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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: A32. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Carl J. Lavie, Richard V. Milani, and Hector O. Ventura
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Factor, Paradox, and Impact of Weight Loss
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1925-1932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY:

Viewpoint:

Jeroen J. Bax and John Gorcsan III
Echocardiography and Noninvasive Imaging in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Results of the PROSPECT (Predictors of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) Study in Perspective
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1933-1943. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Mark C. Petrie, Malcolm I. Burgess, and John J.V. McMurray
Selecting Patients for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: The Fallacy of Echocardiographic Dyssynchrony
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1944-1959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Commentary:

John E. Sanderson
Echocardiography for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Selection: Fatally Flawed or Misjudged?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1960-1964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Acute Coronary Syndromes:

Ramin Ebrahimi, Cornelius Dyke, Roxana Mehran, Steven V. Manoukian, Frederick Feit, David A. Cox, Bernard J. Gersh, E. Magnus Ohman, Harvey D. White, Jeffrey W. Moses, James H. Ware, A. Michael Lincoff, and Gregg W. Stone
Outcomes Following Pre-Operative Clopidogrel Administration in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: The ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1965-1972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Genuine Article on CVN][View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan][ Talk Back - discuss on Cardiosource]

Editorial Comment:

Colin M. Barker and H. Vernon Anderson
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Don't Bypass the Clopidogrel
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1973-1974. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Alberto Giannoni, Michele Emdin, Francesca Bramanti, Giovanni Iudice, Darrel P. Francis, Antonio Barsotti, Massimo Piepoli, and Claudio Passino
Combined Increased Chemosensitivity to Hypoxia and Hypercapnia as a Prognosticator in Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1975-1980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Jesús Peteiro, Nemesio Álvarez-García, Francisco J. Broullón, Victor X. Mosquera, Lourdes García-Bueno, Luis Ferro, and Alfonso Castro-Beiras
Prediction of Mortality and Major Cardiac Events by Exercise Echocardiography in Patients With Normal Exercise Electrocardiographic Testing
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1981-1990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

Frank A. Flachskampf and Christian Rost
Stress Echocardiography in Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: An Exercise in Good Clinical Practice
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1991-1992. [Full Text] [PDF]

PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Shigeki Kobayashi, Masafumi Yano, Takeshi Suetomi, Makoto Ono, Hiroki Tateishi, Mamoru Mochizuki, Xiaojuan Xu, Hitoshi Uchinoumi, Shinichi Okuda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Noritaka Koseki, Hiroyuki Kyushiki, Noriaki Ikemoto, and Masunori Matsuzaki
Dantrolene, a Therapeutic Agent for Malignant Hyperthermia, Markedly Improves the Function of Failing Cardiomyocytes by Stabilizing Interdomain Interactions Within the Ryanodine Receptor
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1993-2005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Thomas R. Shannon and Wilbur Y.W. Lew
Diastolic Release of Calcium From the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum: A Potential Target for Treating Triggered Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2006-2008. [Full Text] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Hyung-Kwan Kim, Sung-A. Chang, Yong-Jin Kim, and Dae-Won Sohn
Fireworks in the Left Ventricle: Doppler Manifestation of Left Ventricular Noncompaction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2009. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letters to the Editor:

James E. Dalen
Aspirin for Prevention of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke: Is the Right Dose 81 or 160 Mg/Day?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2010. [Full Text] [PDF]

Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2010. [Full Text] [PDF]

Stefan Pilz and Andreas Tomaschitz
Vitamin D Deficiency and Myocardial Dysfunction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2011. [Full Text] [PDF]

Dariush Mozaffarian
Vitamin D, Outdoor Happiness, and the Meaning of Deficiency
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2011-2012. [Full Text] [PDF]

James H. O'Keefe, John H. Lee, David S.H. Bell, and Michael F. Holick
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2012-2013. [Full Text] [PDF]

AHA/ASA/ACCF EXPERT CONSENSUS DOCUMENT:

Science Advisory:

Patrick T. O'Gara, Steven R. Messe, E. Murat Tuzcu, Gloria Catha, and John C. Ring
Percutaneous Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Secondary Stroke Prevention: A Call for Completion of Randomized Clinical Trials A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this science advisory
Expedited Publication published online on May 11, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2014-2018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]


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