Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 54, Issue 6, August 4, 2009   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        VIEWPOINT             Health Reform        NEWS FROM THE NHLBI        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Clinical Trial                 Editorial Comment             Coronary Artery Disease             Heart Rhythm Disorders                 Editorial Comment             Cardiac Imaging                 Editorial Comment                 Editorial Comment        EXPEDITED PUBLICATIONS             Editorial Comment        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY        ACC NEWS        CORRESPONDENCE             Letters to the Editor        SCANNING THE LITERATURE        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: A13-A16. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Eileen M. Hsich and Ileana L. Piña Heart Failure in Women: A Need for Prospective Data J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 491-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [ View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

VIEWPOINT:

Health Reform:

James T. Dove, W. Douglas Weaver, and Jack Lewin Professional Accountability in Health System Reform J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 499-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NEWS FROM THE NHLBI:

Victoria L. Pemberton, Jonathan R. Kaltman, and Gail D. Pearson Children and Clinical Studies: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's New Multimedia Resource for Pediatric Research J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 502-504. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Clinical Trial:

Nicola C. Edwards, Richard P. Steeds, Paul M. Stewart, Charles J. Ferro, and Jonathan N. Townend Effect of Spironolactone on Left Ventricular Mass and Aortic Stiffness in Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 505-512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Cardiosource Talk Back][ View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

William C. Little and Paul M. Kirkman Moving Beyond Angiotensin II to Also Target Aldosterone? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 513-514. [Full Text] [PDF]

Coronary Artery Disease:

Todd M. Brown, Adrian F. Hernandez, Vera Bittner, Christopher P. Cannon, Gray Ellrodt, Li Liang, Eric D. Peterson, Ileana L. Piña, Monika M. Safford, Gregg C. Fonarow on behalf of the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines Investigators Predictors of Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Findings From the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Program J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 515-521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Cardiosource Journal Scan][View Cardiosource Slide Set]

Heart Rhythm Disorders:

Sébastien Knecht, Frédéric Sacher, Matthew Wright, Mélèze Hocini, Akihiko Nogami, Thomas Arentz, Bertrand Petit, Robert Franck, Christian De Chillou, Dominique Lamaison, Jéronimo Farré, Thomas Lavergne, Thierry Verbeet, Isabelle Nault, Seiichiro Matsuo, Lionel Leroux, Rukshen Weerasooriya, Bruno Cauchemez, Nicolas Lellouche, Nicolas Derval, Sanjiv M. Narayan, Pierre Jaïs, Jacques Clementy, and Michel Haïssaguerre Long-Term Follow-Up of Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Ablation: A Multicenter Study J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 522-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

Bruce D. Lindsay Eliminating Triggers of Ventricular Fibrillation: The Past, Present, and Future J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 529-530. [Full Text] [PDF]

Krista C. van den Broek, Ivan Nyklícek, Pepijn H. van der Voort, Marco Alings, Albert Meijer, and Johan Denollet Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmia After Implantable Defibrillator Treatment in Anxious Type D Patients J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 531-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Jamieson M. Bourque, Benjamin H. Holland, Denny D. Watson, and George A. Beller Achieving an Exercise Workload of 10 Metabolic Equivalents Predicts a Very Low Risk of Inducible Ischemia: Does Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Have a Role? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 538-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

Frans J. Th. Wackers Customized Exercise Testing J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 546-548. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Claas P. Naehle, Katharina Strach, Daniel Thomas, Carsten Meyer, Markus Linhart, Sascha Bitaraf, Harold Litt, Jörg Otto Schwab, Hans Schild, and Torsten Sommer Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 1.5-T in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 549-555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Ariel Roguin Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Pacemakers J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 556-557. [Full Text] [PDF]

EXPEDITED PUBLICATIONS:

Germano Di Sciascio, Giuseppe Patti, Vincenzo Pasceri, Achille Gaspardone, Giuseppe Colonna, and Antonio Montinaro Efficacy of Atorvastatin Reload in Patients on Chronic Statin Therapy Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results of the ARMYDA-RECAPTURE (Atorvastatin for Reduction of Myocardial Damage During Angioplasty) Randomized Trial Expedited Publication published online on July 1, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.05.028 J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 558-565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Stephen G. Ellis and Saif Anwaruddin Recapturing the Magic: Revisiting the Pleiotropic Effects of Statins in Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization Expedited Publication published online on July 1, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.070 J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 566-568. [Full Text] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Jonathan Chan, Warren J. Manning, Evan Appelbaum, Philip Smith, and Kenneth Rice Large Hiatal Hernia Mimicking Left Atrial Mass: A Multimodality Diagnosis J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 569. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

ACC NEWS:

Alfred A. Bove President's Page: Looking Beyond the Politics of Health Care Reform J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 570-572. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letters to the Editor:

Jürgen R. Sindermann, Christian Vahlhaus, Andreas Hoffmeier, Hans H. Scheld, and Stefan Klotz Impact of Ventricular Assist Device Support on Post-Transplant Mortality: Searching for Reasons J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 573. [Full Text] [PDF]

Vishnu Patlolla, Richard D. Patten, David DeNofrio, Marvin A. Konstam, and Rajan Krishnamani Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 573. [Full Text] [PDF]

Bruce H. Brundage Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 574. [Full Text] [PDF]

Matthew J. Budoff and Khurram Nasir Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 574-575. [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas F. Heston and Richard L. Wahl Clinical Significance of Iodine-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine Cardiac Imaging J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 575-576. [Full Text] [PDF]

Shunsuke Tamaki, Takahisa Yamada, and Masatake Fukunami Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 576. [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 54: 577-584. [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Gregg S. Pressman and Vincent M. Figueredo Development of an Intraoperative Left Atrial Thrombus? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: e1. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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