JACC -- Table of Contents (34 [5])

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50th Anniversary Historical Article:

Eugene Braunwald
Myocardial oxygen consumption: the quest for its determinants and some clinical fallout
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1365-1368. [Full Text] [PDF]

Review Articles:

Edward D. Frohlich
The necessity for recognition and treatment of patients with "mild" hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1369-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Myocardial Infarction:

Frederick A. Spencer, Theo E. Meyer, Robert J. Goldberg, Jorge Yarzebski, Mark Hatton, Darleen Lessard, and Joel M. Gore
Twenty year trends (1975–1995) in the incidence, in-hospital and long-term death rates associated with heart failure complicating acute myocardial infarction: A community-wide perspective
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1378-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Jersey Chen, Thomas A. Marciniak, Martha J. Radford, Yun Wang, and Harlan M. Krumholz
Beta-blocker therapy for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction in elderly diabetic patients: Results from the national cooperative cardiovascular project
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1388-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher P. Cannon
Overcoming thrombolytic resistance: Rationale and initial clinical experience combining thrombolytic therapy and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition for acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1395-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

C. Michael Gibson, Sabina Murphy, Ian B. A. Menown, Rafael F. Sequeira, Robert Greene, Frans Van de Werf, Marc J. Schweiger, Magdi Ghali, Martin J. Frey, Kathryn A. Ryan, Susan J. Marble, Robert P. Giugliano, Elliott M. Antman, Christopher P. Cannon, Eugene Braunwald for the TIMI Study Group
Determinants of coronary blood flow after thrombolytic administration
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1403-1412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Tomas Jernberg, Bertil Lindahl, and Lars Wallentin
ST-segment monitoring with continuous 12-lead ECG improves early risk stratification in patients with chest pain and ECG nondiagnostic of acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1413-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Franz-Josef Neumann, Dietlind Zohlnhöfer, Leila Fakhoury, Ilka Ott, Meinrad Gawaz, and Albert Schömig
Effect of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade on platelet-leukocyte interaction and surface expression of the leukocyte integrin Mac-1 in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1420-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Stephanie Hügel, Martin Reincke, Hinrik Strömer, Johannes Winning, Michael Horn, Charlotte Dienesch, Patricia Mora, Harald H. H. W. Schmidt, Bruno Allolio, and Stefan Neubauer
Evidence against a role of physiological concentrations of estrogen in post-myocardial infarction remodeling
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1427-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Coronary Artery Disease:

Yuk-ki Wong, Keith D. Dawkins, and Michael E. Ward
Circulating chlamydia pneumoniae DNA as a predictor of coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1435-1439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1440-1442. [PDF]

Coronary Artery Disease:

Keijiro Saku, Bo Zhang, Kazuyuki Shirai, Shiro Jimi, Kazuhiko Yoshinaga, and Kikuo Arakawa
Hyperinsulinemic hypoalphalipoproteinemia as a new indicator for coronary heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1443-1451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

PierMarco Piatti, Gabriele Fragasso, Lucilla D. Monti, Andrea Caumo, Chuong Van Phan, Giampietro Valsecchi, Sabrina Costa, Elena Fochesato, Guido Pozza, Antonio E. Pontiroli, and Sergio Chierchia
Endothelial and metabolic characteristics of patients with angina and angiographically normal coronary arteries: Comparison with subjects with insulin resistance syndrome and normal controls
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1452-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Coronary Ectasia:

Dietmar Krüger, Ulrich Stierle, Gunhild Herrmann, R.üdiger Simon, and Abdolhamid Sheikhzadeh
Exercise-induced myocardial ischemia in isolated coronary artery ectasias and aneurysms ("dilated coronaropathy")
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1461-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

David J. Malenka, Paul D. McGrath, David E. Wennberg, Thomas J. Ryan Jr., Mirle A. Kellett Jr, Samuel J. Shubrooks Jr., William A. Bradley, Bruce D. Hettlemen, John F. Robb, Michael J. Hearne, Theodore M. Silver, Matthew W. Watkins, John R. O’Meara, Peter N. VerLee, Daniel J. O’Rourke for the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
The relationship between operator volume and outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions in high volume hospitals in 1994–1996: The northern New England experience
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1471-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1481-1483. [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

Alberto Cappelletti, Alberto Margonato, Giuseppe Rosano, Alessandra Mailhac, Fabrizio Veglia, Antonio Colombo, and Sergio Lorenzo Chierchia
Short- and long-term evolution of unstented nonocclusive coronary dissection after coronary angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1484-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1489. [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

Javier Escaned, Javier Goicolea, Fernando Alfonso, Maria José Perez-Vizcayno, Rosana Hernandez, Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, Camino Bañuelos, and Carlos Macaya
Propensity and mechanisms of restenosis in different coronary stent designs: Complementary value of the analysis of the luminal gain-loss relationship
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1490-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

A Four Year Follow-Up:

Amadeo Betriu, Monica Masotti, Antoni Serra, Joaquin Alonso, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Federico Gimeno, Thierry Colman, Javier Zueco, Juan L. Delcan, Eulogio García, and José Calabuig
Randomized comparison of coronary stent implantation and balloon angioplasty in the treatment of de novo coronary artery lesions (START): A four-year follow-up
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1498-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Peter N. Ruygrok, Rein Melkert, Marie-Angèle M. Morel, John A. Ormiston, Frits W. Bär, Francisco Fernandez-Avilès, Harry Suryapranata, Keith D. Dawkins, Claude Hanet, Patrick W. Serruys on behalf of the Benestent II Investigators Cardialysis Rotterdam The Netherlands
Does angiography six months after coronary intervention influence management and outcome?
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1507-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Antonino Buffon, Giovanna Liuzzo, Luigi M. Biasucci, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Vito Ramazzotti, Antonio G. Rebuzzi, Filippo Crea, and Attilio Maseri
Preprocedural serum levels of C-reactive protein predict early complications and late restenosis after coronary angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1512-1521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

John E. Sanderson, Skiva K. W. Chan, Gabriel Yip, Leata Y. C. Yeung, Kam W. Chan, Kenneth Raymond, and Kam S. Woo
Beta-blockade in heart failure: A comparison of carvedilol with metoprolol
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1522-1528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hideaki Senzaki, Barry Fetics, Chen-Huan Chen, and David A. Kass
Comparison of ventricular pressure relaxation assessments in human heart failure: Quantitative influence on load and drug sensitivity analysis
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1529-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Cardiomyopathy:

Tasneem Z. Naqvi, Rishi K. Goel, James S. Forrester, and Robert J. Siegel
Myocardial contractile reserve on dobutamine echocardiography predicts late spontaneous improvement in cardiac function in patients with recent onset idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1537-1544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Roland Jahns, Valérie Boivin, Christian Siegmund, Fritz Boege, Martin J. Lohse, and Gerhard Inselmann
Activating beta-1-adrenoceptor antibodies are not associated with cardiomyopathies secondary to valvular or hypertensive heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1545-1551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Electrophysiology:

The AVID Investigators
Causes of death in the antiarrhythmics versus implantable defibrillators (AVID) trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1552-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Anders Englund, Steffen Behrens, Karl Wegscheider, Edward Rowland for the European 7219 Jewel Investigators
Circadian variation of malignant ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischemic and nonischemic heart disease after cardioverter defibrillator implantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1560-1568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Richard Ammer, G.ünter Lehmann, Andreas Plewan, Katja Puetter, and Eckhard Alt
Marked reduction in atrial defibrillation thresholds with repeated internal cardioversion
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1569-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Christine Aimé-Sempé, Thierry Folliguet, Catherine Rücker-Martin, Maryla Krajewska, Stanislaw Krajewski, Michèle Heimburger, Michel Aubier, Jean-Jacques Mercadier, John C. Reed, and Stephane N. Hatem
Myocardial cell death in fibrillating and dilated human right atria
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1577-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Carlos A. Morillo, Maria E. Camacho, Mark A. Wood, David M. Gilligan, and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen
Diagnostic utility of mechanical, pharmacological and orthostatic stimulation of the carotid sinus in patients with unexplained syncope
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1587-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Suneet Mittal, Shervin Ayati, Kenneth M. Stein, Bradley P. Knight, Fred Morady, David Schwartzman, Doris Cavlovich, Edward V. Platia, Hugh Calkins, Patrick J. Tchou, John M. Miller, J. Marcus Wharton, Ruey J. Sung, David J. Slotwiner, Steven M. Markowitz, Bruce B. Lerman for the ZOLL Investigators
Comparison of a novel rectilinear biphasic waveform with a damped sine wave monophasic waveform for transthoracic ventricular defibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1595-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Hypertension:

Stephanie H. Dunlap, Carla A. Sueta, Lisa Tomasko, and Kirkwood F. Adams Jr.
Association of body mass, gender and race with heart failure primarily due to hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1602-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Valve Disease:

Philippe Pibarot, Jean G. Dumesnil, Jean Jobin, Paul Cartier, George Honos, and Louis-Gilles Durand
Hemodynamic and physical performance during maximal exercise in patients with an aortic bioprosthetic valve: Comparison of stentless versus stented bioprostheses
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1609-1617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Peripheral Vascular Disease:

Gregorio Brevetti, Curt Diehm, David Lambert on behalf of the Study Investigators
European multicenter study on propionyl-L-carnitine in intermittent claudication
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1618-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Echocardiography:

Vittorio Palmieri, Björn Dahlöf, Vincent DeQuattro, Norman Sharpe, Jonathan N. Bella, Giovanni de Simone, Mary Paranicas, Dawn Fishman, and Richard B. Devereux
Reliability of echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular structure and function: The PRESERVE study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1625-1632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1633-1636. [PDF]

Pediatric Cardiology:

William T. Mahle, Gil Wernovsky, Nancy D. Bridges, Andrea B. Linton, and Stephen M. Paridon
Impact of early ventricular unloading on exercise performance in preadolescents with single ventricle fontan physiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1637-1643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Shinji Koba, Rajbabu Pakala, Takuya Watanabe, Takashi Katagiri, and Claude R. Benedict
Vascular smooth muscle proliferation: Synergistic interaction between serotonin and low density lipoproteins
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1644-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1652-1653. [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1654. [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1655-1656. [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1657-1658. [PDF]

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J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1657. [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Correspondence
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999 34: 1658. [PDF]


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