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CONTENTS
NOVEMBER 2015 VOL 38
TRIAL DESIGNS
641 The Effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning and Glyceryl Trinitrate on Perioperative Myocardial Injury in Cardiac Bypass Surgery Patients: Rationale and Design of the ERIC‐GTN Study
Ashraf Hamarneh, MBChB, MRCP; Vivek Sivaraman, MBChB, MRCP; Heerajnarain Bulluck, MBChB, MRCP; Hilary Shanahan, MB BCh BAO NUI FCARCSI; Bonnie Kyle, BSc MBChB FRCA; Manish Ramlall, MBChB, MRCP; Robin Chung, MBChB, MRCP; Claire Jarvis, BSc; Maria Xenou, BSc, MSc; Cono Ariti, MSc; Roger Cordery, MB BS, FRCA; Derek M. Yellon, PhD, DSc, FRCP; Derek J. Hausenloy, MBChB, PhD
COMMENTARIES
647 Exercise and Physical Activity for the Post–Aortic Dissection Patient: The Clinician's Conundrum
Ashish Chaddha, MD; Kim A. Eagle, MD; Alan C. Braverman, MD; Eva Kline‐Rogers, MS, RN, NP; Alan T. Hirsch, MD; Robert Brook, MD, FACC; Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, FACC; Elise M. Woznicki, BS; Susan Housholder‐Hughes, MSN, RN, ANP‐BC; Linda Pitler, RN, MS, CCRC; Barry A. Franklin, PhD
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
652 Survivors of Aortic Dissection: Activity, Mental Health, and Sexual Function
Ashish Chaddha, MD; Eva Kline‐Rogers, MS, RN, NP; Alan C. Braverman, MD; Steven R. Erickson, PharmD; Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, FACC; Barry A. Franklin, PhD; Elise M. Woznicki, BS; Justin T. Jabara, Daniel G. Montgomery, MS; Kim A. Eagle, MD
660 Remnant Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Further Evidence for a Hypercholesterolemia Paradox From the TRIUMPH Registry
Seth S. Martin, MD, MHS; Kamil F. Faridi, MD; Parag H. Joshi, MD, MHS; Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH; Krishnaji R. Kulkarni, PhD; Arif A. Khokhar, BM BCh, MA; Thomas M. Maddox, MD; Edward P. Havranek, MD; Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD; Fengming Tang, MS; John A. Spertus, MD, MPH; Steven R. Jones, MD
668 Effect of High‐Dose Statin Pretreatment on the Incidence of Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Grading the Evidence Through a Cumulative Meta‐analysis
ChuanNan Zhai, MD; HongLiang Cong, MD; YuJie Liu, MD; Ying Zhang, MD; XianFeng Liu, MD; Hao Zhang, MD; ZhiJing Ren, MD
679 Predicting Bleeding Risk by Platelet Function Testing in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery
Wiktor Kuliczkowski, MD; Joanna Sliwka, MD; Jacek Kaczmarski, MD; Dorota Zysko, MD; Michal Zembala, MD; Damian Steter, MD; Marian Zembala, MD; Seth Fortmann, MD; Victor Serebruany, MD
REVIEWS
684 Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Focused Review
Boris Arbit, MD; Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS
692 Speckle Tracking Echocardiography of the Right Atrium: The Neglected Chamber
Aitzaz Bin Sultan Rai, MD, MSc(Oxon); Eduardo Lima, E. tech; Farrukh Munir, MD; Anum Faisal Khan, MD; Ahmed Waqas, MBBS (Cont.); Sara Bughio, MD; Ehtesham ul Haq, MD; Hassan Bin Attique, MD; Zia Ur Rahman, MD