INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: A46-A48. [PDF]  

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Catherine M. Otto

Valvular Aortic Stenosis: Disease Severity and Timing of Intervention
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.002
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2141-2151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Fernando Alfonso, Maria-José Pérez-Vizcayno, Rosana Hernandez, Armando Bethencourt, Vicens Martí, Jose R. López-Mínguez, Juan Angel, Ramón Mantilla, Cesar Morís, Angel Cequier, Manel Sabaté, Javier Escaned, Raúl Moreno, Camino Bañuelos, Alfonso Suárez, Carlos Macaya for the RIBS-II Investigators

A Randomized Comparison of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent With Balloon Angioplasty in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis: Results of the Restenosis Intrastent: Balloon Angioplasty Versus Elective Sirolimus-Eluting Stenting (RIBS-II) Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2152-2160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]  

Editorial Comment:

Harold L. Dauerman

Treatment of Stent Restenosis: Moving Beyond Momentum
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2161-2163. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jeffrey W. Moses, Gregg W. Stone, Eugenia Nikolsky, Gary S. Mintz, George Dangas, Eberhard Grube, Stephen G. Ellis, Alexandra J. Lansky, Giora Weisz, Martin Fahy, Yingbo Na, Mary E. Russell, Dennis Donohoe, Martin B. Leon, and Roxana Mehran

Drug-Eluting Stents in the Treatment of Intermediate Lesions: Pooled Analysis From Four Randomized Trials
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.068
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2164-2171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pilar Jiménez-Quevedo, Manel Sabaté, Dominick J. Angiolillo, Marco A. Costa, Fernando Alfonso, Joan Antoni Gómez-Hospital, Rosana Hernández-Antolín, Camino Bañuelos, Javier Goicolea, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Theodore Bass, Javier Escaned, Raul Moreno, Cristina Fernández, Carlos Macaya for the DIABETES Investigators

Vascular Effects of Sirolimus-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Diabetic Patients: Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Results of the Diabetes and Sirolimus-Eluting Stent (DIABETES) Trial
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.063
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2172-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction:

Robert L. McNamara, Yongfei Wang, Jeph Herrin, Jeptha P. Curtis, Elizabeth H. Bradley, David J. Magid, Eric D. Peterson, Martha Blaney, Paul D. Frederick, Harlan M. Krumholz for the NRMI Investigators

Effect of Door-to-Balloon Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.072
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2180-2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Habib Samady, Wolfgang Lepper, Eric R. Powers, Kevin Wei, Michael Ragosta, Gregory G. Bishop, Ian J. Sarembock, Lawrence Gimple, Denny D. Watson, George A. Beller, and Kurt G. Barringhaus

Fractional Flow Reserve of Infarct-Related Arteries Identifies Reversible Defects on Noninvasive Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Early After Myocardial Infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2187-2193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Vulnerable Plaque:

Tomohito Ohtani, Yasunori Ueda, Isamu Mizote, Jota Oyabu, Katsuki Okada, Atsushi Hirayama, and Kazuhisa Kodama

Number of Yellow Plaques Detected in a Coronary Artery Is Associated With Future Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome: Detection of Vulnerable Patients by Angioscopy
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.064
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2194-2200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Alessandro Mauriello, Elena Bonanno, Claus Oxvig, Cheryl A. Conover, Michael Christiansen, Santi Trimarchi, Vincenzo Rampoldi, David R. Holmes Jr, Robert S. Schwartz, and Luigi Giusto Spagnoli

Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A Is Markedly Expressed by Monocyte-Macrophage Cells in Vulnerable and Ruptured Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques: A Link Between Inflammation and Cerebrovascular Events
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.086
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2201-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Carotid and Peripheral Atherosclerosis:

Markus Exner, Erich Minar, Wolfgang Mlekusch, Schila Sabeti, Jasmin Amighi, Wolfgang Lalouschek, Gerald Maurer, Christian Bieglmayer, Heidi Kieweg, Oswald Wagner, and Martin Schillinger

Myeloperoxidase Predicts Progression of Carotid Stenosis in States of Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.067
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2212-2218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sotirios Tsimikas, Stefan Kiechl, Johann Willeit, Manuel Mayr, Elizabeth R. Miller, Florian Kronenberg, Qingbo Xu, Claes Bergmark, Siegfried Weger, Friedrich Oberhollenzer, and Joseph L. Witztum

Oxidized Phospholipids Predict the Presence and Progression of Carotid and Femoral Atherosclerosis and Symptomatic Cardiovascular Disease: Five-Year Prospective Results From the Bruneck Study
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2219-2228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Valvular Heart Disease:

Martin Briand, Isabelle Lemieux, Jean G. Dumesnil, Patrick Mathieu, Amélie Cartier, Jean-Pierre Després, Marie Arsenault, Jacques Couet, and Philippe Pibarot

Metabolic Syndrome Negatively Influences Disease Progression and Prognosis in Aortic Stenosis
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.073
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2229-2236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Failure:

Sammy Elmariah, Lee R. Goldberg, Michael T. Allen, and Andrew Kao

Effects of Gender on Peak Oxygen Consumption and the Timing of Cardiac Transplantation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2237-2242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

David Feldman

The Timing for Transplantation: Superior Genetics or Social Prejudice?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2243-2244. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milton Packer, William T. Abraham, Mandeep R. Mehra, Clyde W. Yancy, Christine E. Lawless, Judith E. Mitchell, Frank W. Smart, Rachel Bijou, Christopher M. O’Connor, Barry M. Massie, Ileana L. Pina, Barry H. Greenberg, James B. Young, Daniel P. Fishbein, Paul J. Hauptman, Robert C. Bourge, John E. Strobeck, Srinvivas Murali, Douglas Schocken, John R. Teerlink, Wayne C. Levy, Robin J. Trupp, Marc A. Silver for the Prospective Evaluation and Identification of Cardiac Decompensation by ICG Test (PREDICT) Study Investigators and Coordinators

Utility of Impedance Cardiography for the Identification of Short-Term Risk of Clinical Decompensation in Stable Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.071
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2245-2252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Dyssynchrony:

Stephane Lafitte, Pierre Bordachar, Marianne Lafitte, Stephane Garrigue, Sylvain Reuter, Patricia Reant, Karim Serri, Valerie Lebouffos, Marianne Berrhouet, Pierre Jais, Michel Haissaguerre, Jacques Clementy, Raymond Roudaut, and Anthony N. DeMaria

Dynamic Ventricular Dyssynchrony: An Exercise-Echocardiography Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2253-2259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Anne S. Hellkamp, Kerry L. Lee, Michael O. Sweeney, Mark S. Link, Gervasio A. Lamas for the MOST Investigators

Treatment Crossovers Did Not Affect Randomized Treatment Comparisons in the Mode Selection Trial (MOST)
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.069
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2260-2266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pediatric and Adolescent Heart Disease:

Marcello Chinali, Giovanni de Simone, Mary J. Roman, Elisa T. Lee, Lyle G. Best, Barbara V. Howard, and Richard B. Devereux

Impact of Obesity on Cardiac Geometry and Function in a Population of Adolescents: The Strong Heart Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2267-2273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Stephan von Haehling, Wolfram Doehner, and Stefan D. Anker

Obesity and the Heart: A Weighty Issue
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.003
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2274-2276. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael M.H. Cheung, Rajesh K. Kharbanda, Igor E. Konstantinov, Mikiko Shimizu, Helena Frndova, Jia Li, Helen M. Holtby, Peter N. Cox, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Glen S. Van Arsdell, and Andrew N. Redington

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: First Clinical Application in Humans
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.066
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2277-2282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Luke Lamers, Greg Ensing, Ricardo Pignatelli, Caren Goldberg, Louis Bezold, Nancy Ayres, and Robert Gajarski

Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Pediatric Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Using the End-Systolic Wall Stress-Velocity of Circumferential Fiber Shortening Relationship
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2283-2288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cardiac Imaging:

David C. Isbell, Stuart S. Berr, Alicia Y. Toledano, Frederick H. Epstein, Craig H. Meyer, Walter J. Rogers, Nancy L. Harthun, Klaus D. Hagspiel, Arthur Weltman, and Christopher M. Kramer

Delayed Calf Muscle Phosphocreatine Recovery After Exercise Identifies Peripheral Arterial Disease
In Press published online on May 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.069
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2289-2295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gilbert J. Zoghbi, Thien Htay, Raed Aqel, Linda Blackmon, Jaekyeong Heo, and Ami E. Iskandrian

Effect of Caffeine on Ischemia Detection by Adenosine Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Perfusion Imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2296-2302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PRECLINICAL STUDY:

Luis A. Cuniberti, Pablo G. Stutzbach, Eduardo Guevara, Gustavo G. Yannarelli, Rubén P. Laguens, and Roberto R. Favaloro

Development of Mild Aortic Valve Stenosis in a Rabbit Model of Hypertension
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.070
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2303-2309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED REVIEW:

Jack Zwanziger, W. Jackson Hall, Andrew W. Dick, Hongwei Zhao, Alvin I. Mushlin, Rebecca Marron Hahn, Hongkun Wang, Mark L. Andrews, Cathleen Mooney, Hongyue Wang, and Arthur J. Moss

The Cost Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Results From the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT)-II
In Press published online on May 3, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.032
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2310-2318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Akira Sato, Kazutaka Aonuma, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, Toshimichi Yoshida, Mitsuaki Isobe, Daisuke Kawase, Noriaki Kinoshita, Yoshio Yazaki, and Michiaki Hiroe

Serum Tenascin-C Might Be a Novel Predictor of Left Ventricular Remodeling and Prognosis After Acute Myocardial Infarction
In Press published online on May 3, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.033
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2319-2325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Benjamin M. Scirica, David A. Morrow, Christopher P. Cannon, Kausik K. Ray, Marc S. Sabatine, Petr Jarolim, Amy Shui, Carolyn H. McCabe, Eugene Braunwald for the PROVE IT–TIMI 22 Investigators

Intensive Statin Therapy and the Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure After an Acute Coronary Syndrome in the PROVE IT–TIMI 22 Study
In Press published online on May 3, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.034
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2326-2331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC NEWS:

Steven E. Nissen and E. Murat Tuzcu

President’s Page: Valvular Heart Disease: The Convergence of Interventional and Surgical Approaches
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.043
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2332-2333. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Henry G. Riter, Margaret M. Redfield, John C. Burnett, and Horng H. Chen

Nonhypotensive Low-Dose Nesiritide Has Differential Renal Effects Compared With Standard-Dose Nesiritide in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Renal Dysfunction
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.013
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2334-2335. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ignacio García-Bolao, Alfonso Macías, Begoña López, Arantxa González, Juan J. Gavira, Pedro Azcárate, Eduardo Alegría, and Javier Díez

A Biomarker of Myocardial Fibrosis Predicts Long-Term Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.012
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2335-2337. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Karl Mischke, Markus Zarse, Thomas Schimpf, Martina Baranowski, Christian Knackstedt, Jurgita Plisiene, and Patrick Schauerte

Paired Ventricular Stimulation: An Approach for Hemodynamic Stabilization During Ventricular Tachycardia
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.061
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2337-2339. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letter to the Editor:

Alan Boyar

Sensitivity and Specificity Versus Calcium Score in the St. Francis Heart Study
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.011
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2339-2340. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan D. Guerci and David Newstein

Reply
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.010
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2340. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David H. Spodick

Left Atrial Remodeling in Competitive Athletes
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.009
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2340. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward G. Abinader

Competitive Athletes and Left Atrial Remodeling
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.008
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2340-2341. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandeep Basavarajaiah, Jayesh Makan, S.H. Reza Naghavi, Greg Whyte, Sabiha Gati, and Sanjay Sharma

Physiological Upper Limits of Left Atrial Diameter in Highly Trained Adolescent Athletes
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.007
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2341-2342. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Pelliccia and Barry J. Maron

Reply
In Press published online on May 15, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.006
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2342. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC/AHA PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

Lee A. Fleisher, Joshua A. Beckman, Kenneth A. Brown, Hugh Calkins, Elliott Chaikof, Kirsten E. Fleischmann, William K. Freeman, James B. Froehlich, Edward K. Kasper, Judy R. Kersten, Barbara Riegel, John F. Robb, Sidney C. Smith Jr, Alice K. Jacobs, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Elliott M. Antman, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon A. Hunt, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Richard L. Page, and Barbara Riegel

ACC/AHA 2006 Guideline Update on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery: Focused Update on Perioperative Beta-Blocker Therapy: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2002 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery) Developed in Collaboration With the American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2343-2355. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRECTION:

Correction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2356. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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