INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: A41-A42. [PDF]  

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Uri Elkayam and Fahed Bitar

Valvular Heart Disease and Pregnancy: Part II: Prosthetic Valves
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.087
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 403-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:

Christopher M. Kramer, Matthias G. Friedrich, Stefan Neubauer, Matthias Stuber, Tal Geva, Charles B. Higgins, and Warren J. Manning

Meeting Highlights of the 8th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, January 21 to 23, 2005
In Press published online on July 5, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.045
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 411-416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trial:

Michel R. Le May, George A. Wells, Marino Labinaz, Richard F. Davies, Michele Turek, Danielle Leddy, Justin Maloney, Tim McKibbin, Brendan Quinn, Rob S. Beanlands, Chris Glover, Jean-François Marquis, Edward R. O’Brien, William L. Williams, and Lyall A. Higginson

Combined Angioplasty and Pharmacological Intervention Versus Thrombolysis Alone in Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAPITAL AMI Study)
In Press published online on July 5, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.042
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 417-424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Only Appendix]  

Bertram Pitt, Harvey White, Jose Nicolau, Felipe Martinez, Mihai Gheorghiade, Michael Aschermann, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Faiez Zannad, Henry Krum, Robin Mukherjee, John Vincent for the EPHESUS Investigators

Eplerenone Reduces Mortality 30 Days After Randomization Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Heart Failure
In Press published online on July 5, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.038
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 425-431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ivan Laurent, Christophe Adrie, Christophe Vinsonneau, Alain Cariou, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Alice Ohanessian, Christian Spaulding, Pierre Carli, Jean-François Dhainaut, and Mehran Monchi

High-Volume Hemofiltration After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 432-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Interventional Cardiology:

Alexandre Berger, Kees-Joost Botman, Philip A. MacCarthy, William Wijns, Jozef Bartunek, Guy R. Heyndrickx, Nico H.J. Pijls, and Bernard De Bruyne

Long-Term Clinical Outcome After Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Multivessel Disease
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.041
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 438-442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction/Ischemia:

Juan Sanchis, Vicent Bodí, Julio Núñez, Vicente Bertomeu-González, Cristina Gómez, María José Bosch, Luciano Consuegra, Xavier Bosch, Francisco J. Chorro, and Àngel Llàcer

New Risk Score for Patients With Acute Chest Pain, Non-ST-Segment Deviation, and Normal Troponin Concentrations: A Comparison With the TIMI Risk Score
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.037
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 443-449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stavros P. Loukogeorgakis, Anna T. Panagiotidou, Michael W. Broadhead, Ann Donald, John E. Deanfield, and Raymond J. MacAllister

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Provides Early and Late Protection Against Endothelial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Humans: Role of the Autonomic Nervous System
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.044
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 450-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Atherosclerosis:

Wendy S. Tzou, Pamela S. Douglas, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, M. Gene Bond, Rong Tang, Wei Chen, Gerald S. Berenson, and James H. Stein

Increased Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Young Adults With Metabolic Syndrome: The Bogalusa Heart Study
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.046
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 457-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Amit Khera, Darren K. McGuire, Sabina A. Murphy, Harold G. Stanek, Sandeep R. Das, Wanpen Vongpatanasin, Frank H. Wians Jr, Scott M. Grundy, and James A. de Lemos

Race and Gender Differences in C-Reactive Protein Levels
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 464-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathy:

Steve R. Ommen, Barry J. Maron, Iacopo Olivotto, Martin S. Maron, Franco Cecchi, Sandro Betocchi, Bernard J. Gersh, Michael J. Ackerman, Robert B. McCully, Joseph A. Dearani, Hartzell V. Schaff, Gordon K. Danielson, A. Jamil Tajik, and Rick A. Nishimura

Long-Term Effects of Surgical Septal Myectomy on Survival in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 470-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Hugh Watkins and William J. McKenna

The Prognostic Impact of Septal Myectomy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 477-479. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iacopo Olivotto, Martin S. Maron, A. Selcuk Adabag, Susan A. Casey, Daniela Vargiu, Mark S. Link, James E. Udelson, Franco Cecchi, and Barry J. Maron

Gender-Related Differences in the Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 480-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alison M. Duncan, Eric Lim, Derek G. Gibson, and Michael Y. Henein

Effect of Dobutamine Stress on Left Ventricular Filling in Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology and Prognostic Implications
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.048
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 488-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Failure:

Kirkwood F. Adams Jr, J. Herbert Patterson, Wendy A. Gattis, Christopher M. O’Connor, Craig R. Lee, Todd A. Schwartz, and Mihai Gheorghiade

Relationship of Serum Digoxin Concentration to Mortality and Morbidity in Women in the Digitalis Investigation Group Trial: A Retrospective Analysis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 497-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

James B. Young

Whither Withering’s Legacy?: Digoxin’s Role in Our Contemporary Pharmacopeia for Heart Failure
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.014
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 505-507. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypertension:

Takayoshi Ohkubo, Masahiro Kikuya, Hirohito Metoki, Kei Asayama, Taku Obara, Junichiro Hashimoto, Kazuhito Totsune, Haruhisa Hoshi, Hiroshi Satoh, and Yutaka Imai

Prognosis of "Masked" Hypertension and "White-Coat" Hypertension Detected by 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: 10-Year Follow-Up From the Ohasama Study
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.070
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 508-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Franz H. Messerli and Delia Cotiga

Masked Hypertension and White-Coat Hypertension: Therapeutic Navigation Between Scylla and Charybdis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 516-517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Perticone, Angela Sciacqua, Raffaele Maio, Maria Perticone, Renke Maas, Rainer H. Boger, Giuseppe Tripepi, Giorgio Sesti, and Carmine Zoccali

Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, L-Arginine, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Essential Hypertension
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.040
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 518-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Yoga Yuniadi, Ching-Tai Tai, Kun-Tai Lee, Bien-Hsien Huang, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Satoshi Higa, Tu-Ying Liu, Jin-Long Huang, Pi-Chang Lee, and Shih-Ann Chen

A New Electrocardiographic Algorithm to Differentiate Upper Loop Re-Entry From Reverse Typical Atrial Flutter
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.049
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 524-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Hypertension:

Nazzareno Galié, David Badesch, Ronald Oudiz, Gérald Simonneau, Michael D. McGoon, Anne M. Keogh, Adaani E. Frost, Diane Zwicke, Robert Naeije, Shelley Shapiro, Horst Olschewski, and Lewis J. Rubin

Ambrisentan Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.050
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 529-535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Only Appendix]  

PRECLINICAL RESEARCH:

Guosheng Xiang, Michael D. Schuster, Tetsunori Seki, Piotr Witkowski, Shawdee Eshghi, and Silviu Itescu

Downregulated Expression of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Augments Myocardial Neovascularization and Reduces Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis After Acute Myocardial Infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 536-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

YEAR IN CARDIOLOGY SERIES:

Raymond J. Gibbons and Philip A. Araoz

The Year in Cardiac Imaging
In Press published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.065
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 542-551. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPRESS PUBLICATION:

Gilbert L. Raff, Michael J. Gallagher, William W. O’Neill, and James A. Goldstein

Diagnostic Accuracy of Noninvasive Coronary Angiography Using 64-Slice Spiral Computed Tomography
In Press published online on July 5, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.056
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 552-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC NEWS:

Pamela S. Douglas

President’s Page: Education: Drudgery or Excitement? You Choose
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 558-559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Thomas Schimpf, Karl Mischke, Jurgita Plisiene, Pal Soos, Christian Knackstedt, Markus Zarse, Felix Gramley, Lajos Patonay, Veronica Molina, Bela Merkely, Peter Hanrath, and Patrick Schauerte

Single-Step Atrial Thrombus Exclusion and Internal Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation Via a Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 560-561. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letter to the Editor:

Torsten Sommer, Claas Philip Naehle, and Hans Schild

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Cardiac Pacemakers
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 561-562. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward T. Martin and James A. Coman

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 562. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott D. Lick

RESTORE—From Deduction to Leap of Faith
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 562. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constantine L. Athanasuleas and Gerald D. Buckberg

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 562-563. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nick G. Bellenger

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Directed Intervention in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 563-564. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sven Plein, John P. Greenwood, John P. Ridgway, Gillian Cranny, Stephen G. Ball, and Mohan U. Sivananthan

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 564. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION:

Correction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 565. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 565. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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