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Patel MR, Dehmer GJ, Hirshfeld JW, Smith PK, Spertus JA. ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC 2009 appropriateness criteria for coronary revascularization. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:530 –53
Peter K. Smith Commentary
Treatment selection for coronary artery disease: The collision of a belief system with evidence.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1050-1053.
 

J Am Coll Cardiol, 2008; 51:1-61, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.032

A. Marc Gillinov Commentary
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., August 2008; 136: 280 - 282
 
The article appears in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:732-8, as well as the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; (© 2008 by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.)
 

The article appears in Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 85:S1-41 (© 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons)

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