[Cover Caption] Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 49, Issue 9, March 6, 2007   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER AND COMMENTARY        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Vascular Disease             Computed Tomography Angiography                 Editorial Comment             Heart Failure                 Editorial Comment             Heart Rhythm Disorder             Congenital Heart Disease                 State-of-the-Art Paper        ACC NEWS        CORRESPONDENCE             Letter to the Editor        CORRECTION
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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 AND COMMENTARY:

Dirk Böse, Clemens von Birgelen, and Raimund Erbel Intravascular Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Therapies Targeting Coronary Atherosclerosis Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.067 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 925-932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

B. Greg Brown and Xue-Qiao Zhao Is Intravascular Ultrasound the Gold Standard Surrogate for Clinically Relevant Atherosclerosis Progression? Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.014 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 933-938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Vascular Disease:

Harry A. Silber, Joao A.C. Lima, David A. Bluemke, Brad C. Astor, Sandeep N. Gupta, Thomas K. Foo, and Pamela Ouyang Arterial Reactivity in Lower Extremities Is Progressively Reduced as Cardiovascular Risk Factors Increase: Comparison With Upper Extremities Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.058 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 939-945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Computed Tomography Angiography:

Tanja S. Meyer, Stefan Martinoff, Martin Hadamitzky, Albrecht Will, Adnan Kastrati, Albert Schömig, and Jörg Hausleiter Improved Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts With 64-Slice Computed Tomographic Angiography in an Unselected Patient Population Expedited Publication published online on February 16, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.066 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 946-950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Mariko Ehara, Masato Kawai, Jean-François Surmely, Tetsuo Matsubara, Mitsuyasu Terashima, Etsuo Tsuchikane, Yoshihisa Kinoshita, Tatsuya Ito, Yoshihiro Takeda, Kenya Nasu, Nobuyoshi Tanaka, Akira Murata, Hiroshi Fujita, Koyo Sato, Atsuko Kodama, Osamu Katoh, and Takahiko Suzuki Diagnostic Accuracy of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis Using 64-Slice Computed Tomography: Comparison With Invasive Coronary Angiography Expedited Publication published online on February 16, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.065 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 951-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Basil S. Lewis and David A. Halon Integrating Multidetector Computed Tomography Into Clinical Practice: Computed Tomography Scanning Shows its Metal Expedited Publication published online on February 16, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.016 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 960-962. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Willem J. Remme, Christian Torp-Pedersen, John G.F. Cleland, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, Marco Metra, Michel Komajda, Karl Swedberg, Andrea Di Lenarda, Phillip Spark, Armin Scherhag, Christine Moullet, and Mary Ann Lukas Carvedilol Protects Better Against Vascular Events Than Metoprolol in Heart Failure: Results From COMET Expedited Publication published online on February 16, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.059 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 963-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View definitions of modes of death]

Mathew S. Maurer, Daniel Burkhoff, Linda P. Fried, John Gottdiener, Donald L. King, and Dalane W. Kitzman Ventricular Structure and Function in Hypertensive Participants With Heart Failure and a Normal Ejection Fraction: The Cardiovascular Health Study Expedited Publication published online on February 16, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.061 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 972-981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Michael R. Zile and Martin M. LeWinter Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume Is Normal in Patients With Heart Failure and a Normal Ejection Fraction: A Renewed Consensus in Diastolic Heart Failure Expedited Publication published online on February 16, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.012 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 982-985. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Yoko Miyasaka, Marion E. Barnes, Kent R. Bailey, Stephen S. Cha, Bernard J. Gersh, James B. Seward, and Teresa S.M. Tsang Mortality Trends in Patients Diagnosed With First Atrial Fibrillation: A 21-Year Community-Based Study Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.062 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 986-992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Definition of Covariates]

Congenital Heart Disease:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Lars Grosse-Wortmann, Abdulmajeed Al-Otay, Hyun Woo Goo, Christopher K. Macgowan, John G. Coles, Leland N. Benson, Andrew N. Redington, and Shi-Joon Yoo Anatomical and Functional Evaluation of Pulmonary Veins in Children by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.052 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 993-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Aphrodite Tzifa, Audrey C. Marshall, Doff B. McElhinney, James E. Lock, and Robert L. Geggel Endovascular Treatment for Superior Vena Cava Occlusion or Obstruction in a Pediatric and Young Adult Population: A 22-Year Experience Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.060 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1003-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC NEWS:

Newly Elected Members of the College J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1010-1011. [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letter to the Editor:

Ganesan Karthikeyan Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Judgment: An Imaginary Divide Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.011 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1012. [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexandre C. Pereira and Whady Hueb Reply Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.010 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1012-1013. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ori Ben-Yehuda Reply Expedited Publication published online on February 15, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.009 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1013. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRECTION:

Correction J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1014. [Full Text] [PDF]

Correction J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1014. [Full Text] [PDF]

Correction J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1014. [Full Text] [PDF]

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