JACC -- Table of Contents (41 [6])

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State-of-the-Art Paper:

Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola
Choice of prosthetic heart valve for adult patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 893-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: acute coronary syndrome/myocardial infarction:

Lene Holmvang, Peter Clemmensen, Bertil Lindahl, Bo Lagerqvist, Per Venge, Galen Wagner, Lars Wallentin, and Peer Grande
Quantitative analysis of the admission electrocardiogram identifies patients with unstable coronary artery disease who benefit the most from early invasive treatment
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 905-915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Stefan K. James, Paul Armstrong, Elliott Barnathan, Robert Califf, Bertil Lindahl, Agneta Siegbahn, Maarten L. Simoons, Eric J. Topol, Per Venge, Lars Wallentin GUSTO-IV–ACS Investigators
Troponin and C-reactive protein have different relations to subsequent mortality and myocardial infarction after acute coronary syndrome: A GUSTO-IV substudy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 916-924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Alban Dibra, Julinda Mehilli, Josef Dirschinger, J.ürgen Pache, Jodi Neverve, Markus Schwaiger, Albert Schömig, and Adnan Kastrati
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction myocardial perfusion grade in angiography correlates with myocardial salvage in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with stenting or thrombolysis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 925-929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: polymorphisms and cardiovascular disease:

Gian Paolo Rossi, Maurizio Cesari, Mario Zanchetta, Stefania Colonna, Giuseppe Maiolino, Luigi Pedon, Martina Cavallin, Pietro Maiolino, and Achille C. Pessina
The T^-786C endothelial nitric oxide synthase genotype is a novel risk factor for coronary artery disease in Caucasian patients of the GENICA study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 930-937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Gian Paolo Rossi, Stefano Taddei, Agostino Virdis, Martina Cavallin, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Stefania Favilla, Daniele Versari, Isabella Sudano, Achille C. Pessina, and Antonio Salvetti
The T^-786C and Glu298Asp polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide gene affect the forearm blood flow responses of Caucasian hypertensive patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 938-945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Joseph Loscalzo
Functional polymorphisms in a candidate gene for atherothrombosis: Unraveling the complex fabric of a polygenic phenotype
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 946-948. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: race, gender, and CAD:

Mark A. East, James G. Jollis, Charlotte L. Nelson, David Marks, and Eric D. Peterson
The influence of left ventricular hypertrophyon survival in patients with coronaryartery disease: do race and gender matter?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 949-954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Richard Lorber, Samuel S. Gidding, Martha L. Daviglus, Laura A. Colangelo, Kiang Liu, and Julius M. Gardin
Influence of systolic blood pressure and body mass index on left ventricular structure in healthy African-American and white young adults: the CARDIA study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 955-960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: antiplatelet therapy:

Patricia A. Gum, Kandice Kottke-Marchant, Patricia A. Welsh, Jennifer White, and Eric J. Topol
A prospective, blinded determination of the natural history of aspirin resistance among stable patients with cardiovascular disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 961-965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

John W. Eikelboom and Graeme J. Hankey
Aspirin resistance:a new independent predictor of vascular events?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 966-968. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: antiplatelet therapy:

Christian Mueller, Helmut Roskamm, Franz-Josef Neumann, Patrick Hunziker, Stephan Marsch, André Perruchoud, and Heinz J. Buettner
A randomized comparison of clopidogrel and aspirin versus ticlopidine and aspirin after the placement of coronary artery stents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 969-973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

Barry J. Maron, Kevin P. Carney, Harry M. Lever, Jannet F. Lewis, Ivan Barac, Susan A. Casey, and Mark V. Sherrid
Relationship of race to sudden cardiac death in competitive athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 974-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Roselie J. Jongbloed, Carlo L. Marcelis, Pieter A. Doevendans, Judith M. Schmeitz-Mulkens, Willem G. Van Dockum, Joep P. Geraedts, and Hubert J. Smeets
Variable clinical manifestation of a novel missense mutation in the alpha-tropomyosin (TPM1) gene in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 981-986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Marcel J. M. Kofflard, Folkert J. Ten Cate, Chris van der Lee, and Ron T. van Domburg
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a large community-based population: clinical outcome and identification of risk factors for sudden cardiac death and clinical deterioration
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 987-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comments:

Ali J. Marian
On predictors of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 994-996. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: heart failure:

G. Michael Felker, Raymond L. Benza, A. Bleakley Chandler, Jeffrey D. Leimberger, Michael S. Cuffe, Robert M. Califf, Mihai Gheorghiade, Christopher M. O’Connor OPTIME-CHF Investigators
Heart failure etiology and response tomilrinone in decompensated heart failure: Results from the OPTIME-CHF study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 997-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: syncope:

Arvinder S. Kurbaan, Timothy J. Bowker, Nevin Wijesekera, Ann-Christine Franzén, David Heaven, Sujani Itty, and Richard Sutton
Age and hemodynamic responses to tilt testing in those with syncope of unknown origin
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1004-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical study: diabetes and cardiovascular disease:

Julie Anne Hoff, Lauretta Quinn, Alexander Sevrukov, Rebecca B. Lipton, Martha Daviglus, Daniel B. Garside, Niraj K. Ajmere, Sanjay Gandhi, and George T. Kondos
The prevalence of coronary arterycalcium among diabetic individuals without known coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1008-1012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paolo Gresele, Giuseppe Guglielmini, Massimiliano De Angelis, Silvia Ciferri, Marco Ciofetta, Emanuela Falcinelli, Carlo Lalli, Giovanni Ciabattoni, Giovanni Davì, and Geremia B. Bolli
Acute, short-term hyperglycemia enhances shear stress-induced platelet activation in patients with type II diabetes mellitus
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1013-1020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: pulmonary hypertension:

Amr E. Abbas, F. David Fortuin, Nelson B. Schiller, Christopher P. Appleton, Carlos A. Moreno, and Steven J. Lester
A simple method for noninvasive estimation of pulmonary vascular resistance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1021-1027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Xing-Guo Sun, James E. Hansen, Ronald J. Oudiz, and Karlman Wasserman
Pulmonary function in primary pulmonary hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1028-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Clinical study: left atrial size:

Allison M. Pritchett, Steven J. Jacobsen, Douglas W. Mahoney, Richard J. Rodeheffer, Kent R. Bailey, and Margaret M. Redfield
Left atrial volume as an index ofleft atrial size: a population-based study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1036-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Viewpoint:

Gerald Reaven and Philip S. Tsao
Insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinemia: The key player between cigarette smoking and cardiovascular disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1044-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Dayuan Li, Victor Williams, Ling Liu, Hongjiang Chen, Tatsuya Sawamura, Francesco Romeo, and Jawahar L. Mehta
Expression of lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptors during ischemia-reperfusion and its role in determination of apoptosis and left ventricular dysfunction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1048-1055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Hirofumi Kasahara, Etsuro Tanaka, Naoto Fukuyama, Eriko Sato, Hiromi Sakamoto, Yasuhiko Tabata, Kiyoshi Ando, Harukazu Iseki, Yoshiro Shinozaki, Koji Kimura, Eriko Kuwabara, Shirosaku Koide, Hiroe Nakazawa, and Hidezo Mori
Biodegradable gelatin hydrogel potentiates the angiogenic effect of fibroblast growth factor 4 plasmid in rabbit hindlimb ischemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1056-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC News:

Newly elected members of the College
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1063-1064. [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

James L. Januzzi, Thomas E. MacGillivray, Kent Lewandrowski, and Elizabeth Lee-Lewandrowski
Comparison of tropanin T and creatine kinase-MB fraction in evaluating cardiac patients postoperatively: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1065-1066. [Full Text] [PDF]

Carol Chen-Scarabelli and Tiziano Scarabelli
Comparison of troponin T and creatine Kinase-MB fraction in evaluating cardiac patients postoperatively
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1065. [Full Text] [PDF]

Eddy Barasch, Ali Moustapha, Vinod Kaushik, Susana Diaz, and Seung-Ho Kang
Quantitative relationship between severity of pulmonary hypertension and LV diastolic function has been established
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1066. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ehtisham Mahmud, Ajit Raisinghani, and Daniel G. Blanchard
Quantitative relationship between severity of pulmonary hypertension and LV diastolic function has been established: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1066-1067. [Full Text] [PDF]

Zaheer Yousef, Simon Redwood, Cliff Bucknall, Neil Sulke, and Michael Marber
Detrimental effects of late aterey opening: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1067-1068. [Full Text] [PDF]

Marco Zimarino, Sabina Gallina, and Raffaele De Caterina
Detrimental effects of late artery opening
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1067. [Full Text] [PDF]

Prof. Panos E. Vardas and Emmanuel I. Skalidis
Specificity of noninvasive pacemaker stress echocardiography in diagnosis of coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1068-1069. [Full Text] [PDF]

Eugenio Picano
Specificity of non invasive pacemaker stress echocardiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 41: 1069. [Full Text] [PDF]


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