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INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: A37-A38. [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, Bernard J. Gersh, Philip A. Araoz, and Raymond J. Gibbons
Revascularization in Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction: The Role of Viability Testing
Expedited Publication published online on July 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.072
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 567-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trials:

Patrick W. Serruys, Andrew T.L. Ong, Lex A. van Herwerden, J. Eduardo Sousa, Adib Jatene, Johannes J.R.M. Bonnier, Jacques P.M.A. Schönberger, Nigel Buller, Robert Bonser, Clemens Disco, Bianca Backx, Paul G. Hugenholtz, Brian G. Firth, and Felix Unger
Five-Year Outcomes After Coronary Stenting Versus Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Multivessel Disease: The Final Analysis of the Arterial Revascularization Therapies Study (ARTS) Randomized Trial
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.12.082
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 575-581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Alfredo E. Rodriguez, Julio Baldi, Carlos Fernández Pereira, Jose Navia, Máximo Rodriguez Alemparte, Alejandro Delacasa, Federico Vigo, Daniel Vogel, William O'Neill, Igor F. Palacios on behalf of the ERACI II Investigators
Five-Year Follow-Up of the Argentine Randomized Trial of Coronary Angioplasty With Stenting Versus Coronary Bypass Surgery in Patients With Multiple Vessel Disease (ERACI II)
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.12.081
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 582-588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Only Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Robert M. Califf
Stenting or Surgery: An Opportunity to Do it Right
Expedited Publication published online on July 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.024
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 589-591. [Full Text] [PDF]

Focus Issue: Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions:

Thierry Lefèvre, John Ormiston, Giulio Guagliumi, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Laurent Quilliet, Bernhard Reimers, Philippe Brunel, Williams Wijns, H.J. Buettner, F. Hartmann, Susan Veldhof, Karin Miquel, Xiaolu Su, and Willem J. van der Giessen
The FRONTIER Stent Registry: Safety and Feasibility of a Novel Dedicated Stent for the Treatment of Bifurcation Coronary Artery Lesions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 592-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Only Appendix]

Ricardo A. Costa, Gary S. Mintz, Stephane G. Carlier, Alexandra J. Lansky, Issam Moussa, Kenichi Fujii, Hideo Takebayashi, Takenori Yasuda, Jose R. Costa Jr, Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Lisette O. Jensen, Ecaterina Cristea, Roxana Mehran, George D. Dangas, Sriram Iyer, Michael Collins, Edward M. Kreps, Antonio Colombo, Gregg W. Stone, Martin B. Leon, and Jeffrey W. Moses
Bifurcation Coronary Lesions Treated With the "Crush" Technique: An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 599-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Philippe Garot, Thierry Lefèvre, Michael Savage, Yves Louvard, William R. Bamlet, James T. Willerson, Marie-Claude Morice, and David R. Holmes Jr
Nine-Month Outcome of Patients Treated by Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Bifurcation Lesions in the Recent Era: A Report From the Prevention of Restenosis With Tranilast and its Outcomes (PRESTO) Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 606-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lei Ge, Flavio Airoldi, Ioannis Iakovou, John Cosgrave, Iassen Michev, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, Matteo Montorfano, Alaide Chieffo, Mauro Carlino, Nicola Corvaja, and Antonio Colombo
Clinical and Angiographic Outcome After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents in Bifurcation Lesions With the Crush Stent Technique: Importance of Final Kissing Balloon Post-Dilation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 613-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

David O. Williams and J. Dawn Abbott
Bifurcation Intervention: Is it Crush Time Yet?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 621-624. [Full Text] [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

Mauro Moscucci, David Share, Dean Smith, Michael J. O'Donnell, Arthur Riba, Richard McNamara, Thomas Lalonde, Anthony C. Defranco, Kirit Patel, Eva Kline Rogers, Chris D'Haem, Milind Karve, and Kim A. Eagle
Relationship Between Operator Volume and Adverse Outcome in Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Practice: An Analysis of a Quality-Controlled Multicenter Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Clinical Database
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.048
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 625-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Bon-Kwon Koo, Hyun-Jai Kang, Tae-Jin Youn, In-Ho Chae, Dong-Joo Choi, Hyo-Soo Kim, Dae-Won Sohn, Byung-Hee Oh, Myoung-Mook Lee, Young-Bae Park, Yun-Shik Choi, and Seung-Jae Tahk
Physiologic Assessment of Jailed Side Branch Lesions Using Fractional Flow Reserve
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.054
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 633-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Antiplatelet Therapy:

Benoît Labarthe, Pierre Théroux, Michaël Angioï, and Marta Ghitescu
Matching the Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of Clopidogrel to Platelet Function Tests Relevant to the Biological Properties of the Drug
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.092
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 638-645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Andrew L. Frelinger III and Alan D. Michelson
Clopidogrel: Linking Evaluation of Platelet Response Variability to Mechanism of Action
Expedited Publication published online on July 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.039
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 646-647. [Full Text] [PDF]

Endothelial Dysfunction:

Yoshinobu Kitta, Takamitsu Nakamura, Yasushi Kodama, Hajime Takano, Ken Umetani, Daisuke Fujioka, Yukio Saito, Ken-ichi Kawabata, Jyun-ei Obata, Yoshihide Ichigi, Akira Mende, and Kiyotaka Kugiyama
Endothelial Vasomotor Dysfunction in the Brachial Artery Is Associated With Late In-Stent Coronary Restenosis
Expedited Publication published online on July 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.055
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 648-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Andrew Sherwood, Alan L. Hinderliter, Lana L. Watkins, Robert A. Waugh, and James A. Blumenthal
Impaired Endothelial Function in Coronary Heart Disease Patients With Depressive Symptomatology
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.041
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 656-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Douglas Gregory, David DeNofrio, and Marvin A. Konstam
The Economic Effect of a Tertiary Hospital-Based Heart Failure Program
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.042
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 660-666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorders:

Frank Bogun, Subramaniam Krishnan, Mukarram Siddiqui, Eric Good, Joseph E. Marine, Claudio Schuger, Hakan Oral, Aman Chugh, Frank Pelosi, and Fred Morady
Electrogram Characteristics in Postinfarction Ventricular Tachycardia: Effect of Infarct Age
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.01.064
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 667-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Helmut U. Klein and Sven Reek
"The Older the Broader": Electrogram Characteristics Help Identify the Critical Isthmus During Catheter Ablation of Postinfarct Ventricular Tachycardia
Expedited Publication published online on July 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.026
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 675-677. [Full Text] [PDF]

Charles M. Beasley Jr, Malcolm I. Mitchell, Alex A. Dmitrienko, Jeffrey T. Emmick, Wei Shen, Timothy M. Costigan, Alun W. Bedding, Michael A. Turik, Arash Bakhtyari, Margaret R. Warner, Jeremy N. Ruskin, Louis R. Cantilena Jr, and Robert A. Kloner
The Combined Use of Ibutilide as an Active Control With Intensive Electrocardiographic Sampling and Signal Averaging as a Sensitive Method to Assess the Effects of Tadalafil on the Human QT Interval
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.036
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 678-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Peter R. Kowey and Gan-Xin Yan
Making a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear
Expedited Publication published online on July 14, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.037
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 688-689. [Full Text] [PDF]

Athletics and Cardiac Function:

Antonio Pelliccia, Barry J. Maron, Fernando M. Di Paolo, Alessandro Biffi, Filippo M. Quattrini, Cataldo Pisicchio, Alessandra Roselli, Stefano Caselli, and Franco Culasso
Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Left Atrial Remodeling in Competitive Athletes
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.052
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 690-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension:

Erika Berman Rosenzweig, D. Dunbar Ivy, Allison Widlitz, Aimee Doran, Lori R. Claussen, Delphine Yung, Steven H. Abman, Adele Morganti, Ngoc Nguyen, and Robyn J. Barst
Effects of Long-Term Bosentan in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Expedited Publication published online on July 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.01.066
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 697-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Ian Adatia
Improving the Outcome of Childhood Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The Effect of Bosentan in the Setting of a Dedicated Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.038
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 705-706. [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiac Surgery:

Takashi Hattori, Mohammad M.H. Khan, Robert W. Colman, and L. Henry Edmunds Jr
Plasma Tissue Factor Plus Activated Peripheral Mononuclear Cells Activate Factors VII and X in Cardiac Surgical Wounds
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.040
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 707-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

PRECLINICAL STUDIES:

Wangde Dai, Loren E. Wold, Joan S. Dow, and Robert A. Kloner
Thickening of the Infarcted Wall by Collagen Injection Improves Left Ventricular Function in Rats: A Novel Approach to Preserve Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.056
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 714-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Johannes Wikström, Julia Grönros, Göran Bergström, and Li-ming Gan
Functional and Morphologic Imaging of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Living Mice Using High-Resolution Color Doppler Echocardiography and Ultrasound Biomicroscopy
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.053
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 720-727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria
The Department of Cardiac/Vascular Medicine and Surgery
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.022
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 728-729. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Elena Biagini, Abdou Elhendy, Arend F.L. Schinkel, Jeroen J. Bax, Rizzello Vittoria, Ron T. van Domburg, Claudio Rapezzi, Maarten L. Simoons, and Don Poldermans
Risk Stratification of Patients With Classic Angina Pectoris and No History of Coronary Artery Disease by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.043
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 730-732. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Walter Ageno, David Garcia, Mauro Silingardi, Matteo Galli, and Mark Crowther
A Randomized Trial Comparing 1 mg of Oral Vitamin K With No Treatment in the Management of Warfarin-Associated Coagulopathy in Patients With Mechanical Heart Valves
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.022
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 732-733. [Full Text] [PDF]

James L. Januzzi, Kim A. Eagle, Jeanna V. Cooper, Jianming Fang, Udo Sechtem, Truls Myrmel, Arturo Evangelista, Jae K. Oh, Alfredo Llovet, Patrick T. O'Gara, Christoph A. Nienaber, and Eric M. Isselbacher
Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting With Congestive Heart Failure: Results From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.023
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 733-735. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Suh-Hang Hank Juo, Marco R. Di Tullio, Hsiu-Fen Lin, Tanja Rundek, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Shunichi Homma, and Ralph L. Sacco
Heritability of Left Ventricular Mass and Other Morphologic Variables in Caribbean Hispanic Subjects: The Northern Manhattan Family Study
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.025
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 735-737. [Full Text] [PDF]

Letter to the Editor:

Vinod Kumar Gupta
Patent Foramen Ovale/Atrial Septal Defect Closure and Migraine: Searching the Rationale for the Procedure
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.029
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 737-738. [Full Text] [PDF]

Jonathan Tobis and Babak Azarbal
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.030
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 738-739. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ganesh Shanmugam
Catheter Ablation After Mitral Replacement
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.027
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 739. [Full Text] [PDF]

Carlo Pappone and Vincenzo Santinelli
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.028
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 739-740. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kevin A. Bybee and Charanjit S. Rihal
Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Epicardial Coronary Disease
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.046
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 740. [Full Text] [PDF]

David Leibowitz
Lack of Prognostic Impact of Elevated Troponin Levels in Patients Without Coronary Artery Disease
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.045
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 740-741. [Full Text] [PDF]

Huseyin Yilmaz and Ibrahim Basarici
Troponin Levels and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.044
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 741. [Full Text] [PDF]

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 for the TACTICS-TIMI-18 Investigators
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 27, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.047
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 741-742. [Full Text] [PDF]


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