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General Interest Articles

21. An obesity paradox in acute heart failure: analysis of body mass index and inhospital mortality for 108,927 patients in the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry.

Author
Fonarow GC; Srikanthan P; Costanzo MR; Cintron GB; Lopatin M;
Institution
Ahmanson/University of California-Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center, University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. gfonarow@mednet.ucla.edu
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jan;153(1):74-81.
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22. The Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) Heart Failure Validation Study: diagnosis and prognosis.

Author
Einhorn PT; Davis BR; Massie BM; Cushman WC; Piller LB; Simpson LM; Levy D; Nwachuku CE; Black HR;
Institution
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, Bethesda, MD 20892-7936, USA. einhornp@mail.nih.gov
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jan;153(1):42-53.
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23. Influence of water immersion, water gymnastics and swimming on cardiac output in patients with heart failure.

Author
Schmid JP; Noveanu M; Morger C; Gaillet R; Capoferri M; Anderegg M; Saner H;
Institution
Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Bern University Hospital (Inselspital), Bern, Switzerland. jean-paul.schmid@insel.ch
Journal
Heart. 2007 Jun;93(6):722-7. Epub 2006 Dec 12.
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24. Clinical outcomes are similar in pulsatile and nonpulsatile left ventricular assist device recipients.

Author
Feller ED; Sorensen EN; Haddad M; Pierson RN 3rd; Johnson FL; Brown JM; Griffith BP;
Institution
Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. efeller@medicine.umaryland.edu
Journal
Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Mar;83(3):1082-8.
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25. Comparison of usefulness of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure versus patients with sinus rhythm and heart failure.

Author
Delnoy PP; Ottervanger JP; Luttikhuis HO; Elvan A; Misier AR; Beukema WP; van Hemel NM; Delnoy PP; Ottervanger JP; Luttikhuis HO; Elvan A; Misier AR; Beukema WP; van Hemel NM;
Institution
Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Journal
Am J Cardiol. 2007 May 1;99(9):1252-7. Epub 2007 Mar 13.
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26. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with congestive heart failure and chronic kidney disease.

Author
Berger AK; Duval S; Manske C; Vazquez G; Barber C; Miller L; Luepker RV;
Institution
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of MN, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. berger1217@aol.com
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jun;153(6):1064-73.
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27. Where patients with mild to moderate heart failure die: results from the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT).

Author
Olshansky B; Wood F; Hellkamp AS; Poole JE; Anderson J; Johnson GW; Boineau R; Domanski MJ; Mark DB; Lee KL; Bardy GH;
Institution
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals, 4426A JCP, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. brian-olshansky@uiowa.edu
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jun;153(6):1089-94.
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28. Predicting mortality risk in patients with acute exacerbations of heart failure.

Author
Ebell MH;
Institution
ebell@msu.edu
Journal
Am Fam Physician. 2007 Apr 15;75(8):1231-3.
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