Clinical study: cardiac catheterization:

Michael N. Zairis, John A. Ambrose, Stavros J. Manousakis, Alexander S. Stefanidis, Olga A. Papadaki, Helen I. Bilianou, Mary C. DeVoe, Constantine N. Fakiolas, Evangelos G. Pissimissis, Christopher D. Olympios, Stefanos G. Foussas GENERATION Study Group

The impact of plasma levels of C-reactive protein, lipoprotein (a) and homocysteine on the long-term prognosis after successful coronary stenting: The global evaluation of new events and restenosis after stent implantation study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1375-1382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kou-G. i Shyu, Jun-Jack Cheng, and Peiliang Kuan

Acetylcysteine protects against acute renal damage in patients with abnormal renal function undergoing a coronary procedure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1383-1388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: acute myocardial infarction:

Audrey H. Wu, Lori Parsons, Nathan R. Every, and Eric R. Bates

Hospital outcomes in patients presenting with congestive heart failure complicating acute myocardial infarction: A report from the Second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI-2)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1389-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: significance of electrocardiographic abnormalities:

Peter M. Okin, Richard B. Devereux, Richard R. Fabsitz, Elisa T. Lee, James M. Galloway, and Barbara V. Howard

Quantitative assessment of electrocardiographic strain predicts increased left ventricular mass: the strong heart study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1395-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gilles F. H. Diercks, Hans L. Hillege, A. d J. van Boven, Jan A. Kors, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, Diederick E. Grobbee, Paul E. de Jong, and Wiek H. van Gilst

Microalbuminuria modifies the mortality risk associated with electrocardiographic ST-T segment changes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1401-1407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: infections and cardiovascular disease:

Agha W. Haider, Peter W. F. Wilson, Martin G. Larson, Jane C. Evans, Eric L. Michelson, Philip A. Wolf, Christopher J. O’Donnell, and Daniel Levy

The association of seropositivity to Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and cytomegalovirus with risk of cardiovascular disease: A prospective study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1408-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: congestive heart failure:

Aldo P. Maggioni, Inder Anand, Sidney O. Gottlieb, Roberto Latini, Gianni Tognoni, Jay N. Cohn the Val-HeFT Investigators

Effects of valsartan on morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure not receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1414-1421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrea Rossi, Mariantonietta Cicoira, Luisa Zanolla, Rita Sandrini, Giorgio Golia, Piero Zardini, and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

Determinants and prognostic value of left atrial volume in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1425-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: congestive heart failure: editorial comment:

Barry H. Greenberg

Angiotensin receptor blockers in heart failure: A work in progress
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1422-1424. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes:

Sanjay Sharma, Barry J. Maron, Greg Whyte, Sami Firoozi, Perry M. Elliott, and William J. McKenna

Physiologic limits of left ventricular hypertrophy in elite junior athletes: Relevance to differential diagnosis of athlete’s heart and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1431-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: cardiac arrhythmias:

Hiroshi Morita, Kengo Kusano-Fukushima, Satoshi Nagase, Yoshihisa Fujimoto, Kenichi Hisamatsu, Hideki Fujio, Kayo Haraoka, Makoto Kobayashi, Shiho Takenaka Morita, Kazufumi Nakamura, Tetsuro Emori, Hiromi Matsubara, Kazumasa Hina, Toshimasa Kita, Masahiko Fukatani, and Tohru Ohe

Atrial fibrillation and atrial vulnerability in patients with Brugada syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1437-1444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Shoaib Hamid, Mark Norman, Asifa Quraishi, Sami Firoozi, Rajesh Thaman, Juan R. Gimeno, Bhavesh Sachdev, Edward Rowland, Perry M. Elliott, and William J. McKenna

Prospective evaluation of relatives for familial arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia reveals a need to broaden diagnostic criteria
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1445-1450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hung-Fat Tse, Cannas Yu, Kwong-Kuen Wong, Vella Tsang, Yim-Lung Leung, Wai-Yin Ho, and Chu-Pak Lau

Functional abnormalities in patients with permanent right ventricular pacing: The effect of sites of electrical stimulation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1451-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kirsten Leineweber, Thekla Wangemann, Christine Giessler, Heike Bruck, Stefan Dhein, Martin Kostelka, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr, Rolf-Edgar Silber, and Otto-Erich Brodde

Age-dependent changes of cardiac neuronal noradrenaline reuptake transporter (uptake₁) in the human heart
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1459-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jeffrey P. Moak, James J. Bailey, and Fairouz T. Makhlouf

Simultaneous heart rate and blood pressure variability analysis: Insight into mechanisms underlying neurally mediated cardiac syncope in children
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1466-1474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: pulmonary embolism:

Kelly L. Dunn, Jonathan P. Wolf, David M. Dorfman, Patricia Fitzpatrick, James L. Baker, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber

Normal D-dimer levels in emergency department patients suspected of acute pulmonary embolism
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1475-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: echocardiographic methods:

Dan Gilon, Edward G. Cape, Mark D. Handschumacher, Jae-Kwan Song, Joan Solheim, Michael VanAuker, Mary Etta E. King, and Robert A. Levine

Effect of three-dimensional valve shape on the hemodynamics of aortic stenosis: Three-dimensional echocardiographic stereolithography and patient studies
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1479-1486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cristina Pislaru, Peter C. Anagnostopoulos, James B. Seward, James F. Greenleaf, and Marek Belohlavek

Higher myocardial strain rates duringisovolumic relaxation phase than duringejection characterize acutely ischemic myocardium
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1487-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Miriam T. Rademaker, Christopher J. Charles, Eric A. Espiner, Steve Fisher, Christopher M. Frampton, Carl M. J. Kirkpatrick, John G. Lainchbury, M. Gary Nicholls, A. Mark Richards, and Wylie W. Vale

Beneficial hemodynamic, endocrine, and renal effects of urocortin in experimental heart failure: Comparison with normal sheep
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1495-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ryosuke Nishio, Shigetake Sasayama, and Akira Matsumori

Left ventricular pressure-volume relationship in a murine model of congestive heart failure due to acute viral myocarditis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1506-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Claudio Napoli, Lilach O. Lerman, Filomena de Nigris, Joseph Loscalzo, and Louis J. Ignarro

Glycoxidized low-density lipoprotein downregulates endothelial nitricoxide synthase in human coronary cells
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1515-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Akihito Tsuchida, Tetsuji Miura, Masaya Tanno, Jun Sakamoto, Takayuki Miki, Atsushi Kuno, Tomoaki Matsumoto, Yoshito Ohnuma, Yoshihiko Ichikawa, and Kazuaki Shimamoto

Infarct size limitation by nicorandil: Roles of mitochondrial K_ATP channels, sarcolemmal K_ATP channels, and protein kinase C
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1523-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA Practice guideline:

Committee Members, Raymond J. Gibbons, Gary J. Balady, J. Timothy Bricker, Bernard R. Chaitman, Gerald F. Fletcher, Victor F. Froelicher, Daniel B. Mark, Ben D. McCallister, Aryan N. Mooss, Michael G. O’Reilly, William L. Winters Jr, Task Force Members, Raymond J. Gibbons, Elliott M. Antman, Joseph S. Alpert, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Gabriel Gregoratos, Loren F. Hiratzka, Alice K. Jacobs, Richard O. Russell, and Sidney C. Smith Jr

ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for exercise testing: summary article: A report of the American college of cardiology/American heart association task force on practice guidelines (committee to update the 1997 exercise testing guidelines)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1531-1540. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Mike J. L. DeJongste, Raymond W. M. Hautvast, and René A. Tio

Therapeutic options for patients with chronic refractory angina pectoris
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1541. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael C. Kim, Anapoorna S. Kini, and Samin K. Sharma

Therapeutic options for patients with chronic refractory angina pectoris: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40: 1541-1542. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction:

Correction
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