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Ischemic Heart Disease

Free Subscription 01.02.2010 10 Am Heart J 35 Am J Cardiol 1 Am J Crit Care 3 Am J Med 8 Ann Thorac Surg 2 Atherosclerosis 1 BMJ 1 Can J Cardiol 1 Circ Heart Fail 2 Circulation 1 Clin Chem 1 Eur Heart J 1 Int J Cardiol 1 J Electrocardiol 3 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1 J Thromb Haemost 2 N Engl J Med

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Am Heart J

1. JARAI R , Huber K, Bogaerts K, Droogne W, et al
   Plasma N-terminal fragment of the prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations in relation to time to treatment and Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow: a substudy of the Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Treatment S
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:131-40.
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2. KOTOWYCZ MA , Cosman TL, Tartaglia C, Afzal R, et al
   Safety and feasibility of early hospital discharge in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction--a prospective and randomized trial in low-risk primary percutaneous coronary intervention patients (the Safe-Depart Trial).
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:117.
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3. HARKNESS JR , Sabatine MS, Braunwald E, Morrow DA, et al
   Extent of ST-segment resolution after fibrinolysis adds improved risk stratification to clinical risk score for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:55-62.
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4. KRUSZEWSKI K , Scott AE, Barclay JL, Small GR, et al
   Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular filling pressure after acute myocardial infarction: a prospective study of the relative prognostic utility of clinical assessment, echocardiography, and B-type natriuretic peptide.
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:47-54.
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5. NUCIFORA G , Schuijf JD, Delgado V, Bertini M, et al
   Incremental value of subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction for the identification of patients with obstructive coronary artery disease.
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:148-57.
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6. MEHTA RH , Lopes RD, Ballotta A, Frigiola A, et al
   Percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass surgery for cardiogenic shock and multivessel coronary artery disease?
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:141-7.
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7. TIROCH KA , Matheny ME, Resnic FS
   Quantitative impact of cardiovascular risk factors and vascular closure devices on the femoral artery after repeat cardiac catheterization.
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:125-30.
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8. BEINART R , Abu Sham'a R, Segev A, Hod H, et al
   The incidence and clinical predictors of early stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:118-24.
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9. WHITE HD , Aylward PE, Gallo R, Bode C, et al
   Hematomas of at least 5 cm and outcomes in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the SafeTy and Efficacy of Enoxaparin in PCI patients, an internationaL randomized Evaluation (STEEPLE) trial.
   Am Heart J. 2010;159:110-6.
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10. CAPODANNO D , Miano M, Cincotta G, Caggegi A, et al
    EuroSCORE refines the predictive ability of SYNTAX score in patients undergoing left main percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Am Heart J. 2010;159:103-9.
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    Am J Cardiol

11. KUBO T , Imanishi T, Kashiwagi M, Ikejima H, et al
    Multiple coronary lesion instability in patients with acute myocardial infarction as determined by optical coherence tomography.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:318-22.
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12. DABBAH S , Hammerman H, Markiewicz W, Aronson D, et al
    Relation between red cell distribution width and clinical outcomes after acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:312-7.
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13. NUCIFORA G , Bertini M, Marsan NA, Delgado V, et al
    Impact of left ventricular dyssynchrony early on left ventricular function after first acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:306-11.
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14. MADIAS JE
    "Remote ischemic postconditioning" for no-reflow in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction?
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:281.
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15. AMBARDEKAR AV , Fonarow GC, Dai D, Peterson ED, et al
    Quality of care and in-hospital outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease in rural and urban hospitals (from Get With the Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Program).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:139-43.
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16. FRENCH JK , Hellkamp AS, Armstrong PW, Cohen E, et al
    Mechanical complications after percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (from APEX-AMI).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:59-63.
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17. AUNE E , Endresen K, Fox KA, Steen-Hansen JE, et al
    Effect of implementing routine early invasive strategy on one-year mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:36-42.
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18. HALTERN G , Peiniger S, Bufe A, Reiss G, et al
    Comparison of usefulness of heart-type fatty acid binding protein versus cardiac troponin T for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:1-9.
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19. PICKETT F
    Editor's consensus report: periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:424-5.
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20. PENUGONDA N , Billecke SS, Yerkey MW, Rebner M, et al
    Usefulness of breast arterial calcium detected on mammography for predicting coronary artery disease or cardiovascular events in women with angina pectoris and/or positive stress tests.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:359-61.
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21. PARAMSOTHY P , Katz R, Owens DS, Burke GL, et al
    Age-modification of lipoprotein, lipid, and lipoprotein ratio-associated risk for coronary artery calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:352-8.
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22. KANG SH , Park KH, Choi DJ, Park KW, et al
    Coronary artery bypass grafting versus drug-eluting stent implantation for left main coronary artery disease (from a two-center registry).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:343-51.
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23. BUKKAPATNAM RN , Yeo KK, Li Z, Amsterdam EA, et al
    Operative mortality in women and men undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (from the California Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Outcomes Reporting Program).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:339-42.
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24. MULLER O , Hamilos M, Bartunek J, Ulrichts H, et al
    Relation of endothelial function to residual platelet reactivity after clopidogrel in patients with stable angina pectoris undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:333-8.
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25. FELDMAN DN , Fakorede F, Minutello RM, Bergman G, et al
    Efficacy of high-dose clopidogrel treatment (600 mg) less than two hours before percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:323-32.
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26. VAN WERKHOVEN JM , Heijenbrok MW, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, et al
    Diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography in patients with an intermediate pretest likelihood for coronary artery disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:302-5.
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27. DELHAYE C , Maluenda G, Wakabayashi K, Ben-Dor I, et al
    Safety and in-hospital outcomes of bivalirudin use in dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:297-301.
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28. SUKHIJA R , Aronow WS, Palaniswamy C, Singh T, et al
    Major adverse cardiac events in patients with moderate to severe renal insufficiency treated with first-generation drug-eluting stents.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:293-6.
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29. LAROSA JC , Deedwania PC, Shepherd J, Wenger NK, et al
    Comparison of 80 versus 10 mg of atorvastatin on occurrence of cardiovascular events after the first event (from the Treating to New Targets [TNT] trial).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:283-7.
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30. KOSTER NK , Reddy YM, Schima SM, Almeida NJ, et al
    Gender-specific echocardiographic findings in nonagenarians with cardiovascular disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:273-6.
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31. GARDIN JM , Allebban Z, Wong ND, Sklar SK, et al
    Do differences in subclinical cardiovascular disease in mexican americans versus European americans help explain the Hispanic paradox?
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:205-9.
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32. HALL SA , Shackelton R, Rosen RC, Araujo AB, et al
    Sexual activity, erectile dysfunction, and incident cardiovascular events.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:192-7.
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33. GIBSON PH , Cuthbertson BH, Croal BL, Rae D, et al
    Usefulness of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as predictor of new-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:186-91.
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34. HONG YJ , Pichard AD, Mintz GS, Kim SW, et al
    Outcome of undersized drug-eluting stents for percutaneous coronary intervention of saphenous vein graft lesions.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:179-85.
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35. PALMERINI T , Sangiorgi D, Marzocchi A, Tamburino C, et al
    Impact of acute coronary syndromes on two-year clinical outcomes in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis treated with drug-eluting stents.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:174-8.
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36. LEE SW , Chun KJ, Park SW, Kim HS, et al
    Comparison of Triple antiplatelet therapy and dual antiplatelet therapy in patients at high risk of restenosis after drug-eluting stent implantation (from the DECLARE-DIABETES and -LONG Trials).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:168-73.
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37. NDREPEPA G , Schulz S, Keta D, Mehilli J, et al
    Bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention with Bivalirudin or unfractionated Heparin and one-year mortality.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:163-7.
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38. NOVARO GM , Bush HS, Fromkin KR, Shen MY, et al
    Cardiovascular emergencies in cruise ship passengers.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:153-7.
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39. ANDERSEN R , Wethal T, Gunther A, Fossa A, et al
    Relation of coronary artery calcium score to premature coronary artery disease in survivors >15 years of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:149-52.
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40. TANI S , Nagao K, Anazawa T, Kawamata H, et al
    Relation of change in apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio to coronary plaque regression after Pravastatin treatment in patients with coronary artery disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:144-8.
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41. WU X , Maehara A, Mintz GS, Kubo T, et al
    Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound analysis of non-culprit attenuated plaques detected by grayscale intravascular ultrasound in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:48-53.
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42. BORER JS , Tardif JC
    Efficacy of ivabradine, a selective I(f) inhibitor, in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris and diabetes mellitus.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:29-35.
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43. BABYAK MA , Blumenthal JA, Hinderliter A, Hoffman B, et al
    Prognosis after change in left ventricular ejection fraction during mental stress testing in patients with stable coronary artery disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:25-8.
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44. MCBANE RD 2ND , Hardison RM, Sobel BE
    Comparison of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, tissue type plasminogen activator antigen, fibrinogen, and D-dimer levels in various age decades in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and stable coronary artery disease (from the BARI 2D trial).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:17-24.
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45. KRUK M , Buller CE, Tcheng JE, Dzavik V, et al
    Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on clinical outcomes over five years after infarct-related coronary artery recanalization (from the Occluded Artery Trial [OAT]).
    Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:10-6.
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    Am J Crit Care

46. ABU RUZ ME , Lennie TA, Moser DK
    Effects of {beta}-Blockers and Anxiety on Complication Rates after Acute Myocardial Infarction.
    Am J Crit Care. 2010.
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    Am J Med

47. FORNASINI M , Yarzebski J, Chiriboga D, Lessard D, et al
    Contemporary trends in evidence-based treatment for acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Med. 2010;123:166-72.
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48. DALEN JE
    Aspirin for the primary prevention of stroke and myocardial infarction: ineffective or wrong dose?
    Am J Med. 2010;123:101-2.
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49. LOPES RD , Starr A, Pieper CF, Al-Khatib SM, et al
    Warfarin use and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation complicating acute coronary syndromes.
    Am J Med. 2010;123:134-40.
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    Ann Thorac Surg

50. SASO S , James D, Vecht JA, Kidher E, et al
    Effect of skeletonization of the internal thoracic artery for coronary revascularization on the incidence of sternal wound infection.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:661-70.
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51. YANAGAWA B , Kumar P, Tsuneyoshi H, Kachel E, et al
    Coronary artery bypass in the context of polyarteritis nodosa.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:623-5.
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52. TAKAHASHI Y , Tsutsumi Y, Monta O, Kohshi K, et al
    Closure of the left main trunk of the coronary artery and total arch replacement in acute type A dissection during coronary angiography.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:618-21.
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53. VAN STRATEN AH , Firanescu C, Soliman Hamad MA, Tan ME, et al
    Peripheral vascular disease as a predictor of survival after coronary artery bypass grafting: comparison with a matched general population.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:414-20.
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54. OUZOUNIAN M , Hassan A, Buth KJ, MacPherson C, et al
    Impact of endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest techniques on outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:403-8.
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55. HOASHI T , Hirsch JC, Bove EL, Ohye RG, et al
    Late reoperation after reimplantation of an anomalous single coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:285-7.
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56. KOLLI A , Au JT, Lee DC, Klinoff N, et al
    Compartment syndrome after endoscopic harvest of the great saphenous vein during coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:271-3.
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57. VAN STRATEN AH , Bramer S, Soliman Hamad MA, van Zundert AA, et al
    Effect of body mass index on early and late mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:30-7.
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    Atherosclerosis

58. KAMSTRUP PR
    Lipoprotein(a) and ischemic heart disease-A causal association? A review.
    Atherosclerosis. 2010.
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59. BREITLING LP , Grandi NC, Hahmann H, Wusten B, et al
    Gamma-glutamyltransferase and prognosis in patients with stable coronary heart disease followed over 8 years.
    Atherosclerosis. 2010.
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    BMJ

60. BOGER-MEGIDDO I , Heckbert SR, Weiss NS, McKnight B, et al
    Myocardial infarction and stroke associated with diuretic based two drug antihypertensive regimens: population based case-control study.
    BMJ. 2010;340:c103.
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    Can J Cardiol

61. SO DY , Ha AC, Davies RF, Froeschl M, et al
    ST segment resolution in patients with tenecteplase-facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention versus tenecteplase alone: Insights from the Combined Angioplasty and Pharmacological Intervention versus Thrombolysis ALone in Acute Myocardial Infarct
    Can J Cardiol. 2010;26:e7-12.
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    Circ Heart Fail

62. WANG Y , Qian C, Roks A, Westermann D, et al
    Circulating Rather than Cardiac Angiotensin-(1-7) Stimulates Cardioprotection Post Myocardial Infarction.
    Circ Heart Fail. 2010.
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    Circulation

63. SPERTUS J
    Broadening our understanding of survival after myocardial infarction: the association of neighborhood with outcomes.
    Circulation. 2010;121:348-50.
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64. OBANA M , Maeda M, Takeda K, Hayama A, et al
    Therapeutic Activation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 by Interleukin-11 Ameliorates Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction.
    Circulation. 2010.
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    Clin Chem

65. INOUE N , Okamura T, Kokubo Y, Fujita Y, et al
    LOX Index, a Novel Predictive Biochemical Marker for Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke.
    Clin Chem. 2010.
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    Eur Heart J

66. LIN GM , Han CL
    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.
    Eur Heart J. 2010.
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    Int J Cardiol

67. ARONSON D , Nassar M, Goldberg T, Kapeliovich M, et al
    The impact of body mass index on clinical outcomes after acute myocardial infarction.
    Int J Cardiol. 2010.
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    J Electrocardiol

68. OTTANDER P , Nilsson JB, Jensen SM, Naslund U, et al
    Ischemic ST-segment episodes during the initial 24 hours of ST elevation myocardial infarction predict prognosis at 1 and 5 years.
    J Electrocardiol. 2010.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

69. SPARLING JM , Resnic FS
    Highlights from transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics 2009: san francisco, california, september 21 to 25, 2009.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010;139:515-7.
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70. WADHERA RK , Parker SH, Burkhart HM, Greason KL, et al
    Is the "sterile cockpit" concept applicable to cardiovascular surgery critical intervals or critical events? The impact of protocol-driven communication during cardiopulmonary bypass.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010;139:312-319.
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71. KIM KB , Kim JS, Kang HJ, Koo BK, et al
    Ten-year experience with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Lessons learned from early postoperative angiography.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010;139:256-262.
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    J Thromb Haemost

72. MAREE AO , Vangjeli C, Jneid H, Ryan J, et al
    G-Protein beta3 subunit Polymorphism and Bleeding in the Orbofiban in Patients with Unstable Coronary Syndromes-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (OPUS-TIMI) 16 Trial.
    J Thromb Haemost. 2010.
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    N Engl J Med

73. MCEVOY JW
    Defibrillator implantation early after myocardial infarction.
    N Engl J Med. 2010;362:269-70.
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74. MCMURRAY JJ
    Clinical practice. Systolic heart failure.
    N Engl J Med. 2010;362:228-38.
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