Bethesda conference:

35th Bethesda Conference: Cardiology's workforce crisis: a pragmatic approach
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 215. [PDF]  

W. Bruce Fye and John W. Hirshfeld Jr

35th Bethesda Conference: cardiology's workforce crisis: a pragmatic approach
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Announcement:

Table of contents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 220. [PDF]  

35th Bethesda Conference:

W. Bruce Fye

Introduction: the origins and implications of a growing shortage of cardiologists
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 221-232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Working groups:

Kenneth Lee Baughman, Carl J. Pepine, Jonathan Abrams, Thomas M. Bashore, Robert M. Califf, Arthur M. Feldman, W. Bruce Fye, Brian P. Griffin, Robert J. Myerburg, Gerald V. Naccarelli, and Eric S. Williams

Working group 1: How to increase the output of cardiologists
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 233-237. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Carole A. Warnes, Savitri E. Fedson, Elyse Foster, Mariell Jessup, Marian C. Limacher, Jacqueline A. O'Donnell, and Mary N. Walsh

Working group 2: How to encourage more women to choose a career in cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 238-241. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles K. Francis, Joseph S. Alpert, Luther T. Clark, Elizabeth O. Ofili, and Richard C. Wong

Working group 3: How to encourage more minorities to choose a career in cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 241-245. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

William A. Zoghbi, Jorge R. Alegria, George A. Beller, W. Daniel Doty, Robert H. Jones, Arthur J. Labovitz, Guy S. Reeder, and Hector O. Ventura

Working group 4: International medical graduates and the cardiology workforce
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 245-251. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Costas T. Lambrew, James T. Dove, Beth A. Friday, Caroline Lloyd Doherty, Michael A. Nocero Jr, C. Richard Schott, and L. Samuel Wann

Working group 5: Innovative care team models and processes that might enhance efficiency and productivity
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 251-255. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Steven E. Nissen, Abdulla M. Abdulla, Bijoy K. Khandheria, Michael G. Kienzle, and Carol A. Zaher

Working group 6: The role of technology to enhance clinical and educational efficiency
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 256-260. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James L. Ritchie, Nora F. Goldschlager, Ajay Labroo, Michael R. Nagel, W. Douglas Weaver, and Eric S. Williams

Working group 7: Enhancing the job "matching" process
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 261-266. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valentin Fuster, John W. Hirshfeld Jr, Alan S. Brown, Bruce H. Brundage, W. Bruce Fye, Richard P. Lewis, Ira S. Nash, Michael H. Sketch Jr, and George W. Vetrovec

Working group 8: Defining the different types of cardiovascular specialists and developing a new model for training general clinical cardiologists
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 267-271. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Task force:

John Hirshfeld Jr and W. Bruce Fye

Summary of Task Force recommendations to address the growing shortage of cardiologists
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Acute myocardial infarction: state-of-the-art paper:

Robert A. Kloner and Shereif H. Rezkalla

Cardiac protection during acute myocardial infarction: Where do we stand in 2004?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 276-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute myocardial infarction: clinical research:

Andrew G. C. Sutton, Philip G. Campbell, Richard Graham, Dallas J. A. Price, Janine C. Gray, Ever D. Grech, James A. Hall, Alun A. Harcombe, Robert A. Wright, Roger H. Smith, Jerry J. Murphy, Ananthaiah Shyam-Sundar, Michael J. Stewart, Adrian Davies, Nicholas J. Linker, and Mark A. de Belder

A randomized trial of rescue angioplasty versus a conservative approach for failed fibrinolysis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: The Middlesbrough Early Revascularization to Limit INfarction (MERLIN) trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 287-296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Sato, Hidetaka Iida, Atsushi Tanaka, Hidemasa Tanaka, Shinichi Shimodouzono, Eiji Uchida, Takahiko Kawarabayashi, and Junichi Yoshikawa

The decrease of plaque volume during percutaneous coronary intervention has a negative impact on coronary flow in acute myocardial infarction: A major role of percutaneous coronary intervention-induced embolization
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 300-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Cindy L. Grines and William W. O'Neill

Rescue angioplasty: Does the concept need to be rescued?
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Bernard R. Chaitman and Michael J. Lim

No reflow and the quest to achieve optimal perfusion during the acute phase of myocardial infarction
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Daniel I. Simon and Masashi Sakuma

Platelet disaggregation: Putting time on your side in acute myocardial infarction
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Stuart W. Jamieson and Michael M. Madani

The choice of valve protheses
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Jeffrey S. Borer

Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: What's in a phenotype?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 406-408. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael S. Lauer

Chronotropic incompetence: Ready for prime time
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Stefanie Dimmeler and Andreas M. Zeiher

Wanted! The best cell for cardiac regeneration
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 464-466. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition in acute MI:

Costantino O. Costantini, Gregg W. Stone, Roxana Mehran, Eve Aymong, Cindy L. Grines, David A. Cox, Thomas Stuckey, Mark Turco, Bernard J. Gersh, James E. Tcheng, Eulogio Garcia, John J. Griffin, Giulio Guagliumi, Martin B. Leon, and Alexandra J. Lansky

Frequency, correlates, and clinical implications of myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty and stenting, with and without glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition, in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 305-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shinya Goto, Noriko Tamura, and Hideyuki Ishida

Ability of anti-glycoprotein IIb/IIIa agents to dissolve platelet thrombi formed on a collagen surface under blood flow conditions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 316-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: prognostic markers in acute MI:

Roy Beinart, Valentina Boyko, Ehud Schwammenthal, Rafael Kuperstein, Alex Sagie, Hanoch Hod, Shlomo Matetzky, Solomon Behar, Michael Eldar, and Micha S. Feinberg

Long-term prognostic significance of left atrial volume in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 327-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jessica L. Mega, David A. Morrow, James A. de Lemos, Marc S. Sabatine, Sabina A. Murphy, Nader Rifai, C. Michael Gibson, Elliott M. Antman, and Eugene Braunwald

B-type natriuretic peptide at presentation and prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: An ENTIRE–TIMI-23 substudy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 335-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: cardiogenic shock:

Rupert Fincke, Judith S. Hochman, April M. Lowe, Venu Menon, James N. Slater, John G. Webb, Thierry H. LeJemtel, Gad Cotter SHOCK Investigators

Cardiac power is the strongest hemodynamic correlate of mortality in cardiogenic shock: A report from the SHOCK trial registry
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 340-348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: interventional cardiology:

Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Giuseppe G. L. Biondi-Zoccai, M. Luisa De Benedictis, Stefano Rigattieri, Marco Turri, Maurizio Anselmi, Corrado Vassanelli, Piero Zardini, Yves Louvard, and Martial Hamon

Radial versus femoral approach for percutaneous coronary diagnostic and interventional procedures: Systematic overview and meta-analysis of randomized trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 349-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mandeep Singh, Charanjit S. Rihal, Ryan J. Lennon, Kirk N. Garratt, and David R. Holmes Jr

Comparison of Mayo Clinic risk score and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association lesion classification in the prediction of adverse cardiovascular outcome following percutaneous coronary interventions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 357-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: anti-inflammatory therapy in coronary artery disease:

Bernhard Schieffer, Christoph Bünte, Jana Witte, Kirsten Hoeper, Rainer H. Böger, Edzard Schwedhelm, and Helmut Drexler

Comparative effects of AT1-antagonism and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on markers of inflammation and platelet aggregation in patients with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 362-368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Camilla Smith, Arne Yndestad, Bente Halvorsen, Thor Ueland, Torgun Wæhre, Kari Otterdal, Hanne Scholz, Knut Endresen, Lars Gullestad, Stig S. Frøland, Jan Kristian Damås, and Pål Aukrust

Potential anti-inflammatory role of activin A in acute coronary syndromes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 369-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Guangqiang Gao, YingXing Wu, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Anthony P. Furnary, and Albert Starr

Durability of pericardial versus porcine aortic valves
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 384-388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Viewpoint: valvular heart disease:

Blase A. Carabello

Is it ever too late to operate on the patient with valvular heart disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 376-383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: heart failure:

Anna E. Tsirka, Kathryn Trinkaus, Su-Chiung Chen, Steven E. Lipshultz, Jeffrey A. Towbin, Steven D. Colan, Vernat Exil, Arnold W. Strauss, and Charles E. Canter

Improved outcomes of pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy with utilization of heart transplantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 391-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

Rajesh Thaman, Juan R. Gimeno, Sebastian Reith, Maria T. Tome Esteban, Giuseppe Limongelli, Ross T. Murphy, Bryan Mist, William J. McKenna, and Perry M. Elliott

Progressive left ventricular remodeling in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular hypertrophy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 398-405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: electrophysiology:

Atul Verma, Nassir F. Marrouche, Niranjan Seshadri, Robert A. Schweikert, Mandeep Bhargava, J. David Burkhardt, Fethi Kilicaslan, Jennifer Cummings, Walid Saliba, and Andrea Natale

Importance of ablating all potential right atrial flutter circuits in postcardiac surgery patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 409-414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: hypertension:

Sunil K. Nadar, Andrew D. Blann, Sridhar Kamath, D. Gareth Beevers, and Gregory Y. H. Lip

Platelet indexes in relation to target organ damage in high-risk hypertensive patients: A substudy of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 415-422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: cardiac imaging:

Babak Azarbal, Sean W. Hayes, Howard C. Lewin, Rory Hachamovitch, Ishac Cohen, and Daniel S. Berman

The incremental prognostic value of percentage of heart rate reserve achieved over myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography in the prediction of cardiac death and all-cause mortality: Superiority over 85% of maximal age-predicted heart rate
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 423-430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: congenital heart disease:

Antoine Guédès, Lise-Andrée Mercier, Line Leduc, Lyne Bérubé, François Marcotte, and Annie Dore

Impact of pregnancy on the systemic right ventricle after a Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 433-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mazeni Alwi, K. K. Choo, Haifa Abdul Latiff, Geetha Kandavello, Hasri Samion, and M. D. Mulyadi

Initial results and medium-term follow-up of stent implantation of patent ductus arteriosus in duct-dependent pulmonary circulation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 438-445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jose D. Martins, Megan C. Sherwood, John E. Mayer Jr, and John F. Keane

Aortico–left ventricular tunnel: 35-year experience
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 446-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Preclinical Research:

Tetsuya Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Takashima, Naoto Ohira, Yasuhiro Tarutani, Yo Yasuda, Tetsunobu Yamane, Shinro Matsuo, and Minoru Horie

Plasma level of oxidized low-density lipoprotein is an independent determinant of coronary macrovasomotor and microvasomotor responses induced by bradykinin
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 451-457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Express Publication:

Onnik Agbulut, Susanne Vandervelde, Nawwar Al Attar, Jérôme Larghero, Said Ghostine, Bertrand Léobon, Estelle Robidel, Paolo Borsani, Marc Le Lorc'h, Alvine Bissery, Christine Chomienne, Patrick Bruneval, Jean-Pierre Marolleau, Jean-Thomas Vilquin, Albert Hagège, Jane-Lyse Samuel, and Philippe Menasché

Comparison of human skeletal myoblasts and bone marrow-derived CD133⁺ progenitors for the repair of infarcted myocardium
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 458-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editor's Page:

Anthony N. DeMaria

An offer that can't (or shouldn't) be refused
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 467-468. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Erdem Kasikcioglu and Hulya Akhan

Echocardiographic limits of left ventricular remodeling in athletes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 469-470. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gillian A. Whalley and Robert N. Doughty

Definition of physiological hypertrophy in ultramarathon athletes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 469. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jürgen Scharhag, Axel Urhausen, and Wilfried Kindermann

Suggested new upper limit of physiologic cardiac hypertrophy determined in Japanese ultramarathon runners must be interpreted cautiously
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 470-471. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junzo Nagashima, Masahiro Murayama, Hideomi Takada, and Haruki Musha

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 471. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas G. Pickering, Karina Davidson, and Daichi Shimbo

Is depression a risk factor for coronary heart disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 472-473. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland, Allan S. Jaffe, Nancy Frasure-Smith, François Lespérance, David S. Sheps, Alexander H. Glassman, Christopher M. O'Connor, James A. Blumenthal, Peter G. Kaufmann, and Susan M. Czajkowski

Depression as a risk factor for post-MI mortality
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deirdre Lane, Douglas Carroll, and Gregory Y. H. Lip

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 473-474. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA clinical data standards:

Robert L. McNamara, Lawrence M. Brass, Joseph P. Drozda Jr, Alan S. Go, Jonathan L. Halperin, Charles R. Kerr, Samuel Lévy, David J. Malenka, Suneet Mittal, Frank Pelosi Jr, Yves Rosenberg, Daniel Stryer, D. George Wyse, Martha J. Radford, David C. Goff Jr, Frederick L. Grover, Paul A. Heidenreich, David J. Malenka, Eric D. Peterson, and Rita F. Redberg

ACC/AHA key data elements and definitions for measuring the clinical management and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on clinical data standards (writing commitee to develop data standards on atrial fibrillation)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 475-495. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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