INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: A38-A40. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Non-Invasive Coronary Angiography:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Stephan Achenbach

Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.012
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1919-1928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Saïd Ghostine, Christophe Caussin, Béatrice Daoud, Michel Habis, Eric Perrier, David Pesenti-Rossi, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Claude-Yves Angel, Bernard Lancelin, André Capderou, and Jean-François Paul

Non-Invasive Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Using 64-Slice Computed Tomography
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.103
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1929-1934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Ami E. Iskandrian

Detecting Coronary Artery Disease in Left Bundle Branch Block
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.014
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1935-1937. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arti J. Choure, Mario J. Garcia, Barbara Hesse, Matthew Sevensma, George Maly, Neil L. Greenberg, Lynn Borzi, Stephen Ellis, E. Murat Tuzcu, and Samir R. Kapadia

In Vivo Analysis of the Anatomical Relationship of Coronary Sinus to Mitral Annulus and Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Using Cardiac Multidetector Computed Tomography: Implications for Percutaneous Coronary Sinus Mitral Annuloplasty
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.043
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1938-1945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hajime Sakuma, Yasutaka Ichikawa, Shuji Chino, Tadanori Hirano, Katsutoshi Makino, and Kan Takeda

Detection of Coronary Artery Stenosis With Whole-Heart Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.055
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1946-1950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Thomas H. Hauser and Warren J. Manning

Coronary MRI: More Pretty Pictures or Present-Day Value?
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1951-1952. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Delayed Enhancement Magnetic Resonance:

James A. White, Raymond Yee, Xiaping Yuan, Andrew Krahn, Allan Skanes, Michele Parker, George Klein, and Maria Drangova

Delayed Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predicts Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Intraventricular Dyssynchrony
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.046
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1953-1960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maythem Saeed, Oliver Weber, Randall Lee, Loi Do, Alastair Martin, David Saloner, Philip Ursell, Philippe Robert, Claire Corot, and Charles B. Higgins

Discrimination of Myocardial Acute and Chronic (Scar) Infarctions on Delayed Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Intravascular Magnetic Resonance Contrast Media
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.071
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1961-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Andreas Kumar, Hassan Abdel-Aty, Ilka Kriedemann, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, C. Michael Gross, Rainer Dietz, and Matthias G. Friedrich

Contrast-Enhanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Right Ventricular Infarction
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.078
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1969-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ravi G. Assomull, Sanjay K. Prasad, Jonathan Lyne, Gillian Smith, Elizabeth D. Burman, Mohammed Khan, Mary N. Sheppard, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, and Dudley J. Pennell

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Fibrosis, and Prognosis in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.049
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1977-1985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Christopher M. Kramer

The Expanding Prognostic Role of Late Gadolinium Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.018
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1986-1987. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left Ventricular Function:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Partho P. Sengupta, Josef Korinek, Marek Belohlavek, Jagat Narula, Mani A. Vannan, Arshad Jahangir, and Bijoy K. Khandheria

Left Ventricular Structure and Function: Basic Science for Cardiac Imaging
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.030
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1988-2001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Supplementary Videos and Figures]  

Marco J.W. Götte, Tjeerd Germans, Iris K. Rüssel, Jaco J.M. Zwanenburg, J. Tim Marcus, Albert C. van Rossum, and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

Myocardial Strain and Torsion Quantified by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Tissue Tagging: Studies in Normal and Impaired Left Ventricular Function
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.048
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2002-2011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

James D. Thomas and Zoran B. Popovic

Assessment of Left Ventricular Function by Cardiac Ultrasound
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.071
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2012-2025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jonathan Chan, Lizelle Hanekom, Chiew Wong, Rodel Leano, Goo-Yeong Cho, and Thomas H. Marwick

Differentiation of Subendocardial and Transmural Infarction Using Two-Dimensional Strain Rate Imaging to Assess Short-Axis and Long-Axis Myocardial Function
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.050
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2026-2033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marc Dewey, Mira Müller, Stephan Eddicks, Dirk Schnapauff, Florian Teige, Wolfgang Rutsch, Adrian C. Borges, and Bernd Hamm

Evaluation of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Function With 16-Slice Computed Tomography, Biplane Cineventriculography, and Two-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography: Comparison With Magnetic Resonance Imaging
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.104
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2034-2044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Supplementary Videos]  

Thomas Berger, Gerald Fischer, Bernhard Pfeifer, Robert Modre, Friedrich Hanser, Thomas Trieb, Franz X. Roithinger, Markus Stuehlinger, Otmar Pachinger, Bernhard Tilg, and Florian Hintringer

Single-Beat Noninvasive Imaging of Cardiac Electrophysiology of Ventricular Pre-Excitation
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.019
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2045-2052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Roberto M. Lang, Victor Mor-Avi, Lissa Sugeng, Petra S. Nieman, and David J. Sahn

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: The Benefits of the Additional Dimension
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.047
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2053-2069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael Handke, Gudrun Heinrichs, Urs Moser, Felix Hirt, Felix Margadant, Felix Gattiker, Christoph Bode, and Annette Geibel

Transesophageal Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Methods and Initial In Vitro and Human In Vivo Studies
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.013
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2070-2076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Supplementary Videos]  

Multimodality Imaging in Clinical Setting:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Oussama M. Wazni, Hsuan-Ming Tsao, Shih-Ann Chen, Hsuan-Hung Chuang, Walid Saliba, Andrea Natale, and Allan L. Klein

Cardiovascular Imaging in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.072
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2077-2084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Multimodality Imaging in Clinical Study:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Hadi N. Skouri, G. William Dec, Matthias G. Friedrich, and Leslie T. Cooper

Noninvasive Imaging in Myocarditis
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.017
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2085-2093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Molecular and Stem Cell Imaging:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Rong Zhou, Paul D. Acton, and Victor A. Ferrari

Imaging Stem Cells Implanted in Infarcted Myocardium
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.026
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2094-2106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bettina Wagner, Martina Anton, Stephan G. Nekolla, Sybille Reder, Julia Henke, Stefan Seidl, Renate Hegenloh, Masao Miyagawa, Roland Haubner, Markus Schwaiger, and Frank M. Bengel

Noninvasive Characterization of Myocardial Molecular Interventions by Integrated Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.029
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2107-2115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Luciano C. Amado, Karl H. Schuleri, Anastasios P. Saliaris, Andrew J. Boyle, Robert Helm, Behzad Oskouei, Marco Centola, Virginia Eneboe, Randell Young, Joao A.C. Lima, Albert C. Lardo, Alan W. Heldman, and Joshua M. Hare

Multimodality Noninvasive Imaging Demonstrates In Vivo Cardiac Regeneration After Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.073
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2116-2124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Coronary Calcification:

Gautam Ramakrishna, Jerome F. Breen, Sharon L. Mulvagh, Robert B. McCully, and Patricia A. Pellikka

Relationship Between Coronary Artery Calcification Detected by Electron-Beam Computed Tomography and Abnormal Stress Echocardiography: Association and Prognostic Implications
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.105
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2125-2131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy:

Srijita Sen-Chowdhry, Sanjay K. Prasad, Petros Syrris, Ricardo Wage, Deirdre Ward, Robert Merrifield, Gillian C. Smith, David N. Firmin, Dudley J. Pennell, and William J. McKenna

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Revisited: Comparison With Task Force Criteria and Genotype
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.045
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2132-2140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Pamela Douglas, Ami E. Iskandrian, Harlan M. Krumholz, Linda Gillam, Robert Hendel, James Jollis, Eric Peterson, Jersey Chen, Frederick Masoudi, Emile Mohler III, Robert L. McNamara, Manesh R. Patel, and John Spertus

Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging: Proceedings From the American College of Cardiology–Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.076
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2141-2151. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Viewpoint:

Pamela S. Douglas

Improving Imaging: Our Professional Imperative
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.107
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2152-2155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria

Wither the Cardiac Physical Examination?
In Press published online on October 31, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.036
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2156-2157. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACC NEWS:

Newly Elected Members of the College
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 2158-2159. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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