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Journal of the American College of Cardiology

May 01, 2002, Vol. 39, No. 9
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Editor’s page

Final report, and thanks
William W. Parmley, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1562-1562.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01851-X
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Presidential address

Citizens of the world
Douglas P Zipes, MD, MACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1411-1413.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01843-0
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Review article

Surrogate end points in heart failure
Inder S Anand, MD, FRCP, DPhil (Oxon), FACC; Viorel G Florea, MD, PhD, DSc; Lloyd Fisher, PhD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1414-1421.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01773-4
TOPICS: heart failure, surrogate endpoints
N-acetylcysteine in acute cardiology: 10 years later: What do we know and what would we like to know?!
Jan Sochman, MD, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1422-1428.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01797-7
TOPICS: cardiology, acetylcysteine, reperfusion therapy, reactive oxygen species
Identification, regulation and function of a novel lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor
Jawahar L Mehta, MD, PhD, FACC; Dayuan Li, MD, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1429-1435.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01803-X
TOPICS: atherosclerosis, low-density lipoproteins, angiotensin ii, endothelial cells, endothelium, lectin, low density lipoprotein ...

Clinical study: Atrial fibrillation

Embolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation and effective anticoagulation: value of transesophageal echocardiography to guide direct-current cardioversion: Final results of the Ludwigshafen Observational Cardioversion Study
Karlheinz Seidl, MD; Monika Rameken, MD; Axel Drögemüller, MD; Margit Vater, MD; Andreas Brandt, MD; Harald Schwacke, MD; Caroline Bergmeier, MD; Ralf Zahn, MD; Jochen Senges, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1436-1442.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01785-0
TOPICS: anticoagulation, atrial fibrillation, transesophageal echocardiography, electric countershock, embolism, direct current
Clinical value of left atrial appendage flow for prediction of long-term sinus rhythm maintenance in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Emanuele Antonielli, MD; Alfredo Pizzuti, MD; Attila Pálinkás, MD; Mattia Tanga, MD; N.oèmi Gruber, MD; Claudio Michelassi, BSc; Albert Varga, MD; Alessandro Bonzano, MD; Nicola Gandolfo, MD; L.ászló Halmai, MD; Antonia Bassignana, MD; Muhammad Babar Imran, MD; Fabrizio Delnevo, MD; Miklós Csanády, MD; Eugenio Picano, MD, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1443-1449.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01800-4
TOPICS: anti-arrhythmia agents, atrial fibrillation, transesophageal echocardiography, left auricular appendage, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, ...

Clinical study: myocardial infarction

Right ventricular dysfunction and risk of heart failure and mortality after myocardial infarction
Leonardo A.M. Zornoff, MD, PhD; Hicham Skali, MD; Marc A. Pfeffer, MD, PhD, FACC; Martin St. John Sutton, MD, FACC; Jean L. Rouleau, MD, FACC; Gervasio A. Lamas, MD, FACC; Ted Plappert, CVT; Jacques R. Rouleau, MD; Lemuel A. Moyé, MD, PhD; Sandra J. Lewis, MDFACC; Eugene Braunwald, MD, FACC; Scott D. Solomon, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1450-1455.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01804-1
TOPICS: left ventricular ejection fraction, postmyocardial infarction mortality, ventricular dysfunction, left, ventricular dysfunction, ...
Revisiting the culprit lesion in non–Q-wave myocardial infarction: Results from the VANQWISH trial angiographic core laboratory
Richard A Kerensky, MD; Michael Wade, MS; Prakash Deedwania, MD; William E Boden, MD; Carl J Pepine, MD, MACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1456-1463.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01770-9
TOPICS: angiogram, coronary angiography, coronary artery bypass surgery, myocardial infarction, q wave, acute, ...

Clinical study: myocardial infarction: editorial comment

Angiographic plaque complexity: the tip of the unstable plaque iceberg*
James A Goldstein, MDFACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1464-1467.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01772-2
TOPICS: acute coronary syndromes, angiogram, ischemia, st segment elevation, non-q wave myocardial infarction, ...

Clinical study: Hybernating myocardium

Active interstitial remodeling: an important process in the hibernating human myocardium
Nikolaos G Frangogiannis, MD; Sarah Shimoni, MD; SuMin Chang, MD; Guofeng Ren, PhD; Oliver Dewald, MD; Christine Gersch, PhD; Kesavan Shan, MD; Constandina Aggeli, MD; Michael Reardon, MD; George V Letsou, MD; Rafael Espada, MD; Mahesh Ramchandani, MD; Mark L Entman, MD, FACC; William A Zoghbi, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1468-1474.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01792-8
TOPICS: myocardium, hibernating myocardium, tenascin, fibroblast, collagen, recovery of function, interstitium, cardiac, revascularization ...

Clinical study: stress testing

Prognostic value of the Duke treadmill score in the elderly
Jennifer M.F Kwok, MD; Todd D Miller, MD, FACC; David O Hodge, MS; Raymond J Gibbons, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1475-1481.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01769-2
TOPICS: exercise stress test, heart, duke's coronary artery disease score, elderly

Clinical study: stroke

Physical activity attenuates the effect of increased left ventricular mass on the risk of ischemic stroke: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study
Carlos J. Rodriguez, MD, MPH; Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS; Robert R. Sciacca, EngScD; Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPh; Shunichi Homma, MDFACC; Marco R. Di Tullio, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1482-1488.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01799-0
TOPICS: physical activity, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, stroke risk, ventricular mass, megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy ...

Clinical study: endocarditis

Risk of embolization after institution of antibiotic therapy for infective endocarditis
Isidre Vilacosta, MD; Catherine Graupner, MD; JoséAlberto SanRomán, MD; Cristina Sarriá, MD; Ricardo Ronderos, MD; Cristina Fernández, MD; Leonardo Mancini, MD; Olga Sanz, MD; JuanVictor Sanmartín, MD; Walter Stoermann, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1489-1495.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01790-4
TOPICS: endocarditis, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, bacterial endocarditis, vegetation, embolization, infection, antibiotic therapy, embolism, ...

Clinical study: pulmonary hypertension

Effects of beraprost sodium, an oral prostacyclin analogue, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Nazzareno Galiè, MD; Marc Humbert, MD; Jean-Luc Vachiéry, MD; CarmineDario Vizza, MD; Meinhard Kneussl, MD; Alessandra Manes, MD; Olivier Sitbon, MD; Adam Torbicki, MD; Marion Delcroix, MD; Robert Naeije, MD; Marius Hoeper, MD; Ari Chaouat, MD; Sophie Morand, MD; Bruno Besse, MD; Gerald Simonneau, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1496-1502.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01786-2
TOPICS: epoprostenol, primary pulmonary hypertension, hemodynamics, sodium, pulmonary arterial hypertension, new york heart ...

Clinical study: cardiomyopathy

Periodic rescreening is indicated for family members at risk of developing familial dilated cardiomyopathy
Kathy A Crispell, MDFACC; Emily L Hanson, MS; Kelly Coates, BS; Warren Toy, BS; Ray E Hershberger, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1503-1507.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01788-6
TOPICS: primary familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Clincal study: Heart transplantation

The interleukin-6/interleukin-6-receptorsystem is activated in donor hearts
Gabriele Plenz, PhD, MSc; Heike Eschert, PhD, MSc; Michael Erren, MD; Thomas Wichter, MD; Michael Böhm, MD; Markus Flesch, MD; Hans H. Scheld, MD; Mario C. Deng, MD, FACC, FESC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1508-1512.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01791-6
TOPICS: interleukins, tissue donors, heart, interleukin-6

Clinical study: interventional cardiology

Coronary hemodynamics of stent implantation after suboptimal and optimal balloon angioplasty
Michiel Voskuil, MD; Rob A.M van Liebergen, MD; Mariano Albertal, MD; Eric Boersma, PhD; Jan G.P Tijssen, PhD; Patrick W Serruys, MD; Jan J Piek, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1513-1517.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01793-X
TOPICS: stent, hemodynamics, balloon angioplasty

Clinical study: cardiac surgery

A comparison of cardiac troponin T and creatine kinase-MB for patient evaluation after cardiac surgery
James L Januzzi, MD; Kent Lewandrowski, MD; Thomas E MacGillivray, MD; John B Newell, AB; Sekar Kathiresan, MD; Stephen J Servoss, MD; Elizabeth Lee-Lewandrowski, PhD, MPH
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1518-1523.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01789-8
TOPICS: myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery procedures, patient evaluation, postoperative complications, phosphotransferases, surgical procedures, ...

Clinical study: Arterial distensibility

Inter-relations among declines in arterial distensibility, baroreflex function and respiratory sinus arrhythmia
Padmini Kaushal; J.Andrew Taylor
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1524-1530.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01787-4
TOPICS: sinus arrhythmia, baroreflex, radiostereometric analysis

Clinical study: new methods

Time to onset of regional relaxation: feasibility, variability and utility of a novel index of regional myocardial function by strain rate imaging
Theodore P Abraham, MD; Marek Belohlavek, MD, PhD, FACC; Helen L Thomson, MBBS; Cristina Pislaru, MD; Bijoy Khandheria, MD, FACC; James B Seward, MD, FACC; Patricia A Pellikka, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1531-1537.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01768-0
TOPICS: myocardium, dobutamine, ischemia, diagnostic imaging, stress, strain rate

Experimental study

Vascular remodeling during healing after myocardial infarction in the dog model: Effects of reperfusion, amlodipine and enalapril
Bodh I Jugdutt, MD, FACC; Vijayan Menon, BSc; Dinender Kumar, PhD; Halliday Idikio, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1538-1545.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01805-3
TOPICS: myocardial infarction, enalapril, amlodipine, transforming growth factor beta, vascular remodeling, reperfusion therapy, ...
Contrast echocardiography can assess risk area and infarct size during coronary occlusion and reperfusion: experimental validation
S.téphane Lafitte, MD; Aya Higashiyama, MD; Hisashi Masugata, MD; Barry Peters, MD; Monet Strachan, RDCS; O.i Ling Kwan, RDCS; Anthony N DeMaria, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1546-1554.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01771-0
TOPICS: coronary occlusion, contrast echocardiography, reperfusion therapy, infarction
Chronic endothelin receptor antagonism prevents coronary vasa vasorum neovascularization in experimental hypercholesterolemia
Joerg Herrmann, MD; Patricia J Best, MD; Erik L Ritman, MD, PhD; David R Holmes, MD, FACC; Lilach O Lerman, MD, PhD; Amir Lerman, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1555-1561.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01798-9
TOPICS: vascular endothelial growth factor a, hypercholesterolemia, vasa vasorum, endothelin receptor, endothelins, neovascularization, ...

Letter to the editor

Obesity, weight reduction and survival in heart failure
Carl J Lavie, MD, FACC; Richard Milani, MD, FACC; Mandeep R Mehra, MDFACC; Hector O Ventura, MDFACC; Franz H Messerli, MDFACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1563-1563.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01806-5
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Obesity, weight reduction and survival in heart failure: Reply
Gregg C Fonarow, MD, FACC; Tamara B Horwich, MD; Michele A Hamilton, MD, FACC; W.Robb MacLellan, MD, FACC; Jan H Tillisch, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1563-1564.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01807-7
TOPICS: #
Ischemic cardiomyopathy: a historical note
Tsung O Cheng, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1564-1565.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01801-6
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Is early invasive treatment of unstable coronary artery disease equally effective for both women and men?
Andrew P Davie, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(9):1565-1565.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01802-8
TOPICS: #
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