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3 February 2010

CURRENT OPINION: Robert M. Califf, Paul W. Armstrong, Christopher B. Granger, Robert A. Harrington, Kerry Lee, R. John Simes, Frans Van de Werf, Lars Wallentin, Harvey D. White, and for the Virtual Coordinating Centre for Global Collaborative Cardiovascular Research (VIGOUR) organization
Towards a new order in cardiovascular medicine: re-engineering through global collaboration
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 3, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp550
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1 February 2010

Abstract REVIEW: Laurens F. Tops, Martin J. Schalij, and Jeroen J. Bax
Imaging and atrial fibrillation: the role of multimodality imaging in patient evaluation and management of atrial fibrillation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 1, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq005
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Kensuke Kimura, Yasuhiro Iezumi, Shigetaka Noma, and Keiichi Fukuda
Left to right protrusion of a left atrial myxoma through a patent foramen ovale in a patient with ‘cryptogenic’ pulmonary embolism
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 1, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq012
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29 January 2010

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W. Serruys, Neville Kukreja, Susan Veldhof, Julie Doostzadeh, Sherry Cao, Gregg W. Stone, and on behalf of the SPIRIT II and III Investigators
Randomized comparison of everolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents: pooled analysis of the 2-year clinical follow-up from the SPIRIT II and III trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 29, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp599
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Cathérine Gebhard, Alexander Breitenstein, Alexander Akhmedov, Caroline E. Gebhard, Giovanni G. Camici, Thomas F. Lüscher, and Felix C. Tanner
Amphetamines induce tissue factor and impair tissue factor pathway inhibitor: role of dopamine receptor type 4
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 29, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp598
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Abstract CLINICAL REVIEW: Gianluigi Condorelli, Michael V.G. Latronico, and Gerald W. Dorn II
microRNAs in heart disease: putative novel therapeutic targets?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 29, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp573
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Michel Komajda, John J.V. McMurray, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Ramon Gomis, Markolf Hanefeld, Stuart J. Pocock, Paula S. Curtis, Nigel P. Jones, and Philip D. Home
Heart failure events with rosiglitazone in type 2 diabetes: data from the RECORD clinical trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 29, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp604
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27 January 2010

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Xacobe Flores-Ríos, Guillermo Aldama-López, Ramón A Calviño-Santos, Nicolás Vázquez-González, and Alfonso Castro-Beiras
Stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent implantation: incidence, timing, and relation to discontinuation of clopidogrel therapy over a 4-year period
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 27, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq003
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stefanie Schulz and Adnan Kastrati
Stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent implantation: incidence, timing, and relation to discontinuation of clopidogrel therapy over a 4-year period: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 27, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq004
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26 January 2010

EDITORIAL: Andrea Frustaci
Cytopathic pathways of enteroviral myocardial infection
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 26, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp569
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Abstract REVIEW: Maarten L. Simoons and Stephan Windecker
Controversies in Cardiovascular Medicine Chronic stable coronary artery disease: drugs vs. revascularization
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 26, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp605
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Zulli Roberto, De Vecchi Massimiliano, and Agabiti Rosei Enrico
Striking pulmonary arteries enlargement in Eisenmenger's syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 26, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq002
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23 January 2010

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Gustav Huber, Nikolaus Wick, and Heinrich Weber
A young woman with angina pectoris: a brief report
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 23, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq001
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Yang Gi Ryu and Man-Jong Baek
Fibrous skeleton endocarditis causing septated aneurysm on the anterior mitral leaflet
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 23, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp585
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22 January 2010

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hannibal Baccouche, Udo Sechtem, and Ali Yilmaz
Spasm provocative test in troponin-positive patients with acute chest pain and no significant coronary artery disease: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 22, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp608
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Manuel Martínez-Sellés, Tomás Datino, Ana M. Pello, and Francisco Fernández-Avilés
Spasm provocative test in troponin-positive patients with acute chest pain and no significant coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 22, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp607
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Evan A. Stein, Eli M. Roth, James M. Rhyne, Tracy Burgess, David Kallend, and Jennifer G. Robinson
Safety and tolerability of dalcetrapib (RO4607381/JTT-705): results from a 48-week trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 22, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp601
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: M. Urooj Zafar, Manuel Paz-Yepes, Daichi Shimbo, Gemma Vilahur, Matthew M. Burg, William Chaplin, Valentin Fuster, Karina W. Davidson, and Juan J. Badimon
Anxiety is a better predictor of platelet reactivity in coronary artery disease patients than depression
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 22, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp602
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EDITORIAL: Arnold von Eckardstein
Mulling over the odds of CETP inhibition
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 22, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp394
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20 January 2010

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gen-Min Lin and Chih-Lu Han
Risk profile and benefits from Gp IIb–IIIa inhibitors among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty: a meta-regression analysis of randomized trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 20, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp609
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Tanja Vollmer, Cornelia Piper, Dieter Horstkotte, Reiner Körfer, Knut Kleesiek, and Jens Dreier
23S rDNA real-time polymerase chain reaction of heart valves: a decisive tool in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 20, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp600
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CURRENT OPINION: Anselm K. Gitt, Hector Bueno, Nicolas Danchin, Kevin Fox, Matthias Hochadel, Peter Kearney, Aldo P. Maggioni, Grzegorz Opolski, Ricardo Seabra-Gomes, and Franz Weidinger
The role of cardiac registries in evidence-based medicine
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 20, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp596
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EDITORIAL: Christopher B. Granger and Bernhard J. Gersh
Clinical trials and registries in cardiovascular disease: competitive or complementary?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 20, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp508
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19 January 2010

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Marten Trendelenburg, Pierre Theroux, Amanda Stebbins, Christopher Granger, Paul Armstrong, and Matthias Pfisterer
Influence of functional deficiency of complement mannose-binding lectin on outcome of patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 19, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp597
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Alexis Jacquier, Franck Thuny, Bertrand Jop, Roch Giorgi, Frederic Cohen, Jean-Yves Gaubert, Vincent Vidal, Jean Michel Bartoli, Gilbert Habib, and Guy Moulin
Measurement of trabeculated left ventricular mass using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 19, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp595
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Axel De Labriolle, Laurent Bonello, Gilles Lemesle, Probal Roy, Daniel H. Steinberg, Zhenyi Xue, William O. Suddath, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Augusto D. Pichard, Joseph Lindsay, and Ron Waksman
Decline in platelet count in patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention: definition, incidence, prognostic importance, and predictive factors
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 19, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp594
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12 January 2010

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Maurizio Gasparini, Jonathan S. Steinberg, Aysha Arshad, François Regoli, Paola Galimberti, Arnaud Rosier, Jean Claude Daubert, Catherine Klersy, Ganesh Kamath, and Christophe Leclercq
Resumption of sinus rhythm in patients with heart failure and permanent atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: a longitudinal observational study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 12, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp572
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11 January 2010

Abstract SPECIAL ARTICLE
Philip J. Kilner, Tal Geva, Harald Kaemmerer, Pedro T. Trindade, Juerg Schwitter, and Gary D. Webb
Recommendations for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults with congenital heart disease from the respective working groups of the European Society of Cardiology
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 11, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp586
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10 January 2010

EDITORIAL: Scot Garg, Henricus J. Duckers, and Patrick W. Serruys
Endothelial progenitor cell capture stents: will this technology find its niche in contemporary practice?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 10, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp591
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Andrew T. Yan, Raymond T. Yan, Mary Cushman, Alban Redheuil, Russell P. Tracy, Donna K. Arnett, Boaz D. Rosen, Robyn L. McClelland, David A. Bluemke, and Joao A.C. Lima
Relationship of interleukin-6 with regional and global left-ventricular function in asymptomatic individuals without clinical cardiovascular disease: insights from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 10, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp454
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8 January 2010

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Grace Lin, Angela Dispenzieri, and Peter A. Brady
Successful termination of a ventricular arrhythmia by implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in a patient with cardiac amyloidosis: insight into mechanisms of sudden death
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 8, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp592
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7 January 2010

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Justina C. Wu, Carolyn Y. Ho, Hicham Skali, Rekha Abichandani, William R. Wilcox, Maryam Banikazemi, Seymour Packman, Katherine Sims, and Scott D. Solomon
Cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease: relationships between left ventricular hypertrophy, disease severity, and ${alpha}$ -galactosidase A activity
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 7, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp588
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6 January 2010

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Christian Hamilton-Craig, Fiona Kermeen, John J. Dunning, and Richard E. Slaughter
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance prior to surgical treatment of chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 6, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp583
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4 January 2010

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Mark S. Patterson, Maurits T. Dirksen, Alexander J. IJsselmuiden, Giovanni Amoroso, Ton Slagboom, Gerrit-Jan Laarman, Carl Schultz, Ron T. van Domburg, Patrick W. Serruys, and Ferdinand Kiemeneij
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention by magnetic navigation compared with conventional wire technique
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 4, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp587
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Antonio Sorgente, Andrea Sarkozy, Stephan Henkens, Yoshinao Yazaki, Lucio Capulzini, Carlo de Asmundis, Gian-Battista Chierchia, Stephan-Andreas Müller-Burri, and Pedro Brugada
Unusual unmasking of Brugada syndrome electrocardiographic pattern during ajmaline test by leaning forward: a case report
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 4, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp590
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Abstract CLINICAL REVIEW: Alec Vahanian and Catherine M. Otto
Risk stratification of patients with aortic stenosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 4, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp575
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Suree Lekawanvijit, Anastasia Adrahtas, Darren J. Kelly, Andrew R. Kompa, Bing H. Wang, and Henry Krum
Does indoxyl sulfate, a uraemic toxin, have direct effects on cardiac fibroblasts and myocytes?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 4, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp574
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Fleur R. de Graaf, Joanne D. Schuijf, Joëlla E. van Velzen, Lucia J. Kroft, Albert de Roos, Johannes H.C. Reiber, Eric Boersma, Martin J. Schalij, Fabrizio Spanó, J. Wouter Jukema, Ernst E. van der Wall, and Jeroen J. Bax
Diagnostic accuracy of 320-row multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography in the non-invasive evaluation of significant coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 4, 2010.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp571
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27 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Camille Soullier, Jaime Micolich, and Pierre Croisille
Multiple myocardial infarctions in a 35 year-old woman with POEMS syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp581
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EDITORIAL: Jean-Pierre Bassand
A reduction in bleeding in acute coronary syndromes? Let's not rain on the parade!
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp577
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Pascal Meier, Steffen Gloekler, Stefano F. de Marchi, Rainer Zbinden, Etienne Delacrétaz, and Christian Seiler
An indicator of sudden cardiac death during brief coronary occlusion: electrocardiogram QT time and the role of collaterals
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp576
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Lutz Buellesfeld, Peter Wenaweser, Ulrich Gerckens, Ralf Mueller, Barthel Sauren, Georg Latsios, Bernfried Zickmann, Gerrit Hellige, Stephan Windecker, and Eberhard Grube
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: predictors of procedural success—the Siegburg–Bern experience
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp570
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Nehal N. Mehta, Rahat S. Azfar, Daniel B. Shin, Andrea L. Neimann, Andrea B. Troxel, and Joel M. Gelfand
Patients with severe psoriasis are at increased risk of cardiovascular mortality: cohort study using the General Practice Research Database
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp567
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jan-Peter van Kuijk, Willem-Jan Flu, Gijs M.J.M. Welten, Sanne E. Hoeks, Michel Chonchol, Radosav Vidakovic, Hence J.M. Verhagen, Jeroen J. Bax, and Don Poldermans
Long-term prognosis of patients with peripheral arterial disease with or without polyvascular atherosclerotic disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp553
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Rodrigo Bagur, John G. Webb, Fabian Nietlispach, Éric Dumont, Robert De Larochellière, Daniel Doyle, Jean-Bernard Masson, Marcos J. Gutiérrez, Marie-Annick Clavel, Olivier F Bertrand, Philippe Pibarot, and Josep Rodés-Cabau
Acute kidney injury following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: predictive factors, prognostic value, and comparison with surgical aortic valve replacement
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp552
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25 December 2009

Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Xiaowen Bai, Yasheng Yan, Yao-Hua Song, Max Seidensticker, Brian Rabinovich, Roxana Metzele, James A. Bankson, Daynene Vykoukal, and Eckhard Alt
Both cultured and freshly isolated adipose tissue-derived stem cells enhance cardiac function after acute myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp568
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Hasan Jilaihawi, Derek Chin, Tomasz Spyt, Mohamed Jeilan, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera, Johan Bence, Elaine Logtens, and Jan Kovac
Prosthesis-patient mismatch after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Medtronic-Corevalve bioprosthesis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp537
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Claudio Ronco, Peter McCullough, Stefan D. Anker, Inder Anand, Nadia Aspromonte, Sean M. Bagshaw, Rinaldo Bellomo, Tomas Berl, Ilona Bobek, Dinna N. Cruz, Luciano Daliento, Andrew Davenport, Mikko Haapio, Hans Hillege, Andrew A. House, Nevin Katz, Alan Maisel, Sunil Mankad, Pierluigi Zanco, Alexandre Mebazaa, Alberto Palazzuoli, Federico Ronco, Andrew Shaw, Geoff Sheinfeld, Sachin Soni, Giorgio Vescovo, Nereo Zamperetti, Piotr Ponikowski, and for the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) consensus group
Cardio-renal syndromes: report from the consensus conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp507
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Artur Evangelista, Gustavo Avegliano, Rio Aguilar, Hug Cuellar, Albert Igual, Teresa González-Alujas, Jose Rodríguez-Palomares, Patricia Mahia, and David García-Dorado
Impact of contrast-enhanced echocardiography on the diagnostic algorithm of acute aortic dissection
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp505
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EDITORIAL: Rolf Alexander Jánosi and Raimund Erbel
A better echocardiographic view to aortic dissection
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp404
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EDITORIAL: Pedro L. Sánchez, Ricardo Sanz-Ruiz, Ma Eugenia Fernández-Santos, and Francisco Fernández-Avilés
Cultured and freshly isolated adipose tissue-derived cells: fat years for cardiac stem cell therapy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp403
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23 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Ireneusz Jedlinski, Grazyna Baralkiewicz, and Kajetan Poprawski
Acute coronary syndrome in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp580
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Raymond T. Yan, Andrew T. Yan, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Harvey D. White, Karen Pieper, Jie-Lena Sun, Carl J. Pepine, Luigi M. Biasucci, Dietrich C. Gulba, Jose Lopez-Sendon, Shaun G. Goodman, and on behalf of the SYNERGY Trial Investigators
Prognostic utility of quantifying evolutionary ST-segment depression on early follow-up electrocardiogram in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp548
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Thomas Sehestedt, Jørgen Jeppesen, Tine W. Hansen, Kristian Wachtell, Hans Ibsen, Christian Torp-Petersen, Per Hildebrandt, and Michael H. Olsen
Risk prediction is improved by adding markers of subclinical organ damage to SCORE
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp546
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22 December 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Alessandro Squizzato, Matteo Galli, Erica Romualdi, Francesco Dentali, Pieter W. Kamphuisen, Luigina Guasti, Achille Venco, and Walter Ageno
Statins, fibrates, and venous thromboembolism: a meta-analysis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp556
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CURRENT OPINION: Philip Moons, Folkert J. Meijboom, Helmut Baumgartner, Pedro T. Trindade, Els Huyghe, Harald Kaemmerer, and on behalf of the ESC Working Group on Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease
Structure and activities of adult congenital heart disease programmes in Europe
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp551
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Bettina Heidecker, Guillaume Lamirault, Edward K. Kasper, Ilan S. Wittstein, Hunter C. Champion, Elayne Breton, Stuart D. Russell, Jennifer Hall, Michelle M. Kittleson, Kenneth L. Baughman, and Joshua M. Hare
The gene expression profile of patients with new-onset heart failure reveals important gender-specific differences
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp549
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21 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Karin Klingel, Nora Lang, Reinhard Kandolf, and Heinrich Netz
Lymphofollicular myocarditis: an unknown cause of terminal heart failure
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp560
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Katharina Schmidt, Renaud Tissier, Bijan Ghaleh, Tim Drogies, Stephan B. Felix, and Thomas Krieg
Cardioprotective effects of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists at reperfusion
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp555
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Nicolas Couvreur, Renaud Tissier, Sandrine Pons, Valérie Chetboul, Vassiliky Gouni, Patrick Bruneval, Chantal Mandet, Jean-Louis Pouchelon, Alain Berdeaux, and Bijan Ghaleh
Chronic heart rate reduction with ivabradine improves systolic function of the reperfused heart through a dual mechanism involving a direct mechanical effect and a long-term increase in FKBP12/12.6 expression
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp554
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19 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: María Luaces, Isabel Perales, Iván J. Núñez-Gil, and Jorge Cabezudo
Non-invasive diagnosis of chylopericardium by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp561
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Karin Montet-Abou, Jean-Luc Daire, Jean-Noël Hyacinthe, Manuel Jorge-Costa, Kerstin Grosdemange, François Mach, Alke Petri-Fink, Heinrich Hofmann, Denis R. Morel, Jean-Paul Vallée, and Xavier Montet
In vivo labelling of resting monocytes in the reticuloendothelial system with fluorescent iron oxide nanoparticles prior to injury reveals that they are mobilized to infarcted myocardium
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp547
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17 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Alexander J. Rennings, Patrick Meijer, Dominique J. van Uden, Cees J. Tack, Paul Smits, Otto C. Boerman, Wim J. Oyen, and Gerard A. Rongen
Rosiglitazone reduces ischaemia-reperfusion injury in patients with the metabolic syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp562
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Stefan Grajek, Malgorzata Popiel, Lidia Gil, Piotr Breborowicz, Maciej Lesiak, Rafal Czepczynski, Krzysztof Sawinski, Ewa Straburzynska-Migaj, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Anna Czyz, Maria Kozlowska-Skrzypczak, and Mieczyslaw Komarnicki
Influence of bone marrow stem cells on left ventricle perfusion and ejection fraction in patients with acute myocardial infarction of anterior wall: randomized clinical trial: Impact of bone marrow stem cell intracoronary infusion on improvement of microcirculation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp536
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Dominique Himbert, Eric Brochet, Gregory Ducrocq, and Alec Vahanian
Contrast echocardiography guidance for alcohol septal ablation of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp582
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Mi-Na Kim, Jae-Seung Jung, Sun-Won Kim, Yong-Hyun Kim, Seong-Mi Park, and Wan-Joo Shim
A sword-like foreign body lodged in the ventricular septum: a rare complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp565
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Alban-Elouen Baruteau, Samuel Vernaz, and Jean-Luc Alessandri
T-cell lymphoma and pigtail catheter drainage of a massive paraneoplastic pleuro-pericardial effusion in a child
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp558
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16 December 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Imke Christiaans, Erwin Birnie, Irene M. van Langen, Karin Y. van Spaendonck-Zwarts, J. Peter van Tintelen, Maarten P. van den Berg, Douwe E. Atsma, Apollonia T.J.M. Helderman-van den Enden, Yigal M. Pinto, J.F. Hermans-van Ast, Gouke J. Bonsel, and Arthur A.M. Wilde
The yield of risk stratification for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy myosin-binding protein C gene mutation carriers: focus on predictive screening
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp539
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Daniëlla M. Oosterveer, Jorie Versmissen, Mojgan Yazdanpanah, Joep C. Defesche, John J.P. Kastelein, and Eric J.G. Sijbrands
The risk of tendon xanthomas in familial hypercholesterolaemia is influenced by variation in genes of the reverse cholesterol transport pathway and the low-density lipoprotein oxidation pathway
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp538
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15 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Esther Perez David, Jose Juan Gómez de Diego, and Francisco Fernández Avilés
Coronary sinus dilatation in an elderly patient with dyspnoea
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp540
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11 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Robert Dennert, Simon Schalla, and Stephane Heymans
Cardiomyocyte disintegration during Anderson–Fabry's disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp564
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Wei-Chieh Tseng, Yih-Sharng Chen, and Shuenn-Nan Chiu
Coronary artery fistula as major source of right lung circulation in a patient with isolated right pulmonary artery agenesis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp559
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10 December 2009

VIEWPOINT: Victor L. Serebruany and Dan Atar
The PLATO trial: do you believe in magic?
European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published on December 10, 2009. This version published December 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp545
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9 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Sarinya Puwanant, Suphot Srimahachota, Kachon Yanyong, and Smonporn Boonyaratavej
Rare angiographic and echocardiographic findings of an aortic arch interruption in a patient with differential cyanosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp543
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Florim Cuculi and Christian Seiler
Spontaneous closure of a coronary fistula due to cardiac allograft vasculopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp541
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8 December 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Keith A.A. Fox, Kathryn Carruthers, Ph. Gabriel Steg, Álvaro Avezum, Christopher B. Granger, Gilles Montalescot, Shaun G. Goodman, Joel M. Gore, Ann L. Quill, Kim A. Eagle, and for the GRACE Investigators
Has the frequency of bleeding changed over time for patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome? The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp499
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7 December 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Carl J. Schultz, Adriaan Moelker, Nicolo Piazza, Apostolos Tzikas, Amber Otten, Rutger J. Nuis, Lisan A. Neefjes, Robert J. van Geuns, Pim de Feyter, Gabriel Krestin, Patrick W. Serruys, and Peter P.T. de Jaegere
Three dimensional evaluation of the aortic annulus using multislice computer tomography: are manufacturer's guidelines for sizing for percutaneous aortic valve replacement helpful?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp534
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Karen Sliwa, Melinda Carrington, Bongani M. Mayosi, Elias Zigiriadis, Robert Mvungi, and Simon Stewart
Incidence and characteristics of newly diagnosed rheumatic heart disease in Urban African adults: insights from the Heart of Soweto Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp530
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5 December 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Francisco Ridocci-Soriano, Jordi Estornell-Erill, Juan J. Restrepo-Calle, and Rafael Payá-Serrano
Isolated non-compaction of the myocardium as a cause of coronary and cerebral embolic events in the same patient
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp542
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Luis Diaz de la Llera, Nieves Romero-Rodriguez, and Jose Miguel Borrego Dominguez
Giant post-traumatic coronary aneurysm as an infrequent cause of inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp529
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3 December 2009

EDITORIAL
Petr Widimsky
Primary angioplasty vs. thrombolysis: the end of the controversy?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp535
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Rasha K. Al-Lamee, Robert T. Gerber, and Jaspal S. Kooner
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) as an unusual cause of acute stent thrombosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp532
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Stefan Toggweiler, Juraj Turina, Rolf Jenni, and Felix C. Tanner
Spontaneous regression of severe traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp531
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT
Takayuki Okamura, Patrick W. Serruys, and Evelyn Regar
Three-dimensional visualization of intracoronary thrombus during stent implantation using the second generation, Fourier domain optical coherence tomography
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp519
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Hikoro Matsui, Timothy Mohun, and Helena M. Gardiner
Three-dimensional reconstruction imaging of the human foetal heart in the first trimester
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp511
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1 December 2009

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Luigi Marzio Biasucci, Giovanna Liuzzo, Roberta Della Bona, Milena Leo, Simona Giubilato, and Filippo Crea
Cell survival: is not all about apoptosis: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp525
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Andrea la Sala and Giuseppe M.C. Rosano
Cell survival: is not all about apoptosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp524
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Jin M. Cheng and Corstiaan A. den Uil
Percutaneous assist devices vs. intra-aortic balloon pump for cardiogenic shock: evidence under construction vs. expert opinion: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp523
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Annemarie E. Engström, Krischan D. Sjauw, and José P.S. Henriques
Percutaneous assist devices vs. intra-aortic balloon pump for cardiogenic shock: evidence under construction vs. expert opinion
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp522
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Damiano Baldassarre, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Rainer Rauramaa, Ulf de Faire, Anders Hamsten, Andries J. Smit, Elmo Mannarino, Steve E. Humphries, Philippe Giral, Enzo Grossi, Fabrizio Veglia, Rodolfo Paoletti, Elena Tremoli, and on behalf of the IMPROVE study group
Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data to identify the major determinants of carotid intima–media thickness in a European population: the IMPROVE study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp496
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Michael C. Tjandrawidjaja, Yuling Fu, Cynthia M. Westerhout, Harvey D. White, Thomas G. Todaro, Frans Van de Werf, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Galen S. Wagner, Christopher B. Granger, Paul W. Armstrong, and on behalf of the APEX-AMI Investigators
Resolution of ST-segment depression: a new prognostic marker in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp494
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Ingrid M. van Beynum, Livia Kapusta, Marian K. Bakker, Martin den Heijer, Henk J. Blom, and Hermien E.K. de Walle
Protective effect of periconceptional folic acid supplements on the risk of congenital heart defects: a registry-based case–control study in the northern Netherlands
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp479
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27 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Giuseppe Tarantini, Renato Razzolini, Massimo Napodano, Claudio Bilato, Angelo Ramondo, and Sabino Iliceto
Acceptable reperfusion delay to prefer primary angioplasty over fibrin-specific thrombolytic therapy is affected (mainly) by the patient's mortality risk: 1 h does not fit all
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp506
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26 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Andrew S.P. Sharp, Robyn J. Tapp, Simon A. McG Thom, Darrel P. Francis, Alun D. Hughes, Alice V. Stanton, Andrew Zambanini, Eoin O'Brien, Nish Chaturvedi, Simon Lyons, Sheila Byrd, Neil R. Poulter, Peter S. Sever, Jamil Mayet, and on behalf of the ASCOT Investigators
Tissue Doppler E/E' ratio is a powerful predictor of primary cardiac events in a hypertensive population: an ASCOT substudy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp498
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25 November 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Christophe L. Dubois, Peter Kayaert, and Walter Desmet
Simultaneous quadruple kissing stenting of an unprotected left main coronary artery
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp513
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Angelo Scuteri, Samer S. Najjar, Marco Orru', Gianluca Usala, Maria Grazia Piras, Luigi Ferrucci, Antonio Cao, David Schlessinger, Manuela Uda, and Edward G. Lakatta
The central arterial burden of the metabolic syndrome is similar in men and women: the SardiNIA Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp491
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jeremy A. Rassen, Murray A. Mittleman, Robert J. Glynn, M. Alan Brookhart, and Sebastian Schneeweiss
Safety and effectiveness of bivalirudin in routine care of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp437
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23 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: C. Jan Willem Borleffs, Guido H. van Welsenes, Rutger J. van Bommel, Enno T. van der Velde, Jeroen J. Bax, Lieselot van Erven, Hein Putter, Johanna G. van der Bom, Frits R. Rosendaal, and Martin J. Schalij
Mortality risk score in primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients with non-ischaemic or ischaemic heart disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp497
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Gerhard-Paul Diller, Ricardo Petraco, Evdokia Koltsida, Georgios Giannakoulas, Edgar Lik Tay, Nicky Best, Massimo F. Piepoli, Darrel P. Francis, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, and Michael A. Gatzoulis
Hyponatraemia: a strong predictor of mortality in adults with congenital heart disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp495
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22 November 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Guillaume Leurent, Pierre Axel Lentz, and Sébastien Henno
A multi-modal assessment of a multi-visceral affect of a Wegener granulomatosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp514
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20 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Anders Hvelplund, Søren Galatius, Mette Madsen, Jeppe N. Rasmussen, Søren Rasmussen, Jan Kyst Madsen, Niels P.R. Sand, Hans-Henrik Tilsted, Per Thayssen, Eske Sindby, Søren Højbjerg, and Steen Z. Abildstrøm
Women with acute coronary syndrome are less invasively examined and subsequently less treated than men
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp493
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Abel Romero-Corral, Virend K. Somers, Justo Sierra-Johnson, Yoel Korenfeld, Simona Boarin, Josef Korinek, Michael D. Jensen, Gianfranco Parati, and Francisco Lopez-Jimenez
Normal weight obesity: a risk factor for cardiometabolic dysregulation and cardiovascular mortality
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp487
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19 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Navtej S. Chahal, Tiong K. Lim, Piyush Jain, John C. Chambers, Jaspal S. Kooner, and Roxy Senior
New insights into the relationship of left ventricular geometry and left ventricular mass with cardiac function: a population study of hypertensive subjects
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp490
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Lydie Ventéo, Thomas Bourlet, Fanny Renois, Fatima Douche-Aourik, Jean-François Mosnier, Geoffroy Lorain De la Grand Maison, Michel Pluot, Bruno Pozzetto, and Laurent Andreoletti
Enterovirus-related activation of the cardiomyocyte mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in patients with acute myocarditis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp489
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EDITORIAL: Stéphane Cook and Otto M. Hess
Resting heart rate and cardiovascular events: time for a new crusade?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp484
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Petr Widimsky, William Wijns, Jean Fajadet, Mark de Belder, Jiri Knot, Lars Aaberge, George Andrikopoulos, Jose Antonio Baz, Amadeo Betriu, Marc Claeys, Nicholas Danchin, Slaveyko Djambazov, Paul Erne, Juha Hartikainen, Kurt Huber, Petr Kala, Milka Klinceva, Steen Dalby Kristensen, Peter Ludman, Josephina Mauri Ferre, Bela Merkely, Davor Milicic, Joao Morais, Marko Noc, Grzegorz Opolski, Miodrag Ostojic, Dragana Radovanovic, Stefano De Servi, Ulf Stenestrand, Martin Studencan, Marco Tubaro, Zorana Vasiljevic, Franz Weidinger, Adam Witkowski, Uwe Zeymer, and on behalf of the European Association for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions
Reperfusion therapy for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction in Europe: description of the current situation in 30 countries
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp492
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18 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Marcel A.M. Beijk, Margo Klomp, Niels J.W. Verouden, Nan van Geloven, Karel T. Koch, José P.S. Henriques, Jan Baan, Marije M. Vis, Esther Scheunhage, Jan J. Piek, Jan G.P. Tijssen, and Robbert J. de Winter
Genous^TM endothelial progenitor cell capturing stent vs. the Taxus Liberté stent in patients with de novo coronary lesions with a high-risk of coronary restenosis: a randomized, single-centre, pilot study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp476
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Alexander Lauten, Hans R. Figulla, Christoph Willich, Adrian Laube, Wilma Rademacher, Harald Schubert, Sabine Bischoff, and Markus Ferrari
Percutaneous caval stent valve implantation: investigation of an interventional approach for treatment of tricuspid regurgitation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp474
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11 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Alexandre Mebazaa, Peter S. Pang, Miguel Tavares, Sean P. Collins, Alan B. Storrow, Said Laribi, Stephanie Andre, Daniel Mark Courtney, Jennifer Hasa, Jindrich Spinar, Josep Masip, William Frank Peacock, Karen Sliwa, Etienne Gayat, Gerasimos Filippatos, John G.F. Cleland, and Mihai Gheorghiade
The impact of early standard therapy on dyspnoea in patients with acute heart failure: the URGENT-dyspnoea study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp458
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10 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Gianluca Caldara, Maurizio Bussotti, Miriam Revera, Mariaconsuelo Valentini, Francesca Gregorini, Andrea Faini, Carolina Lombardi, Gregorz Bilo, Andrea Giuliano, Fabrizio Veglia, Giulio Savia, Pietro A. Modesti, Giuseppe Mancia, Gianfranco Parati, and on behalf of the HIGHCARE Investigators
Continuous positive airway pressure increases haemoglobin O₂ saturation after acute but not prolonged altitude exposure
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp472
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Giuseppe Ambrosio, Maurizio Del Pinto, Isabella Tritto, Giancarlo Agnelli, Maurizio Bentivoglio, Cinzia Zuchi, Frederick A. Anderson, Joel M. Gore, Jose López-Sendón, Allison Wyman, Brian M. Kennelly, Keith A.A. Fox, and for the GRACE Investigators
Chronic nitrate therapy is associated with different presentation and evolution of acute coronary syndromes: insights from 52 693 patients in the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp457
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5 November 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Boris A. Hoffmann, Andreas Koops, Thomas Rostock, Kai Müllerleile, Daniel Steven, Roman Karst, Mark U. Steinke, Imke Drewitz, Gunnar Lund, Susan Koops, Gerhard Adam, and Stephan Willems
Interactive real-time mapping and catheter ablation of the cavotricuspid isthmus guided by magnetic resonance imaging in a porcine model
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp460
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Ronen Rubinshtein, Eric H. Yang, Charanjit S. Rihal, Abhiram Prasad, Ryan J. Lennon, Patricia J. Best, Lilach O. Lerman, and Amir Lerman
Coronary microcirculatory vasodilator function in relation to risk factors among patients without obstructive coronary disease and low to intermediate Framingham score
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp459
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Ingegerd Östman-Smith, Aase Wisten, Eva Nylander, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Anne de-Wahl Granelli, Abderrahim Oulhaj, and Erik Ljungström
Electrocardiographic amplitudes: a new risk factor for sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp443
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4 November 2009

Abstract REVIEW: Francesco Prati, Evelyn Regar, Gary S. Mintz, Eloisa Arbustini, Carlo Di Mario, Ik-Kyung Jang, Takashi Akasaka, Marco Costa, Giulio Guagliumi, Eberhard Grube, Yukio Ozaki, Fausto Pinto, Patrick W.J. Serruys, and for the Expert's OCT Review Document
Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp433
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23 October 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Bogdan Radulescu, Alessio Imperiale, Philippe Germain, and Patrick Ohlmann
Severe ventricular arrhythmias in a patient with cardiac sarcoidosis: insights from MRI and PET imaging and importance of early corticosteroid therapy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp456
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9 October 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Henrik Holmström, Per G. Bjørnstad, Bjarne Smevik, and Harald Lindberg
Balloon dilatation of pulmonary artery banding: Norwegian experience over more than 20 years
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp406
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30 September 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Sripal Bangalore, Franz H. Messerli, Fang-Shu Ou, Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, Angela Palazzo, Matthew T. Roe, Mun K. Hong, Eric D. Peterson, and for the CRUSADE Investigators
The association of admission heart rate and in-hospital cardiovascular events in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from 135 164 patients in the CRUSADE quality improvement initiative
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp397
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10 September 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Mark Hamer, Katie O'Donnell, Avijit Lahiri, and Andrew Steptoe
Salivary cortisol responses to mental stress are associated with coronary artery calcification in healthy men and women
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp386
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28 August 2009

EDITORIAL: Jean-Claude Daubert and Philippe Mabo
Continue or withhold oral anticoagulation in high-risk patients undergoing pacemaker or ICD implantation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn491
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22 August 2009

Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Juan José Gavira, Emilio Nasarre, Gloria Abizanda, Maitane Pérez-Ilzarbe, Alba de Martino-Rodriguez, José A. García de Jalón, Manuel Mazo, Alfonso Macias, Ignacio García-Bolao, Beatriz Pelacho, Diego Martínez-Caro, and Felipe Prósper
Repeated implantation of skeletal myoblast in a swine model of chronic myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp342
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10 April 2009

Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Mark Woodward, Paul Welsh, Ann Rumley, Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe, and Gordon D.O. Lowe
Do inflammatory biomarkers add to the discrimination of cardiovascular disease after allowing for social deprivation? Results from a 10 year cohort study in Glasgow, Scotland
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp115
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28 March 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Raymond W. Sy, Chirapan Chawantanpipat, David R. Richmond, and Leonard Kritharides
Development and validation of a time-dependent risk model for predicting mortality in infective endocarditis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp085
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26 March 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Franck Thuny, Sylvain Beurtheret, Julien Mancini, Vlad Gariboldi, Jean-Paul Casalta, Alberto Riberi, Roch Giorgi, Frédérique Gouriet, Laurence Tafanelli, Jean-François Avierinos, Sébastien Renard, Frédéric Collart, Didier Raoult, and Gilbert Habib
The timing of surgery influences mortality and morbidity in adults with severe complicated infective endocarditis: a propensity analysis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp089
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19 February 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Young Joon Hong, Myung Ho Jeong, Yun Ha Choi, Jum Suk Ko, Min Goo Lee, Won Yu Kang, Shin Eun Lee, Soo Hyun Kim, Keun Ho Park, Doo Sun Sim, Nam Sik Yoon, Hyun Ju Youn, Kye Hun Kim, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park, and Jung Chaee Kang
Impact of plaque components on no-reflow phenomenon after stent deployment in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound analysis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp034
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18 February 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jamal S. Rana, Benoit J. Arsenault, Jean-Pierre Després, Mélanie Côté, Philippa J. Talmud, Ewa Ninio, J. Wouter Jukema, Nicholas J. Wareham, John J.P. Kastelein, Kay-Tee Khaw, and S. Matthijs Boekholdt
Inflammatory biomarkers, physical activity, waist circumference, and risk of future coronary heart disease in healthy men and women
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp010
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9 February 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Aurélie Bannay, Bruno Hoen, Xavier Duval, Jean-François Obadia, Christine Selton-Suty, Vincent Le Moing, Pierre Tattevin, Bernard Iung, François Delahaye, François Alla, and for the AEPEI Study Group
The impact of valve surgery on short- and long-term mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis: do differences in methodological approaches explain previous conflicting results?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp008
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7 February 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Eva Swahn, Joakim Alfredsson, Rizwan Afzal, Andrzej Budaj, Susan Chrolavicius, Keith Fox, Sanjit Jolly, Shamir R. Mehta, Robbert de Winter, and Salim Yusuf
Early invasive compared with a selective invasive strategy in women with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: a substudy of the OASIS 5 trial and a meta-analysis of previous randomized trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp009
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27 January 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Leif Friberg, Niklas Hammar, and Mårten Rosenqvist <