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INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: A35-A36. [Full Text] [PDF]

CARDIOVASCULAR GENOMIC MEDICINE:

Srijita Sen-Chowdhry, Petros Syrris, and William J. McKenna
Role of Genetic Analysis in the Management of Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy
Expedited Publication published online on October 26, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.008
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1813-1821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

VIEWPOINT:

Paul A. Gurbel, Richard C. Becker, Kenneth G. Mann, Steven R. Steinhubl, and Alan D. Michelson
Platelet Function Monitoring in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.051
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1822-1834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trial:

Ronald M. Witteles, David Kao, Dianne Christopherson, Kelly Matsuda, Randall H. Vagelos, Donald Schreiber, and Michael B. Fowler
Impact of Nesiritide on Renal Function in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Pre-Existing Renal Dysfunction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.071
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1835-1840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Marc A. Silver and Clyde W. Yancy
Using Homeostatic Peptides in Decompensated Heart Failure: A Reasonable Paradigm But a Flawed Practice?
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.052
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1841-1843. [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher P. Cannon, Steen Husted, Robert A. Harrington, Benjamin M. Scirica, Håkan Emanuelsson, Gary Peters, Robert F. Storey for the DISPERSE-2 Investigators
Safety, Tolerability, and Initial Efficacy of AZD6140, the First Reversible Oral Adenosine Diphosphate Receptor Antagonist, Compared With Clopidogrel, in Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: Primary Results of the DISPERSE-2 Trial
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.053
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1844-1851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix][View CVN Interview][View Cardiosource Slide Set]

Robert F. Storey, Steen Husted, Robert A. Harrington, Stanley Heptinstall, Robert G. Wilcox, Gary Peters, Mark Wickens, Håkan Emanuelsson, Paul Gurbel, Peer Grande, and Christopher P. Cannon
Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation by AZD6140, A Reversible Oral P2Y₁₂ Receptor Antagonist, Compared With Clopidogrel in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.058
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1852-1856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix][View CVN Interview][View Cardiosource Slide Set]

Exercise Testing:

Tae-Ho Park, Nawar Tayan, Kimiko Takeda, Hui-Kyung Jeon, Miguel A. Quinones, and William A. Zoghbi
Supine Bicycle Echocardiography: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy and Physiologic Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease With the Incorporation of Intermediate Stages of Exercise
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.053
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1857-1863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Videos]

Editorial Comment:

Luc A. Piérard
Echocardiographic Monitoring Throughout Exercise: Better Than the Post-Treadmill Approach?
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.056
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1864-1866. [Full Text] [PDF]

Esther S.H. Kim, Hemant Ishwaran, Eugene Blackstone, and Michael S. Lauer
External Prognostic Validations and Comparisons of Age- and Gender-Adjusted Exercise Capacity Predictions
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.003
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1867-1875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Kelly N. Vogt, Cedric Manlhiot, Glen Van Arsdell, Jennifer L. Russell, Seema Mital, and Brian W. McCrindle
Somatic Growth in Children With Single Ventricle Physiology: Impact of Physiologic State
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.050
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1876-1883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

PRECLINICAL STUDY:

Oren Caspi, Irit Huber, Izhak Kehat, Manhal Habib, Gil Arbel, Amira Gepstein, Lior Yankelson, Doron Aronson, Rafael Beyar, and Lior Gepstein
Transplantation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Improves Myocardial Performance in Infarcted Rat Hearts
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.054
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1884-1893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Gianluigi Condorelli and Daniele Catalucci
Human Stem Cells for Heart Failure Treatment: Ready for Prime Time?
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.057
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1894-1895. [Full Text] [PDF]

EXPEDITED PUBLICATION:

Jorge A. Salerno-Uriarte, Gaetano M. De Ferrari, Catherine Klersy, Roberto F.E. Pedretti, Massimo Tritto, Luciano Sallusti, Luigi Libero, Giacinto Pettinati, Giulio Molon, Antonio Curnis, Eraldo Occhetta, Fabrizio Morandi, Paolo Ferrero, Francesco Accardi for the ALPHA Study Group Investigators
Prognostic Value of T-Wave Alternans in Patients With Heart Failure Due to Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Results of the ALPHA Study
Expedited Publication published online on October 12, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1896-1904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Appendix - ALPHA Study Group]

Editorial Comment:

Richard L. Verrier, Kapil Kumar, and Mark E. Josephson
The Frustrating Search for Arrhythmia Risk Stratifiers in Heart Failure Due to Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Does T-Wave Alternans Testing Help?
Expedited Publication published online on October 12, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1905-1906. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACC NEWS:

Newly Elected Members of the College
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1907-1908. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Aristides Androulakis, Konstantinos A. Aznaouridis, Constantina J. Aggeli, Georgios N. Roussakis, Andreas P. Michaelides, Athanasios N. Kartalis, Pavlos N. Stougiannos, Polychronis E. Dilaveris, Platon I. Misovoulos, Christodoulos I. Stefanadis, and Ioannis E. Kallikazaros
Transient ST-Segment Depression During Paroxysms of Atrial Fibrillation in Otherwise Normal Individuals: Relation With Underlying Coronary Artery Disease
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1909-1911. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Letter to the Editor:

Harvey Wolinsky
Coenzyme Q10 in Statin-Associated Myopathy
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.049
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1911. [Full Text] [PDF]

Leo Marcoff and Paul D. Thompson
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.009
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1911. [Full Text] [PDF]

Hisko Oeseburg, B. Daan Westenbrink, Rudolf A. de Boer, Wiek H. van Gilst, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, and Pim van der Harst
Can Critically Short Telomeres Cause Functional Exhaustion of Progenitor Cells in Postinfarction Heart Failure?
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.055
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1911-1912. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ioakim Spyridopoulos, Christine K. Kissel, Stefanie Dimmeler, and Andreas M. Zeiher
Reply
Expedited Publication published online on October 22, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.007
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1912-1913. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

AHA/ACCF/ESC SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT:

Leslie T. Cooper, Kenneth L. Baughman, Arthur M. Feldman, Andrea Frustaci, Mariell Jessup, Uwe Kuhl, Glenn N. Levine, Jagat Narula, Randall C. Starling, Jeffrey Towbin, and Renu Virmani
The Role of Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology Endorsed by the Heart Failure Society of America and the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
Expedited Publication published online on October 24, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.008
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1914-1931. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRECTION:

Correction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 1932. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRECTION:

J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: e1. [Full Text] [PDF]