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Featured Journal Scans

• Feb. 3, 2012
  Home Monitoring for Heart Failure Management
  Bui AL, Fonarow GC.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;59:97-104.
• Feb. 3, 2012
  The Long-Term Survival and the Risks and Benefits of Implantable Converter Defibrillators in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  O’Mahony C, Lambiase PD, Quarta G, et al.
  Heart 2012;98:116-125.
• Feb. 3, 2012
  Assessment of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of RV Volume Measurements by CMR in Congenital Heart Disease
  Clarke CJ, Gurka MJ, Norton PT, Kramer CM, Hoyer AW.
  JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2012;5:28-37.
• Feb. 2, 2012
  Sodium Chloride vs. Sodium Bicarbonate for the Prevention of Contrast Medium-Induced Nephropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Klima T, Christ A, Marana I, et al.
  Eur Heart J 2012;Jan 19:[Epub ahead of print].
• Feb. 2, 2012
  Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients Without Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony
  Auger D, Bleeker GB, Bertini M, et al.
  Eur Heart J 2012;Jan 24:[Epub ahead of print].
• Feb. 2, 2012
  Cognitive and Neurologic Outcomes After Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery
  Selnes OA, Gottesman RF, Grega MA, Baumgartner WA, Zeger SL, McKhann GM.
  N Engl J Med 2012;366:250-257.
• Feb. 1, 2012
  Feasibility and Safety of Dabigatran Versus Warfarin for Periprocedural Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Results From a Multicenter Prospective Registry
  Lakkireddy D, Reddy YM, Di Biase L, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;Feb 1:[Epub ahead of print].
• Feb. 1, 2012
  Meta-Analysis of Statin Effects in Women Versus Men
  Kostis WJ, Cheng JQ, Dobrzynski JM, Cabrera J, Kostis JB.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;59:572-582.
• Feb. 1, 2012
  Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009
  Barnett ML, Song Z, Landon BE.
  Arch Intern Med 2012;172:163-170.
• Jan. 31, 2012
  2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Document on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
  Holmes DR Jr, Mack MJ, Kaul S, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;Jan 31:[Epub ahead of print].
• Jan. 31, 2012
  Evaluation of Multiple Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Stress for Risk Prediction and Guiding Medical Therapy in Patients With Stable Coronary Disease
  Sabatine MS, Morrow DA, de Lemos JA, et al.
  Circulation 2012;125:233-240.
• Jan. 31, 2012
  Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Under Therapeutic Warfarin Reduces Periprocedural Complications: Evidence From a Meta-Analysis
  Santangeli P, Di Biase L, Horton R, et al.
  Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2012;Jan 23:[Epub ahead of print].
• Jan. 30, 2012
  Sex-Related Differences in Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Severe Aortic Stenosis
  Hayashida K, Morice MC, Chevalier B, et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;59:566-571.
• Jan. 30, 2012
  ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/SCCT 2012 Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization Focused Update
  Patel MR, Dehmer GJ, Hirshfeld JW, Smith PK, Spertus JA, on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;Jan 30:[Epub ahead of print].