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Free Subscription 19.03.2008 1 Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 4 Am Heart J 18 Am J Cardiol 2 Am J Med 12 Ann Thorac Surg 5 Arch Intern Med 2 Blood 1 BMJ 4 Circulation 5 Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1 Hypertension 2 J Am Coll Cardiol 15 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1 Thromb Haemost

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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

1. SCHMITTO JD , Hein S, Brauer A, Popov AF, et al
   Perioperative myocardial infarction after cesarean section in a young woman with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
   Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2008;52:578-9.
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   Am Heart J

2. KARVE AM , Ou FS, Lytle BL, Peterson ED, et al
   Potential unintended financial consequences of pay-for-performance on the quality of care for minority patients.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:571-6.
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3. VIRANI SS , Nambi V, Razavi M, Lee VV, et al
   Preoperative statin therapy is not associated with a decrease in the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:541-6.
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4. GOLDBERGER JJ , Bonow RO, Cuffe M, Dyer A, et al
   Post-myocardial infarction beta-blocker therapy: The bradycardia conundrum. Rationale and design for the Pacemaker & beta-blocker therapy post-MI (PACE-MI) trial.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:455-64.
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5. KANEDA H
   Luminal narrowing after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for in-stent restenosis using intravascular ultrasound.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:e23.
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   Am J Cardiol

6. KENT DM , Ruthazer R, Griffith JL, Beshansky JR, et al
   A percutaneous coronary intervention-thrombolytic predictive instrument to assist choosing between immediate thrombolytic therapy versus delayed primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction.
   Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:790-5.
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7. TZIVONI D , Koukoui D, Guetta V, Novack L, et al
   Comparison of Troponin T to Creatine Kinase and to Radionuclide Cardiac Imaging Infarct Size in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Angioplasty.
   Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:753-7.
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8. NUNEZ J , Nunez E, Bodi V, Sanchis J, et al
   Usefulness of the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Long-Term Mortality in ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
   Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:747-52.
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9. ILER MA , Hu T, Ayyagari S, Callahan TD 4th, et al
   Prognostic Value of Electrocardiographic Measurements Before and After Cardiac Resynchronization Device Implantation in Patients With Heart Failure due to Ischemic or Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy.
   Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:359-63.
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10. BUNCH TJ , Day JD, Anderson JL, Horne BD, et al
    Frequency of helicobacter pylori seropositivity and C-reactive protein increase in atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:848-51.
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11. SULKES D , Brown BG, Krauss RM, Segrest JP, et al
    The Editor's Roundtable: Expanded Versus Standard Lipid Panels in Assessing and Managing Cardiovascular Risk.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:828-42.
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12. KLATSKY AL , Koplik S, Kipp H, Friedman GD, et al
    The confounded relation of coffee drinking to coronary artery disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:825-7.
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13. HECHT HS , Zaric M, Jelnin V, Lubarsky L, et al
    Usefulness of 64-detector computed tomographic angiography for diagnosing in-stent restenosis in native coronary arteries.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:820-4.
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14. HARJAI KJ , Raizada A, Shenoy C, Sattur S, et al
    A comparison of contemporary definitions of contrast nephropathy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and a proposal for a novel nephropathy grading system.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:812-9.
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15. WENAWESER P , Surmely JF, Windecker S, Roffi M, et al
    Prognostic value of early exercise testing after coronary stent implantation.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:807-11.
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16. KIM YH , Dangas GD, Solinas E, Aoki J, et al
    Effectiveness of drug-eluting stent implantation for patients with unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:801-6.
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17. KINI AS , Kim MC, Moreno PR, Krishnan P, et al
    Comparison of Coronary Flow Reserve and Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus and Having Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Abciximab Therapy (from the PREDICT Trial).
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:796-800.
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18. ROSSINI R , Angiolillo DJ, Musumeci G, Scuri P, et al
    Aspirin desensitization in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions with stent implantation.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:786-9.
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19. OSTEN MD , Ivanov J, Eichhofer J, Seidelin PH, et al
    Impact of renal insufficiency on angiographic, procedural, and in-hospital outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:780-5.
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20. MANFRINI O , Slucca M, Pizzi C, Colombo A, et al
    Effect of percutaneous coronary intervention on coronary blood flow at rest in myocardial sites remote from the intervention site in patients with stable angina pectoris.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:776-9.
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21. RAVIPATI G , Aronow WS, Lai H, Shao J, et al
    Comparison of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of stress testing versus 64-multislice coronary computed tomography angiography in predicting obstructive coronary artery disease diagnosed by coronary angio
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:774-5.
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22. KOP WJ , Weissman NJ, Zhu J, Bonsall RW, et al
    Effects of acute mental stress and exercise on inflammatory markers in patients with coronary artery disease and healthy controls.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:767-73.
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23. FARZANEH-FAR R , Na B, Whooley MA, Schiller NB, et al
    Usefulness of Noninvasive Estimate of Pulmonary Vascular Resistance to Predict Mortality, Heart Failure, and Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease (from the Heart and Soul Study).
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:762-6.
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    Am J Med

24. KING DE , Mainous AG 3rd, Geesey ME
    Adopting moderate alcohol consumption in middle age: subsequent cardiovascular events.
    Am J Med. 2008;121:201-6.
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25. FAXON D , Brown M
    Antiplatelet therapy for postdischarge medical management of acute coronary syndrome.
    Am J Med. 2008;121:171-8.
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    Ann Thorac Surg

26. TANG YL
    Invited commentary.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:580.
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27. ATOUI R , Asenjo JF, Duong M, Chen G, et al
    Marrow stromal cells as universal donor cells for myocardial regenerative therapy: their unique immune tolerance.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:571-9.
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28. FUKUI S , Kitagawa-Sakakida S, Kawamata S, Matsumiya G, et al
    Therapeutic effect of midkine on cardiac remodeling in infarcted rat hearts.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:562-70.
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29. ROSENBERGER P , Shernan SK, Loffler M, Shekar PS, et al
    The influence of epiaortic ultrasonography on intraoperative surgical management in 6051 cardiac surgical patients.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:548-53.
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30. COLMAN R
    Invited commentary.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:542.
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31. RAIVIO P , Petaja J, Kuitunen A, Lassila R, et al
    Thrombophilic variables do not increase the generation or procoagulant activity of thrombin during cardiopulmonary bypass.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:536-42.
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32. MARCHEIX B , Carrier M, Martel C, Cossette M, et al
    Effect of pericardial blood processing on postoperative inflammation and the complement pathways.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:530-5.
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33. SUZUKI N , Kozuma K, Ueno Y, Nagaoka K, et al
    Serial quantitative coronary analyses for the evaluation of one-year change in saphenous vein grafts.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:525-9.
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34. OLENCHOCK SA JR , Karmpaliotis D, Gibson WJ, Murphy SA, et al
    Impact of saphenous vein graft radiographic markers on clinical events and angiographic parameters.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:520-4.
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35. CALAFIORE A
    Invited commentary.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:519.
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36. ASCIONE R , Suleiman SM, Angelini GD
    Retrograde hot-shot cardioplegia in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy undergoing aortic valve replacement.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:454-8.
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37. BRAUN J , van de Veire NR, Klautz RJ, Versteegh MI, et al
    Restrictive mitral annuloplasty cures ischemic mitral regurgitation and heart failure.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:430-6.
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    Arch Intern Med

38. JACKSON EA
    Association of Early Follow-up After Acute Myocardial Infarction With Higher Rates of Medication Use--Invited Commentary.
    Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:492.
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39. DAUGHERTY SL , Ho PM, Spertus JA, Jones PG, et al
    Association of Early Follow-up After Acute Myocardial Infarction With Higher Rates of Medication Use.
    Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:485-91.
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40. HAVRANEK EP
    A Randomized Trial of Direct-to-Patient Communication to Enhance Adherence to {beta}-Blocker Therapy Following Myocardial Infarction--Invited Commentary.
    Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:483.
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41. SMITH DH , Kramer JM, Perrin N, Platt R, et al
    A Randomized Trial of Direct-to-Patient Communication to Enhance Adherence to {beta}-Blocker Therapy Following Myocardial Infarction.
    Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:477-83.
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42. FONTANA P , Reny JL
    Laboratory-Defined Aspirin Resistance and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events.
    Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:549-550.
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    Blood

43. AJJAN R , Lim BC, Standeven KF, Harrand R, et al
    Common variation in the C-terminal region of the fibrinogen beta-chain: effects on fibrin structure, fibrinolysis and clot rigidity.
    Blood. 2008;111:643-50.
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44. JONES S , Tucker KL, Sage T, Kaiser WJ, et al
    Peripheral tachykinins and the neurokinin receptor NK1 are required for platelet thrombus formation.
    Blood. 2008;111:605-12.
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    BMJ

45. TANNE JH
    Drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis may have cardiovascular benefits.
    BMJ. 2008;336:580.
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    Circulation

46. LEE WJ , Chen SJ, Lin JL, Huang YH, et al
    Images in cardiovascular medicine. Accessory left atrial appendage: a neglected anomaly and potential cause of embolic stroke.
    Circulation. 2008;117:1351-2.
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47. BOLLATI M , Anselmino M, Sheiban I
    Letter by Bollati et al regarding article, "Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: differences in short-term outcomes and in long-term mortality and need for subsequent revascularization".
    Circulation. 2008;117:e187.
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48. SCHOLTZ W , Jategaonkar S, Faber L, Horstkotte D, et al
    Images in cardiovascular medicine. Unusual complication with transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect prevented by adequate imaging.
    Circulation. 2008;117:e181-3.
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49. ROSENGART TK , Feldman T, Borger MA, Vassiliades TA Jr, et al
    Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive Valve Procedures. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdiscipli
    Circulation. 2008;.
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    Dtsch Med Wochenschr

50. GITT AK
    [Acute intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): treatment in Europe]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:585.
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51. HAMM CW
    [Acute intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): treatment in Germany]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:584.
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52. NEUMANN FJ
    [Coronary artery stenosis 2008: what are the indications for stent implantation and what kind of stent?]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:583.
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53. REICHENSPURNER H , Ruffer A
    [Coronary artery stenosis 2008: what are the indications for surgery?]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:582.
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54. PFISTER R , Tan D, Thekkanal J, Erdmann E, et al
    [Predictive value of NT-pro-BNP for the non-cardiologist. A study on 573 hospitalized patients with cardiovascular disease]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:564-9.
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    Hypertension

55. DER SARKISSIAN S , Grobe JL, Yuan L, Narielwala DR, et al
    Cardiac overexpression of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 protects the heart from ischemia-induced pathophysiology.
    Hypertension. 2008;51:712-8.
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    J Am Coll Cardiol

56. SEREBRUANY VL
    Switching thienopyridines: hypothetical versus real risks.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;51:775.
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57. RAHIMTOOLA SH
    The year in valvular heart disease.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;51:760-70.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

58. JAROSZEWSKI DE , Huh J, Chu D, Malaisrie SC, et al
    Utility of detailed preoperative cardiac testing and incidence of post-thoracotomy myocardial infarction.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:648-55.
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59. MIYAHARA K , Matsuura A, Takemura H, Saito S, et al
    On-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting after acute myocardial infarction has lower mortality and morbidity.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:521-6.
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60. WEISS ES , Chang DD, Joyce DL, Nwakanma LU, et al
    Optimal timing of coronary artery bypass after acute myocardial infarction: a review of California discharge data.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:503-11.
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61. AUGOUSTIDES JG
    Thoracic epidural anesthesia and atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass grafting.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:466-7.
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62. HABIB RH
    Optimal target vessel stenosis for radial artery grafting.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:463.
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63. ZEGDI R , Parisot C, Sleilaty G, Deloche A, et al
    Pheochromocytoma-induced inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case of patient resuscitation with extracorporeal life support.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:434-5.
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64. BAKHTIARY F , Keller H, Dogan S, Dzemali O, et al
    Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of cardiogenic shock: clinical experiences in 45 adult patients.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:382-8.
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65. ATLURI P , Panlilio CM, Liao GP, Suarez EE, et al
    Transmyocardial revascularization to enhance myocardial vasculogenesis and hemodynamic function.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:283-91.
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66. GOLDBERG SP , Mitchell MB, Campbell DN, Tissot C, et al
    Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with an intramural course within the aortic wall: report of 3 surgical cases.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:696-8.
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67. NIA AE , Amirghofran AA
    Complete occlusion of the left main coronary artery ostium in Takayasu arteritis.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:695-6.
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68. GWOZDZIEWICZ M , Sluka M, Richter M
    Arterial coronary revascularization failure as a result of coronary vasospasm.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:693-4.
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69. KOSTER A , Buz S, Krabatsch T, Dehmel F, et al
    High-dose aprotinin effectively reduces blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with bivalirudin anticoagulation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:685-7.
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70. NAKANO J , Okabayashi H, Hanyu M, Soga Y, et al
    Risk factors for wound infection after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: should bilateral internal thoracic arteries be harvested in patients with diabetes?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:540-5.
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71. BALACUMARASWAMI L , Abu-Omar Y, Selvanayagam J, Pigott D, et al
    The effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on intraoperative graft flow in arterial and venous conduits defined by a flow/pressure ratio.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:533-9.
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72. MISHRA YK , Collison SP, Malhotra R, Kohli V, et al
    Ten-year experience with single-vessel and multivessel reoperative off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135:527-32.
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    Thromb Haemost

73. MAY AE , Geisler T, Gawaz M
    Individualized antithrombotic therapy in high risk patients after coronary stenting. A double-edged sword between thrombosis and bleeding.
    Thromb Haemost. 2008;99:487-493.
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