JACC -- Table of Contents (38 [3])

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Presidential address:

George A. Beller
Presidential address: quality of cardiovascular care in the U.S.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 587-594. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Late-breaking clinical trials:

Results from late-breaking clinical trials sessions at ACC 2001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 595-612. [PDF]

Review article:

Edmund K. Kerut, William T. Norfleet, Gary D. Plotnick, and Thomas D. Giles
Patent foramen ovale: a review of associated conditions and the impact of physiological size
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 613-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology:

Mandeep Singh, Guy S. Reeder, E. Magnus Ohman, Verghese Mathew, William B. Hillegass, R. David Anderson, Dianne S. Gallup, Kirk N. Garratt, and David R. Holmes Jr
Does the presence of thrombus seen on a coronary angiogram affect the outcome after percutaneous coronary angioplasty? An angiographic trials pool data experience
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 624-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Seong-Wook Park, Myeong-Ki Hong, Dae Hyuk Moon, Seung Jun Oh, Cheol Whan Lee, Jae-Joong Kim, and Seung-Jung Park
Treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis with rotational atherectomy followed by radiation therapy with a rhenium-188–mercaptoacetyltriglycine-filled balloon
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 631-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Spyros Kokolis, Dmitriy Feldman, Lowell F. Satler, Augusto D. Pichard, Kenneth M. Kent, Alexandra J. Lansky, Gregg W. Stone, and Martin B. Leon
Vascular complications after percutaneous coronary interventions following hemostasis with manual compression versus arteriotomy closure devices
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 638-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology: editorial comment:

Dale Tavris, Tom Gross, Beverly Gallauresi, and Larry Kessler
Arteriotomy closure devices—the FDA perspective
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 642-644. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology:

Nestor Mercado, Eric Boersma, William Wijns, Bernard J. Gersh, Carlos A. Morillo, Vincent de Valk, Gerrit-Anne van Es, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Patrick W. Serruys
Clinical and quantitative coronary angiographic predictors of coronary restenosis: A comparative analysis from the balloon-to-stent era
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 645-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

James C. Blankenship, Gudaye Tasissa, J. Conor O’Shea, Elias A. Iliadis, Fouad A. Bachour, David J. Cohen, Henry K. Lui, Tift Mann III, Eric Cohen, James E. Tcheng for the ESPRIT Investigators
Effect of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition on angiographic complications during percutaneous coronary intervention in the ESPRIT trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 653-658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ellen C. Keeley, Carlos A. Velez, William W. O’Neill, and Robert D. Safian
Long-term clinical outcome and predictors of major adverse cardiac events after percutaneous interventions on saphenous vein grafts
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 659-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Shinichi Hamada, Takashi Nishiue, Seishi Nakamura, Tetsuro Sugiura, Hiroshi Kamihata, Hironori Miyoshi, Yusuke Imuro, and Toshiji Iwasaka
TIMI frame count immediately after primary coronary angioplasty as a predictor of functional recovery in patients with TIMI 3 reperfused acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 666-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Milena Adamian, Antonio Colombo, Carlo Briguori, Takahiro Nishida, Federica Marsico, Carlo Di Mario, Remo Albiero, Issam Moussa, and Jeffrey W. Moses
Cutting balloon angioplasty for the treatment of in-stent restenosis: a matched comparison with rotational atherectomy, additional stent implantation and balloon angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 672-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology: editorial comment:

Spencer B. King III
A cutting edge technology, or is it?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 680-681. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: coronary artery disease:

Viswanathan Mohan, Raj Deepa, Subramaniam Shanthi Rani, and Gopal Premalatha
Prevalence of coronary artery disease and its relationship to lipids in a selected population in South India: The Chennai Urban Population Study (CUPS No. 5)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 682-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: coronary artery disease: editorial comment:

Salim Yusuf and Stephanie Ôunpuu
Tackling the growing epidemic of cardiovascular disease in South Asia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 688-689. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: coronary artery disease:

Todd D. Miller, Veronique L. Roger, David O. Hodge, Mona R. Hopfenspirger, Kent R. Bailey, and Raymond J. Gibbons
Gender differences and temporal trends in clinical characteristics, stress test results and use of invasive procedures in patients undergoing evaluation for coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 690-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Sande Okelo, Anne L. Taylor, Jackson T. Wright Jr, Nahida Gordon, Geetha Mohan, and Edward Lesnefsky
Race and the decision to refer for coronary revascularization: The effect of physician awareness of patient ethnicity
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 698-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Michael G. Shlipak, Joel A. Simon, Deborah Grady, Feng Lin, Nanette K. Wenger, Curt D. Furberg for the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Investigators
Renal insufficiency and cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 705-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Yukihiko Momiyama, Reiko Hirano, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Haruo Nakamura, and Fumitaka Ohsuzu
Effects of interleukin-1 gene polymorphisms on the development of coronary artery disease associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 712-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: atherosclerosis:

Aryan Vink, Arjan H. Schoneveld, Wietske Richard, Dominique P. V. de Kleijn, Erling Falk, Cornelius Borst, and Gerard Pasterkamp
Plaque burden, arterial remodeling and plaque vulnerability: determined by systemic factors?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 718-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: acute coronary syndrome:

Simon Kennon, Khalid Barakat, Graham A. Hitman, Christopher P. Price, Peter G. Mills, Kulasegaram Ranjadayalan, Jackie Cooper, Heather Clark, and Adam D. Timmis
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition is associated with reduced troponin release in non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 724-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: myocardial infarction:

Kate MacIntyre, Simon Stewart, Simon Capewell, James W. T. Chalmers, Jill P. Pell, James Boyd, Alan Finlayson, Adam Redpath, Harper Gilmour, and John J. V. McMurray
Gender and survival: a population-based study of 201,114 men and women following a first acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 729-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Rajendra H. Mehta, Saif S. Rathore, Martha J. Radford, Yongfei Wang, Yun Wang, and Harlan M. Krumholz
Acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: differences by age
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 736-741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: myocardial ischemia:

Willem J. Kop, Ralph J. Verdino, John S. Gottdiener, Shaun T. O’Leary, C. Noel Bairey Merz, and David S. Krantz
Changes in heart rate and heart rate variability before ambulatory ischemic events
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 742-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: electrophysiology:

Hiroshi Tada, Hakan Oral, Christian Sticherling, Steven P. Chough, Robert L. Baker, Kristina Wasmer, Frank Pelosi Jr, Bradley P. Knight, S. Adam Strickberger, and Fred Morady
Double potentials along the ablation line as a guide to radiofrequency ablation of typical atrial flutter
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 750-755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

John E. Madias, Raveen Bazaz, Himanshu Agarwal, Moethu Win, and Lalitha Medepalli
Anasarca-mediated attenuation of the amplitude of electrocardiogram complexes: a description of a heretofore unrecognized phenomenon
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 756-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Kiyotaka Matsuo, Masazumi Akahoshi, Eiji Nakashima, Akihiko Suyama, Shinji Seto, Motonobu Hayano, and Katsusuke Yano
The prevalence, incidence and prognostic value of the Brugada-type electrocardiogram: A population-based study of four decades
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 765-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Yoko Miyasaka, Hisako Tsuji, Koichi Yamada, Satoshi Tokunaga, Daiki Saito, Yusuke Imuro, Noriko Matsumoto, and Toshiji Iwasaka
Prevalence and mortality of the Brugada-type electrocardiogram in one city in Japan
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 771-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: electrophysiology: editorial comment:

Borys Surawicz
Brugada syndrome: manifest, concealed, "asymptomatic," suspected and simulated
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 775-777. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: stroke:

Harald Schmidt, Giso von der Recke, Stefan Illien, Thorsten Lewalter, Rainer Schimpf, Christian Wolpert, Harald Becher, Berndt Lüderitz, and Heyder Omran
Prevalence of left atrial chamber and appendage thrombi in patients with atrial flutter and its clinical significance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 778-784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: stroke: editorial comment:

Paul B. Sparks and Jonathan M. Kalman
Is atrial flutter a risk factor for stroke?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 785-788. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure:

Tamara B. Horwich, Gregg C. Fonarow, Michele A. Hamilton, W. Robb MacLellan, Mary A. Woo, and Jan H. Tillisch
The relationship between obesity and mortality in patients with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 789-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

W. Gregory Hundley, Dalane W. Kitzman, Timothy M. Morgan, Craig A. Hamilton, Stephen N. Darty, Kathryn P. Stewart, David M. Herrington, Kerry M. Link, and William C. Little
Cardiac cycle-dependent changes in aortic area and distensibility are reduced in older patients with isolated diastolic heart failure and correlate with exercise intolerance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 796-802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure: editorial comment:

Michael F. O’Rourke
Diastolic heart failure, diastolic left ventricular dysfunction and exercise intolerance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 803-805. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure:

Michael W. Rich, Frances McSherry, William O. Williford, Salim Yusuf for the Digitalis Investigation Group
Effect of age on mortality, hospitalizations and response to digoxin in patients with heart failure: the DIG study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 806-813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart transplant:

Michael Weis, Sinan Pehlivanli, Bruno M. Meiser, and Wolfgang von Scheidt
Simvastatin treatment is associated with improvement in coronary endothelial function and decreased cytokine activation in patients after heart transplantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 814-818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: valve disease:

Alain Fraisse, Pedro J. del Nido, Jean Gaudart, and Tal Geva
Echocardiographic characteristics and outcome of straddling mitral valve
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 819-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Yoram Agmon, Bijoy K. Khandheria, Irene Meissner, JoRean D. Sicks, W. Michael O’Fallon, David O. Wiebers, Jack P. Whisnant, James B. Seward, and A. Jamil Tajik
Aortic valve sclerosis and aortic atherosclerosis: different manifestations of the same disease?: Insights from a population-based study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 827-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

José María Oliver, Ana González, Pastora Gallego, Angel Sánchez-Recalde, Fernando Benito, and José María Mesa
Discrete subaortic stenosis in adults: increased prevalence and slow rate of progression of the obstruction and aortic regurgitation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 835-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: valve disease: editorial comment:

Welton M. Gersony
Natural history of discrete subvalvar aortic stenosis: management implications
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 843-845. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

Peter Boekstegers, Peter Steinbigler, Alexander Molnar, Martin Schwaiblmair, Alexander Becker, Andreas Knez, Ralph Haberl, and Gerhard Steinbeck
Pressure-guided nonsurgical myocardial reduction induced by small septal infarctions in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 846-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: pharmacology:

Ursula Jurt, Tommaso Gori, Amir Ravandi, Saeid Babaei, Peter Zeman, and John D. Parker
Differential effects of pentaerythritol tetranitrate and nitroglycerin on the development of tolerance and evidence of lipid peroxidation: a human in vivo study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 854-859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: exercise training:

Andrew Maiorana, Gerard O’Driscoll, Craig Cheetham, Lawrence Dembo, Kim Stanton, Carmel Goodman, Roger Taylor, and Daniel Green
The effect of combined aerobic and resistance exercise training on vascular function in type 2 diabetes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 860-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: new methods:

Helen L. Thomson, Arsene-Joseph Basmadjian, Andrew J. Rainbird, Mehdi Razavi, Jean-Francois Avierinos, Patricia A. Pellikka, Kent R. Bailey, Jerome F. Breen, and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano
Contrast echocardiography improves the accuracy and reproducibility of left ventricular remodeling measurements: A prospective, randomly assigned, blinded study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 867-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Antonio Rapacciuolo, Giovanni Esposito, Kathleen Caron, Lan Mao, Steven A. Thomas, and Howard A. Rockman
Important role of endogenous norepinephrine and epinephrine in the development of in vivo pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 876-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Lioudmila Polontchouk, Jacques-Antoine Haefliger, Berit Ebelt, Thomas Schaefer, Dominik Stuhlmann, Uwe Mehlhorn, Ferdinand Kuhn-Regnier, E. Rainer De Vivie, and Stefan Dhein
Effects of chronic atrial fibrillation on gap junction distribution in human and rat atria
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 883-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

David Schwartzman, Eduardo N. Warman, William A. Devine, and Rahul Mehra
Attenuation of interatrial conduction using right atrial septal catheter ablation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 892-899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Jacob George, Arnon Afek, Boris Gilburd, Yehuda Shoenfeld, and Dror Harats
Cellular and humoral immune responses to heat shock protein 65 are both involved in promoting fatty-streak formation in LDL-receptor deficient mice
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 900-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Harri J. Ranki, Grant R. Budas, Russell M. Crawford, and Aleksandar Jovanovic
Gender-specific difference in cardiac ATP-sensitive K⁺ channels
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 906-915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editor's Page:

William W. Parmley
ACCME standards for commercial support—time for a change?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 916-917. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACC News:

Douglas P. Zipes
President’s page: the importance of the cardiologist
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 918-920. [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Brian W. McCrindle and Anji T. Yetman
Myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 921-922. [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael W. Rabow and Stephen J. McPhee
Promoting end-of-life content in cardiology and other textbooks
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 921. [Full Text] [PDF]

Lameh Fananapazir, Saidi A. Mohiddin, and Joanna Shih
Myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 38: 922. [Full Text] [PDF]


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