JACC -- Table of Contents (51 [16])

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: A23-A24. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Kelly M. Chin and Lewis J. Rubin
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1527-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

VIEWPOINT:

John A. Ambrose
In Search of the "Vulnerable Plaque": Can it Be Localized and Will Focal Regional Therapy Ever Be an Option for Cardiac Prevention?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1539-1542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Mitchell W. Krucoff, Dean J. Kereiakes, John L. Petersen, Roxana Mehran, Vic Hasselblad, Alexandra J. Lansky, Peter J. Fitzgerald, Jyotsna Garg, Mark A. Turco, Charles A. Simonton III, Stefan Verheye, Christophe L. Dubois, Roger Gammon, Wayne B. Batchelor, Charles D. O'Shaughnessy, James B. Hermiller Jr, Joachim Schofer, Maurice Buchbinder, William Wijns for the COSTAR II Investigators Group
A Novel Bioresorbable Polymer Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent for the Treatment of Single and Multivessel Coronary Disease: Primary Results of the COSTAR (Cobalt Chromium Stent With Antiproliferative for Restenosis) II Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1543-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]

Lipids and Vascular Disease:

Oliver Weingärtner, Dieter Lütjohann, Shengbo Ji, Nicole Weisshoff, Franka List, Thomas Sudhop, Klaus von Bergmann, Karen Gertz, Jochem König, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Matthias Endres, Michael Böhm, and Ulrich Laufs
Vascular Effects of Diet Supplementation With Plant Sterols
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1553-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Tatu A. Miettinen and Helena Gylling
Vascular Effects of Diets, Especially Plant Sterol Ester Consumption
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1562-1563. [Full Text] [PDF]

John R. Guyton, B. Greg Brown, Sergio Fazio, Adam Polis, Joanne E. Tomassini, and Andrew M. Tershakovec
Lipid-Altering Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Coadministered With Extended-Release Niacin in Patients With Type IIa or Type IIb Hyperlipidemia
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1564-1572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]

Heart Failure:

Ning Cheung, Jie J. Wang, Sophie L. Rogers, Frederick Brancati, Ronald Klein, A. Richey Sharrett, Tien Y. Wong for the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study Investigators
Diabetic Retinopathy and Risk of Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1573-1578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View CVN Genuine Article]

Editorial Comment:

Hector O. Ventura and Madhavi Reddy
The Eye as an Indicator of Heart Failure in Diabetic Patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1579-1580. [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Matthias G. Friedrich, Hassan Abdel-Aty, Andrew Taylor, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, Daniel Messroghli, and Rainer Dietz
The Salvaged Area at Risk in Reperfused Acute Myocardial Infarction as Visualized by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1581-1587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View CVN News Brief]

Peripheral Vascular Disease:

Gijs M.J.M. Welten, Olaf Schouten, Sanne E. Hoeks, Michel Chonchol, Radosav Vidakovic, Ron T. van Domburg, Jeroen J. Bax, Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, and Don Poldermans
Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Comparison in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1588-1596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View CVN Genuine Article][View CVN News Brief]

PRECLINICAL RESEARCH:

Rainer Kozlik-Feldmann, Nora Lang, Regine Aumann, Anja Lehner, Darius Rassoulian, Ralf Sodian, Christoph Schmitz, Martin Hinterseer, Rabea Hinkel, Eckart Thein, Franz Freudenthal, Nikolay V. Vasylev, Pedro J. del Nido, and Heinrich Netz
Patch Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects With a New Hybrid Therapy in a Pig Model
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1597-1603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Satoshi Imaizumi, Shin-ichiro Miura, Kazuto Nakamura, Yoshihiro Kiya, Yoshinari Uehara, Bo Zhang, Yoshino Matsuo, Hidenori Urata, Munehito Ideishi, Kerry-Anne Rye, Masataka Sata, and Keijiro Saku
Antiarrhythmogenic Effect of Reconstituted High-Density Lipoprotein Against Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1604-1612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Research Correspondence:

Rohit Mehta, Amit A. Doshi, Ayesha K. Hasan, Charles J. Love, Marg Pizzuto, Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar, and David P. Chan
Device Interactions in Patients With Advanced Cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1613-1614. [Full Text] [PDF] [View CVN Genuine Article]

Letter to the Editor:

Carlo Pappone and Vincenzo Santinelli
Safety and Efficacy of Remote Magnetic Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1614-1615. [Full Text] [PDF]

Luigi Di Biase, J. David Burkhardt, Robert A. Schweikert, Walid I. Saliba, and Andrea Natale
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1615-1616. [Full Text] [PDF]

Sujeeth R. Punnam and Abhijeet Dhoble
Right Ventricular Asynergy as a Prognosticator
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1616. [Full Text] [PDF]

Sripal Bangalore and Farooq A. Chaudhry
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 1616-1617. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]