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The following online articles appeared in the December 1, 2008 print edition of Cardiology Today.

HORIZONS AMI: Results support bivalirudin

Panel recommends FDA approval of ThermoCool ablation catheter

Nonprofit hospitals buying up cardiology practices

I-PRESERVE: No reduction in mortality in patients with HF

HF-ACTION: Exercise program yielded modest benefit for patients with HF

ASE consensus statement reaffirms importance of ultrasound contrast agents

SSRIs recommended for patients with CHD, depression

JPAD: Low-dose aspirin did not prevent CV events in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

Risk for sudden cardiac death increased in month following MI

Statins in the water? Not yet

Fifty years of beta-blockers: a revolution in CV pharmacotherapy

CARESS: no difference between carotid endarterectomy and stenting

Atherosclerosis still present in patients with calcium score of zero

Dual-source CTA comparable with catheter angiogram for CAD diagnosis

Major adverse cardiac events can be ruled out by coronary CTA in some patients

ATLAS TIMI 46: Rivaroxaban did not lower endpoint of death, MI, stroke, severe ischemia requiring revascularization

Peter Libby, MD, says shifting demographics will shape the future of cardiology

Patients with HF may have more doctor visits than average Medicare beneficiary

FDA seizes contaminated heparin lots in Cincinnati

Data insufficient for routine CAC screening

Minority children more likely to die waiting for heart transplants than white children

Chugh named head of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute

The X-ray: providing a new perspective in 1895

Elderly patients hospitalized for MI are at elevated risk for developing subsequent HF

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