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October 1	Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD regarding Long-Term Outcome after Stroke due to Atrial Fibrillation in Cerebrovasc Dis 16 Suppl 1:3-8

April 19	Awake Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery - is it a reality? by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD regarding Awake coronary artery bypass grafting: utopia or reality? in Ann Thorac Surg 75:1165-70

October 6	Coronary Screening for Calcium by Electron Beam CT Scanning by Albert Chang, MD, Hratch Karamanoukian, MD regarding Prevalence of Significant Noncardiac Findings on Electron-Beam Computed Tomography Coronary Artery Calcium Screening Examinations in Circulation 5;106:532-534

April 21	Detecting Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation with Positron Emission Tomography Imaging by Albert Chang, MD and Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD regarding Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation With [18F] – Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Circulation 23;105:2708-11

April 22	Detecting Metastatic Disease in Lung Cancer Patients with Positron Emission Tomography Imaging by Albert Chang, MD, Hratch Karamanoukian, MD regarding Clinical Role of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Patients With Lung Cancer and Suspected Malignant Pleural Effusion in Chest 6;122:1918-24

April 23	Evaluation of Malignant Tumors in the Thorax with Virtual Bronchoscopy by Albert Chang, MD, Hratch Karamanoukian, MD regarding Virtual Bronchoscopy for Evaluation of Malignant Tumors of the Thorax in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 5;123:967-72

October 8	Can You Reliably Assess Metabolism of the Heart Using PET Scanning? by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD, Albert Chang, MD regarding Myocardial Fatty Acid Metabolism: Independent Predictor of Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertensive Heart Disease in Hypertension 1;41:83-87

April 29	Assessing Coronary Vascular Dysfunction in Premenopausal Women with Diabetes Using Positron Emission Tomography by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD, Albert Chang, MD regarding Coronary Vascular Dysfunction in Premenopausal Women with Diabetes Mellitus in American Heart Journal 4;144:711-18