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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Contents

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• Coronary Artery Disease

  • ·Comparison of the Usefulness of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide to Other Serum Biomarkers as an Early Predictor of ST-Segment Recovery After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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    Niels J.W. Verouden, Joost D.E. Haeck, Wichert J. Kuijt, Nan van Geloven, Karel T. Koch, José P.S. Henriques, Jan Baan, Marije M. Vis, Jan P. van Straalen, Johan Fischer, Jan J. Piek, Jan G.P. Tijssen, Robbert J. de Winter

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  • ·Comparison of Bivalirudin and Unfractionated Heparin Plus Protamine in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the Antithrombotic Regimens aNd Outcome [ARNO] Trial)

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    Guido Parodi, Angela Migliorini, Renato Valenti, Benedetta Bellandi, Umberto Signorini, Guia Moschi, Piergiovanni Buonamici, Giampaolo Cerisano, David Antoniucci

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  • ·Contemporary Incidence and Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiac Events After Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention With Embolic Protection (an AMEthyst Trial Substudy)

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    Srihari S. Naidu, Mark A. Turco, Laura Mauri, Alanna Coolong, Jeffrey J. Popma, Dean J. Kereiakes

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  • ·Comparison of Usefulness of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide as an Independent Predictor of Cardiac Function Among Admission Cardiac Serum Biomarkers in Patients With Anterior Wall Versus Nonanterior Wall ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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    Joost D.E. Haeck, Niels J.W. Verouden, Wichert J. Kuijt, Karel T. Koch, Jan P. Van Straalen, Johan Fischer, Maarten Groenink, Luc Bilodeau, Jan G.P. Tijssen, Mitchell W. Krucoff, Robbert J. De Winter

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  • ·Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies Comparing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Narrowings

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    Michael S. Lee, Tae Yang, Jashdeep Dhoot, Hsini Liao

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  • ·Comparison by Meta-Analysis of Drug-Eluting Stents and Bare Metal Stents for Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention

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    Michael S. Lee, Tae Yang, David E. Kandzari, Jonathan M. Tobis, Hsini Liao, Ehtisham Mahmud

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  • ·Disparities in Management Patterns and Outcomes of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome With and Without a History of Cerebrovascular Disease

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    Tony C. Lee, Shaun G. Goodman, Raymond T. Yan, Francois R. Grondin, Robert C. Welsh, Barry Rose, Gabor Gyenes, Rodney H. Zimmerman, Real Brossoit, Gustavo Saposnik, John J. Graham, Andrew T. Yan, Canadian Acute Coronary Syndromes I and II, Canadian Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE/GRACE2) and the Canadian Registry of Acute Coronary Events (CANRACE) Investigators

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  • ·Importance of Measuring Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Known Diabetes Mellitus

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    Joshua M. Stolker, Dazhong Sun, Darcy G. Conaway, Philip G. Jones, Frederick A. Masoudi, Pamela N. Peterson, Harlan M. Krumholz, Mikhail Kosiborod, John A. Spertus

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  • ·Evaluation of Methods to Predict Early Long-Term Neurobehavioral Outcome After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

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    Tibo Gerriets, Niko Schwarz, Georg Bachmann, Manfred Kaps, Wolf-Peter Kloevekorn, Gebhard Sammer, Marlene Tschernatsch, Rainer Nottbohm, Franz Blaes, Markus Schönburg

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  • ·Use of Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Type-Specific Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome

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    Héctor Bueno, Alfredo Bardají, Paola Patrignani, Elisa Martín-Merino, Luis A. García-Rodríguez, Spanish Case-Control Study to Assess NSAID-Associated ACS Risk Investigators

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• Preventive Cardiology

  • ·Incidence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Retired Professional Football Players

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    R. Todd Hurst, Robert F. Burke, Erik Wissner, Arthur Roberts, Christopher B. Kendall, Steven J. Lester, Virend Somers, Martin E. Goldman, Qing Wu, Bijoy Khandheria

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• Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

  • ·Differential Effects of Statins (Pravastatin or Simvastatin) on Ventricular Ectopic Complexes: G⍺_i2, a Possible Molecular Marker for Ventricular Irritability

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    C. Michael Welzig, Ho-Jin Park, Jack Naggar, Deborah Confalone, Joanne Rhofiry, Julie Shea, Richard H. Karas, N.A. Mark Estes, Jonas B. Galper

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  • ·Long-Term Outcomes for Cryoablation of Pediatric Patients With Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia

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    Martin J. LaPage, J. Philip Saul, John H. Reed

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  • ·Practice Patterns Among United States Cardiologists for Managing Adults With Atrial Fibrillation (from the AFFECTS Registry)

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    James A. Reiffel, Peter R. Kowey, Robert Myerburg, Gerald V. Naccarelli, Douglas L. Packer, Craig M. Pratt, Michael J. Reiter, Albert L. Waldo, AFFECTS Scientific Advisory Committee and Investigators

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  • ·Warfarin and Aspirin Use in Atrial Fibrillation Among Practicing Cardiologist (from the AFFECTS Registry)

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    Peter R. Kowey, James A. Reiffel, Robert Myerburg, Gerald V. Naccarelli, Douglas L. Packer, Craig M. Pratt, Michael J. Reiter, Albert L. Waldo, AFFECTS Scientific Advisory Committee and Investigators

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• Systemic Hypertension

  • ·Characteristics and Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Systemic Hypertension

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    Luciano F. Drager, Pedro R. Genta, Rodrigo P. Pedrosa, Flávia B. Nerbass, Carolina C. Gonzaga, Eduardo M. Krieger, Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho

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• Heart Failure

  • ·Influence of Renal Function on the Use of Guideline-Recommended Therapies for Patients With Heart Failure

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    J. Thomas Heywood, Gregg C. Fonarow, Clyde W. Yancy, Nancy M. Albert, Anne B. Curtis, Wendy Gattis Stough, Mihai Gheorghiade, Mark L. McBride, Mandeep R. Mehra, Christopher M. O'Connor, Dwight Reynolds, Mary Norine Walsh

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  • ·Determinants of Adiponectin Levels in Patients With Chronic Systolic Heart Failure

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    Andreia Biolo, Rei Shibata, Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Mina Sonoda, Kenneth Walsh, Flora Sam

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  • ·Value of Tissue Doppler Echocardiography in Predicting Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure

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    Rutger J. Van Bommel, Claudia Ypenburg, C. Jan Willem Borleffs, Victoria Delgado, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Matteo Bertini, Eduard R. Holman, Martin J. Schalij, Jeroen J. Bax

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• Valvular Heart Disease

  • ·Cardiac Risk in Patients Aged >75 Years With Asymptomatic, Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

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    Anna M. Calleja, Subha Dommaraju, Rakesh Gaddam, Stephen Cha, Bijoy K. Khandheria, Hari P. Chaliki

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• Cardiomyopathy

  • ·The 2009 International Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Summit

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    Barry J. Maron

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• Congenital Heart Disease

  • ·Relation of Systemic Venous Return, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, and Diastolic Dysfunction to Exercise Capacity in Patients With Single Ventricle Receiving Fontan Palliation

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    Bryan H. Goldstein, Chad E. Connor, Lindsay Gooding, Albert P. Rocchini

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  • ·Effectiveness and Safety of Balloon Dilation of Native Aortic Coarctation in Premature Neonates Weighing ≤2,500 Grams

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    Abraham Rothman, Alvaro Galindo, William N. Evans, Juan C. Collazos, Humberto Restrepo

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• Miscellaneous

  • ·Relation of High Heart Rate Variability to Healthy Longevity

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    Usman Zulfiqar, Donald A. Jurivich, Weihua Gao, Donald H. Singer

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  • ·Usefulness of Right-to-Left Shunting and Poor Exercise Gas Exchange for Predicting Prognosis in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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    Ronald J. Oudiz, Raghu Midde, Arsen Hovanesyan, Xing-Guo Sun, Giorgio Roveran, James E. Hansen, Karlman Wasserman

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  • ·Accuracy of Noninvasively Determined Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure

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    Jeffrey M. Testani, Martin G. St. John Sutton, Susan E. Wiegers, Amit V. Khera, Richard P. Shannon, James N. Kirkpatrick

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• Historical Study

  • ·The First Provocative Test for Coronary Artery Spasm at the Cleveland Clinic

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    Wayne Siegel

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• Editorial

  • ·Good Books in Cardiovascular Disease Appearing in 2009

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    William Clifford Roberts

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• Readers' Comments

  • ·Certain Things to Bear in Mind When Recording Electrocardiograms in Subjects With Early Repolarization

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    Javier García-Niebla, Guillem Serra-Autonel, Antonio Bayés de Luna

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  • ·Coronary Collaterals—Too Small to Be Eyeballed, Too Large to Be Meaningless

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    Pascal Meier, Christian Seiler

    
  • ·As With Space Flight, a Magnesium Deficit May Be Responsible for Both Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction and Kidney Disease

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    William J. Rowe

    
  • ·Studies Involving Coronary Bifurcation Interventions Should Utilize the Most Comprehensive and Technically Relevant Movahed Coronary Bifurcation Classification for Better Communication and Accuracy

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    Mohammad Reza Movahed

     
  • ·Consider Cardiac, Neuromuscular, and Chromosomal Comorbidities in Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation/Noncompaction

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    Claudia Stöllberger, Josef Finsterer