State-of-the-Art Paper:

Rajiv Gupta, Yochai Birnbaum, and Barry F. Uretsky

The renal patient with coronary artery disease: Current concepts and dilemmas
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1343-1353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viewpoints:

Philip B. Adamson, William T. Abraham, Charles Love, and Dwight Reynolds

The evolving challenge of chronic heart failure management: A call for a new curriculum for training heart failure specialists
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1354-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viewpoint:

Gerald V. Naccarelli

Does it make sense to train plumbers as electricians?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1358-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marvin A. Konstam Executive Council of the Heart Failure Society of America

Heart failure training: A call for an integrative, patient-focused approach to an emerging cardiology subspecialty
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1361-1362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: Clinical trials: viewpoint:

Patrick W. Serruys, John A. Ormiston, Georgios Sianos, J. Eduardo Sousa, Eberhard Grube, Peter den Heijer, Pim de Feyter, Pawel Buszman, Albert Schömig, Jean Marco, Lech Polonski, Leif Thuesen, Andreas M. Zeiher, J.H. Nicholas Bett, Maarten J. Suttorp, Helmut D. Glogar, Mark Pitney, Gerard T. Wilkins, Robert Whitbourn, Susan Veldhof, Karine Miquel, Rachel Johnson, Leslie Coleman, Renu Virmani ACTION Investigators

Actinomycin-eluting stent for coronary revascularization: A randomized feasibility and safety study: The ACTION trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1363-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical trials:

Eberhard Grube, Alexandra Lansky, Karl Eugen Hauptmann, Carlo Di Mario, Germano Di Sciascio, Antonio Colombo, Sigmund Silber, Juergen Stumpf, Nicolaus Reifart, Jean Fajadet, Antonio Marzocchi, Joachim Schofer, Pierre Dumas, Rainer Hoffmann, Giulio Guagliumi, Mark Pitney, and Mary E. Russell

High-dose 7-hexanoyltaxol-eluting stent with polymer sleeves for coronary revascularization: One-year results from the SCORE randomized trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1368-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ron Waksman, Andrew E. Ajani, Augusto D. Pichard, Rebecca Torguson, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel Canos, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Pramod Kuchulakanti, Chrysoula Pappas, Louise Gambone, Neil Weissman, Maureen C. Abbott, and Joseph Lindsay

Oral rapamycin to inhibit restenosis after stenting of de novo coronary lesions: The Oral Rapamune to Inhibit Restenosis (ORBIT) study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1386-1392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical trials: Viewpoint:

Robert S. Schwartz, Nicolas A. Chronos, and Renu Virmani

Preclinical restenosis models and drug-eluting stents: Still important, still much to learn
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1373-1385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Interventional cardiology:

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

A simple risk score for prediction of contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary intervention: Development and initial validation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1393-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Prabhakara S. Heggunje, Kishore J. Harjai, Gregg W. Stone, Rajendra H. Mehta, Dominic L. Marsalese, Judith A. Boura, William W. O'Neill, and Cindy L. Grines

Procedural success versus clinical risk status in determining discharge of patients after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1400-1407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Teruo Inoue, Toshihiko Uchida, Masashi Sakuma, Yoshitaka Imoto, Yasushi Ozeki, Yukio Ozaki, Yutaka Hikichi, and Koichi Node

Cilostazol inhibits leukocyte integrin Mac-1, leading to a potential reduction in restenosis after coronary stent implantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1408-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Paul Erne, Peiman Jamshidi, Peter Juelke, Hans-Peter Hafner, Peter Thum, and Therese Resink

Brachytherapy: Potential therapy for refractory coronary spasm
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1415-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Eberhard Kuon, Johannes B. Dahm, Klaus Empen, Daniel M. Robinson, Gereon Reuter, and Michael Wucherer

Identification of less-irradiating tube angulations in invasive cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1420-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

HDL and coronary artery disease:

G. Kees Hovingh, Alison Brownlie, Radjesh J. Bisoendial, Marie Pierre Dube, Johannes H.M. Levels, Wilma Petersen, Robin P.F. Dullaart, Erik S.G. Stroes, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, Eric de Groot, Michael R. Hayden, Jan Albert Kuivenhoven, and John J.P. Kastelein

A novel apoA-I mutation (L178P) leads to endothelial dysfunction, increased arterial wall thickness, and premature coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1429-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Christie M. Ballantyne and Vijay Nambi

Apolipoprotein A-I and high-density lipoprotein: Is this the beginning of the era of noninvasive angioplasty?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1436-1438. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shafie Fazel, Richard D. Weisel, and Subodh Verma

A novel technique to assess flow-mediated vasodilation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1478-1480. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wilbur Y.W. Lew

Mobilizing cells to the injured myocardium: A novel rescue strategy or an unwelcome intrusion?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1521-1522. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart failure:

Constantine L. Athanasuleas, Gerald D. Buckberg, Alfred W.H. Stanley, William Siler, Vincent Dor, Marisa Di Donato, Lorenzo Menicanti, Sergio Almeida de Oliveira, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Irving L. Kron, Hisayoshi Suma, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Wistar Moore, Patrick M. McCarthy, Mehmet C. Oz, Francis Fontan, Meredith L. Scott, Kevin A. Accola RESTORE Group

Surgical ventricular restoration in the treatment of congestive heart failure due to post-infarction ventricular dilation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1439-1445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Adrian F. Hernandez, David J. Whellan, Sharon Stroud, Jie Lena Sun, Christopher M. O'Connor, and James G. Jollis

Outcomes in heart failure patients after major noncardiac surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1446-1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac ultrasound:

Robert J. Siegel, Valentina N. Suchkova, Takashi Miyamoto, Huai Luo, Raymond B. Baggs, Yoram Neuman, Michael Horzewski, Veijo Suorsa, Sergio Kobal, Todd Thompson, Debra Echt, and Charles W. Francis

Ultrasound energy improves myocardial perfusion in the presence of coronary occlusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1454-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ikuo Hashimoto, Aarti Hejmadi Bhat, Xiaokui Li, Michael Jones, Crispin H. Davies, Julia C. Swanson, Sebastian T. Schindera, and David J. Sahn

Tissue Doppler-derived myocardial acceleration for evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1459-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Infectious endocarditis:

Victor G. Dávila-Román, Alan D. Waggoner, Elizabeth D. Kennard, Richard Holubkov, W. R. Eric Jamieson, Lars Englberger, Thierry P. Carrel, and Hartzell V. Schaff

Prevalence and severity of paravalvular regurgitation in the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT) echocardiography study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1467-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac imaging:

Jocelyn Dupuis, André Arsenault, Bernard Meloche, François Harel, Cezar Staniloae, and Jean Grégoire

Quantitative hyperemic reactivity in opposed limbs during myocardial perfusion imaging: A new marker of coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1473-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart rhythm disturbances:

Mark C. Haigney, Wojciech Zareba, Philip J. Gentlesk, Robert E. Goldstein, Michael Illovsky, Scott McNitt, Mark L. Andrews, Arthur J. Moss the MADIT II Investigators

QT interval variability and spontaneous ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT) II patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1481-1487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pulmonary hypertension:

Hossein A. Ghofrani, Robert Voswinckel, Frank Reichenberger, Horst Olschewski, Peter Haredza, Burcu Karadas, Ralph T. Schermuly, Norbert Weissmann, Werner Seeger, and Friedrich Grimminger

Differences in hemodynamic and oxygenation responses to three different phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A randomized prospective study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1488-1496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Congenital Heart Disease:

David Michael McMullan, Frank Louis Hanley, Gordon Alan Cohen, Michael Alan Portman, and Robert Kirk Riemer

Pulmonary arteriovenous shunting in the normal fetal lung
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1497-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Aparna Hoskote, Jia Li, Chantal Hickey, Simon Erickson, Glen Van Arsdell, Derek Stephens, Helen Holtby, Desmond Bohn, and Ian Adatia

The effects of carbon dioxide on oxygenation and systemic, cerebral, and pulmonary vascular hemodynamics after the bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1501-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Preclinical Research:

Yuichiro Maekawa, Toshihisa Anzai, Tsutomu Yoshikawa, Yasuo Sugano, Keitaro Mahara, Takashi Kohno, Toshiyuki Takahashi, and Satoshi Ogawa

Effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor inducer on left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1510-1520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC News:

Michael J. Wolk

President's page: Exercise your vote: Health care central to election 2004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1523-1525. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Anssi Manninen

High-protein diets: Putting rumors to rest
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1526. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Tissa Kappagoda, Ezra A. Amsterdam, and Dianne A. Hyson

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1526-1527. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael F. O'Rourke

Mechanism of a hypertensive response to exercise
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1527. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philip M. Mottram and Thomas H. Marwick

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1527-1528. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arash Rashidi and Dale S. Adler

Brain natriuretic peptide as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in patients with myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1528-1529. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heikki V. Huikuri, Jari M. Tapanainen, and Timo H. Mäkikallio

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1529. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovambattista Desideri, Giuseppe Croce, and Claudio Ferri

Does nondipping blood pressure profile contribute to vascular inflammation during sleep deprivation?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1529-1530. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans K. Meier-Ewert, Paul M. Ridker, Nader Rifai, Meredith M. Regan, Nick J. Price, David F. Dinges, and Janet M. Mullington

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1530-1531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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