STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Ernst R. Schwarz, Saurabh Rastogi, Vishal Kapur, Nasir Sulemanjee, and Jennifer J. Rodriguez

Erectile Dysfunction in Heart Failure Patients
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.052
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1111-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William B. Borden and David P. Faxon

Facilitated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.062
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1120-1128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

VIEWPOINT AND COMMENTARY:

Dean J. Kereiakes and Elliott M. Antman

Clinical Guidelines and Practice: In Search of the Truth
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.040
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1129-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robbert J. de Winter

Commentary on Clinical Guidelines and Practice: In Search of the Truth by Dean J. Kereiakes and Elliott M. Antman
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.095
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1136-1138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Hideki Futamatsu, Manel Sabaté, Dominick J. Angiolillo, Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo, Cecilia Corros, Kino Morikawa-Futamatsu, Fernando Alfonso, Julie Jiang, Pavel Cervinka, Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, Carlos Macaya, Theodore A. Bass, and Marco A. Costa

Characterization of Plaque Prolapse After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Diabetic Patients: A Three-Dimensional Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound Outcome Study
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.050
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1139-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Biomarkers and Coronary Disease:

Stefan K. James, Johan Lindbäck, Johanna Tilly, Agneta Siegbahn, Per Venge, Paul Armstrong, Robert Califf, Maarten L. Simoons, Lars Wallentin, and Bertil Lindahl

Troponin-T and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predict Mortality Benefit From Coronary Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A GUSTO-IV Substudy
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.056
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1146-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Fumiyuki Otsuka, Seigo Sugiyama, Sunao Kojima, Hidetomo Maruyoshi, Tohru Funahashi, Kunihiko Matsui, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Michihiro Yoshimura, Kazuo Kimura, Satoshi Umemura, and Hisao Ogawa

Plasma Adiponectin Levels Are Associated With Coronary Lesion Complexity in Men With Coronary Artery Disease
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.054
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1155-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Mandeep Bajaj and Ori Ben-Yehuda

A Big Fat Wedding: Association of Adiponectin With Coronary Vascular Lesions
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.039
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1163-1165. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gian Paolo Rossi, Giuseppe Maiolino, Mario Zanchetta, Daniele Sticchi, Luigi Pedon, Maurizio Cesari, Domenico Montemurro, Renzo De Toni, Silvia Zavattiero, and Achille C. Pessina

The T^–786C Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Genotype Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in High-Risk Patients
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.046
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1166-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Malte Kelm

Significance of Vascular Nitric Oxide Synthase Pathways in Coronary Artery Disease: A Multiple-Level Biomarker Strategy
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.028
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1175-1176. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk for Cardiovascular Disease:

Umed A. Ajani and Earl S. Ford

Has the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease Changed Among U.S. Adults?
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.055
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1177-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keattiyoat Wattanakit, Josef Coresh, Paul Muntner, Jane Marsh, and Aaron R. Folsom

Cardiovascular Risk Among Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease, With or Without Prior Myocardial Infarction
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.047
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1183-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Matthew A. Allison, Michael H. Criqui, Robyn L. McClelland, JoAnn M. Scott, Mary M. McDermott, Kiang Liu, Aaron R. Folsom, Alain G. Bertoni, A. Richey Sharrett, Shunichi Homma, and Sujata Kori

The Effect of Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors on the Ethnic-Specific Odds for Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.049
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1190-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Enhanced External Counterpulsation:

Arthur M. Feldman, Marc A. Silver, Gary S. Francis, Charles W. Abbottsmith, Bruce L. Fleishman, Ozlem Soran, Paul-Andre de Lame, Thomas Varricchione for the PEECH Investigators

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Improves Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.079
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1198-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Trial Centers and Investigators]  

Editorial Comment:

Stephen S. Gottlieb and Ileana L. Piña

Enhanced External Counterpulsation: What Can We Learn From the Treatment of Neurasthenia?
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.054
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1206-1207. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wilmer W. Nichols, Juan C. Estrada, Randy W. Braith, Karen Owens, and C. Richard Conti

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Treatment Improves Arterial Wall Properties and Wave Reflection Characteristics in Patients With Refractory Angina
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.094
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1208-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Michael F. O’Rourke and Junichiro Hashimoto

Enhanced External Counterpulsation: Why the Benefit?
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.036
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1215-1216. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart Failure:

Roland R. van Kimmenade, James L. Januzzi Jr, Patrick T. Ellinor, Umesh C. Sharma, Jaap A. Bakker, Adrian F. Low, Abelardo Martinez, Harry J. Crijns, Calum A. MacRae, Paul P. Menheere, and Yigal M. Pinto

Utility of Amino-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Galectin-3, and Apelin for the Evaluation of Patients With Acute Heart Failure
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.061
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1217-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Aidan P. Bolger, Frederick R. Bartlett, Helen S. Penston, Justin O’Leary, Noel Pollock, Raffi Kaprielian, and Callum M. Chapman

Intravenous Iron Alone for the Treatment of Anemia in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.015
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1225-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Jeffrey J. Goldberger, Haris Subacius, Andi Schaechter, Adam Howard, Ronald Berger, Alaa Shalaby, Joseph Levine, Alan H. Kadish for the DEFINITE Investigators

Effects of Statin Therapy on Arrhythmic Events and Survival in Patients With Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.053
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1228-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Rebecca H. Ritchie, Christopher J. Zeitz, Ronald D. Wuttke, John T.Y. Hii, and John D. Horowitz

Attenuation of the Negative Inotropic Effects of Metoprolol at Short Cycle Lengths in Humans: Comparison With Sotalol and Verapamil
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.092
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1234-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pipin Kojodjojo, Prapa Kanagaratnam, Oliver R. Segal, Wajid Hussain, and Nicholas S. Peters

The Effects of Carbenoxolone on Human Myocardial Conduction: A Tool to Investigate the Role of Gap Junctional Uncoupling in Human Arrhythmogenesis
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.093
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1242-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pediatric Cardiology:

Gerhard-Paul Diller, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Darlington Okonko, Anselm Uebing, Craig S. Broberg, Sonya Babu-Narayan, Stephanie Bayne, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, Richard Sutton, Darrel P. Francis, and Michael A. Gatzoulis

Heart Rate Response During Exercise Predicts Survival in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.051
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1250-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Keiich Hirono, Dirk Foell, Yanlin Xing, Sachiko Miyagawa-Tomita, Fei Ye, Martina Ahlmann, Thomas Vogl, Takeshi Futatani, Chen Rui, Xianyi Yu, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Sayaka Wanatabe, Shinichi Tsubata, Keiichiro Uese, Ikuo Hashimoto, Fukiko Ichida, Makoto Nakazawa, Johannes Roth, and Toshio Miyawaki

Expression of Myeloid-Related Protein-8 and -14 in Patients With Acute Kawasaki Disease
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.077
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1257-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Jane C. Burns

S100 Proteins in the Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.029
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1265-1267. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PRECLINICAL STUDY:

Morten B. Thomsen, Paul G.A. Volders, Jet D.M. Beekman, Jørgen Matz, and Marc A. Vos

Beat-to-Beat Variability of Repolarization Determines Proarrhythmic Outcome in Dogs Susceptible to Drug-Induced Torsades de Pointes
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.048
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1268-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED REVIEW:

Dennis M. McNamara, S. William Tam, Michael L. Sabolinski, Page Tobelmann, Karen Janosko, Anne L. Taylor, Jay N. Cohn, Arthur M. Feldman, and Manuel Worcel

Aldosterone Synthase Promoter Polymorphism Predicts Outcome in African Americans With Heart Failure: Results From the A-HeFT Trial
In Press published online on August 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.030
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1277-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letter to the Editor:

Alexandra Ward, Shien Guo, and J. Jaime Caro

Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.032
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1283. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ajay Bahl and Dhanaraj Singh Chongtham

Atorvastatin in Nonischemic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.031
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1283. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Srikanth Sola and Bobby V. Khan

Reply
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.030
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1284. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sripal Bangalore and Franz H. Messerli

Beta-Blockers and Exercise
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.038
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1284-1285. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter F. Kokkinos, Steven Singh, and Puneet Narayan

Reply
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.037
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1285. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satish R. Raj, Daniel E. Roach, Mary Lou Koshman, and Robert S. Sheldon

Standard Deviation of Sequential Five-Minute R-R Interval Means (SDANN) Is a Prognostic Marker, but Not Necessarily an Autonomic Marker
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.042
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1285-1286. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelo Auricchio and Maria Teresa Rovere

Reply
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.041
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1286. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian C. Gilchrist

Is the Allen’s Test Accurate for Patients Considered for Transradial Coronary Angiography?
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.023
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1287. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Hildick-Smith

Use of the Allen’s Test and Transradial Catheterization
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.022
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1287. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Greenwood

Reply
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.021
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1288. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: A39-A40. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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