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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: A24. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPERS:

Susan S. Kim, Ziyad M. Hijazi, Roberto M. Lang, and Bradley P. Knight
The Use of Intracardiac Echocardiography and Other Intracardiac Imaging Tools to Guide Noncoronary Cardiac Interventions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2117-2128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Fadi G. Hage, Rajesh Venkataraman, Gilbert J. Zoghbi, Gilbert J. Perry, Angelo M. DeMattos, and Ami E. Iskandrian
The Scope of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2129-2140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Coronary Artery Disease:

Stephan H. Schirmer, Niels van Royen, Perry D. Moerland, Joost O. Fledderus, José P. Henriques, René J. van der Schaaf, Marije M. Vis, Jan Baan Jr, Karel T. Koch, Anton J.G. Horrevoets, Imo E. Hoefer, and Jan J. Piek
Local Cytokine Concentrations and Oxygen Pressure Are Related to Maturation of the Collateral Circulation in Humans
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2141-2147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Ronald W. Millard and Yigang Wang
Milieu Intérieur: The Search for Myocardial Arteriogenic Signals
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2148-2149. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Failure:

Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Alain Cohen-Solal, Michael Böhm, Stefan D. Anker, Daphne Babalis, Michael Roughton, Andrew J.S. Coats, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, Marcus D. Flather SENIORS Investigators
Beta-Blockade With Nebivolol in Elderly Heart Failure Patients With Impaired and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Data From SENIORS (Study of Effects of Nebivolol Intervention on Outcomes and Rehospitalization in Seniors With Heart Failure)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2150-2158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Paul W. Armstrong and Karen P. Alexander
Nebivolol in Older Adults With Heart Failure: Reduced Rates for Seniors?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2159-2161. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Jolanta Klovaite, Finn Gustafsson, Svend A. Mortensen, Kåre Sander, and Lars B. Nielsen
Severely Impaired von Willebrand Factor-Dependent Platelet Aggregation in Patients With a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device (HeartMate II)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2162-2167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorders:

Frédéric Franceschi, Franck Thuny, Roch Giorgi, Islem Sanaa, Eric Peyrouse, Xavier Assouan, Sébastien Prévôt, Emilie Bastard, Gilbert Habib, and Jean-Claude Deharo
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Traumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation After Percutaneous Ventricular Lead Removal
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2168-2174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Vascular Disease and Diabetes:

Lisa Womack, Dawn Peters, Eugene J. Barrett, Sanjiv Kaul, Wendie Price, and Jonathan R. Lindner
Abnormal Skeletal Muscle Capillary Recruitment During Exercise in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Microvascular Complications
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2175-2183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Thomas R. Porter
Capillary Blood Flow Abnormalities in the Skeletal Muscle and Microvascular Complications in Diabetes: Lessons That Cannot Be Learned From Larger Vessels
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2184-2185. [Full Text] [PDF]

Biomarkers:

Alexander E. Fraley, Gregory G. Schwartz, Anders G. Olsson, Scott Kinlay, Michael Szarek, Nader Rifai, Peter Libby, Peter Ganz, Joseph L. Witztum, Sotirios Tsimikas MIRACL Study Investigators
Relationship of Oxidized Phospholipids and Biomarkers of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein With Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Effect of Statin Therapy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Results From the MIRACL (Myocardial Ischemia Reduction With Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering) Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2186-2196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letters to the Editor:

George A. Mensah
Fantastic Voyage Through Cardiology: From 1969 to 2008
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2197. [Full Text] [PDF]

Harvey S. Hecht and Marc Colmer
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2197-2198. [Full Text] [PDF]

Stefan Osswald, Beat Schaer, Michael Kuhne, and Christian Sticherling
No Benefit From Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Asymptomatic Patients
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2198. [Full Text] [PDF]

Cecilia Linde, William T. Abraham, Michael R. Gold, Martin St John Sutton, Stefano Ghio, Claude Daubert REVERSE Study Group
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2198-2199. [Full Text] [PDF]

Massimiliano Bianco and Paolo Zeppilli
Early Repolarization in the Athlete
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2199-2200. [Full Text] [PDF]

Raphael Rosso, Evgeni Kogan, Maya Ish-Shalom, and Sami Viskin
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2200. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACCF/ASNC/ACR/AHA/ASE/SCCT/SCMR/SNM APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA:

Robert C. Hendel, Daniel S. Berman, Marcelo F. Di Carli, Paul A. Heidenreich, Robert E. Henkin, Patricia A. Pellikka, Gerald M. Pohost, and Kim A. Williams
ACCF/ASNC/ACR/AHA/ASE/SCCT/SCMR/SNM 2009 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Radiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians
Expedited Publication published online on May 18, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.013
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2201-2229. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix][View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

CORRECTIONS:

Correction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2230. [Full Text] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Sherali A. Rahim, Roger Franke, and Verghese Mathew
Removal of a Knotted Swan-Ganz Catheter
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: e91. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]