lowe

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

9

Is B-type natriuretic peptide a useful screening test for systolic or diastolic dysfunction in patients with coronary disease? Data from the Heart and Soul Study

K Bibbins, D.M Ansari, N.B Schiller, B Massie, M.A Whooley

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

10

The use of β-blockers in a tertiary care heart failure clinic: dosing, tolerance and outcomes

P Tandon, F.A McAlister, R.T Tsuyuki

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

11

Cardiac angiotensin II receptors as predictors of transplant coronary artery disease following heart transplantation

M Yousufuddina, S Haji, R.C Starling

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

12

Impact of combination evidence-based medical therapy on mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes

D Mukherjee, J Fang, S Chetcuti

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

13

Age, risk-benefit trade-offs and the projected effects of evidence-based therapies

D.A Alter, D.G Manuel, N Gunraj, G Anderson, C.D Naylor, A Laupacis

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

14

Renal insufficiency and mortality from acute coronary syndromes

F.A Masoudi, M.E Plomondon, D.J Magid, A Sales, J.S Rumsfeld

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

15

Effect of fixed low-dose warfarin added to aspirin in the long-term after acute myocardial infarction: the LoWASA study

J Herlitza, J Holmb, M Petersonc

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

16

Natriuretic peptides as predictors of nonsudden and sudden cardiac death after acute myocardial infarction in the beta-blocking era

J.M Tapanainen, K.S Lindgren, T.H Makikallio

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

17

Declining length of hospital stay for acute myocardial infarction and post-discharge outcomes: a community-wide perspective

F.A Spencer, D Lessard, J.M Gore, J Yarzebski, R.J Goldberg

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

18

C-reactive protein elevation and disease activity in patients with coronary artery disease

R Arroyo-Espliguero, P Avanzas, J Cosı́n-Sales, G Aldama, C Pizzi, J.C Kaski

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

19

Lipid-lowering therapy with statins in high-risk elderly patients. The treatment-risk paradox

D.T Ko, M Mamdani, D.A Alter

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

20

Socioeconomic status, service patterns and perceptions of care among survivors of acute myocardial infarction in Canada

D.A Alter, K Iron, P.C Austin

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

21

Lipid-lowering therapy and in-hospital mortality following major noncardiac surgery

P.K Lindenauer, P Pekow, K Wang, B Gutierrez, E.M Benjamin

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

22

The potential preventability of postoperative myocardial infarction: underuse of perioperative β-adrenergic blockade

P.K Lindenauer, J Fitzgerald, N Hoople, E.M Benjamin

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

23

Lack of physician concordance with guidelines on the perioperative use of β-blockers

A.K Siddiqui, S Ahmed, H Delbeau, D Conner, J Mattana

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

24

The management of anticoagulants in the periendoscopic period for patients with atrial fibrillation: a decision analysis

L.B Gerson, G Triadafilopoulos, B.F Gage

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

25

Clinical efficacy of sildenafil in primary pulmonary hypertension. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study

B.K Sastry, C Narasimhan, N.K Reddy, S Raju

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

26

Day-hospital treatment of acute pericarditis: a management program for outpatient therapy

M Imazio, B Demichelis, I Parrini

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

27

Prevalence of congenital heart disease

J.I.E Hoffman, S Kaplan, R.R Liberthson

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ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

28

Device closure of muscular ventricular septal defects using the Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder. Immediate and mid-term results of a US registry

R Holzer, D Balzer, Q.L Cao, K Lock, Z.M Hijazi

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

29

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with paradoxical embolism: periprocedural safety and mid-term follow-up results of three different device occluder systems

M Braun, V Gliech, A Boscheri

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

30

Interventional catheterization performed in the early postoperative period after congenital heart surgery in children

E.M Zahn, N.C Dobrolet, D.G Nykanen, R.L Ojito J. Hannan, R.P Burke

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

31

A comparison of high-dose and standard-dose epinephrine in children with cardiac arrest

M.B Perondi, A.G Reis, E.F Paiva, V.M Nadkarmi, R.A Berg

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

32

Long QT syndrome in neonates: conduction disorders associated with HERG mutations and sinus bradycardia with KCNQ1 mutations

J.M Lupoglazoff, I Denjoy, E Villain

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

33

Vascular anomalies in Alagille Syndrome: a significant cause of morbidity and mortality

B.M Kamath, M.B Spinner, E.M Emerick

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

34

Relationships between sinus rhythm, treatment and survival in the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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35

The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study. Approaches to control rate in atrial fibrillation

B Olshansky, L.E Rosenfeld, A.L Warner

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

36

Safety and efficacy of enoxaparin compared with unfractionated heparin and oral anticoagulants for prevention of thromboembolic complications in cardioversion of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: the Anticoagulation in Cardioversion using Enoxaparin (ACE) Trial

C Stellbrink, U Nixdorff, T Hofmann

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

Language:

english

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english, 2004

37

The efficacy of azimilide in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in the presence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Results from the Azimilide Postinfarct Survival Evaluation (ALIVE) Trial

C.M Pratt, S.N Singh, H.R Al-Khalidi

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

Language:

english

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english, 2004

38

Relation between pulmonary vein firing and extent of left atrial-pulmonary vein connection in patients with atrial fibrillation

H Nakagawa, H Aoyama, K.J Beckman

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

39

Initial experience with remote catheter ablation using a novel magnetic navigation system. Magnetic remote catheter ablation

S Ernst, F Ouyang, C Linder

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

40

Renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and atrial fibrillation

C.T Tsai, L.P Lai, J.L Lin

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

41

Catheter-based cryoablation permanently cures patients with common atrial flutter

R Manusama, C Timmermans, F Limon, S Philippens, H.J.G.M Crijns, L.M Rodriguez

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

42

External loop recorders: determinants of diagnostic yield in patients with syncope

L.J Gula, A.D Krahn, D Massesl, A Skanes, R Yee, G.J Klein

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

43

ESC-ERC recommendations for the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in Europe

S.G Priori, L.L Bossaert, D.A Chamberlain

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

44

Long-term prognosis of inducible ventricular flutter: not an innocent finding

O Gurevitz, S Viskin, M Glikson

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

45

Implantable cardioverter/defibrillator therapy in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Single-center experience of long-term follow-up and complications in 60 patients

T Wichter, M Paul, C Wollmann

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

46

Increasing rates of cardiac device infections among Medicare beneficiaries: 1990–1999

C.H Cabell, P.A Heidenreich, V.H Chu

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

47

Differential diagnosis of cardiac masses using contrast echocardiographic perfusion imaging

J.N Kirkpatrick, T Wong, J.E Bednarz

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

48

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of human myocarditis. A comparison to histology and molecular pathology

H Mahrholdt, C Goedecke, A Wagner

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

49

Dilation of the aorta in pure, severe, bicuspid aortic valve stenosis

G.J Morgan-Hughes, C.A Roobottom, P.E Owens, A.J Marshall

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

50

Clinical significance of early thrombosis after prosthetic mitral valve replacement

G Laplace, S Lafitte, J Labèque

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

51

Constrictive pericarditis: etiology and cause-specific survival after pericardiectomy

S.C Bertog, S.K Thambidorai, K Parakh

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

52

Off-pump vs. conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: early and 1-year graft patency, cost and quality-of-life outcomes: a randomized trial

J.D Puskas, W.H Williams, E.M Mahoney

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

53

Chronologic distribution of stroke after minimally invasive vs. conventional coronary artery bypass

G.K Peel, S.C Stamou, S.K.C Dullum

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

54

Improved survival with radial artery vs. vein conduits in coronary bypass surgery with left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending artery grafting

A Zacharias, R.H Habib, T.A Schwann, C.J Riordan, S.J Durham, A Shah

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

55

Tight glycemic control in diabetic coronary artery bypass graft patients improves perioperative outcomes and decreases recurrent ischemic events

H.L Lazar, S.R Chipkin, C.A Fitzgerald, Y Bao, H Cabral, C.S Asptein

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

56

Preservation of the anterior fat pad paradoxically decreases the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in humans

J.E Cummings, I Gill, R Akhrass

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ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

57

A multicenter risk index for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery

J.P Mathew, M.L Fontes, I.C Tudor

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ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

58

Postoperative atrial fibrillation and mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery

R.P Villareal, R Hariharan, B.C Liu

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

59

A comparison between oral antiarrhythmic drugs in the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: the Pilot Study of Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (SPPAF), a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

J Auer, T Weber, R Berent

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

60

Beneficial effects of clopidogrel combined with aspirin in reducing cerebral emboli in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy

D.A Payne, C.I Jones, P.D Hayes

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ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

61

Effects of conjugated equine estrogen in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy. The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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english, 2004

62

A walnut diet improves endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic subjects. A randomized crossover trial

E Ros, I Nunez, A Perez-Heras

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ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

63

Plasma adiponectin levels and risk of myocardial infarction in men

T Pischon, C.J Girman, G.S Hotamisligil, N Rifai, F.B Hu, E.B Rimm

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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64

Echolucent carotid plaques predict future coronary events in patients with coronary artery disease

O Honda, S Sugiyama, K Kugiyama

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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english, 2004

65

Endothelial cell markers and the risk of coronary heart disease. The Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction (PRIME) Study

P.E Morange, C Simon, M.C Alessi

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ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

66

Metabolic syndrome amplifies the age-associated increases in vascular thickness and stiffness

A Scuteri, S.S Najjar, D.C Muller

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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67

Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

J.B Meigs, F.B Hu, N Rifai, J.E Manson

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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68

Glucose metabolism and coronary heart disease in patients with normal glucose tolerance

F.C Sasso, O Carbonara, R Nasti

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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69

C-reactive protein modulates risk prediction based on the Framingham Score implications for future risk assessment: results from a large cohort study in Southern Germany

W Koenig, H Lowel, J Baumert, C Meisinger

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Smoking decreases the duration of life lived with and without cardiovascular disease: a life course analysis of the Framingham Heart Study

A Al Mamun, A Peeters, J Barendregt

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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71

Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels

I.S Ockene, D.E Chiriboga, E.J Stanek

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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72

Late-onset seizures as a predictor of subsequent stroke

P Cleary, S Shorvon, R Tallis

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Early administration of reteplase plus abciximab vs. abciximab alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction referred for percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial

A Kastrati, J Mehilli, K Schlotterbeck

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ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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74

Abciximab-supported infarct artery stent implantation for acute myocardial infarction and long-term survival: a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial comparing infarct artery stenting plus abciximab with stenting alone

D Antoniucci, A Migliorini, G Parodi

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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english, 2004

75

Preprocedural TIMI flow and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty

G De Luca, N Ernst, F Zijlstra

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Atorvastatin does not affect the antiplatelet potency of clopidogrel when it is administered concomitantly for 5 weeks in patients with acute coronary syndromes

J.V Mitsios, A.I Papathanasiou, F.I Rodis, M Elisaf, J.A Goudevenos, A.D Tselepis

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Limited early antiplatelet effect of 300 mg clopidogrel in patients with aspirin therapy undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions

A Lepäntalo, K.S Virtanen, J Heikkilä, U Wartiovaara, R Lassila

Journal:

ACC Current Journal Review

Year:

2004

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english

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Short- and long-term results after multivessel stenting in diabetic patients

R Mehran, G.D Dangas, Y Kobayashi

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Percutaneous coronary angioplasty compared with exercise training in patients with stable coronary artery disease. A randomized trial

R Hambrecht, C Walther, S Mobius-Winkler

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease with sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: immediate and mid-term results

D Orlic, E Bonizzoni, G Stankovic

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Randomized study to evaluate sirolimus-eluting stents implanted at coronary bifurcation lesions

A Colombo, J.W Moses, M.C Morice

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Clinical, angiographic and procedural predictors of angiographic restenosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation in complex patients: an evaluation from the Rapamycin-Eluting Stent Evaluated At Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital (RESEARCH) Study

P.A Lemos, A Hoye, D Goedhart

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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83

Economic impact of drug-eluting stents on hospital systems: a disease-state model

D.F Kong, E.L Eisenstein, M.H Sketch

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Characteristics of cerebrovascular accidents after percutaneous coronary interventions

S Dukkipati, W.W O'Neill, K.J Harjai

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Severe bilateral carotid stenosis: the impact of ipsilateral stenting on Doppler-defined contralateral stenosis

R Sachar, J.S Yadav, M Roffi

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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Editorial board

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ACC Current Journal Review

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2004

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english

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