Review Articles:

Ferenc Follath, John G. F. Cleland, Werner Klein, and Richard Murphy

Etiology and response to drug treatment in heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1167-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart Failure:

Matthew J. Budoff, David M. Shavelle, Daniel H. Lamont, H. Tina Kim, Pamela Akinwale, John M. Kennedy, and Bruce H. Brundage

Usefulness of electron beam computed tomography scanning for distinguishing ischemic from nonischemic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1173-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Birgitt Stein, Thomas Eschenhagen, Jochen Rüdiger, Hasso Scholz, Ulrich Förstermann, and Ingolf Gath

Increased expression of constitutive nitric oxide synthase III, but not inducible nitric oxide synthase II, in human heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1179-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael Y. Henein, Christine A. O’Sullivan, Andrew J. S. Coats, and Derek G. Gibson

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors revert abnormal right ventricular filling in patients with restrictive left ventricular disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1187-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hypertension:

Hideki Watanabe, Masaaki Kakihana, Sadanori Ohtsuka, and Yasuro Sugishita

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of carvedilol on the prevention of nitrate tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1194-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hideki Watanabe, Masaaki Kakihana, Sadanori Ohtsuka, and Yasuro Sugishita

Preventive effects of carvedilol on nitrate tolerance—a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled comparative study between carvedilol and arotinolol
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1201-1206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Carmine Cardillo, Crescence M. Kilcoyne, Richard O. Cannon III, and Julio A. Panza

Impairment of the nitric oxide–mediated vasodilator response to mental stress in hypertensive but not in hypercholesterolemic patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1207-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

James D. Cameron, Barry P. McGrath, and Anthony M. Dart

Use of radial artery applanation tonometry and a generalized transfer function to determine aortic pressure augmentation in subjects with treated hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1214-1220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Chen-Huan Chen, Masaru Nakayama, Erez Nevo, Barry J. Fetics, W. Lowell Maughan, and David A. Kass

Coupled systolic-ventricular and vascular stiffening with age: Implications for pressure regulation and cardiac reserve in the elderly
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1221-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Carl J. Pepine, Eileen Handberg-Thurmond, Ronald G. Marks, Michael Conlon, Rhonda Cooper-Dehoff, Peter Volkers, Peter Zellig for The INVEST Investigators

Rationale and design of the International Verapamil SR/Trandolapril Study (INVEST): an Internet-based randomized trial in coronary artery disease patients with hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1228-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Coronary Artery Disease:

Randall S. Stafford and David Blumenthal

Specialty differences in cardiovascular disease prevention practices
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1238-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eftihia Sbarouni, Zenon S. Kyriakides, and Dimitrios Th Kremastinos

The effect of hormone replacement therapy alone and in combination with simvastatin on plasma lipids of hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1244-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Coronary Blood Flow:

Takeshi Hozumi, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Takashi Akasaka, Yoshio Asami, Yumiko Ogata, Tsutomu Takagi, Shuichiro Kaji, Takahiro Kawamoto, Yoshiaki Ueda, and Shigefumi Morioka

Noninvasive assessment of coronary flow velocity and coronary flow velocity reserve in the left anterior descending coronary artery by Doppler echocardiography: Comparison with invasive technique
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1251-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Ischemia:

Thomas H. Marwick, Richard Brunken, Nils Meland, Eric Brochet, Frank M. Baer, Thomas Binder, Frank Flachskampf, Otto Kamp, Christoph Nienaber, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Luc Pierard, Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde, Poll van der Wouw, Kaj Lindvall the Nycomed NC100100 Iinvestigators

Accuracy and feasibility of contrast echocardiography for detection of perfusion defects in routine practice: Comparison with wall motion and Technetium-99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1260-1269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christian Seiler, Martin Fleisch, Ali Garachemani, and Bernhard Meier

Coronary collateral quantitation in patients with coronary artery disease using intravascular flow velocity or pressure measurements
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1272-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael S. Lauer, Rajendra Mehta, Fredric J. Pashkow, Peter M. Okin, Kamthorn Lee, and Thomas H. Marwick

Association of chronotropic incompetence with echocardiographic ischemia and prognosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1280-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hironori Murakami, Kazuyuki Urabe, and Mitsuhiro Nishimura

Inappropriate microvascular constriction produced transient ST-segment elevation in patients with syndrome X
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1287-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial:

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1270-1271. [PDF]  

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1460-1462. [PDF]  

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1468. [PDF]  

Unstable Angina:

Giuseppina Caligiuri, Giovanna Liuzzo, Luigi M. Biasucci, and Attilio Maseri

Immune system activation follows inflammation in unstable angina: pathogenetic implications
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1295-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Nicholas L. Smith, Gayle E. Reiber, Bruce M. Psaty, Susan R. Heckbert, David S. Siscovick, James L. Ritchie, Nathan R. Every, and Thomas D. Koepsell

Health outcomes associated with beta-blocker and diltiazem treatment of unstable angina
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1305-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction:

Bruce R. Brodie, Thomas D. Stuckey, Thomas C. Wall, Grace Kissling, Charles J. Hansen, Denise B. Muncy, Richard A. Weintraub, and Thomas A. Kelly

Importance of time to reperfusion for 30-day and late survival and recovery of left ventricular function after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1312-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bernd Waldecker, Wolfgang Waas, Werner Haberbosch, Reinhard Voss, Heinrich Heizmann, and Harald Tillmanns

Long-term follow-up after direct percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1320-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shlomi Matetzky, Dov Freimark, Pierre Chouraqui, Ilya Novikov, Oren Agranat, Babeth Rabinowitz, Elieser Kaplinsky, and Hanoch Hod

The distinction between coronary and myocardial reperfusion after thrombolytic therapy by clinical markers of reperfusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1326-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Vascular Reactivity:

Robyn J. McCredie, Jane A. McCrohon, Leo Turner, Kaye A. Griffiths, David J. Handelsman, and David S. Celermajer

Vascular reactivity is impaired in genetic females taking high-dose androgens
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1331-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Peripheral Vascular Disease:

Rainer H. Böger, Stefanie M. Bode-Böger, Wolfgang Thiele, Andreas Creutzig, Klaus Alexander, and J.ürgen C. Frölich

Restoring vascular nitric oxide formation by L-arginine improves the symptoms of intermittent claudication in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1336-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Interventional Cardiology:

Teresa S. M. Tsang, William K. Freeman, Marion E. Barnes, Guy S. Reeder, Douglas L. Packer, and James B. Seward

Rescue echocardiographically guided pericardiocentesis for cardiac perforation complicating catheter-based procedures: The Mayo Clinic experience
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1345-1350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alfredo Rodríguez, Francisco Ayala, Victor Bernardi, Omar Santaera, Eugenio Marchand, Cesar Pardiñas, Carlos Mauvecin, Daniel Vogel, Lari C. Harrell, Igor F. Palacios on behalf of the OCBAS investigators

Optimal coronary balloon angioplasty with provisional stenting versus primary stent (OCBAS): Immediate and long-term follow-up results
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1351-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Samin K. Sharma, Srinivas Duvvuri, George Dangas, Annapoorna Kini, Raghuraman Vidhun, Kakarala Venu, John A. Ambrose, and Jonathan D. Marmur

Rotational atherectomy for in-stent restenosis: acute and long-term results of the first 100 cases
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1358-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Steven R. Steinhubl, Michael S. Lauer, Debabrata P. Mukherjee, David J. Moliterno, A. Michael Lincoff, Stephen G. Ellis, and Eric J. Topol

The duration of pretreatment with ticlopidine prior to stenting is associated with the risk of procedure-related non–Q-wave myocardial infarctions
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1366-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocarditis:

Uwe Kühl, Bernward Lauer, Michael Souvatzoglu, Henning Vosberg, and Heinz-Peter Schultheiss

Antimyosin scintigraphy and immunohistologic analysis of endomyocardial biopsy in patients with clinically suspected myocarditis—evidence of myocardial cell damage and inflammation in the absence of histologic signs of myocarditis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1371-1376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Electrophysiology:

Youichi Kobayashi, Akira Miyata, Kaoru Tanno, Shuji Kikushima, Takao Baba, and Takashi Katagiri

Effects of nicorandil, a potassium channel opener, on idiopathic ventricular tachycardia
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1377-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Murali N. Bathina, Steve Mickelsen, Conni Brooks, Joe Jaramillo, Trish Hepton, and Fred M. Kusumoto

Safety and efficacy of hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization for repeated use of electrophysiology catheters
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1384-1388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Non-Cardiac Surgery:

Jean L. Joris, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Jean-Luc M. Canivet, Nicolas J. Jacquet, Jean Jacques Y. Legros, and Maurice L. Lamy

Hemodynamic changes induced by laparoscopy and their endocrine correlates: effects of clonidine
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1389-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valve Disease:

Carlos A. Roldan, Joe Chavez, Philip W. Wiest, Clifford R. Qualls, and Michael H. Crawford

Aortic root disease and valve disease associated with ankylosing spondylitis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1397-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert M. Applebaum, Ravi R. Kasliwal, Ajay Kanojia, Ashok Seth, Suman Bhandari, Naresh Trehan, Howard E. Winer, Paul A. Tunick, and Itzhak Kronzon

Utility of three-dimensional echocardiography during balloon mitral valvuloplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1405-1409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

John Barbetseas, Sherif F. Nagueh, Christos Pitsavos, Pavlos K. Toutouzas, Miguel A. Quiñones, and William A. Zoghbi

Differentiating thrombus from pannus formation in obstructed mechanical prosthetic valves: an evaluation of clinical, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic parameters
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1410-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

New Techniques:

Yoshito Shimizu, Masaaki Uematsu, Hiromi Shimizu, Ko Nakamura, Masakazu Yamagishi, and Kunio Miyatake

Peak negative myocardial velocity gradient in early diastole as a noninvasive indicator of left ventricular diastolic function: Comparison with transmitral flow velocity indices
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1418-1425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

W. Gregory Hundley, Ali M. Kizilbash, Imran Afridi, Fatima Franco, Ronald M. Peshock, and Paul A. Grayburn

Administration of an intravenous perfluorocarbon contrast agent improves echocardiographic determination of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction: comparison with cine magnetic resonance imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1426-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pediatric Cardiology:

Renato Vitiello, Brian W. McCrindle, David Nykanen, Robert M. Freedom, and Lee N. Benson

Complications associated with pediatric cardiac catheterization
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1433-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lothar Schmitz, Heike Koch, Georg Bein, and Konrad Brockmeier

Left ventricular diastolic function in infants, children, and adolescents. Reference values and analysis of morphologic and physiologic determinants of echocardiographic Doppler flow signals during growth and maturation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1441-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kiyoshi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Tatsuno, Toshio Kikuchi, and Shigekazu Mimori

Predisposing factors of valve regurgitation in complete atrioventricular septal defect
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1449-1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy:

Agha W. Haider, Martin G. Larson, Emelia J. Benjamin, and Daniel Levy

Increased left ventricular mass and hypertrophy are associated with increased risk for sudden death
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1454-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Stuart J. Hutchison, Stanton A. Glantz, Bo-Qing Zhu, Yi-Ping Sun, Tony M. Chou, Kanu Chatterjee, Prakash C. Deedwania, William W. Parmley, and Krishnankutty Sudhir

In-utero and neonatal exposure to secondhand smoke causes vascular dysfunction in newborn rats
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1463-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC News:

Spencer B. King III

President’s page: redefining continuing medical education
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1469-1470. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC Expert Consensus Document:

David R. Holmes Jr., John Hirshfeld Jr., David Faxon, RonaldE Vlietstra, Alice Jacobs, Spencer B. King III, Thomas M. Bashore, Nancy D. Bridges, Charles B. Higgins, Loren F. Hiratzka, William C. Little, Raymond D. Magorien, Michael A. Nocero Jr., Stephen Oesterle, Robert A. Vogel, James S. Forrester, Pamela S. Douglas, David P. Faxon, John D. Fisher, Raymond J. Gibbons, Jonathan L. Halperin, Adolph M. Hutter Jr., Judith S. Hochman, Sanjiv Kaul, William S. Weintraub, William L. Winters Jr., and Michael J. Wolk

ACC expert consensus document on coronary artery stents: Document of the American College of Cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1471-1482. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1483-1484. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1484. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1485. [PDF]  

Correction:

J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1485. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines:

Robert O. Bonow, Blase Carabello, Antonio C. de Leon Jr., L. Henry Edmunds Jr., Bradley J. Fedderly, Michael D. Freed, William H. Gaasch, Charles R. McKay, Rick A. Nishimura, Patrick T. O’Gara, Robert A. O’Rourke, Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, James L. Ritchie, Melvin D. Cheitlin, Kim A. Eagle, Timothy J. Gardner, Arthur Garson Jr., Raymond J. Gibbons, Robert A. O’Rourke, Richard O. Russell, Thomas J. Ryan, and Sidney C. Smith Jr.

ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines (Committee on management of patients with valvular heart disease)
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1486-1582. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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