JACC -- Table of Contents (47 [12])

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STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Walter P. Abhayaratna, James B. Seward, Christopher P. Appleton, Pamela S. Douglas, Jae K. Oh, A. Jamil Tajik, and Teresa S.M. Tsang
Left Atrial Size: Physiologic Determinants and Clinical Applications
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2357-2363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [View Online Technical Appendix]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trial:

C. Michael Gibson, David A. Morrow, Sabina A. Murphy, Theresa M. Palabrica, Lisa K. Jennings, Peter H. Stone, Henry H. Lui, Thomas Bulle, Nasser Lakkis, Richard Kovach, David J. Cohen, Polly Fish, Carolyn H. McCabe, Eugene Braunwald for the TIMI Study Group
A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Relative Protection Against Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Microvascular Dysfunction, Ischemia, and Inflammation Among Antiplatelet and Antithrombotic Agents: The PROTECT–TIMI-30 Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2364-2373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix][View Online Video]

Ajay J. Kirtane, Gregory Piazza, Sabina A. Murphy, Daniela Budiu, David A. Morrow, David J. Cohen, Eric Peterson, Nasser Lakkis, Howard C. Herrmann, Theresa M. Palabrica, C. Michael Gibson for the TIMI Study Group
Correlates of Bleeding Events Among Moderate- to High-Risk Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Treated With Eptifibatide: Observations From the PROTECT–TIMI-30 Trial
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.09.080
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2374-2379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

John A. Bittl
The Future of an Illusion
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2380-2383. [Full Text] [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

Robert D. Safian, John F. Bresnahan, Michael R. Jaff, Malcolm Foster, J. Michael Bacharach, Brijeshwar Maini, Mark Turco, Subbarao Myla, Gustav Eles, Gary M. Ansel on behalf of the CREATE Pivotal Trial Investigators
Protected Carotid Stenting in High-Risk Patients With Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2384-2389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]

David J. Clark, Sara Lessio, Margaret O’Donoghue, Con Tsalamandris, Robert Schainfeld, and Kenneth Rosenfield
Mechanisms and Predictors of Carotid Artery Stent Restenosis: A Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Study
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.076
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2390-2396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Jay S. Yadav
New Insights Into Improving Acute and Long-Term Outcomes of Carotid Stenting
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2397-2398. [Full Text] [PDF]

John Cosgrave, Gloria Melzi, Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, Flavio Airoldi, Alaide Chieffo, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, Matteo Montorfano, Iassen Michev, Mauro Carlino, Erminio Bonizzoni, and Antonio Colombo
Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis: The Pattern Predicts the Outcome
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.046
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2399-2404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Study With Intravascular Ultrasound:

Kenya Nasu, Etsuo Tsuchikane, Osamu Katoh, D. Geoffrey Vince, Renu Virmani, Jean-François Surmely, Akira Murata, Yoshihiro Takeda, Tatsuya Ito, Mariko Ehara, Tetsuo Matsubara, Mitsuyasu Terashima, and Takahiko Suzuki
Accuracy of In Vivo Coronary Plaque Morphology Assessment: A Validation Study of In Vivo Virtual Histology Compared With In Vitro Histopathology
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.044
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2405-2412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Salah-Eddine Hassani, Gary S. Mintz, Helen S. Fong, Sang-Wook Kim, Zhenyi Xue, Augusto D. Pichard, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, William O. Suddath, Ron Waksman, and Neil J. Weissman
Negative Remodeling and Calcified Plaque in Octogenarians With Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2413-2419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Atherosclerosis:

Verônica R.S. Fernandes, Joseph F. Polak, Thor Edvardsen, Benilton Carvalho, Antoinette Gomes, David A. Bluemke, Khurram Nasir, Daniel H. O’Leary, and João A.C. Lima
Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Incipient Regional Myocardial Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Individuals: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.075
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2420-2428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Marit Granér, Richard W. James, Juhani Kahri, Markku S. Nieminen, Mikko Syvänne, and Marja-Riitta Taskinen
Association of Paraoxonase-1 Activity and Concentration With Angiographic Severity and Extent of Coronary Artery Disease
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.074
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2429-2435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Manuel Mayr, Stefan Kiechl, Sotirios Tsimikas, Elizabeth Miller, Joanna Sheldon, Johann Willeit, Joseph L. Witztum, and Qingbo Xu
Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Autoantibodies, Chronic Infections, and Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Population-Based Study
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.024
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2436-2443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [View Online Tables]

Raffaele Marfella, Michele D’Amico, Clara Di Filippo, Alfonso Baldi, Mario Siniscalchi, Ferndinando Carlo Sasso, Michele Portoghese, Ornella Carbonara, Basilio Crescenzi, Paolo Sangiuolo, Giovanni Francesco Nicoletti, Raffaele Rossiello, Franca Ferraraccio, Federico Cacciapuoti, Mario Verza, Ludovico Coppola, Francesco Rossi, and Giuseppe Paolisso
Increased Activity of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in Patients With Symptomatic Carotid Disease Is Associated With Enhanced Inflammation and May Destabilize the Atherosclerotic Plaque: Effects of Rosiglitazone Treatment
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.073
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2444-2455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Endothelial Function:

Allison B. Goldfine, Joshua A. Beckman, Rebecca A. Betensky, Heather Devlin, Shauna Hurley, Nerea Varo, Uwe Schonbeck, Mary Elizabeth Patti, and Mark A. Creager
Family History of Diabetes Is a Major Determinant of Endothelial Function
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.045
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2456-2461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Javed Butler, James B. Young, William T. Abraham, Robert C. Bourge, Kirkwood F. Adams Jr, Robert Clare, Christopher O’Connor for the ESCAPE Investigators
Beta-Blocker Use and Outcomes Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2462-2469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Haiyan Li, Koji Tanaka, Hitoshi Anzai, Brandy Oeser, Dominic Lai, Jon A. Kobashigawa, and Jonathan M. Tobis
Influence of Pre-Existing Donor Atherosclerosis on the Development of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy and Outcomes in Heart Transplant Recipients
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.072
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2470-2476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Alan Kadish, Andi Schaechter, Haris Subacius, Emil Thattassery, William Sanders, Kelley P. Anderson, Alan Dyer, Jeffrey Goldberger, and Joseph Levine
Patients With Recently Diagnosed Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Benefit From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.090
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2477-2482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Francis E. Marchlinski and Mariell Jessup
Timing the Implantation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2483-2485. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Shajil Chalil, Zaheer R. Yousef, Sarkaw A. Muyhaldeen, Russell E. A. Smith, Paul Jordan, Christopher R. Gibbs, and Francisco Leyva
Pacing-Induced Increase in QT Dispersion Predicts Sudden Cardiac Death Following Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2486-2492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Matthew R. Reynolds, David J. Cohen, Aaron D. Kugelmass, Phillip P. Brown, Edmund R. Becker, Steven D. Culler, and April W. Simon
The Frequency and Incremental Cost of Major Complications Among Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.049
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2493-2497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Tables]

Frédéric Sacher, Kristi H. Monahan, Stuart P. Thomas, Neil Davidson, Pedro Adragao, Prashanthan Sanders, Mélèze Hocini, Yoshihide Takahashi, Martin Rotter, Thomas Rostock, Li-Fern Hsu, Jacques Clémenty, Michel Haïssaguerre, David L. Ross, Douglas L. Packer, and Pierre Jaïs
Phrenic Nerve Injury After Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: Characterization and Outcome in a Multicenter Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2498-2503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Leonardo Calò, Filippo Lamberti, Maria Luisa Loricchio, Ermenegildo De Ruvo, Furio Colivicchi, Leopoldo Bianconi, Claudio Pandozi, and Massimo Santini
Left Atrial Ablation Versus Biatrial Ablation for Persistent and Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective and Randomized Study
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.047
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2504-2512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Paul S. Chan, Sandeep Vijan, Fred Morady, and Hakan Oral
Cost-Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.070
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2513-2520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Technical Appendix]

Valvular Heart Disease:

David Messika-Zeitoun, Bruce D. Johnson, Vuyisile Nkomo, Jean-François Avierinos, Thomas G. Allison, Christopher Scott, A. Jamil Tajik, and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Determination of Functional Capacity in Mitral Regurgitation: Physiologic and Outcome Implications
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.043
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2521-2527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Hideaki Senzaki, Satoshi Masutani, Hirotaka Ishido, Mio Taketazu, Toshiki Kobayashi, Nozomu Sasaki, Haruhiko Asano, Toshiyuki Katogi, Shunei Kyo, and Yuji Yokote
Cardiac Rest and Reserve Function in Patients With Fontan Circulation
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.022
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2528-2535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

PRECLINICAL STUDY:

Huige Li, Klaus Witte, Michael August, Isolde Brausch, Ute Gödtel-Armbrust, Alice Habermeier, Ellen I. Closs, Mathias Oelze, Thomas Münzel, and Ulrich Förstermann
Reversal of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Uncoupling and Up-Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Lowers Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Rats
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.071
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2536-2544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

YEAR IN CARDIOLOGY SERIES:

Thomas P. Graham Jr
The Year in Congenital Heart Disease
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.067
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2545-2553. [Full Text] [PDF]

EXPEDITED REVIEW:

G.B. John Mancini, Mahyar Etminan, Bin Zhang, Linda E. Levesque, J. Mark FitzGerald, and James M. Brophy
Reduction of Morbidity and Mortality by Statins, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Expedited Publication published online on April 27, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.039
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2554-2560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria
Diversity in JACC
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.011
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2561-2562. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Saeed Payvar, Yongfei Wang, Mikhail Kosiborod, Frederick A. Masoudi, Edward P. Havranek, JoAnne M. Foody, S. Ward Casscells, and Harlan M. Krumholz
Admission Body Temperature and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2563-2564. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]

Letter to the Editor:

Robert S. Hillman
Platelet Aspirin Resistance Detection and Validation
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.021
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2565. [Full Text] [PDF]

Udaya S. Tantry, Kevin P. Bliden, and Paul A. Gurbel
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on May 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.020
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2566. [Full Text] [PDF]

Duncan C. McNab, John Ormiston, and Mark W.I. Webster
Bifurcation Coronary Lesions and the "Crush" Technique
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.028
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2566-2567. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ricardo A. Costa, Gary S. Mintz, and Stephane G. Carlier
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.027
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2567. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heather L. Horton
Secondary Stroke Prevention and Antiplatelet Therapy
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.026
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2568. [Full Text] [PDF]

James M. Gebel Jr
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on May 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.025
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2569-2570. [Full Text] [PDF]

AUTHOR INDEX:

Author Index
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2571-2578. [PDF]

SUBJECT INDEX:

Subject Index
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 47: 2579-2602. [PDF]

INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

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


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