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CLINICAL RESEARCH

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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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Ulf Stenestrand, Stefan K. James, Johan Lindbäck, Ole Fröbert, Jörg Carlsson, Fredrik Scherstén, Tage Nilsson, Bo Lagerqvist, and for the SCAAR/SWEDEHEART study group
Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting vs. bare metal stents in patients with diabetes mellitus: long-term of follow-up in the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR)
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp424
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Stephan Achenbach, Mohamed Marwan, Dieter Ropers, Tiziano Schepis, Tobias Pflederer, Katharina Anders, Axel Kuettner, Werner G. Daniel, Michael Uder, and Michael M. Lell
Coronary computed tomography angiography with a consistent dose below 1 mSv using prospectively electrocardiogram-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp470
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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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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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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Laura Carbone, Petra Buzková, Howard A. Fink, Jennifer S. Lee, Zhao Chen, Ali Ahmed, Susmita Parashar, and John R. Robbins
Hip fractures and heart failure: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp483
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Peter Barlis, Evelyn Regar, Patrick W. Serruys, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Willem J. van der Giessen, Robert-Jan M. van Geuns, Giuseppe Ferrante, Simon Wandel, Stephan Windecker, Gerrit-Anne van Es, Pedro Eerdmans, Peter Jüni, and Carlo di Mario
An optical coherence tomography study of a biodegradable vs. durable polymer-coated limus-eluting stent: a LEADERS trial sub-study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp480
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Gi-Byoung Nam, Kwan-Ho Ko, Jun Kim, Kyoung-Min Park, Kyoung-Suk Rhee, Kee-Joon Choi, You-Ho Kim, and Charles Antzelevitch
Mode of onset of ventricular fibrillation in patients with early repolarization pattern vs. Brugada syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp423
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Giuseppe De Luca, Eliano Navarese, and Paolo Marino
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 October 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp118
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Cécile Romeyer-Bouchard, Antoine Da Costa, Virginie Dauphinot, Marc Messier, Laurence Bisch, Bernard Samuel, Patrick Lafond, Philippe Ricci, and Karl Isaaz
Prevalence and risk factors related to infections of cardiac resynchronization therapy devices
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp421
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Victor Serebruany, Sunil V. Rao, Matthew A. Silva, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kannan, Leonid Makarov, Shinya Goto, and Dan Atar
Correlation of inhibition of platelet aggregation after clopidogrel with post discharge bleeding events: assessment by different bleeding classifications
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp434
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Sebastian Philipp, Dirk Böse, William Wijns, Steven P. Marso, Robert S. Schwartz, Andreas König, Amir Lerman, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Patrick W. Serruys, and Raimund Erbel
Do systemic risk factors impact invasive findings from virtual histology? Insights from the international virtual histology registry
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp428
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jonathan P. Piccini, Min Zhang, Karen Pieper, Scott D. Solomon, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Frans Van de Werf, Marc A. Pfeffer, John J.V. McMurray, Robert M. Califf, and Eric J. Velazquez
Predictors of sudden cardiac death change with time after myocardial infarction: results from the VALIANT trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp425
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Gerard C.M. Linssen, Stephan J.L. Bakker, Adriaan A. Voors, Ron T. Gansevoort, Hans L. Hillege, Paul E. de Jong, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Rijk O.B. Gans, and Dick de Zeeuw
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp420
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Christoph Etter, Yves Straub, Martin Hersberger, Hans Rudolf Räz, Thomas Kistler, Denes Kiss, Rudolf P. Wüthrich, Hans-Jakob Gloor, Daniel Aerne, Patricia Wahl, Richard Klaghofer, and Patrice M. Ambühl
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A is an independent short-time predictor of mortality in patients on maintenance haemodialysis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp429
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Frédéric Barbey, Salah D. Qanadli, Christoph Juli, Noureddine Brakch, Tomás Palacek, Elena Rizzo, Xavier Jeanrenaud, Boris Eckhardt, and Ales Linhart
Aortic remodelling in Fabry disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp426
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Avraham Shotan, Moshe Garty, David S. Blondhein, Simcha R. Meisel, Basil S. Lewis, Michael Shochat, Ehud Grossman, Avi Porath, Valentina Boyko, Reuven Zimlichman, Abraham Caspi, Shmuel Gottlieb, and for the HFSIS Steering Committee and Investigators
Atrial fibrillation and long-term prognosis in patients hospitalized for heart failure: results from heart failure survey in Israel (HFSIS)
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp422
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jesús Peteiro, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Francisco J. Broullón, Ana Garcia-Campos, Pablo Pazos, and Alfonso Castro-Beiras
Prognostic value of peak and post-exercise treadmill exercise echocardiography in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp427
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jean-Pierre Bassand, Rizwan Afzal, John Eikelboom, Lars Wallentin, Ron Peters, Andrzej Budaj, Keith A.A. Fox, Campbell D. Joyner, Susan Chrolavicius, Christopher B. Granger, Shamir Mehta, Salim Yusuf, and on behalf of the OASIS 5 and OASIS 6 investigators
Relationship between baseline haemoglobin and major bleeding complications in acute coronary syndromes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp401
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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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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Tobias Geisler, Christine Zürn, Rostislav Simonenko, Mathilde Rapin, Hassan Kraibooj, Antonios Kilias, Boris Bigalke, Konstantinos Stellos, Matthias Schwab, Andreas E. May, Christian Herdeg, and Meinrad Gawaz
Early but not late stent thrombosis is influenced by residual platelet aggregation in patients undergoing coronary interventions
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp402
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Stuart A. Cook, Anabel Varela-Carver, Marco Mongillo, Christina Kleinert, Muhammad T. Khan, Lucia Leccisotti, Nicola Strickland, Takashi Matsui, Saumya Das, Anthony Rosenzweig, Prakash Punjabi, and Paolo G. Camici
Abnormal myocardial insulin signalling in type 2 diabetes and left-ventricular dysfunction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp396
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Sebastian Sixt, Sebastian Beer, Matthias Blüher, Nicolai Korff, Thomas Peschel, Melanie Sonnabend, Daniel Teupser, Joachim Thiery, Volker Adams, Gerhard Schuler, and Josef Niebauer
Long- but not short-term multifactorial intervention with focus on exercise training improves coronary endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus type 2 and coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp398
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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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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: David C. Burgess, David Hunt, LiPing Li, Diana Zannino, Elizabeth Williamson, Timothy M.E. Davis, Markku Laakso, Y. Antero Kesäniemi, Jun Zhang, Raymond W. Sy, Seppo Lehto, Stewart Mann, and Anthony C. Keech
Incidence and predictors of silent myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetes and the effect of fenofibrate: an analysis from the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp377
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Keith A.A. Fox, Jean-Pierre Després, Alain-Jean Richard, Sandrine Brette, John E. Deanfield, and on behalf of the IDEA Steering Committee and National Co-ordinators
Does abdominal obesity have a similar impact on cardiovascular disease and diabetes? A study of 91 246 ambulant patients in 27 European Countries
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp371
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Noureddine Brakch, Olivier Dormond, Soumeya Bekri, Dela Golshayan, Magali Correvon, Lucia Mazzolai, Beat Steinmann, and Frédéric Barbey
Evidence for a role of sphingosine-1 phosphate in cardiovascular remodelling in Fabry disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp387
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Gerd P. Meyer, Kai C. Wollert, Joachim Lotz, Jens Pirr, Ulrike Rager, Peter Lippolt, Andreas Hahn, Stephanie Fichtner, Arnd Schaefer, Lubomir Arseniev, Arnold Ganser, and Helmut Drexler
Intracoronary bone marrow cell transfer after myocardial infarction: 5-year follow-up from the randomized-controlled BOOST trial
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp374
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Marco Valgimigli, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Matteo Tebaldi, Arnoud W.J. van 't Hof, Gianluca Campo, Christian Hamm, Jurriën ten Berg, Leonardo Bolognese, Francesco Saia, Gian Battista Danzi, Carlo Briguori, Ertan Okmen, Spencer B. King, David J. Moliterno, and Eric J. Topol
Tirofiban as adjunctive therapy for acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp376
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Lone J. Bjerregaard, Albert M. Joensen, Claus Dethlefsen, Majken K. Jensen, Søren P. Johnsen, Anne Tjønneland, Lars H. Rasmussen, Kim Overvad, and Erik B. Schmidt
Fish intake and acute coronary syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp375
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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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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Pascal Koepfli, Christophe A. Wyss, Oliver Gaemperli, Patrick T. Siegrist, Michael Klainguti, Tiziano Schepis, Mehdi Namdar, Markus Bechir, Tobias Hoefflinghaus, Firat Duru, and Philipp A. Kaufmann
Left bundle branch block causes relative but not absolute septal underperfusion during exercise
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp372
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Victoria Delgado, Laurens F. Tops, Rutger J. van Bommel, Frank van der Kley, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Robert J. Klautz, Michel I.M. Versteegh, Eduard R. Holman, Martin J. Schalij, and Jeroen J. Bax
Strain analysis in patients with severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction undergoing surgical valve replacement
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp351
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Rolf Wachter, Stephan Schmidt-Schweda, Dirk Westermann, Heiner Post, Frank Edelmann, Mario Kasner, Claus Lüers, Paul Steendijk, Gerd Hasenfuß, Carsten Tschöpe, and Burkert Pieske
Blunted frequency-dependent upregulation of cardiac output is related to impaired relaxation in diastolic heart failure
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp341
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Marco Metra, Eric Eichhorn, William T. Abraham, Jennifer Linseman, Michael Böhm, Ramon Corbalan, David DeMets, Teresa De Marco, Uri Elkayam, Michael Gerber, Michel Komajda, Peter Liu, Vyacheslev Mareev, Sergio V. Perrone, Philip Poole-Wilson, Ellen Roecker, Jennifer Stewart, Karl Swedberg, Michal Tendera, Brian Wiens, Michael R. Bristow, and for the ESSENTIAL Investigators
Effects of low-dose oral enoximone administration on mortality, morbidity, and exercise capacity in patients with advanced heart failure: the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group ESSENTIAL trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp338
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Giuseppe Barletta, Stefano Del Pace, Maria Boddi, Riccarda Del Bene, Claudia Salvadori, Benedetta Bellandi, Mirella Coppo, Elisa Saletti, and Gian Franco Gensini
Abnormal coronary reserve and left ventricular wall motion during cold pressor test in patients with previous left ventricular ballooning syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp325
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Gilles Montalescot, Helmut Drexler, Richard Gallo, Thomas Pearson, Martin Thoenes, and Deepak L. Bhatt
Effect of irbesartan and enalapril in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: results of the randomized, double-blind ARCHIPELAGO study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp301
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Artur Fedorowski, Lars Stavenow, Bo Hedblad, Göran Berglund, Peter M. Nilsson, and Olle Melander
Orthostatic hypotension predicts all-cause mortality and coronary events in middle-aged individuals (The Malmö Preventive Project)
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp329
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Hannibal Baccouche, Heiko Mahrholdt, Gabriel Meinhardt, Rimma Merher, Matthias Voehringer, Stefan Hill, Karin Klingel, Reinhard Kandolf, Udo Sechtem, and Ali Yilmaz
Diagnostic synergy of non-invasive cardiovascular magnetic resonance and invasive endomyocardial biopsy in troponin-positive patients without coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp328
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Carlo Pappone, Andrea Radinovic, Francesco Manguso, Gabriele Vicedomini, Simone Sala, Francesco Maria Sacco, Giuseppe Ciconte, Massimo Saviano, Maurizio Ferrari, Elena Sommariva, Stefania Sacchi, Cristiano Ciaccio, Eleftherios M. Kallergis, and Vincenzo Santinelli
New-onset atrial fibrillation as first clinical manifestation of latent Brugada syndrome: prevalence and clinical significance
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp326
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jan Müller, Florian Christov, Christian Schreiber, John Hess, and Alfred Hager
Exercise capacity, quality of life, and daily activity in the long-term follow-up of patients with univentricular heart and total cavopulmonary connection
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp305
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Gregory Y.H. Lip, Lars H. Rasmussen, S. Bertil Olsson, Eva C. Jensen, Anders L. Persson, Ulf Eriksson, Karin F.C. Wåhlander, and on behalf of the Steering Committee
Oral direct thrombin inhibitor AZD0837 for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a randomized dose-guiding, safety, and tolerability study of four doses of AZD0837 vs. vitamin K antagonists
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp318
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Joerg Herrmann, Dallit Mannheim, Christine Wohlert, Daniele Versari, Fredric B. Meyer, Joseph P. McConnell, Mario Gössl, Lilach O. Lerman, and Amir Lerman
Expression of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 in carotid artery plaques predicts long-term cardiac outcome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp309
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Eugenia Gkaliagkousi, Valerie Corrigall, Silke Becker, Patricia de Winter, Ashish Shah, Chrysanthos Zamboulis, James Ritter, and Albert Ferro
Decreased platelet nitric oxide contributes to increased circulating monocyte-platelet aggregates in hypertension
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp330
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Hung Q. Ly, Kozo Hoshino, Irina Pomerantseva, Yoshiaki Kawase, Ryuichi Yoneyama, Yoshiaki Takewa, Annik Fortier, Summer L. Gibbs-Strauss, Carrie Vooght, John V. Frangioni, and Roger J. Hajjar
In vivo myocardial distribution of multipotent progenitor cells following intracoronary delivery in a swine model of myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp322
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Daniel P. Morin, Lasse Oikarinen, Matti Viitasalo, Lauri Toivonen, Markku S. Nieminen, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Björn Dahlöf, Majnu John, Richard B. Devereux, and Peter M. Okin
QRS duration predicts sudden cardiac death in hypertensive patients undergoing intensive medical therapy: the LIFE study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp321
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Jacobus J.C.M. Romme, Nynke van Dijk, Kimberly R. Boer, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt, Wouter Wieling, and Johannes B. Reitsma
Diagnosing vasovagal syncope based on quantitative history-taking: validation of the Calgary Syncope Symptom Score
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp314
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Hong-Seok Lim, Myeong-Ho Yoon, Seung-Jea Tahk, Hyoung-Mo Yang, Byoung-Joo Choi, So-Yeon Choi, Seung-Soo Sheen, Gyo-Seung Hwang, Soo-Jin Kang, and Joon-Han Shin
Usefulness of the index of microcirculatory resistance for invasively assessing myocardial viability immediately after primary angioplasty for anterior myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp313
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Oliver Gaemperli, Lars Husmann, Tiziano Schepis, Pascal Koepfli, Ines Valenta, Walter Jenni, Hatem Alkadhi, Thomas F. Luscher, and Philipp A. Kaufmann
Coronary CT angiography and myocardial perfusion imaging to detect flow-limiting stenoses: a potential gatekeeper for coronary revascularization?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp304
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Enrique Gurfinkel, Carlos Vigliano, Julieta Vera Janavel, Diego Fornoni, Gaspar Caponi, Patricia Cabeza Meckert, Alejandro Bertolotti, Roberto Favaloro, and Ruben Laguens
Presence of vulnerable coronary plaques in middle-aged individuals who suffered a brain death
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp303
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Wolfgang Koenig, Carla Y. Vossen, Ziad Mallat, Hermann Brenner, Joëlle Benessiano, and Dietrich Rothenbacher
Association between type II secretory phospholipase A₂ plasma concentrations and activity and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp302
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Paul W.X. Foley, Berthold Stegemann, Kelvin Ng, Sud Ramachandran, Anthony Proudler, Michael P. Frenneaux, Leong L. Ng, and Francisco Leyva
Growth differentiation factor-15 predicts mortality and morbidity after cardiac resynchronization therapy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp300
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Stefanie Schulz, Tibor Schuster, Julinda Mehilli, Robert A. Byrne, Julia Ellert, Steffen Massberg, Julia Goedel, Olga Bruskina, Kurt Ulm, Albert Schömig, and Adnan Kastrati
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 July 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp275
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Abstract CLINICAL RESEARCH: Karl H. Schuleri, Gary S. Feigenbaum, Marco Centola, Eric S. Weiss, Jeffrey M. Zimmet, Jennifer Turney, Joshua Kellner, Menekhem M. Zviman, Konstantinos E. Hatzistergos, Barbara Detrick, John V. Conte, Ian McNiece, Charles Steenbergen, Albert C. Lardo, and Joshua M. Hare
Autologous mesenchymal stem cells produce reverse remodelling in chronic ischaemic cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp265
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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: 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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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REVIEW

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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Abstract REVIEW: Roland Klingenberg and Göran K. Hansson
Treating inflammation in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: emerging therapies
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp477
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Abstract REVIEW: Marco Roffi, Debabrata Mukherjee, and Daniel G. Clair
Carotid artery stenting vs. endarterectomy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp471
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Abstract REVIEW
M. John Chapman, Wilfried Le Goff, Maryse Guerin, and Anatol Kontush
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein: at the heart of the action of lipid-modulating therapy with statins, fibrates, niacin, and cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitors
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp399
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Abstract REVIEW
Jean G. Dumesnil, Philippe Pibarot, and Blase Carabello
Paradoxical low flow and/or low gradient severe aortic stenosis despite preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: implications for diagnosis and treatment
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp361
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Andreas Rolf and Holger M. Nef
Occurrence of late gadolinium enhancement in ventricular ballooning or Tako-Tsubo syndrome: increased wall stress should not be overlooked: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp452
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Peter Alter and Heinz Rupp
Occurrence of late gadolinium enhancement in ventricular ballooning or Tako-Tsubo syndrome: increased wall stress should not be overlooked
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp451
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Christos Kasapis and Hitinder S. Gurm
Routine stent implantation vs. percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in femoropopliteal artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 31, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp467
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nicolas Diehm and Iris Baumgartner
Routine stent implantation vs. percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in femoropopliteal artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 31, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp466
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ursula Hanusch-Enserer and Kurt Huber
Bariatric surgery and inflammatory markers: the jury is still out: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp465
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Christof Burgstahler, Arno Hipp, and Jochen Hansel
Bariatric surgery and inflammatory markers: the jury is still out
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp464
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Michael Papadakis and Sanjay Sharma
T-wave inversions in elite athletes: the best predictors have yet to be determined: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp450
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Axel Pressler, Johannes Scherr, Bernd Wolfarth, and Martin Halle
T-wave inversions in elite athletes: the best predictors have yet to be determined
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp449
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Xavier Jouven
Resting heart rate and excessive heart rate increase during pre-exercise mental stress: which one predicts mortality? Reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp448
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Christos A. Fourlas
Resting heart rate and excessive heart rate increase during pre-exercise mental stress: which one predicts mortality?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp447
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kristina Hermann Haugaa, Thor Edvardsen, Trond P. Leren, Otto A. Smiseth, and Jan P. Amlie
Abnormal left ventricular relaxation in patients with long QT syndrome: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp445
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Luiz Belardinelli, Arvinder Dhalla, and John Shryock
Abnormal left ventricular relaxation in patients with long QT syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp444
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Turgay Celik
C-reactive protein: not only a marker but also a mediator of myocardial damage following acute myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp395
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Ali Khavandi, Toby Hall, and Alan Bryan
An indirect shot to the heart
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp453
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Clara Bergua, Eva Pueo, Dolors Viles, and Fernando Worner
Unusual findings in hypertension screening: aortic coarctation, double orifice mitral valve, and patent ductus arteriosus
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp442
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Sudipta Chattopadhyay and Joseph John
Tako-Tsubo and reverse Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy: temporal evolution of the same disease?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp430
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Sabino Scolletta, Luigi Muzzi, Salvatore Mario Romano, Igor D. Gregoric, and Howard O. Frazier
The ‘left’ ventricle during pulsatile mechanical assistance: reliability of cardiac output monitoring with an uncalibrated pulse contour method
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp461
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Niels W.C.J. van de Donk, Nina Kooij, and Frank L.J. Visseren
Acute and chronic renal artery stenosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp455
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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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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Takehiro Nakahara, Rieko Takahashi, Tomoyuki Tomita, and Masahiko Kurabayashi
Collaboration between cardiac computed tomography and echocardiography in complex anomalies
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp441
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Pierre Hénon, Cedric Renard, and Laurent Leborgne
Sixty-four-slice computed tomography for the detection of multiple intra-thoracic thrombi in Trousseau syndrome
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp440
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Hector I. Michelena and Rakesh M. Suri
Mitral valve re-repair: correlating real-time three-dimensional intra-operative transoesophageal echocardiography and surgical findings
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp439
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Nicholas J. Hayes and John M. Simpson
Anomalous connection of the inferior vena cava to the left atrium diagnosed using three-dimensional echocardiography
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp438
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Achille Mileto, Gianluca Di Bella, and Michele Gaeta
Cardiac magnetic resonance characterization of atrial pseudo-mass in Erdheim-Chester disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp431
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Ralf Koos, Jörg Schröder, and Harald Peter Kühl
Acute viral pericarditis without typical electrocardiographic changes assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp407
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Urs Niklaus Duerst, Lars Husmann, and Philipp Antonio Kaufmann
Echocardiographic and 64-multislice computed tomographic manifestation of upside down stomach simulating a compression of the left atrium
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp405
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Jean-Jacques Goy and Alain Frei
Cytomegalovirus colitis 5 years after heart transplantation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp408
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Stephan Wiedemann, Dirk Stolte, and Gregor Simonis
Coronary sequelae of mitral stenosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp388
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Amir S. Jadidi, Dominique Didier, Saziye Karaca, and Hajo Müller
Severe right bivalvular carcinoid heart disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp385
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Junaid Patel and Mary N. Sheppard
Primary cardiac T-cell lymphoma in a child
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp379
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Keiichi Ito, Takayuki Ogawa, and Michihiro Yoshimura
Severe coronary spasm occasionally detected by coronary computed tomography
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp344
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Vijayakumar Subban, Mullasari Ajit Sankardas, and Ezhilan Janakiraman
Left aortic sinus to right atrial tunnel
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp331
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT: Martin Troubil, Vladimir Lonsky, and Santavy Petr
Aorto-left ventricular tunnel causing severe aortic regurgitation in adult man
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp332
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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL: C. Leclercq, C. Daubert, and P. Mabo
Not too late, not too fast!!
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp446
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EDITORIAL: Gilles Montalescot, Jean-Sébastien Hulot, and Jean-Philippe Collet
Stent thrombosis: who's guilty?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp436
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EDITORIAL: Juan Carlos Kaski
C-reactive protein improves risk prediction in patients with acute coronary syndrome, or does it?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp435
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EDITORIAL: Miguel Santaularia-Tomas and Theodore P. Abraham
Criteria predicting response to CRT: is more better?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp378
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EDITORIAL: Wolfram Doehner, Andrew Clark, and Stefan D. Anker
The obesity paradox: weighing the benefit
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp339
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EDITORIAL: Giuseppe Mancia and Guido Grassi
Orthostatic hypotension and cardiovascular risk: defining the epidemiological and prognostic relevance
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp389
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EDITORIAL: Jay N. Cohn
Inotropic therapy for heart failure: paradise lost
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on September 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp370
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EDITORIAL: Thomas Münzel and Tommaso Gori
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂, a marker of vascular inflammation and systemic vulnerability
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp311
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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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EDITORIAL: Jan Steffel and Felix C. Tanner
Direct thrombin inhibitors in atrial fibrillation reloaded
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp320
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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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CURRENT OPINION

CURRENT OPINION: Antonio Pelliccia
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator and competitive sport participation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp463
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ESC GUIDELINES

ESC Guidelines: Authors/Task Force Members, Don Poldermans, Jeroen J. Bax, Eric Boersma, Stefan De Hert, Erik Eeckhout, Gerry Fowkes, Bulent Gorenek, Michael G. Hennerici, Bernard Iung, Malte Kelm, Keld Per Kjeldsen, Steen Dalby Kristensen, Jose Lopez-Sendon, Paolo Pelosi, François Philippe, Luc Pierard, Piotr Ponikowski, Jean-Paul Schmid, Olav F. M. Sellevold, Rosa Sicari, Greet Van den Berghe, Frank Vermassen, Additional Contributors, Sanne E. Hoeks, Ilse Vanhorebeek, ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG), Alec Vahanian, Angelo Auricchio, Jeroen J. Bax, Claudio Ceconi, Veronica Dean, Gerasimos Filippatos, Christian Funck-Brentano, Richard Hobbs, Peter Kearney, Theresa McDonagh, Keith McGregor, Bogdan A. Popescu, Zeljko Reiner, Udo Sechtem, Per Anton Sirnes, Michal Tendera, Panos Vardas, Petr Widimsky, Document Reviewers, Raffaele De Caterina, Stefan Agewall, Nawwar Al Attar, Felicita Andreotti, Stefan D. Anker, Gonzalo Baron-Esquivias, Guy Berkenboom, Laurent Chapoutot, Renata Cifkova, Pompilio Faggiano, Simon Gibbs, Henrik Steen Hansen, Laurence Iserin, Carsten W. Israel, Ran Kornowski, Nekane Murga Eizagaechevarria, Mauro Pepi, Massimo Piepoli, Hans Joachim Priebe, Martin Scherer, Janina Stepinska, David Taggart, and Marco Tubaro
Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery: The Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and endorsed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA)
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp337
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PRECLINICAL RESEARCH

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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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Tim De Meyer, Ernst R. Rietzschel, Marc L. De Buyzere, Michel R. Langlois, Dirk De Bacquer, Patrick Segers, Piet Van Damme, Guy G. De Backer, Patrick Van Oostveldt, Wim Van Criekinge, Thierry C. Gillebert, Sofie Bekaert, and on behalf of the Asklepios Study investigators
Systemic telomere length and preclinical atherosclerosis: the Asklepios Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp324
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Claire E. Hastie, Sandosh Padmanabhan, Rachel Slack, Alastair C.H. Pell, Keith G. Oldroyd, Andrew D. Flapan, Kevin P. Jennings, John Irving, Hany Eteiba, Anna F. Dominiczak, and Jill P. Pell
Obesity paradox in a cohort of 4880 consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp317
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Jussi A. Hernesniemi, Pekka J. Karhunen, Niku Oksala, Mika Kähönen, Mari Levula, Riikka Rontu, Erkki Ilveskoski, Olli Kajander, Sirkka Goebeler, Leena E. Viiri, Mikko Hurme, and Terho Lehtimäki
Interleukin 18 gene promoter polymorphism: a link between hypertension and pre-hospital sudden cardiac death: the Helsinki Sudden Death Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp316
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Abstract PRECLINICAL RESEARCH: Kyrill S. Rogacev, Christof Ulrich, Lutz Blömer, Florian Hornof, Katrin Oster, Maren Ziegelin, Bodo Cremers, Yvonne Grenner, Jürgen Geisel, Axel Schlitt, Hans Köhler, Danilo Fliser, Matthias Girndt, and Gunnar H. Heine
Monocyte heterogeneity in obesity and subclinical atherosclerosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp308
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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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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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