Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 54, Issue 8, August 18, 2009   [Index by Author]         INSIDE THIS ISSUE        STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER        CLINICAL RESEARCH             Interventional Cardiology             Valvular Heart Disease             Arterial Reflections and Stiffness                 Editorial Comment             Obesity and the Heart                 Editorial Comment             Pediatric Cardiology                 Editorial Comment        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY        EDITOR'S PAGE        CORRESPONDENCE             Letters to the Editor        IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Inside This Issue J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: A24. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER:

Charalambos Antoniades, Constantinos Bakogiannis, Dimitris Tousoulis, Alexios S. Antonopoulos, and Christodoulos Stefanadis The CD40/CD40 Ligand System: Linking Inflammation With Atherothrombosis J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 669-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional Cardiology:

Michelle O'Donoghue, Elliott M. Antman, Eugene Braunwald, Sabina A. Murphy, P. Gabriel Steg, Ariel Finkelstein, William F. Penny, Viliam Fridrich, Carolyn H. McCabe, Marc S. Sabatine, and Stephen D. Wiviott The Efficacy and Safety of Prasugrel With and Without a Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Intervention: A TRITON–TIMI 38 (Trial to Assess Improvement in Therapeutic Outcomes by Optimizing Platelet Inhibition With Prasugrel–Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 38) Analysis J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 678-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Valvular Heart Disease:

Ted Feldman, Saibal Kar, Michael Rinaldi, Peter Fail, James Hermiller, Richard Smalling, Patrick L. Whitlow, William Gray, Reginald Low, Howard C. Herrmann, Scott Lim, Elyse Foster, Donald Glower for the EVEREST Investigators Percutaneous Mitral Repair With the MitraClip System: Safety and Midterm Durability in the Initial EVEREST (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair Study) Cohort J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 686-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix][ View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan][View Related Piece][ ]

Arterial Reflections and Stiffness:

Marina Cecelja, Benyu Jiang, Karen McNeill, Bernet Kato, James Ritter, Tim Spector, and Phil Chowienczyk Increased Wave Reflection Rather Than Central Arterial Stiffness Is the Main Determinant of Raised Pulse Pressure in Women and Relates to Mismatch in Arterial Dimensions: A Twin Study J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 695-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Bryan Williams, Peter S. Lacy for the CAFE and the ASCOT (Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial) Investigators Impact of Heart Rate on Central Aortic Pressures and Hemodynamics: Analysis From the CAFE (Conduit Artery Function Evaluation) Study: CAFE-Heart Rate J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 705-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Get for this article][Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment:

Michael F. O'Rourke and Christopher S. Hayward The Pulse of Cardiology: Quo Vadis? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 714-717. [Full Text] [PDF]

Obesity and the Heart:

Oliver J. Rider, Jane M. Francis, Mohammed K. Ali, Steffen E. Petersen, Monique Robinson, Matthew D. Robson, James P. Byrne, Kieran Clarke, and Stefan Neubauer Beneficial Cardiovascular Effects of Bariatric Surgical and Dietary Weight Loss in Obesity J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 718-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Cardiosource Journal Scan]

Editorial Comment:

Elie Mousseaux Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: How Can Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Help? J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 727-729. [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Cardiology:

Cecile Tissot, Shannon Buckvold, Christina M. Phelps, D. Dunbar Ivy, David N. Campbell, Max B. Mitchell, Suzanne Osorio da Cruz, Bill A. Pietra, and Shelley D. Miyamoto Outcome of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Early Primary Graft Failure After Pediatric Heart Transplantation J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 730-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment:

Carl Lewis Backer Outcome of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Early Primary Graft Failure After Pediatric Heart Transplantation J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 738-739. [Full Text] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Sherali A. Rahim, Kevin L. Greason, Haraldur Bjarnason, and Charanjit S. Rihal Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 740. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE:

Anthony N. DeMaria Greatness J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 741-742. [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Letters to the Editor:

Lee W. Jordan Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology as a Single Subspecialty May Restrict Access to Care J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 743. [Full Text] [PDF]

Marvin A. Konstam, Mariell Jessup, Gary S. Francis, Douglas L. Mann, and Barry Greenberg Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 743-744. [Full Text] [PDF]

William M. Plonk Jr Most Would Fail to Benefit From JUPITER Intervention J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 744. [Full Text] [PDF]

Erin D. Michos and Roger S. Blumenthal Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 744-745. [Full Text] [PDF]

Zhi-Yong Li, Umar Sadat, and Jonathan H. Gillard Coronary Calcium Scoring: Calcium Location Needs to Be Integrated! J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 745. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joanne D. Schuijf, Maureen M. Henneman, and Jeroen J. Bax Reply J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 745-746. [Full Text] [PDF]

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY:

Rajesh Vedanthan, Javier Sanz, and Jonathan Halperin Bicuspid Pulmonic Valve J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: e5. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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