CARDIOVASCULAR GENOMIC MEDICINE:

Mark P. Donahue, Douglas A. Marchuk, and Howard A. Rockman

Redefining Heart Failure: The Utility of Genomics
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.062
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1289-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

VIEWPOINT:

George A. Beller

A Proposal for an Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Training Track
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.096
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1299-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOCUS ISSUE: CARDIAC INTERVENTION:

Sirolimus-Paclitaxel Comparison:

Shpend Elezi, Alban Dibra, Julinda Mehilli, Jürgen Pache, Rainer Wessely, Albert Schömig, and Adnan Kastrati

Vessel Size and Outcome After Coronary Drug-Eluting Stent Placement: Results From a Large Cohort of Patients Treated With Sirolimus- or Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.068
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1304-1309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Bradley H. Strauss

All Drug-Eluting Stents Are Equal, But Some Drug-Eluting Stents Are More Equal Than Others
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.013
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1310-1311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Saia, Giancarlo Piovaccari, Antonio Manari, Andrea Santarelli, Alberto Benassi, Enrico Aurier, Pietro Sangiorgio, Fabio Tarantino, Giuseppe Geraci, Giuseppe Vecchi, Paolo Guastaroba, Roberto Grilli, and Antonio Marzocchi

Clinical Outcomes for Sirolimus-Eluting Stents and Polymer-Coated Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in Daily Practice: Results From a Large Multicenter Registry
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.063
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1312-1318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]  

Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome:

Anthony A. Bavry, Dharam J. Kumbhani, Andrew N. Rassi, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Arman T. Askari

Benefit of Early Invasive Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Randomized Clinical Trials
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.050
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1319-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jean-Philippe Collet, Gilles Montalescot, Michel Le May, Maria Borentain, and Anthony Gershlick

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Fibrinolysis: A Multiple Meta-Analyses Approach According to the Type of Strategy
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.064
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1326-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

James E. Tcheng and Kurt G. Kinney

After Fibrinolysis: Is Cardiac Catheterization the Answer?
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1336-1338. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Thomas Cuisset, Corinne Frere, Jacques Quilici, Pierre-Emmanuel Morange, Lyassine Nait-Saidi, Joseph Carvajal, Agnès Lehmann, Marc Lambert, Jean-Louis Bonnet, and Marie-Christine Alessi

Benefit of a 600-mg Loading Dose of Clopidogrel on Platelet Reactivity and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Coronary Stenting
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.049
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1339-1345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marc Cohen, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Karen Pieper, Charles V. Pollack Jr, Elliott M. Antman, James Hoekstra, Shaun G. Goodman, Anatoly Langer, Jacques J. Col, Harvey D. White, Robert M. Califf, James J. Ferguson on behalf of the SYNERGY Trial Investigators

A Subgroup Analysis of the Impact of Prerandomization Antithrombin Therapy on Outcomes in the SYNERGY Trial: Enoxaparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.058
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1346-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Leonarda Galiuto, Barbara Garramone, Francesco Burzotta, Antonella Lombardo, Sabrina Barchetta, Antonio G. Rebuzzi, Filippo Crea on behalf of the REMEDIA Investigators

Thrombus Aspiration Reduces Microvascular Obstruction After Primary Coronary Intervention: A Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Substudy of the REMEDIA Trial
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.059
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1355-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Radiation Exposure for Catheterization:

Warren K. Laskey, Merrill Wondrow, and David R. Holmes Jr

Variability in Fluoroscopic X-Ray Exposure in Contemporary Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.051
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1361-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Valve Prosthesis:

Rachid Zegdi, Ziad Khabbaz, Nicolas Borenstein, and Jean-Noël Fabiani

A Repositionable Valved Stent for Endovascular Treatment of Deteriorated Bioprostheses
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.017
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1365-1368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Coronary Artery Disease:

Wolfgang Koenig, Natalie Khuseyinova, Jens Baumert, Christa Meisinger, and Hannelore Löwel

Serum Concentrations of Adiponectin and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease in Apparently Healthy Middle-Aged Men: Results From the 18-Year Follow-Up of a Large Cohort From Southern Germany
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.053
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1369-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Failure:

Jiyoong Kim, Akiko Ogai, Satoshi Nakatani, Kazuhiko Hashimura, Hideaki Kanzaki, Kazuo Komamura, Masanori Asakura, Hiroshi Asanuma, Soichiro Kitamura, Hitonobu Tomoike, and Masafumi Kitakaze

Impact of Blockade of Histamine H₂ Receptors on Chronic Heart Failure Revealed by Retrospective and Prospective Randomized Studies
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.069
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1378-1384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Gary S. Francis and W.H. Wilson Tang

Histamine, Mast Cells, and Heart Failure: Is There a Connection?
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.014
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1385-1386. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoki Abe, Toshiro Matsunaga, Kunihiko Kameda, Hirofumi Tomita, Takayuki Fujiwara, Hiroshi Ishizaka, Hiroyuki Hanada, Kozo Fukui, Ikuo Fukuda, Tomohiro Osanai, and Ken Okumura

Increased Level of Pericardial Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Advanced Heart Failure
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.048
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1387-1395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Megan M. DeWitt, Heather M. MacLeod, Betty Soliven, and Elizabeth M. McNally

Phospholamban R14 Deletion Results in Late-Onset, Mild, Hereditary Dilated Cardiomyopathy
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.016
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1396-1398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Elizabeth S. Kaufman, Daniel M. Bloomfield, Richard C. Steinman, Pearila B. Namerow, Ottorino Costantini, Richard J. Cohen, and J. Thomas Bigger Jr

"Indeterminate" Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Tests Predict High Risk of Death or Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.044
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1399-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Oussama M. Wazni, Walid Saliba, Tamer Fahmy, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Sergio Thal, Mohamed Kanj, David O. Martin, J. David Burkhardt, Robert Schweikert, and Andrea Natale

Atrial Arrhythmias After Surgical Maze: Findings During Catheter Ablation
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.061
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1405-1409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marshall J. Heradien, Althea Goosen, Lia Crotti, Glenda Durrheim, Valerie Corfield, Paul A. Brink, and Peter J. Schwartz

Does Pregnancy Increase Cardiac Risk for LQT1 Patients With the KCNQ1-A341V Mutation?
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.060
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1410-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darshan Dalal, Cynthia James, Rajiv Devanagondi, Crystal Tichnell, April Tucker, Kalpana Prakasa, Philip J. Spevak, David A. Bluemke, Theodore Abraham, Stuart D. Russell, Hugh Calkins, and Daniel P. Judge

Penetrance of Mutations in Plakophilin-2 Among Families With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.045
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1416-1424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Orthostatic Hypotension:

Cristian Podoleanu, Roberto Maggi, Michele Brignole, Francesco Croci, Alexander Incze, Alberto Solano, Enrico Puggioni, and Emilian Carasca

Lower Limb and Abdominal Compression Bandages Prevent Progressive Orthostatic Hypotension in Elderly Persons: A Randomized Single-Blind Controlled Study
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.052
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1425-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Richard N. Channick, Horst Olschewski, Werner Seeger, Ted Staub, Robert Voswinckel, and Lewis J. Rubin

Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Treprostinil as Add-On Therapy to Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.070
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1433-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PRECLINICAL STUDY:

Xifu Liu, Xinhua Gu, Zhaoming Li, Xinyan Li, Hui Li, Jianjie Chang, Ping Chen, Jing Jin, Bing Xi, Denghong Chen, Donna Lai, Robert M. Graham, and Mingdong Zhou

Neuregulin-1/erbB-Activation Improves Cardiac Function and Survival in Models of Ischemic, Dilated, and Viral Cardiomyopathy
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.057
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1438-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial Comment:

Neil J. Freedman and Geoffrey S. Ginsburg

Novel—and "Neu"—Therapeutic Possibilities for Heart Failure
In Press published online on September 12, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1448-1450. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Narain Moorjani, Manzoor Ahmad, Pedro Catarino, Robin Brittin, Danyah Trabzuni, Futwan Al-Mohanna, Navneet Narula, Jagat Narula, and Stephen Westaby

Activation of Apoptotic Caspase Cascade During the Transition to Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.065
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1451-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

EXPEDITED REVIEW:

Lai Wang, Behrooz G. Sharifi, Theresa Pan, Lei Song, Ada Yukht, and Prediman K. Shah

Bone Marrow Transplantation Shows Superior Atheroprotective Effects of Gene Therapy With Apolipoprotein A-I Milano Compared With Wild-Type Apolipoprotein A-I in Hyperlipidemic Mice
In Press published online on August 25, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.040
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1459-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

ACC NEWS:

Steven E. Nissen and David R. Holmes Jr

President’s Page: Acute Coronary Care: The Yardstick of Value
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.015
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1469-1470. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letter to the Editor:

Sripal Bangalore and Franz H. Messerli

Of Statistical Significance: "Trends" Toward Significance and Optimism Bias
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.011
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1471. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John J.V. McMurray, Robert M. Califf, and Marc A. Pfeffer

Reply
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.012
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1471. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abdou Elhendy, Arend F. Schinkel, Jeroen J. Bax, and Don Poldermans

Risk Stratification With Electrocardiographic-Gated Dobutamine Stress Imaging
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.065
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sachin M. Navare, Jeffery F. Mather, and Gary V. Heller

Reply
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.066
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1472-1473. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael H. Lehmann

Prolonged QTc Interval and Sudden Cardiac Death in Older Adults
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.066
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1473-1474. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabine M.J.M. Straus, Jan A. Kors, and Bruno H.Ch. Stricker

Reply
In Press published online on September 11, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.067
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1474. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR APPROPRIATENESS CRITERIA:

Robert C. Hendel, Manesh R. Patel, Christopher M. Kramer, Michael Poon, Robert C. Hendel, James C. Carr, Nancy A. Gerstad, Linda D. Gillam, John McB. Hodgson, Raymond J. Kim, Christopher M. Kramer, John R. Lesser, Edward T. Martin, Joseph V. Messer, Rita F. Redberg, Geoffrey D. Rubin, John S. Rumsfeld, Allen J. Taylor, Wm. Guy Weigold, Pamela K. Woodard, Ralph G. Brindis, Robert C. Hendel, Pamela S. Douglas, Eric D. Peterson, Michael J. Wolk, Joseph M. Allen, and Manesh R. Patel

ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR 2006 Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group, American College of Radiology, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, North American Society for Cardiac Imaging, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Interventional Radiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1475-1497. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AHA/ACC SCIENCE ADVISORY:

Matthew M. Davis, Kathryn Taubert, Andrea L. Benin, David W. Brown, George A. Mensah, Larry M. Baddour, Sandra Dunbar, and Harlan M. Krumholz

Influenza Vaccination as Secondary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology
In Press published online on September 18, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1498-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [View Correction]  

ACC/AHA/ACP CLINICAL COMPETENCE STATEMENT:

Cynthia M. Tracy, Masood Akhtar, John P. DiMarco, Douglas L. Packer, Howard H. Weitz, Mark A. Creager, David R. Holmes Jr, Geno Merli, George P. Rodgers, Cynthia M. Tracy, and Howard H. Weitz

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2006 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training Developed in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 48: 1503-1517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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

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