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Journal of the American College of Cardiology

December 16, 2008, Vol. 52, No. 25
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J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):A21-A29.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(08)03881-3
TOPICS: myocardium, cardiovascular diseases, thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, bosentan, cardiac ct, cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease ...

Expedited Publication

Long-Term Effects of Fenofibrate on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Augmentation Index in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Anne Hiukka, MD; Jukka Westerbacka, MD, PhD; Eeva S. Leinonen, MD, PhD; Hiroshi Watanabe, MD, PhD; Olov Wiklund, MD, PhD; Lillemor Mattson Hulten, PhD; Jukka T. Salonen, DMedSc; Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, MD, PhD; Hannele Yki-Järvinen, MD, PhD; Anthony C. Keech, MD, PhD; Marja-Riitta Taskinen, MD, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2190-2197.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.049
TOPICS: intima media thickness, diabetes mellitus, type 2, fenofibrate
Includes: Supplemental Content
Effect of Statins Alone Versus Statins Plus Ezetimibe on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes: The SANDS (Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study) Trial
Jerome L. Fleg, MD; Mihriye Mete, PhD; Barbara V. Howard, PhD; Jason G. Umans, MD, PhD; Mary J. Roman, MD; Robert E. Ratner, MD; Angela Silverman, MSN, CANP; James M. Galloway, MD; Jeffrey A. Henderson, MD, MPH; Matthew R. Weir, MD; Charlton Wilson, MD; Mario Stylianou, PhD; Wm. James Howard, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2198-2205.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.031
TOPICS: atherosclerosis, ldl cholesterol lipoproteins, statins, intima media thickness, carotid atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, ...
Additional Lipid Lowering Trials Using Surrogate Measurements of Atherosclerosis by Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: More Clarity or Confusion?⁎
Evan A. Stein, MD, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2206-2209.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.11.002
TOPICS: atherosclerosis, ldl cholesterol lipoproteins, intima media thickness, lipids

State-of-the-art paper

Interpreting the Results of Cost-Effectiveness Studies
David J. Cohen, MD, MSc, FACC; Matthew R. Reynolds, MD, MSc, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2119-2126.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.018
TOPICS: economics, cost-effectiveness analysis, interpretation of findings

Clinical Research

Bosentan for Treatment of Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: BENEFiT (Bosentan Effects in iNopErable Forms of chronIc Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension), a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Xavier Jaïs, MD; Andrea M. D'Armini, MD; Pavel Jansa, MD; Adam Torbicki, MD; Marion Delcroix, MD; Hossein A. Ghofrani, MD; Marius M. Hoeper, MD; Irene M. Lang, MD; Eckhard Mayer, MD; Joanna Pepke-Zaba, MD; Loïc Perchenet, PhD; Adele Morganti, MSc; Gérald Simonneau, MD; Lewis J. Rubin, MD; BENEFiT Study Group
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2127-2134.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.059
TOPICS: thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, bosentan, surrogate endpoints
Includes: Supplemental Content
Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-Slice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Prospective, Multicenter, Multivendor Study
W. Bob Meijboom, MD; Matthijs F.L. Meijs, MD; Joanne D. Schuijf, MD, PhD; Maarten J. Cramer, MD, PhD; Nico R. Mollet, MD, PhD; Carlos A.G. van Mieghem, MD; Koen Nieman, MD, PhD; Jacob M. van Werkhoven, MD; Gabija Pundziute, MD; Annick C. Weustink, MD; Alexander M. de Vos, MD; Francesca Pugliese, MD; Benno Rensing, MD, PhD; J. Wouter Jukema, MD, PhD; Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD; Mathias Prokop, MD, PhD; Pieter A. Doevendans, MD, PhD; Myriam G.M. Hunink, MD, PhD; Gabriel P. Krestin, MD, PhD; Pim J. de Feyter, MD, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2135-2144.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.058
TOPICS: coronary angiography, cardiac ct, ct angiography of coronary arteries
Limitations of Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography⁎
Steven E. Nissen, MD, MACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2145-2147.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.017
TOPICS: angiogram, computed tomography, computed tomographic angiography
The Relationship of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry to Incident Cardiovascular Events: The MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) Study
David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD; Richard A. Kronmal, PhD; João A.C. Lima, MD; Kiang Liu, PhD; Jean Olson, MD, MPH; Gregory L. Burke, MD, MS; Aaron R. Folsom, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2148-2155.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.014
TOPICS: atherosclerosis, ischemic stroke, heart failure, cardiac mri, cardiovascular event, ventricular mass
Includes: Supplemental Content
Psychological Distress as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events: Pathophysiological and Behavioral Mechanisms
Mark Hamer, PhD; Gerard J. Molloy, PhD; Emmanuel Stamatakis, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2156-2162.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.057
TOPICS: obesity, smoking, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, c-reactive protein, pathophysiology, cardiovascular event
Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Risk: What Are the Links?⁎
Roland von Känel, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2163-2165.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.015
TOPICS: cardiovascular disease risk factors
Nonmyocardial Production of ST2 Protein in Human Hypertrophy and Failure Is Related to Diastolic Load
Jozef Bartunek, MD, PhD; Leen Delrue, PhD; Frederik Van Durme, MD; Olivier Muller, MD, PhD; Filip Casselman, MD, PhD; Bart De Wiest, RN; Romaric Croes, MD; Sofie Verstreken, MD; Marc Goethals, MD; Herbert de Raedt, MD; Jaydeep Sarma, MD, PhD; Lija Joseph, MD; Marc Vanderheyden, MD; Ellen O. Weinberg, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2166-2174.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.027
TOPICS: myocardium, endothelial cells, brain natriuretic peptide, biopsy, diastole, rna, messenger, hypertrophy, amino-terminal ...
Left-Dominant Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: An Under-Recognized Clinical Entity
Srijita Sen-Chowdhry, MBBS, MD (Cantab), MRCP; Petros Syrris, PhD; Sanjay K. Prasad, MD, MRCP; Siân E. Hughes, MBBS, PhD, MRCPath; Robert Merrifield, PhD; Deirdre Ward, MBBS, MRCPI; Dudley J. Pennell, MD, FACC; William J. McKenna, MD, DSc, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2175-2187.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.019
TOPICS: cardiac arrhythmia, myocarditis, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, cardiomyopathy, inverted t wave, mutation, ...
Expanding the Spectrum of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy⁎
Jeffrey E. Saffitz, MD, PhD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2188-2189.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.062
TOPICS: cardiac arrhythmia, myocarditis, phenotype, cardiomyopathy, dilated, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, ventricular noncompaction, ...

Images in Cardiology

Cardiac Amyloid
Marc L. Baker, MD, PhD; Michael W. Fong, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2210-2210.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.016
TOPICS: amyloidosis, cardiac

Correspondence

Endothelialization and Late Stent Thrombosis in Diabetics
Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2213-2213.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.07.071
TOPICS: #
Reply
Somjot S. Brar, MD; Albert Yuh-Jer Shen, MD; Vicken Aharonian, MD; Prakash Mansukhani, MD; John Kim, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2213-2213.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.063
TOPICS: #
Influence of Symptoms and Age on the Predictive Value of Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning
Kamran Akram, MD; Szilard Voros, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2214-2214.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.07.070
TOPICS: #
Reply
Joanne D. Schuijf, PhD; Maureen M. Henneman, MD; Jeroen J. Bax, PhD, MD
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2214-2214.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.060
TOPICS: #

Editor's page

Looking Back
Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, MACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2211-2212.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.001
TOPICS: #

ACC Survey Report

Survey Results: A Decade of Change in Professional Life in Cardiology: A 2008 Report of the ACC Women in Cardiology Council⁎
Athena Poppas, MD, FACC; Jennifer Cummings, MD, FACC; Sharmila Dorbala, MD, FACC; Pamela S. Douglas, MD, MACC; Elyse Foster, MD, FACC; Marian C. Limacher, MD, FACC
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(25):2215-2226.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.008
TOPICS: cardiologist, cardiology, job satisfaction
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