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Chronic Heart Failure

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July 2008
1. POPESCU I , Nallamothu BK, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, Cram P, et al
   Do specialty cardiac hospitals have greater adherence to acute myocardial infarction and heart failure process measures? An empirical assessment using Medicare quality measures: quality of care in cardiac specialty hospitals.
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:155-60.
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2. CHEN JL , Sosnov J, Lessard D, Goldberg RJ, et al
   Impact of do-not-resuscitation orders on quality of care performance measures in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure.
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:78-84.
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3. RIETBROCK S , Heeley E, Plumb J, van Staa T, et al
   Chronic atrial fibrillation: Incidence, prevalence, and prediction of stroke using the Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age >75, Diabetes mellitus, and prior Stroke or transient ischemic attack (CHADS2) risk stratification scheme.
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:57-64.
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4. OREOPOULOS A , Padwal R, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Fonarow GC, et al
   Body mass index and mortality in heart failure: a meta-analysis.
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:13-22.
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   June 2008
5. ZWISLER AD , Soja AM, Rasmussen S, Frederiksen M, et al
   Hospital-based comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care among patients with congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, or high risk of ischemic heart disease: 12-month results of a randomized clinical trial.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:1106-13.
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6. LUSS H , Mitrovic V, Seferovic PM, Simeunovic D, et al
   Renal effects of ularitide in patients with decompensated heart failure.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:1012.
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7. KAPLAN RC , McGinn AP, Pollak MN, Kuller L, et al
   High insulinlike growth factor binding protein 1 level predicts incident congestive heart failure in the elderly.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:1006-12.
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8. VOROVICH EE , Chuai S, Li M, Averna J, et al
   Comparison of matrix metalloproteinase 9 and brain natriuretic peptide as clinical biomarkers in chronic heart failure.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:992-7.
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9. COURNOT M , Mourre F, Castel F, Ferrieres J, et al
   Optimization of the use of B-type natriuretic peptide levels for risk stratification at discharge in elderly patients with decompensated heart failure.
   Am Heart J. 2008;155:986-91.
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10. HAUPTMAN PJ , Swindle J, Burroughs TE, Schnitzler MA, et al
    Resource utilization in patients hospitalized with heart failure: insights from a contemporary national hospital database.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:978-985.
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11. WILHELM M , Tobias R, Asskali F, Kraehner R, et al
    Red blood cell omega-3 fatty acids and the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:971-7.
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    May 2008
12. BOLDT LH , Rolf S, Huemer M, Parwani AS, et al
    Optimal heart failure therapy and successful cardioversion in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:890-5.
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13. HORWICH TB , Kalantar-Zadeh K, MacLellan RW, Fonarow GC, et al
    Albumin levels predict survival in patients with systolic heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:883-9.
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14. DHINGRA R , Sesso HD, Kenchaiah S, Gaziano JM, et al
    Differential effects of lipids on the risk of heart failure and coronary heart disease: the Physicians' Health Study.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:869-75.
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15. MARKHAM DW , Dries DL, King LP, Leonard D, et al
    Blacks and whites have a similar prevalence of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction in the general population: the Dallas Heart Study (DHS).
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:876-82.
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    April 2008
16. SHAH MR , Whellan DJ, Peterson ED, Nohria A, et al
    Delivering heart failure disease management in 3 tertiary care centers: Key clinical components and venues of care.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:764.
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17. TARTIERE JM , Tabet JY, Logeart D, Tartiere-Kesri L, et al
    Noninvasively determined radial dP/dt is a predictor of mortality in patients with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:758-63.
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18. PARISSIS JT , Kourea K, Panou F, Farmakis D, et al
    Effects of darbepoetin alpha on right and left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in anemic patients with chronic heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:751.
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19. ENNEZAT PV , Marechaux S, Huerre C, Deklunder G, et al
    Exercise does not enhance the prognostic value of Doppler echocardiography in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and functional mitral regurgitation at rest.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:752-7.
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20. DELNOY PP , Ottervanger JP, Luttikhuis HO, Elvan A, et al
    Clinical response of cardiac resynchronization therapy in the elderly.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:746-51.
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    March 2008
21. RATNASAMY C , Kinnamon DD, Lipshultz SE, Rusconi P, et al
    Associations between neurohormonal and inflammatory activation and heart failure in children.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:527-533.
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22. MASCARENHAS J , Lourenco P, Lopes R, Azevedo A, et al
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in heart failure. Prevalence, therapeutic and prognostic implications.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:521-5.
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23. GASPARINI M , Regoli F, Ceriotti C, Galimberti P, et al
    Remission of left ventricular systolic dysfunction and of heart failure symptoms after cardiac resynchronization therapy: Temporal pattern and clinical predictors.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:507-14.
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24. MITCHELL JE , Hellkamp AS, Mark DB, Anderson J, et al
    Outcome in African Americans and other minorities in the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT).
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:501-506.
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25. LESZEK P , Kruszewski M
    Effects of beta-erythropoietin treatment on left ventricular remodeling, systolic function, and B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with cardiorenal anemia syndrome.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:e25.
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    February 2008
26. COSTANZO MR , Mills RM, Wynne J
    Characteristics of "Stage D" heart failure: insights from the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry Longitudinal Module (ADHERE LM).
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:339-47.
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27. CHAN DC , Heidenreich PA, Weinstein MC, Fonarow GC, et al
    Heart failure disease management programs: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:332-8.
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28. KO DT , Alter DA, Austin PC, You JJ, et al
    Life expectancy after an index hospitalization for patients with heart failure: a population-based study.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:324-31.
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29. RINFRET S , Behlouli H, Eisenberg MJ, Humphries K, et al
    Class effects of statins in elderly patients with congestive heart failure: a population-based analysis.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:316-23.
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30. FONAROW GC
    Epidemiology and risk stratification in acute heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:200-7.
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31. STEWART S
    Beyond the numbers: the individual challenges of combating consistently poor survival in heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:195-6.
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32. WINDRAM JD , Loh PH, Rigby AS, Clark AL, et al
    Relationship of high sensitivity C reactive peptide (hsCRP) to prognosis and other prognostic markers in outpatients with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:e9.
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33. BAUTERS C , Lamblin N, de Groote P
    High-sensitivity C-reactive protein for risk stratification in patients with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:e7.
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    January 2008
34. THOMAS KL , Al-Khatib SM, Lokhnygina Y, Solomon SD, et al
    Amiodarone use after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction may be associated with excess mortality.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:87-93.
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35. DJOUSSE L , Kurth T, Gaziano JM
    Cystatin C and risk of heart failure in the Physicians' Health Study (PHS).
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:82-6.
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36. SUZUKI S , Takeishi Y, Niizeki T, Koyama Y, et al
    Pentraxin 3, a new marker for vascular inflammation, predicts adverse clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:75-81.
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37. COTTER G , Felker GM, Adams KF, Milo-Cotter O, et al
    The pathophysiology of acute heart failure--is it all about fluid accumulation?
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:9-18.
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38. METRA M , Dei Cas L, Bristow MR
    The pathophysiology of acute heart failure--it is a lot about fluid accumulation.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:1-5.
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39. MORALES SALINAS A , Lopez Morales G, Ramos Ramirez R
    An obesity paradox in acute heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:e1.
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40. ADELSTEIN E , Saba S
    Right atrial pacing and the risk of postimplant atrial fibrillation in cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients.
    Am Heart J. 2008;155:94-9.
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    December 2007
41. MATTHEWS JC , Johnson ML, Koelling TM
    The impact of patient-specific quality-of-care report cards on guideline adherence in heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:1174-83.
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42. MEHROTRA A , McNeil BJ, Landon BE
    Congestive heart failure disease management in Medicare-managed care.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:1153-9.
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43. ADABAG AS , Nelson DB, Bloomfield HE
    Effects of statin therapy on preventing atrial fibrillation in coronary disease and heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:1140-5.
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44. INZUCCHI SE , Masoudi FA, McGuire DK
    Metformin therapy in patients with Type 2 diabetes complicated by heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e45.
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45. YPENBURG C , Sieders A, Bleeker GB, Holman ER, et al
    Myocardial contractile reserve predicts improvement in left ventricular function after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:1160-5.
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46. IOANNIDIS JP , Katritsis DG
    Percutaneous coronary intervention for late reperfusion after myocardial infarction in stable patients.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:1065-1071.
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47. MULLENS W , Tang WH, Grimm RA
    Using echocardiography in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:1011-20.
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    November 2007
48. DRACUP K , Evangelista LS, Hamilton MA, Erickson V, et al
    Effects of a home-based exercise program on clinical outcomes in heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:877-83.
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49. ZILBERMAN M , Silverberg DS, Bits I, Steinbruch S, et al
    Improvement of anemia with erythropoietin and intravenous iron reduces sleep-related breathing disorders and improves daytime sleepiness in anemic patients with congestive heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:870-6.
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50. FELDMAN AM , Oren RM, Abraham WT, Boehmer JP, et al
    Low-dose oral enoximone enhances the ability to wean patients with ultra-advanced heart failure from intravenous inotropic support: results of the oral enoximone in intravenous inotrope-dependent subjects trial.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:861-9.
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51. DJOUSSE L , Kochar J, Gaziano JM
    Secular trends of heart failure among US male physicians.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:855-60.
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52. YOUNG JB
    The hidden woes of anemia and sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure: killing two birds with one stone.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:805-7.
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53. BESTETTI RB , Theodoropoulos TA, Cardinalli-Neto A
    Treating patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy with chronic heart failure in the contemporary era.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e35.
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54. BOTONI FA , Poole-Wilson PA, Ribeiro AL, da Costa Rocha MO, et al
    Treating Chagas' cardiomyopathy patients with chronic heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e33.
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55. WAXMAN DA
    Troponin I is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e27.
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56. DESWAL A , Patel P
    beta-Blockers in systolic heart failure: Do physicians need more courage? Response to the Letter to the Editor.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e25.
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57. YILMAZ MB , Refiker M
    Beta blockers in systolic heart failure: do physicians need more courage?
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e23.
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58. FONAROW GC
    The relationship between body mass index and mortality in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e21.
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    October 2007
59. SHINKE T , Shite J, Takaoka H, Hata K, et al
    Vitamin C restores the contractile response to dobutamine and improves myocardial efficiency in patients with heart failure after anterior myocardial infarction.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:645.
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60. SHANES JG , Minadeo KN, Moret A, Groner M, et al
    Statin therapy in heart failure: prognostic effects and potential mechanisms.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:617-23.
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61. PALAZZUOLI A , Silverberg DS, Iovine F, Calabro A, et al
    Effects of beta-erythropoietin treatment on left ventricular remodeling, systolic function, and B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with the cardiorenal anemia syndrome.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:645.
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    September 2007
62. DE GROOTE P , Delour P, Mouquet F, Lamblin N, et al
    The effects of beta-blockers in patients with stable chronic heart failure. Predictors of left ventricular ejection fraction improvement and impact on prognosis.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:589-95.
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63. MITOFF PR , Al-Hesayen A, Azevedo E, Newton GE, et al
    Sex differences in basal hemodynamics and left ventricular function in humans with and without heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:575-80.
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64. DICKSON VV , Tkacs N, Riegel B
    Cognitive influences on self-care decision making in persons with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:424-31.
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65. SATOH M , Akatsu T, Ishikawa Y, Minami Y, et al
    Association between toll-like receptor 8 expression and adverse clinical outcomes in patients with enterovirus-associated dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:581-8.
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    August 2007
66. WANG YC , Hwang JJ, Lai LP, Tsai CT, et al
    Coexistence and exercise exacerbation of intraleft ventricular contractile dyssynchrony in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:278-84.
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67. GREENBERG BH , Abraham WT, Albert NM, Chiswell K, et al
    Influence of diabetes on characteristics and outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure: a report from the Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF).
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:277.
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68. COSTANZO MR , Johannes RS, Pine M, Gupta V, et al
    The safety of intravenous diuretics alone versus diuretics plus parenteral vasoactive therapies in hospitalized patients with acutely decompensated heart failure: a propensity score and instrumental variable analysis using the Acutely Decompensated Heart
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:267-77.
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69. SETOGUCHI S , Stevenson LW, Schneeweiss S
    Repeated hospitalizations predict mortality in the community population with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:260-6.
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70. WHELLAN DJ , Hamad E
    Natural history, adherence, or iatrogenic insult: repeat hospitalizations as a predictor of survival.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:203-5.
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    July 2007
71. SCHOU M , Gustafsson F, Corell P, Kistorp CN, et al
    The relationship between N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and risk for hospitalization and mortality is curvilinear in patients with chronic heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:123-9.
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72. DOBRE D , van Veldhuisen DJ, Mordenti G, Vintila M, et al
    Tolerability and dose-related effects of nebivolol in elderly patients with heart failure: data from the Study of the Effects of Nebivolol Intervention on Outcomes and Rehospitalisation in Seniors with Heart Failure (SENIORS) trial.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:109-15.
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73. JIANG W , Kuchibhatla M, Clary GL, Cuffe MS, et al
    Relationship between depressive symptoms and long-term mortality in patients with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:102-8.
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74. BENSIMHON DR , Adams GL, Whellan DJ, Pagnanelli RA, et al
    Effect of exercise training on ventricular function, dyssynchrony, resting myocardial perfusion, and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure: a nuclear ancillary study of Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Tr
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:46-53.
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75. FONAROW GC , Yancy CW, Albert NM, Curtis AB, et al
    Improving the use of evidence-based heart failure therapies in the outpatient setting: the IMPROVE HF performance improvement registry.
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:12-38.
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76. JOLOBE OM
    Curriculum in cardiology: Integrated diagnosis and management of diastolic heart failure (Am Heart J 2007;153:189-200).
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:e5.
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77. DE LA FUENTE LM , Stertzer SH, Argentieri J, Penaloza E, et al
    Transendocardial autologous bone marrow in chronic myocardial infarction using a helical needle catheter: 1-year follow-up in an open-label, nonrandomized, single-center pilot study (the TABMMI study).
    Am Heart J. 2007;154:79.
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    June 2007
78. OLSHANSKY B , Wood F, Hellkamp AS, Poole JE, et al
    Where patients with mild to moderate heart failure die: results from the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT).
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1089-94.
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79. ALLA F , Al-Hindi AY, Lee CR, Schwartz TA, et al
    Relation of sex to morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure and reduced or preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1074-80.
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80. BERGER AK , Duval S, Manske C, Vazquez G, et al
    Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with congestive heart failure and chronic kidney disease.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1064-73.
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81. MYERS J , Hadley D, Oswald U, Bruner K, et al
    Effects of exercise training on heart rate recovery in patients with chronic heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1056-63.
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82. YAMADA T , Node K, Mine T, Morita T, et al
    Long-term effect of atorvastatin on neurohumoral activation and cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure: a prospective randomized controlled study.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1055.
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83. WINDRAM JD , Loh PH, Rigby AS, Hanning I, et al
    Relationship of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to prognosis and other prognostic markers in outpatients with heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1048-55.
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84. FOWLER MB , Lottes SR, Nelson JJ, Lukas MA, et al
    Beta-blocker dosing in community-based treatment of heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1029-36.
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85. FONAROW GC , Heywood JT, Heidenreich PA, Lopatin M, et al
    Temporal trends in clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes for heart failure hospitalizations, 2002 to 2004: findings from Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry (ADHERE).
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1021-8.
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86. MEHRA MR , McCluskey T, Barr M, Bourge RC, et al
    Rationale, design, and methods for the Transplant-Eligible MAnagement of Congestive Heart Failure (TMAC) trial: a multicenter clinical outcomes trial using nesiritide for TMAC.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:932-40.
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87. SUGIOKA K , Hozumi T, Takemoto Y, Ehara S, et al
    Relation of early improvement in coronary flow reserve to late recovery of left ventricular function after beta-blocker therapy in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:1080.
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88. CARROLL RJ , Mulla ZD, Hauck LD, Westbrook A, et al
    Mortality associated with nesiritide.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:e43.
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    May 2007
89. GOTTLIEB SS , Kop WJ, Thomas SA, Katzen S, et al
    A double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study of controlled-release paroxetine on depression and quality of life in chronic heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:868-73.
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90. GUAZZI M , Arena R, Ascione A, Piepoli M, et al
    Exercise oscillatory breathing and increased ventilation to carbon dioxide production slope in heart failure: an unfavorable combination with high prognostic value.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:859-67.
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91. DE GROOTE P , Mouquet F, Dallongeville J, Lamblin N, et al
    The impact of the AMPD1 gene polymorphism on exercise capacity, other prognostic parameters, and survival in patients with stable congestive heart failure. A study on 686 consecutive patients.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:e15.
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92. PALMER BR , Frampton CM, Richards AM, Cameron VA, et al
    AMPD1 gene polymorphism and survival in patients with stable congestive heart failure.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:e13.
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93. KUETHE F , Sigusch HH, Hilbig K, Tresselt C, et al
    Detection of viral genome in the myocardium: lack of prognostic and functional relevance in patients with acute dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:850-8.
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94. KUNADIAN B , Sutton AG, Vijayalakshmi K, Thornley AR, et al
    Early invasive versus conservative treatment in patients with failed fibrinolysis--no late survival benefit: the final analysis of the Middlesbrough Early Revascularisation to Limit Infarction (MERLIN) randomized trial.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:763-71.
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95. JOLICOEUR EM , Granger CB, Fakunding JL, Mockrin SC, et al
    Bringing cardiovascular cell-based therapy to clinical application: perspectives based on a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Cell Therapy Working Group meeting.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153:732-42.
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    April 2007
96. PHILLIPS HR , O'connor CM, Rogers J
    Revascularization for heart failure.
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97. PICCINI JP , Hranitzky P
    Diagnostic monitoring strategies in heart failure management.
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98. WHELLAN DJ , Harrington C
    Diastolic heart failure and continuous hemodynamic monitoring.
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99. O'CONNOR CM
    The new heart failure guidelines: Strategies for implementation.
    Am Heart J. 2007;153.
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