Articles:

JL Mehta, TG Saldeen, and K Rand

Interactive role of infection, inflammation and traditional risk factors in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1217-1225. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FA Spencer, RJ Goldberg, RC Becker, and JM Gore

Seasonal distribution of acute myocardial infarction in the second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1226-1233. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Antoniucci, GM Santoro, L Bolognese, R Valenti, M Trapani, and PF Fazzini

A clinical trial comparing primary stenting of the infarct-related artery with optimal primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: results from the Florence Randomized Elective Stenting in Acute Coronary Occlusions (FRESCO) trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1234-1239. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AJ Tiefenbrunn, NC Chandra, WJ French, JM Gore, and WJ Rogers

Clinical experience with primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty compared with alteplase (recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator) in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a report from the Second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI-2)
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1240-1245. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JJ Milavetz, DW Giebel, TF Christian, RS Schwartz, DR Holmes Jr, and RJ Gibbons

Time to therapy and salvage in myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1246-1251. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Miller, A Seidler, A Moalemi, and TA Pearson

Normal triglyceride levels and coronary artery disease events: the Baltimore Coronary Observational Long-Term Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1252-1257. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RJ Havel

Plasma triglycerides and the clinician: time for reassessment
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1258-1259. [PDF]  

RA Schwartzman, ID Cox, J Poloniecki, R Crook, CA Seymour, and JC Kaski

Elevated plasma lipoprotein(a) is associated with coronary artery disease in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1260-1266. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Schmermund, D Baumgart, G Gorge, D Gronemeyer, R Seibel, KR Bailey, JA Rumberger, D Paar, and R Erbel

Measuring the effect of risk factors on coronary atherosclerosis: coronary calcium score versus angiographic disease severity
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1267-1273. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Minamino, M Kitakaze, Y Matsumura, K Nishida, Y Kato, K Hashimura, Y Matsu-Ura, H Funaya, H Sato, T Kuzuya, and M Hori

Impact of coronary risk factors on contribution of nitric oxide and adenosine to metabolic coronary vasodilation in humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1274-1279. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Zafrir, JA Leppo, CP Reinhardt, and ST Dahlberg

Thallium reinjection versus standard stress/delay redistribution imaging for prediction of cardiac events
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1280-1285. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GA Beller

Assessing prognosis by means of radionuclide perfusion imaging: what technique and which variables should be used?
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1286-1290. [PDF]  

C Bauters, E Hubert, A Prat, K Bougrimi, E Van Belle, EP McFadden, P Amouyel, JM Lablanche, and M Bertrand

Predictors of restenosis after coronary stent implantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1291-1298. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Schweizer, W Kirch, R Koch, G Hellner, and K Uhlmann

Effect of high dose verapamil on restenosis after peripheral angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1299-1305. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SG Ellis, KJ Brown, R Ellert, GL Howell, DP Miller, NM Flowers, PA Ott, T Keys, FD Loop, and EJ Topol

Cost of cardiac care in the three years after coronary catheterization in a contained care system: critical determinants and implications
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1306-1313. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Jain, SM Shaker, M Burg, FJ Wackers, R Soufer, and BL Zaret

Effects of mental stress on left ventricular and peripheral vascular performance in patients with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1314-1322. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Watanabe, M Kakihana, S Ohtsuka, and Y Sugishita

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the preventive effect of supplemental oral vitamin C on attenuation of development of nitrate tolerance
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1323-1329. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ Mullen, P Clarkson, AE Donald, H Thomson, SA Thorne, AJ Powe, T Furuno, T Bull, and JE Deanfield

Effect of enalapril on endothelial function in young insulin-dependent diabetic patients: a randomized, double-blind study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1330-1335. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SF Shakar, WT Abraham, EM Gilbert, AD Robertson, BD Lowes, LS Zisman, DA Ferguson, and MR Bristow

Combined oral positive inotropic and beta-blocker therapy for treatment of refractory class IV heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1336-1340. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T De Marco and K Chatterjee

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors in refractory heart failure: bridge to beta-blockade?
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1341-1343. [PDF]  

GA MacGowan, HL Haber, TD Cowart, C Tedesco, C Wu, and MD Feldman

Direct myocardial effects of OPC-18790 in human heart failure: beneficial effects on contractile and diastolic function demonstrated by intracoronary infusion with pressure-volume analysis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1344-1351. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Keith, A Geranmayegan, MJ Sole, R Kurian, A Robinson, AS Omran, and KN Jeejeebhoy

Increased oxidative stress in patients with congestive heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1352-1356. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Ballester, R Bordes, HD Tazelaar, I Carrio, J Marrugat, J Narula, and ME Billingham

Evaluation of biopsy classification for rejection: relation to detection of myocardial damage by monoclonal antimyosin antibody imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1357-1361. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Mangieri, G Tanzilli, F Barilla, M Ciavolella, PE Puddu, C De Angelis, LJ Dell'Italia, and PP Campa

Handgrip increases endothelin-1 secretion in normotensive young male offspring of hypertensive parents
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1362-1366. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Nakayama, M Sugimachi, N Nakanishi, H Takaki, Y Okano, T Satoh, K Miyatake, and K Sunagawa

Noninvasive differential diagnosis between chronic pulmonary thromboembolism and primary pulmonary hypertension by means of Doppler ultrasound measurement
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1367-1371. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SA Kafi, C Melot, JL Vachiery, S Brimioulle, and R Naeije

Partitioning of pulmonary vascular resistance in primary pulmonary hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1372-1376. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HL Thomson, J Morris-Thurgood, J Atherton, and M Frenneaux

Reduced cardiopulmonary baroreflex sensitivity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1377-1382. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Seiler, BC Aeschbacher, and B Meier

Quantitation of mitral regurgitation using the systolic/diastolic pulmonary venous flow velocity ratio
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1383-1390. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MR Gold, MR Olsovsky, MA Pelini, RW Peters, and Shorofsky SR

Comparison of single- and dual-coil active pectoral defibrillation lead systems
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1391-1394. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PB Sparks, R Kulkarni, JK Vohra, HG Mond, S Jayaprakash, AG Yapanis, LE Grigg, and JM Kalman

Effect of direct current shocks on left atrial mechanical function in patients with structural heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1395-1399. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ZH Sun, H Swan, M Viitasalo, and L Toivonen

Effects of epinephrine and phenylephrine on QT interval dispersion in congenital long QT syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1400-1405. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HA Peeters, A Sippensgroenewegen, EF Wever, M Potse, MC Daniels, CA Grimbergen, RN Hauer, and EO Robles de Medina

Electrocardiographic identification of abnormal ventricular depolarization and repolarization in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1406-1413. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AS Volgman, PA Carberry, B Stambler, WR Lewis, GH Dunn, KT Perry, JT Vanderlugt, and PR Kowey

Conversion efficacy and safety of intravenous ibutilide compared with intravenous procainamide in patients with atrial flutter or fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1414-1419. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Stamm, RH Anderson, and SY Ho

Clinical anatomy of the normal pulmonary root compared with that in isolated pulmonary valvular stenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1420-1425. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Yamamoto, T Kohmoto, A Gu, C DeRosa, CR Smith, and D Burkhoff

Angiogenesis is enhanced in ischemic canine myocardium by transmyocardial laser revascularization
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1426-1433. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CJ McKenna, AR Camrud, G Sangiorgi, HM Kwon, WD Edwards, DR Holmes Jr, and RS Schwartz

Fibrin-film stenting in a porcine coronary injury model: efficacy and safety compared with uncoated stents
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1434-1438. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Cladellas, J Bruguera, L Recasens, and J Illa

Paradoxical sinus deceleration during dobutamine stress echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1440-1441. [PDF]  

H Taegtmeyer and T Doenst

F-18 FDG uptake in transplanted heart
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1441-1442. [PDF]  

M Zabel, MR Franz, A Siedow, T Klingenheben, and SH Hohnloser

QT dispersion as a marker of risk in patients awaiting heart transplantation?
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1442-1443. [PDF]  

JA Guzzo and RJ Simpson Jr

Echocardiography in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1443-1445. [PDF]  

A Kitabatake

Propagation velocity of left ventricular filling flow measured by color M-mode Doppler echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1445-1446. [PDF]  

RH Falk, J Decara, and V Abascal

Is pharmacologic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation really preferable to electrical cardioversion?
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1446-1447. [PDF]  

RM Berger, R Geiger, and FJ Meijboom

Before predicting survival in children with pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease..
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 31: 1447-1448. [PDF]  

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