State-of-the-Art Paper:

Matthew J. Budoff, Stephan Achenbach, and Andre Duerinckx

Clinical utility of computed tomography and magnetic resonance techniques for noninvasive coronary angiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1867-1878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: clinical trial:

David Antoniucci, Alfredo Rodriguez, Albrecht Hempel, Renato Valenti, Angela Migliorini, Federico Vigo, Guido Parodi, Carlos Fernandez-Pereira, Guia Moschi, Antonio Bartorelli, Giovanni Maria Santoro, Leonardo Bolognese, and Antonio Colombo

A randomized trial comparing primary infarct artery stenting with or without abciximab in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1879-1885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Eric J. Topol, Franz-Josef Neumann, and Gilles Montalescot

A preferred reperfusion strategy for acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1886-1889. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Donald E. Cutlip, Kalon K. L. Ho, Richard E. Kuntz, and Donald S. Baim

Risk assessment for percutaneous coronary intervention: our version of the weather report?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1896-1899. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David O. Williams

A twist in our understanding of enzyme elevation after coronary intervention
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1906-1908. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harvey D. White and John K. French

Use of brain natriuretic peptide levels for risk assessment in non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1917-1920. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Levine and Judy Hung

Ischemic mitral regurgitation, the dynamic lesion: clues to the cure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1929-1932. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gregg C. Fonarow and Tamara B. Horwich

Cholesterol and mortality in heart failure: the bad gone good?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1941-1943. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta G. Williams and Alex Y. Chen

Identifying athletes at risk for sudden death
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1964-1966. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: interventional cardiology:

Mansoor A. Qureshi, Robert D. Safian, Cindy L. Grines, James A. Goldstein, Douglas C. Westveer, Susan Glazier, Mamtha Balasubramanian, and William W. O'Neill

Simplified scoring system for predicting mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1890-1895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Tomas Jernberg, Bertil Lindahl, Agneta Siegbahn, Bertil Andren, Gunnar Frostfeldt, Bo Lagerqvist, Mats Stridsberg, Per Venge, and Lars Wallentin

N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in relation to inflammation, myocardial necrosis, and the effect of an invasive strategy in unstable coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1909-1916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ioannis Iakovou, Gary S. Mintz, George Dangas, Alexandre Abizaid, Roxana Mehran, Yoshio Kobayashi, Alexandra J. Lansky, Eve D. Aymong, Eugenia Nikolsky, Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey W. Moses, and Martin B. Leon

Increased CK-MB release is a "trade-off" for optimal stent implantation: an intravascular ultrasound study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1900-1905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: valvular heart disease:

Patrizio Lancellotti, Frédéric Lebrun, and Luc A. Piérard

Determinants of exercise-induced changes in mitral regurgitation in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1921-1928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: heart failure:

Mathias Rauchhaus, Andrew L. Clark, Wolfram Doehner, Constantinos Davos, Aidan Bolger, Rakesh Sharma, Andrew J. S. Coats, and Stefan D. Anker

The relationship between cholesterol and survival in patients with chronic heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1933-1940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Aleem U. Khand, Andrew C. Rankin, William Martin, Jacqueline Taylor, Islay Gemmell, and John G. F. Cleland

Carvedilol alone or in combination with digoxin for the management of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1944-1951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: cardiac electrophysiology:

Mitchell N. Faddis, Jane Chen, Judy Osborn, Michael Talcott, Michael E. Cain, and Bruce D. Lindsay

Magnetic guidance system for cardiac electrophysiology: a prospective trial of safety and efficacy in humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1952-1958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Domenico Corrado, Cristina Basso, Giulio Rizzoli, Maurizio Schiavon, and Gaetano Thiene

Does sports activity enhance the risk of sudden death in adolescents and young adults?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1959-1963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: atherosclerosis:

Martin K. C. Ng, Shirley Nakhla, Anna Baoutina, Wendy Jessup, David J. Handelsman, and David S. Celermajer

Dehydroepiandrosterone, an adrenalandrogen, increases human foam cell formation: a potentially pro-atherogenic effect
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1967-1974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: arterial dynamics:

Carmel M. McEniery, Ahmad Qasem, Matthias Schmitt, Albert P. Avolio, John R. Cockcroft, and Ian B. Wilkinson

Endothelin-1 regulates arterial pulse wave velocity in vivo
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1975-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: congenital heart disease:

Candice K. Silversides, John T. Granton, Eli Konen, Michelle A. Hart, Gary D. Webb, and Judith Therrien

Pulmonary thrombosis in adults with Eisenmenger syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1982-1987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alain Fraisse, Tony Abdel Massih, Bernard Kreitmann, Dominique Metras, Pascal Vouhé, Daniel Sidi, and Damien Bonnet

Characteristics and management of cleft mitral valve
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1988-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael Schlame, Richard I. Kelley, Annette Feigenbaum, Jeffrey A. Towbin, Paul M. Heerdt, Thomas Schieble, Ronald J. A. Wanders, Salvatore DiMauro, and Thomas J. J. Blanck

Phospholipid abnormalities in children with Barth syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 1994-1999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Basic research:

Kanjo Yamamoto, Tetsuo Shioi, Koji Uchiyama, Tadashi Miyamoto, Shigetake Sasayama, and Akira Matsumori

Attenuation of virus-induced myocardial injury by inhibition of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor signal and decreased nuclear factor-kappa B activation in knockout mice
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 2000-2006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Expedited Review:

Gregg W. Stone, David A. Cox, Joseph Babb, Dean Nukta, Luc Bilodeau, Louis Cannon, Thomas D. Stuckey, James Hermiller, Eric A. Cohen, Reginald Low, Steven R. Bailey, Alexandra J. Lansky, Richard E. Kuntz for the X-TRACT Investigators

Prospective, randomized evaluation of thrombectomy prior to percutaneous intervention in diseased saphenous vein grafts and thrombus-containing coronary arteries
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 2007-2013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Matteo Vatta, Bhagyalaxmi Mohapatra, Shinawe Jimenez, Ximena Sanchez, Georgine Faulkner, Zeev Perles, Gianfranco Sinagra, Jiuann-Huey Lin, Thuy M. Vu, Qiang Zhou, Karla R. Bowles, Andrea Di Lenarda, Lisa Schimmenti, Michelle Fox, Michelle A. Chrisco, Ross T. Murphy, William McKenna, Perry Elliott, Neil E. Bowles, Ju Chen, Giorgio Valle, and Jeffrey A. Towbin

Mutations in Cypher/ZASP in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and left ventricular non-compaction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 2014-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC News:

Carl J. Pepine

Creating and adopting an ACC ethical code of conduct
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 2028-2029. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Heinrich Taegtmeyer and Saumya Sharma

Anemia and energy depletion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 2030. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dariush Mozaffarian and Wayne Levy

Anemia and energy depletion: reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 2030. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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