State-of-the-Art Paper:

Nicholas Kipshidze, George Dangas, Mykola Tsapenko, Jeffrey Moses, Martin B. Leon, Michael Kutryk, and Patrick Serruys

Role of the endothelium in modulating neointimal formation: Vasculoprotective approaches to attenuate restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 733-739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Viewpoint:

Richard J. Rodeheffer

Measuring plasma B-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure: Good to go in 2004?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 740-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: Clinical trials:

Stephan Windecker, Andreas Wahl, Krassen Nedeltchev, Marcel Arnold, Markus Schwerzmann, Christian Seiler, Heinrich P. Mattle, and Bernhard Meier

Comparison of medical treatment with percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 750-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comments:

Joseph L. Blackshear

Closure of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke: Ready or not, here come the trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 759-761. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samir R. Kapadia and David J. Moliterno

Did we enjoy the debate but forget the patient?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 775-777. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas J. Ryan

The thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk index: A formula with a future
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 790-792. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel L. Dries, Ralph J. Verdino, and Robert C. Kowal

Postexercise severe ventricular ectopy in heart failure patients: New marker for aggregate risk
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 827-828. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jay W. Mason

The truth about shocking ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 853-854. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research:

Carlo Briguori, Antonio Colombo, Flavio Airoldi, Anna Violante, Alfredo Castelli, Pasquale Balestrieri, Pietro Paolo Elia, Bruno Golia, Stefano Lepore, Guido Riviezzo, Pierfranco Scarpato, Mariateresa Librera, Amelia Focaccio, and Bruno Ricciardelli

N-acetylcysteine versus fenoldopam mesylate to prevent contrast agent-associated nephrotoxicity
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 762-765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ignacio Inglessis, Jordan T. Shin, John J. Lepore, Igor F. Palacios, Warren M. Zapol, Kenneth D. Bloch, and Marc J. Semigran

Hemodynamic effects of inhaled nitric oxide in right ventricular myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 793-798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Invasive and interventional cardiology:

Edwin L. Alderman, Kevin E. Kip, Patrick L. Whitlow, Thomas Bashore, Donald Fortin, Martial G. Bourassa, Jacques Lesperance, Leonard Schwartz, and Michael Stadius

Native coronary disease progression exceeds failed revascularization as cause of angina after five years in the bypass angioplasty revascularization investigation (BARI)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 766-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sanjay K. Chugh, Jennifer Koppel, Mark Scott, Lana Shewchuk, David Goodhart, Raoul Bonan, Jean-Claude Tardif, Stephen G. Worthley, Carlo DiMario, Michael J. Curtis, Ian T. Meredith, and Todd J. Anderson

Coronary flow velocity reserve does not correlate with TIMI frame count in patients undergoing non-emergency percutaneous coronary intervention
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 778-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Acute myocardial infarction:

Stephen D. Wiviott, David A. Morrow, Paul D. Frederick, Robert P. Giugliano, C.Michael Gibson, Carolyn H. McCabe, Christopher P. Cannon, Elliott M. Antman, and Eugene Braunwald

Performance of the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk index in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-3 and -4: A simple index that predicts mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 783-789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Saihari Sadanandan, Christopher P. Cannon, C. Michael Gibson, Sabina A. Murphy, Peter M. DiBattiste, Eugene Braunwald the TIMI Study Group

A risk score to estimate the likelihood of coronary artery bypass surgery during the index hospitalization among patients with unstable angina and non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 799-803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Aortic dissection:

Holger Eggebrecht, Christoph K. Naber, Christian Bruch, Knut Kröger, Clemens von Birgelen, Axel Schmermund, Marc Wichert, Thomas Bartel, Klaus Mann, and Raimund Erbel

Value of plasma fibrin D-dimers for detection of acute aortic dissection
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 804-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart failure:

Finlay A. McAlister, Simon Stewart, Stefania Ferrua, and John J.J.V. McMurray

Multidisciplinary strategies for the management of heart failure patients at high risk for admission: A systematic review of randomized trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 810-819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

James O. O'Neill, James B. Young, Claire E. Pothier, and Michael S. Lauer

Severe frequent ventricular ectopy after exercise as a predictor of death in patients with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 820-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alexander Staudt, Yvonne Staudt, Marcus Dörr, Marco Böhm, Fabian Knebel, Astrid Hummel, Lydia Wunderle, Malte Tiburcy, Klaus D. Wernecke, Gert Baumann, and Stephan B. Felix

Potential role of humoral immunity in cardiac dysfunction of patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 829-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Khuram W. Chaudhary, Eric I. Rossman, Valentino Piacentino III, Agnes Kenessey, Chris Weber, John P. Gaughan, Kaie Ojamaa, Irwin Klein, Donald M. Bers, Steven R. Houser, and Kenneth B. Margulies

Altered myocardial Ca²⁺ cycling after left ventricular assist device support in the failing human heart
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 837-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac arrest:

A. Maziar Zafari, Susan K. Zarter, Vicki Heggen, Patricia Wilson, Regina A. Taylor, Kiran Reddy, Andrea G. Backscheider, and Samuel C. Dudley Jr

A program encouraging early defibrillation results in improved in-hospital resuscitation efficacy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 846-852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andrew Voigt, Rana Ezzeddine, William Barrington, Ogundu Obiaha-Ngwu, Leonard I. Ganz, Barry London, and Samir Saba

Utilization of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of cardiac arrest in the United States from 1996 to 2001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 855-858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Atrial fibrillation:

John A. Chiladakis, Andreas Kalogeropoulos, Nikolaos Patsouras, and Antonis S. Manolis

Ibutilide added to propafenone for the conversion of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 859-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard H. Hongo, Sakis Themistoclakis, Antonio Raviele, Aldo Bonso, Antonio Rossillo, Kathryn A. Glatter, Yanfei Yang, and Melvin M. Scheinman

Use of ibutilide in cardioversion of patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter treated with class IC agents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 864-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hans Kottkamp, Hildegard Tanner, Richard Kobza, Petra Schirdewahn, Anja Dorszewski, Jin-Hong Gerds-Li, Corrado Carbucicchio, Christopher Piorkowski, and Gerhard Hindricks

Time courses and quantitative analysis of atrial fibrillation episode number and duration after circular plus linear left atrial lesions: Trigger elimination or substrate modification: Early or delayed cure?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 869-877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Echocardiography:

Carly Jenkins, Kristen Bricknell, Lizelle Hanekom, and Thomas H. Marwick

Reproducibility and accuracy of echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular parameters using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 878-886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alexander Hansen, Anjali Kumar, David Wolf, Kamilla Frankenbergerova, Arthur Filusch, Marie-Luise Gross, Sebastian Mueller, Hugo Katus, and Helmut Kuecherer

Evaluation of cardioprotective effects of recombinant soluble P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-immunoglobulin in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 887-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Training and left ventricular mass:

Gillian A. Whalley, Robert N. Doughty, Greg D. Gamble, Helen C. Oxenham, Helen J. Walsh, Ian R. Reid, and James C. Baldi

Association of fat-free mass and training status with left ventricular size and mass in endurance-trained athletes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 892-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Preclinical Research:

Yi Fu Zhou, Eugenio Stabile, Jill Walker, Matie Shou, Richard Baffour, Zuxi Yu, David Rott, George D. Yancopoulos, John S. Rudge, and Stephen E. Epstein

Effects of gene delivery on collateral development in chronic hypoperfusion: Diverse effects of angiopoietin-1 versus vascular endothelial growth factor
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 897-903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yang Yu, Koji Ohmori, Yan Chen, Chubun Sato, Hideyasu Kiyomoto, Kaori Shinomiya, Hiroto Takeuchi, Katsufumi Mizushige, and Masakazu Kohno

Effects of pravastatin on progression of glucose intolerance and cardiovascular remodeling in a type II diabetes model
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 904-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Noriko Inoue, Tomoko Ohkusa, Tomoko Nao, Jong-Kook Lee, Tomo Matsumoto, Yuji Hisamatsu, Takashi Satoh, Masafumi Yano, Kenji Yasui, Itsuo Kodama, and Masunori Matsuzaki

Rapid electrical stimulation of contraction modulates gap junction protein in neonatal rat cultured cardiomyocytes: Involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases and effects of angiotensin ii-receptor antagonist
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 914-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Expedited Review:

Daniel S. Berman, Nathan D. Wong, Heidi Gransar, Romalisa Miranda-Peats, John Dahlbeck, Sean W. Hayes, John D. Friedman, Xingping Kang, Donna Polk, Rory Hachamovitch, Leslee Shaw, and Alan Rozanski

Relationship between stress-induced myocardial ischemia and atherosclerosis measured by coronary calcium tomography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 923-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editor's Page:

Anthony N. DeMaria

What you like... what you don't
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 931-932. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC News:

Michael J. Wolk, Eric Peterson, Ralph Brindis, and Kim Eagle

President's page: The appropriate cardiologist: Responsible stewardship in a golden era of cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 933-935. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Gerhard Bauriedel, Dirk Skowasch, Alexander Jabs, Stefan Krämer, René Andrié, and Berndt Lüderitz

Circulating monocytes and late in-stent restenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 936. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daiju Fukuda, Kenei Shimada, Atsushi Tanaka, Takahiko Kawarabayashi, Minoru Yoshiyama, and Junichi Yoshikawa

Circulating monocytes and late in-stent restenosis: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 936-937. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeroen J. Bax, Ernst E. van der Wall, and Martin J. Schalij

Prognostic value of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 937. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephane Garrigue and Hugues Bader

Prognostic value of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 937-938. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johann Auer, Thomas Weber, Robert Berent, Gudrun Lamm, and Bernd Eber

Serum potassium level and risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 938-939. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John E. MacDonald and Allan D. Struthers

Serum potassium level and risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery": Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 939. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julian L. Ambrus, Clara M. Ambrus, and Selina Akhter

Aspirin "allergy" and resistance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 939-940. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA clinical competence statement:

Mark A. Creager, Jerry Goldstone, John W. Hirshfeld Jr, Andris Kazmers, K. Craig Kent, Beverly H. Lorell, Jeffrey W. Olin, Rebecca Rainer Pauly, Kenneth Rosenfield, Gary S. Roubin, Gregorio A. Sicard, Christopher J. White, Mark A. Creager, William L. Winters Jr, John W. Hirshfeld Jr, Beverly H. Lorell, Geno Merli, George P. Rodgers, Cynthia M. Tracy, and Howard H. Weitz

ACC/ACP/SCAI/SVMB/SVS clinical competence statement on vascular medicine and catheter-based peripheral vascular interventions : A report of the american college of cardiology/american heart association/american college of physicianstask force on clinical competence (acc/acp/scai/svmb/svs writing committee to develop a clinical competence statement on peripheral vascular disease)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 941-957. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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