50th Anniversary Historical Article:

J. Ward Kennedy

Thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1829-1832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Ischemia:

Rohit R. Arora, Tony M. Chou, Diwakar Jain, Bruce Fleishman, Lawrence Crawford, Thomas McKiernan, and Richard W. Nesto

The multicenter study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP): effect of EECP on exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and anginal episodes
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1833-1840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

William R. Lewis, Ezra A. Amsterdam, Samuel Turnipseed, and J. Douglas Kirk

Immediate exercise testing of low risk patients with known coronary artery disease presenting to the emergency department with chest pain
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1843-1847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roxy Senior, Sanjiv Kaul, and Avijit Lahiri

Myocardial viability on echocardiography predicts long-term survival after revascularization in patients with ischemic congestive heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1848-1854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David S. Sheps, Robert P. McMahon, Kathleen C. Light, William Maixner, Carl J. Pepine, Jerome D. Cohen, A. David Goldberg, Robert Bonsall, Robert Carney, Peter H. Stone, David Sheffield, Peter G. Kaufmann the PIMI Investigators

Low hot pain threshold predicts shorter time to exercise-induced angina: results from the psychophysiological investigations of myocardial ischemia (PIMI) study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1855-1862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Fabrizio Tomai, Filippo Crea, Achille Gaspardone, Francesco Versaci, Anna S. Ghini, Claudio Ferri, Giovambattista Desideri, Luigi Chiariello, and Pier A. Gioffré

Effects of naloxone on myocardial ischemic preconditioning in humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1863-1869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Toshihiko Nishioka, Aman M. Amanullah, Huai Luo, Hans Berglund, Chong-Jin Kim, Tomoo Nagai, Naohiro Hakamata, Shuichi Katsushika, Akimi Uehata, Bonpei Takase, Kazushige Isojima, Daniel S. Berman, and Robert J. Siegel

Clinical validation of intravascular ultrasound imaging for assessment of coronary stenosis severity: Comparison with stress myocardial perfusion imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1870-1878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial:

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1841-1842. [PDF]  

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1971-1973. [PDF]  

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2009-2015. [PDF]  

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2083-2084. [PDF]  

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2085-2086. [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction:

Ik-Kyung Jang, David F. M. Brown, Robert P. Giugliano, H. Vernon Anderson, Douglas Losordo, Jose C. Nicolau, Oscar P. Dutra, Oscar Bazzino, Victor Molina Viamonte, Roberto Norbady, Alvaro Sosa Liprandi, Thomas J. Massey, Robert Dinsmore, Richard P. Schwarz Jr the MINT Investigators

A multicenter, randomized study of argatroban versus heparin as adjunct to tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) in acute myocardial infarction: myocardial infarction with Novastan and TPA (MINT) study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1879-1885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Nathan R. Every, Paul D. Frederick, Michael Robinson, Jonathan Sugarman, Laura Bowlby, and Hal V. Barron

A comparison of the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2 with the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1886-1894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stefan H. Hohnloser, Thomas Klingenheben, Markus Zabel, Matthias Schöpperl, and Oliver Mauß

Prevalence, characteristics and prognostic value during long-term follow-up of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction in the thrombolytic era
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1895-1902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jonathan M. Chen, Joseph J. DeRose, James P. Slater, Talia B. Spanier, Todd M. Dewey, Katherine A. Catanese, Margaret A. Flannery, and Mehmet C. Oz

Improved survival rates support left ventricular assist device implantation early after myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1903-1908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Abdou Elhendy, Ron T. van Domburg, Jeroen J. Bax, and Jos R. T. C. Roelandt

The significance of stress-induced ST segment depression in patients with inferior Q wave myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1909-1915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tej Sheth, Cyril Nair, James Muller, and Salim Yusuf

Increased winter mortality from acute myocardial infarction and stroke: the effect of age
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1916-1919. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Failure:

Jonathan Leor, Henrietta Reicher-Reiss, Uri Goldbourt, Valentina Boyko, Shmuel Gottlieb, Alexander Battler, and Solomon Behar

Aspirin and mortality in patients treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: A cohort study of 11,575 patients with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1920-1925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrea Di Lenarda, Gastone Sabbadini, Luca Salvatore, Gianfranco Sinagra, Luisa Mestroni, Bruno Pinamonti, Dario Gregori, Fulvio Ciani, Aureo Muzzi, Silvio Klugmann, Fulvio Camerini The Heart-Muscle Disease Study Group

Long-term effects of carvedilol in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy with persistent left ventricular dysfunction despite chronic metoprolol
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1926-1934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ziad Dibbs, John Thornby, B. G. White, and Douglas L. Mann

Natural variability of circulating levels of cytokines and cytokine receptors in patients with heart failure: implications for clinical trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1935-1942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

John R. Wilson, Sai Hanamanthu, Don B. Chomsky, and Stacy F. Davis

Relationship between exertional symptoms and functional capacity in patients with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1943-1947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ramachandran S. Vasan, Martin G. Larson, Emelia J. Benjamin, Jane C. Evans, Craig K. Reiss, and Daniel Levy

Congestive heart failure in subjects with normal versus reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: Prevalence and mortality in a population-based cohort
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1948-1955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Brian D. Duscha, William E. Kraus, Steven J. Keteyian, Martin J. Sullivan, Howard J. Green, Fred H. Schachat, Anne M. Pippen, Clinton A. Brawner, Jason M. Blank, and Brian H. Annex

Capillary density of skeletal muscle: A contributing mechanism for exercise intolerance in class II–III chronic heart failure independent of other peripheral alterations
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1956-1963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bradley P. Knight, Rajiva Goyal, Frank Pelosi, Matthew Flemming, Laura Horwood, Fred Morady, and S. Adam Strickberger

Outcome of patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy and unexplained syncope treated with an implantable defibrillator
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1964-1970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Electrophysiology:

Hung-Fat Tse, Chu-Pak Lau, Barry M. Yomtov, and Gregory M. Ayers

Implantable atrial defibrillator with a single-pass dual-electrode lead
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1974-1980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Edward P. Gerstenfeld, Michael R. S. Hill, Steven N. French, Rahul Mehra, Karen Rofino, Thomas J. Vander Salm, and Robert S. Mittleman

Evaluation of right atrial and biatrial temporary pacing for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1981-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Christian Mewis, Volker Kühlkamp, Johann Mermi, Ralph F. Bosch, and Ludger Seipel

Long-term reproducibility of electrophysiologically guided therapy with sotalol in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1989-1995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Atsushi Takahashi, Dipen C. Shah, Pierre Jaïs, Meleze Hocini, Jacques Clementy, and Michel Haïssaguerre

Partial cavotricuspid isthmus block before ablation in patients with typical atrial flutter
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 1996-2002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valve Disease:

Mordehay Vaturi, Avital Porter, Yehuda Adler, Yaron Shapira, Gideon Sahar, Bernardo Vidne, and Alex Sagie

The natural history of aortic valve disease after mitral valve surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2003-2008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Liza Thomas, Elyse Foster, Julien I. E. Hoffman, and Nelson B. Schiller

The mitral regurgitation index: an echocardiographic guide to severity
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2016-2022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gilbert Habib, Geneviève Derumeaux, Jean-François Avierinos, Jean-Paul Casalta, Fadi Jamal, Françoise Volot, Marc Garcia, Jean Lefevre, Frédéric Biou, Alexandre Maximovitch-Rodaminoff, P. E. Fournier, Pierre Ambrosi, Jean-Gabriel Velut, Alain Cribier, Jean-Robert Harle, Pierre-Jean Weiller, Didier Raoult, and Roger Luccioni

Value and limitations of the duke criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2023-2029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endothelial Function:

David M. Herrington, Brian L. Werbel, Ward A. Riley, Benjamin E. Pusser, and Timothy M. Morgan

Individual and combined effects of estrogen/progestin therapy and lovastatin on lipids and flow-mediated vasodilation in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2030-2037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Greg B. Schnell, Annette Robertson, Deborah Houston, Linda Malley, and Todd J. Anderson

Impaired brachial artery endothelial function is not predicted by elevated triglycerides
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2038-2043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:

Iacopo Olivotto, Barry J. Maron, Alessio Montereggi, Francesco Mazzuoli, Alberto Dolara, and Franco Cecchi

Prognostic value of systemic blood pressure response during exercise in a community-based patient population with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2044-2051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pediatric Cardiology:

Ruey-Kang R. Chang, Juan C. Alejos, David Atkinson, Richard Jensen, Stacey Drant, Alvaro Galindo, and Hillel Laks

Bubble contrast echocardiography in detecting pulmonary arteriovenous shunting in children with univentricular heart after cavopulmonary anastomosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2052-2058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Thomas R. Burklow, Jeffrey P. Moak, James J. Bailey, and Fairouz T. Makhlouf

Neurally mediated cardiac syncope: autonomic modulation after normal saline infusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2059-2066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Thomas Paul Working Group on Dysrhythmias and Electrophysiology of the Association for European Pediatric Cardiology

Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia in infancy and childhood: A multicenter study on clinical profile and outcome
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2067-2072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Sergio Waxman, Ricardo Moreno, Katharine A. Rowe, and Richard L. Verrier

Persistent primary coronary dilation induced by transatrial delivery of nitroglycerin into the pericardial space: a novel approach for local cardiac drug delivery
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2073-2077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Perspectives:

Antonio M. Gotto Jr

Lipid-lowering therapy for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2078-2082. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2087. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2087. [PDF]  

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2087-2088. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2088. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2088-2089. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2089. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2089-2090. [PDF]  

Erratum:

Corrections
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2091. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA Guidelines:

Raymond J. Gibbons, Kanu Chatterjee, Jennifer Daley, John S. Douglas, Stephan D. Fihn, Julius M. Gardin, Mark A. Grunwald, Daniel Levy, Bruce W. Lytle, Robert A. O’Rourke, William P. Schafer, Sankey V. Williams, James L. Ritchie, Raymond J. Gibbons, Melvin D. Cheitlin, Kim A. Eagle, Timothy J. Gardner, Arthur Garson Jr, Richard O. Russell, Thomas J. Ryan, and Sidney C. Smith Jr

ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina)
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2092-2197. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Addendum:

Addendum
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2198. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcement:

Index
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2200-2204. [PDF]  

Index
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 33: 2205-2221. [PDF]  

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