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INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF JACC:

Inside This Issue of JACC
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: A35-A36. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Demosthenes G. Katritsis and Bernhard Meier
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Coronary Artery Disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 889-893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Albert Schömig, Julinda Mehilli, Antoinette de Waha, Melchior Seyfarth, Jürgen Pache, and Adnan Kastrati
A Meta-Analysis of 17 Randomized Trials of a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention-Based Strategy in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 894-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan][View Related Genuine Article Video on CVN][View Related Story on Cardiosmart]

Robert A. O'Rourke
Optimal Medical Therapy Is a Proven Option for Chronic Stable Angina
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 905-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vascular Medicine:

Alan G. Japp, Nicholas L. Cruden, David A.B. Amer, Vivienne K.Y. Li, Ewan B. Goudie, Neil R. Johnston, Sushma Sharma, Ilene Neilson, David J. Webb, Ian L. Megson, Andrew D. Flapan, and David E. Newby
Vascular Effects of Apelin In Vivo in Man
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 908-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Lipid-Lowering Therapy:

Roberto R. Giraldez, Robert P. Giugliano, Satishkumar Mohanavelu, Sabina A. Murphy, Carolyn H. McCabe, Christopher P. Cannon, and Eugene Braunwald
Baseline Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is an Important Predictor of the Benefit of Intensive Lipid-Lowering Therapy: A PROVE IT–TIMI 22 (Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy–Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 22) Analysis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 914-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan][View Related Genuine Article Video on CVN][View Related Story on Cardiosmart]

Editorial Comment:

Albert V.G. Bruschke and J. Wouter Jukema
Aggressive Therapy Is Not Always the Best Therapy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 921-923. [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiac Surgery:

Anne S. Kanderian, A. Marc Gillinov, Gosta B. Pettersson, Eugene Blackstone, and Allan L. Klein
Success of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Assessment by Transesophageal Echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 924-929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan][View Related CVN News Brief]

Editorial Comment:

Ralph J. Damiano Jr
What Is the Best Way to Surgically Eliminate the Left Atrial Appendage?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 930-931. [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Cardiology:

Marcello Chinali, Giovanni de Simone, Mary J. Roman, Lyle G. Best, Elisa T. Lee, Marie Russell, Barbara V. Howard, and Richard B. Devereux
Cardiac Markers of Pre-Clinical Disease in Adolescents With the Metabolic Syndrome: The Strong Heart Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 932-938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix][View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan][View Related Story on Cardiosmart]

Editorial Comment:

Stephen R. Daniels
Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Children
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 939-940. [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics and Genomics:

Bénédicte Jacquemin, Charalambos Antoniades, Fredrik Nyberg, Estel Plana, Martina Müller, Sonja Greven, Veikko Salomaa, Jordi Sunyer, Tom Bellander, Alexandros-Georgios Chalamandaris, Ricardo Pistelli, Wolfgang Koenig, and Annette Peters
Common Genetic Polymorphisms and Haplotypes of Fibrinogen Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Chains Affect Fibrinogen Levels and the Response to Proinflammatory Stimulation in Myocardial Infarction Survivors: The AIRGENE Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 941-952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Ren Guo, Xiao-Ping Chen, Xin Guo, Lei Chen, Dai Li, Jun Peng, and Yuan-Jian Li
Evidence for Involvement of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide in Nitroglycerin Response and Association With Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) Glu504Lys Polymorphism
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 953-960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Ulrich Hink, Mohamed-Saiel S. Alhamdani, and Thomas Münzel
Nitroglycerin Hits the Nerve: Role for Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 961-963. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC NEWS:

W. Douglas Weaver
President's Page: Disclosures, Transparency, and Firewalls Protect Integrity
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 964-965. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letter to the Editor:

Christian Juhl Terkelsen and Torsten Toftegaard Nielsen
Reperfusion Strategies in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Acute Angioplasty May Be Feasible for the Majority of U.S. Citizens
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 966-967. [Full Text] [PDF]

William E. Boden
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 967-968. [Full Text] [PDF]

Barbara C. Biedermann, Blai Coll, Dan Adam, and Steve B. Feinstein
Arterial Microvessels: An Early or Late Sign of Atherosclerosis?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 968. [Full Text] [PDF]

Judith C. Sluimer, Ann-Pascale J. Bijnens, and Mat J. Daemen
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 968-969. [Full Text] [PDF]

Abhijeet Dhoble, Sujeeth R. Punnam, and George S. Abela
Likelihood of Ventricular Arrhythmias Due to Myocardial Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as Detected by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 969. [Full Text] [PDF]

A. Selcuk Adabag, Barry J. Maron, Evan Appelbaum, Caitlin J. Harrigan, Jacqueline L. Buros, C. Michael Gibson, John R. Lesser, Constance A. Hanna, James E. Udelson, Warren J. Manning, and Martin S. Maron
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 52: 969-970. [Full Text] [PDF]


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