JACC -- Table of Contents (41 [12])

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Clinical research: clinical trial:

Anho Liem, Giny H. Reynierse-Buitenwerf, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, J. Wouter Jukema, and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen
Secondary prevention with folic acid: effects on clinical outcomes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2105-2113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Christopher S. R. Baker, Andrew Wragg, Sanjay Kumar, Rodney De Palma, Laurence R. I. Baker, and Charles J. Knight
A rapid protocol for the prevention of contrast-induced renal dysfunction: the RAPPID study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2114-2118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Robyn J. Barst, Michael McGoon, Vallerie McLaughlin, Victor Tapson, Ronald Oudiz, Shelley Shapiro, Ivan M. Robbins, Richard Channick, David Badesch, Barry K. Rayburn, Robin Flinchbaugh, Jeff Sigman, Carl Arneson, Roger Jeffs Beraprost Study Group
Beraprost therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2119-2125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Peter N. Kao and John L. Faul
Emerging therapies for pulmonary hypertension: Striving for efficacy and safety
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2126-2129. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: myocardial infarction:

Seyyare Beyzade, Shaoli Zhang, Yuk-ki Wong, Ian N. M. Day, Per Eriksson, and Shu Ye
Influences of matrix metalloproteinase-3 gene variation on extent of coronary atherosclerosis and risk of myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2130-2137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical research: interventional cardiology:

Jose P. S. Henriques, Arnout P. Haasdijk, Felix Zijlstra Zwolle Myocardial Infarction Study Group
Outcome of primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction during routine duty hours versus during off-hours
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2138-2142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Frederick A. Spencer and Richard C. Becker
Circadian variations in acute myocardial infarction: Patients or health care delivery?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2143-2146. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: interventional cardiology:

Arno H. M. Moons, Ron J. G. Peters, Nick R. Bijsterveld, Jan J. Piek, Martin H. Prins, George P. Vlasuk, William E. Rote, and Harry R. Büller
Recombinant nematode anticoagulant protein c2, an inhibitor of the tissue factor/factor VIIa complex, in patients undergoing elective coronary angioplastyAppendix
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2147-2153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical research: heart failure:

Antonio Cittadini, J.örgen Isgaard, Maria Gaia Monti, Cosma Casaburi, Angela Di Gianni, Raffaella Serpico, Guido Iaccarino, and Luigi Saccà
Growth hormone prolongs survival in experimental postinfarction heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2154-2163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Christophe Heymes, Jennifer K. Bendall, Philippe Ratajczak, Alison C. Cave, Jane-Lise Samuel, Gerd Hasenfuss, and Ajay M. Shah
Increased myocardial NADPH oxidase activity in human heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2164-2171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Ascan Warnholtz and Thomas Munzel
The failing human heart: Another battlefield for the NAD(P)H oxidase?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2172-2174. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: heart failure:

Joao J. Leite, Alfredo J. Mansur, Humberto F. G. de Freitas, Paulo R. Chizola, Edimar A. Bocchi, Mario Terra-Filho, J. Alberto Neder, and Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho
Periodic breathing during incremental exercise predicts mortality in patients with chronic heart failure evaluated for cardiac transplantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2175-2181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

T. Douglas Bradley
The ups and downs of periodic breathing: Implications for mortality in heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2182-2184. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: atrial fibrillation/flutter, tachycardia:

Dawood Darbar, Kathleen J. Herron, Jeffrey D. Ballew, Arshad Jahangir, Bernard J. Gersh, Win-K. Shen, Stephen C. Hammill, Douglas L. Packer, and Timothy M. Olson
Familial atrial fibrillation is a genetically heterogeneous disorder
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2185-2192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Luisa Mestroni
Genomic medicine and atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2193-2196. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: atrial fibrillation/flutter, tachycardia:

Koichiro Kumagai, Hideko Nakashima, Hidenori Urata, Naoki Gondo, Kikuo Arakawa, and Keijiro Saku
Effects of angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist on electrical and structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2197-2204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Helmut U. Klein and Andreas Goette
Blockade of atrial angiotensin II type 1 receptors: A novel antiarrhythmic strategy to prevent atrial fibrillation?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2205-2206. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: atrial fibrillation/flutter, tachycardia:

Mitsuaki Takami, Makoto Suzuki, Kaoru Sugi, and Takanori Ikeda
Time course for resolution of left atrial appendage stunning after catheter ablation of chronic atrial flutter
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2207-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Peter M. Kistler, Prashanthan Sanders, Azlan Hussin, Joseph B. Morton, Jitendra K. Vohra, Paul B. Sparks, and Jonathan M. Kalman
Focal atrial tachycardia arising from the mitral annulus: Electrocardiographic and electrophysiologic characterization
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2212-2219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical research: ventricular tachycardia:

Stefan H. Hohnloser, Thomas Klingenheben, Daniel Bloomfield, Omar Dabbous, and Richard J. Cohen
Usefulness of microvolt T-wave alternans for prediction of ventricular tachyarrhythmic events in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: results from a prospective observational study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2220-2224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Richard L. Verrier, Aneesh V. Tolat, and Mark E. Josephson
T-Wave alternans for arrhythmia risk stratification in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2225-2227. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: ventricular tachycardia:

Vivek Y. Reddy, Petr Neuzil, Milos Taborsky, and Jeremy N. Ruskin
Short-term results of substrate mapping and radiofrequency ablation of ischemic ventricular tachycardia using a saline-irrigated catheter
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2228-2236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical research: pulmonary vascular disorders:

Matthias Rindermann, Ekkehard Grünig, Albrecht von Hippel, Rolf Koehler, Gabriel Miltenberger-Miltenyi, Derliz Mereles, Karlin Arnold, Michael Pauciulo, William Nichols, Horst Olschewski, Marius M. Hoeper, J.örg Winkler, Hugo A. Katus, Wolfgang Kübler, Claus R. Bartram, and Bart Janssen
Primary pulmonary hypertension may be a heterogeneous disease with a second locus on chromosome 2q31
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2237-2244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Adam Torbicki, Nazzareno Galié, Anna Covezzoli, Elisa Rossi, Marisa De Rosa, Samuel Z. Goldhaber ICOPER Study Group
Right heart thrombi in pulmonary embolism: Results from the international cooperative pulmonary embolism registry
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2245-2251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Chetan Varma, Matthew R. Warr, Aaron L. Hendler, Narinder S. Paul, Gary D. Webb, and Judith Therrien
Prevalence of "silent" pulmonary emboli in adults after the Fontan operation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2252-2258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical research: congenital heart disease:

Marcello de Divitiis, Carlo Pilla, Mia Kattenhorn, Ann Donald, Mariutzka Zadinello, Sharon Wallace, Andrew Redington, and John Deanfield
Ambulatory blood pressure, left ventricular mass, and conduit artery function late after successful repair of coarctation of the aorta
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2259-2265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Ma Qing, Kathrin Schumacher, Ruth Heise, Michael Wöltje, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, Thomas Richter, Monika Arranda-Carrero, John Hess, G.ötz von Bernuth, and Marie-Christine Seghaye
Intramyocardial synthesis of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in infants with congenital cardiac defects
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2266-2274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical research: cardiac findings in Cushing's syndrome:

Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Mario Lupia, Massimo Salvetti, Consuelo Grigoletto, Nicoletta Sonino, Marco Boscaro, Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Franco Mantero, and Francesco Fallo
Left ventricular structural and functional characteristics in Cushing’s syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2275-2279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical research: mitral regurgitation:

Timothy M. Sutton, Ralph A. H. Stewart, Ivor L. Gerber, Teena M. West, A. Mark Richards, Timothy G. Yandle, and Andrew J. Kerr
Plasma natriuretic peptide levels increase with symptoms and severity of mitral regurgitation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2280-2287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Basic science:

Maria E. Rämet, Mika Rämet, Qing Lu, Moriah Nickerson, Markku J. Savolainen, Amy Malzone, and Richard H. Karas
High-density lipoprotein increases the abundance of eNOS protein in human vascular endothelial cells by increasing its half-life
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2288-2297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Mehrdad Saririan and Mark Eisenberg
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2298-2299. [Full Text] [PDF]

Keith A. Horvath
The art and science of transmyocardial laser revascularization
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2298. [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert J. Scheubel
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2299. [Full Text] [PDF]

Jose Marin-Garcia
Mitochondrial dysfunction in heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2299. [Full Text] [PDF]

Katsuomi Iwakura
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2300. [Full Text] [PDF]

Felix Zijlstra, Iwan C. C. van der Horst, Arnoud W. J. van’t Hof, and Henk J. G. Bilo
Hyperglycemia and no-reflow phenomenon in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2300. [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcement:

Author Index
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2301-2306. [PDF]

Subject Index
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 2307-2328. [PDF]


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