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Featured Journal Scans

• Sep. 9, 2010
  Multicenter Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Intervention to Improve Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control Among Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk (The COM99 Study)
  Pladevall M, Brotons C, Gabriel R, et al., on behalf of the Writing Committee on behalf of the COM99 Study Group.
  Circulation 2010;122:1183-1191.
• Sep. 9, 2010
  Long-Term Outcome After Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stent Implantation in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: 3-Year Follow-Up of the Randomized DEDICATION (Drug Elution and Distal Protection in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Trial
  Kaltoft A, Kelbaek H, Thuesen L, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:641-645.
• Sep. 9, 2010
  Echocardiography Predictors and Prognostic Value of Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Chronic Organic Mitral Regurgitation
  Le Tourneau T, Richardson M, Juthier F, et al.
  Heart 2010;96:1311-1317.
• Sep. 8, 2010
  Retroperitoneal Hematoma After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Management, Outcomes, and Predictors of Mortality: A Report From the BMC2 (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium) Registry
  Trimarchi S, Smith DE, Share D, et al., on behalf of the BMC2 Registry.
  J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2010;3:845-850.
• Sep. 8, 2010
  Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation in 175 Consecutive Patients: Excellent Outcome in Very High-Risk Patients
  Pasic M, Unbehaun A, Dreysse S, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:813-820.
• Sep. 8, 2010
  Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Intermediate Coronary Artery Disease: Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided Versus Intravascular Ultrasound–Guided
  Nam CW, Yoon HJ, Cho YK, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2010;3:812-817.
• Sep. 7, 2010
  Late Outcomes After Carotid Artery Stenting Versus Carotid Endarterectomy. Insights From a Propensity-Matched Analysis of the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry
  Bangalore S, Bhatt DL, Röther J, et al.; on behalf of the REACH Registry Investigators.
  Circulation 2010;Aug 30:[Epub ahead of print].
• Sep. 7, 2010
  Prognostic Value of Osteoprotegerin in Chronic Heart Failure: The GISSI-HF Trial
  Roysland R, Masson S, Omland T, et al, on behalf the GISSI-HF Investigators.
  Am Heart J 2010;160:286-293.
• Sep. 7, 2010
  Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Severe Aortic Stenosis—A New Paradigm for Multidisciplinary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study
  Dworakowski R, MacCarthy PA, Monaghan M, et al.
  Am Heart J 2010;160:237-243.
• Sep. 6, 2010
  Aspirin Is Beneficial in Hypertensive Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Post-Hoc Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
  Jardine MJ, Ninomiya T, Perkovic V, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:956-965.
• Sep. 6, 2010
  Consensus and Future Directions on the Definition of High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity to Adenosine Diphosphate
  Bonello L, Tantry US, Marcucci R, et al., on behalf of the Working Group on High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:919-933.
• Sep. 6, 2010
  Oxidation-Specific Biomarkers, Lipoprotein(a), and Risk of Fatal and Nonfatal Coronary Events
  Tsimikas S, Mallat Z, Talmud PJ, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:946-955.
• Sep. 3, 2010
  The New High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Assay Improves Risk Assessment in Acute Coronary Syndromes
  Lindahl B, Venge P, James S.
  Am Heart J 2010;160:224-229.
• Sep. 3, 2010
  Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Fenestration for Complicated Acute Type B Aortic Dissections
  Trimarchi S, Jonker FH, Muhs BE, et al.
  J Vasc Surg 2010;52:261-266.
• Sep. 3, 2010
  Elective Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation During High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Perera D, Stables R, Thomas M, et al., on behalf of the BCIS-1 Investigators.
  JAMA 2010;304:867-874.
• Sep. 2, 2010
  Comparative Determinants of 4-Year Cardiovascular Event Rates in Stable Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis
  Bhatt DL, Eagle KA, Ohman EM, et al., on behalf of the REACH Registry Investigators.
  JAMA 2010;Aug 30:[Epub ahead of print].
• Sep. 2, 2010
  Exercise Capacity and Mortality in Older Men: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study
  Kokkinos P, Myers J, Faselis C, et al.
  Circulation 2010;122:790-797.
• Sep. 2, 2010
  Randomized Comparison of Eptifibatide Versus Abciximab in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Results of the EVA-AMI Trial
  Zeymer U, Margenet A, Haude M, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:463-469.
• Sep. 1, 2010
  Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: Presentation, Management, and Patient Outcomes
  Tarakji KG, Chan EJ, Cantillo DJ, et al.
  Heart Rhythm 2010;7:1043-1047.
• Sep. 1, 2010
  Viral Endomyocardial Infection Is an Independent Predictor and Potentially Treatable Risk Factor for Graft Loss and Coronary Vasculopathy in Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Recipients
  Moulik M, Breinholt JP, Dreyer WJ, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:582-592.