Melvin D. Cheitlin

The St. Jude Medical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis: A 25-Year Experience With Single Valve ReplacementEmery RW, Krogh CC, Arom KV, et al (Cardiac Surgical Associates, PA, St Paul, Minn) Ann Thorac Surg 79:776-783, 2005§

Regeneration of Human Infarcted Heart Muscle by Intracoronary Autologous Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation in Chronic Coronary Artery Disease: The IACT StudyStrauer BE, Brehm M, Zeus T, et al (Heinrich-Heine-Univ, Düsseldorf, Germany) J Am Coll Cardiol 46:1651-1658, 2005§

The Efficacy of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Differentiating Constrictive Pericarditis From Restrictive CardiomyopathyLeya FS, Arab D, Joyal D, et al (Loyola Univ, Maywood, III) J Am Coll Cardiol 45:1900-1902, 2005§

Usefulness of Enalapril Versus Propranolol or Atenolol for Prevention of Aortic Dilation in Patients With the Marfan SyndromeYetman AT, Bornemeier RA, McCrindle BW (Univ of Colorado, Denver; Univ of Arkansas, Little Rock; Univ of Toronto) Am J Cardiol 95:1125-1127, 2005§

Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Disopyramide in Obstructive Hypertrophic CardiomyopathySherrid MV, Barac I, McKenna WJ, et al (Columbia Univ, New York; St George's Hosp, London; Natl Inst of Cardiology, Warsaw; et al) J Am Coll Cardiol 45:1251-1258, 2005§

Combined Angiotensin Receptor Blocker and ACE Inhibitor on Myocardial Fibrosis and Left Ventricular Stiffness in Dogs With Heart FailureFunabiki K, Onishi K, Dohi K, et al (Mie Univ, Tsu, Japan) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287:H2487-H2492, 2004§

Statin-Induced Improvement of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilization, Myocardial Neovascularization, Left Ventricular Function, and Survival After Experimental Myocardial Infarction Requires Endothelial Nitric Oxide SynthaseLandmesser U, Engberding N, Bahlmann FH, et al (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany) Circulation 110:1933-1939, 2004§

Risk of Embolism and Death in Infective Endocarditis: Prognostic Value of Echocardiography: A Prospective Multicenter StudyThuny F, Disalvo G, Belliard O, et al (La Timone Hosp, Marseille, France; Saint-Antoine Hosp, Paris; Charles Nicolle Hosp, Rouen, France; et al) Circulation 112:69-75, 2005§

Long-term Survival and Functional Results After Aortic Valve Replacement in Asymptomatic Patients With Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation and Left Ventricular DysfunctionScognamiglio R, Negut C, Palisi M, et al (Univ of Padua, Italy) J Am Coll Cardiol 45:1025-1030, 2005§

Effects of Candesartan on Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection FractionKasama S, Toyama T, Kumakura H, et al (Gunma Univ School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Cardiovascular Hosp of Central Japan, Gunma) J Am Coll Cardiol 45:661-667, 2005§