State-of-the-Art Paper:

Rutger J. Hassink, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Christine L. Mummery, and Pieter A. Doevendans

Transplantation of cells for cardiac repair
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 711-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: acute coronary syndrome:

Rosario V. Freeman, Rajendra H. Mehta, Wisam Al Badr, Jeanna V. Cooper, Eva Kline-Rogers, and Kim A. Eagle

Influence of concurrent renal dysfunction on outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes and implications of the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 718-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comments:

Peter A. McCullough

Why is chronic kidney disease the "spoiler" for cardiovascular outcomes?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 725-728. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: acute coronary syndrome:

Barry R. Palmer, Anna P. Pilbrow, Tim G. Yandle, Chris M. Frampton, A. Mark Richards, M. Gary Nicholls, and Vicky A. Cameron

Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism interacts with left ventricular ejection fraction and brain natriuretic peptide levels to predict mortality after myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 729-736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: acute apical ballooning:

Yoshiteru Abe, Makoto Kondo, Ryota Matsuoka, Makoto Araki, Kiyoshi Dohyama, and Hitoshi Tanio

Assessment of clinical features in transient left ventricular apical ballooning
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 737-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Satoshi Kurisu, Ichiro Inoue, Takuji Kawagoe, Masaharu Ishihara, Yuji Shimatani, Kenji Nishioka, Takashi Umemura, Suji Nakamura, Masashi Yoshida, and Hikaru Sato

Myocardial perfusion and fatty acid metabolism in patients with tako-tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 743-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: interventional cardiology:

Dale T. Ashby, George Dangas, Eve A. Aymong, Ioannis Iakovou, Frank Kuepper, Roxana Mehran, Gregg W. Stone, Martin B. Leon, and Jeffery W. Moses

Effect of percutaneous coronary interventions for in-stent restenosis in degenerated saphenous vein grafts without distal embolic protection
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 749-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: heart failure:

Antonio Abbate, Giuseppe G. L. Biondi-Zoccai, Rossana Bussani, Aldo Dobrina, Debora Camilot, Florinda Feroce, Raffaele Rossiello, Feliciano Baldi, Furio Silvestri, Luigi M. Biasucci, and Alfonso Baldi

Increased myocardial apoptosis in patients with unfavorable left ventricular remodeling and early symptomatic post-infarction heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 753-760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comments:

Kartik Mani and Richard N. Kitsis

Myocyte apoptosis: programming ventricular remodeling
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 761-764. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: heart failure:

Ole A. Breithardt, Anil M. Sinha, Ehud Schwammenthal, Nadim Bidaoui, Kai U. Markus, Andreas Franke, and Christoph Stellbrink

Acute effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on functional mitral regurgitation in advanced systolic heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 765-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: cardiomyopathy:

Matthew R. G. Taylor, Pamela R. Fain, Gianfranco Sinagra, Misi L. Robinson, Alastair D. Robertson, Elisa Carniel, Andrea Di Lenarda, Teresa J. Bohlmeyer, Debra A. Ferguson, Gary L. Brodsky, Mark M. Boucek, Jean Lascor, Andrew C. Moss, Wai-Lun P. Li, Gary L. Stetler, Francesco Muntoni, Michael R. Bristow, Luisa Mestroni Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Registry Research Group

Natural history of dilated cardiomyopathy due to lamin A/C gene mutations
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 771-780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tetsuo Konno, Masami Shimizu, Hidekazu Ino, Toru Matsuyama, Masato Yamaguchi, Hidenobu Terai, Kenshi Hayashi, Tomohito Mabuchi, Masaru Kiyama, Kenji Sakata, Tatsumi Hayashi, Masaru Inoue, Tomoya Kaneda, and Hiroshi Mabuchi

A novel missense mutation in the myosin binding protein-C gene is responsible for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular dysfunction and dilation in elderly patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 781-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: electrophysiologic disturbance:

Roberto Garcia-Civera, Ricardo Ruiz-Granell, Salvador Morell-Cabedo, Rafael Sanjuan-Mañez, Francisco Perez-Alcala, Eva Plancha, Alejandro Navarro, Segismundo Botella, and Angel LLacer

Selective use of diagnostic tests inpatients with syncope of unknown cause
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 787-790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comments:

David G. Benditt and Michele Brignole

Syncope: is a diagnosis a diagnosis?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 791-794. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: electrophysiologic disturbance:

Bruce A. Koplan, William G. Stevenson, Laurence M. Epstein, Sary F. Aranki, and William H. Maisel

Development and validation of a simple risk score to predict the need for permanent pacing after cardiac valve surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 795-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Corinna B. Brunckhorst, William G. Stevenson, Kyoko Soejima, William H. Maisel, Etienne Delacretaz, Peter L. Friedman, and Shlomo A. Ben-Haim

Relationship of slow conduction detected by pace-mapping to ventricular tachycardia re-entry circuit sites after infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 802-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: cardiac ultrasound:

Tomasz Kukulski, Fadi Jamal, Lieven Herbots, Jan D’hooge, Bart Bijnens, Liv Hatle, Ivan De Scheerder, and George R. Sutherland

Identification of acutely ischemic myocardium using ultrasonic strain measurements: A clinical study in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 810-819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mei Wang, Gabriel W. K. Yip, Angela Y. M. Wang, Yan Zhang, Pik Yuk Ho, Mui Kiu Tse, Peggo K. W. Lam, and John E. Sanderson

Peak early diastolic mitral annulus velocity by tissue Doppler imaging adds independent and incremental prognostic value
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 820-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eduardo Balcells, Eric R. Powers, Wolfgang Lepper, Todd Belcik, Kevin Wei, Michael Ragosta, Habib Samady, and Jonathan R. Lindner

Detection of myocardial viability by contrast echocardiography in acute infarction predicts recovery of resting function and contractile reserve
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 827-833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: cardiac imaging:

Christian M. Wacker, Andreas W. Hartlep, Stefan Pfleger, Lothar R. Schad, Georg Ertl, and Wolfgang R. Bauer

Susceptibility-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging detects human myocardium supplied by a stenotic coronary artery without a contrast agent
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 834-840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comments:

Francis J. Klocke and Debiao Li

Testing coronary flow reserve without a provocative stress: A "BOLD" approach
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 841-842. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical study: cardiac imaging:

Henrik Wiggers, Hans Erik Bøtker, Peter Søgaard, Anne Kaltoft, Flemming Hermansen, Won Yong Kim, Lars Krusell, and Leif Thuesen

Electromechanical mapping versus positron emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography for the detection of myocardial viability in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 843-848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical study: congenital heart disease:

Tomas Gudbjartsson, Manu Mathur, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Lishan Aklog, John G. Byrne, and Lawrence H. Cohn

Hypothermic circulatory arrest for the surgical treatment of complicated adult coarctation of the aorta
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 849-851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrew S. Mackie, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Stanton B. Perry, Pedro J. del Nido, and Tal Geva

Echocardiographic predictors of aortopulmonary collaterals in infants with tetralogy of fallot and pulmonary atresia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 852-857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Experimental Studies:

Ralph F. Bosch, Constanze R. Scherer, Norman Rüb, Stefan Wöhrl, Klaus Steinmeyer, Hannelore Haase, Andreas E. Busch, Ludger Seipel, and Volker Kühlkamp

Molecular mechanisms of early electrical remodeling: transcriptional downregulation of ion channel subunits reduces I_Ca,L and I_to in rapid atrial pacing in rabbits
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 858-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Satoshi Yamanaka, Tetsuya Tatsumi, Jun Shiraishi, Akiko Mano, Natsuya Keira, Satoaki Matoba, Jun Asayama, Shinji Fushiki, Henry Fliss, and Masao Nakagawa

Amlodipine inhibits doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in neonatal rat cardiac myocytes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 870-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical Study:

Francis D. Pagani, Harout DerSimonian, Agatha Zawadzka, Kristie Wetzel, Albert S. B. Edge, Douglas B. Jacoby, Jonathan H. Dinsmore, Susan Wright, Tom H. Aretz, Howard J. Eisen, and Keith D. Aaronson

Autologous skeletal myoblasts transplanted to ischemia-damaged myocardium in humans: Histological analysis of cell survival and differentiation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 879-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editor's Page:

Anthony N. DeMaria

The physician and war
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 889-890. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

John S. Geddes

Prehospital thrombolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 891. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Morrow, Elliott M. Antman, and Eugene Braunwald

Prehospital thrombolytic therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 891-892. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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