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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: A29. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Brendan J. Doyle, Charanjit S. Rihal, Dennis A. Gastineau, and David R. Holmes Jr
Bleeding, Blood Transfusion, and Increased Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Implications for Contemporary Practice
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2019-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trials:

Eva M. Lonn, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Patrick Sheridan, Sandra Smith, Rafael Diaz, Viswanathan Mohan, Jackie Bosch, Salim Yusuf, Gilles R. Dagenais DREAM (Diabetes REduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication) and STARR Investigators
Effect of Ramipril and of Rosiglitazone on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in People With Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Impaired Fasting Glucose: STARR (STudy of Atherosclerosis with Ramipril and Rosiglitazone)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2028-2035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Juan Carlos Kaski and Gillian W. Cockerill
STARR (STudy of Atherosclerosis with Ramipril and Rosiglitazone): Is the Biggest Big Enough?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2036-2038. [Full Text] [PDF]

Tjun Y. Tang, Simon P.S. Howarth, Sam R. Miller, Martin J. Graves, Andrew J. Patterson, Jean-Marie U-King-Im, Zhi Y. Li, Stewart R. Walsh, Andrew P. Brown, Peter J. Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth A. Warburton, Paul D. Hayes, Kevin Varty, Jonathan R. Boyle, Michael E. Gaunt, Andrew Zalewski, and Jonathan H. Gillard
The ATHEROMA (Atorvastatin Therapy: Effects on Reduction of Macrophage Activity) Study: Evaluation Using Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Carotid Disease
Expedited Publication published online on April 29, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.03.018
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2039-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Zahi A. Fayad, Louai Razzouk, Karen C. Briley-Saebo, and Venkatesh Mani
Iron Oxide Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Atherosclerosis Therapeutic Evaluation: Still "Rusty?"
Expedited Publication published online on April 29, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.03.021
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2051-2052. [Full Text] [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

Fernando Alfonso, Maria-José Pérez-Vizcayno, Miguel Ruiz, Alfonso Suárez, Miguel Cazares, Rosana Hernández, Javier Escaned, Camino Bañuelos, Pilar Jiménez-Quevedo, and Carlos Macaya
Coronary Aneurysms After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: Clinical, Angiographic, and Intravascular Ultrasound Findings
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2053-2060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Cardiovascular Risk:

W.H. Wilson Tang, Zeneng Wang, Leslie Cho, Danielle M. Brennan, and Stanley L. Hazen
Diminished Global Arginine Bioavailability and Increased Arginine Catabolism as Metabolic Profile of Increased Cardiovascular Risk
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2061-2067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Richard I. Levin
Arginine and Old MACE: Small Molecules in Atherogenesis Support the Concept of Coronary Artery Disease as a Complex Trait
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2068-2069. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Osamu Tsukamoto, Masashi Fujita, Mahoto Kato, Satoru Yamazaki, Yoshihiro Asano, Akiko Ogai, Hidetoshi Okazaki, Mitsutoshi Asai, Yoko Nagamachi, Norikazu Maeda, Yasunori Shintani, Tetsuo Minamino, Masanori Asakura, Ichiro Kishimoto, Tohru Funahashi, Hitonobu Tomoike, and Masafumi Kitakaze
Natriuretic Peptides Enhance the Production of Adiponectin in Human Adipocytes and in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2070-2077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Lisa C. Costello-Boerrigter and John C. Burnett Jr
A New Role for the Natriuretic Peptides: Metabolic Regulators of the Adipocyte
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2078-2079. [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 2009 53: 2080-2097. [Full Text] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Han Ki Park, Sang Ho Cho, and Young-Hwan Park
Atypical Coarctation of the Aorta: Congenital Stenosis of the Mid-Thoracic Aorta
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2098. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACC NEWS:

Alfred A. Bove
President's Page: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Is a Global Effort
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2099-2100. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letters to the Editor:

Robert A. Phillips
Is the Relationship Between Beta-Blocker–Induced Heart Rate Lowering and Cardiovascular Outcomes the Result of Confounding by Indication?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2101. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ivar Aursnes and Jan-Bjørn Osnes
Atenolol Versus Other Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2101-2102. [Full Text] [PDF]

John R. Cockcroft
Atenolol Is Dead: Long Live Beta-Blockade
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2102. [Full Text] [PDF]

Vinod Kumar Gupta
Beta-Blockers, Hypertension, and Randomized Controlled Trials: Science and Sensibility
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2102-2103. [Full Text] [PDF]

Stéphane Laurent and Pierre Boutouyrie
Beta-Blocker–Induced Heart Rate Reduction: Too Simplistic to Explain the Deleterious Effects of Beta-Blockers
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2103-2104. [Full Text] [PDF]

Steven S. Khan
Beta-Blocker–Induced Heart Rate Lowering, Cardioprotection, and Hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2104-2105. [Full Text] [PDF]

Gabriele Fragasso, Michela Cera, and Alberto Margonato
Different Metabolic Effects of Selective and Nonselective Beta-Blockers Rather Than Mere Heart Rate Reduction May Be the Mechanisms by Which Beta-Blockade Prevents Cardiovascular Events
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2105. [Full Text] [PDF]

John Malcolm Cruickshank
Beta-Blockers and Hypertension
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2105-2106. [Full Text] [PDF]

Franz H. Messerli and Sripal Bangalore
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2106-2107. [Full Text] [PDF]

SCANNING THE LITERATURE:

Kim A. Eagle, Christopher P. Cannon, William F. Armstrong, David S. Bach, Ragavendra R. Baliga, Timothy B. Cotts, Daniel T. Eitzman, James B. Froehlich, Caren S. Goldberg, Hitinder S. Gurm, Jennifer C. Hirsch, Elizabeth Anne Jackson, Fred Morady, Debabrata Mukherjee, Himanshu J. Patel, Melvyn Rubenfire, and Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr.
Summaries of Key Journal Articles
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2108-2115. [PDF]


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