Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 54, Issue 23, December 1, 2009   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        VIEWPOINT        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Interventional Cardiology                 Editorial Comment                 Editorial Comment             Coronary Artery Disease             Biomarkers             Congenital Heart Disease        PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH             Editorial Comment        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY        ACC NEWS        CORRESPONDENCE             Letters to the Editor        ACC/AHA PRACTICE GUIDELINES        SCANNING THE LITERATURE
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: A38. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Peter Libby, Paul M. Ridker, Göran K. Hansson for the Leducq Transatlantic Network on Atherothrombosis Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: From Pathophysiology to Practice J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2129-2138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

VIEWPOINT:

Albert V.G. Bruschke, William C. Sheldon, Earl K. Shirey, and William L. Proudfit A Half Century of Selective Coronary Arteriography J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2139-2144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Marco Francone, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Iacopo Carbone, Emanuele Canali, Raffaele Scardala, Francesca A. Calabrese, Gennaro Sardella, Massimo Mancone, Carlo Catalano, Francesco Fedele, Roberto Passariello, Jan Bogaert, and Luciano Agati Impact of Primary Coronary Angioplasty Delay on Myocardial Salvage, Infarct Size, and Microvascular Damage in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Insight From Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2145-2153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Interview][ ]

Editorial Comment:

Richard W. Smalling Ischemic Time: The New Gold Standard for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2154-2156. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Carlo Briguori, Gabriella Visconti, Amelia Focaccio, Bruno Golia, Alaide Chieffo, Alfredo Castelli, Marco Mussardo, Matteo Montorfano, Bruno Ricciardelli, and Antonio Colombo Novel Approaches for Preventing or Limiting Events (Naples) II Trial: Impact of a Single High Loading Dose of Atorvastatin on Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction Expedited Publication published online on August 5, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.005 J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2157-2163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Editorial Comment][View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

Sotirios Tsimikas High-Dose Statins Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Paradigm Shift to Influence Clinical Outcomes in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Expedited Publication published online on September 23, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.014 J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2164-2166. [Full Text] [PDF] [ View Related Manuscript]

Coronary Artery Disease:

Robert S. Schwartz, Allen Burke, Andrew Farb, David Kaye, John R. Lesser, Timothy D. Henry, and Renu Virmani Microemboli and Microvascular Obstruction in Acute Coronary Thrombosis and Sudden Coronary Death: Relation to Epicardial Plaque Histopathology J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2167-2173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ ][ View Related Interview]

Biomarkers:

Domingo A. Pascual-Figal, Jordi Ordoñez-Llanos, Pedro L. Tornel, Rafael Vázquez, Teresa Puig, Mariano Valdés, Juan Cinca, Antoni Bayes de Luna, Antoni Bayes-Genis on behalf of the MUSIC Investigators Soluble ST2 for Predicting Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2174-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ ][View Related Interview]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Giuseppe Santoro, Giovanbattista Capozzi, Giuseppe Caianiello, Maria Teresa Palladino, Chiara Marrone, Gabriella Farina, Maria Giovanna Russo, and Raffaele Calabrò Pulmonary Artery Growth After Palliation of Congenital Heart Disease With Duct-Dependent Pulmonary Circulation: Arterial Duct Stenting Versus Surgical Shunt J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2180-2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Heng Ma, Ji Li, Feng Gao, and Jun Ren Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Ameliorates Acute Cardiac Toxicity of Ethanol: Role of Protein Phosphatase and Forkhead Transcription Factor J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2187-2196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Joel S. Karliner Lessons From the Besotted Heart J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2197-2198. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Fabiola B. Sozzi, Filippo Civaia, Philippe Rossi, Stephane Rusek, and Vincent Dor Coronary Stent Fracture and In-Stent Restenosis at Coronary Computed Tomography J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2199. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC NEWS:

Alfred A. Bove President's Page: Comparative Effectiveness J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2200-2201. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letters to the Editor:

Mitja Lainscak, Hans-Dirk Duengen, and Stefan D. Anker Beta-Blockers in Elderly Patients With Heart Failure: Ready for Prime Time? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2202. [Full Text] [PDF]

Damien Kenny, Mark C.K. Hamilton, and Robin P. Martin Stainless Steel Stents and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Looking Into a Black Hole J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2202-2203. [Full Text] [PDF]

Basil (Vasilios) Thanopoulos, Nicholaos Eleftherakis, Konstadinos Tzanos, Ioannis Skoularigis, and Fillipos Triposkiadis Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2203. [Full Text] [PDF]

Dan Schaber Clarification and Correction About the Design and Implementation of the PROSPECT Trial J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2203-2204. [Full Text] [PDF]

John E. Sanderson Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2204. [Full Text] [PDF]

ACC/AHA PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

Frederick G. Kushner, Mary Hand, Sidney C. Smith Jr, Spencer B. King III, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Elliott M. Antman, Steven R. Bailey, Eric R. Bates, James C. Blankenship, Donald E. Casey Jr, Lee A. Green, Judith S. Hochman, Alice K. Jacobs, Harlan M. Krumholz, Douglass A. Morrison, Joseph P. Ornato, David L. Pearle, Eric D. Peterson, Michael A. Sloan, Patrick L. Whitlow, and David O. Williams 2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Updating the 2005 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update): A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Expedited Publication published online on November 18, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.10.015 J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2205-2241. [Full Text] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan][View Related Slide Set][ View PCI 2005][ View PCI 2007][ View STEMI 2004][View STEMI 2007][View Interview][]

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 54: 2242-2249. [PDF]

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