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• • ·Table of Contents

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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Information for Authors

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• • ·Information for Readers

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• Editorial

  • ·What we publish in the American Heart Journal and why

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    Daniel B. Mark, Patricia Hodgson, Robert M. Califf

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• Curriculum in Cardiology

  • ·Variation in the definitions of bleeding in clinical trials of patients with acute coronary syndromes and undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions and its impact on the apparent safety of antithrombotic drugs

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    Steven R. Steinhubl, Adnan Kastrati, Peter B. Berger

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  • ·Correction

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• Trial Design

  • ·Improving the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the Outpatient Setting: The IMPROVE HF performance improvement registry

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

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  • ·Two-by-two factorial comparison of high-bolus-dose tirofiban followed by standard infusion versus abciximab and sirolimus-eluting versus bare-metal stent implantation in patients with acute myocardial infarction : Design and rationale for the MULTI-STRATEGY trial

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    Marco Valgimigli, Leonardo Bolognese, Maurizio Anselmi, Gianluca Campo, Alfredo E. Rodriguez, Nicoletta de Cesare, David J. Cohen, Imad Sheiban, Salvatore Colangelo, Giampaolo Pasquetto, Martial Hamon, Pascal Vranckx, Maurizio Ferrario, Francesco Prati, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Patrizia Malagutti, Chiara Arcozzi, Giovanni Parrinello, Corrado Vassanelli, Roberto Ferrari, Gianfranco Percoco

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  • ·Effect of exercise training on ventricular function, dyssynchrony, resting myocardial perfusion, and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure: A nuclear ancillary study of Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION); design and rationale

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    Daniel R. Bensimhon, George L. Adams, David J. Whellan, Robert A. Pagnanelli, Mark Trimble, Benjamin A. Lee, Kerry L. Lee, Stephen J. Ellis, William E. Kraus, David S. Rendall, Ami E. Iskandrian, Christopher M. O'Connor, Salvador Borges-Neto, on behalf of the HF-ACTION Trial Investigators

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• Clinical Investigations

  • ·Global outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Comparisons of the Enoxaparin and Thrombolysis Reperfusion for Acute Myocardial Infarction Treatment-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction study 25 (ExTRACT-TIMI 25) registry and trial

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    Benjamin A. Steinberg, Nazanin Moghbeli, Jacqueline Buros, Mikhail Ruda, Alexander Parkhomenko, B. Soma Raju, Armando García-Castillo, Marianna Janion, José C. Nicolau, Keith A.A. Fox, David A. Morrow, C. Michael Gibson, Elliott M. Antman

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  • ·Timing of ischemic onset estimated from the electrocardiogram is better than historical timing for predicting outcome after reperfusion therapy for acute anterior myocardial infarction: A DANish trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction 2 (DANAMI-2) substudy

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    Maria Sejersten, Rasmus S. Ripa, Charles Maynard, Peer Grande, Henning Rud Andersen, Galen S. Wagner, Peter Clemmensen, for the DANAMI-2 investigators

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  • ·Baseline platelet reactivity in acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty—Influence on myocardial reperfusion, left ventricular performance, and clinical events

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    Zenon Huczek, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Janusz Kochman, Radoslaw Piatkowski, Marcin Grabowski, Marek Roik, Lukasz A. Malek, Pawel Jaworski, Grzegorz Opolski

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  • ·Relationship of ST elevation in lead aVR with angiographic findings and outcome in non–ST elevation acute coronary syndromes

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    Andrew T. Yan, Raymond T. Yan, Brian M. Kennelly, Frederick A. Anderson, Andrzej Budaj, José López-Sendón, David Brieger, Jeanna Allegrone, Gabriel Steg, Shaun G. Goodman, for the GRACE Investigators

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  • ·Trimetazidine added to combined hemodynamic antianginal therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized crossover trial

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    Letícia Weiss Ribeiro, Jorge P. Ribeiro, Ricardo Stein, Cristiane Leitão, Carísi Anne Polanczyk

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  • ·Transendocardial autologous bone marrow in chronic myocardial infarction using a helical needle catheter: 1-year follow-up in an open-label, nonrandomized, single-center pilot study (the TABMMI study)

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    Luis M. de la Fuente, Simon H. Stertzer, Julio Argentieri, Eduardo Peñaloza, Jorge Miano, Benjamin Koziner, Cristian Bilos, Peter A. Altman

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  • ·Differential impact of left ventricular mass and relative wall thickness on cardiovascular prognosis in diabetic and nondiabetic hypertensive subjects

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    Kazuo Eguchi, Joji Ishikawa, Satoshi Hoshide, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, Thomas G. Pickering, Joseph E. Schwartz, Shunichi Homma, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kazuomi Kario

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  • ·Framingham risk score and prediction of coronary heart disease death in young men

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    Jarett D. Berry, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Daniel B. Garside, Philip Greenland

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  • ·Validity of the Framingham point scores in the elderly: Results from the Rotterdam study

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    Michael T. Koller, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Marcel Wolbers, Theo Stijnen, Heiner C. Bucher, M.G. Myriam Hunink, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman

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  • ·Sexual function, satisfaction, and association of erectile dysfunction with cardiovascular disease and risk factors in cardiovascular high-risk patients: Substudy of the ONgoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial/Telmisartan Randomized AssessmeNT Study in ACE-INtolerant Subjects with Cardiovascular Disease (ONTARGET/TRANSCEND)

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    Michael Böhm, Magnus Baumhäkel, Jeffrey L. Probstfield, Roland Schmieder, Salim Yusuf, Feng Zhao, Teo Koon, On Behalf of the ONTARGET/TRANSCEND ED-Investigators

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  • ·Relationship between depressive symptoms and long-term mortality in patients with heart failure

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    Wei Jiang, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Greg L. Clary, Michael S. Cuffe, Eric J. Christopher, Jude D. Alexander, Robert M. Califf, Ranga R. Krishnan, Christopher M. O'Connor

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  • ·Tolerability and dose-related effects of nebivolol in elderly patients with heart failure: Data from the Study of the Effects of Nebivolol Intervention on Outcomes and Rehospitalisation in Seniors with Heart Failure (SENIORS) trial

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    Daniela Dobre, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Giacomo Mordenti, Marius Vintila, Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp, Andrew J.S. Coats, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, Marcus D. Flather, on behalf of the SENIORS Investigators

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  • ·Randomized active-controlled study comparing effects of treatment with carvedilol versus metoprolol in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction

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    Igor Bogdan Mrdovic, Lidija Zlatimir Savic, Jovan Petar Perunicic, Milika Risto Asanin, Ratko Milorad Lasica, Marinkovic Milutin Jelena, Mihailo Dragomir Matic, Zorana Mihailo Vasiljevic, Miodrag Caslav Ostojic

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  • ·The relationship between N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide and risk for hospitalization and mortality is curvilinear in patients with chronic heart failure

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    Morten Schou, Finn Gustafsson, Pernille Corell, Caroline N. Kistorp, Andreas Kjaer, Per R. Hildebrandt

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  • ·Diastolic function assessment in clinical practice: The value of 2-dimensional echocardiography

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    Martin Osranek, James B. Seward, Beatrix Buschenreithner, Jutta Bergler-Klein, Maria Heger, Ursula Klaar, Thomas Binder, Gerald Maurer, Manfred Zehetgruber

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  • ·Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor ? agonists for the Prevention of Adverse events following percutaneous coronary Revascularization—results of the PPAR Study

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    Deepak L. Bhatt, Derek P. Chew, Cindy Grines, Debabrata Mukherjee, Massoud Leesar, Ian C. Gilchrist, John C. Corbelli, James C. Blankenship, Avichai Eres, Steven Steinhubl, Walter A. Tan, Jon R. Resar, Amjad AlMahameed, Ahmed Abdel-Latif, H. Wilson Tang, Danielle Brennan, Ellen McErlean, Stanley L. Hazen, Eric J. Topol

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  • ·Effect of thiazolidinedione therapy on restenosis after coronary stent implantation: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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    Evangelos S. Rosmarakis, Matthew E. Falagas

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  • ·Does coronary angioplasty after timely thrombolysis improve microvascular perfusion and left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction?

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    Luciano Agati, Stefania Funaro, Mariapina Madonna, Gennaro Sardella, Barbara Garramone, Leonarda Galiuto

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  • ·Sex and effect of abciximab in patients with acute coronary syndromes treated with percutaneous coronary interventions: Results from Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen: Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment 2 trial

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    Julinda Mehilli, Gjin Ndrepepa, Adnan Kastrati, Franz-Josef Neumann, Jurriën ten Berg, Olga Bruskina, Franz Dotzer, Melchior Seyfarth, Jürgen Pache, Sebastian Kufner, Josef Dirschinger, Peter B. Berger, Albert Schömig

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  • ·Cocaine use is associated with an increased risk of stent thrombosis after percutaneous coronary intervention

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    Scott A. McKee, Robert J. Applegate, John R. Hoyle, Matthew T. Sacrinty, Michael A. Kutcher, David C. Sane

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  • ·Sirolimus-eluting stents compared with standard stents in the treatment of patients with primary angioplasty

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    Luis-S Díaz de la Llera, Sara Ballesteros, Jaime Nevado, Mónica Fernández, Manuel Villa, Ángel Sánchez, Gabriel Retegui, Dolores García, Ángel Martínez

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  • ·Heart rate dynamics during and after exercise in postoperative congenital heart disease patients. Their relation to cardiac autonomic nervous activity and intrinsic sinus node dysfunction

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    Hideo Ohuchi, Ken-ichi Watanabe, Kanako Kishiki, Yuko Wakisaka, Shigeyuki Echigo

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  • ·Right ventricular dysfunction is a major predictor of outcome in patients with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction

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    Frank Lloyd Dini, Umberto Conti, Paolo Fontanive, Diana Andreini, Stefano Banti, Lara Braccini, Salvatore Mario De Tommasi

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  • ·Effect of mitral valve repair on exercise tolerance in asymptomatic patients with organic mitral regurgitation

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    Juraj Madaric, Patrick Watripont, Jozef Bartunek, Filip Casselman, Marc Vanderheyden, Frank Van Praet, William Wijns, Ann Feys, Hugo Vanermen, Bernard De Bruyne

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  • ·Comparison of surgical and transcatheter treatment for native coarctation of the aorta in patients ?1 year old. The Quebec Native Coarctation of the Aorta Study

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    Josep Rodés-Cabau, Joaquim Miró, Adrian Dancea, Reda Ibrahim, Eric Piette, Chantale Lapierre, Luc Jutras, Jean Perron, Christo I. Tchervenkow, Nancy Poirier, Nagib S. Dahdah, Christine Houde

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  • ·Rate control in patients with pacemaker affected by brady-tachy form of sick sinus syndrome

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    Giuseppe Boriani, Luigi Padeletti, Massimo Santini, Michele Gulizia, Serafino Orazi, GianLuca Botto, Alessandro Capucci, Mauro Biffi, Cristian Martignani, Renato Ricci, Marco Vimercati, Paola DiStefano, Andrea Grammatico

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Letter to the Editor

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    Sara Piciucchi, Carlo Cosimo Quattrocchi, Rosario Francesco Grasso, Bruno Beomonte Zobel

    
  • ·Response to the letter to the Editor

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    Henrik Engblom

    
  • ·Curriculum in cardiology: Integrated diagnosis and management of diastolic heart failure (Am Heart J 2007;153:189-200)

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    Oscar M.P. Jolobe

    
  • ·Response to the letter to the Editor

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    Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan, Daniel Alexander, Michael Maddens, Peter A. McCullough

    
  • ·Echocardiographic insights into atrial and ventricular mechanisms of functional tricuspid regurgitation

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    Ze-Zhou Song

    
  • ·Reply

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    Shota Fukuda, Takahiro Shiota

    
  • ·Heart rate variability is dependent on the level of heart rate

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    Tuomo Nieminen, Mika Kähönen, Tiit Kööbi, Kjell Nikus, Jari Viik

    
  • ·Response to “Heart rate variability is dependent on the level of heart rate” by Nieminen et al

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    Frederick E. Dewey, James V. Freeman, Greg Engel, Raul Oviedo, Nayana Abrol, Natasha Ahmed, Jonathan Myers, Victor F. Froelicher