STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Thuy Anh Nguyen, Jean G. Diodati, and Chantal Pharand

Resistance to clopidogrel: A review of the evidence
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1157-1164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

FOCUS ISSUE:

Drug-eluting stents: TAXUS-IV:

Jeffrey W. Moses, Roxana Mehran, Eugenia Nikolsky, John M. Lasala, Woodrow Corey, Glenn Albin, Cary Hirsch, Martin B. Leon, Mary E. Russell, Stephen G. Ellis, and Gregg W. Stone

Outcomes with the paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients with acute coronary syndromes: Analysis from the TAXUS-IV trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1165-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

James B. Hermiller, Albert Raizner, Louis Cannon, Paul A. Gurbel, Michael A. Kutcher, S. Chiu Wong, Mary E. Russell, Stephen G. Ellis, Roxana Mehran, Gregg W. Stone TAXUS-IV Investigators

Outcomes with the polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting TAXUS stent in patients with diabetes mellitus: The TAXUS-IV trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1172-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alexandra J. Lansky, Ricardo A. Costa, Michael Mooney, Mark G. Midei, Henry K. Lui, Warren Strickland, Roxana Mehran, Martin B. Leon, Mary E. Russell, Stephen G. Ellis, Gregg W. Stone TAXUS-IV Investigators

Gender-based outcomes after paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1180-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

George Dangas, Stephen G. Ellis, Richard Shlofmitz, Stanley Katz, David Fish, Steven Martin, Roxana Mehran, Mary E. Russell, Gregg W. Stone TAXUS-IV Investigators

Outcomes of paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation in patients with stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1186-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen G. Ellis, Jeffrey J. Popma, John M. Lasala, Joerg J. Koglin, David A. Cox, James Hermiller, Charles O’Shaughnessy, James Tift Mann, Mark Turco, Ronald Caputo, Patrick Bergin, Joel Greenberg, and Gregg W. Stone

Relationship between angiographic late loss and target lesion revascularization after coronary stent implantation: Analysis from the TAXUS-IV trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1193-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Neil J. Weissman, Joerg Koglin, David A. Cox, James Hermiller, Charles O’Shaughnessy, James Tift Mann, Mark Turco, Ronald Caputo, Patrick Bergin, Joel Greenberg, Michael Kutcher, S. Chiu Wong, Warren Strickland, Michael Mooney, Mary E. Russell, Stephen G. Ellis, and Gregg W. Stone

Polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting stents reduce in-stent neointimal tissue proliferation: A serial volumetric intravascular ultrasound analysis from the TAXUS-IV trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1201-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Drug-eluting stents: TAXUS-IV: Editorial Comment:

Dean J. Kereiakes, Richard E. Kuntz, Laura Mauri, and Mitchell W. Krucoff

Surrogates, substudies, and real clinical end points in trials of drug-eluting stents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1206-1212. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Percutaneous closure of ASO:

Abhay Divekar, Tidimogo Gaamangwe, Nasir Shaikh, Michael Raabe, and John Ducas

Cardiac perforation after device closure of atrial septal defects with the Amplatzer septal occluder
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1213-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Endothelial dysfunction:

Tetsuya Oshima, Ryoji Ozono, Yoko Yano, Yoshihiko Oishi, Hiroki Teragawa, Yukihito Higashi, Masao Yoshizumi, and Masayuki Kambe

Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in healthy male subjects
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1219-1222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic markers in heart failure:

Hisham Dokainish, William A. Zoghbi, Nasser M. Lakkis, Eunice Ambriz, Rajnikant Patel, Miguel A. Quinones, and Sherif F. Nagueh

Incremental predictive power of B-type natriuretic peptide and tissue Doppler echocardiography in the prognosis of patients with congestive heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1223-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stress imaging:

Benjamin J.W. Chow, Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, Robert A. deKemp, Mary M. Dalipaj, Rob S.B. Beanlands, and Terrence D. Ruddy

Comparison of treadmill exercise versus dipyridamole stress with myocardial perfusion imaging using rubidium-82 positron emission tomography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1227-1234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jeane M. Tsutsui, Abdou Elhendy, Feng Xie, Edward L. O’Leary, Anna C. McGrain, and Thomas R. Porter

Safety of dobutamine stress real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1235-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Primary aldosteronism:

Paul Milliez, Xavier Girerd, Pierre-François Plouin, Jacques Blacher, Michel E. Safar, and Jean-Jacques Mourad

Evidence for an increased rate of cardiovascular events in patients with primary aldosteronism
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1243-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Gary S. Francis and W.H. Wilson Tang

Should we consider aldosterone as the primary screening target for preventing cardiovascular events?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1249-1250. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

Mark V. Sherrid, Ivan Barac, William J. McKenna, Perry M. Elliott, Shaughan Dickie, Lidia Chojnowska, Susan Casey, and Barry J. Maron

Multicenter study of the efficacy and safety of disopyramide in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1251-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart rhythm disorders:

Masao Takemoto, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Yurika Ohba, Yasuharu Matsumoto, Umpei Yamamoto, Masahiro Mohri, Hideo Yamamoto, and Hideki Origuchi

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of premature ventricular complexes from right ventricular outflow tract improves left ventricular dilation and clinical status in patients without structural heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1259-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Bernard Belhassen

Radiofrequency ablation of "benign" right ventricular outflow tract extrasystoles: A therapy that has found its disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1266-1268. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart rhythm disorders:

Sanjiv M. Narayan, Alborz Hassankhani, Gregory K. Feld, and Valmik Bhargava

Separating non-isthmus- from isthmus-dependent atrial flutter using wavefront variability
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1269-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PRECLINICAL RESEARCH:

Shinji Yokoyama, Hisao Ikeda, Nobuya Haramaki, Hideo Yasukawa, Toyoaki Murohara, and Tsutomu Imaizumi

Platelet P-selectin plays an important role in arterial thrombogenesis by forming large stable platelet-leukocyte aggregates
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1280-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kwabena Mensah, Mihaela M. Mocanu, and Derek M. Yellon

Failure to protect the myocardium against ischemia/reperfusion injury after chronic atorvastatin treatment is recaptured by acute atorvastatin treatment: A potential role for phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1287-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Rainer Schulz

Pleiotropic effects of statins: Acutely good, but chronically bad?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1292-1294. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED REVIEWS:

Marta L. Capone, Maria G. Sciulli, Stefania Tacconelli, Marilena Grana, Emanuela Ricciotti, Giulia Renda, Patrizia Di Gregorio, Gabriele Merciaro, and Paola Patrignani

Pharmacodynamic interaction of naproxen with low-dose aspirin in healthy subjects
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1295-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Steven R. Steinhubl

The use of anti-inflammatory analgesics in the patient with cardiovascular disease: What a pain
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1302-1303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria

Major meetings and the phenomenon of late-breaking clinical trials
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1304-1305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letters to the editor:

Benjamin M. Kaplan and Pablo Denes

Reversible atrioventricular block and the Amplatzer device
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1306. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nagib Dahdah and Joaquim Mirò

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1306. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott D. Flamm

Cardiac magnetic resonance training: How we can get there from here
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1306-1307. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy F. Christian

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging training
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1307. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allen J. Taylor, James E. Udelson, Nathaniel Reichek, and Valentin Fuster

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1307-1308. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gianluigi Bisleri, Tomaso Bottio, Jeffrey A. Morgan, and Claudio Muneretto

Preservation of the anterior fat pad and incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation following coronary surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1308. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer E. Cummings, Inderjit Gill, Rami Akhrass, MarkAlain Dery, Lee A. Biblo, and Kara J. Quan

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1308-1309. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serdar Kula, Berna Canter, Fatma Sedef Tunaoglu, and Rana Olgunturk

Cardiac complications of vaccines
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1309. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert E. Eckart, J. Edwin Atwood, and John D. Grabenstein

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1309-1310. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bas Langeveld, Wiek H. Van Gilst, and Felix Zijlstra

A simple, inexpensive, rapid, and accurate preclinical model for in-stent restenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1310. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1310-1311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

36TH BETHESDA CONFERENCE:

Title page
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1312. [PDF]  

Participants/authors
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1313-1315. [PDF]  

Table of contents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1316. [PDF]  

Robert A. Vogel

Preamble
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barry J. Maron and Douglas P. Zipes

Introduction: Eligibility recommendations for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities—general considerations
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1318-1321. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Task forces:

Barry J. Maron, Pamela S. Douglas, Thomas P. Graham, Rick A. Nishimura, and Paul D. Thompson

Task Force 1: Preparticipation screening and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in athletes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1322-1326. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Thomas P. Graham Jr, David J. Driscoll, Welton M. Gersony, Jane W. Newburger, Albert Rocchini, and Jeffrey A. Towbin

Task Force 2: Congenital heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1326-1333. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert O. Bonow, Melvin D. Cheitlin, Michael H. Crawford, and Pamela S. Douglas

Task Force 3: Valvular heart disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1334-1340. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barry J. Maron, Michael J. Ackerman, Rick A. Nishimura, Reed E. Pyeritz, Jeffrey A. Towbin, and James E. Udelson

Task Force 4: HCM and other cardiomyopathies, mitral valve prolapse, myocarditis, and Marfan syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1340-1345. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norman M. Kaplan, Samuel S. Gidding, Thomas G. Pickering, and Jackson T. Wright Jr

Task Force 5: Systemic hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1346-1348. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul D. Thompson, Gary J. Balady, Bernard R. Chaitman, Luther T. Clark, Benjamin D. Levine, and Robert J. Myerburg

Task Force 6: Coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1348-1353. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas P. Zipes, Michael J. Ackerman, N.A. Mark Estes III, Augustus O. Grant, Robert J. Myerburg, and George Van Hare

Task Force 7: Arrhythmias
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1354-1363. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jere H. Mitchell, William Haskell, Peter Snell, and Steven P. Van Camp

Task Force 8: Classification of sports
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1364-1367. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N.A. Mark Estes III, Robert Kloner, Brian Olshansky, and Renu Virmani

Task Force 9: Drugs and performance-enhancing substances
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1368-1369. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Myerburg, N.A. Mark Estes III, John M. Fontaine, Mark S. Link, and Douglas P. Zipes

Task Force 10: Automated external defibrillators
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1369-1371. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barry J. Maron, N.A. Mark Estes III, and Mark S. Link

Task Force 11: Commotio cordis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1371-1373. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew J. Mitten, Barry J. Maron, and Douglas P. Zipes

Task Force 12: Legal aspects of the 36th Bethesda Conference recommendations
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1373-1375. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Corrections
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1376-1377. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1376. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1377. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 45: 1377. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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