Contents:  Volume 41, Issue 2, January 15, 2003   [Index by Author]         Other Issues:          State-of-the-Art Paper        Clinical study: interventional cardiology        Clinical study: cardiac arrest and pulmonary edema        Editorial Comments        Clinical study: cardiac arrest and pulmonary edema        Clinical study: heart failure        Editorial Comments        Clinical study: heart failure        Editorial Comments        Clinical study: heart failure        Clinical study: cardiac electrophysiology        Editorial Comments        Clinical study: cardiac electrophysiology        Clinical study: management of hypercholesterolemia        Editorial Comments        Clinical study: management of hypercholesterolemia        Clinical study: cardiac imaging        Clinical study: gender and cardiac disease        Clinical study: primary myocardial disease        Clinical study: Marfan syndrome        Clinical study: endothelial function        Experimental Studies        ACC News
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State-of-the-Art Paper:

Mehrdad Saririan and Mark J. Eisenberg Myocardial laser revascularization for the treatment of end-stage coronary artery disease J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 173-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: interventional cardiology:

Muzaffer Degertekin, Evelyn Regar, Kengo Tanabe, Pieter C. Smits, Willem J. van der Giessen, Stephan G. Carlier, Pim de Feyter, Jeroen Vos, David P. Foley, Jurgen M. R. Ligthart, Jeffrey J. Popma, and Patrick W. Serruys Sirolimus-eluting stent for treatment of complex in-stent restenosis: The first clinical experience J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 184-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: cardiac arrest and pulmonary edema:

Amir Snapir, Jussi Mikkelsson, Markus Perola, Antti Penttilä, Mika Scheinin, and Pekka J. Karhunen Variation in the alpha2B-adrenoceptorgene as a risk factor for prehospitalfatal myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 190-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Gerd Heusch Emerging importance of alpha-adrenergic coronary vasoconstriction in acute coronary syndromes and its genetic background J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 195-196. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: cardiac arrest and pulmonary edema:

Yih-Sharng Chen, Anne Chao, Hsi-Yu Yu, Wen-Je Ko, I.-Hui Wu, Robert Jen-Chen Chen, Shu-Chien Huang, Fang-Yue Lin, and Shoei-Shan Wang Analysis and results of prolonged resuscitation in cardiac arrest patients rescued by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 197-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Edo Kaluski, Isaac Kobrin, Reuven Zimlichman, Alon Marmor, Oscar Krakov, Olga Milo, Aline Frey, Shoshana Kaplan, Rikardo Krakover, Avi Caspi, Zvi Vered, Gad Cotter RITZ-5 Investigators RITZ-5: randomized intravenousTeZosentan (an endothelin-A/B antagonist)for the treatment of pulmonary edema: A prospective, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 204-210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure:

Biykem Bozkurt, Ildiko Agoston, and A. A. Knowlton Complications of inappropriate use of spironolactone in heart failure: when an old medicine spirals out of new guidelines J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 211-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

W. H. Wilson Tang and Gary S. Francis Spironolactone inchronic heart failure:all’s well that ends well J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 215-216. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure:

Frederick A. Masoudi, Edward P. Havranek, Grace Smith, Ronald H. Fish, John F. Steiner, Diana L. Ordin, and Harlan M. Krumholz Gender, age, and heart failure with preserved left ventricular systolic function J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 217-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Mariell Jessup The less familiar face of heart failure J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 224-226. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure:

Richard S. T. Leung, Michael E. Bowman, John D. Parker, Gary E. Newton, and T. Douglas Bradley Avoidance of the left lateral decubitus position during sleep in patients with heart failure: relationship to cardiac size and function J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 227-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Takahisa Yamada, Tsuyoshi Shimonagata, Masatake Fukunami, Kazuaki Kumagai, Hisakazu Ogita, Akio Hirata, Mitsutoshi Asai, Nobuhiko Makino, Hidetaka Kioka, Hideo Kusuoka, Masatsugu Hori, and Noritake Hoki Comparison of the prognostic value of cardiac iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging and heart rate variability in patients with chronic heart failure: A prospective study J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 231-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: cardiac electrophysiology:

Carlo Pappone, Vincenzo Santinelli, Salvatore Rosanio, Gabriele Vicedomini, Stefano Nardi, Alessia Pappone, Valter Tortoriello, Francesco Manguso, Patrizio Mazzone, Simone Gulletta, Giuseppe Oreto, and Ottavio Alfieri Usefulness of invasive electrophysiologic testing to stratify the risk of arrhythmic events in asymptomatic patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern: Results from a large prospective long-term follow-up study J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 239-244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Derick M. Todd, George J. Klein, Andrew D. Krahn, Allan C. Skanes, and Raymond Yee Asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: is it time to revisit guidelines? J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 245-248. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: cardiac electrophysiology:

Vidal Essebag, Tom Hadjis, Robert W. Platt, and Louise Pilote Amiodarone and the risk of bradyarrhythmia requiring permanent pacemaker in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and prior myocardial infarction J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 249-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Philippe Chevalier, Alexis Durand-Dubief, Haran Burri, Michel Cucherat, Gilbert Kirkorian, and Paul Touboul Amiodarone versus placebo and class ic drugs for cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 255-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: management of hypercholesterolemia:

Stefano Sdringola, Keiichi Nakagawa, Yuko Nakagawa, S. Wamique Yusuf, Fernando Boccalandro, Nizar Mullani, Mary Haynie, Mary Jane Hess, and K. Lance Gould Combined intense lifestyle and pharmacologic lipid treatment further reduce coronary events and myocardial perfusion abnormalities compared with usual-care cholesterol-lowering drugs in coronary artery disease J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 263-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

William W. Parmley In the statin era, how important are intense lifestyle changes? J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 273-274. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: management of hypercholesterolemia:

Anne G. Semb, Sanne van Wissen, Thor Ueland, Tineke Smilde, Torgun Waehre, Mieke D. Tripp, Stig S. Frøland, John J. P. Kastelein, Lars Gullestad, Terje R. Pedersen, P.ål Aukrust, and Anton F. H. Stalenhoef Raised serum levels of soluble CD40 ligand in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: downregulatory effect of statin therapy J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 275-279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: cardiac imaging:

William B. Abernethy III, Joseph K. Choo, and Adolph M. Hutter Jr Echocardiographic characteristics of professional football players J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 280-284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Michael J. Mullen, Bryan F. Dias, Fiona Walker, Samuel C. Siu, Lee N. Benson, and Peter R. McLaughlin Intracardiac echocardiography guided device closure of atrial septal defects J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 285-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Andrew M. Kates, Pilar Herrero, Carmen Dence, Pablo Soto, Muthayyah Srinivasan, Deborah G. Delano, Ali Ehsani, and Robert J. Gropler Impact of aging on substrate metabolism by the human heart J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 293-299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: gender and cardiac disease:

Deborah L. Crabbe, Konstantina Dipla, Srivani Ambati, Andreas Zafeiridis, John P. Gaughan, Steven R. Houser, and Kenneth B. Margulies Gender differences in post-infarction hypertrophy in end-stage failing hearts J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 300-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Viola Vaccarino, Zhen Qiu Lin, Stanislav V. Kasl, Jennifer A. Mattera, Sarah A. Roumanis, Jerome L. Abramson, and Harlan M. Krumholz Gender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 307-314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: primary myocardial disease:

Iacopo Olivotto, Roberto Gistri, Pasquale Petrone, Elena Pedemonte, Daniela Vargiu, and Franco Cecchi Maximum left ventricular thickness and risk of sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 315-321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Yuji Okura, G. William Dec, Joshua M. Hare, Makoto Kodama, Gerald J. Berry, Henry D. Tazelaar, Kent R. Bailey, and Leslie T. Cooper A clinical and histopathologic comparison of cardiac sarcoidosis and idiopathic giant cell myocarditis J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 322-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: Marfan syndrome:

Anji T. Yetman, Renee A. Bornemeier, and Brian W. McCrindle Long-term outcome in patients with Marfan syndrome: is aortic dissection the only cause of sudden death? J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 329-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: endothelial function:

Stanley Chia, Christopher A. Ludlam, Keith A. A. Fox, and David E. Newby Acute systemic inflammation enhances endothelium-dependent tissue plasminogen activator release in men J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 333-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Ryosuke Nishio, Tetsuo Shioi, Shigetake Sasayama, and Akira Matsumori Carvedilol increases the production of interleukin-12 and interferon- and improves the survival of mice infected with the encephalomyocarditis virus J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 340-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC News:

W. Bruce Fye President’s Page: Medical history: a valuable tool to help us frame the present and predict the future J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 346-349. [Full Text] [PDF]

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