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Clinical research
Myocardial infarction
Hyperglycemia is an important predictor of impaired coronary flow before reperfusion therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, 07 March 2005 Jorik R. Timmer, Jan Paul Ottervanger, Menko-Jan de Boer, Jan-Henk E. Dambrink, Jan C.A. Hoorntje, A.T. Marcel Gosselink, Harry Suryapranata, Felix Zijlstra, Arnoud W.J. van't Hof, Zwolle Myocardial Infarction Study Group pages 999-1002 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Heart rhythm disorders
Depression as a predictor for appropriate shocks among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Results from the Triggers of Ventricular Arrhythmias (TOVA) study, 16 March 2005 William Whang, Christine M. Albert, Samuel F. Sears, Rachel Lampert, Jamie B. Conti, Paul J. Wang, Jagmeet P. Singh, Jeremy N. Ruskin, James E. Muller, Murray A. Mittleman, TOVA Study Investigators pages 1090-1095 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB) | Add-Ons
Heart failure: Editorial comment
Improvement of heart failure after renal transplantation: The complex maze of cardio-renal interaction⁎, 10 March 2005 Hector O. Ventura, Mandeep R. Mehra pages 1061-1063 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (66 KB)
Heart failure
Effect of kidney transplantation on left ventricular systolic dysfunction and congestive heart failure in patients with end-stage renal disease, 11 March 2005 Ravinder K. Wali, Gregory S. Wang, Stephen S. Gottlieb, Lavanya Bellumkonda, Riple Hansalia, Emilio Ramos, Cinthia Drachenberg, John Papadimitriou, Meredith A. Brisco, Steve Blahut, Jeffrey C. Fink, Michael L. Fisher, Stephen T. Bartlett, Matthew R. Weir pages 1051-1060 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
Valvular heart disease: Editorial comment
Residual pulmonary artery hypertension after mitral valve replacement: Size matters!⁎, 07 March 2005 Fred A. Crawford pages 1041-1042 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Correspondence
Letters to the Editor
Reduced atrial fibrillation incidence by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: A possible contributing mechanism, 07 March 2005 Malek El Muayed page 1144 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Reduced atrial fibrillation incidence by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: A possible contributing mechanism: Reply, 07 March 2005 Jean-Claude Tardif, Philippe L. L'Allier, Pierre-Frédéric Keller, Anique Ducharme page 1144 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Atherosclerosis
Plasma triglycerides and type III hyperlipidemia are independently associated with premature familial coronary artery disease, 15 March 2005 Paul N. Hopkins, Lily L. Wu, Steven C. Hunt, Eliot A. Brinton pages 1003-1012 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (434 KB)
The proper conduct of valsalva maneuver in the detection of patent foramen ovale, 07 March 2005 Tsung O. Cheng pages 1145-1146 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Expedited review
The unrestricted use of paclitaxel- versus sirolimus-eluting stents for coronary artery disease in an unselected population: One-year results of the Taxus-Stent Evaluated at Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital (T-SEARCH) registry, 18 February 2005 Andrew T.L. Ong, Patrick W. Serruys, Jiro Aoki, Angela Hoye, Carlos A.G. van Mieghem, Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo, Marco Valgimigli, Karel Sonnenschein, Evelyn Regar, Martin van der Ent, Peter P.T. de Jaegere, Eugene P. McFadden, Georgios Sianos, Willem J. van der Giessen, Pim J. de Feyter, Ron T. van Domburg pages 1135-1141 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
Cardiac magnetic resonance
Feasibility of tissue magnetic resonance imaging: A pilot study in comparison with tissue Doppler imaging and invasive measurement, 15 March 2005 Bernard P. Paelinck, Albert de Roos, Jeroen J. Bax, Johan M. Bosmans, Rob J. van Der Geest, Dominique Dhondt, Paul M. Parizel, Christiaan J. Vrints, Hildo J. Lamb pages 1109-1116 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (292 KB)
Transvenous cryothermal catheter ablation of re-entry circuit located near the atrioventricular junction in pediatric patients: Efficacy, safety, and midterm follow-up, 07 March 2005 Fabrizio Drago, Antonella De Santis, Giorgia Grutter, Massimo S. Silvetti pages 1096-1103 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (212 KB)
Cardiomyopathy
Alterations in myocardial tissue factor expression and cellular localization in dilated cardiomyopathy, 10 March 2005 Björn Szotowski, Petra Goldin-Lang, Silvio Antoniak, Vladimir Y. Bogdanov, Delano Pathirana, Matthias Pauschinger, Andrea Dörner, Uwe Kuehl, Sarah Coupland, Yale Nemerson, Michael Hummel, Wolfgang Poller, Roland Hetzer, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Ursula Rauch pages 1081-1089 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (320 KB)
Valvular heart disease
Impact of valve prosthesis-patient mismatch on pulmonary arterial pressure after mitral valve replacement, 10 March 2005 Mingzhou Li, Jean G. Dumesnil, Patrick Mathieu, Philippe Pibarot pages 1034-1040 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (161 KB)
Afterload reduction in chronic aortic regurgitation: It sure seems like a good idea⁎, 10 March 2005 Thomas M. Bashore pages 1031-1033 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
Echocardiography and heart failure
Electrocardiography and Doppler echocardiography for risk stratification in patients with chronic heart failure: Incremental prognostic value of QRS duration and a restrictive mitral filling pattern, 10 March 2005 Christian Bruch, Michael Gotzmann, Jörg Stypmann, Frauke Wenzelburger, Markus Rothenburger, Matthias Grude, Hans H. Scheld, Lars Eckardt, Günter Breithardt, Thomas Wichter pages 1072-1075 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Community screening for left ventricular systolic dysfunction using plasma and urinary natriuretic peptides, 11 March 2005 Leong L. Ng, Ian W. Loke, Joan E. Davies, Sandeep Geeranavar, Kamlesh Khunti, Margaret A. Stone, Derek T. Chin, Iain B. Squire pages 1043-1050 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
Clinical trial
Direct intramyocardial plasmid vascular endothelial growth factor-A165 gene therapy in patients with stable severe angina pectoris: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study: The Euroinject One trial, 15 March 2005 Jens Kastrup, Erik Jørgensen, Andreas Rück, Kristina Tägil, Dietmar Glogar, Witold Ruzyllo, Hans Erik Bøtker, Dariusz Dudek, Viktor Drvota, Birger Hesse, Leif Thuesen, Pontus Blomberg, Mariann Gyöngyösi, Christer Sylvén, the Euroinject One Group pages 982-988 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (218 KB)
Year in Cardiology Series
The year in interventional cardiology, 15 March 2005 William W. O'Neill, Simon R. Dixon, Cindy L. Grines pages 1117-1134 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (222 KB)
Interventional cardiology
Stent underexpansion and residual reference segment stenosis are related to stent thrombosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: An intravascular ultrasound study, 07 March 2005 Kenichi Fujii, Stéphane G. Carlier, Gary S. Mintz, Yi-ming Yang, Issam Moussa, Giora Weisz, George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J. Lansky, Edward M. Kreps, Michael Collins, Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey W. Moses, Martin B. Leon pages 995-998 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Infarct morphology identifies patients with substrate for sustained ventricular tachycardia, 07 March 2005 David Bello, David S. Fieno, Raymond J. Kim, F. Scott Pereles, Rod Passman, Gina Song, Alan H. Kadish, Jeffrey J. Goldberger pages 1104-1108 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
The involvement of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) in atherosclerosis, 15 March 2005 Yoav Michowitz, Emil Goldstein, Arie Roth, Arnon Afek, Anastasia Abashidze, Yanai Ben Gal, Gad Keren, Jacob George pages 1018-1024 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (338 KB)
Long-term survival and functional results after aortic valve replacement in asymptomatic patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction, 07 March 2005 Roldano Scognamiglio, Christian Negut, Monica Palisi, Giuseppe Fasoli, Sergio Dalla-Volta pages 1025-1030 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
The apolipoprotein CI content of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins independently predicts early atherosclerosis in healthy middle-aged men, 07 March 2005 Anders Hamsten, Angela Silveira, Susanna Boquist, Rong Tang, M. Gene Bond, Ulf de Faire, Johan Björkegren pages 1013-1017 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
The prognostic importance of left ventricular outflow obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy varies in relation to the severity of symptoms, 10 March 2005 Camillo Autore, Paola Bernabò, Caterina Stella Barillà, Paolo Bruzzi, Paolo Spirito pages 1076-1080 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (99 KB)
ACC News
President's page: Upon convocation: Dream big, love big, 10 March 2005 Pamela S. Douglas pages 1142-1143 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Echocardiographic predictors of morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced heart failure: The Beta-blocker Evaluation of Survival Trial (BEST), 11 March 2005 Paul A. Grayburn, Christopher P. Appleton, Anthony N. DeMaria, Barry Greenberg, Brian Lowes, Jae Oh, Jonathan F. Plehn, Peter Rahko, Martin St. John Sutton, Eric J. Eichhorn, the BEST Trial Echocardiographic Substudy Investigators pages 1064-1071 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (143 KB) | Add-Ons
Treatment of saphenous vein graft lesions with drug-eluting stents: Immediate and midterm outcome, 10 March 2005 Lei Ge, Ioannis Iakovou, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, Alaide Chieffo, Gloria Melzi, John Cosgrave, Matteo Montorfano, Iassen Michev, Flavio Airoldi, Mauro Carlino, Nicola Corvaja, Antonio Colombo pages 989-994 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (99 KB)
State-of-the-art paper
Clinical and genetic issues in familial dilated cardiomyopathy, 15 March 2005 Emily L. Burkett, Ray E. Hershberger pages 969-981 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (170 KB)
ACC/AHA performance measures
American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association methodology for the selection and creation of performance measures for quantifying the quality of cardiovascular care John A. Spertus, Kim A. Eagle, Harlan M. Krumholz, Kristi R. Mitchell, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures pages 1147-1156 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (521 KB)
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