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Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls. Nature 2007; 447:661-78.
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    July 2008
  1. HARE JL , Brown JK, Marwick TH
    Association of myocardial strain with left ventricular geometry and progression of hypertensive heart disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;102:87-91.
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  2. NASCA MM , Zhou JR, Welty FK
    Effect of soy nuts on adhesion molecules and markers of inflammation in hypertensive and normotensive postmenopausal women.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;102:84-6.
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    June 2008
  3. HAGER A , Kanz S, Kaemmerer H, Hess J, et al
    Exercise capacity and exercise hypertension after surgical repair of isolated aortic coarctation.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1777-80.
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  4. FILIPPATOS GS , Adamopoulos C, Sui X, Love TE, et al
    A propensity-matched study of hypertension and increased stroke-related hospitalization in chronic heart failure.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1772-6.
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  5. CHIN KM , Kingman M, de Lemos JA, Warner JJ, et al
    Changes in right ventricular structure and function assessed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in bosentan-treated patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1669-72.
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    May 2008
  6. STROTMANN JM , Lengenfelder B, Blondelot J, Voelker W, et al
    Functional differences of left ventricular hypertrophy induced by either arterial hypertension or aortic valve stenosis.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1493-7.
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    April 2008
  7. SWEITZER NK , Lopatin M, Yancy CW, Mills RM, et al
    Comparison of clinical features and outcomes of patients hospitalized with heart failure and normal ejection fraction (>/=55%) versus those with mildly reduced (40% to 55%) and moderately to severely reduced (<40%) fractions.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1151-6.
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  8. LAHOZ C , Mostaza JM, Mantilla MT, Taboada M, et al
    Achievement of therapeutic goals and utilization of evidence-based cardiovascular therapies in coronary heart disease patients with chronic kidney disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1098-102.
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  9. BANGALORE S , Khianey S, Messerli FH
    Celecoxib and hypertension-insights from the effect of celecoxib on restenosis after coronary angioplasty with a taxus stent trial.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1068.
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  10. PETRACO R , Dimopoulos K, Rubens M, Gatzoulis MA, et al
    Bronchial artery embolization for pulmonary arterial hypertension and recurrent hemoptysis?
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1064-5.
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  11. BARAC A , Campia U, Matuskey LA, Lu L, et al
    Effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activation with pioglitazone on plasma adipokines in nondiabetic patients with either hypercholesterolemia or hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:980-5.
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    March 2008
  12. AKSNES TA , Schmieder RE, Kjeldsen SE, Ghani S, et al
    Impact of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus on Development of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure in High-Risk Hypertension (from the VALUE Trial).
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:634-8.
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  13. ITO S , Akutsu K, Tamori Y, Sakamoto S, et al
    Differences in atherosclerotic profiles between patients with thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:696-9.
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  14. GEIBE JR , Holder J, Peeples L, Kinney AM, et al
    Predictors of on-duty coronary events in male firefighters in the United States.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:585-9.
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    February 2008
  15. CRAMARIUC D , Rieck AE, Staal EM, Wachtell K, et al
    Factors Influencing Left Ventricular Structure and Stress-Corrected Systolic Function in Men and Women With Asymptomatic Aortic Valve Stenosis (a SEAS Substudy).
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:510-5.
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  16. HILDEBRANDT P , Richards AM
    Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with diabetes mellitus and with systemic hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101.
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  17. MESSERLI FH , Pinto L, Tang SS, Thakker KM, et al
    Impact of Systemic Hypertension on the Cardiovascular Benefits of Statin Therapy-A Meta-Analysis.
    Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:319-325.
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    December 2007
  18. ALMUNTASER I , Brown A, Murphy R, Crean P, et al
    Comparison of Echocardiographic Measures of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Early Hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1771-1775.
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  19. SADIQ A , Choudhury M, Ali K, Mohamed E, et al
    Echocardiographic characteristics in patients > or =100 years of age.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1792-4.
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  20. HONG SJ , Shim WJ, Choi JI, Joo HJ, et al
    Comparison of effects of telmisartan and valsartan on late lumen loss and inflammatory markers after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation in hypertensive patients.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1625-9.
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  21. MONDOLFI RN , Jones TM, Hyre AD, Raggi P, et al
    Comparison of percent of United States adults weighing>or=300 pounds (136 kilograms) in three time periods and comparison of five atherosclerotic risk factors for those weighing>or=300 pounds to those<300 pounds.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1651-3.
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    November 2007
  22. HUEZ S , Vachiery JL, Unger P, Brimioulle S, et al
    Tissue Doppler imaging evaluation of cardiac adaptation to severe pulmonary hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1473-8.
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    October 2007
  23. BANGALORE S , Parkar S, Grossman E, Messerli FH, et al
    A Meta-Analysis of 94,492 Patients With Hypertension Treated With Beta Blockers to Determine the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1254-1262.
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  24. DILMANIAN H , Aronow WS, Kaplan S, Pucillo AL, et al
    Comparison of age, body mass index, and frequency of systemic hypertension and diabetes mellitus in patients having coronary angioplasty in 1996 versus in 2006.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1224-6.
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    September 2007
  25. SMEBYE ML , Iversen EK, Hoieggen A, Flaa A, et al
    Effect of Hemoglobin Levels on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Isolated Systolic Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (from the LIFE Study).
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:855-9.
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  26. ZHANG ZM , Prineas RJ, Case D, Soliman EZ, et al
    Comparison of the Prognostic Significance of the Electrocardiographic QRS/T Angles in Predicting Incident Coronary Heart Disease and Total Mortality (from the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study).
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:844-9.
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  27. ZHAO D , Grundy SM, Wang W, Liu J, et al
    Ten-year cardiovascular disease risk of metabolic syndrome without central obesity in middle-aged chinese.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:835-9.
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  28. ANUURAD E , Chiem A, Pearson TA, Berglund L, et al
    Metabolic syndrome components in african-americans and European-american patients and its relation to coronary artery disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:830-4.
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  29. ARONSON D , Boulos M, Suleiman A, Bidoosi S, et al
    Relation of C-reactive protein and new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:753-7.
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    August 2007
  30. SONG ZZ
    Regional myocardial performance index for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in patients with echocardiographic signs of pulmonary hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:744.
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  31. SANZ J , Dellegrottaglie S, Kariisa M, Sulica R, et al
    Prevalence and Correlates of Septal Delayed Contrast Enhancement in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension(dagger).
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:731-5.
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  32. DAHLOF B
    Prevention of stroke in patients with hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100.
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  33. RITZ E
    Total cardiovascular risk management.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100.
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  34. WEBER MA
    New opportunities in cardiovascular patient management: a survey of clinical data on the combination of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100.
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  35. JULIUS S
    Blood pressure lowering only or more? Has the jury reached its verdict?
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100.
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  36. MANCIA G
    Blood pressure reduction and cardiovascular outcomes: past, present, and future.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100.
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  37. UNGER T , Stoppelhaar M
    Rationale for double renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100.
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  38. WHITE WB
    Importance of aggressive blood pressure lowering when it may matter most.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100.
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  39. LEENEN FH , Coletta E, Davies RA
    Prevention of renal dysfunction and hypertension by amlodipine after heart transplant.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:531-5.
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  40. SCRANTON RE , Lawler E, Botteman M, Chittamooru S, et al
    Effect of Treating Erectile Dysfunction on Management of Systolic Hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:459-463.
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  41. YAO SS , Messerli FH
    Blood pressure control and sildenafil--carrot stick or sword of Damocles?
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:552-3.
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    July 2007
  42. ROBERTS WC , Black HR, Bakris GL, Mason RP, et al
    The Editor's Roundtable: Revisiting the Role of Beta Blockers in Hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:253-267.
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  43. RAJAGOPALAN S , Zannad F, Radauceanu A, Glazer R, et al
    Effects of valsartan alone versus valsartan/simvastatin combination on ambulatory blood pressure, C-reactive protein, lipoproteins, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in patients with hyperlipidemia and hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:222-6.
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  44. VASAN RS , Kannel WB
    Are guidelines effectively guiding antihypertensive therapy?
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:143-4.
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  45. KOSTIS JB
    Treating hypercholesterolemia and hypertension based on lifetime global risk.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:138-42.
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    June 2007
  46. CUSHMAN WC , Grimm RH Jr, Cutler JA, Evans GW, et al
    Rationale and Design for the Blood Pressure Intervention of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99.
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  47. KHAN A , Messerli F
    Alcohol-induced hypertension-just how much of a cardiovascular risk factor?
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1621.
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  48. FRIEDEWALD VE , Gheorghiade M, Yancy CW, Young JB, et al
    The Editor's Roundtable: Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1560-7.
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  49. BRUNNER M , Cooper-DeHoff RM, Gong Y, Karnes JH, et al
    Factors influencing blood pressure response to trandolapril add-on therapy in patients taking verapamil SR (from the International Verapamil SR/Trandolapril [INVEST] Study).
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1549-54.
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    May 2007
  50. DE CARO E , Trocchio G, Smeraldi A, Calevo MG, et al
    Aortic Arch Geometry and Exercise-Induced Hypertension in Aortic Coarctation.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1284-1287.
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  51. MESSERLI FH , Loughlin KR, Messerli AW, Welch WR, et al
    The president and the pheochromocytoma.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1325-9.
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  52. MAINOUS AG 3RD , Koopman RJ, Diaz VA, Everett CJ, et al
    A coronary heart disease risk score based on patient-reported information.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1236-41.
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    April 2007
  53. ENGEL PJ , Baughman RP, Menon SG, Kereiakes DJ, et al
    Pulmonary hypertension in neurofibromatosis.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1177-8.
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  54. RAM CV
    The evolving definition of systemic hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1168-70.
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  55. KJAERGAARD J , Akkan D, Iversen KK, Kjoller E, et al
    Prognostic importance of pulmonary hypertension in patients with heart failure.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1146-50.
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  56. BANSAL N , Tighiouart H, Weiner D, Griffith J, et al
    Anemia as a risk factor for kidney function decline in individuals with heart failure.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1137-42.
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  57. YANG EH , Lerman S, Lennon RJ, Simari RD, et al
    Relation of depression to coronary endothelial function.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1134-6.
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  58. ZHENG L , Hodis HN, Buchanan TA, Li Y, et al
    Effect of antihypertensive therapy on progression of carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:956-60.
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    March 2007
  59. LAPU-BULA R , Ofili E
    From hypertension to heart failure: role of nitric oxide-mediated endothelial dysfunction and emerging insights from myocardial contrast echocardiography.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99.
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  60. GOEL R , Majeed F, Vogel R, Corretti MC, et al
    Exercise-induced hypertension, endothelial dysfunction, and coronary artery disease in a marathon runner.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:743-4.
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  61. IVY DD , Claussen L, Doran A
    Transition of Stable Pediatric Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension from Intravenous Epoprostenol to Intravenous Treprostinil.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:696-698.
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    February 2007
  62. DAVIDSON MH
    Global risk management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99.
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  63. LLOYD-JONES DM , Dyer AR, Wang R, Daviglus ML, et al
    Risk factor burden in middle age and lifetime risks for cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular death (chicago heart association detection project in industry).
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:535-40.
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    January 2007
  64. FRIEDEWALD VE , Jones PH, Kaplan NM, Pool JL, et al
    The Editor's Roundtable: Concurrent Hypertension and Dyslipidemia.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:134-44.
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  65. DEFARIA YEH D , Freeman MW, Meigs JB, Grant RW, et al
    Risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients with elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
    Am J Cardiol. 2007;99:1-4.
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    December 2006
  66. HSIAO SH , Yang SH, Wang WC, Lee CY, et al
    Usefulness of regional myocardial performance index to diagnose pulmonary embolism in patients with echocardiographic signs of pulmonary hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:1652-5.
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  67. SONG Y , Sesso HD, Manson JE, Cook NR, et al
    Dietary Magnesium Intake and Risk of Incident Hypertension Among Middle-Aged and Older US Women in a 10-Year Follow-Up Study.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:1616-1621.
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    October 2006
  68. MESSERLI FH , Bangalore S, Egan BM, Julius S, et al
    Does life-long reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduce the risk of new-onset hypertension?
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:1122.
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  69. KLATSKY AL , Koplik S, Gunderson E, Kipp H, et al
    Sequelae of systemic hypertension in alcohol abstainers, light drinkers, and heavy drinkers.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:1063-8.
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  70. SAKAI K , Nakagawa Y, Soga Y, Ando K, et al
    Comparison of 30-day outcomes in patients <75 years of age versus >/=75 years of age with acute myocardial infarction treated by primary coronary angioplasty.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:1018-21.
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  71. LIU PY , Li YH, Chan SH, Lin LJ, et al
    Genotype-phenotype association of matrix metalloproteinase-3 polymorphism and its synergistic effect with smoking on the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:1012-7.
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  72. BAKRIS GL , Tarka EA, Waterhouse B, Goulding MR, et al
    Cardiovascular risk factors in hypertension: rationale and design of studies to investigate the effects of controlled-release carvedilol on regression of left ventricular hypertrophy and lipid profile.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98.
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  73. WEBER MA , Sica DA, Tarka EA, Iyengar M, et al
    Controlled-release carvedilol in the treatment of essential hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98.
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  74. HENDERSON LS , Tenero DM, Baidoo CA, Campanile AM, et al
    Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic comparison of controlled-release carvedilol and immediate-release carvedilol at steady state in patients with hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98.
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  75. COOPER-DEHOFF R , Cohen JD, Bakris GL, Messerli FH, et al
    Predictors of Development of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Taking Antihypertensive Medications (Findings from the INternational VErapamil SR-Trandolapril STudy [INVEST]).
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:890-4.
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  76. BOOS CJ , Lip GY
    C-reactive protein and lone atrial fibrillation: potential confounders.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:991-2.
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  77. SYME AN , Blanchard BE, Guidry MA, Taylor AW, et al
    Peak systolic blood pressure on a graded maximal exercise test and the blood pressure response to an acute bout of submaximal exercise.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:938-43.
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  78. DAEMEN J , Ong AT, Stefanini GG, Tsuchida K, et al
    Three-year clinical follow-up of the unrestricted use of sirolimus-eluting stents as part of the Rapamycin-Eluting Stent Evaluated at Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital (RESEARCH) registry.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:895-901.
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  79. BUNCH TJ , Kottke TE, Lopez-Jimenez F, Mahapatra S, et al
    A Comparative Analysis of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Ventricular Fibrillation Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients With Ischemic and Nonischemic Heart Disease.
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:857-60.
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    September 2006
  80. DJOUSSE L , Hunt SC, Eckfeldt JH, Arnett DK, et al
    Alcohol consumption and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (from the HyperGEN study).
    Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:628-32.
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