[Cover Caption] Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 50, Issue 7, August 14, 2007   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Interventional Cardiology             Heart Failure                 Editorial Comment             Biomarkers             Heart Rhythm Disorder                 Editorial Comment             Autonomic Function             Congenital Heart Disease        FROM AROUND THE WORLD             Focus on South America        CORRESPONDENCE             Research Correspondence             Letter to the Editor        ACC/AHA GUIDELINE REVISION        ACC/AHA GUIDELINE REVISION
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: A31-A32. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Sripal Bangalore, Franz H. Messerli, John B. Kostis, and Carl J. Pepine Cardiovascular Protection Using Beta-Blockers: A Critical Review of the Evidence Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.060 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 563-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Georgios Sianos, Michail I. Papafaklis, Joost Daemen, Sofia Vaina, Carlos A. van Mieghem, Ron T. van Domburg, Lampros K. Michalis, and Patrick W. Serruys Angiographic Stent Thrombosis After Routine Use of Drug-Eluting Stents in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Importance of Thrombus Burden Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.059 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 573-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Warren K. Laskey, Charles Jenkins, Faith Selzer, Oscar C. Marroquin, Robert L. Wilensky, Ruchira Glaser, Howard A. Cohen, David R. Holmes Jr for the NHLBI Dynamic Registry Investigators Volume-to-Creatinine Clearance Ratio: A Pharmacokinetically Based Risk Factor for Prediction of Early Creatinine Increase After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.058 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 584-590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Anna K.Y. Chan, John E. Sanderson, Tian Wang, Wynnie Lam, Gabriel Yip, Mei Wang, Yat-Yin Lam, Yan Zhang, Leata Yeung, Eugene B. Wu, Wilson W.M. Chan, John T.H. Wong, Nina So, and Cheuk-Man Yu Aldosterone Receptor Antagonism Induces Reverse Remodeling When Added to Angiotensin Receptor Blockade in Chronic Heart Failure Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.062 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 591-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Jay N. Cohn Myocardial Structural Effects of Aldosterone Receptor Antagonism in Heart Failure Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.063 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 597-599. [Full Text] [PDF]

Barry Greenberg, Ignatius Thomas, Dorothy Banish, Steven Goldman, Edward Havranek, Barry M. Massie, Ying Zhu, Barry Ticho, and William T. Abraham Effects of Multiple Oral Doses of an A1 Adenosine Antagonist, BG9928, in Patients With Heart Failure: Results of a Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Escalation Study Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.059 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 600-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Biomarkers:

James L. Januzzi Jr, W. Frank Peacock, Alan S. Maisel, Claudia U. Chae, Robert L. Jesse, Aaron L. Baggish, Michelle O’Donoghue, Rahul Sakhuja, Annabel A. Chen, Roland R.J. van Kimmenade, Kent B. Lewandrowski, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, and Alan H.B. Wu Measurement of the Interleukin Family Member ST2 in Patients With Acute Dyspnea: Results From the PRIDE (Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Investigation of Dyspnea in the Emergency Department) Study Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.014 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 607-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorder:

Michael O. Sweeney, Linda L. Ruetz, Paul Belk, Thomas J. Mullen, James W. Johnson, and Todd Sheldon Bradycardia Pacing-Induced Short-Long-Short Sequences at the Onset of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias: A Possible Mechanism of Proarrhythmia? Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.077 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 614-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

John D. Fisher Pacemaker Pro-Arrhythmia: Beyond Spike-on-T and Endless Loop Tachycardia Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.062 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 623-625. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Autonomic Function:

Dileep V. Menon, Zhongyun Wang, Paul J. Fadel, Debbie Arbique, David Leonard, Jia-Ling Li, Ronald G. Victor, and Wanpen Vongpatanasin Central Sympatholysis as a Novel Countermeasure for Cocaine-Induced Sympathetic Activation and Vasoconstriction in Humans Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.060 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 626-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Craig S. Broberg, Masuo Ujita, Sanjay Prasad, Wei Li, Michael Rubens, Bridget E. Bax, Simon J. Davidson, Beatriz Bouzas, J. Simon R. Gibbs, John Burman, and Michael A. Gatzoulis Pulmonary Arterial Thrombosis in Eisenmenger Syndrome Is Associated With Biventricular Dysfunction and Decreased Pulmonary Flow Velocity Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.056 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 634-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Accompanying Videos]

FROM AROUND THE WORLD:

Focus on South America:

Gilson S. Feitosa Cardiology in South America Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.061 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 643-646. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Guido Parodi, Stefano Del Pace, Claudia Salvadori, Nazario Carrabba, Iacopo Olivotto, Gian Franco Gensini for the Tuscany Registry of Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome as a Novel Cause of Acute Mitral Regurgitation Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.057 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 647-649. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Letter to the Editor:

Hrayr S. Karagueuzian On the Mechanisms of Transmural Dispersion of Myocardial Mechanics Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.061 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 649-650. [Full Text] [PDF]

Hiroshi Ashikaga, Elliot R. McVeigh, and Jeffrey H. Omens Reply Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.013 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 650. [Full Text] [PDF]

Fernando Alfonso Immediate Coronary Imaging for Acute Chest Pain: Are We There Yet? Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.058 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 650-651. [Full Text] [PDF]

James A. Goldstein and Gilbert L. Raff Reply Expedited Publication published online on July 29, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.012 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 651. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACC/AHA GUIDELINE REVISION:

Jeffrey L. Anderson, Cynthia D. Adams, Elliott M. Antman, Charles R. Bridges, Robert M. Califf, Donald E. Casey Jr, William E. Chavey II, Francis M. Fesmire, Judith S. Hochman, Thomas N. Levin, A. Michael Lincoff, Eric D. Peterson, Pierre Theroux, Nanette Kass Wenger, R. Scott Wright, Sidney C. Smith Jr, Alice K. Jacobs, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Elliot M. Antman, Jonathan L. Halperin, Sharon A. Hunt, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Joseph P. Ornato, Richard L. Page, and Barbara Riegel ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction—Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Developed in Collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Expedited Publication published online on August 6, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.028 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: 652-726. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Go to ACC You-Que Video]

ACC/AHA GUIDELINE REVISION:

Jeffrey L. Anderson, Cynthia D. Adams, Elliott M. Antman, Charles R. Bridges, Robert M. Califf, Donald E. Casey Jr, William E. Chavey II, Francis M. Fesmire, Judith S. Hochman, Thomas N. Levin, A. Michael Lincoff, Eric D. Peterson, Pierre Theroux, Nanette Kass Wenger, R. Scott Wright, Sidney C. Smith Jr, Alice K. Jacobs, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Elliott M. Antman, Jonathan L. Halperin, Sharon A. Hunt, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Joseph P. Ornato, Richard L. Page, and Barbara Riegel ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Developed in Collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Expedited Publication published online on August 6, 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.013 J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 50: e1-e157. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ Corrections]

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