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4 July 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Nina Ajmone Marsan, Jos J.M. Westenberg, Claudia Ypenburg, Rutger J. van Bommel, Stijntje Roes, Victoria Delgado, Laurens F. Tops, Rob J. van der Geest, Eric Boersma, Albert de Roos, Martin J. Schalij, and Jeroen J. Bax
Magnetic resonance imaging and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: relative merits of left ventricular dyssynchrony and scar tissue
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp280
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: François Schiele, Nicolas Meneveau, Marie France Seronde, Romain Chopard, Vincent Descotes-Genon, Joanna Dutheil, Jean-Pierre Bassand, and on behalf on the ‘Reseau de Cardiologie de Franche Comte’
C-reactive protein improves risk prediction in patients with acute coronary syndromes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp273
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Ingrid van de Laar, Marja Wessels, Ingrid Frohn-Mulder, Michiel Dalinghaus, Bianca de Graaf, Marianne van Tienhoven, Paul van der Moer, Margreet Husen-Ebbinge, Maarten Lequin, Dennis Dooijes, Ronald de Krijger, Ben A. Oostra, and Aida M. Bertoli-Avella
First locus for primary pulmonary vein stenosis maps to chromosome 2q
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp271
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3 July 2009

EDITORIAL: Lars Grosse-Wortmann and Andrew Redington
Doing the right thing at the right time: is there more to pulmonary valve replacement than meets the eye?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp283
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Mintu P. Turakhia, David D. McManus, Mary A. Whooley, and Nelson B. Schiller
Increase in end-systolic volume after exercise independently predicts mortality in patients with coronary heart disease: data from the Heart and Soul Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp270
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29 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jacob M. van Werkhoven, Joanne D. Schuijf, Oliver Gaemperli, J. Wouter Jukema, Lucia J. Kroft, Eric Boersma, Aju Pazhenkottil, Ines Valenta, Gabija Pundziute, Albert de Roos, Ernst E. van der Wall, Philipp A. Kaufmann, and Jeroen J. Bax
Incremental prognostic value of multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography over coronary artery calcium scoring in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp272
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Giovanni G. Camici, Jan Steffel, Ilijana Amanovic, Alexander Breitenstein, Janette Baldinger, Stephan Keller, Thomas F. Lüscher, and Felix C. Tanner
Rapamycin promotes arterial thrombosis in vivo: implications for everolimus and zotarolimus eluting stents
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp259
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Maurizio Gasparini, Carlo Menozzi, Alessandro Proclemer, Maurizio Landolina, Severio Iacopino, Angelo Carboni, Ernesto Lombardo, François Regoli, Mauro Biffi, Valeria Burrone, Alessandra Denaro, and Giuseppe Boriani
A simplified biventricular defibrillator with fixed long detection intervals reduces implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) interventions and heart failure hospitalizations in patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy implanted for primary prevention: the RELEVANT [Role of long dEtection window programming in patients with LEft VentriculAr dysfunction, Non-ischemic eTiology in primary prevention treated with a biventricular ICD] study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp247
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27 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Katja Schenke-Layland, Ulrich A. Stock, Ali Nsair, Jiansong Xie, Ekaterini Angelis, Carissa G. Fonseca, Robert Larbig, Aman Mahajan, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Michael C. Fishbein, and William R. MacLellan
Cardiomyopathy is associated with structural remodelling of heart valve extracellular matrix
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp267
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Abstract REVIEW: Paul Schoenhagen, E. Murat Tuzcu, Samir R. Kapadia, Milind Y. Desai, and Lars G. Svensson
Three-dimensional imaging of the aortic valve and aortic root with computed tomography: new standards in an era of transcatheter valve repair/implantation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp260
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Peter S. Pang, Marvin A. Konstam, Holly B. Krasa, Karl Swedberg, Faiez Zannad, John E.A. Blair, Christopher Zimmer, John R. Teerlink, Aldo P. Maggioni, John C. Burnett Jr, Liliana Grinfeld, John Ouyang, James E. Udelson, Mihai Gheorghiade, and for the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST) Investigators
Effects of tolvaptan on dyspnoea relief from the EVEREST trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp253
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EDITORIAL: Filippo Crea and Felicita Andreotti
The unstable plaque: a broken balance
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp266
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26 June 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Thomas Bartel, Ludwig Müller, and Silvana Müller
Intra-aortic phased-array imaging: new guiding tool for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp263
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Vien Khach Lai, Keng-Leong Ang, Wendy Rathbone, Nicholas James Harvey, and Manuel Galiñanes
Randomized controlled trial on the cardioprotective effect of bone marrow cells in patients undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp262
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Lars Lind, Lars Wallentin, Tibor Kempf, Heike Tapken, Anja Quint, Bertil Lindahl, Sylvia Olofsson, Per Venge, Anders Larsson, Johannes Hulthe, Anders Elmgren, and Kai C. Wollert
Growth-differentiation factor-15 is an independent marker of cardiovascular dysfunction and disease in the elderly: results from the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp261
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Philipp Lurz, Rajesh Puranik, Johannes Nordmeyer, Vivek Muthurangu, Michael S. Hansen, Silvia Schievano, Jan Marek, Philipp Bonhoeffer, and Andrew M. Taylor
Improvement in left ventricular filling properties after relief of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit obstruction: contribution of septal motion and interventricular mechanical delay
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp258
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Oronzo Catalano, Serena Antonaci, Guido Moro, Maria Mussida, Mauro Frascaroli, Maurizia Baldi, Franco Cobelli, Paola Baiardi, Janni Nastoli, Raffaella Bloise, Nicola Monteforte, Carlo Napolitano, and Silvia G. Priori
Magnetic resonance investigations in Brugada syndrome reveal unexpectedly high rate of structural abnormalities
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp252
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EDITORIAL: Alain Cohen-Solal, Florence Beauvais, and Lip-Bun Tan
Peak exercise responses in heart failure: back to basics
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp176
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EDITORIAL: Leslie T. Cooper
The heat is off: immunosuppression for myocarditis revisited
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp172
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25 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Kei Yunoki, Takahiko Naruko, Ryushi Komatsu, Shoichi Ehara, Nobuyuki Shirai, Kenichi Sugioka, Masashi Nakagawa, Chizuko Kitabayashi, Yoshihiro Ikura, Akira Itoh, Kengo Kusano, Tohru Ohe, Kazuo Haze, Anton E. Becker, and Makiko Ueda
Enhanced expression of haemoglobin scavenger receptor in accumulated macrophages of culprit lesions in acute coronary syndromes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp257
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: George V. Moukarbel, James E. Signorovitch, Marc A. Pfeffer, John J. V. McMurray, Harvey D. White, Aldo P. Maggioni, Eric J. Velazquez, Robert M. Califf, James M. Scheiman, and Scott D. Solomon
Gastrointestinal bleeding in high risk survivors of myocardial infarction: the VALIANT Trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp256
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Panayota Flevari, Dionyssios Leftheriotis, Christophoros Komborozos, Katerina Fountoulaki, Nikolaos Dagres, George Theodorakis, and Dimitrios Kremastinos
Recurrent vasovagal syncope: comparison between clomipramine and nitroglycerin as drug challenges during head-up tilt testing
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp255
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Luigi M. Biasucci, Giovanna Liuzzo, Simona Giubilato, Roberta Della Bona, Milena Leo, Michela Pinnelli, Anna Severino, Mario Gabriele, Salvatore Brugaletta, Maddalena Piro, and Filippo Crea
Delayed neutrophil apoptosis in patients with unstable angina: relation to C-reactive protein and recurrence of instability
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp248
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Andrea Frustaci, Matteo A. Russo, and Cristina Chimenti
Randomized study on the efficacy of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with virus-negative inflammatory cardiomyopathy: the TIMIC study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp249
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24 June 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Berat Acu, Murat Firat, and Orhan Onalan
Coronary and vertebral subclavian steal demonstrated by subclavian angiography
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp251
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Shirya Rashid, Michel Marcil, Isabelle Ruel, and Jacques Genest
Identification of a novel human cellular HDL biosynthesis defect
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp250
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18 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Tibo Gerriets, Niko Schwarz, Gebhard Sammer, Jeanette Baehr, Erwin Stolz, Manfred Kaps, Wolf-Peter Kloevekorn, Georg Bachmann, and Markus Schönburg
Protecting the brain from gaseous and solid micro-emboli during coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized controlled trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp178
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17 June 2009

Abstract SPECIAL ARTICLE: Paulus Kirchhof, Jeroen Bax, Carina Blomstrom-Lundquist, Hugh Calkins, A. John Camm, Ricardo Cappato, Francisco Cosio, Harry Crijns, Hans-Christian Diener, Andreas Goette, Carsten W. Israel, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Stanley Nattel, Richard L. Page, Ursula Ravens, Ulrich Schotten, Gerhard Steinbeck, Panos Vardas, Albert Waldo, Karl Wegscheider, Stephan Willems, and Günter Breithardt
Early and comprehensive management of atrial fibrillation: executive summary of the proceedings from the 2nd AFNET-EHRA consensus conference ‘research perspectives in AF’
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp235
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16 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Mustafa I. Ahmed, Michel White, O. James Ekundayo, Thomas E. Love, Inmaculada Aban, Bo Liu, Wilbert S. Aronow, and Ali Ahmed
A history of atrial fibrillation and outcomes in chronic advanced systolic heart failure: a propensity-matched study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp222
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13 June 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Antonio Sorgente, Gian Battista Chierchia, Andrea Sarkozy, and Pedro Brugada
Electrocardiographic evidence of transient reverse remodelling of ventricular repolarization after prolonged recurrent episodes of torsade de pointes in a patient with congenital long QT syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 13, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp241
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Holger M. Nef, Helge Möllmann, Christian Troidl, Sawa Kostin, Sandra Voss, Pirmin Hilpert, Christopher B. Behrens, Andreas Rolf, Johannes Rixe, Michael Weber, Christian W. Hamm, and Albrecht Elsässer
Abnormalities in intracellular Ca²⁺ regulation contribute to the pathomechanism of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 13, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp240
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EDITORIAL: John S. Floras and Susanna Mak
Muscle sympathetic nerve activity in women and men following acute myocardial infarction: a meaningful difference?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 13, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp239
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12 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Laëtitia Duboscq-Bidot, Philippe Charron, Volker Ruppert, Laurent Fauchier, Anette Richter, Luigi Tavazzi, Eloisa Arbustini, Thomas Wichter, Bernard Maisch, Michel Komajda, Richard Isnard, Eric Villard, and on behalf of the EUROGENE Heart Failure Network
Mutations in the ANKRD1 gene encoding CARP are responsible for human dilated cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp225
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Alexandra Gonçalves, Pedro Marcos-Alberca, and José Luis Zamorano
Left atrium wall diverticulum: an additional anatomical consideration in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp214
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11 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Sarah Parish, Richard Peto, Alison Palmer, Robert Clarke, Sarah Lewington, Alison Offer, Gary Whitlock, Sarah Clark, Linda Youngman, Peter Sleight, Rory Collins, and for the International Studies of Infarct Survival (ISIS) collaborators
The joint effects of apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A₁, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol on risk: 3510 cases of acute myocardial infarction and 9805 controls
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp221
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10 June 2009

CURRENT OPINION: Aloke V. Finn, Gaku Nakazawa, Frank Kolodgie, and Renu Virmani
Drug eluting or bare metal stent for acute myocardial infarction: an issue of safety?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp237
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Francesco F. Faletra, Giovanni Pedrazzini, Elena Pasotti, and Tiziano Moccetti
Real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography showing sequential events of the percutaneous mitral clip procedure
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp236
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Giuseppe Boriani, Maurizio Gasparini, Maurizio Landolina, Maurizio Lunati, Mauro Biffi, Massimo Santini, Luigi Padeletti, Giulio Molon, Gianluca Botto, Tiziana De Santo, Sergio Valsecchi, and on behalf of the InSync/InSync ICD Italian Registry Investigators
Effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients with valvular heart disease: comparison with patients affected by ischaemic heart disease or dilated cardiomyopathy. The InSync/InSync ICD Italian Registry
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp226
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9 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Alberto Menozzi, Emilia Solinas, Paolo Ortolani, Alessandra Repetto, Francesco Saia, Giancarlo Piovaccari, Antonio Manari, Enrico Magagnini, Luigi Vignali, Erminio Bonizzoni, Piera Angelica Merlini, Claudio Cavallini, Diego Ardissino, and for the SES-SMART Investigators
Twenty-four months clinical outcomes of sirolimus-eluting stents for the treatment of small coronary arteries: the long-term SES-SMART clinical study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp224
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Tullio Palmerini, Diego Sangiorgi, Antonio Marzocchi, Corrado Tamburino, Imad Sheiban, Massimo Margheri, Giuseppe Vecchi, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Michele Ruffini, Antonio L. Bartorelli, Carlo Briguori, Luigi Vignali, Francesco Di Pede, Angelo Ramondo, Luigi Inglese, Marco De Carlo, Leonardo Bolognese, Alberto Benassi, Cataldo Palmieri, Vincenzo Filippone, Fabio Barlocco, Giulia Lauria, and Stefano De Servi
Ostial and midshaft lesions vs. bifurcation lesions in 1111 patients with unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis treated with drug-eluting stents: results of the survey from the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp223
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Feng Cao, Dongdong Sun, Chengxiang Li, Kazim Narsinh, Li Zhao, Xue Li, Xuyang Feng, Jun Zhang, Yunyan Duan, Jing Wang, Dingjing Liu, and Haichang Wang
Long-term myocardial functional improvement after autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: 4 years follow-up
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp220
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6 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Stein Ørn, Cord Manhenke, Ole Jacob Greve, Alf Inge Larsen, Vernon Vijay Singh Bonarjee, Thor Edvardsen, and Kenneth Dickstein
Microvascular obstruction is a major determinant of infarct healing and subsequent left ventricular remodelling following primary percutaneous coronary intervention
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp219
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Renato D. Lopes, Laine E. Elliott, Harvey D. White, Judith S. Hochman, Frans Van de Werf, Diego Ardissino, Torsten T. Nielsen, W. Douglas Weaver, Petr Widimsky, Paul W. Armstrong, and Christopher B. Granger
Antithrombotic therapy and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation following primary percutaneous coronary intervention: results from the APEX-AMI trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp213
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5 June 2009

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rachel M. Wald, Andrew N. Redington, Andre Pereira, Yves L. Provost, Narinder S. Paul, Erwin N. Oechslin, and Candice K. Silversides
Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction should be considered in assessing influence of pulmonary regurgitation on right ventricular volumes: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp231
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mateusz Spiewak, Lukasz A. Malek, and Jolanta Misko
Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction should be considered in assessing influence of pulmonary regurgitation on right ventricular volume
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp229
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Alejandro Recio-Mayoral, Justin C. Mason, Juan C. Kaski, Michael B. Rubens, Olivier A. Harari, and Paolo G. Camici
Chronic inflammation and coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients without risk factors for coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp205
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4 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Wolfgang Sturm, Alexander Tschoner, Julia Engl, Susanne Kaser, Markus Laimer, Christian Ciardi, Alexander Klaus, Helmut Weiss, Anton Sandhofer, Josef R. Patsch, and Christoph F. Ebenbichler
Effect of bariatric surgery on both functional and structural measures of premature atherosclerosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp211
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Johannes Nordmeyer, Victor Tsang, Régis Gaudin, Philipp Lurz, Alessandra Frigiola, Alexander Jones, Silvia Schievano, Carin van Doorn, Philipp Bonhoeffer, and Andrew M. Taylor
Quantitative assessment of homograft function 1 year after insertion into the pulmonary position: impact of in situ homograft geometry on valve competence
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp204
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2 June 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Rudolf Berger, Aparna Shankar, Friedrich Fruhwald, Astrid Fahrleitner-Pammer, Nick Freemantle, Luigi Tavazzi, John G.F. Cleland, and Richard Pacher
Relationships between cardiac resynchronization therapy and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients with heart failure and markers of cardiac dyssynchrony: an analysis from the Cardiac Resynchronization in Heart Failure (CARE-HF) study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp210
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1 June 2009

Abstract REVIEW: Frans Van de Werf
New antithrombotic agents: are they needed and what can they offer to patients with a non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp230
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Jean-Jacques Goy and Ulrich Sigwart
Twenty-two years angiographic and clinical follow-up of the first patient treated with intracoronary stent placement for acute vessel closure following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp199
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31 May 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Elizabeth Selvin, Anna Köttgen, and Josef Coresh
Kidney function estimated from serum creatinine and cystatin C and peripheral arterial disease in NHANES 1999–2002
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 31, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp195
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Jose M. Tolosana, Paola Berne, Lluis Mont, Magda Heras, Antonio Berruezo, Joan Monteagudo, David Tamborero, Begoña Benito, and Josep Brugada
Preparation for pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator implants in patients with high risk of thrombo-embolic events: oral anticoagulation or bridging with intravenous heparin? A prospective randomized trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published on May 31, 2009. This version published June 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp194
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Nazha Hamdani, Walter J. Paulus, Loek van Heerebeek, Attila Borbély, Nicky M. Boontje, Marian J. Zuidwijk, Jean G.F. Bronzwaer, Warner S. Simonides, Hans W. M. Niessen, Ger J. M. Stienen, and Jolanda van der Velden
Distinct myocardial effects of beta-blocker therapy in heart failure with normal and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 31, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp189
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28 May 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Cecile Martin, Jeannette Fares, Pierre Hugues Vivier, and Jean-Nicolas Dacher
Magnetic resonance diagnosis of cardiac fat-containing tumours in tuberous sclerosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp233
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Andrea K. Rutz, Robert Manka, Sebastian Kozerke, Susanne Roas, Peter Boesiger, and Juerg Schwitter
Left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with left bundle branch block and patients after myocardial infarction: integration of mechanics and viability by cardiac magnetic resonance
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp212
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27 May 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Gianfranco Butera, Raul Abella, Mario Carminati, and Alessandro Frigiola
Perventricular implantation of a right ventricular-to-pulmonary artery ‘conduit’
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp227
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EDITORIAL: John H. Dark
More and better donors for cardiac transplantation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp215
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jacob Hollenberg, Gabriel Riva, Katarina Bohm, Per Nordberg, Robert Larsen, Johan Herlitz, Hans Pettersson, Mårten Rosenqvist, and Leif Svensson
Dual dispatch early defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the SALSA-pilot
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp177
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Katherine J.E. Sattler, Jörg Herrmann, Sehriban Yün, Nils Lehmann, Zhen Wang, Gerd Heusch, Stefan Sack, Raimund Erbel, and Bodo Levkau
High high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol reduces risk and extent of percutaneous coronary intervention-related myocardial infarction and improves long-term outcome in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp183
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Sergio Leonardi, Claudia Raineri, Gaetano M. De Ferrari, Stefano Ghio, Laura Scelsi, Michele Pasotti, Marilena Tagliani, Adele Valentini, Roberto Dore, Arturo Raisaro, and Eloisa Arbustini
Usefulness of cardiac magnetic resonance in assessing the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp152
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24 May 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Roza Badr Eslam, Nina Reiter, Alexandra Kaider, Sabine Eichinger, Irene M. Lang, and Simon Panzer
Regulation of PAR-1 in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: effects of unfractionated heparin and bivalirudin
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp186
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Kazumasa Unno, Satoshi Isobe, Hideo Izawa, Xian Wu Cheng, Masakazu Kobayashi, Akihiro Hirashiki, Takashi Yamada, Ken Harada, Satoru Ohshima, Akiko Noda, Kohzo Nagata, Katsuhiko Kato, Mitsuhiro Yokota, and Toyoaki Murohara
Relation of functional and morphological changes in mitochondria to myocardial contractile and relaxation reserves in asymptomatic to mildly symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp184
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Gabriele Nagel, Frank J Arnold, Manfred Wilhelm, Bernhard Link, Iris Zoellner, and Wolfgang Koenig
Environmental tobacco smoke and cardiometabolic risk in young children: results from a survey in south-west Germany
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp180
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22 May 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Andrew J. Hogarth, Lee N. Graham, David A.S.G. Mary, and John P. Greenwood
Gender differences in sympathetic neural activation following uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp188
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Markus Schwerzmann, Omid Salehian, Louise Harris, Samuel C. Siu, William G. Williams, Gary D. Webb, Jack M. Colman, Andrew Redington, and Candice K. Silversides
Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in adults after a Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp179
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21 May 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Frederic Pinaud, Philippe Pezard, Michel Merheb, Elodie Sibileau, and Christophe Baufreton
Congenital aorto-right ventricular fistula in an adult
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp206
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20 May 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Christian Schreiber, Jürgen Hörer, Andreas Kühn, and Manfred Vogt
Critical aortic stenosis in combination with an aorto-left ventricular tunnel: a rare congenital malformation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp228
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Alexander Weymann, Alexander Lembcke, and Wolfgang F. Konertz
Right coronary artery to superior vena cava fistula: imaging with cardiac catheterization, 320-detector row computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and transesophageal echocardiography
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp207
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Ingo Eitel, Matthias Gutberlet, and Holger Thiele
Incremental value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp200
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19 May 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Rocco Donato, Javier Ganame, and Jan Bogaert
Contrast-enhancing left ventricular apical thrombus
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp203
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Sandor Szabados, Edit Varady, and Laszlo Göbölös
Luetic mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the aortic isthmus
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp202
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Bert Ferdinande, Paul Herijgers, Maria Debiec-Rychter, Raf Sciot, and Stefan Janssens
An unusual presentation of a tumour of the heart
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp201
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: David Attias, Dominique Himbert, Eric Brochet, Jean-Claude Laborde, and Alec Vahanian
‘Valve-in-valve’ implantation in a patient with degenerated aortic bioprosthesis and severe regurgitation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp198
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Stephan M. Esser, Michael H. Monroe, and Laszlo Littmann
Straight back syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp197
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13 May 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Gian Paolo Ussia, Massimiliano Mulè, Marco Barbanti, Valeria Cammalleri, Marilena Scarabelli, Sebastiano Immè, Davide Capodanno, Saverio Ciriminna, and Corrado Tamburino
Quality of life assessment after percutaneous aortic valve implantation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 13, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp171
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12 May 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Anna Murray, Christie Cluett, Stefania Bandinelli, Anna Maria Corsi, Luigi Ferrucci, Jack Guralnik, Andrew Singleton, Timothy Frayling, and David Melzer
Common lipid-altering gene variants are associated with therapeutic intervention thresholds of lipid levels in older people
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp161
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Alan D. Michelson, Andrew L. Frelinger III, Eugene Braunwald, William E. Downey, Dominick J. Angiolillo, Nicholas P. Xenopoulos, Joseph A. Jakubowski, Youfu Li, Sabina A. Murphy, Jie Qin, Carolyn H. McCabe, Elliott M. Antman, Stephen D. Wiviott, and for the TRITON-TIMI 38 Investigators
Pharmacodynamic assessment of platelet inhibition by prasugrel vs. clopidogrel in the TRITON-TIMI 38 trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp159
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9 May 2009

EDITORIAL: Lawrence Rajan and David J. Moliterno
Options and outcomes with different antiplatelet strategies during primary percutaneous coronary intervention
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp191
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Michael Papadakis, Sandeep Basavarajaiah, John Rawlins, Carey Edwards, Jayesh Makan, Sami Firoozi, Lorna Carby, and Sanjay Sharma
Prevalence and significance of T-wave inversions in predominantly Caucasian adolescent athletes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp164
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Carlo Caiati, Norma Zedda, Mauro Cadeddu, Lijun Chen, Cristiana Montaldo, Sabino Iliceto, Mario Erminio Lepera, and Stefano Favale
Detection, location, and severity assessment of left anterior descending coronary artery stenoses by means of contrast-enhanced transthoracic harmonic echo Doppler
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp163
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Timo E. Strandberg, Arto Y. Strandberg, Veikko V. Salomaa, Kaisu H. Pitkälä, Reijo S. Tilvis, Jonne Sirola, and Tatu A. Miettinen
Explaining the obesity paradox: cardiovascular risk, weight change, and mortality during long-term follow-up in men
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp162
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH
Christoph Varenhorst, Stefan James, David Erlinge, John T. Brandt, Oscar Ö. Braun, Michael Man, Agneta Siegbahn, Joseph Walker, Lars Wallentin, Kenneth J. Winters, and Sandra L. Close
Genetic variation of CYP2C19 affects both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic responses to clopidogrel but not prasugrel in aspirin-treated patients with coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp157
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8 May 2009

Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Ralf Koos, Vincent Brandenburg, Andreas Horst Mahnken, Georg Mühlenbruch, Sven Stanzel, Rolf W. Günther, Jürgen Floege, Willy Jahnen-Dechent, Malte Kelm, and Harald Peter Kühl
Association of fetuin-A levels with the progression of aortic valve calcification in non-dialyzed patients
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp158
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2 May 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Andrea Frustaci, Matteo A. Russo, and Cristina Chimenti
Structural myocardial abnormalities in asymptomatic family members with Brugada syndrome and SCN5A gene mutation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on May 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp148
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30 April 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Laurent Davin, Victor Legrand, and Delphine Legrand
A frozen heart
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp149
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Ugo Corrà, Alessandro Mezzani, Andrea Giordano, Enzo Bosimini, and Pantaleo Giannuzzi
Exercise haemodynamic variables rather than ventilatory efficiency indexes contribute to risk assessment in chronic heart failure patients treated with carvedilol
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp138
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28 April 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Xavier Jouven, Peter J. Schwartz, Sylvie Escolano, Céline Straczek, Muriel Tafflet, Michel Desnos, Jean Philippe Empana, and Pierre Ducimetière
Excessive heart rate increase during mild mental stress in preparation for exercise predicts sudden death in the general population
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp160
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17 April 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Adam Witkowski, Pawel Maciejewski, Wojciech Wasek, Lukasz A. Malek, Maciej Niewada, Bogumil Kaminski, Janusz Drzewiecki, Maciej Kosmider, Jacek Kubica, Witold Ruzyllo, Jan Z. Peruga, Dariusz Dudek, Grzegorz Opolski, Slawomir Dobrzycki, Robert J. Gil, and on behalf of the STEMI 2003 Registry Collaborators
Influence of different antiplatelet treatment regimens for primary percutaneous coronary intervention on all-cause mortality
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp114
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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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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Rajamiyer V. Venkateswaran, Richard P. Steeds, David W. Quinn, Peter Nightingale, Ian C. Wilson, Jorge G. Mascaro, Richard D. Thompson, Jonathan N. Townend, and Robert S. Bonser
The haemodynamic effects of adjunctive hormone therapy in potential heart donors: a prospective randomized double-blind factorially designed controlled trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp086
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20 March 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Andrew S.P. Sharp and Antonio Colombo
An innocent bystander in the coronary tree
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp079
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18 March 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Ilan Gottlieb, Fabio Vargas Magalhães, and Iugiro Roberto Kuroki
A diagnostic odyssey: young woman with chest pain
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp075
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11 March 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: A. Selcuk Adabag, Areef Ishani, Hanna E. Bloomfield, Anita K. Ngo, and Timothy J. Wilt
Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in preventing renal injury after heart surgery: a systematic review of randomized trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp053
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10 March 2009

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Jose Roberto Castro Arias, Miguel Álvarez López, and Luis Tercedor Sánchez
Loop recorder documentation of self-terminating cardiac arrest not receiving re-animation manoeuvres
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp057
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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
Stroke in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: report from the Stockholm Cohort of Atrial Fibrillation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn599
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21 January 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Ayman K.M. Hassan, Sandrin C. Bergheanu, Theo Stijnen, Bas L. van der Hoeven, Jaapjan D. Snoep, Josepha W.M. Plevier, Martin J. Schalij, and J. Wouter Jukema
Late stent malapposition risk is higher after drug-eluting stent compared with bare-metal stent implantation and associates with late stent thrombosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn553
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9 January 2009

Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Stéphane Lafitte, Patricia Reant, Amira Zaroui, Erwan Donal, Aude Mignot, Hannan Bougted, Hasnaa Belghiti, Pierre Bordachar, Antoine Deplagne, Julie Chabaneix, Frédéric Franceschi, Jean-Claude Deharo, Pierre Dos Santos, Jacques Clementy, Raymond Roudaut, Christophe Leclercq, and Gilbert Habib
Validation of an echocardiographic multiparametric strategy to increase responders patients after cardiac resynchronization: a multicentre study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn582
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