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STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPERS
Implantable Cardioverter- Defibrillator Therapy in Clinical Practice, 24 March 2006 David A. Cesario, G. William Dec pages 1507-1517 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
An Outline for Public Registration of Clinical Trials Evaluating Medical Devices, 24 March 2006 Richard L. Popp, Beverly H. Lorell, Gregg W. Stone, Warren Laskey, John J. Smith, Aaron V. Kaplan pages 1518-1521 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Clinical Trial
Oral Rapamycin After Coronary Bare-Metal Stent Implantation to Prevent Restenosis: The Prospective, Randomized Oral Rapamycin in Argentina (ORAR II) Study, 27 March 2006 Alfredo E. Rodriguez, Juan F. Granada, Máximo Rodriguez-Alemparte, Cesar F. Vigo, Juan Delgado, Carlos Fernandez-Pereira, Antonio Pocovi, Alfredo M. Rodriguez-Granillo, Daryl Schulz, Albert E. Raizner, Igor Palacios, William O’Neill, Grzegorz L. Kaluza, Gregg Stone, ORAR II Investigators pages 1522-1529 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (178 KB) | Add-Ons
Interventional Cardiology
Distal Left Main Coronary Disease Is a Major Predictor of Outcome in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Intervention in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era: An Integrated Clinical and Angiographic Analysis Based on the Rapamycin-Eluting Stent Evaluated At Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital (RESEARCH) and Taxus-Stent Evaluated At Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital (T-SEARCH) Registries, 24 March 2006 Marco Valgimigli, Patrizia Malagutti, Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo, Héctor M. Garcia-Garcia, Jawed Polad, Keiichi Tsuchida, Evelyn Regar, Willem J. Van der Giessen, Peter de Jaegere, Pim De Feyter, Patrick W. Serruys pages 1530-1537 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Rate, Predictors, and Consequences of Hemodynamic Depression After Carotid Artery Stenting, 24 March 2006 Rishi Gupta, Alex Abou-Chebl, Christopher T. Bajzer, H. Christian Schumacher, Jay S. Yadav pages 1538-1543 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
Acute Myocardial Infarction
The Pre-Hospital Electrocardiogram and Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2000–2002: Findings From the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-4, 27 March 2006 Jeptha P. Curtis, Edward L. Portnay, Yongfei Wang, Robert L. McNamara, Jeph Herrin, Elizabeth H. Bradley, David J. Magid, Martha E. Blaney, John G. Canto, Harlan M. Krumholz pages 1544-1552 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (501 KB)
Application of the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction Risk Index in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Evaluation of Patients in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction, 27 March 2006 Stephen D. Wiviott, David A. Morrow, Paul D. Frederick, Elliott M. Antman, Eugene Braunwald pages 1553-1558 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (224 KB)
Cardiac Expression of Placental Growth Factor Predicts the Improvement of Chronic Phase Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 24 March 2006 Hajime Iwama, Shiro Uemura, Noriyuki Naya, Kei-ichi Imagawa, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Osamu Asai, Kenji Onoue, Satoshi Okayama, Satoshi Somekawa, Yoshitomi Kida, Yukiji Takeda, Kimihiko Nakatani, Minoru Takaoka, Hiroyuki Kawata, Manabu Horii, Tamio Nakajima, Naofumi Doi, Yoshihiko Saito pages 1559-1567 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (431 KB)
A Common Polymorphism in the Complement Factor H Gene Is Associated With Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction: The Rotterdam Study, 27 March 2006 Isabella Kardys, Caroline C.W. Klaver, Dominiek D.G. Despriet, Arthur A.B. Bergen, André G. Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Ben A. Oostra, Cornelia M. Van Duijn, Paulus T.V.M. de Jong, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman pages 1568-1575 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (266 KB)
Coronary Artery Disease
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Coronary Artery Disease and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, 27 March 2006 Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, Imad M. Tleyjeh, Ahmed A. Abdel-Latif, W. Douglas Weaver pages 1576-1583 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (204 KB)
Hyperlipidemia and Metabolic Syndrome
Safety and Efficacy of Long-Term Co-Administration of Fenofibrate and Ezetimibe in Patients With Mixed Hyperlipidemia, 30 March 2006 James M. McKenney, Michel Farnier, Kwok-Wing Lo, Harold E. Bays, Inna Perevozkaya, Gary Carlson, Michael J. Davies, Yale B. Mitchel, Barry Gumbiner pages 1584-1587 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (85 KB) | Add-Ons
Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and its Relation to Cardiovascular Disease in an Elderly Chinese Population, 27 March 2006 Yao He, Bin Jiang, Jie Wang, Kang Feng, Qing Chang, Li Fan, Xiaoying Li, Frank B. Hu pages 1588-1594 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (130 KB)
Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults, 24 March 2006 Javed Butler, Nicolas Rodondi, Yuwei Zhu, Kathleen Figaro, Sergio Fazio, Douglas E. Vaughan, Suzanne Satterfield, Anne B. Newman, Bret Goodpaster, Douglas C. Bauer, Paul Holvoet, Tamara B. Harris, Nathalie de Rekeneire, Susan Rubin, Jingzhong Ding, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Health ABC Study pages 1595-1602 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Heart Failure
A Comparison of the Effects of Carvedilol and Metoprolol on Well-Being, Morbidity, and Mortality (the “Patient Journey”) in Patients With Heart Failure: A Report From the Carvedilol Or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET), 27 March 2006 John G.F. Cleland, Andrew Charlesworth, Jacobus Lubsen, Karl Swedberg, Willem J. Remme, Leif Erhardt, Andrea Di Lenarda, Michel Komajda, Marco Metra, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, COMET Investigators pages 1603-1611 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (480 KB)
Heart Failure: Editorial Comment
Mapping the Journey⁎, 27 March 2006 Lynne Warner Stevenson, Eldrin Lewis pages 1612-1614 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Aquaretic Effect of Lixivaptan, an Oral, Non-Peptide, Selective V2 Receptor Vasopressin Antagonist, in New York Heart Association Functional Class II and III Chronic Heart Failure Patients, 27 March 2006 William T. Abraham, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Kim McFann, Ron M. Oren, Robert W. Schrier pages 1615-1621 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Coronary Endothelial Vasomotor Function and Vascular Remodeling in Heart Transplant Recipients Randomized for Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine Immunosuppression, 24 March 2006 Paraskevi Petrakopoulou, Lydia Anthopoulou, Michael Muscholl, Volker Klauss, Wolfgang von Scheidt, Peter Überfuhr, Bruno M. Meiser, Bruno Reichart, Michael Weis pages 1622-1629 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (135 KB)
Cardiac Imaging
Improved Detection of Coronary Artery Disease by Stress Perfusion Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance With the Use of Delayed Enhancement Infarction Imaging, 24 March 2006 Igor Klem, John F. Heitner, Dipan J. Shah, Michael H. Sketch, Victor Behar, Jonathan Weinsaft, Peter Cawley, Michele Parker, Michael Elliott, Robert M. Judd, Raymond J. Kim pages 1630-1638 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (257 KB)
Cardiac Imaging: Editorial Comment
When Two Tests Are Better Than One: Adding Late Gadolinium Enhancement to First-Pass Perfusion Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance⁎, 24 March 2006 Christopher M. Kramer pages 1639-1640 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Reproducibility of Chronic and Acute Infarct Size Measurement by Delayed Enhancement-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 24 March 2006 Holger Thiele, Mathias J.E. Kappl, Stefan Conradi, Josef Niebauer, Rainer Hambrecht, Gerhard Schuler pages 1641-1645 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (165 KB)
Positively Magnetic North⁎, 24 March 2006 Timothy F. Christian pages 1646-1648 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1208 KB)
Delayed Gadolinium-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Chronic Myocarditis Presenting With Heart Failure or Recurrent Arrhythmias, 27 March 2006 Francesco De Cobelli, Maurizio Pieroni, Antonio Esposito, Cristina Chimenti, Elena Belloni, Renata Mellone, Tamara Canu, Gianluca Perseghin, Carlo Gaudio, Attilio Maseri, Andrea Frustaci, Alessandro Del Maschio pages 1649-1654 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
Noninvasive Assessment of Plaque Morphology and Composition in Culprit and Stable Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stable Lesions in Stable Angina by Multidetector Computed Tomography, 24 March 2006 Udo Hoffmann, Fabian Moselewski, Koen Nieman, Ik-Kyung Jang, Maros Ferencik, Ayaz M. Rahman, Ricardo C. Cury, Suhny Abbara, Hamid Joneidi-Jafari, Stephan Achenbach, Thomas J. Brady pages 1655-1662 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (207 KB)
Fabry’s Disease Cardiomyopathy: Echocardiographic Detection of Endomyocardial Glycosphingolipid Compartmentalization, 27 March 2006 Maurizio Pieroni, Cristina Chimenti, Francesco De Cobelli, Emanuela Morgante, Alessandro Del Maschio, Carlo Gaudio, Matteo Antonio Russo, Andrea Frustaci pages 1663-1671 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (441 KB)
Grading of Myocardial Dysfunction by Tissue Doppler Echocardiography: A Comparison Between Velocity, Displacement, and Strain Imaging in Acute Ischemia, 27 March 2006 Helge Skulstad, Stig Urheim, Thor Edvardsen, Kai Andersen, Erik Lyseggen, Trond Vartdal, Halfdan Ihlen, Otto A. Smiseth pages 1672-1682 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (560 KB)
Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
The Relationship Between Stature and the Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction, 27 March 2006 Ibrahim R. Hanna, Brian Heeke, Heather Bush, Lynne Brosius, Diane King-Hageman, John F. Beshai, Jonathan J. Langberg pages 1683-1688 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (447 KB)
YEAR IN CARDIOLOGY SERIES
The Year in Interventional Cardiology, 27 March 2006 Simon R. Dixon, Cindy L. Grines, William W. O’Neill pages 1689-1706 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (265 KB)
EXPEDITED REVIEWS
Human Degenerative Valve Disease Is Associated With Up-Regulation of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 5 Receptor-Mediated Bone Formation, 15 March 2006 Frank C. Caira, Stuart R. Stock, Thomas G. Gleason, Edwin C. McGee, Jie Huang, Robert O. Bonow, Thomas C. Spelsberg, Patrick M. McCarthy, Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, Nalini M. Rajamannan pages 1707-1712 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (3846 KB)
A Total of 1,007 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Without Onsite Cardiac Surgery: Acute and Long-Term Outcomes, 13 March 2006 Henry H. Ting, Ganesh Raveendran, Ryan J. Lennon, Kirsten Hall Long, Mandeep Singh, Douglas L. Wood, Bernard J. Gersh, Charanjit S. Rihal, David R. Holmes pages 1713-1721 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
EDITOR'S PAGE
The Unsung Hero, 27 March 2006 Anthony N. DeMaria pages 1722-1723 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
CORRESPONDENCE
Research Correspondence
Transthyretin V122I in African Americans With Congestive Heart Failure, 27 March 2006 Joel Buxbaum, Daniel R. Jacobson, Clement Tagoe, Alice Alexander, Dalane W. Kitzman, Barry Greenberg, Surai Thaneemit-Chen, Philip Lavori pages 1724-1725 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Influence of Proteinuria on Cardiovascular Risk and Response to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition After Myocardial Infarction, 27 March 2006 Powell Jose, Charles Tomson, Hicham Skali, Jean Rouleau, Eugene Braunwald, J. Malcolm Arnold, Thomas Cuddy, Bruce Sussex, Victoria Bernstein, Marc Pfeffer, Scott Solomon pages 1725-1727 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
Intracoronary Delivery of Hematopoietic Bone Marrow Stem Cells and Luminal Loss of the Infarct-Related Artery in Patients With Recent Myocardial Infarction, 24 March 2006 Samer Mansour, Marc Vanderheyden, Bernard De Bruyne, Bart Vandekerckhove, Leen Delrue, Inge Van Haute, Guy Heyndrickx, Stephane Carlier, Gaston Rodriguez-Granillo, William Wijns, Jozef Bartunek pages 1727-1730 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Infusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Signs of Heart Failure: The Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Study (GIPS)-II, 24 March 2006 Jorik R. Timmer, Tone Svilaas, Jan Paul Ottervanger, Jose P.S. Henriques, Jan-Henk E. Dambrink, Stan A.J. van den Broek, Iwan C.C. van der Horst, Felix Zijlstra pages 1730-1731 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (68 KB) | Add-Ons
Impaired Stroke Volume Response to Exercise in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, 27 March 2006 Sebastiaan Holverda, C. Tji-Joong Gan, J. Tim Marcus, Pieter E. Postmus, Anco Boonstra, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf pages 1732-1733 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Release of C-Reactive Protein by Stenting, 27 March 2006 Alice Y. Tiong, David Brieger pages 1733-1734 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (71 KB)
Reply, 27 March 2006 Teruo Inoue, Toru Kato, Toshihiko Uchida, Masashi Sakuma, Atsuko Nakajima, Mitsuei Shibazaki, Yoshitaka Imoto, Masahiko Saito, Shigemasa Hashimoto, Yutaka Hikichi, Koichi Node page 1734 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Coronary Arteries After Arterial Switch Surgery, 27 March 2006 Paolo Angelini pages 1734-1735 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Reply, 27 March 2006 Simone R.F.F. Pedra, Carlos A.C. Pedra, Alexandre A. Abizaid, Sérgio L.N. Braga, Rodolfo Staico, Raul Arrieta, J. Ribamar Costa, Vinicius D. Vaz, Valmir F. Fontes, J. Eduardo R. Sousa pages 1735-1736 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Microvolt T-Wave Alternans: Where Do We Go From Here?, 27 March 2006 Paul S. Chan, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Theodore Chow page 1736 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Reply, 27 March 2006 Anil K. Gehi, J. Anthony Gomes pages 1736-1737 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
The Big Chill: Adverse Effects of Public Reporting on Access to Health Care, 27 March 2006 Craig R. Smith page 1737 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Reply, 27 March 2006 Zoltan G. Turi pages 1737-1738 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
CORRECTION
Correction page 1739 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (194 KB)
Frontmatter
Inside This Issue of JACC pages A47-A48 Full-Text PDF (75 KB)
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