State-of-the-Art Paper:

Raymond J. Gibbons, Uma S. Valeti, Philip A. Araoz, and Allan S. Jaffe

The quantification of infarct size
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1533-1542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Viewpoint:

Mathew S. Maurer, Daniel Spevack, Daniel Burkhoff, and Itzhak Kronzon

Diastolic dysfunction: Can it be diagnosed by Doppler echocardiography?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1543-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Meeting highlights:

Anne B. Curtis, William T. Abraham, Peng-Sheng Chen, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Andrew E. Epstein, Paul A. Friedman, Stefan H. Hohnloser, Ronald J. Kanter, and William G. Stevenson

Highlights of Heart Rhythm 2004, the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society: May 19 to 22, 2004, in San Francisco, California
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1550-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: Clinical trials:

Francisco Pérez-Gómez, Eduardo Alegría, Jesus Berjón, Jose A. Iriarte, Javier Zumalde, Antonio Salvador, Luis Mataix NASPEAF Investigators

Comparative effects of antiplatelet, anticoagulant, or combined therapy in patients with valvular and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A randomized multicenter study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1557-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Rodney H. Falk

Reconsidering combined antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1567-1569. [Full Text] [PDF]  

W.Robb MacLellan, Peipei Ping, and Thomas Vondriska

Heart disease leaves its mark: Proteomics-based biosignatures in acute coronary syndromes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1584-1586. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Igor F. Palacios

Percutaneous valve replacement and repair: Fiction or reality?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1662-1663. [Full Text] [PDF]  

George R. Sutherland

Do regional deformation indexes reflect regional perfusion in all ischemic substrates?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1672-1674. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interventional cardiology:

Tullio Palmerini, Barry S. Coller, Vittorio Cervi, Luciana Tomasi, Antonio Marzocchi, Cinzia Marrozzini, Ornella Leone, Milena Piccioli, and Angelo Branzi

Monocyte-derived tissue factor contributes to stent thrombosis in an in vitro system
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1570-1577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Acute coronary syndromes:

Petra J. Mateos-Cáceres, Antonio García-Méndez, Antonio López Farré, Carlos Macaya, Antonio Núñez, Juan Gómez, Sergio Alonso-Orgaz, Carolina Carrasco, Marta Escribano Burgos, Raimundo de Andrés, Juan J. Granizo, Jerónimo Farré, and Luis A. Rico

Proteomic analysis of plasma from patients during an acute coronary syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1578-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Renal insufficiency and heart failure:

Justin Ezekowitz, Finlay A. McAlister, Karin H. Humphries, Colleen M. Norris, Marcello Tonelli, William A. Ghali, Merril L. Knudtson APPROACH Investigators

The association among renal insufficiency, pharmacotherapy, and outcomes in 6,427 patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1587-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Feng Lin, Eric Vittinghoff, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Deborah Grady, and Michael G. Shlipak

Renal insufficiency as an independent predictor of mortality among women with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1593-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart failure:

Mauro Di Bari, Claudia Pozzi, Maria Chiara Cavallini, Francesca Innocenti, Giorgio Baldereschi, Walter De Alfieri, Enrico Antonini, Riccardo Pini, Giulio Masotti, and Niccolò Marchionni

The diagnosis of heart failure in the community: Comparative validation of four sets of criteria in unselected older adults: the ICARe Dicomano Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1601-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Victoria Polyakova, Stefan Hein, Sawa Kostin, Tibor Ziegelhoeffer, and Jutta Schaper

Matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in pressure-overloaded human myocardium during heart failure progression
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1609-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Echocardiography and resynchronization:

Hideaki Kanzaki, Raveen Bazaz, David Schwartzman, Kaoru Dohi, L. Elif Sade, and John Gorcsan III

A mechanism for immediate reduction in mitral regurgitation after cardiac resynchronization therapy: Insights from mechanical activation strain mapping
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1619-1625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart rhythm disturbances:

Eduardo Back Sternick, Carl Timmermans, Eduardo Sosa, Fernando E.S. Cruz, Luz-Maria Rodriguez, Márcio Fagundes, Luiz M. Gerken, and Hein J.J. Wellens

The electrocardiogram during sinus rhythm and tachycardia in patients with Mahaim fibers: The importance of an "rS" pattern in lead III
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1626-1635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hypertension:

Rosario Rossi, Emilio Chiurlia, Annachiara Nuzzo, Elena Cioni, Giorgia Origliani, and Maria Grazia Modena

Flow-mediated vasodilation and the risk of developing hypertension in healthy postmenopausal women
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1636-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Adult congenital disease:

Jose Maria Oliver, Pastora Gallego, Ana Gonzalez, Angel Aroca, Monserrat Bret, and Jose Maria Mesa

Risk factors for aortic complications in adults with coarctation of the aorta
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1641-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Susan M. Fernandes, Stephen P. Sanders, Paul Khairy, Kathy J. Jenkins, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Peter Lang, Hilary Simonds, and Steven D. Colan

Morphology of bicuspid aortic valve in children and adolescents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1648-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preclinical Research:

Calin V. Maniu, Jeetendra B. Patel, David G. Reuter, Donna M. Meyer, William D. Edwards, Charanjit S. Rihal, and Margaret M. Redfield

Acute and chronic reduction of functional mitral regurgitation in experimental heart failure by percutaneous mitral annuloplasty
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1652-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Fiona See, Walter Thomas, Kerrie Way, Alex Tzanidis, Andrew Kompa, Dion Lewis, Silviu Itescu, and Henry Krum

p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibition improves cardiac function and attenuates left ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction in the rat
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1679-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Philip B. Adamson, Jennifer Suarez, Ethannah Ellis, Travis Kanaly, and Emilio Vanoli

Ephedrine increases ventricular arrhythmias in conscious dogs after myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1675-1678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Preclinical research: Editorial comment:

Gabriel Yip, Bijoy Khandheria, Marek Belohlavek, Cristina Pislaru, James Seward, Kent Bailey, A. Jamil Tajik, Patricia Pellikka, and Theodore Abraham

Strain echocardiography tracks dobutamine-induced decrease in regional myocardial perfusion in nonocclusive coronary stenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1664-1671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Expedited Review:

Volker Schächinger, Birgit Assmus, Martina B. Britten, Jörg Honold, Ralf Lehmann, Claudius Teupe, Nasreddin D. Abolmaali, Thomas J. Vogl, Wolf-Karsten Hofmann, Hans Martin, Stefanie Dimmeler, and Andreas M. Zeiher

Transplantation of progenitor cells and regeneration enhancement in acute myocardial infarction: Final one-year results of the TOPCARE-AMI Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1690-1699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Express Publication:

Lukasz Szumowski, Prashanthan Sanders, Franciszek Walczak, Mélèze Hocini, Pierre Jaïs, Roman Kepski, Ewa Szufladowicz, Piotr Urbanek, Pawel Derejko, Robert Bodalski, and Michel Haïssaguerre

Mapping and ablation of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1700-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editor's Page:

Anthony N. DeMaria

Publication bias and journals as policemen
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1707-1708. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC News:

Michael J. Wolk, Richard L. Popp, Sidney C. Smith Jr, and Anthony N. DeMaria

President's page: The trust imperative: Ethical choice always puts patient first
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1709-1711. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Chessa Massimo, Butera Gianfranco, and Carminati Mario

Risk of thrombus formation on devices used to close transcatheter atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1712. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Jux and Harald Bertram

Thrombus formation on intracardiac devices: A complex issue
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1712-1713. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Landzberg, Lawrence Brass, Anthony Furlan, William Hellenbrand, Howard Hermann, Paul Kramer, Igor F. Palacios, Mark Reisman, Robert Sommer, Carole Thomas, and Lawrence Wechsler

Transcatheter intracardiac device implantation for atrial level defects and thrombosis: A call for randomized, controlled data
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1713-1714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rainer Schräder

Incidence and clinical course of thrombus formation on atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale closure devices
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1714-1716. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcement:

ACCF/AHA Consensus Conference Report on Professionalism and Ethics
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1717. [PDF]  

ACCF/AHA Consensus Conference Report on Professionalism and Ethics: Participants/authors
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1754-1761. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACCF/AHA Consensus Conference Report:

Richard L. Popp and Sidney C. Smith Jr

ACCF/AHA Consensus Conference Report on Professionalism and Ethics
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1718-1721. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Introduction:

Richard L. Popp and Sidney C. Smith Jr

Cardiovascular professionalism and ethics in the modern era
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1722-1723. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Task force:

Joseph S. Alpert, Kenneth I. Shine, Robert J. Adams, Elliott M. Antman, Rae Ellen W. Kavey, Lawrence Friedman, Robert L. Frye, Robert A. Harrington, David Korn, Jon F. Merz, and Elizabeth Ofili

Task Force 1: The ACCF and AHA codes of conduct in human subjects research
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1724-1728. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Califf, Steven E. Nissen, Anthony N. DeMaria, Erik Magnus Ohman, Bertram Pitt, James T. Willerson, David W. Bilheimer, Jay N. Cohn, David W. Feigal Jr, Lindsay Hampson, Beverly H. Lorell, Carl J. Pepine, and Richard L. Popp

Task force 2: Investigator participation in clinical research
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1729-1736. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alice K. Jacobs, Bruce D. Lindsay, Bruce J. Bellande, Gregg C. Fonarow, Rick A. Nishimura, Pravin M. Shah, Brian H. Annex, Valentin Fuster, Raymond J. Gibbons, Marcia J. Jackson, and Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola

Task force 3: Disclosure of relationships with commercial interests: Policy for educational activities and publications
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1736-1740. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James L. Ritchie, Michael J. Wolk, John W. Hirshfeld Jr, Joseph V. Messer, Eric D. Peterson, Eric N. Prystowsky, Timothy J. Gardner, Harry R. Kimball, Richard L. Popp, Lynn Smaha, Sidney C. Smith Jr, and L. Samuel Wann

Task force 4: Appropriate clinical care and issues of "self-referral"
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1740-1746. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert O. Bonow, Douglas P. Zipes, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Melvin D. Cheitlin, Larry B. Goldstein, Augustus O. Grant, David Faxon, Joao A.C. Lima, and Rose Marie Robertson

Task force 5: Expert testimony and opinions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1747-1749. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela S. Douglas, Thomas J. Ryan, George A. Beller, Edward F. Hines Jr, David Wm Livingston, Christine W. McEntee, Nancy A. Brown, Karen J. Collishaw, Arthur Garson Jr, Rose Marie Robertson, Sidney C. Smith Jr, and Gayle R. Whitman

Task force 6: Code of conduct for staff and volunteer leadership
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 44: 1750-1753. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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