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American Heart Journal
Volume 147, Issue 2, Pages 187-374 (February 2004)
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Editorial


Cardiac surgery in octogenarians: have we gone too far or not far enough? free full text
Jonathan E.E. Yager, Eric D. Peterson
pages 187-189
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Editorial


Training trials in heart failure: Time to exercise restraint? free full text
David J Whellan, Christopher M O'Connor, Ileana Pina
pages 190-192
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Heart failure treatment and renal function free full text
Peter G Lapman, Gary N Golduber, Thierry H Le Jemtel
pages 193-194
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Left atrial size: renewed interest in an old echocardiographic measurement free full text
John S Gottdiener
pages 195-196
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Restenosis: are the implications changing? free full text
Jason H Cole, William S Weintraub
pages 197-199
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Editorial


Clinical trials in Japan and the United States free full text
John H Alexander
pages 200-201
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Curriculum in cardiology


Antibiotics for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: an ACES hypothesis but we need to PROVE IT
Eli V Gelfand, Christopher P Cannon
pages 202-209
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Long-term care of the patient with the atrial defibrillator
Andrew Robert John Mitchell, Philip Anthony Roworth Spurrell, Lana Elizabeth Boodhoo, Neil Sulke
pages 210-217
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Progress in cardiology


Interstudy reproducibility of right ventricular volumes, function, and mass with cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Frank Grothues, James C Moon, Nicholas G Bellenger, Gillian S Smith, Helmut U Klein, Dudley J Pennell
pages 218-223
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Prevalence of structural cardiac abnormalities in patients with myotonic dystrophy type I
Deepak Bhakta, Miriam R Lowe, William J Groh
pages 224-227
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Results of expert meetings


Conflict of interest
David R Holmes, Brian G Firth, Astrid James, Ron Winslow, Patricia K Hodgson, Gail L Gamble, Richard L Popp, Robert A Harrington
pages 228-237
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Evidence-based consult


Which β-blocker for heart failure?
Manesh R Patel, Wendy Gattis
page 238
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Clinical investigation: acute ischemic heart disease


High fasting glucose levels as a predictor of worse clinical outcome in patients with coronary artery disease: results from the Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention (BIP) study
Lidia Arcavi, Solomon Behar, Avraham Caspi, Naama Reshef, Valentina Boyko, Hilla Knobler
pages 239-245
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Association of diabetes mellitus and glycemic control strategies with clinical outcomes after acute coronary syndromes
Darren K McGuire, L.Kristin Newby, Manjushri V Bhapkar, David J Moliterno, Judith S Hochman, Werner W Klein, W.Douglas Weaver, Matthias Pfisterer, Ramón Corbalán, Mikael Dellborg, Christopher B Granger, Frans Van De Werf, Eric J Topol, Robert M Califf, SYMPHONY and 2nd SYMPHONY Investigators
pages 246-252
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Effectiveness of primary percutaneous coronary intervention compared with that of thrombolytic therapy in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction1
Rajendra H Mehta, Immad Sadiq, Robert J Goldberg, Joel M Gore, Álvaro Avezum, Frederick Spencer, Eva Kline-Rogers, Jeanna Allegrone, Karen Pieper, Keith A.A Fox, Kim A Eagle, GRACE Investigators
pages 253-259
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Activated factor 12 (FXIIa) predicts recurrent coronary events after an acute myocardial infarction
Heidi Grundt, Dennis Winston T Nilsen, Øyvind Hetland, Edward Valente, Hans Eirik Fagertun
pages 260-266
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Activation of the inflammation, coagulation, and fibrinolysis systems, without influence of abciximab infusion in patients with non-ST–elevation acute coronary syndromes treated with dalteparin: a GUSTO IV substudy1
Stefan K James, Agneta Siegbahn, Paul Armstrong, Elliott Barnathan, Robert Califf, Maarten L Simoons, Lars Wallentin
pages 267-274
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Red wine's antioxidants counteract acute endothelial dysfunction caused by cigarette smoking in healthy nonsmokers free full text
Christos Papamichael, Emmanouil Karatzis, Kalliopi Karatzi, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Theodoros Papaioannou, Athanassios Protogerou, Kimon Stamatelopoulos, Antonis Zampelas, John Lekakis, Myron Mavrikakis
page 274
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Single lead ST-segment recovery: a simple, reliable measure of successful fibrinolysis after acute myocardial infarction
Mushabbar A Syed, Steven Borzak, Abed Asfour, Madhavi Gunda, Omar Obeidat, Sabina A Murphy, Raymond J Gibbons, Steven G Gourlay, Hal V Barron, W.Douglas Weaver, Michael Hudson
pages 275-280
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Change of multiple complex coronary plaques in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a study with coronary angiography
Sang-Gon Lee, Cheol Whan Lee, Myeong-Ki Hong, Jae-Joong Kim, Seong-Wook Park, Seung-Jung Park
pages 281-286
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Clinical investigation: prevention and rehabilitation


Is systolic blood pressure recovery after exercise a predictor of mortality?
Keith Ellis, Claire E Pothier, Eugene H Blackstone, Michael S Lauer
pages 287-292
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Lack of aspirin effect: aspirin resistance or resistance to taking aspirin?
Gad Cotter, Eyal Shemesh, Miriam Zehavi, Irit Dinur, Abraham Rudnick, Olga Milo, Zvi Vered, Rikardo Krakover, Edo Kaluski, Abraham Kornberg
pages 293-300
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Clinical investigation: outcomes, health policy, and managed care


The peripheral artery questionnaire: a new disease-specific health status measure for patients with peripheral arterial disease
John Spertus, Philip Jones, Sherri Poler, Krishna Rocha-Singh
pages 301-308
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Clinical investigation: electrophysiology


Including patients with diabetes mellitus or coronary artery bypass grafting decreases the association between heart rate variability and mortality after myocardial infarction
Phyllis K Stein, Peter P Domitrovich, Robert E Kleiger, CAST Investigators
pages 309-316
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Clinical investigation: interventional cardiology


Restenosis detected by routine angiographic follow-up and late mortality after coronary stent placement
Helmut Schühlen, Adnan Kastrati, Julinda Mehilli, Jörg Hausleiter, Jürgen Pache, Josef Dirschinger, Albert Schömig
pages 317-322
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The α1-adrenergic blocker urapidil improves contractile function in patients 3 months after coronary stenting: a randomized, double-blinded study free full text
Michaela Kozàkovà, Jean Marco, Gerd Heusch, Monique Bernies, Irene M Bossi, Carlo Palombo, Gian Battista Anguissola, Francesco Donatelli, Jean Pierre Laurent, Luisa Gregorini
page 323
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Comparison between a sustained administration of carvedilol versus atenolol to reduce restenosis after coronary stenting free full text
Kwang Soo Cha, Moo Hyun Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Doo Il Kim, Hje Jin Kim, Dong Soo Kim, Jong Seong Kim
page 323
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Clinical investigation: congestive heart failure


Low-dose carvedilol improves left ventricular function and reduces cardiovascular hospitalization in Japanese patients with chronic heart failure: the Multicenter Carvedilol Heart Failure Dose Assessment (MUCHA) trial1
Masatsugu Hori, Shigetake Sasayama, Akira Kitabatake, Teruhiko Toyo-oka, Shunnosuke Handa, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Masunori Matsuzaki, Akira Takeshita, Hideki Origasa, Kennichi Matsui, Saichi Hosoda, MUCHA Investigators
pages 324-330
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Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients1
Javed Butler, Daniel E Forman, William T Abraham, Stephen S Gottlieb, Evan Loh, Barry M Massie, Christopher M O'Connor, Michael W Rich, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Yongfei Wang, James B Young, Harlan M Krumholz
pages 331-338
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Effects of a home walking exercise program on functional status and symptoms in heart failure
Teresita Corvera-Tindel, Lynn V Doering, Mary A Woo, Steven Khan, Kathleen Dracup
pages 339-346
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Clinical investigation: surgery


Cardiac surgery for octogenarians: is it an informed decision?
Mohamed Y Rady, Daniel J Johnson
pages 347-353
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Clinical investigation: imaging and diagnostic testing


Peak VO2 and VE/VCO2 slope in patients with heart failure: a prognostic comparison
Ross Arena, Jonathan Myers, Syed Salman Aslam, Elsa B Varughese, Mary Ann Peberdy
pages 354-360
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Five-year clinical and echocardiographic evaluation of the Das AngelWings atrial septal occluder
Joseph D Kay, Martin P O'Laughlin, Kristin Ito, Andrew Wang, Thomas M Bashore, J.Kevin Harrison
pages 361-368
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How should left atrial size be reported? Comparative assessment with use of multiple echocardiographic methods
Banthit Khankirawatana, Suwanee Khankirawatana, Thomas Porter
pages 369-374
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