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INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: A35-A36. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Dario Giugliano, Antonio Ceriello, and Katherine Esposito
The Effects of Diet on Inflammation: Emphasis on the Metabolic Syndrome
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.052
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 677-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Myocardial Infarction and Stroke:

Sanjay Sastry, Graham Riding, Julie Morris, David Taberner, Nicola Cherry, Anthony Heagerty, and Charles McCollum
Young Adult Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke: The Role of Paradoxical Embolism and Thrombophilia (The YAMIS Study)
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.074
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 686-691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Invasive Cardiology:

Peter A. McCullough, Michel E. Bertrand, Jeffrey A. Brinker, and Fulvio Stacul
A Meta-Analysis of the Renal Safety of Isosmolar Iodixanol Compared With Low-Osmolar Contrast Media
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.073
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 692-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] View Previously Unpublished Trials Included in the Meta-Analysis

Ischemic Preconditioning:

Niels P. Riksen, Zhigang Zhou, Wim J.G. Oyen, Rogier Jaspers, Bart P. Ramakers, Rene M.H.J. Brouwer, Otto C. Boerman, Neil Steinmetz, Paul Smits, and Gerard A. Rongen
Caffeine Prevents Protection in Two Human Models of Ischemic Preconditioning
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.083
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 700-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Lipids and Cardiovascular Disease:

Timo E. Strandberg, Reijo S. Tilvis, Kaisu H. Pitkala, and Tatu A. Miettinen
Cholesterol and Glucose Metabolism and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events Among the Elderly: A Prospective Study
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.081
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 708-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Stephen J. Nicholls, Pia Lundman, Jason A. Harmer, Belinda Cutri, Kaye A. Griffiths, Kerry-Anne Rye, Philip J. Barter, and David S. Celermajer
Consumption of Saturated Fat Impairs the Anti-Inflammatory Properties of High-Density Lipoproteins and Endothelial Function
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.080
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 715-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Steven N. Singh, X. Charlene Tang, Bramah N. Singh, Paul Dorian, Domenic J. Reda, Crystal L. Harris, Ross D. Fletcher, Satish C. Sharma, J. Edwin Atwood, Alan K. Jacobson, H. Daniel Lewis Jr, Becky Lopez, Dennis W. Raisch, Michael D. Ezekowitz for the SAFE-T Investigators
Quality of Life and Exercise Performance in Patients in Sinus Rhythm Versus Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program Substudy
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.051
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 721-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Rodney H. Falk
Atrial Fibrillation or Sinus Rhythm?: Controversy and Contradiction in Quality of Life Outcomes
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.022
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 731-733. [Full Text] [PDF]

Maurizio Gasparini, Angelo Auricchio, François Regoli, Cecilia Fantoni, Mihoko Kawabata, Paola Galimberti, Daniela Pini, Carlo Ceriotti, Edoardo Gronda, Catherine Klersy, Simona Fratini, and Helmut H. Klein
Four-Year Efficacy of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Exercise Tolerance and Disease Progression: The Importance of Performing Atrioventricular Junction Ablation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.056
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 734-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Jonathan S. Steinberg
Desperately Seeking a Randomized Clinical Trial of Resynchronization Therapy for Patients With Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.031
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 744-746. [Full Text] [PDF]

Matti Viitasalo, Lasse Oikarinen, Heikki Swan, Heikki Väänänen, Jere Järvenpää, Harri Hietanen, Jouko Karjalainen, and Lauri Toivonen
Effects of Beta-Blocker Therapy on Ventricular Repolarization Documented by 24-h Electrocardiography in Patients With Type 1 Long-QT Syndrome
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.084
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 747-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Viewpoint:

Jeroen J. Bax, Robert O. Bonow, Diethelm Tschöpe, Silvio E. Inzucchi, Eugene Barrett on behalf of the Global Dialogue Group for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Diabetes
The Potential of Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy for Risk Stratification of Asymptomatic Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.077
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 754-760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] View Online Appendix

Counterpoint:

Todd D. Miller, Rita F. Redberg, and Frans J.T. Wackers
Screening Asymptomatic Diabetic Patients for Coronary Artery Disease: Why Not?
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.076
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 761-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Charlotte Ebeling Barbier, Tomas Bjerner, Lars Johansson, Lars Lind, and Håkan Ahlström
Myocardial Scars More Frequent Than Expected: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detects Potential Risk Group
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.041
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 765-771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Gardar Sigurdsson, Patricia Carrascosa, Mohammad H. Yamani, Neil L. Greenberg, Sergio Perrone, Gustavo Lev, Milind Y. Desai, and Mario J. Garcia
Detection of Transplant Coronary Artery Disease Using Multidetector Computed Tomography With Adaptative Multisegment Reconstruction
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.082
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 772-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Martin Osranek, Kaniz Fatema, Fatema Qaddoura, Ahmed Al-Saileek, Marion E. Barnes, Kent R. Bailey, Bernard J. Gersh, Teresa S.M. Tsang, Kenton J. Zehr, and James B. Seward
Left Atrial Volume Predicts the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Study
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.054
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 779-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Warren J. Manning and Eli V. Gelfand
Left Atrial Size and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: The Volume of Evidence Suggests it Is Time to Break an Old Habit
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.036
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 787-789. [Full Text] [PDF]

Exercise:

Steffen E. Petersen, Frank Wiesmann, Lucy E. Hudsmith, Matthew D. Robson, Jane M. Francis, Joseph B. Selvanayagam, Stefan Neubauer, and Keith M. Channon
Functional and Structural Vascular Remodeling in Elite Rowers Assessed by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.078
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 790-797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Cardiovascular Consequences of Stun Gun:

Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar, Ian M. Billingsley, Stephane Masse, Paul Dorian, Douglas Cameron, Vijay S. Chauhan, Eugene Downar, and Elias Sevaptsidis
Cardiac Electrophysiological Consequences of Neuromuscular Incapacitating Device Discharges
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.076
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 798-804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Donald Wallick, Kay Ryschon, Mina K. Chung, Jagdish Butany, David Martin, Walid Saliba, William Kowalewski, Andrea Natale, and Patrick J. Tchou
Effects of Cocaine Intoxication on the Threshold for Stun Gun Induction of Ventricular Fibrillation
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.055
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 805-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

PRECLINICAL STUDY:

Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Rajeev Verma, Joachim G. Pfeffer, Ralf-Dieter Hilgers, and Rolf W. Günther
Temporary Pulmonary Stent Placement as Emergency Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism: First Experimental Evaluation
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.079
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 812-816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Piet Borgdorff, Geert Jan Tangelder, and Walter J. Paulus
Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors Enhance Shear Stress-Induced Platelet Aggregation
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.053
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 817-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Vanessa P.M. van Empel, Anne T. Bertrand, Ralph J. van Oort, Roel van der Nagel, Markus Engelen, Harold V. van Rijen, Pieter A. Doevendans, Harry J. Crijns, Susan L. Ackerman, Wim Sluiter, and Leon J. De Windt
EUK-8, a Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase Mimetic, Reduces Cardiac Oxidative Stress and Ameliorates Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure in the Harlequin Mouse Mutant
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.075
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 824-832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

EXPEDITED REVIEW:

Ilke Sipahi, E. Murat Tuzcu, Paul Schoenhagen, Katherine E. Wolski, Stephen J. Nicholls, Craig Balog, Timothy D. Crowe, and Steven E. Nissen
Effects of Normal, Pre-Hypertensive, and Hypertensive Blood Pressure Levels on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Expedited Publication published online on June 14, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.045
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 833-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Jonathan Tobis and Gregg C. Fonarow
Optimal Blood Pressure Levels in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Expedited Publication published online on June 14, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.016
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 839-840. [Full Text] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria
Separation and Renewal
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.002
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 841-842. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Peter Pfeiffer, Patrick Müller, Andrey Kazakov, Ingrid Kindermann, and Michael Böhm
Time-Dependent Cardiac Chimerism in Gender-Mismatched Heart Transplantation Patients
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.037
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 843-845. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Letter to the Editor:

J. David Spence
Measuring Effects of Antiatherosclerotic Therapies
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.027
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 845-846. [Full Text] [PDF]

Juan Jose Badimon, Roberto Corti, and Valentin Fuster
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.026
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 846. [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrew O. Maree, Hani Jneid, and Desmond J. Fitzgerald
Aspirin Resistance and Atherothrombotic Disease
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.025
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 846-847. [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter J. Mason, Alice K. Jacobs, and Jane E. Freedman
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.023
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 847. [Full Text] [PDF]

James B. Johnson, Donald R. Laub, and Sujit John
The Emperor’s New Clothes Are Loose: Lower Body Mass Index, Not Calorie Restriction, Accounts for Improved Diastolic Function
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.029
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 847-848. [Full Text] [PDF]

Timothy E. Meyer, Sándor J. Kovács, Ali A. Ehsani, Samuel Klein, John O. Holloszy, and Luigi Fontana
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.028
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 848. [Full Text] [PDF]

Marc L. Schwartz
Implications and Controversies of Recent Hypertension Trials
Expedited Publication published online on July 21, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.042
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 848-849. [Full Text] [PDF]

Bryan Williams
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.035
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 849-850. [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul S. Chan, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, and Rodney A. Hayward
Keeping Apples and Oranges Separate: Reassessing Clinical Trials That Use Composite End Points as Their Primary Outcome
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.034
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 850. [Full Text] [PDF]

Friedrich Koehler and Stefan D. Anker
Noninvasive Home Telemonitoring: The Trans-European Network–Home-Care Management System
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.033
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 850-851. [Full Text] [PDF]

John G.F. Cleland
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.032
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 851-852. [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrea Poli and Arturo Pujia
Pleiotropic Effects of Statins and Early Benefit in the PROVE IT–TIMI-22 Study
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.039
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 852. [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher P. Cannon, Kausik K. Ray, and Eugene Braunwald
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on July 24, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.038
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 852-853. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC/AHA/ESC PRACTICE GUIDELINE:

Valentin Fuster, Lars E. Rydén, David S. Cannom, Harry J. Crijns, Anne B. Curtis, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Jonathan L. Halperin, Jean-Yves Le Heuzey, G. Neal Kay, James E. Lowe, S. Bertil Olsson, Eric N. Prystowsky, Juan Luis Tamargo, and Samuel Wann
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation—Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration With the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 854-906. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC/AHA/ESC PRACTICE GUIDELINE:

Valentin Fuster, Lars E. Rydén, David S. Cannom, Harry J. Crijns, Anne B. Curtis, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Jonathan L. Halperin, Jean-Yves Le Heuzey, G. Neal Kay, James E. Lowe, S. Bertil Olsson, Eric N. Prystowsky, Juan Luis Tamargo, and Samuel Wann
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration With the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: e149-e246. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]


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