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Clinical Investigations and Reports

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  Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)

  Birgit Assmus, Volker Schächinger, Claudius Teupe, Martina Britten, Ralf Lehmann, Natascha Döbert, Frank Grünwald, Alexandra Aicher, Carmen Urbich, Hans Martin, Dieter Hoelzer, Stefanie Dimmeler, Andreas M. Zeiher

  Circulation. 2002;106:3009-3017, originally published November 11, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000043246.74879.CD

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  Use of Emergency Medical Services in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Subsequent Quality of CareObservations From the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2

  John G. Canto, Robert J. Zalenski, Joseph P. Ornato, William J. Rogers, Catarina I. Kiefe, David Magid, Michael G. Shlipak, Paul D. Frederick, Costas G. Lambrew, Katherine A. Littrell, Hal V. Barron

  and for the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2 Investigators

  Circulation. 2002;106:3018-3023, originally published November 25, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041246.20352.03

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  Increased Expression of Membrane Type 3-Matrix Metalloproteinase in Human Atherosclerotic PlaqueRole of Activated Macrophages and Inflammatory Cytokines

  Hiroyasu Uzui, Alice Harpf, Ming Liu, Terence M. Doherty, Arun Shukla, Ning-Ning Chai, Pinky V. Tripathi, Stefan Jovinge, Douglas J. Wilkin, Kamlesh Asotra, Prediman K. Shah, Tripathi B. Rajavashisth

  Circulation. 2002;106:3024-3030, originally published November 18, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041433.94868.12

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  Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Gene Mutations and Cardiovascular Risk in a Large Genetic Cascade Screening Population

  Marina A.W. Umans-Eckenhausen, Eric J.G. Sijbrands, John J.P. Kastelein, Joep C. Defesche

  Circulation. 2002;106:3031-3036, originally published November 11, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041253.61683.08

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  Vascular Structural and Functional Changes in Type 2 Diabetes MellitusEvidence for the Roles of Abnormal Myogenic Responsiveness and Dyslipidemia

  Ian Schofield, Rayaz Malik, Ashley Izzard, Clare Austin, Anthony Heagerty

  Circulation. 2002;106:3037-3043, originally published November 18, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041432.80615.A5

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  Acetylated Low-Density Lipoprotein Stimulates Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification by Promoting Osteoblastic Differentiation and Inhibiting Phagocytosis

  D. Proudfoot, J.D. Davies, J.N. Skepper, P.L. Weissberg, C.M. Shanahan

  Circulation. 2002;106:3044-3050, originally published November 11, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041429.83465.41

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  Coronary Flow Velocity Pattern Immediately After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention as a Predictor of Complications and In-Hospital Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction

  Atsushi Yamamuro, Takashi Akasaka, Koichi Tamita, Kenji Yamabe, Minako Katayama, Tsutomu Takagi, Shigefumi Morioka

  Circulation. 2002;106:3051-3056, originally published November 25, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000043022.44032.77

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  S-Nitrosoglutathione Reduces Asymptomatic Embolization After Carotid Angioplasty

  Zoltan Kaposzta, Andrew Clifton, Jane Molloy, John F. Martin, Hugh S. Markus

  Circulation. 2002;106:3057-3062, originally published November 11, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041251.07332.28

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  Lack of Benefit From Intravenous Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibition as Adjunctive Treatment for Percutaneous Interventions of Aortocoronary Bypass GraftsA Pooled Analysis of Five Randomized Clinical Trials

  Marco Roffi, Debabrata Mukherjee, Derek P. Chew, Deepak L. Bhatt, Leslie Cho, Mark A. Robbins, Khaled M. Ziada, Danielle M. Brennan, Stephen G. Ellis, Eric J. Topol

  Circulation. 2002;106:3063-3067, originally published November 18, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041250.89627.A9

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  Lifetime Risk for Developing Congestive Heart FailureThe Framingham Heart Study

  Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Martin G. Larson, Eric P. Leip, Alexa Beiser, Ralph B. D’Agostino, William B. Kannel, Joanne M. Murabito, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Emelia J. Benjamin, Daniel Levy

  Circulation. 2002;106:3068-3072, originally published November 4, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000039105.49749.6F

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  Vascular Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Heart FailureRole of Xanthine-Oxidase and Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase

  Ulf Landmesser, Stephan Spiekermann, Sergey Dikalov, Helma Tatge, Ragna Wilke, Christoph Kohler, David G. Harrison, Burkhard Hornig, Helmut Drexler

  Circulation. 2002;106:3073-3078, originally published November 25, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041431.57222.AF

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  Exercise Anaerobic Threshold and Ventilatory Efficiency Identify Heart Failure Patients for High Risk of Early Death

  Anselm K. Gitt, Karlman Wasserman, Caroline Kilkowski, Thomas Kleemann, Andreas Kilkowski, Matthias Bangert, Steffen Schneider, Armin Schwarz, Jochen Senges

  Circulation. 2002;106:3079-3084, originally published November 18, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041428.99427.06

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  Prevalence and Severity of “Benign” Mutations in the β-Myosin Heavy Chain, Cardiac Troponin T, and α-Tropomyosin Genes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

  Sara L. Van Driest, Michael J. Ackerman, Steve R. Ommen, Rameen Shakur, Melissa L. Will, Rick A. Nishimura, A. Jamil Tajik, Bernard J. Gersh

  Circulation. 2002;106:3085-3090, originally published November 18, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000042675.59901.14

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  Ischemic Preconditioning Suppresses Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias After Myocardial Revascularization

  Zhong-Kai Wu, Tiina Iivainen, Erkki Pehkonen, Jari Laurikka, Matti R. Tarkka

  Circulation. 2002;106:3091-3096, originally published November 18, 2002

  https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000041430.32233.5B

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