These articles are tentatively scheduled for publication and are subject to change.

CARDIOLOGY

The Prevalence and Factors Associated With QTc Prolongation Among Emergency Department Patients (OriginalResearch) ● MW Seftchick, PH Adler, M Hsieh, et al

Predictors of 30-Day Serious Events in Older Patients With Syncope (Original Research) ● BC Sun, S Derose, L-J Liang, et al

Acute Detection of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Missed on Standard 12-Lead ECG Using a Novel 80-LeadReal-Time Digital Body Surface Map: Primary Results From the Multicenter OCCULT MI Trial (Original Research) ●JW Hoekstra, B O’Neill, YB Pride, et al

The 80 Lead Electrocardiogram: More Expensive NSTEMI or Occult STEMI (Editorial) ● JE Hollander

CLINICAL CONTROVERSIES

Hypertension in the Emergency Department: Why Should We Treat It? (Clinical Controversy) ● K Kinsella, LJ Baraff

Against Routine Initiation of Antihypertensive Therapy in the Emergency Department (Clinical Controversy) ● PH Shayne

HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Disequilibrium Between Admitted and Discharged Hospitalized Patients Affects Emergency Department Length of Stay(Original Research) ● MJ Vermeulen, JG Ray, C Bell, et al

The Changing Profile of Patients Who Used Emergency Department Services in the US: 1996-2005 (Original Research) ●T Xu, BK Nelson, S Berk

TOXICOLOGY

Levosimendan as a Rescue Drug in Experimental Propranolol-Induced Myocardial Depression: A Randomized Study(Original Research) ● H Leppikangas, E Ruokonen, J Rutanen, et al

Examining serum pH, Lactate, and Metformin Concentrations in Survivors vs Non-survivors of Acute Metformin Overdose:A Systematic Review of the Literature (Review Article) ● DM DellAglio, LJ Perino, Z Kazzi, et al

Mad Honey Sex: Therapeutic Misadventures From an Ancient Biological Weapon (Brief Research Report) ● A Demircan,A Keles, F Bildik, et al

INJURY PREVENTION

Denim Clothing Reduces Venom Expenditure by Rattlesnakes Striking Defensively at Model Human Limbs (OriginalResearch) ● SS Herbert, W Hayes

The Increase in Lives Saved, Injuries Prevented, and Cost Savings if Seat Belt Use Rose to At Least 90% in All States ●NHTSA Notes

WHAT’S COMING IN ANNALS • DECEMBER 2009

Annals of Emergency Medicine

16A Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume , . : November