2010

Structure and process measures of quality of care in adult congenital heart disease patients: A pan-Canadian study.
Beauchesne LM, Therrien J, Alvarez N, Bergin L, Burggraf G, Chetaille P, Gordon E, Kells CM, Kiess M, Mercier LA, Oechslin EN, Stein J, Tam JW, Taylor D, Williams A, Khairy P, Mackie AS, Silversides CK, Marelli AJ.
Int J Cardiol. 2010 Dec 27. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21190745

Principles of aortic valve repair.
Boodhwani M, El Khoury G.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Dec;140(6 Suppl):S20-2; discussion S45-51. No abstract available.
PMID: 21092791

Application of chitosan-based biomaterials for blood vessel regeneration
Deng, C., Li, F., Griffith, M., Ruel, M., Suuronen, E.J.
Macromolecular Symposia. 2010; 297 (1), pp. 138-146

Impact of Smoking on Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Disease Receiving Contemporary Medical Therapy (from the Treating to New Targets [TNT] and the Incremental Decrease in End Points Through Aggressive Lipid Lowering [IDEAL] Trials).
Frey P, Waters DD, Demicco DA, Breazna A, Samuels L, Pipe A, Wun CC, Benowitz NL.
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21129718

Assessment of myocardial ischaemia and viability: role of positron emission tomography.
Ghosh N, Rimoldi OE, Beanlands RS, Camici PG.
Eur Heart J. 2010 Dec;31(24):2984-95. Epub 2010 Oct 21.
PMID: 20965888

Usefulness of Mean Platelet Volume as a Biomarker for Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Goncalves SC, Labinaz M, May ML, Glover C, Froeschl M, Marquis JF, O'Brien E, Shukla D, Ruchin P, Sookur D, Ha A, So D.
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21129717

Defibrillation Testing at the Time of ICD Insertion: An Analysis From the Ontario ICD Registry.
Healey JS, Birnie DH, Lee DS, Krahn AD, Crystal E, Simpson CS, Dorian P, Chen Z, Cameron D, Verma A, Connolly SJ, Gula LJ, Lockwood E, Nair G, Tu JV; Ontario ICD Database Investigators.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Dec;21(12):1344-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01850.x.
PMID: 20662988

Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin Alone After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The Clopidogrel After Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease (CASCADE) Trial.
Kulik A, Le May MR, Voisine P, Tardif JC, Delarochelliere R, Naidoo S, Wells GA, Mesana TG, Ruel M.
Circulation. 2010 Dec 21;122(25):2680-7. Epub 2010 Dec 6.
PMID: 21135365

The role of paramedics in a primary PCI program for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Le May MR, Dionne R, Maloney J, Poirier P.
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2010 Nov-Dec;53(3):183-7.
PMID: 21130914

The central role of the brain aldosterone-"ouabain" pathway in salt-sensitive hypertension.
Leenen FH.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Dec;1802(12):1132-9. Epub 2010 Mar 15. Review.
PMID: 20230892

Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for mild-to-moderate heart failure.
Tang AS, Wells GA, Talajic M, Arnold MO, Sheldon R, Connolly S, Hohnloser SH, Nichol G, Birnie DH, Sapp JL, Yee R, Healey JS, Rouleau JL; Resynchronization-Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial Investigators.
N Engl J Med. 2010 Dec 16;363(25):2385-95. Epub 2010 Nov 14.
PMID: 21073365

IRF2BP2 is a skeletal and cardiac muscle-enriched ischemia-inducible activator of VEGFA expression.
Teng AC, Kuraitis D, Deeke SA, Ahmadi A, Dugan SG, Cheng BL, Crowson MG, Burgon PG, Suuronen EJ, Chen HH, Stewart AF.
FASEB J. 2010 Dec;24(12):4825-34. Epub 2010 Aug 11.
PMID: 20702774

Automatic and visual reproducibility of perfusion and function measures for myocardial perfusion SPECT.
Xu Y, Hayes S, Ali I, Ruddy TD, Wells RG, Berman DS, Germano G, Slomka PJ.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Dec;17(6):1050-7. Epub 2010 Oct 21.
PMID: 20963537

Quantitative analysis of coronary endothelial function with generator-produced 82Rb PET: comparison with 15O-labelled water PET.
Yoshinaga K, Manabe O, Katoh C, Chen L, Klein R, Naya M, deKemp RA, Williams K, Beanlands RS, Tamaki N.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2010 Dec;37(12):2233-41. Epub 2010 Jul 13.
PMID: 20625721

Using path analysis to understand parents' perceptions of their children's weight, physical activity and eating habits in the Champlain region of Ontario.
Adamo, K. B., Papadakis, S., Dojeiji, L., Turnau, M., Simmons, L., Parameswaran, M., et al.
Paediatrics and Child Health. 2010 15(9), e33-e41.

Mitochondria and the culture of the Borg: understanding the integration of mitochondrial function within the reticulum, the cell, and the organism.
Braschi E, McBride HM.
Bioessays. 2010 Nov;32(11):958-66. doi: 10.1002/bies.201000073. Epub 2010 Sep 7.
PMID: 20824657

Current opinion in cardiology: Editorial introductions.
Braverman, A., Mesana, T., & H.Stone, P.
Current Opinion in Cardiology. 2010 25(6), vii-viii.

Influence of the On-X mechanical prosthesis on intermediate-term major thromboembolism and hemorrhage: a prospective multicenter study.
Chan V, Jamieson WR, Lam BK, Ruel M, Ling H, Fradet G, Mesana TG.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Nov;140(5):1053-8.e2. Epub 2010 May 23.
PMID: 20546795

Comparison between transcatheter and surgical prosthetic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.
Clavel MA, Webb JG, Rodés-Cabau J, Masson JB, Dumont E, De Larochellière R, Doyle D, Bergeron S, Baumgartner H, Burwash IG, Dumesnil JG, Mundigler G, Moss R, Kempny A, Bagur R, Bergler-Klein J, Gurvitch R, Mathieu P, Pibarot P.
Circulation. 2010 Nov 9;122(19):1928-36. Epub 2010 Oct 25.
PMID: 20975002

Hemoglobin and aerobic fitness changes with supervised exercise training in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Dolan LB, Gelmon K, Courneya KS, Mackey JR, Segal RJ, Lane K, Reid RD, McKenzie DC.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Nov;19(11):2826-32. Epub 2010 Sep 22.
PMID: 20861399

Intravascular transfer contributes to postprandial increase in numbers of very-low-density hepatitis C virus particles.
Felmlee DJ, Sheridan DA, Bridge SH, Nielsen SU, Milne RW, Packard CJ, Caslake MJ, McLauchlan J, Toms GL, Neely RD, Bassendine MF.
Gastroenterology. 2010 Nov;139(5):1774-83, 1783.e1-6. Epub 2010 Aug 2.
PMID: 20682323

Prevalence of dyslipidemia in statin-treated patients in Canada: results of the DYSlipidemia International Study (DYSIS).
Goodman SG, Langer A, Bastien NR, McPherson R, Francis GA, Genest JJ Jr, Leiter LA; DYSIS Canadian Investigators.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Nov;26(9):e330-5.
PMID: 21076724

Ventricular tachycardia following tube thoracotomy.
Hibbert B, Lim TW, Hibbert R, Green M, Gollob MH, Davis DR.
Europace. 2010 Oct;12(10):1504-6. Epub 2010 Jun 4.
PMID: 20525725

The future of regenerating the myocardium.
Kuraitis D, Suuronen EJ, Sellke FW, Ruel M.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Nov;25(6):575-82.
PMID: 20859204

Obesity and the prevalence and management of hypertension in Ontario, Canada.
Leenen FH, McInnis NH, Fodor G.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Sep;23(9):1000-6. Epub 2010 May 6.
PMID: 20448534

Design of the Coronary ARtery DIsease Genome-Wide Replication And Meta-Analysis (CARDIoGRAM) Study: A Genome-wide association meta-analysis involving more than 22 000 cases and 60 000 controls.
Preuss M, König IR, Thompson JR, Erdmann J, Absher D, Assimes TL, Blankenberg S, Boerwinkle E, Chen L, Cupples LA, Hall AS, Halperin E, Hengstenberg C, Holm H, Laaksonen R, Li M, März W, McPherson R, Musunuru K, Nelson CP, Burnett MS, Epstein SE, O'Donnell CJ, Quertermous T, Rader DJ, Roberts R, Schillert A, Stefansson K, Stewart AF, Thorleifsson G, Voight BF, Wells GA, Ziegler A, Kathiresan S, Reilly MP, Samani NJ, Schunkert H; CARDIoGRAM Consortium.
Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2010 Oct 1;3(5):475-83. Epub 2010 Oct 5.
PMID: 20923989

Interventional valve surgery: building a team and working together.
Ruel M, Dickie S, Chow BJ, Labinaz M.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Summer;22(2):145-9.
PMID: 21092892

Effects of ACE inhibitors on cardiac angiotensin II and aldosterone in humans: "Relevance of lipophilicity and affinity for ACE".
Ruzicka M, Coletta E, White R, Davies R, Haddad H, Leenen FH.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Nov;23(11):1179-82. Epub 2010 Jul 15.
PMID: 20634797

A Randomized Controlled, Phase 2 Trial of the Viral Serpin Serp-1 in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Tardif JC, L'allier PL, Grégoire J, Ibrahim R, McFadden G, Kostuk W, Knudtson M, Labinaz M, Waksman R, Pepine CJ, Macaulay C, Guertin MC, Lucas A.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21062996

Genetic variants influencing circulating lipid levels and risk of coronary artery disease.Waterworth DM, Ricketts SL, Song K, Chen L, Zhao JH, Ripatti S, Aulchenko YS, Zhang W, Yuan X, Lim N, Luan J, Ashford S, Wheeler E, Young EH, Hadley D, Thompson JR, Braund PS, Johnson T, Struchalin M, Surakka I, Luben R, Khaw KT, Rodwell SA, Loos RJ, Boekholdt SM, Inouye M, Deloukas P, Elliott P, Schlessinger D, Sanna S, Scuteri A, Jackson A, Mohlke KL, Tuomilehto J, Roberts R, Stewart A, Kesäniemi YA, Mahley RW, Grundy SM; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, McArdle W, Cardon L, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Chambers JC, Boehnke M, Abecasis GR, Salomaa V, Järvelin MR, Ruokonen A, Barroso I, Epstein SE, Hakonarson HH, Rader DJ, Reilly MP, Witteman JC, Hall AS, Samani NJ, Strachan DP, Barter P, van Duijn CM, Kooner JS, Peltonen L, Wareham NJ, McPherson R, Mooser V, Sandhu MS.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Nov;30(11):2264-76.
PMID: 20864672

Apico-Aortic Conduit for severe aortic stenosis: Technique, applications, and systematic review
Elmistekawy, E., Lapierre, H., Mesana, T., Ruel, M.
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association 22 (4), pp. 187-194. 2010

Macrophage differentiation and polarization on a decellularized pericardial biomaterial.
Ariganello MB, Simionescu DT, Labow RS, Michael Lee J.
Biomaterials. 2010 Oct 7.
PMID: 20933269

Time constants of cardiac function and their calculations.
Bai, X., & Wang, Q. (2010).
The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal. 2010 4, 168-172.
Full text available: http://www.bentham.org/open/tocmj/articles/V004/168TOCMJ.pdf
Deregulation of Rab5 and Rab4 proteins in p85R274A-expressing cells alters PDGFR trafficking.
Chamberlain MD, Oberg JC, Furber LA, Poland SF, Hawrysh AD, Knafelc SM, McBride HM, Anderson DH.
Cell Signal. 2010 Oct;22(10):1562-75.
PMID: 20570729

Improved prediction of cardiovascular disease based on a panel of single nucleotide polymorphisms identified through genome-wide association studies.
Davies RW, Dandona S, Stewart AF, Chen L, Ellis SG, Tang WH, Hazen SL, Roberts R, McPherson R, Wells GA.
Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2010 Oct 1;3(5):468-74.
PMID: 20729558
A collagen–chitosan hydrogel for endothelial differentiation and angiogenesis.
Deng C, Zhang P, Vulesevic B, Kuraitis D, Li F, Yang AF, Griffith M, Ruel M, Suuronen EJ.
Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Oct;16(10):3099-109.
PMID: 20586613

Hemoglobin and Aerobic Fitness Changes with Supervised Exercise Training in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy.
Dolan LB, Gelmon K, Courneya KS, Mackey JR, Segal RJ, Lane K, Reid RD, McKenzie DC.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Oct 26.
PMID: 20861399

Assessment of myocardial ischaemia and viability: role of positron emission tomography.
Ghosh N, Rimoldi OE, Beanlands RS, Camici PG.
Eur Heart J. 2010 Oct 21.
PMID: 20965888

Blood Gene Expression Reveal Pathway Differences Between Diet-Sensitive and Resistant Obese Subjects Prior to Caloric Restriction.
Ghosh S, Dent R, Harper ME, Stuart J, McPherson R.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Sep 30.
PMID: 20885385

Cardiovascular complications of Salmonella enteritidis infection.
Hibbert B, Costiniuk C, Hibbert R, Joseph P, Alanazi H, Simard T, Dennie C, Angel JB, O'Brien ER.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Oct;26(8):323-5.
PMID: 20931102

Ventricular tachycardia following tube thoracotomy.
Hibbert B, Lim TW, Hibbert R, Green M, Gollob MH, Davis DR.
Europace. 2010 Oct;12(10):1504-6.
PMID: 20525725

Greater dietary fat oxidation in obese compared with lean men: an adaptive mechanism to prevent liver fat accumulation?
Hodson L, McQuaid SE, Humphreys SM, Milne R, Fielding BA, Frayn KN, Karpe F.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Oct;299(4):E584-92.
PMID: 20628024
Loss of the Parkinson's disease-linked gene DJ-1 perturbs mitochondrial dynamics.
Irrcher I, Aleyasin H, Seifert EL, Hewitt SJ, Chhabra S, Phillips M, Lutz AK, Rousseaux MW, Bevilacqua L, Jahani-Asl A, Callaghan S, MacLaurin JG, Winklhofer KF, Rizzu P, Rippstein P, Kim RH, Chen CX, Fon EA, Slack RS, Harper ME, McBride HM, Mak TW, Park DS.
Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Oct 1;19(19):3734-46.
PMID: 20639397

SPECT blood pool phase analysis can accurately and reproducibly quantify mechanical dyssynchrony.
Lalonde M, Birnie D, Ruddy TD, deKemp RA, Wassenaar RW.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Oct;17(5):803-10. Epub 2010 Apr 29.
PMID: 20428986

Limitations in the current screening practice of assessing left ventricular ejection fraction for a primary prophylactic implantable defibrillator in southern Ontario.
Lane C, Dorian P, Ghosh N, Radina M, O'Donnell S, Thorpe K, Mangat I, Korley V, Pinter A.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Mar;26(3):e118-24.
PMID: 20352140

Control rates of hypertension in North America.
Leenen FH, Schiffrin EL.
Hypertension. 2010 Oct;56(4):571-2.
PMID: 20696987

Gender differences in satisfaction with life in patients with coronary heart disease: physical activity as a possible mediating factor.
McDonnell LA, Riley DL, Blanchard CM, Reid RD, Pipe AL, Morrin LI, Beaton LJ, Papadakis S, Slovinec D'Angelo ME.
J Behav Med. 2010 Oct 19.
PMID: 20957422

Disruption at the PTCHD1 Locus on Xp22.11 in Autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability.
Noor A, Whibley A, Marshall CR, Gianakopoulos PJ, Piton A, Carson AR, Orlic-Milacic M, Lionel AC, Sato D, Pinto D, Drmic I, Noakes C, Senman L, Zhang X, Mo R, Gauthier J, Crosbie J, Pagnamenta AT, Munson J, Estes AM, Fiebig A, Franke A, Schreiber S, Stewart AF, Roberts R, McPherson R, Guter SJ, Cook EH Jr, Dawson G, Schellenberg GD, Battaglia A, Maestrini E; Autism Genome Project Consortium, Jeng L, Hutchison T, Rajcan-Separovic E, Chudley AE, Lewis SM, Liu X, Holden JJ, Fernandez B, Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson SE, Roberts W, Szatmari P, Gallagher L, Stratton MR, Gecz J, Brady AF, Schwartz CE, Schachar RJ, Monaco AP, Rouleau GA, Hui CC, Lucy Raymond F, Scherer SW, Vincent JB.
Sci Transl Med. 2010 Sep 15;2(49):49ra68.
PMID: 20844286

Cerebral emboli detected by transcranial Doppler during cardiopulmonary bypass are not correlated with postoperative cognitive deficits.
Rodriguez RA, Rubens FD, Wozny D, Nathan HJ.
Stroke. 2010 Oct;41(10):2229-35.
PMID: 20724717

Common variants at ten genomic loci influence hemoglobin A1C levels via glycemic and non-glycemic pathways.
Soranzo N, Sanna S, Wheeler E, Gieger C, Radke D, Dupuis J, Bouatia-Naji N, Langenberg C, Prokopenko I, Stolerman E, Sandhu MS, Heeney MM, Devaney JM, Reilly MP, Ricketts SL, Stewart AF, Voight BF, Willenborg C, Wright B, Altshuler D, Arking D, Balkau B, Barnes D, Boerwinkle E, Böhm B, Bonnefond A, Bonnycastle LL, Boomsma DI, Bornstein SR, Böttcher Y, Bumpstead S, Burnett-Miller MS, Campbell H, Cao A, Chambers J, Clark R, Collins FS, Coresh J, de Geus EJ, Dei M, Deloukas P, Döring A, Egan JM, Elosua R, Ferrucci L, Forouhi N, Fox CS, Franklin C, Franzosi MG, Gallina S, Goel A, Graessler J, Grallert H, Greinacher A, Hadley D, Hall A, Hamsten A; on behalf of Procardis Consortium, Hayward C, Heath S, Herder C, Homuth G, Hottenga JJ, Hunter-Merrill R, Illig T, Jackson AU, Jula A, Kleber M, Knouff CW, Kong A, Kooner J, Köttgen A, Kovacs P, Krohn K, Kühnel B, Kuusisto J, Laakso M, Lathrop M, Lecoeur C, Li M, Li M, Loos RJ, Luan J, Lyssenko V, Mägi R, Magnusson PK, Mälarstig A, Mangino M, Martínez-Larrad MT, März W, McArdle WL, McPherson R, Meisinger C, Meitinger T, Melander O, Mohlke KL, Mooser VE, Morken MA, Narisu N, Nathan DM, Nauck M, O'Donnell C, Oexle K, Olla N, Pankow JS, Payne F, Peden JF, Pedersen NL, Peltonen L, Perola M, Polasek O, Porcu E, Rader DJ, Rathmann W, Ripatti S, Rocheleau G, Roden M, Rudan I, Salomaa V, Saxena R, Schlessinger D, Schunkert H, Schwarz P, Seedorf U, Selvin E, Serrano-Ríos M, Shrader P, Silveira A, Siscovick D, Song K, Spector TD, Stefansson K, Steinthorsdottir V, Strachan DP, Strawbridge R, Stumvoll M, Surakka I, Swift AJ, Tanaka T, Teumer A, Thorleifsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Tönjes A, Usala G, Vitart V, Völzke H, Wallaschofski H, Waterworth DM, Watkins H, Wichmann HE, Wild SH, Willemsen G, Williams GH, Wilson JF, Winkelmann J, Wright AF; WTCCC, Zabena C, Zhao JH, Epstein SE, Erdmann J, Hakonarson HH, Kathiresan S, Khaw KT, Roberts R, Samani NJ, Fleming MD, Sladek R, Abecasis G, Boehnke M, Froguel P, Groop L, McCarthy MI, Kao WH, Florez JC, Uda M, Wareham NJ, Barroso I, Meigs JB.
Diabetes. 2010 Sep 21.
PMID: 20858683

Classification of rheumatologic opinion on early inflammatory arthritis: harmonization of a heterogeneous standard.
Tavares R, Wells GA, Scarf J, Cagaanan R, Bykerk VP, Bell MJ.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Oct;62(10):1407-14.
PMID: 20506530

Genetic variants influencing circulating lipid levels and risk of coronary artery disease.
Waterworth DM, Ricketts SL, Song K, Chen L, Zhao JH, Ripatti S, Aulchenko YS, Zhang W, Yuan X, Lim N, Luan J, Ashford S, Wheeler E, Young EH, Hadley D, Thompson JR, Braund PS, Johnson T, Struchalin M, Surakka I, Luben R, Khaw KT, Rodwell SA, Loos RJ, Boekholdt SM, Inouye M, Deloukas P, Elliott P, Schlessinger D, Sanna S, Scuteri A, Jackson A, Mohlke KL, Tuomilehto J, Roberts R, Stewart A, Kesäniemi YA, Mahley RW, Grundy SM; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, McArdle W, Cardon L, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Chambers JC, Boehnke M, Abecasis GR, Salomaa V, Järvelin MR, Ruokonen A, Barroso I, Epstein SE, Hakonarson HH, Rader DJ, Reilly MP, Witteman JC, Hall AS, Samani NJ, Strachan DP, Barter P, van Duijn CM, Kooner JS, Peltonen L, Wareham NJ, McPherson R, Mooser V, Sandhu MS.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Nov;30(11):2264-76.
PMID: 20864672

Investigation into the impact of abatacept on sleep quality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and the validity of the MOS-Sleep questionnaire Sleep Disturbance Scale.
Wells G, Li T, Tugwell P.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Oct;69(10):1768-73.
PMID: 20610444

Automatic and visual reproducibility of perfusion and function measures for myocardial perfusion SPECT.
Xu Y, Hayes S, Ali I, Ruddy TD, Wells RG, Berman DS, Germano G, Slomka PJ.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Oct 21.
PMID: 20963537

Antiarrhythmic use from 1991 to 2007: insights from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (CARAF I and II).
Andrade JG, Connolly SJ, Dorian P, Green M, Humphries KH, Klein GJ, Sheldon R, Talajic M, Kerr CR.
Heart Rhythm. 2010 Sep;7(9):1171-7. Epub 2010 Apr 27.
PMID: 20430112

Calculation of left ventricular relaxation time constant-Tau in patients with aortic regurgitation by continuous-wave Doppler.
Bai X.
Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2008;2:28-30. Epub 2008 Apr 25.
PMID: 18949095
Free full text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570579/?tool=pubmed

Calculation of left ventricular relaxation time constant-Tau in humans by continuous-wave Doppler.
Bai X.
Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2008;2:9-11. Epub 2008 Apr 25.
PMID: 18949092
Free full text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570574/?tool=pubmed

Mitochondria and the culture of the Borg: understanding the integration of mitochondrial function within the reticulum, the cell, and the organism.
Braschi E, McBride HM.
Bioessays. 2010 Sep 7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20824657

Improved Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Based on a Panel of SNPs Identified Through Genome Wide Association Studies.
Davies RW, Dandona S, Stewart AF, Chen L, Ellis SG, Tang WH, Hazen SL, Roberts R, McPherson R, Wells GA.
Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2010 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20729558

Preservation of the pulmonary autograft after failure of the Ross procedure.
de Kerchove L, Boodhwani M, Etienne PY, Poncelet A, Glineur D, Noirhomme P, Rubay J, El Khoury G.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Sep;38(3):326-32. Epub 2010 Mar 28.
PMID: 20353892

An abbreviated hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp results in similar myocardial glucose utilization in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Fallavollita JA, Luisi AJ Jr, Yun E, deKemp RA, Canty JM Jr.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Aug;17(4):637-45. Epub 2010 Apr 14.
PMID: 20387134

The future of regenerating the myocardium.
Kuraitis D, Suuronen EJ, Sellke FW, Ruel M.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20859204

Obesity and the prevalence and management of hypertension in Ontario, Canada.
Leenen FH, McInnis NH, Fodor G.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Sep;23(9):1000-6. Epub 2010 May 6.
PMID: 20448534

Left atrial anatomy, energy delivery and esophageal complications associated with ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Lemery R.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Aug 1;21(8):845-8. Epub 2010 Mar 26. No abstract available.
PMID: 20367656

Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on VEGF-Induced Proliferation Response in Bone Marrow Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells.
Mieno S, Boodhwani M, Robich MP, Clements RT, Sodha NR, Sellke FW.
J Card Surg. 2010 Jul 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20626511

Strategies to increase the delivery of smoking cessation treatments in primary care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Papadakis S, McDonald P, Mullen KA, Reid R, Skulsky K, Pipe A.
Prev Med. 2010 Sep-Oct;51(3-4):199-213. Epub 2010 Jun 17.
PMID: 20600264

Response to letter regarding article, efficacy and safety of varenicline for smoking cessation in patients with cardiovascular disease: A randomized trial
Rigotti, N.A., Pipe, A.L., Benowitz, N.L., Arteaga, C., Garza, D., Tonstad, S.
2010 Circulation 122 (9), pp. e446

Inherited cardiomyopathies mimicking arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Roberts JD, Veinot JP, Rutberg J, Gollob MH.
Cardiovasc Pathol. 2010 Sep-Oct;19(5):316-20. Epub 2009 Jul 24.
PMID: 19632136

Evaluation of non-synonymous NPPA single nucleotide polymorphisms in atrial fibrillation.
Roberts JD, Davies RW, Lubitz SA, Thibodeau IL, Nery PB, Birnie DH, Benjamin EJ, Lemery R, Ellinor PT, Gollob MH.
Europace. 2010 Aug;12(8):1078-83. Epub 2010 Jun 12.
PMID: 20543198

Variation in Management of Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Among Academic Hospital Emergency Departments.
Stiell IG, Clement CM, Brison RJ, Rowe BH, Borgundvaag B, Langhan T, Lang E, Magee K, Stenstrom R, Perry JJ, Birnie D, Wells GA.
Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20864213

Diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease: PET is superior to SPECT: Pro.
Beanlands RS, Youssef G.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Aug;17(4):683-95. No abstract available.
PMID: 20589487

Repair of regurgitant bicuspid aortic valves: a systematic approach.
Boodhwani M, de Kerchove L, Glineur D, Rubay J, Vanoverschelde JL, Noirhomme P, El Khoury G.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Aug;140(2):276-284.e1. Epub 2010 May 20.
PMID: 20488466

Vps35 mediates vesicle transport between the mitochondria and peroxisomes.
Braschi E, Goyon V, Zunino R, Mohanty A, Xu L, McBride HM.
Curr Biol. 2010 Jul 27;20(14):1310-5. Epub 2010 Jul 8.
PMID: 20619655

The Selvester QRS Score is more accurate than Q waves and fragmented QRS complexes using the Mason-Likar configuration in estimating infarct volume in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Carey MG, Luisi AJ Jr, Baldwa S, Al-Zaiti S, Veneziano MJ, deKemp RA, Canty JM Jr, Fallavollita JA.
J Electrocardiol. 2010 Jul-Aug;43(4):318-25. Epub 2010 Apr 8.
PMID: 20381066

Usefulness of computed tomographic coronary angiography in patients with acute chest pain with and without high-risk features.
Chow BJ, Joseph P, Yam Y, Kass M, Chen L, Beanlands RS, Ruddy TD.
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Aug 15;106(4):463-9.
PMID: 20691302

Gene dosage of the common variant 9p21 predicts severity of coronary artery disease.
Dandona S, Stewart AF, Chen L, Williams K, So D, O'Brien E, Glover C, Lemay M, Assogba O, Vo L, Wang YQ, Labinaz M, Wells GA, McPherson R, Roberts R.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Aug 3;56(6):479-86.
PMID: 20670758

Improved Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Based on a Panel of SNPs Identified Through Genome Wide Association Studies.
Davies RW, Dandona S, Stewart AF, Chen L, Ellis SG, Tang WH, Hazen SL, Roberts R, McPherson R, Wells GA.
Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2010 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20729558

Apico-Aortic Conduit for severe aortic stenosis: Technique, applications, and systematic review
Elmistekawy E, Lapierre H, Mesana T, Ruel,M.
J.Saudi Heart Assoc. [ahead of print]

Safety of outpatient treatment in acute pulmonary embolism.
Erkens PM, Gandara E, Wells P, Shen AY, Bose G, Le Gal G, Rodger M, Prins MH, Carrier M.
J Thromb Haemost. 2010 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20735722

Left ventricular growth after 1 year of haemodialysis does not correlate with arteriovenous access flow: A prospective cohort study
Hiremath S, Doucette SP, Richardson R, Chan K, Burns K, Zimmerman D
Nephrol.Dial.Transplant., 2010, 25, 8, 2656-2661

Central neuronal activation and pressor responses induced by circulating ANG II: role of the brain aldosterone-"ouabain" pathway.
Huang BS, Ahmadi S, Ahmad M, White RA, Leenen FH.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010 Aug;299(2):H422-30. Epub 2010 May 28.
PMID: 20511409

Characterization of a novel mutation in the cardiac ryanodine receptor that results in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
Jiang D, Jones PP, Davis DR, Gow R, Green MS, Birnie DH, Chen SR, Gollob MH.
Channels (Austin). 2010 Jul 14;4(4). [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20676041

Lesion characteristics and coronary stent selection with computed tomographic coronary angiography: a pilot investigation comparing CTA, QCA and IVUS.
Kass M, Glover CA, Labinaz M, So DY, Chen L, Yam Y, Chow BJ.
J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Jul;22(7):328-34.
PMID: 20603505 [PubMed - in process]
Free Article: http://www.invasivecardiology.com/articles/Lesion-Characteristics-and-C…

Psychological Adjustment in ICD Patients Living With Advisory Fidelis Leads.
Keren A, Sears SF, Nery P, Shaw J, Green MS, Lemery R, Gollob MH, Amyotte B, Birnie DH.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20731739

Quantification of myocardial blood flow and flow reserve: Technical aspects.
Klein R, Beanlands RS, deKemp RA.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Aug;17(4):555-70. No abstract available.
PMID: 20596841

Intra- and inter-operator repeatability of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve measurements using rubidium-82 pet and a highly automated analysis program.
Klein R, Renaud JM, Ziadi MC, Thorn SL, Adler A, Beanlands RS, deKemp RA.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Aug;17(4):600-16. Epub 2010 Apr 13.
PMID: 20387135

Effect of exercise training on physical fitness in type II diabetes mellitus.
Larose J, Sigal RJ, Boulé NG, Wells GA, Prud'homme D, Fortier MS, Reid RD, Tulloch H, Coyle D, Phillips P, Jennings A, Khandwala F, Kenny GP.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Aug;42(8):1439-47.
PMID: 20639722

Control Rates of Hypertension in North America.
Leenen FH, Schiffrin EL.
Hypertension. 2010 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 20696987

In memoriam: Stewart Charles Whitman (1964-2010).
Marcel Y, McBride H, Milne RW, Huff M, Daugherty A.
J Lipid Res. 2010 Aug 10. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20699422

Differentiation of monocytes on a degradable, polar-hydrophobic-ionic polyurethane: 2-dimensional films versus 3-dimensional scaffolds.
McBane JE, Ebadi D, Sharifpoor S, Labow RS, Santerre JP.
Acta Biomater. 2010 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20728587

Variability in GWAS analysis: the impact of genotype calling algorithm inconsistencies.
Miclaus K, Chierici M, Lambert C, Zhang L, Vega S, Hong H, Yin S, Furlanello C, Wolfinger R, Goodsaid F.
Pharmacogenomics J. 2010 Aug;10(4):324-35.
PMID: 20676070

Device-related infection among patients with pacemakers and implantable defibrillators: incidence, risk factors, and consequences.
Nery PB, Fernandes R, Nair GM, Sumner GL, Ribas CS, Menon SM, Wang X, Krahn AD, Morillo CA, Connolly SJ, Healey JS.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Jul;21(7):786-90. Epub 2010 Jan 22.
PMID: 20102431

Evaluation of non-synonymous NPPA single nucleotide polymorphisms in atrial fibrillation.
Roberts JD, Davies RW, Lubitz SA, Thibodeau IL, Nery PB, Birnie DH, Benjamin EJ, Lemery R, Ellinor PT, Gollob MH.
Europace. 2010 Aug;12(8):1078-83. Epub 2010 Jun 12.
PMID: 20543198

The genetic and clinical features of cardiac channelopathies.
Roberts JD, Gollob MH.
Future Cardiol. 2010 Jul;6(4):491-506.
PMID: 20608822

The genome-wide association study--a new era for common polygenic disorders.
Roberts R, Wells GA, Stewart AF, Dandona S, Chen L.
J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2010 Jun;3(3):173-82. Epub 2010 Mar 27.
PMID: 20560037

Cerebral Emboli Detected by Transcranial Doppler During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Are Not Correlated With Postoperative Cognitive Deficits.
Rodriguez RA, Rubens FD, Wozny D, Nathan HJ.
Stroke. 2010 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20724717

Effects of ACE Inhibitors on Cardiac Angiotensin II and Aldosterone in Humans: "Relevance of Lipophilicity and Affinity for ACE"
Ruzicka M, Coletta E, White R, Davies R, Haddad H, Leenen FH.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20634797

A novel cell-free mitochondrial fusion assay amenable for high-throughput screenings of fusion modulators.
Schauss AC, Huang H, Choi SY, Xu L, Soubeyrand S, Bilodeau P, Zunino R, Rippstein P, Frohman MA, McBride HM.
BMC Biol. 2010 Jul 26;8:100.PMID: 20659315 [PubMed - in process]
Free PMC Article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919466/

A study of vascular smooth muscle cell function under cyclic mechanical loading in a polyurethane scaffold with optimized porosity
Sharifpoor S, Simmons CA, Labow RS, Santerre JP
Acta Biomater. [ahead of print]

IRF2BP2 is a skeletal and cardiac muscle-enriched ischemia-inducible activator of VEGFA expression.
Teng AC, Kuraitis D, Deeke SA, Ahmadi A, Dugan SG, Cheng BL, Crowson MG, Burgon PG, Suuronen EJ, Chen HH, Stewart AF.
FASEB J. 2010 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20702774

Paradigm of genetic mosaicism and lone atrial fibrillation: physiological characterization of a connexin 43-deletion mutant identified from atrial tissue.
Thibodeau IL, Xu J, Li Q, Liu G, Lam K, Veinot JP, Birnie DH, Jones DL, Krahn AD, Lemery R, Nicholson BJ, Gollob MH.
Circulation. 2010 Jul 20;122(3):236-44. Epub 2010 Jul 6.
PMID: 20606116

Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation during aortic valve repair surgery.
Van Dyck MJ, Watremez C, Boodhwani M, Vanoverschelde JL, El Khoury G.
Anesth Analg. 2010 Jul;111(1):59-70. Epub 2010 Jun 3.
PMID: 20522704

Effects of central sodium on epithelial sodium channels in rat brain.
Wang HW, Amin MS, El-Shahat E, Huang BS, Tuana BS, Leenen FH.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2010 Jul;299(1):R222-33. Epub 2010 Apr 28.
PMID: 20427723

Investigation into the impact of abatacept on sleep quality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and the validity of the MOS-Sleep questionnaire Sleep Disturbance Scale.
Wells G, Li T, Tugwell P.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Jul 7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20610444

Single-phase CT aligned to gated PET for respiratory motion correction in cardiac PET/CT.
Wells RG, Ruddy TD, DeKemp RA, DaSilva JN, Beanlands RS.
J Nucl Med. 2010 Aug;51(8):1182-90. Epub 2010 Jul 21.
PMID: 20660386.

In vitro functional comparison of therapeutically relevant human vasculogenic progenitor cells used for cardiac cell therapy.
Zhang Y, Wong S, Laflèche J, Crowe S, Mesana TG, Suuronen EJ, Ruel M.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jul;140(1):216-24, 224.e1-4. Epub 2010 Feb 18.
PMID: 20167338

Extracting Information for Generating A Diabetes Report Card from Free Text in Physicians Notes
Bhatia, RS, Graystone, A, Davies, RA, McClinton, S, Morin, J, Davies, RF.
In: Proceedings of the NAACL HLT 2010 Second Louhi Workshop on Text and Data Mining of Health Documents; June 2010, Los Angeles, California. p.8-14.
Workshop: http://www.aclweb.org/anthology/W/W10/#1100
PDF: http://www.aclweb.org/anthology/W/W10/W10-1102.pdf

Diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease: PET is superior to SPECT: Pro.
Beanlands RS, Youssef G.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 20589487

Deregulation of Rab5 and Rab4 proteins in p85R274A-expressing cells alters PDGFR trafficking.
Chamberlain MD, Oberg JC, Furber LA, Poland SF, Hawrysh AD, Knafelc SM, McBride HM, Anderson DH.
Cell Signal. 2010 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20570729

A Collagen-Chitosan Hydrogel for Endothelial Differentiation and Angiogenesis( * ).
Deng C, Zhang P, Vulesevic B, Kuraitis D, Li F, Yang AF, Griffith M, Ruel M, Suuronen EJ.
Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20586613

Ventricular tachycardia following tube thoracotomy.
Hibbert B, Lim TW, Hibbert R, Green M, Gollob MH, Davis DR.
Europace. 2010 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20525725

Urgent replacement of a mechanical mitral prosthesis in an anticoagulated patient with Bombay red blood cell phenotype.
Nairn TK, Giulivi A, Neurath D, Tokessy M, Sia YT, Ruel M, Wilkes PR.
Can J Anaesth. 2010 Jun;57(6):583-7. Epub 2010 Mar 20. PMID: 20306240

Strategies to increase the delivery of smoking cessation treatments in primary care settings: A systematic review & meta-analysis.
Papadakis S, McDonald P, Mullen KA, Reid R, Skulsky K, Pipe A.
Prev Med. 2010 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20600264.

Complications associated with revision of Sprint Fidelis leads: report from the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Device Advisory Committee.
Parkash R, Crystal E, Bashir J, Simpson C, Birnie D, Sterns L, Exner D, Thibault B, Connors S, Healey JS, Champagne J, Cameron D, Mangat I, Verma A, Wolfe K, Essebag V, Kus T, Ayala-Paredes F, Davies T, Sanatani S, Gow R, Coutu B, Sivakumaran S, Stephenson E, Krahn A.
Circulation. 2010 Jun 8;121(22):2384-7. Epub 2010 May 24. PMID: 20497979.

Evaluation of non-synonymous NPPA single nucleotide polymorphisms in atrial fibrillation.
Roberts JD, Davies RW, Lubitz SA, Thibodeau IL, Nery PB, Birnie DH, Benjamin EJ, Lemery R, Ellinor PT, Gollob MH.
Europace. 2010 Jun 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20543198

Ottawa Heart Institute producing alternative to technetium-99 isotopes.
Rynor B.
CMAJ. 2010 May 18;182(8):E325-6. Epub 2010 Apr 6. PMID: 20371651

Cardiac fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation in vivo and in vitro: expression of focal adhesion components in neonatal and adult rat ventricular myofibroblasts.
Santiago JJ, Dangerfield AL, Rattan SG, Bathe KL, Cunnington RH, Raizman JE, Bedosky KM, Freed DH, Kardami E, Dixon IM.
Dev Dyn. 2010 Jun;239(6):1573-84.PMID: 20503355

Association of the Ottawa Aggressive Protocol with rapid discharge of emergency department patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation or flutter.
Stiell IG, Clement CM, Perry JJ, Vaillancourt C, Symington C, Dickinson G, Birnie D, Green MS.
CJEM. 2010 May;12(3):181-91.
PMID: 20522282
The clinical utility of assessing myocardial blood flow using positron emission tomography.
Ziadi MC, Beanlands RS.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 20552310

Repair of regurgitant bicuspid aortic valves: A systematic approach.
Boodhwani M, de Kerchove L, Glineur D, Rubay J, Vanoverschelde JL, Noirhomme P, El Khoury G.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 May 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20488466

Influence of the On-X mechanical prosthesis on intermediate-term major thromboembolism and hemorrhage: A prospective multicenter study
Chan, V., Jamieson, W.R.E., Lam, B.-K., Ruel, M., Ling, H., Fradet, G., Mesana, T.G.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010. Article in Press

Effects of mitral valve surgery on myocardial energetics in patients with severe mitral regurgitation.
Chow BJ, Abunassar JG, Ascah K, Dekemp R, Dasilva J, Mesana T, Beanlands RS, Ruddy TD.
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 May;3(3):308-13. Epub 2010 Mar 1.PMID: 20194635

Naturally occurring R225W mutation of the gene encoding AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)gamma(3) results in increased oxidative capacity and glucose uptake in human primary myotubes.
Crawford SA, Costford SR, Aguer C, Thomas SC, Dekemp RA, Dasilva JN, Lafontaine D, Kendall M, Dent R, Beanlands RS, McPherson R, Harper ME.
Diabetologia. 2010 May 15. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20473479

Small-animal molecular imaging methods.
de Kemp RA, Epstein FH, Catana C, Tsui BM, Ritman EL.
J Nucl Med. 2010 May 1;51 Suppl 1:18S-32S.PMID: 20457793

Predictors of fracture risk of a small caliber implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead.
Ha AC, Vezi BZ, Keren A, Alanazi H, Gollob MH, Green MS, Lemery R, Nery PB, Posan E, Birnie DH.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010 Apr;33(4):437-43. Epub 2009 Dec 1.PMID: 19954500

The 2010 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: part 2 - therapy.
Hackam DG, Khan NA, Hemmelgarn BR, Rabkin SW, Touyz RM, Campbell NR, Padwal R, Campbell TS, Lindsay MP, Hill MD, Quinn RR, Mahon JL, Herman RJ, Schiffrin EL, Ruzicka M, Larochelle P, Feldman RD, Lebel M, Poirier L, Arnold JM, Moe GW, Howlett JG, Trudeau L, Bacon SL, Petrella RJ, Milot A, Stone JA, Drouin D, Boulanger JM, Sharma M, Hamet P, Fodor G, Dresser GK, Carruthers SG, Pylypchuk G, Burgess ED, Burns KD, Vallée M, Prasad GV, Gilbert RE, Leiter LA, Jones C, Ogilvie RI, Woo V, McFarlane PA, Hegele RA, Tobe SW; Canadian Hypertension Education Program.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 May;26(5):249-58.PMID: 20485689

Pulmonary hypertension.
Hibbert B, Hibbert R, Simard T, Dennie C, O'Brien E.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 May;26(5):e176. No abstract available. PMID: 20485698

Central neuronal activation and pressor responses induced by circulating angiotensin II. Role of brain aldosterone-"ouabain" pathway.
Huang BS, Ahmadi S, Ahmad M, White RA, Leenen FH.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010 May 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20511409

SPECT blood pool phase analysis can accurately and reproducibly quantify mechanical dyssynchrony.
Lalonde M, Birnie D, Ruddy TD, Dekemp RA, Wassenaar RW.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20428986

Obesity and the Prevalence and Management of Hypertension in Ontario, Canada.
Leenen FH, McInnis NH, Fodor G.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20448534

BCAN Think Tank session 3: Prevention of bladder cancer.
Lerner SP, Grossman HB, Messing EM, Kibel AS, Stephenson A, Gee JR, O'Donnell MA, Reid RD, Kamat AM, Parnes HL, House MG.
Urol Oncol. 2010 May-Jun;28(3):338-42.PMID: 20439034

Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity.
Liu JZ, Tozzi F, Waterworth DM, Pillai SG, Muglia P, Middleton L, Berrettini W, Knouff CW, Yuan X, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Preisig M, Wareham NJ, Zhao JH, Loos RJ, Barroso I, Khaw KT, Grundy S, Barter P, Mahley R, Kesaniemi A, McPherson R, Vincent JB, Strauss J, Kennedy JL, Farmer A, McGuffin P, Day R, Matthews K, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Lucae S, Ising M, Brueckl T, Horstmann S, Wichmann HE, Rawal R, Dahmen N, Lamina C, Polasek O, Zgaga L, Huffman J, Campbell S, Kooner J, Chambers JC, Burnett MS, Devaney JM, Pichard AD, Kent KM, Satler L, Lindsay JM, Waksman R, Epstein S, Wilson JF, Wild SH, Campbell H, Vitart V, Reilly MP, Li M, Qu L, Wilensky R, Matthai W, Hakonarson HH, Rader DJ, Franke A, Wittig M, Schäfer A, Uda M, Terracciano A, Xiao X, Busonero F, Scheet P, Schlessinger D, St Clair D, Rujescu D, Abecasis GR, Grabe HJ, Teumer A, Völzke H, Petersmann A, John U, Rudan I, Hayward C, Wright AF, Kolcic I, Wright BJ, Thompson JR, Balmforth AJ, Hall AS, Samani NJ, Anderson CA, Ahmad T, Mathew CG, Parkes M, Satsangi J, Caulfield M, Munroe PB, Farrall M, Dominiczak A, Worthington J, Thomson W, Eyre S, Barton A; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Mooser V, Francks C, Marchini
J.Nat Genet. 2010 May;42(5):436-40. Epub 2010 Apr 25.PMID: 20418889

Delayed re-endothelialization with rapamycin-coated stents is rescued by the addition of a glycogen synthase kinase-3beta inhibitor.
Ma X, Hibbert B, Dhaliwal B, Seibert T, Chen YX, Zhao X, O'Brien ER.
Cardiovasc Res. 2010 May 1;86(2):338-45. Epub 2010 Feb 17.PMID: 20167573

Chromosome 9p21 and coronary artery disease.
McPherson R.
N Engl J Med. 2010 May 6;362(18):1736-7. No abstract available. PMID: 20445187

Echocardiographic evaluation of TASER X26 in healthy volunteers.
Michaud A, Dupuis JY.
Am J Emerg Med. 2010 May;28(4):521-3. No abstract available. PMID: 20466240

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to dietary sodium among 35- to 50-year-old Ontario residents.
Papadakis S, Pipe AL, Moroz IA, Reid RD, Blanchard CM, Cote DF, Mark AE.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 May;26(5):e164-9.PMID: 20485696

Communication and team situation awareness in the OR: Implications for augmentative information display.
Parush A, Kramer C, Foster-Hunt T, Momtahan K, Hunter A, Sohmer B.
J Biomed Inform. 2010 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20381642

18F-FDG PET imaging of myocardial viability in an experienced center with access to 18F-FDG and integration with clinical management teams: the Ottawa-FIVE substudy of the PARR 2 trial.
Abraham A, Nichol G, Williams KA, Guo A, deKemp RA, Garrard L, Davies RA, Duchesne L, Haddad H, Chow B, DaSilva J, Beanlands RS; PARR 2 Investigators.
J Nucl Med. 2010 Apr;51(4):567-74. Epub 2010 Mar 17.PMID: 20237039

Right and left ventricular uptake with Rb-82 PET myocardial perfusion imaging: markers of left main or 3 vessel disease.
Abraham A, Kass M, Ruddy TD, deKemp RA, Lee AK, Ling MC, Ha A, Beanlands RS, Chow BJ.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):52-60. Epub 2009 Oct 14.PMID: 19826892

Development of a self-administered early inflammatory arthritis detection tool.
Bell MJ, Tavares R, Guillemin F, Bykerk VP, Tugwell P, Wells GA.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Mar 17;11:50.PMID: 20236522 Full Text available in PubMed Central:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851668/pdf/1471-2474-11-50…

A multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of testing modified ultrafiltration as a blood conservation technology in cardiac surgery.
Boodhwani M, Hamilton A, de Varennes B, Mesana T, Williams K, Wells GA, Nathan H, Dupuis JY, Babaev A, Wells P, Rubens FD.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;139(3):701-6.PMID: 20176212

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Radiologists consensus training standards for cardiac computed tomography.
Brydie A, Chow BJ, Dennie C, Larose E, Leipsic JA, Sheth T.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Apr;26(4):181-4.PMID: 20386767

The Selvester QRS Score is more accurate than Q waves and fragmented QRS complexes using the Mason-Likar configuration in estimating infarct volume in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Carey MG, Luisi AJ Jr, Baldwa S, Al-Zaiti S, Veneziano MJ, Dekemp RA, Canty JM Jr, Fallavollita JA.
J Electrocardiol. 2010 Apr 6. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20381066

Validation of conventional and simplified methods to calculate projected valve area at normal flow rate in patients with low flow, low gradient aortic stenosis: the multicenter TOPAS (True or Pseudo Severe Aortic Stenosis) study.
Clavel MA, Burwash IG, Mundigler G, Dumesnil JG, Baumgartner H, Bergler-Klein J, Sénéchal M, Mathieu P, Couture C, Beanlands R, Pibarot P.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2010 Apr;23(4):380-6.PMID: 20362927

Preservation of the pulmonary autograft after failure of the Ross procedure.
de Kerchove L, Boodhwani M, Etienne PY, Poncelet A, Glineur D, Noirhomme P, Rubay J, El Khoury G.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20353892

Derivation of a clinical decision rule for chest radiography in emergency department patients with chest pain and possible acute coronary syndrome.
Hess EP, Perry JJ, Ladouceur P, Wells GA, Stiell IG.
CJEM. 2010 Mar;12(2):128-34.PMID: 20219160

The 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure update: Heart failure in ethnic minority populations, heart failure and pregnancy, disease management, and quality improvement/assurance programs.
Howlett JG, McKelvie RS, Costigan J, Ducharme A, Estrella-Holder E, Ezekowitz JA, Giannetti N, Haddad H, Heckman GA, Herd AM, Isaac D, Kouz S, Leblanc K, Liu P, Mann E, Moe GW, O'Meara E, Rajda M, Siu S, Stolee P, Swiggum E, Zeiroth S.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Apr;26(4):185-202.PMID: 20386768

Alterations of pre- and postsynaptic noradrenergic signaling in a rat model of adriamycin-induced cardiotoxicity.
Kenk M, Thackeray JT, Thorn SL, Dhami K, Chow BJ, Ascah KJ, DaSilva JN, Beanlands RS.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Apr;17(2):254-63. Epub 2010 Feb 25.PMID: 20182926

Intra- and inter-operator repeatability of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve measurements using rubidium-82 pet and a highly automated analysis program.
Klein R, Renaud JM, Ziadi MC, Thorn SL, Adler A, Beanlands RS, Dekemp RA.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Apr 13. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20387135

Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity.
Liu JZ, Tozzi F, Waterworth DM, Pillai SG, Muglia P, Middleton L, Berrettini W, Knouff CW, Yuan X, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Preisig M, Wareham NJ, Zhao JH, Loos RJ, Barroso I, Khaw KT, Grundy S, Barter P, Mahley R, Kesaniemi A, McPherson R, Vincent JB, Strauss J, Kennedy JL, Farmer A, McGuffin P, Day R, Matthews K, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Lucae S, Ising M, Brueckl T, Horstmann S, Wichmann HE, Rawal R, Dahmen N, Lamina C, Polasek O, Zgaga L, Huffman J, Campbell S, Kooner J, Chambers JC, Burnett MS, Devaney JM, Pichard AD, Kent KM, Satler L, Lindsay JM, Waksman R, Epstein S, Wilson JF, Wild SH, Campbell H, Vitart V, Reilly MP, Li M, Qu L, Wilensky R, Matthai W, Hakonarson HH, Rader DJ, Franke A, Wittig M, Schäfer A, Uda M, Terracciano A, Xiao X, Busonero F, Scheet P, Schlessinger D, St Clair D, Rujescu D, Abecasis GR, Grabe HJ, Teumer A, Völzke H, Petersmann A, John U, Rudan I, Hayward C, Wright AF, Kolcic I, Wright BJ, Thompson JR, Balmforth AJ, Hall AS, Samani NJ, Anderson CA, Ahmad T, Mathew CG, Parkes M, Satsangi J, Caulfield M, Munroe PB, Farrall M, Dominiczak A, Worthington J, Thomson W, Eyre S, Barton A; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Mooser V, Francks C, Marchini
J.Nat Genet. 2010 May;42(5):436-40. Epub 2010 Apr 25.PMID: 20418889

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2009 Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: introduction.
Marelli A, Beauchesne L, Mital S, Therrien J, Silversides CK.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Mar;26(3):e65-9.PMID: 20352136

A Little-Known Valve.
Moga R, Nicholson D, Hudson JK, Hudson CC.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Apr 26. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20427202

CATCH: a clinical decision rule for the use of computed tomography in children with minor head injury.
Osmond MH, Klassen TP, Wells GA, Correll R, Jarvis A, Joubert G, Bailey B, Chauvin-Kimoff L, Pusic M, McConnell D, Nijssen-Jordan C, Silver N, Taylor B, Stiell IG; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Head Injury Study Group.
CMAJ. 2010 Mar 9;182(4):341-8. Epub 2010 Feb 8.PMID: 20142371

Metabolic syndrome is associated with more pronounced impairment of left ventricle geometry and function in patients with calcific aortic stenosis: a substudy of the ASTRONOMER (Aortic Stenosis Progression Observation Measuring Effects of Rosuvastatin).
Pagé A, Dumesnil JG, Clavel MA, Chan KL, Teo KK, Tam JW, Mathieu P, Després JP, Pibarot P; ASTRONOMER Investigators.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Apr 27;55(17):1867-74.PMID: 20413039

Cell-type-specific roles of IGF-1R and EGFR in mediating Zn2+-induced ERK1/2 and PKB phosphorylation.
Pandey NR, Vardatsikos G, Mehdi MZ, Srivastava AK.
J Biol Inorg Chem. 2010 Mar;15(3):399-407. Epub 2009 Nov 28.PMID: 19946718

The role of smoking cessation in the prevention of coronary artery disease.
Pipe AL, Papadakis S, Reid RD.
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2010 Mar;12(2):145-50.PMID: 20425251

Genome-Wide Association Studies of Hypertension: Have They Been Fruitful?
Rafiq, S., Anand, S., Roberts, R.
Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 2010. pp. 1-8. [Article in Press]

In-hospital mortality in 13,263 survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Canada.
Redpath C, Sambell C, Stiell I, Johansen H, Williams K, Samie R, Green M, Gollob M, Lemery R, Birnie D.
Am Heart J. 2010 Apr;159(4):577-583.e1.PMID: 20362715

Effects of aerobic exercise, resistance exercise or both, on patient-reported health status and well-being in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomised trial.
Reid RD, Tulloch HE, Sigal RJ, Kenny GP, Fortier M, McDonnell L, Wells GA, Boulé NG, Phillips P, Coyle D.
Diabetologia. 2010 Apr;53(4):632-40. Epub 2009 Dec 13. PMID: 20012857

The Genome-Wide Association Study-A New Era for Common Polygenic Disorders
Roberts, R., Wells, G.A., Stewart, A.F.R., Dandona, S., Chen, L.
Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 2010. pp. 1-10. [Article in Press]

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2009 Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: outflow tract obstruction, coarctation of the aorta, tetralogy of Fallot, Ebstein anomaly and Marfan's syndrome.
Silversides CK, Kiess M, Beauchesne L, Bradley T, Connelly M, Niwa K, Mulder B, Webb G, Colman J, Therrien J.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Mar;26(3):e80-97.PMID: 20352138

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2009 Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: executive summary.
Silversides CK, Marelli A, Beauchesne L, Dore A, Kiess M, Salehian O, Bradley T, Colman J, Connelly M, Harris L, Khairy P, Mital S, Niwa K, Oechslin E, Poirier N, Schwerzmann M, Taylor D, Vonder Muhll I, Baumgartner H, Benson L, Celermajer D, Greutmann M, Horlick E, Landzberg M, Meijboom F, Mulder B, Warnes C, Webb G, Therrien J.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Mar;26(3):143-50.PMID: 20352134

Torsades de pointes during complete atrioventricular block: Genetic factors and electrocardiogram correlates.
Subbiah RN, Gollob MH, Gula LJ, Davies RW, Leong-Sit P, Skanes AC, Yee R, Klein GJ, Krahn AD.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Apr;26(4):208-12.PMID: 20386770

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest surveillance in Canada: a survey of national resources.
Vaillancourt C, Charette M, Stiell IG, Phillips KR, Wells GA.
CJEM. 2010 Mar;12(2):119-27.PMID: 20219159

A regression model to predict warfarin dose from clinical variables and polymorphisms in CYP2C9, CYP4F2, and VKORC1: Derivation in a sample with predominantly a history of venous thromboembolism.
Wells PS, Majeed H, Kassem S, Langlois N, Gin B, Clermont J, Taljaard M.
Thromb Res. 2010 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20421126

Unappreciated aspects of fluid and electrolyte physiology and implications to patient recovery.
Wilkes P, Akbari A.
Can J Anaesth. 2010 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 20401556

Generator-produced rubidium-82 positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging-From basic aspects to clinical applications.
Yoshinaga K, Klein R, Tamaki N.
J Cardiol. 2010 Mar;55(2):163-173. Epub 2010 Feb 8.PMID: 20206068

Preservation of the pulmonary autograft after failure of the Ross procedure.
de Kerchove L, Boodhwani M, Etienne PY, Poncelet A, Glineur D, Noirhomme P, Rubay J, El Khoury G.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20353892

Incidence, Predictors, and Prognostic Implications of Hospitalization for Late Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients Older Than 65 Years.
Ko DT, Yun L, Wijeysundera HC, Jackevicius CA, Rao SV, Austin PC, Marquis JF, Tu JV.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20332382

Screening patients for primary prophylaxis implantable cardioverter defibrillators: Insights into current practices.
Nery P, D'Mello N, Beanlands R.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Mar;26(3):125-7. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 20352141

Demographic and Clinical Determinants of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity During Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: THE HOME-BASED DETERMINANTS OF EXERCISE (HOME) STUDY.
Blanchard CM, Reid RD, Morrin LI, McDonnell L, McGannon K, Rhodes RE, Spence JC, Edwards N.J
Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2010 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20216322

A multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of testing modified ultrafiltration as a blood conservation technology in cardiac surgery.
Boodhwani M, Hamilton A, de Varennes B, Mesana T, Williams K, Wells GA, Nathan H, Dupuis JY, Babaev A, Wells P, Rubens FD.J
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;139(3):701-6.PMID: 20176212

Prognostic value of 64-slice cardiac computed tomography severity of coronary artery disease, coronary atherosclerosis, and left ventricular ejection fraction.
Chow BJ, Wells GA, Chen L, Yam Y, Galiwango P, Abraham A, Sheth T, Dennie C, Beanlands RS, Ruddy TD.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 9;55(10):1017-28.PMID: 20202518

The Effects of Mitral Valve Surgery on Myocardial Energetics in Patients with Severe Mitral Regurgitation.
Chow BJ, Abunassar JG, Ascah K, Dekemp R, Dasilva J, Mesana T, Beanlands RS, Ruddy TD.
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Mar 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20194635

Cardiac hormones ANF and BNP modulate proliferation in the unidirectional mixed lymphocyte reaction.
de Bold ML, Etchepare A, Martinuk A, de Bold AJ.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Mar;29(3):323-6. PMID: 19783165

Evaluation of Bifunctional Chelates for the Development of Gallium-Based Radiopharmaceuticals.
Ferreira CL, Lamsa E, Woods M, Duan Y, Fernando P, Bensimon C, Kordos M, Guenther K, Jurek P, Kiefer GE.
Bioconjug Chem. 2010 Feb 22. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20175523

Comparison of fractional flow reserve of composite Y-grafts with saphenous vein or right internal thoracic arteries.
Glineur D, Boodhwani M, Poncelet A, De Kerchove L, Etienne PY, Noirhomme P, Deceuninck P, Michel X, El Khoury G, Hanet C.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20167333

Genetic and ultrastructural studies in dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a large deletion in the lamin A/C gene is associated with cardiomyocyte nuclear envelope disruption.
Gupta P, Bilinska ZT, Sylvius N, Boudreau E, Veinot JP, Labib S, Bolongo PM, Hamza A, Jackson T, Ploski R, Walski M, Grzybowski J, Walczak E, Religa G, Fidzianska A, Tesson F.
Basic Res Cardiol. 2010 May;105(3):365-77. PMID: 20127487

The central role of the brain aldosterone-"ouabain" pathway in salt-sensitive hypertension.
Leenen FH.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20230892

Delayed re-endothelialization with rapamycin-coated stents is rescued by the addition of a glycogen synthase kinase-3{beta} inhibitor.
Ma X, Hibbert B, Dhaliwal B, Seibert T, Chen YX, Zhao X, O'Brien ER.
Cardiovasc Res. 2010 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20167573

Mitochondrial function: OMA1 and OPA1, the grandmasters of mitochondrial health.
McBride H, Soubannier V.
Curr Biol. 2010 Mar 23;20(6):R274-6. No abstract available. PMID: 20334834

Ultrafiltration in the management of acute decompensated heart failure.
Mielniczuk LM, Haddad H, Davies RA.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Mar;25(2):155-60.PMID: 19996964

Urgent replacement of a mechanical mitral prosthesis in an anticoagulated patient with Bombay red blood cell phenotype.
Nairn TK, Giulivi A, Neurath D, Tokessy M, Sia YT, Ruel M, Wilkes PR.
Can J Anaesth. 2010 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20306240

Cardiorenal syndrome and heart failure.
Reinglas J, Haddad H, Davies RA, Mielniczuk L.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Mar;25(2):141-7.PMID: 20166239

The genetic landscape from single gene to polygenic disorders.Roberts R.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20308888

Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement: a cardiac surgeon and cardiologist team perspective.Ruel M, Labinaz M.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Mar;25(2):107-13.PMID: 20090520

3-dimensional structures to enhance cell therapy and engineer contractile tissue.Schussler O, Chachques JC, Mesana TG, Suuronen EJ, Lecarpentier Y, Ruel M.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010 Feb;18(2):188-98.PMID: 20304859

Mobile ventricular thrombus arising from the mitral annulus in patients with dense mitral annular calcification.
Sia YT, Dulay D, Burwash IG, Beauchesne LM, Ascah K, Chan KL.
Eur J Echocardiogr. 2010 Mar;11(2):198-201. Epub 2009 Nov 17.PMID: 19919957

Pharmacotherapy for end-stage coronary artery disease.
Sodha NR, Chu LM, Boodhwani M, Sellke FW.
Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2010 Feb;11(2):207-13.PMID: 20088742

Cardiotonic steroid-resistant alpha1-Na+,K+-ATPase rescues renal epithelial cells from the cytotoxic action of ouabain: evidence for a Nai+,Ki+ -independent mechanism.
Akimova OA, Tremblay J, Van Huysse JW, Hamet P, Orlov SN.
Apoptosis. 2010 Jan;15(1):55-62.PMID: 19949978 [PubMed - in process]

ERRgamma regulates cardiac, gastric, and renal potassium homeostasis.
Alaynick WA, Way JM, Wilson SA, Benson WG, Pei L, Downes M, Yu R, Jonker JW, Holt JA, Rajpal DK, Li H, Stuart J, McPherson R, Remlinger KS, Chang CY, McDonnell DP, Evans RM, Billin AN.
Mol Endocrinol. 2010 Feb;24(2):299-309. Epub 2009 Dec 4.PMID: 19965931 [PubMed - in process]

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk.
Dupuis J, Langenberg C, Prokopenko I, et al.
Nat Genet. 2010 Feb;42(2):105-16. Epub 2010 Jan 17.PMID: 20081858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

11C-meta-hydroxyephedrine defects persist despite functional improvement in hibernating myocardium.
Fallavollita JA, Banas MD, Suzuki G, deKemp RA, Sajjad M, Canty JM Jr.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):85-96. Epub 2009 Nov 10.PMID: 19902319 [PubMed - in process]

The Editor's Roundtable: health reform and its implications for cardiovascular medicine.
Friedewald VE, Cohn LH, Kelly JP, Roberts R, Wesson DE, Willerson JT, Yancy CW, Roberts WC.
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15;105(4):557-65. Epub 2010 Jan 14. No abstract available. PMID: 20152254 [PubMed - in process]

A psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in cardiac patients: Addressing factor structure and gender invariance.
Hunt-Shanks T, Blanchard C, Reid R, Fortier M, Cappelli M.
Br J Health Psychol. 2010 Feb;15(Pt 1):97-114. Epub 2009 Apr 11.PMID: 19364446 [PubMed - in process]

Alterations of pre- and postsynaptic noradrenergic signaling in a rat model of adriamycin-induced cardiotoxicity.
Kenk M, Thackeray JT, Thorn SL, Dhami K, Chow BJ, Ascah KJ, Dasilva JN, Beanlands RS.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20182926 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Evaluation of Early Complications Related to De Novo Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation Insights From the Ontario ICD Database.
Lee DS, Krahn AD, Healey JS, Birnie D, Crystal E, Dorian P, Simpson CS, Khaykin Y, Cameron D, Janmohamed A, Yee R, Austin PC, Chen Z, Hardy J, Tu JV; Investigators of the Ontario ICD Database.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Feb 23;55(8):774-782.PMID: 20170816 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Delayed Re-endothelialization with Rapamycin-coated Stents is Rescued by the Addition of a Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta Inhibitor.
Ma X, Hibbert B, Dhaliwal B, Seibert T, Chen YX, Zhao X, O'Brien ER.
Cardiovasc Res. 2010 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20167573 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Impact of Genetic Discoveries on the Classification of Lone Atrial Fibrillation.
Roberts JD, Gollob MH.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Feb 23;55(8):705-712.PMID: 20170805 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Radiosynthesis of N-[(11)C]-methyl-hydroxyfasudil as a new potential PET radiotracer for rho-kinases (ROCKs).
Valdivia AC, Mason S, Collins J, Buckley KR, Coletta P, Beanlands RS, Dasilva JN.
Appl Radiat Isot. 2010 Feb;68(2):325-8. Epub 2009 Nov 10.PMID: 19939685 [PubMed - in process]

Generator-produced rubidium-82 positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging-From basic aspects to clinical applications
Yoshinaga, K., Klein, R., Tamaki, N.
2010 Journal of Cardiology
Article in Press

In vitro functional comparison of therapeutically relevant human vasculogenic progenitor cells used for cardiac cell therapy.
Zhang Y, Wong S, Laflèche J, Crowe S, Mesana TG, Suuronen EJ, Ruel M.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20167338 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Right and left ventricular uptake with Rb-82 PET myocardial perfusion imaging: markers of left main or 3 vessel disease.
Abraham A, Kass M, Ruddy TD, deKemp RA, Lee AK, Ling MC, Ha A, Beanlands RS, Chow BJ.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):52-60. Epub 2009 Oct 14.PMID: 19826892

Effect of Lipid lowering with rosuvastatin on progression of aortic stenosis: results of the aortic stenosis progression observation: measuring effects of rosuvastatin (ASTRONOMER) trial.
Chan KL, Teo K, Dumesnil JG, Ni A, Tam J; ASTRONOMER Investigators.
Circulation. 2010 Jan 19;121(2):306-14. Epub 2010 Jan 4.PMID: 20048204

The transcription factor GATA-2 does not associate with angiographic coronary artery disease in the Ottawa Heart Genomics and Cleveland Clinic GeneBank Studies.
Dandona S, Chen L, Fan M, Alam MA, Assogba O, Belanger M, Williams K, Wells GA, Tang WH, Ellis SG, Hazen SL, McPherson R, Roberts R, Stewart AF.
Hum Genet. 2010 Jan;127(1):101-5. Epub 2009 Nov 3.PMID: 19885677

Intermittent, Noncyclic Dysfunction of a Mechanical Aortic Prosthesis by Pannus Formation.
Giroux SK, Labinaz MX, Grisoli D, Klug AP, Veinot JP, Burwash IG.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2010 Jan;23(1):107.e1-107.e3. Epub 2009 Sep 16.PMID: 19762209

Postoperative lipid-lowering therapy and bioprosthesis structural valve deterioration: justification for a randomised trial?
Kulik A, Masters RG, Bédard P, Hendry PJ, Lam BK, Rubens FD, Mesana TG, Ruel M.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Jan;37(1):139-144. Epub 2009 Aug 11.PMID: 19674916

Quantification of regional myocardial blood flow in a canine model of stunned and infarcted myocardium: comparison of rubidium-82 positron emission tomography with microspheres.
Lekx KS, deKemp RA, Beanlands RS, Wisenberg G, Wells RG, Stodilka RZ, Lortie M, Klein R, Zabel P, Kovacs MS, Sykes J, Prato FS.
Nucl Med Commun. 2010 Jan;31(1):67-74.PMID: 19823095

Naringenin Decreases Progression of Atherosclerosis by Improving Dyslipidemia in High-Fat-Fed Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Null Mice.
Mulvihill EE, Assini JM, Sutherland BG, Dimattia AS, Khami M, Koppes JB, Sawyez CG, Whitman SC, Huff MW.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20110573

Device-Related Infection Among Patients With Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Consequences.
Nery PB, Fernandes R, Nair GM, Sumner GL, Ribas CS, Divakara Menon SM, Wang X, Krahn AD, Morillo CA, Connolly SJ, Healey JS.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20102431

Smoking cessation for hospitalized smokers: an evaluation of the "Ottawa Model".
Reid RD, Mullen KA, Slovinec D'Angelo ME, Aitken DA, Papadakis S, Haley PM, McLaughlin CA, Pipe AL.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Jan;12(1):11-8. Epub 2009 Nov 10.PMID: 19903737

Efficacy and safety of varenicline for smoking cessation in patients with cardiovascular disease: a randomized trial.
Rigotti NA, Pipe AL, Benowitz NL, Arteaga C, Garza D, Tonstad S.
Circulation. 2010 Jan 19;121(2):221-9. Epub 2010 Jan 4.PMID: 20048210

ST segment resolution in patients with tenecteplase-facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention versus tenecteplase alone: Insights from the Combined Angioplasty and Pharmacological Intervention versus Thrombolysis ALone in Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAPITAL AMI) trial.
So DY, Ha AC, Davies RF, Froeschl M, Wells GA, Le May MR.
Can J Cardiol. 2010 Jan;26(1):e7-12.PMID: 20101370

Expression of apolipoprotein C-III in McA-RH7777 cells enhances VLDL assembly and secretion under lipid-rich conditions.
Sundaram M, Zhong S, Khalil MB, Links PH, Zhao Y, Iqbal J, Hussain MM, Parks RJ, Wang Y, Yao Z.
J Lipid Res. 2010 Jan;51(1):150-61. Epub .PMID: 19622837