STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Jonathan L. Halperin

Ximelagatran: Oral direct thrombin inhibition as anticoagulant therapy in atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1-9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Michael Schlüter, Joachim Schofer, Anthony H. Gershlick, Erick Schampaert, William Wijns, Günter Breithardt for the E- and C-SIRIUS Investigators

Direct stenting of native de novo coronary artery lesions with the sirolimus-eluting stent: A post hoc subanalysis of the pooled E- and C-SIRIUS trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 10-13. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

John G. Byrne, Marzia Leacche, Daniel Unic, James D. Rawn, Daniel I. Simon, Campbell D. Rogers, and Lawrence H. Cohn

Staged initial percutaneous coronary intervention followed by valve surgery ("hybrid approach") for patients with complex coronary and valve disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 14-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Acute myocardial infarction:

Hisham Dokainish, Manu Pillai, Sabina A. Murphy, Peter M. DiBattiste, Marc J. Schweiger, Amir Lotfi, David A. Morrow, Christopher P. Cannon, Eugene Braunwald, Nasser Lakkis TACTICS-TIMI-18 Investigators

Prognostic implications of elevated troponin in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but no critical epicardial coronary disease: A TACTICS-TIMI-18 substudy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 19-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Francisco Marín, Rocío González-Conejero, Kaeng W. Lee, Javier Corral, Vanessa Roldán, Francisca López, Francisco Sogorb, Juan Caturla, Gregory Y.H. Lip, and Vicente Vicente

A pharmacogenetic effect of factor XIII valine 34 leucine polymorphism on fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 25-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Atherothrombosis:

Walter Stefan Speidl, Andrea Zeiner, Mariam Nikfardjam, Alexander Geppert, Nelli Jordanova, Alexander Niessner, Gerlinde Zorn, Gerald Maurer, Wolfgang Schreiber, Johann Wojta, and Kurt Huber

An increase of C-reactive protein is associated with enhanced activation of endogenous fibrinolysis at baseline but an impaired endothelial fibrinolytic response after venous occlusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 30-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valerio Sanguigni, Domenico Ferro, Pasquale Pignatelli, Maria Del Ben, Tini Nadia, Mirella Saliola, Roberto Sorge, and Francesco Violi

CD40 ligand enhances monocyte tissue factor expression and thrombin generation via oxidative stress in patients with hypercholesterolemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 35-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Diabetes and detection of CAD:

Navin Rajagopalan, Todd D. Miller, David O. Hodge, Robert L. Frye, and Raymond J. Gibbons

Identifying high-risk asymptomatic diabetic patients who are candidates for screening stress single-photon emission computed tomography imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 43-49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marcelo F. Di Carli and Rory Hachamovitch

Should we screen for occult coronary artery disease among asymptomatic patients with diabetes?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 50-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart failure:

K. Jane Grande-Allen, Allen G. Borowski, Richard W. Troughton, Penny L. Houghtaling, Nicholas R. DiPaola, Christine S. Moravec, Ivan Vesely, and Brian P. Griffin

Apparently normal mitral valves in patients with heart failure demonstrate biochemical and structural derangements: An extracellular matrix and echocardiographic study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 54-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Kevin D. O'Brien and Daniel P. Fishbein

Mitral valve abnormalities in congestive heart failure: An interplay between form and function?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 62-64. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac resynchronization therapy:

Maria Vittoria Pitzalis, Massimo Iacoviello, Roberta Romito, Pietro Guida, Elisabetta De Tommasi, Giovanni Luzzi, Matteo Anaclerio, Cinzia Forleo, and Paolo Rizzon

Ventricular asynchrony predicts a better outcome in patients with chronic heart failure receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 65-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Anne B. Curtis

Cardiac resynchronization therapy 101: If it's not late, pacing it early won't help
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 70-71. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac rhythm disorders:

Peter W. Groeneveld, Paul A. Heidenreich, and Alan M. Garber

Trends in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator racial disparity: The importance of geography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 72-78. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac rhythm disorders: Editorial comment:

John S. Rumsfeld and Eric D. Peterson

Care disparities: Moving from gray to black and white
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 79-81. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac rhythm disorders:

Patrick T. Ellinor, Adrian F. Low, Kristen K. Patton, Marisa A. Shea, and Calum A. MacRae

Discordant atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide levels in lone atrial fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 82-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Echocardiography:

Allison M. Pritchett, Douglas W. Mahoney, Steven J. Jacobsen, Richard J. Rodeheffer, Barry L. Karon, and Margaret M. Redfield

Diastolic dysfunction and left atrial volume: A population-based study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 87-92. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Elena Biagini, Abdou Elhendy, Jeroen J. Bax, Vittoria Rizzello, Arend F.L. Schinkel, Ron T. van Domburg, Miklos D. Kertai, Boudewijn J. Krenning, Manolis Bountioukos, Claudio Rapezzi, Angelo Branzi, Maarten L. Simoons, and Don Poldermans

Seven-year follow-up after dobutamine stress echocardiography: Impact of gender on prognosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 93-97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac magnetic resonance:

Harikrishna Tandri, Manoj Saranathan, E. Rene Rodriguez, Claudia Martinez, Chandra Bomma, Khurram Nasir, Boas Rosen, João A.C. Lima, Hugh Calkins, and David A. Bluemke

Noninvasive detection of myocardial fibrosis in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy using delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 98-103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Masahiro Terashima, Craig H. Meyer, Brian G. Keeffe, Eric J. Putz, Erasmo de la Pena-Almaguer, Phillip C. Yang, Bob S. Hu, Dwight G. Nishimura, and Michael V. McConnell

Noninvasive assessment of coronary vasodilation using magnetic resonance angiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 104-110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

YEAR IN CARDIOLOGY SERIES:

Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola

The year in valvular heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 111-122. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPRESS PUBLICATION:

Axel Kuettner, Torsten Beck, Tanja Drosch, Klaus Kettering, Martin Heuschmid, Christof Burgstahler, Claus D. Claussen, Andreas F. Kopp, and Stephen Schroeder

Diagnostic accuracy of noninvasive coronary imaging using 16-detector slice spiral computed tomography with 188 ms temporal resolution
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 123-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Nico R. Mollet, Filippo Cademartiri, Gabriel P. Krestin, Eugène P. McFadden, Chourmouzios A. Arampatzis, Patrick W. Serruys, and Pim J. de Feyter

Improved diagnostic accuracy with 16-row multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 128-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Joel A. Kirsh, Gil J. Gross, Stephen O'Connor, Robert M. Hamilton Cryocath International Patient Registry

Transcatheter cryoablation of tachyarrhythmias in children: Initial experience from an international registry
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 133-136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HIGHLIGHTS FROM JACC IN 2004:

Anthony N. DeMaria, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Daniel Berman, Gregory K. Feld, Barry H. Greenberg, James D. Knoke, Kirk U. Knowlton, Wilbur Y.W. Lew, Jagat Narula, David Sahn, and Sotirios Tsimikas

Highlights of the year in JACC 2004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 137-153. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research correspondence:

Peter M. Kistler, Neil C. Davidson, Prashanthan Sanders, Simon P. Fynn, Irene H. Stevenson, Steven J. Spence, Jitendra K. Vohra, Paul B. Sparks, and Jonathan M. Kalman

Absence of acute effects of angiotensin II on atrial electrophysiology in humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 154-156. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Linn M.A. Kennedy, Kenneth Dickstein, Stefan D. Anker, Krister Kristianson, Ronnie Willenheimer OPTIMAAL Study Group

The prognostic importance of body mass index after complicated myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 156-158. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Aquilani, Cristina Opasich, Maurizia Dossena, Paolo Iadarola, Alessandra Gualco, Patrizia Arcidiaco, Simona Viglio, Federica Boschi, Manuela Verri, and Evasio Pasini

Increased skeletal muscle amino acid release with light exercise in deconditioned patients with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 158-160. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Appor S. Gami, Joseph Murphy, and Leslie T. Cooper Jr

Cautious interpretation of data regarding myopericarditis associated with smallpox vaccination
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 160. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dimitri C. Cassimatis, J. Edwin Atwood, Renata M. Engler, Peter E. Linz, Robert E. Eckart, Marina N. Vernalis, and John D. Grabenstein

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 160-161. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc A. Rozner, Allen W. Burton, and Ashok Kumar

Pacemaker complication during magnetic resonance imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 161-162. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

James A. Coman and Edward T. Martin

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 162. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert L. Bard

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 163. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Henein

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 163. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascal de Groote, Joël Dagorn, Benoit Soudan, Nicolas Lamblin, Eugene Mc Fadden, and Christophe Bauters

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 163-164. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SCAI/SVMB/SVS CLINICAL COMPETENCE STATEMENT:

Kenneth Rosenfield, Joseph D. Babb, Christopher U. Cates, Michael J. Cowley, Ted Feldman, Anthony Gallagher, William Gray, Richard Green, Michael R. Jaff, K. Craig Kent, Kenneth Ouriel, Gary S. Roubin, Bonnie H. Weiner, and Christopher J. White

Clinical competence statement on carotid stenting: Training and credentialing for carotid stenting—multispecialty consensus recommendations: A report of the SCAI/SVMB/SVS Writing Committee to develop a clinical competence statement on carotid interventions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 165-174. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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