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Review article:

James H. O’Keefe, Mark Wetzel, Richard R. Moe, Kathleen Brosnahan, and Carl J. Lavie
Should an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor be standard therapy for patients with atherosclerotic disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 1-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Matthew T. Roe, E. Magnus Ohman, Arthur C. P. Maas, Robert H. Christenson, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Christopher B. Granger, Robert A. Harrington, Robert M. Califf, and Mitchell W. Krucoff
Shifting the open-artery hypothesis downstream: the quest for optimal reperfusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 9-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: myocardial infarction:

Laura F. Wexler, Alvin S. Blaustein, Philip W. Lavori, Kenneth G. Lehmann, Michael Wade, William E. Boden for the Veterans Affairs Non–Q-Wave Infarction Strategies in Hospital (VANQWISH) Trial Investigators
Non–Q-wave myocardial infarction following thrombolytic therapy: a comparison of outcomes in patients randomized to invasive or conservative post-infarct assessment strategies in the Veterans Affairs Non–Q-Wave Infarction Strategies In-Hospital (VANQWISH) trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 19-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: myocardial infarction: editorial comment:

Bernard R. Chaitman and Saad R. Bitar
Is ST segment elevation non–Q- wave myocardial infarction after thrombolytic therapy a new clinical entity that requires an invasive management strategy?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 26-29. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: myocardial infarction:

Alex F. Maes, Frans Van de Werf, Liesbet V. Mesotten, Patrick B. Flamen, Ronald S. Kuzo, Johan L. Nuyts, and Luc Mortelmans
Early assessment of regional myocardial blood flow and metabolism in thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow grade 3 reperfused myocardial infarction using carbon-11–acetate
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 30-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Shamir R. Mehta, John W. Eikelboom, Madhu K. Natarajan, Rafael Diaz, Cheelong Yi, Raymond J. Gibbons, and Salim Yusuf
Impact of right ventricular involvement on mortality and morbidity in patients with inferior myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 37-43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Hendrik Bonnemeier, Franz Hartmann, Uwe K. H. Wiegand, Frank Bode, Hugo A. Katus, and Gert Richardt
Course and prognostic implications of QT interval and QT interval variability after primary coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 44-50. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology:

Alfredo Rodriguez, Victor Bernardi, Jose Navia, Julio Baldi, Liliana Grinfeld, Jorge Martinez, Daniel Vogel, Roberto Grinfeld, Alejandro Delacasa, Marcelo Garrido, Raul Oliveri, Eduardo Mele, Igor Palacios, William O’Neill for the ERACI II Investigators
Argentine randomized study: coronary angioplasty with stenting versus coronary bypass surgery in patients with multiple-vessel disease (ERACI II): 30-day and one-year follow-up results
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 51-58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology: editorial comment:

Thomas J. Ryan
Present-day PTCR versus CABG: a randomized comparison with a different focus and a new result
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 59-62. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology:

Mamoo Nakamura, Hideo Nishikawa, Sei Mukai, Morimichi Setsuda, Kazuki Nakajima, Hiroya Tamada, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Takahiro Ohnishi, Yutaka Kakuta, Takeshi Nakano, and Alan C. Yeung
Impact of coronary artery remodeling on clinical presentation of coronary artery disease: an intravascular ultrasound study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 63-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Akihiro Endo, Haruo Hirayama, Osamu Yoshida, Tomoharu Arakawa, Takashi Akima, Takumi Yamada, and Mamoru Nanasato
Arterial remodeling influences the development of intimal hyperplasia after stent implantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 70-75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Luigi Iuliano, Domenico Praticò, Cesare Greco, Enrico Mangieri, Giovanni Scibilia, Garret A. FitzGerald, and Francesco Violi
Angioplasty increases coronary sinus F₂-isoprostane formation: evidence for in vivo oxidative stress during PTCA
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 76-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: coronary artery disease:

Hans-Marc J. Siebelink, Paul K. Blanksma, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, Jeroen J. Bax, Ad J. van Boven, Tsjerk Kingma, D. Albertus Piers, Jan Pruim, Piet L. Jager, Willem Vaalburg, and Ernst E. van der Wall
No difference in cardiac event-free survival between positron emission tomography-guided and single-photon emission computed tomography-guided patient management: A prospective, randomized comparison of patients with suspicion of jeopardized myocardium
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 81-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: coronary artery disease: editorial comment:

James E. Udelson
Testing our tests: surrogate end points versus driving patient management and outcomes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 89-92. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: coronary artery disease:

Hisashi Urano, Hisao Ikeda, Takafumi Ueno, Takahiro Matsumoto, Toyoaki Murohara, and Tsutomu Imaizumi
Enhanced external counterpulsation improves exercise tolerance, reduces exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and improves left ventricular diastolic filling in patients with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 93-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Henrik Wiggers, Morten Noreng, Peter K. Paulsen, Morten Bøttcher, Henrik Egeblad, Torsten T. Nielsen, and Hans Erik Bøtker
Energy stores and metabolites in chronic reversibly and irreversibly dysfunctional myocardium in humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 100-108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Olakunle O. Akinboboye, Olajide Idris, Ru-Ling Chou, Robert R. Sciacca, Paul J. Cannon, and Steven R. Bergmann
Absolute quantitation of coronary steal induced by intravenous dipyridamole
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 109-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Neil P. Andrews, Abhiram Prasad, and Arshed A. Quyyumi
N-acetylcysteine improves coronary and peripheral vascular function
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 117-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: coronary physiology:

Emmanuel I. Skalidis, George E. Kochiadakis, Sophia I. Koukouraki, Stavros I. Chrysostomakis, Nikolaos E. Igoumenidis, Nikolaos S. Karkavitsas, and Panos E. Vardas
Myocardial perfusion in patients with permanent ventricular pacing and normal coronary arteries
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 124-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Eiji Tadamura, Hidehiro Iida, Keiichi Matsumoto, Marcelo Mamede, Shigeto Kubo, Hiroshi Toyoda, Toshiki Shiozaki, Takahiro Mukai, Yasuhiro Magata, and Junji Konishi
Comparison of myocardial blood flow during dobutamine-atropine infusion with that after dipyridamole administration in normal men
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 130-136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Philip A. MacCarthy, Nicholas C. Pegge, Bernard D. Prendergast, Ajay M. Shah, and Peter H. Groves
The physiological role of endogenous endothelin in the regulation of human coronary vasomotor tone
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 137-143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: exercise testing:

Michael J. Zellweger, Howard C. Lewin, Shenghan Lai, Eric A. Dubois, John D. Friedman, Guido Germano, Xingping Kang, Tali Sharir, and Daniel S. Berman
When to stress patients after coronary artery bypass surgery?: Risk stratification in patients early and late post-CABG using stress myocardial perfusion SPECT: implications of apppropriate clinical strategies
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 144-152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Hirofumi Tanaka, Kevin D. Monahan, and Douglas R. Seals
Age-predicted maximal heart rate revisited
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 153-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: electrophysiology:

Federico Lombardi, Andrea Colombo, Barbara Basilico, Romana Ravaglia, Massimo Garbin, Daniele Vergani, Pier Maria Battezzati, and Cesare Fiorentini
Heart rate variability and early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 157-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: hypertension:

Athanase Benetos, Frederique Thomas, Michel E. Safar, Kathryn E. Bean, and Louis Guize
Should diastolic and systolic blood pressure be considered for cardiovascular risk evaluation: a study in middle-aged men and women
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 163-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Michael A. Weber, Joel M. Neutel, and David H. G. Smith
Contrasting clinical properties and exercise responses in obese and lean hypertensive patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 169-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Roland E. Schmieder, Jeanette Erdmann, Christian Delles, Johannes Jacobi, Eckart Fleck, Karl Hilgers, and Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
Effect of the angiotensin II type 2-receptor gene (+1675 G/A) on left ventricular structure in humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 175-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure:

Stefano Ghio, Antonello Gavazzi, Carlo Campana, Corinna Inserra, Catherine Klersy, Roberta Sebastiani, Eloisa Arbustini, Franco Recusani, and Luigi Tavazzi
Independent and additive prognostic value of right ventricular systolic function and pulmonary artery pressure in patients with chronic heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 183-188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart transplant:

Ranjit John, Hiranya A. Rajasinghe, Silviu Itescu, Sanjeev Suratwalla, Katherine Lietz, Alan D. Weinberg, Alfred Kocher, Donna M. Mancini, Ronald E. Drusin, Mehmet C. Oz, Craig R. Smith, Eric A. Rose, and Niloo M. Edwards
Factors affecting long-term survival (>10 years) after cardiac transplantation in the cyclosporine era
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 189-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Ayan R. Patel, Jeffrey T. Kuvin, Natesa G. Pandian, John J. Smith, James E. Udelson, Michael E. Mendelsohn, Marvin A. Konstam, and Richard H. Karas
Heart failure etiology affects peripheral vascular endothelial function after cardiac transplantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 195-200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: rheumatic fever:

Thomas L. Gentles, Steven D. Colan, Nigel J. Wilson, Renelle Biosa, and John M. Neutze
Left ventricular mechanics during and after acute rheumatic fever: contractile dysfunction is closely related to valve regurgitation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 201-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

Ramiro Flores-Ramirez, Nasser M. Lakkis, Katherine J. Middleton, Donna Killip, William H. Spencer III, and Sherif F. Nagueh
Echocardiographic insights into the mechanisms of relief of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after nonsurgical septal reduction therapy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 208-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: venous thromboembolism:

J. Shawn Miles, Joseph P. Miletich, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Charles H. Hennekens, and Paul M. Ridker
G20210A mutation in the prothrombin gene and the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 215-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: autonomic dysfunction:

Olaf Oldenburg, Anna Mitchell, Jens Nürnberger, Susanne Koeppen, Raimund Erbel, Thomas Philipp, and Andreas Kribben
Ambulatory norepinephrine treatment of severe autonomic orthostatic hypotension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 219-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: anabolic steroids:

Mark A. Sader, Kaye A. Griffiths, Robyn J. McCredie, David J. Handelsman, and David S. Celermajer
Androgenic anabolic steroids and arterial structure and function in male bodybuilders
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 224-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: pediatric cardiology:

Ian H. Law, Peter S. Fischbach, Caren Goldberg, Ralph S. Mosca, Edward L. Bove, Thomas R. Lloyd, Albert P. Rocchini, and Macdonald Dick II
Inducibility of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia after the first two stages of the Fontan sequence
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 231-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Jeffrey P. Moak, Karyl S. Barron, Thomas J. Hougen, Henry B. Wiles, Seshadri Balaji, Narayanswami Sreeram, Mark H. Cohen, Aaron Nordenberg, George F. Van Hare, Richard A. Friedman, Maria Perez, Frank Cecchin, Daniel S. Schneider, Rodrigo A. Nehgme, and Jill P. Buyon
Congenital heart block: development of late-onset cardiomyopathy, a previously underappreciated sequela
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 238-242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Neda F. Mulla, Joyce K. Johnston, Laura Vander Dussen, W. Lawrence Beeson, Richard E. Chinnock, Leonard L. Bailey, and Ranae L. Larsen
Late rejection is a predictor of transplant coronary artery disease in children
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 243-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Frank F. Ing, Thomas E. Fagan, Ronald G. Grifka, Sandra Clapp, Michael R. Nihill, Mark Cocalis, James Perry, James Mathewson, and Charles E. Mullins
Reconstruction of stenotic or occluded iliofemoral veins and inferior vena cava using intravascular stents: re-establishing access for future cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 251-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Aziz A. Bilkis, Mazeni Alwi, Samion Hasri, Abdul L. Haifa, Kandhavello Geetha, Muhammad A. Rehman, and Ishak Hasanah
The Amplatzer duct occluder: experience in 209 patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 258-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Hisashi Masugata, Barry Peters, Stephane Lafitte, G. Monet Strachan, Koji Ohmori, and Anthony N. DeMaria
Quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion during graded coronary stenosis by real-time myocardial contrast echo refilling curves
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 262-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Hisanori Sakai, Hideki Kunichika, Kazuya Murata, Kohzaburo Seki, Kazuhiro Katayama, Takafumi Hiro, Toshiro Miura, and Masunori Matsuzaki
Improvement of afterload mismatch of left atrial booster pump function with positive inotropic agent
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 270-277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Sherif F. Nagueh, Huabin Sun, Helen A. Kopelen, Katherine J. Middleton, and Dirar S. Khoury
Hemodynamic determinants of the mitral annulus diastolic velocities by tissue Doppler
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 278-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Karin Przyklenk and Robert A. Kloner
Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) does not exacerbate myocardial ischemia in canine models of coronary artery stenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 286-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Yasushi Sakata, Tohru Masuyama, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Reiko Doi, Toshiaki Mano, Tsunehiko Kuzuya, Takeshi Miwa, Hiroshi Takeda, and Masatsugu Hori
Renin angiotensin system-dependent hypertrophy as a contributor to heart failure in hypertensive rats: different characteristics from renin angiotensin system-independent hypertrophy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 293-299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Matthias Schäfer, Klaus Pönicke, Ingrid Heinroth-Hoffmann, Otto-Erich Brodde, Hans Michael Piper, and Klaus-Dieter Schlüter
Beta-adrenoceptor stimulation attenuates the hypertrophic effect of alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation in adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 300-307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Shu-ichi Saitoh, Futoshi Onogi, Kazuhiko Aikawa, Mitsuru Muto, Tomiyoshi Saito, Kazuhira Maehara, and Yukio Maruyama
Multiple endothelial injury in epicardial coronary artery induces downstream microvascular spasm as well as remodeling partly via thromboxane A₂
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 308-315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Inna Frolkis, Jacob Gurevitch, Yael Yuhas, Adrian Iaina, Yoram Wollman, Tamara Chernichovski, Yosef Paz, Menachem Matsa, Dimitri Pevni, Amir Kramer, Itzhak Shapira, and Rephael Mohr
Interaction between paracrine tumor necrosis factor-alpha and paracrine angiotensin II during myocardial ischemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 316-322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editor's Page:

William W. Parmley
Why did JACC reject my manuscript?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 323-324. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACC News:

George A. Beller
President’s page: enhancing the college’s advocacy efforts
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 325-327. [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Mario Togni, Ralph Shabetai, and Daniel Blanchard
Color M-mode Doppler flow propagation velocity in cardiac tamponade
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 328-329. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Mario J. Garcia
Color M-mode Doppler flow propagation velocity in cardiac tamponade: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 329. [Full Text] [PDF]

Alberto Batalla, Ruth Alvarez, Sergio Hevia, Julián R. Reguero, and Eliecer Coto
Apolipoprotein E genotype and coronary heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 329-330. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kwame O. Akosah
Apolipoprotein E genotype and coronary heart disease: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 330-331. [Full Text] [PDF]

B.ørge G. Nordestgaard, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, and Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen
Mild hypercholesterolemia and premature heart disease: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 331-332. [Full Text] [PDF]

Alberto Batalla, Julián R. Reguero, Sergio Hevia, Gustavo I. Cubero, and Arturo Cortina
Mild hypercholesterolemia and premature heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 331. [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael R. Franz
Dispersion of repolarization during induction and termination of ventricular fibrillation: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 332-333. [Full Text] [PDF]

Okan Erdogan
Dispersion of repolarization during induction and termination of ventricular fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 332. [Full Text] [PDF]

Neil C. Davidson and Allan D. Struthers
C-type natriuretic peptide and vascular remodeling
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 333. [Full Text] [PDF]

Hiroaki Shimokawa, Kunio Morishige, and Akira Takeshita
C-type natriuretic peptide and vascular remodeling: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 333-334. [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter G. Danias
Stress testing and electron beam computed tomography for evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 334-335. [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard Sheppard and Mark J. Eisenberg
Evaluating coronary artery disease—where does EBCT fit in?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 335-336. [Full Text] [PDF]

David M. Shavelle and Matthew J. Budoff
Evaluating coronary artery disease—where does EBCT fit in?: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 336-337. [Full Text] [PDF]

Adriane Skaletz-Rorowski, Heike Eschert, Ewa Pawlus, and Gunter Breithardt
Molecular effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on smooth muscle cell proliferation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 337-338. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ciro Indolfi, Daniele Torella, and Massimo Chiariello
Molecular effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on smooth muscle cell proliferation: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 338. [Full Text] [PDF]

Correction:

Corrections
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 339. [Full Text] [PDF]

Consensus conference report:

Lynne Warner Stevenson and Robert L. Kormos
Mechanical cardiac support 2000: current applications and future trial design: June 15–16, 2000 Bethesda, Maryland
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 37: 340-370. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]


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