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May 2011 Heart Letter references and further reading

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Gloomy forecast on heart disease

Heidenreich PA, Trogdon JG, Khavjou OA, et al. Forecasting the future of cardiovascular disease in the United States: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2011; 123:933-44.

Let’s put the "public" in public defibrillation

Schober P, van Dehn FB, Bierens JJ, Loer SA, Schwarte LA. Public Access Defibrillation: Time to Access the Public. Annals of Emergency Medicine, published online Feb. 2, 2011

Two-way street between erection problems and heart disease

Schwartz BG, Kloner RA. Clinical cardiology: physician update: erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. Circulation 2011; 123(1):98-101.

Hysterectomy linked to increase in heart disease

Ingelsson E, Lundholm C, Johansson AL, Altman D. Hysterectomy and risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study. European Heart Journal 2011; 32:745-50.

Parker WH, Broder MS, Chang E, et al. Ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy and long-term health outcomes in the Nurses' Health Study. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009; 113:1027-37.

Manson JE, Bassuk S. Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health. (McGraw-Hill, 2008)

Pre-sports check-up can prevent sudden death among athletes

Maron BJ, Doerer JJ, Haas TS, Tierney DM, Mueller FO. Sudden deaths in young competitive athletes: analysis of 1866 deaths in the United States, 1980-2006. Circulation 2009; 119:1085-92.

Maron BJ, Thompson PD, Ackerman MJ, et al. Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism. Circulation 2007; 115:1643-455.

Baggish AL, Hutter AM, Jr., Wang F, et al. Cardiovascular screening in college athletes with and without electrocardiography: A cross-sectional study. Annals of Internal Medicine 2010; 152:269-75.

HDL function, not just amount, could affect artery health

Khera AV, Cuchel M, de la Llera-Moya M, et al. Cholesterol efflux capacity, high-density lipoprotein function, and atherosclerosis. New England Journal of Medicine 2011; 364:127-35.

Recycling efforts keep hearts ticking

Baman TS, Kirkpatrick JN, Romero J, et al. Pacemaker reuse: an initiative to alleviate the burden of symptomatic bradyarrhythmia in impoverished nations around the world. Circulation 2010; 122:1649-56.

Exercise to strengthen heart and muscles best for diabetes

Church TS, Blair SN, Cocreham S, et al. Effects of aerobic and resistance training on hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2010; 304:2253-62.