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• • ·Table of Contents

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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Information for Readers

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• • ·Correction

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• Curriculum in Cardiology

  • ·Efficacy of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation post–myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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    Patrick R. Lawler, Kristian B. Filion, Mark J. Eisenberg

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  • ·Measuring and targeting aldosterone and renin in atherosclerosis—A review of clinical data

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    Marieke A. Hillaert, Eef G. Lentjes, Farzin Beygui, Hans Kemperman, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Hendrik M. Nathoe, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Michiel Voskuil, Fabrice Ivanes, Brigitte Jude, Michel E. Bertrand, Gerard Pasterkamp, Yolanda van der Graaf, Pieter A. Doevendans, Gilles Montalescot, Eric Van Belle

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• Trial Design

  • ·Interleukin-1? inhibition and the prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events: Rationale and Design of the Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study (CANTOS)

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    Paul M Ridker, Tom Thuren, Andrew Zalewski, Peter Libby

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  • ·Outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of ORBIT-AF

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    Jonathan P. Piccini, Elizabeth S. Fraulo, Jack E. Ansell, Gregg C. Fonarow, Bernard J. Gersh, Alan S. Go, Elaine M. Hylek, Peter R. Kowey, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Laine E. Thomas, Melissa H. Kong, Renato D. Lopes, Roger M. Mills, Eric D. Peterson

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  • ·Study design and rationale for the Stabilization of pLaques usIng Darapladib—Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (SOLID-TIMI 52) trial in patients after an acute coronary syndrome

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    Michelle L. O'Donoghue, Eugene Braunwald, Harvey D. White, Patrick Serruys, Ph. Gabriel Steg, Judith Hochman, Aldo P. Maggioni, Christoph Bode, Douglas Weaver, Joel L. Johnson, Greg Cicconetti, Mary Ann Lukas, Elizabeth Tarka, Christopher P. Cannon

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  • ·EXamination of CArdiovascular OutcoMes with AlogliptIN versus Standard of CarE in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Acute Coronary Syndrome (EXAMINE) : A cardiovascular safety study of the dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor alogliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes with acute coronary syndrome

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    William B. White, George L. Bakris, Richard M. Bergenstal, Christopher P. Cannon, William C. Cushman, Penny Fleck, Simon Heller, Cyrus Mehta, Steven E. Nissen, Alfonso Perez, Craig Wilson, Faiez Zannad

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• Clinical Investigations

  • ·The National Registry of Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions (GenTAC): Results from phase I and scientific opportunities in phase II

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    Barbara L. Kroner, H. Eser Tolunay, Craig T. Basson, Reed E. Pyeritz, Kathryn W. Holmes, Cheryl L. Maslen, Dianna M. Milewicz, Scott A. LeMaire, Tabitha Hendershot, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, Richard B. Devereux, Harry C. Dietz, Howard K. Song, Danny Ringer, Megan Mitchell, Jonathan W. Weinsaft, William Ravekes, Victor Menashe, Kim A. Eagle

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  • ·Prospective study of infective endocarditis from a developing country

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    Ravi S. Math, Gautam Sharma, Shyam Sunder Kothari, Mani Kalaivani, Anita Saxena, Arkalgud Sampath Kumar, Vinay K. Bahl

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  • ·Prognostic value of serial measurements of highly sensitive cardiac troponin I in stable outpatients with nonischemic chronic heart failure

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    Chiho Kawahara, Takayoshi Tsutamoto, Hiroshi Sakai, Keizo Nishiyama, Masayuki Yamaji, Masanori Fujii, Takashi Yamamoto, Minoru Horie

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  • ·The impact of left ventricular size on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

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    John Rickard, Danielle M. Brennan, David O. Martin, Eileen Hsich, W.H. Wilson Tang, Bruce D. Lindsay, Randall C. Starling, Bruce L. Wilkoff, Richard A. Grimm

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  • ·A double-blind, randomized, controlled, multicenter study to assess the safety and cardiovascular effects of skeletal myoblast implantation by catheter delivery in patients with chronic heart failure after myocardial infarction

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    Thomas J. Povsic, Christopher M. O'Connor, Timothy Henry, Andrew Taussig, Dean J. Kereiakes, F. David Fortuin, Alan Niederman, Richard Schatz, Richard Spencer, Douglas Owens, Missy Banks, Diane Joseph, Rhonda Roberts, John H. Alexander, Warren Sherman

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  • ·Incidence and predictors of heart failure following percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: The HORIZONS-AMI trial

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    Damian J. Kelly, Tony Gershlick, Bernhard Witzenbichler, Giulio Guagliumi, Martin Fahy, George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Gregg W. Stone

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  • ·Is the measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction the proper end point for cell therapy trials? An analysis of the effect of bone marrow mononuclear stem cell administration on left ventricular ejection fraction after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction when evaluated by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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    Jay H. Traverse, Timothy D. Henry, Lemuel A. Moye'

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  • ·In women with symptoms of cardiac ischemia, nonobstructive coronary arteries, and microvascular dysfunction, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition is associated with improved microvascular function: A double-blind randomized study from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE)

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    Daniel F. Pauly, B. Delia Johnson, R. David Anderson, Eileen M. Handberg, Karen M. Smith, Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, George Sopko, Barry M. Sharaf, Sheryl F. Kelsey, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J. Pepine

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  • ·Cardiac structure and function, remodeling, and clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes after myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both

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    Amil M. Shah, Chung-Lieh Hung, Sung Hee Shin, Hicham Skali, Anil Verma, Jalal K. Ghali, Lars Køber, Eric J. Velazquez, Jean L. Rouleau, John J.V. McMurray, Marc A. Pfeffer, Scott D. Solomon

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  • ·Improvement in use of anticoagulation therapy in patients with ischemic stroke: Results from Get With The Guidelines–Stroke

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    William R. Lewis, Gregg C. Fonarow, Maria V. Grau-Sepulveda, Eric E. Smith, Deepak L. Bhatt, Adrian F. Hernandez, DaiWai Olson, Eric D. Peterson, Lee H. Schwamm

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  • ·Cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the effects of a quality improvement program on management of non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: The European Quality Improvement Programme for Acute Coronary Syndromes (EQUIP-ACS)

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    Marcus D. Flather, Daphne Babalis, Jean Booth, Alfredo Bardaji, Jacques Machecourt, Grzegorz Opolski, Filippo Ottani, Héctor Bueno, Winston Banya, Anthony R. Brady, Mats Bojestig, Bertil Lindahl

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  • ·Efficacy and safety after cessation of treatment with the cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor anacetrapib (MK-0859) in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia

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    Hayes M. Dansky, Daniel Bloomfield, Patrice Gibbons, Sherry Liu, Christine McCrary Sisk, Diane Tribble, James M. McKenney, Thomas W. Littlejohn, Yale Mitchel

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  • ·Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in relation to acute coronary syndrome or stroke nonfatal events: A comparative analysis of a case/case-control study

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    Christina-Maria Kastorini, Haralampos J. Milionis, Aggeliki Ioannidi, Kallirroi Kalantzi, Vassilios Nikolaou, Konstantinos N. Vemmos, John A. Goudevenos, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos

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  • ·Frequency and correlates of treatment intensification for elevated cholesterol levels in patients with cardiovascular disease

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    Salim S. Virani, LeChauncy D. Woodard, Supicha S. Chitwood, Cassie R. Landrum, Tracy H. Urech, Degang Wang, Jeffrey Murawsky, Christie M. Ballantyne, Laura A. Petersen

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  • ·Prasugrel overcomes high on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity in chronic coronary artery disease patients more effectively than high dose (150 mg) clopidogrel

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    Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Ioanna Xanthopoulou, Periklis Davlouros, Theodora-Eleni Plakomyti, Aggeliki Panagiotou, Eleni Mavronasiou, George Hahalis

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  • ·A meta-analysis of specifically designed randomized trials of sirolimus-eluting versus paclitaxel-eluting stents in diabetic patients with coronary artery disease

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    Sebastian Kufner, Antoinette de Waha, Fabrizio Tomai, Seong-Wook Park, Seung-Whan Lee, Do-Sun Lim, Moo Hyun Kim, Anders M. Galloe, Michael Maeng, Carlo Briguori, Alban Dibra, Albert Schömig, Adnan Kastrati

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  • ·Predictors of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and anemia: An analysis of the Trial to Reduce cardiovascular Events with Aranesp (darbepoetin-alfa) Therapy (TREAT)

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    John J.V. McMurray, Hajime Uno, Petr Jarolim, Akshay S. Desai, Dick de Zeeuw, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Peter Ivanovich, Andrew S. Levey, Eldrin F. Lewis, Janet B. McGill, Patrick Parfrey, Hans-Henrik Parving, Robert M. Toto, Scott D. Solomon, Marc A. Pfeffer

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  • ·Cognitive decline and ischemic microlesions after coronary catheterization. A comparison to coronary artery bypass grafting

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    Niko Schwarz, Markus Schoenburg, Helge Möllmann, Sabrina Kastaun, Manfred Kaps, Georg Bachmann, Gebhard Sammer, Christian Hamm, Thomas Walther, Tibo Gerriets

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  • ·Downstream coronary effects of drug-eluting stents

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    Richard A. Krasuski, George M. Cater, Ganesh P. Devendra, Kathy Wolski, Mehdi H. Shishehbor, Steven E. Nissen, Carlos Oberti, Stephen G. Ellis

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  • ·Appropriateness use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography: Relationship with radiology benefit managers preauthorization determination and comparison of the new (2010) criteria to the original (2007) criteria

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    Howard J. Willens, Robert C. Hendel, Francine R. Inhaber, Simon C. Chakko, Cheryl Postel, Tahira Hasan, Fareed Mohammed

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  • ·Effect of informed consent format on patient anxiety, knowledge, and satisfaction

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    Jeffrey J. Goldberger, Jane Kruse, Alan H. Kadish, Rod Passman, Daniel W. Bergner

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  • ·Training providers in hypertension guidelines: Cost-effectiveness evaluation of a continuing medical education program in South Carolina

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    Justin G. Trogdon, Benjamin T. Allaire, Brent M. Egan, Daniel T. Lackland, Dory Masters

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Letter to the Editor regarding “Outcomes in patients with chronicity of left bundle-branch block with possible acute myocardial infarction”

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    Stephen W. Smith, Kenneth W. Dodd

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

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    Carmine Pizzi, Grazia Maria Costa, Raffaele Bugiardini

    
  • ·Reply to Pizzi et al regarding “Depressive symptoms are related to progression of coronary calcium in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Heart Study”

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