Heart Failure:

Zoran Popovic, Milutin Miric, Sinisa Gradinac, Aleksandar N. Neskovic, Ljiljana Jovovic, Ljiljana Vuk, Milovan Bojic, and Aleksandar D. Popovic

Effects of partial left ventriculectomy on left ventricular performance in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1801-1808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Sabine Genth-Zotz, Jan Brouwer, Frans Boomsma, Tilo Netzer, Arie J. Man in ’t Veld, Yigal M. Pinto, K. I. Lie, and Harry J. G. M. Crijns

High- versus low-dose ACE inhibition in chronic heart failure: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of imidapril
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1811-1818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Luis B. Rosario, Lynne W. Stevenson, Scott D. Solomon, Richard T. Lee, and Sharon C. Reimold

The mechanism of decrease in dynamic mitral regurgitation during heart failure treatment: importance of reduction in the regurgitant orifice size
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1819-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christophe Leclercq, Serge Cazeau, Hervé Le Breton, Philippe Ritter, Philippe Mabo, Daniel Gras, Dominique Pavin, Arnaud Lazarus, and Jean-Claude Daubert

Acute hemodynamic effects of biventricular DDD pacing in patients with end-stage heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1825-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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Natriuretic Peptides:

Kiyoshi Doyama, Manabu Fukumoto, Genzou Takemura, Masaru Tanaka, Teiji Oda, Koji Hasegawa, Tsukasa Inada, Seiji Ohtani, Takako Fujiwara, Hiroshi Itoh, Kazuwa Nakao, Shigetake Sasayama, and Hisayoshi Fujiwara

Expression and distribution of brain natriuretic peptide in human right atria
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1832-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Beta Blockers:

Andreas Luchner, John C. Burnett Jr., Michihisa Jougasaki, Hans-Werner Hense, G.ünter A. J. Riegger, and Heribert Schunkert

Augmentation of the cardiac natriuretic peptides by beta-receptor antagonism: evidence from a population-based study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1839-1844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Interventional Cardiology:

Harold L. Dauerman, Peter J. Higgins, Anthony M. Sparano, C. Michael Gibson, Gary R. Garber, Joseph P. Carrozza Jr., Richard E. Kuntz, Roger J. Laham, Samuel J. Shubrooks Jr., Donald S. Baim, and David J. Cohen

Mechanical debulking versus balloon angioplasty for the treatment of true bifurcation lesions
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1845-1852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ezio Bramucci, Luigi Angoli, Piera Angelica Merlini, Paolo Barberis, Maria Luisa Laudisa, Elisabetta Colombi, Arnaldo Poli, Jaceck Kubica, and Diego Ardissino

Adjunctive stent implantation following directional coronary atherectomy in patients with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1855-1860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EllenC Keeley and CindyL Grines

Scraping of aortic debris by coronary guiding catheters: A prospective evaluation of 1,000 cases
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1861-1865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shpend Elezi, Adnan Kastrati, J.ürgen Pache, Anne Wehinger, Martin Hadamitzky, Josef Dirschinger, Franz-Josef Neumann, and Albert Schömig

Diabetes mellitus and the clinical and angiographic outcome after coronary stent placement
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1866-1873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Evelyn A. de Vrey, Gary S. Mintz, Clemens von Birgelen, Takeshi Kimura, Masakiyo Noboyoshi, Jeffrey J. Popma, Patrick W. Serruys, and Martin B. Leon

Serial volumetric (three-dimensional) intravascular ultrasound analysis of restenosis after directional coronary atherectomy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1874-1880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sudden Death:

Barry J. Maron, Thomas E. Gohman, and Dorothee Aeppli

Prevalence of sudden cardiac death during competitive sports activities in Minnesota High School athletes
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1881-1884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Paz Suarez-Mier and Carlos Gamallo

Atrioventricular node fetal dispersion and His bundle fragmentation of the cardiac conduction system in sudden cardiac death
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1885-1890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Electrophysiology:

Vladimir Shusterman, Benhur Aysin, Venkateshwar Gottipaty, Raul Weiss, Susan Brode, David Schwartzman, Kelley P. Anderson for the ESVEM Investigators

Autonomic nervous system activity and the spontaneous initiation of ventricular tachycardia
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1891-1899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Philippe Delfaut, Sanjeev Saksena, Atul Prakash, and Ryszard B. Krol

Long-term outcome of patients with drug-refractory atrial flutter and fibrillation after single- and dual-site right atrial pacing for arrhythmia prevention
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1900-1908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Susanne C. Credner, Thomas Klingenheben, Oliver Mauss, Christian Sticherling, and Stefan H. Hohnloser

Electrical storm in patients with transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Incidence, management and prognostic implications
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1909-1915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac Surgery:

Stephen E. Kimmel, Mikkael A. Sekeres, Jesse A. Berlin, Norig Ellison, Verdi J. DiSesa, and Brian L. Strom

Risk factors for clinically important adverse events after protamine administration following cardiopulmonary bypass
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1916-1922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valve Disease:

Takashi Akasaka, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Takeshi Hozumi, Tsutomu Takagi, Shuichiro Kaji, Takahiro Kawamoto, Yoshiaki Ueda, Yukikatsu Okada, Shigefumi Morioka, and Junichi Yoshikawa

Restricted coronary flow reserve in patients with mitral regurgitation improves after mitral reconstructive surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1923-1930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marie Arsenault, Navroz Masani, Guiseppina Magni, Jiefen Yao, Luz Deras, and Natesa Pandian

Variation of anatomic valve area during ejection in patients with valvular aortic stenosis evaluated by two-dimensional echocardiographic planimetry: comparison with traditional Doppler data
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1931-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:

Noriko Yoshida, Hisao Ikeda, Toyofumi Wada, Akira Matsumoto, Sanae Maki, Aiko Muro, Akira Shibata, and Tsutomu Imaizumi

Exercise-induced abnormal blood pressure responses are related to subendocardial ischemia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1938-1942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Anji T. Yetman, Robert M. Hamilton, Lee N. Benson, and Brian W. McCrindle

Long-term outcome and prognostic determinants in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1943-1950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pediatric Cardiology:

William T. Mahle, Jack Rychik, Paul M. Weinberg, and Meryl S. Cohen

Growth characteristics of the aortic arch after the Norwood operation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1951-1954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Frank M. Bengel, Michael Hauser, Claire S. Duvernoy, Andreas Kuehn, Sibylle I. Ziegler, Jens C. Stollfuss, Mareike Beckmann, Ursula Sauer, Otto Muzik, Markus Schwaiger, and John Hess

Myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve late after anatomical correction of transposition of the great arteries
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1955-1961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Circadian Patterns:

Jeremy W. Sayer, Charles Gutteridge, Denise Syndercombe-Court, Paul Wilkinson, and Adam D. Timmis

Circadian activity of the endogenous fibrinolytic system in stable coronary artery disease: effects of beta-adrenoreceptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1962-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Ischemia:

Paulo R. A. Caramori, Allan G. Adelman, Eduardo R. Azevedo, Gary E. Newton, Andrea B. Parker, and John D. Parker

Therapy with nitroglycerin increases coronary vasoconstriction in response to acetylcholine
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1969-1974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Lauro Cortigiani, Claudio Dodi, Emilio A. Paolini, Daniele Bernardi, Gabriele Bruno, and Eugenio Nannini

Prognostic value of pharmacological stress echocardiography in women with chest pain and unknown coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1975-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Terumitsu Tanaka, Masatoshi Fujita, Izuru Nakae, Shun-Ichi Tamaki, Koji Hasegawa, Yasuki Kihara, Ryuji Nohara, and Shigetake Sasayama

Improvement of exercise capacity by sarpogrelate as a result of augmented collateral circulation in patients with effort angina
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1982-1986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Daniel S. Berman, Xingping Kang, Kenneth F. Van Train, Howard C. Lewin, Ishac Cohen, Joseph Areeda, John D. Friedman, Guido Germano, Leslee J. Shaw, and Rory Hachamovitch

Comparative prognostic value of automatic quantitative analysis versus semiquantitative visual analysis of exercise myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1987-1995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction:

Rabih R. Azar, Raymond G. McKay, Paul D. Thompson, Jeffrey A. Hirst, Joseph F. Mitchell, Daniel B. Fram, David D. Waters, and Francis J. Kiernan

Abciximab in primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction improves short- and medium-term outcomes
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 1996-2002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

The Paradigm Investigators

Combining thrombolysis with the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor lamifiban: results of the Platelet Aggregation Receptor Antagonist Dose Investigation and Reperfusion Gain in Myocardial Infarction (PARADIGM) Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2003-2010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eric Brochet, Daniel Czitrom, Daniel Karila-Cohen, Patrick Seknadji, Marc Faraggi, Hakim Benamer, Pierre Aubry, Philippe Gabriel Steg, and Patrick Assayag

Early changes in myocardial perfusion patterns after myocardial infarction: relation with contractile reserve and functional recovery
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2011-2017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Acute Coronary Syndromes:

Simon Kennon, Abdul Suliman, Peter K. MacCallum, Kulasegaram Ranjadayalan, Paul Wilkinson, and Adam D. Timmis

Clinical characteristics determining the mode of presentation in patients with acute coronary syndromes
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2018-2022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen P. Alexander, Eric D. Peterson, Christopher B. Granger, A. Cecilia Casas, Frans Van de Werf, Paul W. Armstrong, Alan Guerci, Eric J. Topol, Robert M. Califf for the GUSTO-IIB Investigators

Potential impact of evidence-based medicine in acute coronary syndromes: insights from GUSTO-IIb
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2023-2030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Syndrome X:

Achille Gaspardone, Claudio Ferri, Filippo Crea, Francesco Versaci, Fabrizio Tomai, Anna Santucci, Luigi Chiariello, and Pier A. Gioffre

Enhanced activity of sodium–lithium countertransport in patients with cardiac syndrome X: A potential link between cardiac and metabolic syndrome X
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2031-2034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Atherosclerosis:

George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Peter C. Harpel, Samin K. Sharma, Santica M. Marcovina, Geoffrey Dube, John A. Ambrose, and John T. Fallon

Lipoprotein(a) and inflammation in human coronary atheroma: association with the severity of clinical presentation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2035-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Constrictive Pericarditis:

Smonporn Boonyaratavej, Jae K. Oh, A. Jamil Tajik, Christopher P. Appleton, and James B. Seward

Comparison of mitral inflow and superior vena cava Doppler velocities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and constrictive pericarditis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2043-2048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

New Methods:

Phillip C. Yang, Adam B. Kerr, Alex C. Liu, David H. Liang, Chris Hardy, Craig H. Meyer, Albert Macovski, John M. Pauly, and Bob S. Hu

New real-time interactive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging system complements echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2049-2056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Carmen Bustos, Miguel A. Hernández-Presa, M.ónica Ortego, José Tuñón, Luis Ortega, Fernando Pérez, Cristina Díaz, Gonzalo Hernández, and Jesús Egido

HMG-CoA reductase inhibition by atorvastatin reduces neointimal inflammation in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2057-2064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Luis A. Pagan-Carlo, John J. Allan, Kirk T. Spencer, Clay L. Birkett, Rick Myers, and Richard E. Kerber

Encircling overlapping multipulse shock waveforms for transthoracic defibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2065-2071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hyuck Moon Kwon, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Erik L. Ritman, Amir Lerman, Charles McKenna, Renu Virmani, William D. Edwards, David R. Holmes, and Robert S. Schwartz

Adventitial vasa vasorum in balloon-injured coronary arteries: Visualization and quantitation by a microscopic three-dimensional computed tomography technique
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2072-2079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eric K. Louie, Dong Liu, Sandra I. Reynertson, Henry S. Loeb, Thomas L. McKiernan, Patrick J. Scanlon, and Robert J. Hariman

"Stunning" of the left atrium after spontaneous conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm: Demonstration by transesophageal Doppler techniques in a canine model
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 32: 2081-2086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

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