Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 54, Issue 12, September 15, 2009   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Clinical Trial             Interventional Cardiology             Cardiac Imaging                 Editorial Comment             Heart Rhythm Disorders                 Editorial Comment             Valvular Heart Disease                 Editorial Comment        FROM AROUND THE WORLD             Focus on China        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY        EDITOR'S PAGE        CORRECTION
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: A22. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Francisco Marín, Rocío González-Conejero, Piera Capranzano, Theodore A. Bass, Vanessa Roldán, and Dominick J. Angiolillo Pharmacogenetics in Cardiovascular Antithrombotic Therapy J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1041-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trial:

Akira Sezai, Mitsumasa Hata, Tetsuya Niino, Isamu Yoshitake, Satoshi Unosawa, Shinji Wakui, Shunji Osaka, Tadateru Takayama, Yuji Kasamaki, Atsushi Hirayama, and Kazutomo Minami Influence of Continuous Infusion of Low-Dose Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide on Renal Function During Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1058-1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Interventional Cardiology:

Murat Sezer, Arif Çimen, Emre Aslanger, Ali Elitok, Berrin Umman, Zehra Bugra, Ebru Yormaz, Cüneyt Türkmen, I.sik Adalet, Yilmaz Nisanci, and Sabahattin Umman Effect of Intracoronary Streptokinase Administered Immediately After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Long-Term Left Ventricular Infarct Size, Volumes, and Function J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1065-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Ron Blankstein, Leon D. Shturman, Ian S. Rogers, Jose A. Rocha-Filho, David R. Okada, Ammar Sarwar, Anand V. Soni, Hiram Bezerra, Brian B. Ghoshhajra, Milena Petranovic, Ricardo Loureiro, Gudrun Feuchtner, Henry Gewirtz, Udo Hoffmann, Wilfred S. Mamuya, Thomas J. Brady, and Ricardo C. Cury Adenosine-Induced Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Dual-Source Cardiac Computed Tomography J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1072-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Stephan Achenbach Stress Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion: Steps, Questions, and Layers J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1085-1087. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorders:

Jonathan P. Piccini, Vic Hasselblad, Eric D. Peterson, Jeffrey B. Washam, Robert M. Califf, and David F. Kong Comparative Efficacy of Dronedarone and Amiodarone for the Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1089-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Paul S. Chan, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, and Hakan Oral Amiodarone or Dronedarone for Atrial Fibrillation: Too Early to Know the Winner? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1096-1098. [Full Text] [PDF]

Valvular Heart Disease:

Rodolfo Pizarro, Oscar O. Bazzino, Pablo F. Oberti, Mariano Falconi, Federico Achilli, Anibal Arias, Juan G. Krauss, and Arturo M. Cagide Prospective Validation of the Prognostic Usefulness of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Asymptomatic Patients With Chronic Severe Mitral Regurgitation J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1099-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

Peter A. McCullough and George S. Hanzel B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Echocardiography in the Surveillance of Severe Mitral Regurgitation Prior to Valve Surgery J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1107-1109. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

FROM AROUND THE WORLD:

Focus on China:

Wei Hua, Lin-Feng Zhang, Yang-Feng Wu, Xiao-Qing Liu, Dong-Shuang Guo, Hong-Ling Zhou, Zhi-Ping Gou, Lian-Cheng Zhao, Hong-Xia Niu, Ke-Ping Chen, Jin-Zhuang Mai, Li-Nan Chu, and Shu Zhang Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in China: Analysis of 4 Regional Populations J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1110-1118. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Wibke Stepper, Martin Dorsel, Alexander C. Bunck, David Maintz, Günter Breithardt, Helmut Baumgartner, and Christian Vahlhaus Cardiac Hemangioma J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1119. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria Where's It All Coming From? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1120-1121. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRECTION:

Correction J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1122. [Full Text] [PDF]

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