Late-breaking clinical trial:

Results from late-breaking clinical trial sessions at the american college of cardiology 51st annual scientific session
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1-18. [PDF]  

Viewpoint:

Harold L. Kennedy and Robert S. Rosenson

Physicians’ interpretation of "class effects": A need for thoughtful re-evaluation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 19-26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Study:

Mark J. Sarnak, Hocine Tighiouart, Guruprasad Manjunath, Bonnie MacLeod, John Griffith, Deeb Salem, and Andrew S. Levey

Anemia as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (aric) study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 27-33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Wolfgang Koenig, Natalie Khuseyinova, Michael M. Hoffmann, Winfried März, Margit Fröhlich, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner, and Dietrich Rothenbacher

CD14 C(-260)T polymorphism, plasma levels of the soluble endotoxin receptor CD14, their association with chronic infections and risk of stable coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 34-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Lamblin, Christophe Bauters, Xavier Hermant, Jean-Marc Lablanche, Nicole Helbecque, and Philippe Amouyel

Polymorphisms in the promoter regions of MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-9 and MMP-12 genes as determinants of aneurysmal coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 43-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gavin J. Blake, Paul M. Ridker, and Karen M. Kuntz

Projected life-expectancy gains with statin therapy for individuals with elevated c-reactive protein levels
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 49-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martin K. Rutter, Shahid T. Wahid, Janet M. McComb, and Sally M. Marshall

Significance of silent ischemia andmicroalbuminuria in predicting coronaryevents in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 56-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

George Hahalis, Christos Stathopoulos, Dimitrios Apostolopoulos, Pavlos Vasilakos, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, and Antonis S. Manolis

Contribution of the sT elevation/T-wave normalization in q-wave leads during routine, pre-discharge treadmill exercise test to patient management and risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction: A 2.5-year follow-up study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 62-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David A. Morrow, Elliott M. Antman, Assaad Sayah, Kristin C. Schuhwerk, Robert P. Giugliano, James A. deLemos, Michael Waller, Sidney A. Cohen, Donald G. Rosenberg, Sally S. Cutler, Carolyn H. McCabe, Ron M. Walls, Eugene Braunwald Early Retavase-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (ER-TIMI) 19 Investigators

Evaluation of the time saved byprehospital initiation of reteplase forST-elevation myocardial infarction: Results of the early retavase-thrombolysisin myocardial infarction (ER-TIMI) 19 trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 71-77. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert J. Applegate, Mark A. Grabarczyk, William C. Little, Timothy Craven, Michael Walkup, Frederic R. Kahl, Gregory A. Braden, Kevin M. Rankin, and Michael A. Kutcher

Vascular closure devices in patients treated with anticoagulation and iib/iiia receptor inhibitors during percutaneous revascularization
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 78-83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Grigioni, Jean-François Avierinos, Lieng H. Ling, Christopher G. Scott, Kent R. Bailey, A. Jamil Tajik, Robert L. Frye, and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

Atrial fibrillation complicating the course of degenerative mitral regurgitation: Determinants and long-term outcome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 84-92. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David Schwartzman, Shailesh Kumar Musley, Charles Swerdlow, Robert H. Hoyt, and Eduardo N. Warman

early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after ambulatory shock conversion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 93-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hakan Oral, Bradley P. Knight, Mehmet Özaydin, Hiroshi Tada, Aman Chugh, Sohail Hassan, Christoph Scharf, Steve W. K. Lai, Radmira Greenstein, Frank Pelosi Jr, S. Adam Strickberger, and Fred Morady

Clinical significance of early recurrences of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 100-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cevher Ozcan, Arshad Jahangir, Paul A. Friedman, David L. Hayes, Thomas M. Munger, Robert F. Rea, Margaret A. Lloyd, Douglas L. Packer, David O. Hodge, Bernard J. Gersh, Stephen C. Hammill, and Win-Kuang Shen

Sudden death after radiofrequency ablation of the atrioventricular node in patients with atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 105-110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cecilia Linde, Christophe Leclercq, Steve Rex, Stephane Garrigue, Thomas Lavergne, Serge Cazeau, William McKenna, Melissa Fitzgerald, Jean-Claude Deharo, Christine Alonso, Stuart Walker, Frieder Braunschweig, Christophe Bailleul, Jean-Claude Daubert on behalf of the MUltisite STimulation In Cardiomyopathies (MUSTIC) Study Group

Long-term benefits of biventricular pacing in congestive heart failure: results from the MUltisite STimulation in cardiomyopathy (MUSTIC) study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 111-118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Antti Kuoppala, Naotaka Shiota, Jorma O. Kokkonen, Inka Liesmaa, Karam Kostner, Mikko Mäyränpää, Petri T. Kovanen, and Ken A. Lindstedt

Down-regulation of cardioprotective bradykinin type-2 receptors in the left ventricle of patients with end-stage heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 119-125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Paul A. Smith, Lee N. Graham, Alan F. Mackintosh, John B. Stoker, and David A. S. G. Mary

Sympathetic neural mechanisms in white-coat hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 126-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kazuomi Kario, Kazuo Eguchi, Satoshi Hoshide, Yoko Hoshide, Yuji Umeda, Takeshi Mitsuhashi, and Kazuyuki Shimada

U-curve relationship between orthostatic blood pressure change and silent cerebrovascular disease in elderly hypertensives: Orthostatic hypertension as a new cardiovascular risk factor
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 133-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert Sheldon, Sarah Rose, Debbie Ritchie, Stuart J. Connolly, Mary-Lou Koshman, Mary Anne Lee, Michael Frenneaux, Michael Fisher, and William Murphy

Historical criteria that distinguish syncope from seizures
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 142-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Shintaro Nemoto, Masayoshi Hamawaki, Gilberto De Freitas, and Blase A. Carabello

differential effects of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor lisinopril versus the beta-adrenergic receptor blocker atenolol on hemodynamics and left ventricular contractile function in experimental mitral regurgitation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 149-154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tiziano M. Scarabelli, Evasio Pasini, Anastasis Stephanou, Laura Comini, Salvatore Curello, Riccardo Raddino, Roberto Ferrari, Richard Knight, and David S. Latchman

urocortin promotes hemodynamic and bioenergetic recovery and improves cell survival in the isolated rat heart exposed to ischemia/reperfusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 155-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Masafumi Kitakaze, Hiroshi Asanuma, Hiroharu Funaya, Koichi Node, Seiji Takashima, Shoji Sanada, Masanori Asakura, Hisakazu Ogita, Jiyoong Kim, and Masatsugu Hori

Angiotensin-converting enzymeinhibitors and angiotensin iireceptor blockers synergistically increasecoronary blood flow in canine ischemic myocardium: Role of bradykinin
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 162-166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jian-Ping Bin, Robert A. Pelberg, Kevin Wei, D. Elizabeth Le, N. Craig Goodman, and Sanjiv Kaul

Dobutamine versus dipyridamole for inducing reversible perfusion defects in chronic multivessel coronary artery stenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 167-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michihiko Ueno, Takashi Miyauchi, Satoshi Sakai, Rikako Yamauchi-Kohno, Katsutoshi Goto, and Iwao Yamaguchi

A combination of oral endothelin-areceptor antagonist and oral prostacyclinanalogue is superior to each drug alone inameliorating pulmonary hypertension in rats
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 175-181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editor's Page:

Anthony N. DeMaria

On the shoulders of giants
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 182-183. [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Service Appointments:

ACC Committee Officers
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 184-204. [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Alexander Tenenbaum, Enrique Z. Fisman, and Michael Motro

Toward a redefinition of ischemic cardiomyopathy: is it an indivisible entity?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 205-206. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mayer Bassan

Surgery for atrial septal defect
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 205. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fause Attie

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 205. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Michael Felker, Linda K. Shaw, and Christopher M. O’Connor

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 206. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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