INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: A45-A46. [PDF]  

ACC/AHA PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

Sharon Ann Hunt

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: e1-e82. [PDF]  

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Valentin Fuster, Pedro R. Moreno, Zahi A. Fayad, Roberto Corti, and Juan J. Badimon

Atherothrombosis and High-Risk Plaque: Part I: Evolving Concepts
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.074
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 937-954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

FOCUS ISSUE: ASPIRIN:

Frederick A. Masoudi, Pam Wolfe, Edward P. Havranek, Saif S. Rathore, JoAnne M. Foody, and Harlan M. Krumholz

Aspirin Use in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease: National Prescription Patterns and Relationship With Outcomes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 955-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]  

Viewpoint:

Barry M. Massie

Aspirin Use in Chronic Heart Failure: What Should We Recommend to the Practitioner?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 963-966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward L. Portnay, JoAnne M. Foody, Saif S. Rathore, Yongfei Wang, Frederick A. Masoudi, Jeptha P. Curtis, and Harlan M. Krumholz

Prior Aspirin Use and Outcomes in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 967-974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ramón C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Carlos Calvo, and José E. López

Aspirin Administered at Bedtime, But Not on Awakening, Has an Effect on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 975-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Franz H. Messerli

Aspirin: A Novel Antihypertensive Drug?: Or Two Birds With One Stone?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 984-985. [Full Text] [PDF]  

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Peter J. Mason, Alice K. Jacobs, and Jane E. Freedman

Aspirin Resistance and Atherothrombotic Disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 986-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Imo E. Hoefer, Sebastian Grundmann, Stephan Schirmer, Niels van Royen, Benjamin Meder, Christoph Bode, Jan J. Piek, and Ivo R. Buschmann

Aspirin, But Not Clopidogrel, Reduces Collateral Conductance in a Rabbit Model of Femoral Artery Occlusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 994-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Junya Ako, Yoshihiro Morino, Yasuhiro Honda, Ali Hassan, Shinjo Sonoda, Paul G. Yock, Martin B. Leon, Jeffrey W. Moses, Heidi N. Bonneau, and Peter J. Fitzgerald

Late Incomplete Stent Apposition After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation: A Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.068
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1002-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Atherosclerosis:

Matthias Frick, Alois Suessenbacher, Hannes F. Alber, Wolfgang Dichtl, Hanno Ulmer, Otmar Pachinger, and Franz Weidinger

Prognostic Value of Brachial Artery Endothelial Function and Wall Thickness
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1006-1010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant:

Brigitte Meyer, Deddo Mörtl, Karin Strecker, Martin Hülsmann, Vanessa Kulemann, Thomas Neunteufl, Richard Pacher, and Rudolf Berger

Flow-Mediated Vasodilation Predicts Outcome in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Comparison With B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.060
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1011-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Wolfram Doehner, Mathias Rauchhaus, Piotr Ponikowski, Ian F. Godsland, Stephan von Haehling, Darlington O. Okonko, Francisco Leyva, Anthony J. Proudler, Andrew J.S. Coats, and Stefan D. Anker

Impaired Insulin Sensitivity as an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients With Stable Chronic Heart Failure
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.093
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1019-1026. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Javed Butler

More Risk Factors Affecting Heart Failure Outcomes!: Time for Hope or Despair?
In Press published online on August 24, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.015
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1027-1028. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamad H. Yamani, Norman B. Ratliff, Daniel J. Cook, E. Murat Tuzcu, Yang Yu, Robert Hobbs, Gustavo Rincon, Corinne Bott-Silverman, James B. Young, Nicholas Smedira, and Randall C. Starling

Peritransplant Ischemic Injury Is Associated With Up-Regulation of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.059
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1029-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocarditis:

Richard Sheppard, Maninder Bedi, Toru Kubota, Marc J. Semigran, William Dec, Richard Holubkov, Arthur M. Feldman, Warren D. Rosenblum, Charles F. McTiernan, Dennis M. McNamara for the IMAC Investigators

Myocardial Expression of Fas and Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Recent-Onset Cardiomyopathy
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.067
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1036-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Douglas L. Mann

Determinants of Myocardial Recovery in Myocarditis: Has the Time Come for Molecular Fingerprinting?
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.014
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1043-1044. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Ultrasound:

Ju-Le Tan, Sonya V. Babu-Narayan, Michael Y. Henein, Michael Mullen, and Wei Li

Doppler Echocardiographic Profile and Indexes in the Evaluation of Aortic Coarctation in Patients Before and After Stenting
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.076
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1045-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac Rhythm Disorders:

Shih-Huang Lee, Ching-Tai Tai, Ming-Hsiung Hsieh, Hsuan-Ming Tsao, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Shih-Lin Chang, Jin-Long Huang, Kun-Tai Lee, Yi-Jen Chen, Jun-Jack Cheng, and Shih-Ann Chen

Predictors of Non-Pulmonary Vein Ectopic Beats Initiating Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Implication for Catheter Ablation
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.016
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1054-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristina Lemola, Hakan Oral, Aman Chugh, Burr Hall, Peter Cheung, Jihn Han, Kamala Tamirisa, Eric Good, Frank Bogun, Frank Pelosi Jr, and Fred Morady

Pulmonary Vein Isolation as an End Point for Left Atrial Circumferential Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.069
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1060-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Arthur M. Yue, Michael R. Franz, Paul R. Roberts, and John M. Morgan

Global Endocardial Electrical Restitution in Human Right and Left Ventricles Determined by Noncontact Mapping
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.074
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1067-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac Imaging:

Enrica Perugini, Pier Luigi Guidalotti, Fabrizio Salvi, Robin M.T. Cooke, Cinzia Pettinato, Letizia Riva, Ornella Leone, Mohsen Farsad, Paolo Ciliberti, Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani, Francesco Fallani, Angelo Branzi, and Claudio Rapezzi

Noninvasive Etiologic Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis Using ^99mTc-3,3-Diphosphono-1,2-Propanodicarboxylic Acid Scintigraphy
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.073
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1076-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gianluca Perseghin, Paolo Fiorina, Francesco De Cobelli, Paola Scifo, Antonio Esposito, Tamara Canu, Massimo Danna, Chiara Gremizzi, Antonio Secchi, Livio Luzi, and Alessandro Del Maschio

Cross-Sectional Assessment of the Effect of Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation on Resting Left Ventricular Energy Metabolism in Type 1 Diabetic-Uremic Patients: A Phosphorous-31 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.075
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1085-1092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Polymorphisms and Coronary Disease:

Pascalle S. Monraats, Jamal S. Rana, Melchior C. Nierman, Nuno M.M. Pires, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, John J.P. Kastelein, Jan Albert Kuivenhoven, Moniek P.M. de Maat, Saskia Z.H. Rittersma, Abbey Schepers, Pieter A.F. Doevendans, Robbert J. de Winter, René A. Tio, Rune R. Frants, Paul H.A. Quax, Arnoud van Der Laarse, Ernst E. van Der Wall, and J. Wouter Jukema

Lipoprotein Lipase Gene Polymorphisms and the Risk of Target Vessel Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.071
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1093-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Charalambos Antoniades, Dimitris Tousoulis, Carmen Vasiliadou, Christos Pitsavos, Christina Chrysochoou, Demosthenis Panagiotakos, Costas Tentolouris, Kyriakoula Marinou, Nikolaos Koumallos, and Christodoulos Stefanadis

Genetic Polymorphism on Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Affects Endothelial Activation and Inflammatory Response During the Acute Phase of Myocardial Infarction
In Press published online on September 7, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.072
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1101-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria

Integrating the Flow of Information
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.016
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1110-1111. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Paolo Calabro, David W. Chang, James T. Willerson, and Edward T.H. Yeh

Release of C-Reactive Protein in Response to Inflammatory Cytokines by Human Adipocytes: Linking Obesity to Vascular Inflammation
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.017
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1112-1113. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Dan Wichterle and Marek Malik

Physiological Mechanisms of Atrially Induced Heart Rate Turbulence
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.048
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1113-1114. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saila Vikman and Heikki Huikuri

Reply
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.047
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1114. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leisa J. Freeman, Antonia Hardiman, and Sheila Wood

Genetic Testing in Clinics for Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.046
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1114-1115. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc M. Beauchesne, Carole A. Warnes, Heidi M. Connolly, Naser M. Ammash, Martha Grogan, Syed M. Jalal, and Virginia V. Michels

Reply
In Press published online on September 20, 2005, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.045
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1115. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION:

Correction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1115. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

Developed in Collaboration With the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society, Sharon Ann Hunt, William T. Abraham, Marshall H. Chin, Arthur M. Feldman, Gary S. Francis, Theodore G. Ganiats, Mariell Jessup, Marvin A. Konstam, Donna M. Mancini, Keith Michl, John A. Oates, Peter S. Rahko, Marc A. Silver, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Clyde W. Yancy, Elliott M. Antman, Sidney C. Smith Jr, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon Ann Hunt, Alice K. Jacobs, Rick Nishimura, Joseph P. Ornato, Richard L. Page, and Barbara Riegel

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult—Summary Article: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1116-1143. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA HEART FAILURE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Robert O. Bonow, Susan Bennett, Donald E. Casey Jr, Theodore G. Ganiats, Mark A. Hlatky, Marvin A. Konstam, Costas T. Lambrew, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Ileana L. Piña, Martha J. Radford, Andrew L. Smith, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Robert O. Bonow, Susan J. Bennett, Gregory Burke, Kim A. Eagle, Harlan M. Krumholz, Costas T. Lambrew, Jane Linderbaum, Frederick A. Masoudi, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, James L. Ritchie, John S. Rumsfeld, and John A. Spertus

ACC/AHA Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Chronic Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop Heart Failure Clinical Performance Measures) Endorsed by the Heart Failure Society of America
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1144-1178. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA HEART FAILURE CLINICAL DATA STANDARDS:

Martha J. Radford

ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Heart Failure Clinical Data Standards)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 1179-1207. [PDF]  

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