Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 54, Issue 14, September 29, 2009   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE        QUARTERLY FOCUS ISSUE: PREVENTION/OUTCOMES             State-of-the-Art Paper             Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine             Coronary Disease Risk                 Editorial Comment                 Editorial Comment             Cost-Effectiveness                 Editorial Comment             Quality of Care                 Editorial Comment             Outcomes in ACS        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Coronary Artery Disease             Heart Rhythm Disorders             Left Ventricular Deformation        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY        COMPETENCE AND TRAINING STATEMENT        PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: A26. [Full Text] [PDF]

QUARTERLY FOCUS ISSUE: PREVENTION/OUTCOMES:

State-of-the-Art Paper:

Marie Therese Cooney, Alexandra L. Dudina, and Ian M. Graham Value and Limitations of Existing Scores for the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk: A Review for Clinicians J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1209-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine:

Mary M. McDermott and Donald M. Lloyd-Jones The Role of Biomarkers and Genetics in Peripheral Arterial Disease J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1228-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Coronary Disease Risk:

Jakub J. Regieli, J. Wouter Jukema, Pieter A. Doevendans, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, John J. Kastelein, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Yolanda van der Graaf Paraoxonase Variants Relate to 10-Year Risk in Coronary Artery Disease: Impact of a High-Density Lipoprotein–Bound Antioxidant in Secondary Prevention J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1238-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

H. Robert Superko Cardiovascular Event Risk: High-Density Lipoprotein and Paraoxonase J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1246-1248. [Full Text] [PDF]

David G. Meyers, John S. Neuberger, and Jianghua He Cardiovascular Effect of Bans on Smoking in Public Places: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1249-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Steven A. Schroeder Public Smoking Bans Are Good for the Heart J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1256-1257. [Full Text] [PDF]

Cost-Effectiveness:

Leslee J. Shaw, James K. Min, Matthew Budoff, Heidi Gransar, Alan Rozanski, Sean W. Hayes, John D. Friedman, Romalisa Miranda, Nathan D. Wong, and Daniel S. Berman Induced Cardiovascular Procedural Costs and Resource Consumption Patterns After Coronary Artery Calcium Screening: Results From the EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) Study J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1258-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Roger S. Blumenthal, Chao-Wei Hwang, and Khurram Nasir Selective Use of Coronary Artery Calcium Screening: Worth the Cost? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1268-1270. [Full Text] [PDF]

Leo Marcoff, Zugui Zhang, Wei Zhang, Edward Ewen, Claudine Jurkovitz, Prisca Leguet, Paul Kolm, and William S. Weintraub Cost Effectiveness of Enoxaparin in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The ExTRACT–TIMI 25 (Enoxaparin and Thrombolysis Reperfusion for Acute Myocardial Infarction Treatment–Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 25) Study J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1271-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Quality of Care:

Jonathan P. Piccini, Adrian F. Hernandez, Xin Zhao, Manesh R. Patel, William R. Lewis, Eric D. Peterson, Gregg C. Fonarow Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals Quality of Care for Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1280-1289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Javed Butler and Andreas Kalogeropoulos Registries and Health Care Quality Improvement J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1290-1292. [Full Text] [PDF]

Outcomes in ACS:

Eugenia Nikolsky, Gregg W. Stone, Ajay J. Kirtane, George D. Dangas, Alexandra J. Lansky, Brent McLaurin, A. Michael Lincoff, Frederick Feit, Jeffrey W. Moses, Martin Fahy, Steven V. Manoukian, Harvey D. White, E. Magnus Ohman, Michel E. Bertrand, David A. Cox, and Roxana Mehran Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Incidence, Predictors, and Clinical Implications: Analysis From the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy) Trial J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1293-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Coronary Artery Disease:

Koon K. Teo, Steven P. Sedlis, William E. Boden, Robert A. O'Rourke, David J. Maron, Pamela M. Hartigan, Marcin Dada, Vipul Gupta, John A. Spertus, William J. Kostuk, Daniel S. Berman, Leslee J. Shaw, Bernard R. Chaitman, G.B. John Mancini, William S. Weintraub COURAGE Trial Investigators Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Older Patients With Stable Coronary Disease: A Pre-Specified Subset Analysis of the COURAGE (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive druG Evaluation) Trial J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1303-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Rhythm Disorders:

Stavros Stavrakis, Xichun Yu, Eugene Patterson, Shijun Huang, Sean R. Hamlett, Laura Chalmers, Reji Pappy, Madeleine W. Cunningham, Syed A. Morshed, Terry F. Davies, Ralph Lazzara, and David C. Kem Activating Autoantibodies to the Beta-1 Adrenergic and M2 Muscarinic Receptors Facilitate Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Graves' Hyperthyroidism J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1309-1316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Left Ventricular Deformation:

Matteo Bertini, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Victoria Delgado, Rutger J. van Bommel, Gaetano Nucifora, C. Jan Willem Borleffs, Giuseppe Boriani, Mauro Biffi, Eduard R. Holman, Ernst E. van der Wall, Martin J. Schalij, and Jeroen J. Bax Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Left Ventricular Twist J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1317-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Jianwen Wang, John M. Buergler, Kumuthavally Veerasamy, Yelena P. Ashton, and Sherif F. Nagueh Delayed Untwisting: The Mechanistic Link Between Dynamic Obstruction and Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1326-1334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Cosima Jahnke, Jan Kaufmann, Barbara Stauber, Stephan Goetze, Eckart Fleck, and Ingo Paetsch Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Monitoring the Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy in Subacute Pulmonary Artery Embolism J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1335. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

COMPETENCE AND TRAINING STATEMENT:

American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association, American College of Physicians Task Force on Competence and Training (Writing Committee to Develop a Competence and Training Statement on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease), American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, American College of Preventive Medicine, American Diabetes Association, American Society of Hypertension, Association of Black Cardiologists, National Lipid Association, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Mark J. Alberts, Gary J. Balady, Christie M. Ballantyne, Kathy Berra, Henry R. Black, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael H. Davidson, Sara B. Fazio, Keith C. Ferdinand, Lawrence J. Fine, Vivian Fonseca, Barry A. Franklin, Patrick E. McBride, George A. Mensah, Geno J. Merli, Patrick T. O'Gara, Paul D. Thompson, and James A. Underberg ACCF/AHA/ACP 2009 Competence and Training Statement: A Curriculum on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1336-1363. [Full Text] [PDF] [ View Genuine Article on ][ ]

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Rita F. Redberg, Emelia J. Benjamin, Vera Bittner, Lynne T. Braun, David C. Goff Jr, Stephen Havas, Darwin R. Labarthe, Marian C. Limacher, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Samia Mora, Thomas A. Pearson, Martha J. Radford, Gerald W. Smetana, John A. Spertus, and Erica W. Swegler ACCF/AHA 2009 Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease) Developed in Collaboration With the American Academy of Family Physicians; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Endorsed by the American College of Preventive Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, and Society for Women's Health Research J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1364-1405. [Full Text] [PDF]

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