State-of-the-Art Paper:

John E. Macdonald and Allan D. Struthers

What is the optimal serum potassium level in cardiovascular patients?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 155-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: clinical trials:

Miles Dalby, Gilles Montalescot, Claire Bal dit Sollier, Eric Vicaut, Thierry Soulat, Jean-Philippe Collet, Rémi Choussat, Vanessa Gallois, Gérard Drobinski, Ludovic Drouet, and Daniel Thomas

Eptifibatide provides additional platelet inhibition in Non–ST-Elevation myocardial infarction patients already treated with aspirin and clopidogrel: Results of the platelet activity extinction in Non–Q-Wave myocardial infarction with aspirin, clopidogrel, and eptifibatide (PEACE) study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 162-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: non-cardiac findings and coronary atherosclerosis:

Harish R. Chandra, James A. Goldstein, Nivedita Choudhary, Carol S. O'Neill, Peter B. George, Sreenivasulu R. Gangasani, Lynn Cronin, Pamela A. Marcovitz, Andrew M. Hauser, and William W. O'Neill

Adverse outcome in aortic sclerosis is associated with coronary artery disease and inflammation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 169-175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Daniel R. Kaiser, Kevin Billups, Carol Mason, Rebecca Wetterling, Jennifer L. Lundberg, and Alan J. Bank

Impaired brachial artery endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation in men with erectile dysfunction and no other clinical cardiovascular disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 179-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Angelo Scuteri, Teri A. Manolio, Emily K. Marino, Alice M. Arnold, and Edward G. Lakatta

Prevalence of specific variant carotid geometric patterns and incidence of cardiovascular events in older persons: The cardiovascular health study (CHS E-131)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 187-193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: editorial comment:

Catherine M. Otto

Why is aortic sclerosis associated with adverse clinical outcomes?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 176-178. [Full Text] [PDF]  

George A. Beller and Denny D. Watson

Risk stratification using stress myocardial perfusion imaging: don't neglect the value of clinical variables
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 209-212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelo Auricchio

Pacing the left ventricle: does underlying rhythm matter?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 239-240. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Kloner and Wangde Dai

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors and no-reflow
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 284-286. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Melvin D. Cheitlin

Erectile dysfunction: the earliest sign of generalized vascular disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 185-186. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: cardiac imaging:

Indu G. Poornima, Todd D. Miller, Timothy F. Christian, David O. Hodge, Kent R. Bailey, and Raymond J. Gibbons

Utility of myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with low-risk treadmill scores
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 194-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Rory Hachamovitch, Sean W. Hayes, John D. Friedman, Ishac Cohen, and Daniel S. Berman

Stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography is clinically effective and cost effective in risk stratification of patients with a high likelihood of coronary artery disease (CAD) but no known CAD
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 200-208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gregory S. Thomas, Michael I. Miyamoto, A. Peter Morello III, Haresh Majmundar, Jennifer J. Thomas, Christine H. Sampson, Rory Hachamovitch, and Leslee J. Shaw

Technetium^99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion imaging predicts clinical outcome in the community outpatient setting: The Nuclear Utility in the Community (NUC) Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 213-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shinji Hasegawa, Hideo Kusuoka, Kaoru Maruyama, Tsunehiko Nishimura, Masatsugu Hori, and Jun Hatazawa

Myocardial positron emission computed tomographic images obtained with fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxyglucose predict the response of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients to beta-blockers
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 224-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: electrophysiology:

Enrico Puggioni, Michele Brignole, Michael Gammage, Ezio Soldati, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Emmanuael N. Simantirakis, Panos Vardas, Fredrik Gadler, Lennart Bergfeldt, Corrado Tomasi, Giacomo Musso, Gianni Gasparini, and Attilio Del Rosso

Acute comparative effect of right and left ventricular pacing in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 234-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent E. Hagens, Adelita V. Ranchor, Eric Van Sonderen, Hans A. Bosker, Otto Kamp, Jan G. P. Tijssen, J. Herre Kingma, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, Isabelle C. Van Gelder the RACE Study Group

Effect of rate or rhythm control on quality of life in persistent atrial fibrillation: Results from the Rate Control Versus Electrical Cardioversion (RACE) study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 241-247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hugues Bader, Stephane Garrigue, Stephane Lafitte, Sylvain Reuter, Pierre Jaïs, Michel Haïssaguerre, Jacques Bonnet, Jacques Clementy, and Raymond Roudaut

Intra-left ventricular electromechanical asynchrony: A new independent predictor of severe cardiac events in heart failure patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 248-256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: echocardiography:

Marcel Peltier, David Vancraeynest, Agnès Pasquet, Taniyel Ay, Véronique Roelants, Anne-Marie D'hondt, Jacques A. Melin, and Jean-Louis J. Vanoverschelde

Assessment of the physiologic significance of coronary disease with dipyridamole real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography: Comparison with technetium-99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography and quantitative coronary angiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 257-264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: hypertension:

Paola Stella, Giada Bigatti, Laura Tizzoni, Cristina Barlassina, Chiara Lanzani, Giuseppe Bianchi, and Daniele Cusi

Association between aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) polymorphism and left ventricular mass in human essential hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 265-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: percardial disease:

John H. Haley, A. Jamil Tajik, Gordon K. Danielson, Hartzell V. Schaff, Sharon L. Mulvagh, and Jae K. Oh

Transient constrictive pericarditis: causes and natural history
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 271-275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: platelet inhibition and reperfusion:

Hideki Kunichika, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Stephane Lafitte, Naomi Kunichika, Barry Peters, and Anthony N. DeMaria

Effects of glycoprotein iib/iiia inhibition on microvascular flow after coronary reperfusion: A quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 276-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mark H. Rubenstein, Aloke V. Finn, Robert C. Leinbach, Stanley Hollenbach, H. Thomas Aretz, Renu Virmani, and Herman K. Gold

Short-term intravenous eptifibatide infusion combined with reduced dose recombinant tissue plasminogen activator inhibits platelet recruitment at sites of coronary artery injury
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 287-294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Basic science:

Y. Chandrashekhar, Soma Sen, Ruth Anway, Allan Shuros, and Inder Anand

Long-Term caspase inhibition ameliorates apoptosis, reduces myocardial troponin-I cleavage, protects left ventricular function, and attenuates remodeling in rats with myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 295-301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Expedited Review:

Ulrike Krumsdorf, Stefan Ostermayer, Kai Billinger, Thomas Trepels, Elisabeth Zadan, Kathrin Horvath, and Horst Sievert

Incidence and clinical course of thrombus formation on atrial septal defect and patient foramen ovale closure devices in 1,000 consecutive patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 302-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

John W. Moore and Daniel S. Levi

Transcatheter closure of atrial shunts: Focus on a lingering issue
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 310-312. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC News:

Carl J. Pepine

President’s Page: Continuing investment in "State-of-the-Art" physician education— an ACCF program of high net worth
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 313-314. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special section: letter to the editor:

Heinrich Taegtmeyer and Peter Razeghi

Heart disease in diabetes—resist the beginnings
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugenio Picano

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 43: 315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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