JACC -- Table of Contents (51 [24])

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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:

Ilan Goldenberg and Arthur J. Moss
Long QT Syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2291-2300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trials:

Joshua M. Hare, Brian Mangal, Joanne Brown, Charles Fisher Jr, Ronald Freudenberger, Wilson S. Colucci, Douglas L. Mann, Peter Liu, Michael M. Givertz, Richard P. Schwarz for the OPT-CHF Investigators
Impact of Oxypurinol in Patients With Symptomatic Heart Failure: Results of the OPT-CHF Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2301-2309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix][View Related Story on Cardiosmart]

Editorial Comment:

W.H. Wilson Tang
The Ongoing Search for a Stratified Medicine Approach in Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2310-2312. [Full Text] [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

Mandeep Singh, Charanjit S. Rihal, Bernard J. Gersh, Veronique L. Roger, Malcolm R. Bell, Ryan J. Lennon, Amir Lerman, and David R. Holmes Jr
Mortality Differences Between Men and Women After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A 25-Year, Single-Center Experience
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2313-2320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Robert F. Wilson and Ganesh Raveendran
What's Good for the Gander Is Now Good for the Goose
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2321-2322. [Full Text] [PDF]

Coronary Artery Surgery:

Gerald T. O'Connor, Elaine M. Olmstead, William C. Nugent, Bruce J. Leavitt, Robert A. Clough, Paul W. Weldner, David C. Charlesworth, Kristine Chaisson, Donato Sisto, Edward R. Nowicki, Richard P. Cochran, David J. Malenka for the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Appropriateness of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Performed in Northern New England
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2323-2328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Mototsugu Nishii, Takayuki Inomata, Hitoshi Takehana, Takashi Naruke, Tomoyoshi Yanagisawa, Masahiko Moriguchi, Sadao Takeda, and Tohru Izumi
Prognostic Utility of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Assessment in Stable Low-Risk Outpatients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy After Decompensated Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2329-2335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Roger M. Mills
Learning to Use a Biomarker: More About B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2336-2338. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Biomarkers:

Peter Bogaty, Luce Boyer, Serge Simard, Franz Dauwe, Robert Dupuis, Benoît Verret, Thao Huynh, Fernand Bertrand, Gilles R. Dagenais, and James M. Brophy
Clinical Utility of C-Reactive Protein Measured at Admission, Hospital Discharge, and 1 Month Later to Predict Outcome in Patients With Acute Coronary Disease: The RISCA (Recurrence and Inflammation in the Acute Coronary Syndromes) Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2339-2346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Click for Online Appendix]

Peripheral Vascular Disease:

Joachim H. Ix, Matthew A. Allison, Julie O. Denenberg, Mary Cushman, and Michael H. Criqui
Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors Do Not Completely Explain the Higher Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease Among African Americans: The San Diego Population Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2347-2354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

YEAR IN CARDIOLOGY SERIES:

Simon R. Dixon, Cindy L. Grines, and William W. O'Neill
The Year in Interventional Cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2355-2369. [Full Text] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria
Of Cardiologists, Future and Past
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2370-2371. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letter to the Editor:

John R. Kapoor
Predicting the Effectiveness of Beta-Blocker Therapy in Vasovagal Syncope
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2372. [Full Text] [PDF]

Maw Pin Tan and Steve W. Parry
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 51: 2372-2373. [Full Text] [PDF]