50th Anniversary Historical Article:

Spencer B. King III

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 615-617. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viewpoint:

Michael S. Lauer, Eugene H. Blackstone, James B. Young, and Eric J. Topol

Cause of death in clinical research: Time for a reassessment?
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 618-620. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review Articles:

Patrick J. Welch, Richard L. Page, and Mohamed H. Hamdan

Management of ventricular arrhythmias: A trial-based approach
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 621-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Todd J. Anderson

Assessment and treatment of endothelial dysfunction in humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 631-638. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Interventional Cardiology:

Massoud A. Leesar, Marcus F. Stoddard, Srinivas Manchikalapudi, and Roberto Bolli

Bradykinin-induced preconditioning in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 639-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yoshio Kobayashi, Joseph De Gregorio, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Tatsuro Akiyama, Bernhard Reimers, Leo Finci, Carlo Di Mario, and Antonio Colombo

Stented segment length as an independent predictor of restenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 651-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Annapoorna Kini, Jonathan D. Marmur, Subhash Kini, George Dangas, Thomas P. Cocke, Sylvan Wallenstein, Eppie Brown, John A. Ambrose, and Samin K. Sharma

Creatine kinase-MB elevation after coronary intervention correlates with diffuse atherosclerosis, and low-to-medium level elevation has a benign clinical course: Implications for early discharge after coronary intervention
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 663-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Paul D. McGrath, David J. Malenka, David E. Wennberg, Samuel J. Shubrooks Jr., William A. Bradley, John F. Robb, Mirle A. Kellett Jr., Thomas J. Ryan Jr., Michael J. Hearne, Bruce Hettleman, John R. O’Meara, Peter VerLee, Matthew W. Watkins, Winthrop D. Piper, Gerald T. O’Connor for the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group

Changing outcomes in percutaneous coronary interventions: A study of 34,752 procedures in Northern New England, 1990 to 1997
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 674-680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerald T. O’Connor, David J. Malenka, Hebe Quinton, John F. Robb, Mirle A. Kellett Jr., Samuel Shubrooks, William A. Bradley, Michael J. Hearne, Mathew W. Watkins, David E. Wennberg, Bruce Hettleman, Daniel J. O’Rourke, Paul D. McGrath, Thomas Ryan Jr., Peter VerLee for the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group

Multivariate prediction of in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary interventions in 1994–1996
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 681-691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mauro Moscucci, Gerald T. O’Connor, Stephen G. Ellis, David J. Malenka, Jennifer Sievers, Eric R. Bates, David W. M. Muller, Steven W. Werns, Eva Kline Rogers, Dean Karavite, and Kim A. Eagle

Validation of risk adjustment models for in-hospital percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty mortality on an independent data set
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 692-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Donald E. Cutlip, Martin B. Leon, Kalon K. L. Ho, Paul C. Gordon, Alessandro Giambartolomei, Daniel J. Diver, David M. Lasorda, David O. Williams, Michelle M. Fitzpatrick, April Desjardin, Jeffrey J. Popma, Richard E. Kuntz, Donald S. Baim for the STent Anti-thrombotic Regimen Study Investigators

Acute and nine-month clinical outcomes after "suboptimal" coronary stenting: Results from the STent anti-thrombotic regimen study (STARS) registry
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 698-706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrea S. Abizaid, Gary S. Mintz, Alexandre Abizaid, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J. Lansky, Augusto D. Pichard, Lowell F. Satler, Hongsheng Wu, Kenneth M. Kent, and Martin B. Leon

One-year follow-up after intravascular ultrasound assessment of moderate left main coronary artery disease in patients with ambiguous angiograms
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 707-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Karen A. Burek, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Maria Mori Brooks, Barbara Naydeck, Norma Keller, Mary Ann Sellers, Gary Roubin, R.uzena Jandová, and Charanjit S. Rihal

Prognostic importance of lower extremity arterial disease in patients undergoing coronary revascularization in the bypass angioplasty revascularization investigation (BARI)
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 716-721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martin Höher, Jochen Wöhrle, Olaf C. Grebe, Matthias Kochs, Hans-H. Osterhues, Vinzenz Hombach, and Arnd B. Buchwald

A randomized trial of elective stenting after balloon recanalization of chronic total occlusions
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 722-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial:

Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 660-662. [PDF]  

Editorial
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Editorial
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Editorial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 672-673. [PDF]  

Myocardial Ischemia:

Farooq A. Chaudhry, Jason T. Tauke, Renato S. Alessandrini, Gil Vardi, Michele A. Parker, and Robert O. Bonow

Prognostic implications of myocardial contractile reserve in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 730-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction:

Milenko J. Tanasijevic, Christopher P. Cannon, Elliott M. Antman, Donald R. Wybenga, George A. Fischer, Christine Grudzien, C. Michael Gibson, James W. Winkelman, Eugene Braunwald for the TIMI 10B Investigators

Myoglobin, creatine-kinase-MB and cardiac troponin-I 60-minute ratios predict infarct-related artery patency after thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction: Results from the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction study (TIMI) 10B
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 739-747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shlomi Matetzky, Dov Freimark, Micha S. Feinberg, Ilya Novikov, Shmuel Rath, Babeth Rabinowitz, Elieser Kaplinsky, and Hanoch Hod

Acute myocardial infarction with isolated ST-segment elevation in posterior chest leads V_7–9: "hidden" ST-segment elevations revealing acute posterior infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 748-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Coronary Artery Disease:

Scott A. McHam, Thomas H. Marwick, Fredric J. Pashkow, and Michael S. Lauer

Delayed systolic blood pressure recovery after graded exercise: An independent correlate of angiographic coronary disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 754-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Allen J. Taylor, Allen P. Burke, Andrew Farb, Pouya Yousefi, Gray T. Malcom, John Smialek, and Renu Virmani

Arterial remodeling in the left coronary system: The role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 760-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Risk Factors:

Lee Goldman, Pamela Coxson, Maria G. M. Hunink, Paula A. Goldman, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Murray Mittleman, Lawrence Williams, and Milton C. Weinstein

The relative influence of secondary versus primary prevention using the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel II guidelines
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 768-776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Axel Schmermund, Ali E. Denktas, John A. Rumberger, Timothy F. Christian, Patrick F. Sheedy II, Kent R. Bailey, and Robert S. Schwartz

Independent and incremental value of coronary artery calcium for predicting the extent of angiographic coronary artery disease: Comparison with cardiac risk factors and radionuclide perfusion imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 777-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Terence M. Doherty, Weiyi Tang, and Robert C. Detrano

Racial differences in the significance of coronary calcium in asymptomatic black and white subjects with coronary risk factors
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 787-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Atrial Functions:

Satoshi Nakatani, Mario J. Garcia, Michael S. Firstenberg, Leonardo Rodriguez, Richard A. Grimm, Neil L. Greenberg, Patrick M. McCarthy, Pieter M. Vandervoort, and James D. Thomas

Noninvasive assessment of left atrial maximum dP/dt by a combination of transmitral and pulmonary venous flow
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 795-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Otto A. Smiseth, Christopher R. Thompson, Kamol Lohavanichbutr, Hilton Ling, James G. Abel, Robert T. Miyagishima, Sam V. Lichtenstein, and John Bowering

The pulmonary venous systolic flow pulse—its origin and relationship to left atrial pressure
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 802-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Electrophysiology:

Antonio De Simone, Giuseppe Stabile, Dino Franco Vitale, Pietro Turco, Maurizio Di Stasio, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Maurizio Gasparini, Carmine De Matteis, Raffaele Rotunno, and Tommaso Di Napoli

Pretreatment with verapamil in patients with persistent or chronic atrial fibrillation who underwent electrical cardioversion
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 810-814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Wanchun Tang, Max Harry Weil, Shijie Sun, Hitoshi Yamaguchi, Heitor P. Povoas, Andreja Marn Pernat, and Joe Bisera

The effects of biphasic and conventional monophasic defibrillation on postresuscitation myocardial function
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 815-822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heikki Swan, Matti Viitasalo, Kirsi Piippo, P.äivi Laitinen, Kimmo Kontula, and Lauri Toivonen

Sinus node function and ventricular repolarization during exercise stress test in long QT syndrome patients with KvLQT1 and HERG potassium channel defects
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 823-829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Endothelial Function:

Daniel Henrion, Joelle Benessiano, Ivan Philip, Sandrine Vuillaumier-Barrot, Marc Iglarz, Gaetan Plantefève, Didier Chatel, Ulrich Hvass, Geneviève Durand, Jean-Marie Desmonts, Philippe Amouyel, and Bernard I. Lévy

The deletion genotype of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme is associated with an increased vascular reactivity in vivo and in vitro
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 830-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiomyopathy:

Kathy A. Crispell, Anita Wray, Hanyu Ni, Deirdre J. Nauman, and Ray E. Hershberger

Clinical profiles of four large pedigrees with familial dilated cardiomyopathy: Preliminary recommendations for clinical practice
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 837-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Failure:

Mathias M. Borst, Wilke Beuthien, Carsten Schwencke, Paul LaRosée, Rainer Marquetant, Markus Haass, Wolfgang Kübler, and Ruth H. Strasser

Desensitization of the pulmonary adenylyl cyclase system: A cause of airway hyperresponsiveness in congestive heart failure?
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 848-856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pediatric Cardiology:

Neil E. Bowles, Debra L. Kearney, Jiyuan Ni, Antonio R. Perez-Atayde, Mark W. Kline, J. Timothy Bricker, Nancy A. Ayres, Steven E. Lipshultz, William T. Shearer, and Jeffrey A. Towbin

The detection of viral genomes by polymerase chain reaction in the myocardium of pediatric patients with advanced HIV disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 857-865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Damien Bonnet, Juliana Patkaï, Daniel Tamisier, Jean Kachaner, Pascal Vouhé, and Daniel Sidi

A new strategy for the surgical treatment of aortic coarctation associated with ventricular septal defect in infants using an absorbable pulmonary artery band
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 866-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Kurt Wallner, Chen Li, Michael C. Fishbein, Prediman K. Shah, and Behrooz G. Sharifi

Arterialization of human vein grafts is associated with tenascin-C expression
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 871-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Joseph J. Lynch Jr., Gary L. Stump, Audrey A. Wallace, Carla A. Painter, Justina M. Thomas, Sandra E. Kusma, Robert J. Gould, and William Grossman

EXP3174, the AII antagonist human metabolite of losartan, but not losartan nor the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril, prevents the development of lethal ischemic ventricular arrhythmias in a canine model of recent myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 876-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC Practice Guidelines:

Thomas J. Ryan, Elliott M. Antman, Neil H. Brooks, Robert M. Califf, L. David Hillis, Loren F. Hiratzka, Elliot Rapaport, Barbara Riegel, Richard O. Russell, Earl E. Smith III, W. Douglas Weaver, Raymond J. Gibbons, Joseph S. Alpert, Kim A. Eagle, Timothy J. Gardner, Arthur Garson Jr, Gabriel Gregoratos, Richard O. Russell, Thomas J. Ryan, and Sidney C. Smith Jr

1999 update: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction)
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 890-911. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines:

Michael H. Crawford, Steven J. Bernstein, Prakash C. Deedwania, John P. DiMarco, Kevin J. Ferrick, Arthur Garson Jr, Lee A. Green, H. Leon Greene, Michael J. Silka, Peter H. Stone, Cynthia M. Tracy, Raymond J. Gibbons, Joseph S. Alpert, Kim A. Eagle, Timothy J. Gardner, Arthur Garson Jr, Gabriel Gregoratos, Richard O. Russell, Thomas J. Ryan, and Sidney C. Smith Jr

ACC/AHA guidelines for ambulatory electrocardiography: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the Guidelines for Ambulatory Electrocardiography) developed in collaboration with the North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 912-948. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 949-950. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 949. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 950-951. [PDF]  

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 951-952. [PDF]  

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 951. [PDF]  

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 952-953. [PDF]  

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Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 953-954. [PDF]  

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 953. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 954-955. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 955-956. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 955. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 956-957. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 957-958. [PDF]  

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 958. [PDF]  

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