[Cover Caption] Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 49, Issue 13, April 3, 2007   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Coronary Artery Disease                 Editorial Comment             Heart Rhythm Disorder             Heart Failure             Cardiac Surgery                 Editorial Comment        PRECLINICAL STUDY        EXPEDITED REVIEW             Editorial Comment        ACC NEWS        CORRESPONDENCE             Letter to the Editor
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: A33-A34. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Iftikhar J. Kullo and A. Rauoof Malik Arterial Ultrasonography and Tonometry as Adjuncts to Cardiovascular Risk Stratification Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.039 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1413-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Coronary Artery Disease:

Ilan Goldenberg, Arthur J. Moss, Scott McNitt, Wojciech Zareba, W. Jackson Hall, Mark L. Andrews for the MADIT-II Investigators Inverse Relationship of Blood Pressure Levels to Sudden Cardiac Mortality and Benefit of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Patients With Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.042 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1427-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Javed Butler and Angel Leon The Elusive Scourge of Sudden Cardiac Death: Is Rational Decision Making Possible? Should There Be Standards of Risks and Predictions in Medicine? Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.030 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1434-1435. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Taro Okada, Takumi Yamada, Yoshimasa Murakami, Naoki Yoshida, Yuuichi Ninomiya, Takeshi Shimizu, Junji Toyama, Yukihiko Yoshida, Teruo Ito, Naoya Tsuboi, Takahisa Kondo, Yasuya Inden, Makoto Hirai, and Toyoaki Murohara Prevalence and Severity of Left Atrial Edema Detected by Electron Beam Tomography Early After Pulmonary Vein Ablation Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.076 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1436-1442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Fei Lü, Paul A. Iaizzo, David G. Benditt, Rahul Mehra, Eduardo N. Warman, and Brian T. McHenry Isolated Atrial Segment Pacing: An Alternative to His Bundle Pacing After Atrioventricular Junctional Ablation Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.034 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1443-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Camille G. Frazier, Karen P. Alexander, L. Kristin Newby, Susan Anderson, Erik Iverson, Milton Packer, Jay Cohn, Sidney Goldstein, and Pamela S. Douglas Associations of Gender and Etiology With Outcomes in Heart Failure With Systolic Dysfunction: A Pooled Analysis of 5 Randomized Control Trials Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.041 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1450-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Pim van der Harst, Gerrit van der Steege, Rudolf A. de Boer, Adriaan A. Voors, Alistair S. Hall, Marcel J. Mulder, Wiek H. van Gilst, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen on behalf of the MERIT-HF Study Group Telomere Length of Circulating Leukocytes Is Decreased in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.027 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1459-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Cardiac Surgery:

Sunil K. Bhudia, Patrick M. McCarthy, Ganesh S. Kumpati, Joe Helou, Katherine J. Hoercher, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, and Eugene H. Blackstone Improved Outcomes After Aortic Valve Surgery for Chronic Aortic Regurgitation With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.026 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1465-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Supplemental Tables and Figures]

Editorial Comment:

Paul A. Grayburn Improved Surgical Outcome for Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation With Severely Depressed Left Ventricular Systolic Function Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.033 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1472-1473. [Full Text] [PDF]

PRECLINICAL STUDY:

Seemantini K. Nadkarni, Mark C. Pierce, B. Hyle Park, Johannes F. de Boer, Peter Whittaker, Brett E. Bouma, Jason E. Bressner, Elkan Halpern, Stuart L. Houser, and Guillermo J. Tearney Measurement of Collagen and Smooth Muscle Cell Content in Atherosclerotic Plaques Using Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.040 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1474-1481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Kumiko Arishiro, Masaaki Hoshiga, Nobuyuki Negoro, Denan Jin, Shinji Takai, Mizuo Miyazaki, Tadashi Ishihara, and Toshiaki Hanafusa Angiotensin Receptor-1 Blocker Inhibits Atherosclerotic Changes and Endothelial Disruption of the Aortic Valve in Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.043 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1482-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

EXPEDITED REVIEW:

Peter B. Sick, Gerhard Schuler, Karl Eugen Hauptmann, Eberhard Grube, Steve Yakubov, Zoltan G. Turi, Gregory Mishkel, Steve Almany, and David R. Holmes Initial Worldwide Experience With the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.035 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1490-1495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Peter C. Block Watching the Watchman Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.001 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1496-1497. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACC NEWS:

James T. Dove President’s Page: Achieving the Heights of Quality With Electronic Health Records Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.006 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1498-1500. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Memoriam J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1501. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letter to the Editor:

Niteen V. Deshpande, Harshawardhan M. Mardikar, and Dhananjay Deo A Call for Development of Comprehensive Therapy for Dyslipidemia Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.032 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1502. [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher P. Cannon and Eugene Braunwald Reply Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.031 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1502-1503. [Full Text] [PDF]

Raj Persaud Depression and Heart Failure: Why the Link Continues to Elude Us Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.029 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1503-1504. [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Rutledge, Veronica A. Reis, and Sarah E. Linke Reply Expedited Publication published online on March 20, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.023 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1504. [Full Text] [PDF]

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