State-of-the-Art Paper:

Benjamin J. Freda, W. H. Wilson Tang, Frederick Van Lente, W. Franklin Peacock, and Gary S. Francis

Cardiac troponins in renal insufficiency: Review and clinical implications
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2065-2071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical Study:

Ick-M. o Chung, Herman K. Gold, Stephen M. Schwartz, Yuji Ikari, Michael A. Reidy, and Thomas N. Wight

Enhanced extracellular matrix accumulation in restenosis of coronary arteries after stent deployment
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2072-2081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Donald E. Cutlip, Manish S. Chauhan, Donald S. Baim, Kalon K. L. Ho, Jeffrey J. Popma, Joseph P. Carrozza, David J. Cohen, and Richard E. Kuntz

Clinical restenosis after coronary stenting: perspectives from multicenter clinical trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2082-2089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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

Gender-related changes in the practice and outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions in northern New England from 1994 to 1999
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2092-2101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mario Marzilli, Gianmario Sambuceti, Roberto Testa, and Silvio Fedele

Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade and coronary resistance in unstable angina
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2102-2109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ivan Laurent, Mehran Monchi, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Luc-Marie Joly, Christian Spaulding, B.énédicte Bourgeois, Alain Cariou, Alain Rozenberg, Pierre Carli, Simon Weber, and Jean-François Dhainaut

Reversible myocardial dysfunction in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2110-2116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saskia de Jongh, Marc R. Lilien, Jos op’t Roodt, Erik S. G. Stroes, Henk D. Bakker, and John J. P. Kastelein

Early statin therapy restores endothelial function in children with familial hypercholesterolemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2117-2121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael H. Davidson, Thomas McGarry, Robert Bettis, Lorenzo Melani, Leslie J. Lipka, Alexandre P. LeBeaut, Ramachandran Suresh, Steven Sun, Enrico P. Veltri Ezetimibe Study Group

Ezetimibe coadministered with simvastatin in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2125-2134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tamas Szili-Torok, Geert-Jan P. Kimman, Marcoen F. Scholten, Jurgen Ligthart, Nico Bruining, Dominic A. M. J. Theuns, Peter J. Klootwijk, Jos R. T. C. Roelandt, and Luc J. Jordaens

Interatrial septum pacing guided bythree-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2139-2143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bert Hansky, Barbara Lamp, Kazutomo Minami, Johannes Heintze, Leon Krater, Dieter Horstkotte, Reiner Koerfer, and J.ürgen Vogt

Coronary vein balloon angioplasty forleft ventricular pacemaker lead implantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2144-2149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hung-Fat Tse and Chu-Pak Lau

Electrophysiologic actions of dl-sotalolin patients with persistent atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2150-2155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Lubna Choudhury, Heiko Mahrholdt, Anja Wagner, Kelly M. Choi, Michael D. Elliott, Francis J. Klocke, Robert O. Bonow, Robert M. Judd, and Raymond J. Kim

Myocardial scarring in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2156-2164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

William S. Bradham Jr, Himali Gunasinghe, Jennifer R. Holder, Marlina Multani, Donna Killip, Marianne Anderson, Denise Meyer, William H. Spencer III, Guillermo Torre-Amione, and Francis G. Spinale

Release of matrix metalloproteinases following alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2165-2173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert J. Scheubel, Mike Tostlebe, Andreas Simm, Susanne Rohrbach, Roland Prondzinsky, Frank N. Gellerich, Rolf-Edgar Silber, and Juergen Holtz

Dysfunction of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I in human failing myocardium is not due to disturbed mitochondrial gene expression
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2174-2181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hildo J. Lamb, Hugo P. Beyerbacht, Albert de Roos, Arnoud van der Laarse, Hubert W. Vliegen, Ferre Leujes, Jeroen J. Bax, and Ernst E. van der Wall

Left ventricular remodeling early after aortic valve replacement: differential effects on diastolic function in aortic valve stenosis and aortic regurgitation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2182-2188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hannes Gaenzer, Peter Marschang, Wolfgang Sturm, G.ünther Neumayr, Wolfgang Vogel, Josef Patsch, and G.ünter Weiss

Association between increased iron stores and impaired endothelial function in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2189-2194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Chouraqui, Robert P. Schnall, Itsik Dvir, Alan Rozanski, Ehtasham Qureshi, Alexander Arditti, Jerold Saef, Paul D. Feigin, and Jacob Sheffy

Assessment of peripheral artery tonometry in the detection of treadmill exercise-induced myocardial ischemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2195-2200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

David Faxon

Restenosis: do we need to understand it to treat it?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2090-2091. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank M. Sacks

Low-density lipoprotein lowering therapy: an analysis of the options
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2135-2138. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sotirios Tsimikas and Joseph L. Witztum

Shifting the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis to children and young adults: a new paradigm for the 21st century
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2122-2124. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viewpoint:

Franz H. Messerli, William B. White, and Jan A. Staessen

If only cardiologists did properly measure blood pressure: Blood pressure recordings in daily practice and clinical trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2201-2203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Jalal K. Ghali

Anemia and poor prognosis in advanced heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2204. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregg C. Fonarow, Tamara B. Horwich, Michele A. Hamilton, and W. Robb MacLellan

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2204. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myrvin H. Ellestad

Use of term "non-Q infarction" is questioned
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2204-2205. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William E. Boden VANQWISH Trial Core Angiographic Laboratory Investigators

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2205-2206. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcement:

Author index: volume 40
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2207-2212. [PDF]  

Subject index:

Subject index: volume 40
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 2213-2234. [PDF]  

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