Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 53, Issue 12, March 24, 2009   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Acute Coronary Syndromes             Interventional Cardiology             Contrast-Induced Nephropathy                 Editorial Comment             Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy             Peripheral Vascular Disease                 Editorial Comment             Congenital Heart Disease                 Editorial Comment        PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH        NEWS FROM THE NHLBI        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: A26. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

James E. Fildes, Steven M. Shaw, Nizar Yonan, and Simon G. Williams The Immune System and Chronic Heart Failure: Is the Heart in Control? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1013-1020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Acute Coronary Syndromes:

Renato D. Lopes, Karen P. Alexander, Steven V. Manoukian, Michel E. Bertrand, Frederick Feit, Harvey D. White, Charles V. Pollack Jr, James Hoekstra, Bernard J. Gersh, Gregg W. Stone, and E. Magnus Ohman Advanced Age, Antithrombotic Strategy, and Bleeding in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Results From the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy) Trial J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1021-1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Get for this Article ][View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Interventional Cardiology:

Stefan Verheye, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Christophe L. Dubois, Joseph Dens, John Ormiston, Stephen Worthley, Brett Trauthen, Takao Hasegawa, Bon-Kwon Koo, Peter J. Fitzgerald, Roxana Mehran, and Alexandra J. Lansky 9-Month Clinical, Angiographic, and Intravascular Ultrasound Results of a Prospective Evaluation of the Axxess Self-Expanding Biolimus A9-Eluting Stent in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: The DIVERGE (Drug-Eluting Stent Intervention for Treating Side Branches Effectively) Study Expedited Publication published online on January 14, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.012 J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1031-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Author Disclosures][View Participating DIVERGE Investigators][ View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Contrast-Induced Nephropathy:

Shuji Morikawa, Takahito Sone, Hideyuki Tsuboi, Hiroaki Mukawa, Itsuro Morishima, Michitaka Uesugi, Yasuhiro Morita, Yasushi Numaguchi, Kenji Okumura, and Toyoaki Murohara Renal Protective Effects and the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy by Atrial Natriuretic Peptide J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1040-1046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Horng H. Chen Atrial Natriuretic Peptide for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: What's Old Is New But at the Right Dose and Duration of Therapy! J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1047-1049. [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy:

Ganesh S. Kamath, Delia Cotiga, Jayanthi N. Koneru, Aysha Arshad, Walter Pierce, Emad F. Aziz, Anisha Mandava, Suneet Mittal, and Jonathan S. Steinberg The Utility of 12-Lead Holter Monitoring in Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation for the Identification of Nonresponders After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1050-1055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Peripheral Vascular Disease:

Mary M. McDermott, Jack M. Guralnik, Lu Tian, Kiang Liu, Luigi Ferrucci, Yihua Liao, Leena Sharma, and Michael H. Criqui Associations of Borderline and Low Normal Ankle-Brachial Index Values With Functional Decline at 5-Year Follow-Up: The WALCS (Walking and Leg Circulation Study) J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1056-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

Heather L. Gornik Rethinking the Morbidity of Peripheral Arterial Disease and the "Normal" Ankle-Brachial Index J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1063-1064. [Full Text] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Robert B. Hinton, Lisa J. Martin, Smitha Rame-Gowda, Meredith E. Tabangin, Linda H. Cripe, and D. Woodrow Benson Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Links to Chromosomes 10q and 6q and Is Genetically Related to Bicuspid Aortic Valve J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1065-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Paul Grossfeld, Maoqing Ye, and Richard Harvey Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: New Genetic Insights J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1072-1074. [Full Text] [PDF]

PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Dirar S. Khoury, Mihir Naware, Jeff Siou, Andreas Blomqvist, Nilesh S. Mathuria, Jianwen Wang, Hue-Teh Shih, Sherif F. Nagueh, and Dorin Panescu Ambulatory Monitoring of Congestive Heart Failure by Multiple Bioelectric Impedance Vectors J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1075-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

NEWS FROM THE NHLBI:

Elizabeth G. Nabel and Michael S. Lauer The Cardiovascular Programs of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: From Vision to Action to Impact J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1082-1083. [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael S. Lauer Comparative Effectiveness Research: The View From the NHLBI J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1084-1086. [Full Text] [PDF] [View Related Genuine Article on CVN]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Jaroslav Hubacek, Alan Brydie, and Simon Jackson Multiple Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticula and Aneurysm J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1087. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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