[Cover Caption] Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 49, Issue 2, January 16, 2007   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Interventional Cardiology             Acute Coronary Syndrome                 Editorial Comment             Heart Failure             Cardiac Imaging                 Editorial Comment             Heart Rhythm Disorder                 Editorial Comment        PRECLINICAL RESEARCH             Editorial Comment        EXPEDITED REVIEW             Editorial Comment        CORRESPONDENCE             Research 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: A35-A36. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Thierry H. Le Jemtel, Margherita Padeletti, and Sanja Jelic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Patients With Coexistent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.046 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 171-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Gregory J. Mishkel, Anna L. Moore, Steve Markwell, M. Coleman Shelton, and Marc E. Shelton Long-Term Outcomes After Management of Restenosis or Thrombosis of Drug-Eluting Stents Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.049 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 181-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Acute Coronary Syndrome:

Giovanna Liuzzo, Matteo Santamaria, Luigi M. Biasucci, Michela Narducci, Valeria Colafrancesco, Annalisa Porto, Salvatore Brugaletta, Michela Pinnelli, Vittoria Rizzello, Attilio Maseri, and Filippo Crea Persistent Activation of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Signaling Pathway in Patients With Unstable Angina and Elevated Levels of C-Reactive Protein: Evidence for a Direct Proinflammatory Effect of Azide and Lipopolysaccharide-Free C-Reactive Protein on Human Monocytes Via Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Activation Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.071 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 185-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Ishwarlal Jialal and Sridevi Devaraj The Role of C-Reactive Protein Activation of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B in the Pathogenesis of Unstable Angina Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.018 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 195-197. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Vojtech Melenovsky, Barry A. Borlaug, Boaz Rosen, Ilan Hay, Luigi Ferruci, Christopher H. Morell, Edward G. Lakatta, Samer S. Najjar, and David A. Kass Cardiovascular Features of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Versus Nonfailing Hypertensive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in the Urban Baltimore Community: The Role of Atrial Remodeling/Dysfunction Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.050 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 198-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix-Tables]

Cardiac Imaging:

Tareq Ibrahim, Hubertus P. Bülow, Thomas Hackl, Mira Hörnke, Stephan G. Nekolla, Martin Breuer, Albert Schömig, and Markus Schwaiger Diagnostic Value of Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography for Detection of Myocardial Necrosis Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.047 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 208-216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Maxime Cannesson, Masaki Tanabe, Matthew S. Suffoletto, Dennis M. McNamara, Shobhit Madan, Joan M. Lacomis, and John Gorcsan III A Novel Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Image Analysis System Using Artificial Intelligence-Learned Pattern Recognition for Rapid Automated Ejection Fraction Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.045 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 217-226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Videos]

Louise D. Metz, Mary Beattie, Robert Hom, Rita F. Redberg, Deborah Grady, and Kirsten E. Fleischmann The Prognostic Value of Normal Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Exercise Echocardiography: A Meta-Analysis Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.048 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 227-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Leslee J. Shaw, Donna Polk, and C. Noel Bairey Merz Assessing Mature Technology: What Is the Effect of High-Quality Risk Stratification Evidence With Exercise Echocardiography and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging? Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.017 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 238-239. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

David J. Tester and Michael J. Ackerman Postmortem Long QT Syndrome Genetic Testing for Sudden Unexplained Death in the Young Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.010 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 240-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Peter J. Schwartz and Lia Crotti Can a Message From the Dead Save Lives? Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.009 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 247-249. [Full Text] [PDF]

PRECLINICAL RESEARCH:

Hiromasa Otake, Junya Shite, Oscar Luis Paredes, Toshiro Shinke, Ryohei Yoshikawa, Yusuke Tanino, Satoshi Watanabe, Toru Ozawa, Daisuke Matsumoto, Daisuke Ogasawara, and Mitsuhiro Yokoyama Catheter-Based Transcoronary Myocardial Hypothermia Attenuates Arrhythmia and Myocardial Necrosis in Pigs With Acute Myocardial Infarction Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.080 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 250-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

William Wijns and Guy R. Heyndrickx Cold Cardioplegia for Acute Infarction: A Viable Adjunct to Reperfusion Therapy? Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.015 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 261-262. [Full Text] [PDF]

EXPEDITED REVIEW:

Stephen J. Nicholls, E. Murat Tuzcu, Kathy Wolski, Ilke Sipahi, Paul Schoenhagen, Timothy Crowe, Samir R. Kapadia, Stanley L. Hazen, and Steven E. Nissen Coronary Artery Calcification and Changes in Atheroma Burden in Response to Established Medical Therapies Expedited Publication published online on November 8, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.038 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 263-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Lloyd W. Klein Atherosclerosis Regression, Vascular Remodeling, and Plaque Stabilization Expedited Publication published online on November 8, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.039 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 271-273. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Russell M. Canham, Sandeep R. Das, David Leonard, Shuaib M. Abdullah, Sameer K. Mehta, Anne K. Chung, Jia-Ling Li, Ronald G. Victor, Richard J. Auchus, and Mark H. Drazner 2cDel322-325 and ß1Arg389 Adrenergic Polymorphisms Are Not Associated With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction or Increased Left Ventricular Volume Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.016 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 274-276. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Letter to the Editor:

Eric Boersma Cost-Effectiveness of Upstream Versus Selective Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors for Acute Coronary Syndromes Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.020 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 276. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ruchira Glaser, Henry A. Glick, Howard C. Herrmann, and Stephen E. Kimmel Reply Expedited Publication published online on December 28, 2006, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.019 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 277. [Full Text] [PDF]

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