Invited Commentary:

Discussion
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Discussion
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Review Articles:

John F. Beltrame, Shigetake Sasayama, and Attilio Maseri

Racial heterogeneity in coronary artery vasomotor reactivity: differences between Japanese and caucasian patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1442-1452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Ischemia:

C. Noel Bairey Merz, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Carl J. Pepine, Nathaniel Reichek, Steven E. Reis, William J. Rogers, Barry L. Sharaf, George Sopko for the WISE Study Group

The Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Study: protocol design, methodology and feasibility report
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1453-1461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jannet F. Lewis, Lang Lin, Susan McGorray, Carl J. Pepine, Mark Doyle, Daniel Edmundowicz, Richard Holubkov, Gerald Pohost, Nathaniel Reichek, William Rogers, Barry L. Sharaf, George Sopko, and C. Noel Bairey Merz

Dobutamine stress echocardiography in women with chest pain: Pilot phase data from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE)
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1462-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven E. Reis, Richard Holubkov, Joon S. Lee, Barry Sharaf, Nathaniel Reichek, William J. Rogers, Edward G. Walsh, Anthon R. Fuisz, Richard Kerensky, Katherine M. Detre, George Sopko, Carl J. Pepine for the WISE Investigators

Coronary flow velocity response to adenosine characterizes coronary microvascular function in women with chest pain and no obstructive coronary disease: Results from the pilot phase of the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1469-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Peter H. Stone, David S. Krantz, Robert P. McMahon, A. David Goldberg, Lewis C. Becker, Bernard R. Chaitman, Herman A. Taylor, Jerome D. Cohen, Kenneth E. Freedland, Barry D. Bertolet, Cecil Coughlan, Carl J. Pepine, Peter G. Kaufmann, David S. Sheps for the PIMI Study Group

Relationship among mental stress–induced ischemia and ischemia during daily life and during exercise: the Psychophysiologic Investigations of Myocardial Ischemia (PIMI) Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1476-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shamim M. Badruddin, Anwar Ahmad, Judith Mickelson, John Abukhalil, William L. Winters, Sherif F. Nagueh, and William A. Zoghbi

Supine bicycle versus post–treadmill exercise echocardiography in the detection of myocardial ischemia: a randomized single-blind crossover trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1485-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dirk De Bacquer, Guy De Backer, Marcel Kornitzer, and Henry Blackburn

Parental history of premature coronary heart disease mortality and signs of ischemia on the resting electrocardiogram
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1491-1498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endothelial Function:

Barbara K. Julius, Giuseppe Vassalli, Lazar Mandinov, and Otto M. Hess

Alpha-adrenoceptor blockade prevents exercise-induced vasoconstriction of stenotic coronary arteries
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1499-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gerard O’Driscoll, Daniel Green, Andrew Maiorana, Kim Stanton, Frances Colreavy, and Roger Taylor

Improvement in endothelial function by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition in non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1506-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kiyotaka Kugiyama, Takeshi Motoyama, Hideki Doi, Hiroaki Kawano, Nobutaka Hirai, Hirofumi Soejima, Yuji Miyao, Keiji Takazoe, Yasushi Moriyama, Yuji Mizuno, Ryusuke Tsunoda, Hisao Ogawa, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Seigo Sugiyama, and Hirofumi Yasue

Improvement of endothelial vasomotor dysfunction by treatment with alpha-tocopherol in patients with high remnant lipoproteins levels
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1512-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Acute Coronary Syndromes:

Bjarne L. Nørgaard, Karl Andersen, Mikael Dellborg, Putte Abrahamsson, Jan Ravkilde, Kristian Thygesen for the TRIM study group

Admission risk assessment by cardiac troponin T in unstable coronary artery disease: additional prognostic information from continuous ST segment monitoring
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1519-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction:

Lambert F. M. van den Merkhof, Felix Zijlstra, Hans Olsson, Lars Grip, Gerrit Veen, Frits W. H. M. Bär, Marcel J. B. M. van den Brand, Maarten L. Simoons, and Freek W. A. Verheugt

Abciximab in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction eligible for primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Results of the glycoprotein receptor antagonist patency evaluation (GRAPE) pilot study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1528-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert J. Goldberg, Jorge Yarzebski, Darleen Lessard, and Joel M. Gore

A two-decades (1975 to 1995) long experience in the incidence, in-hospital and long-term case–fatality rates of acute myocardial infarction: a community-wide perspective
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1533-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yi-Heng Li, Jeng-Kai Teng, Wei-Chuan Tsai, Liang-Miin Tsai, Li-Jen Lin, How-Ran Guo, and Jyh-Hong Chen

Prognostic significance of elevated hemostatic markers in patients with acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1543-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial:

Editorial
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Editorial
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Editorial
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Editorial
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Heart Failure:

Paul S. Watson, Gregory M. Scalia, Andrew Galbraith, Darryl J. Burstow, Nicholas Bett, and Constantine N. Aroney

Lack of effect of coenzyme Q on left ventricular function in patients with congestive heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1549-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David M. Kaye, Anthony M. Dart, Garry L. Jennings, and Murray D. Esler

Antiadrenergic effect of chronic amiodarone therapy in human heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1553-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Edward F. Philbin and Thomas G. DiSalvo

Prediction of hospital readmission for heart failure: development of a simple risk score based on administrative data
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1560-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Diastolic Function:

James G. Warner Jr., D. Christopher Metzger, Dalane W. Kitzman, Deborah J. Wesley, and William C. Little

Losartan improves exercise tolerance in patients with diastolic dysfunction and a hypertensive response to exercise
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1567-1572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Transplant:

Ron-Bin Hsu, Shu-Hsun Chu, Shoei-Shen Wang, Wen-Je Ko, Nai-Kuan Chou, Chii-Ming Lee, Ming-Fong Chen, and Yuan-Teh Lee

Low incidence of transplant coronary artery disease in chinese heart recipients
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1573-1577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dilated Cardiomyopathy:

Andrea Frustaci, Nicola Magnavita, Cristina Chimenti, Marina Caldarulo, Enrico Sabbioni, Romano Pietra, Carlo Cellini, Gian Federico Possati, and Attilio Maseri

Marked elevation of myocardial trace elements in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy compared with secondary cardiac dysfunction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1578-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiomyopathy:

Carlo Casali, Giulia d’Amati, Paola Bernucci, Luciano DeBiase, Camillo Autore, Filippo M. Santorelli, Domenico Coviello, and Pietro Gallo

Maternally inherited cardiomyopathy: clinical and molecular characterization of a large kindred harboring the A4300G point mutation in mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1584-1589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:

Barry J. Maron, Robert Mathenge, Susan A. Casey, Liviu C. Poliac, and Terrence F. Longe

Clinical profile of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy identified de novo in rural communities
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1590-1595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Perry M. Elliott, Sanjay Sharma, Amanda Varnava, Jan Poloniecki, Edward Rowland, and William J. McKenna

Survival after cardiac arrest or sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1596-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Exercise:

Chen-Huan Chen, Masaru Nakayama, Maurice Talbot, Erez Nevo, Barry Fetics, Gary Gerstenblith, Lewis C. Becker, and David A. Kass

Verapamil acutely reduces ventricular-vascular stiffening and improves aerobic exercise performance in elderly individuals
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1602-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Interventional Cardiology:

Eric D. Peterson, Patricia A. Cowper, Elizabeth R. DeLong, James P. Zidar, Richard S. Stack, and Daniel B. Mark

Acute and long-term cost implications of coronary stenting
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1610-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Odd Johansen, Magne Brekke, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Michael Abdelnoor, and Harald Arnesen

n-3 fatty acids do not prevent restenosis after coronary angioplasty: results from the CART study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1619-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martial G. Bourassa, Kevin E. Kip, Alice K. Jacobs, Robert H. Jones, George Sopko, Allan D. Rosen, Barry L. Sharaf, Leonard Schwartz, Bernard R. Chaitman, Edwin L. Alderman, David R. Holmes, Gary S. Roubin, Katherine M. Detre, Robert L. Frye for the BARI Investigators

Is a strategy of intended incomplete percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty revascularization acceptable in nondiabetic patients who are candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery?: The bypass angioplasty revascularization investigation (BARI)
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1627-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valve Disease:

Nicola Vitale, Marisa De Feo, Luca Salvatore De Santo, Alessio Pollice, Nicola Tedesco, and Maurizio Cotrufo

Dose-dependent fetal complications of warfarin in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1637-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raffaele De Simone, Gerald Glombitza, Christian Friedrich Vahl, J.örg Albers, Hans Peter Meinzer, and Siegfried Hagl

Three-dimensional color doppler: a clinical study in patients with mitral regurgitation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1646-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eduardo Bossone, Melvyn Rubenfire, David S. Bach, Mark Ricciardi, and William F. Armstrong

Range of tricuspid regurgitation velocity at rest and during exercise in normal adult men: implications for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1662-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Helmut Baumgartner, Thomas Stefenelli, Julia Niederberger, Heinrich Schima, and Gerald Maurer

"overestimation" of catheter gradients by doppler ultrasound in patients with aortic stenosis: a predictable manifestation of pressure recovery
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1655-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Electrophysiology:

David J. Callans, Jian-Fang Ren, David Schwartzman, Charles D. Gottlieb, Farooq A. Chaudhry, and Francis E. Marchlinski

Narrowing of the superior vena cava–right atrium junction during radiofrequency catheter ablation for inappropriate sinus tachycardia: analysis with intracardiac echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1667-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bruce L. Wilkoff, Charles L. Byrd, Charles J. Love, David L. Hayes, T. Duncan Sellers, Raymond Schaerf, Victor Parsonnet, Laurence M. Epstein, Robert A. Sorrentino, and Christopher Reiser

Pacemaker lead extraction with the laser sheath: results of the pacing lead extraction with the excimer sheath (PLEXES) trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1671-1676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hypertension:

Agostino Virdis, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Mario Marzilli, Enrico Orsini, Stefania Favilla, Piero Duranti, Stefano Taddei, Paolo Marraccini, and Antonio Salvetti

Adenosine causes the release of active renin and angiotensin II in the coronary circulation of patients with essential hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1677-1684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy:

Heribert Schunkert, Ulrich Bröckel, Christian Hengstenberg, Andreas Luchner, Michael W. Muscholl, Klaus Kurzidim, Bernhard Kuch, Angela Döring, G.ünter A. J. Riegger, and Hans-Werner Hense

Familial predisposition of left ventricular hypertrophy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1685-1691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Adult Congenital Heart Disease:

Heidi M. Connolly, Martha Grogan, and Carole A. Warnes

Pregnancy among women with congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1692-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pediatric Cardiology:

Andrew J. P. Tometzki, Kenji Suda, Thomas Kohl, John P. Kovalchin, and Norman H. Silverman

Accuracy of prenatal echocardiographic diagnosis and prognosis of fetuses with conotruncal anomalies
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1696-1701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Elizabeth D. Blume, Karen Altmann, John E. Mayer, Steven D. Colan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, and Tal Geva

Evolution of risk factors influencing early mortality of the arterial switch operation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1702-1709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Frank F. Ing and Robert J. Sommer

The snare-assisted technique for transcatheter coil occlusion of moderate to large patent ductus arteriosus: immediate and intermediate results
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1710-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Franz F. Immer, Franco Stocker, Andrea M. Seiler, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Denis Bachmann, Gert Printzen, and Thierry Carrel

Troponin-I for prediction of early postoperative course after pediatric cardiac surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1719-1723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Paul F. Kantor, Murray A. Robertson, James Y. Coe, and Gary D. Lopaschuk

Volume overload hypertrophy of the newborn heart slows the maturation of enzymes involved in the regulation of fatty acid metabolism
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1724-1734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Frits W. Prinzen, William C. Hunter, Bradley T. Wyman, and Elliot R. McVeigh

Mapping of regional myocardial strain and work during ventricular pacing: experimental study using magnetic resonance imaging tagging
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1735-1742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Correspondence
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Correspondence
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Correspondence
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Correspondence
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ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines:

Patrick J. Scanlon, David P. Faxon, Anne-Marie Audet, Blase Carabello, Gregory J. Dehmer, Kim A. Eagle, Ronald D. Legako, Donald F. Leon, John A. Murray, Steven E. Nissen, Carl J. Pepine, Rita M. Watson, James L. Ritchie, Raymond J. Gibbons, Melvin D. Cheitlin, Kim A. Eagle, Timothy J. Gardner, Arthur Garson Jr, Richard O. Russell Jr, Thomas J. Ryan, and Sidney C. Smith Jr

ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary angiography: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Coronary Angiography) developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1756-1824. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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