State-of-the-Art Paper:

James A. Goldstein

Pathophysiology and management of right heart ischemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 841-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: percutaneous coronary intervention:

Albert Schömig, Julinda Mehilli, Heidrun Holle, Karin Hösl, Dorejd Kastrati, J.ürgen Pache, Melchior Seyfarth, Franz-Josef Neumann, Josef Dirschinger, and Adnan Kastrati

Statin treatment following coronary artery stenting and one-year survival
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 854-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maria Grazia Andreassi, Nicoletta Botto, Antonio Rizza, Maria Giovanna Colombo, Cataldo Palmieri, Sergio Berti, Samantha Manfredi, Serena Masetti, Aldo Clerico, and Andrea Biagini

Deoxyribonucleic acid damage in human lymphocytes after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 862-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Zaheer R. Yousef, Simon R. Redwood, Clifford A. Bucknall, Alfred N. Sulke, and Michael S. Marber

Late intervention after anterior myocardial infarction: effects on left ventricular size, function, quality of life, and exercise tolerance: Results of the Open Artery Trial (TOAT Study)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 869-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Farzin Beygui, Claude Le Feuvre, Christophe Maunoury, G.érard Helft, and Jean Philippe Metzger

Coronary vasodilator reserve: a clue to the explanation of ²⁰¹Tl redistribution patterns early after successful primary stenting for acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 877-881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J.örg Hausleiter, Adnan Kastrati, Julinda Mehilli, Helmut Schühlen, J.ürgen Pache, Franz Dotzer, Josef Dirschinger, and Albert Schömig

Predictive factors for early cardiac events and angiographic restenosis after coronary stent placement in small coronary arteries
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 882-889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael Schlüter, Thilo Tübler, Detlef G. Mathey, and Joachim Schofer

Feasibility and efficacy of balloon-based neuroprotection during carotid artery stenting in a single-center setting
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 890-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: ultrasound coronary imaging:

Massimo Ruscazio, Roberta Montisci, Paolo Colonna, Carlo Caiati, Lijun Chen, Giorgio Lai, Mauro Cadeddu, Raimondo Pirisi, and Sabino Iliceto

Detection of coronary restenosis aftercoronary angioplasty by contrast-enhanced transthoracic echocardiographic Doppler assessment of coronary flow velocity reserve
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 896-903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Akiko Maehara, Gary S. Mintz, Anh B. Bui, Olga R. Walter, Marco T. Castagna, Daniel Canos, August D. Pichard, Lowell F. Satler, Ron Waksman, William O. Suddath, John R. Laird Jr, Kenneth M. Kent, and Neil J. Weissman

Morphologic and angiographic features of coronary plaque rupture detected by intravascular ultrasound
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 904-910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: coronary artery disease:

Colm G. Hanratty, Yutaka Koyama, Helge H. Rasmussen, Greg I. C. Nelson, Peter S. Hansen, and Michael R. Ward

Exaggeration of nonculprit stenosis severity during acute myocardial infarction: implications for immediate multivessel revascularization
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 911-916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John E. Deanfield, Jean-Marie Detry, Philippe Sellier, Paul R. Lichtlen, Eric Thaulow, Jan Bultas, Claudia Brennan, Sarah T. Young, Bruce Beckerman CAPE II Trial Investigators

Medical treatment of myocardial ischemia in coronary artery disease: effect of drug regime and irregular dosing in the CAPE II trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 917-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: atrial fibrillation:

Mark M. Gallagher, Brian J. Hennessy, Nils Edvardsson, Ceara M. Hart, Muriel S. Shannon, Owen A. Obel, Naab M. Al-Saady, and A. John Camm

Embolic complications of direct current cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias: association with low intensity of anticoagulation at the time of cardioversion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 926-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: atrial fibrillation: editorial comment:

Brian Olshansky

High intensity anticoagulation for cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias? The shocking truth
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 934-936. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: obesity, diabetes, and heart disease:

Fahim Abbasi, Byron William Brown Jr, Cindy Lamendola, Tracey McLaughlin, and Gerald M. Reaven

Relationship between obesity, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 937-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tauqir Y. Goraya, Cynthia L. Leibson, Pasquale J. Palumbo, Susan A. Weston, Jill M. Killian, Eric A. Pfeifer, Steven J. Jacobsen, Robert L. Frye, and V.éronique L. Roger

Coronary atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus: A population-based autopsy study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 946-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eunyoung Cho, Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett, and Frank B. Hu

The impact of diabetes mellitus and prior myocardial infarction on mortality from all causes and from coronary heart disease in men
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 954-960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: obesity, diabetes, and heart disease: editorial comment:

Helen M. Colhoun

The big picture on obesity and insulin resistance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 944-945. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: angiotensin antagonists and heart failure:

Fraser N. Witherow, Pamela Dawson, Christopher A. Ludlam, Keith A. A. Fox, and David E. Newby

Marked bradykinin-induced tissue plasminogen activator release in patients with heart failure maintained on long-term angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 961-966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maylene Wong, Lidia Staszewsky, Roberto Latini, Simona Barlera, Alberto Volpi, Yann-Tong Chiang, Raymond L. Benza, Sidney O. Gottlieb, Thomas D. Kleemann, Franco Rosconi, Pieter M. Vandervoort, Jay N. Cohn Val-HeFT Heart Failure Trial Investigators

Valsartan benefits left ventricular structure and function in heart failure: Val-HeFT echocardiographic study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 970-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: angiotensin antagonists and heart failure: editorial comment:

James A. S. Muldowney III and Douglas E. Vaughan

Tissue-type plasminogen activator release: New frontiers in endothelial function
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 967-969. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: biomarkers:

Margaret M. Redfield, Richard J. Rodeheffer, Steven J. Jacobsen, Douglas W. Mahoney, Kent R. Bailey, and John C. Burnett Jr

Plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentration: impact of age and gender
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 976-982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Kjetil Steine, Marie Stugaard, and Otto A. Smiseth

Mechanisms of diastolic intraventricular regional pressure differences and flow in the inflow and outflow tracts
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 983-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shoji Sanada, Koichi Node, Hiroshi Asanuma, Hisakazu Ogita, Seiji Takashima, Tetsuo Minamino, Masanori Asakura, Yulin Liao, Akiko Ogai, Jiyoong Kim, Masatsugu Hori, and Masafumi Kitakaze

Opening of the adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel attenuates cardiac remodeling induced by long-term inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis: Role of 70-kDa S6 kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinase
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 991-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hisakazu Ogita, Koichi Node, Hiroshi Asanuma, Shoji Sanada, Yulin Liao, Seiji Takashima, Masanori Asakura, Hidezo Mori, Yoshiro Shinozaki, Masatsugu Hori, and Masafumi Kitakaze

Amelioration of ischemia- and reperfusion-induced myocardial injury by the selective estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene, in the canine heart
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 998-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P.ál Pacher, Lucas Liaudet, Jon G. Mabley, Katalin Komjáti, and Csaba Szabó

Pharmacologic inhibition of poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase may represent a novel therapeutic approach in chronic heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1006-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editor's Page:

Anthony N. DeMaria

Peer review: better than the alternatives
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1017-1018. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction:

Correction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1019. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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