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Editorial
Noninvasive assessment of reperfusion therapy: slow progress towards a worthwhile goal James A de Lemos, David A Morrow pages 747-749 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Pacing in elderly patients Arshad Jahangir, Win K Shen pages 750-753 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (77 KB)
New insight into clinical risk scores for patients with acute coronary syndromes David A Morrow pages 754-756 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (96 KB)
Progress in cardiology
“Mirror-lake” serial relationship of electrocardiographic and biochemical indices for the detection of reperfusion and the prediction of salvage in patients with acute myocardial infarction Birgit Jurlander, Lene Holmvang, Søren Galatius, Creighton Vaught, Per Johanson, Mitchell W Krucoff, Peer Grande, Peter Clemmensen, Galen S Wagner pages 757-763 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (239 KB)
Curriculum in cardiology
Optimizing glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist use for the non-ST–segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: risk stratification and therapeutic intervention James L Januzzi, Christopher P Cannon, Pierre Theroux, William E Boden pages 764-774 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (251 KB)
Intracoronary brachytherapy for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary revascularization Richard Sheppard, Mark J Eisenberg, David Donath, David Meerkin pages 775-786 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (364 KB)
Percutaneous coronary intervention: historical perspectives, current status, and future directions Heidar Arjomand, Zoltan G Turi, Daniel McCormick, Sheldon Goldberg pages 787-796 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (186 KB)
A modified Anderson-Wilkins electrocardiographic acuteness score for anterior or inferior myocardial infarction1 Bo Hedén, Rasmus Ripa, Eva Persson, Qianzi Song, Charles Maynard, Paul Leibrandt, Thomas Wall, Timothy F Christian, Stephen C Hammill, Samuel S Bell, Olle Pahlm, Galen S Wagner pages 797-803 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (244 KB)
Clinical investigation
Influence of thrombolytic therapy, with or without intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, on 12-month survival in the SHOCK trial John K French, Henry A Feldman, Susan F Assmann, Timothy Sanborn, Sebastian T Palmeri, David Miller, Jean Boland, Christopher E Buller, Richard Steingart, Lynn A Sleeper, Judith S Hochman, SHOCK Investigators pages 804-810 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Association of the PURSUIT risk score with predischarge ejection fraction, angiographic severity of coronary artery disease, and mortality in a nonselected, community-based population with non-ST–elevation acute myocardial infarction Emmanouil S Brilakis, R.Scott Wright, Stephen L Kopecky, Nikolaos C Mavrogiorgos, Guy S Reeder, Charanjit S Rihal, Bernard J Gersh, Brent A Williams, Ian P Clements pages 811-818 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (172 KB)
Diagnostic coronary angiography induces a systemic inflammatory response in patients with stable angina Alexander Goldberg, Oren Zinder, Alexander Zdorovyak, Eric Diamond, Sophie Lischinsky, Luis Gruberg, Walter Markiewicz, Rafael Beyar, Doron Aronson pages 819-823 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (111 KB)
Sex differences in survival after acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus (Worcester Heart Attack Study) Amber Crowley, Vandana Menon, Darleen Lessard, Jorge Yarzebski, Elizabeth Jackson, Joel M Gore, Robert J Goldberg pages 824-831 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
Acute coronary syndromes in patients with prior cerebrovascular events: lessons from the Euro-Heart Survey of Acute Coronary Syndromes David Hasdai, Moti Haim, Solomon Behar, Valentina Boyko, Alexander Battler pages 832-838 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Is there evidence of implicit exclusion criteria for elderly subjects in randomized trials? Evidence from the GUSTO-1 study Harlan M Krumholz, Cary P Gross, Eric D Peterson, Hal V Barron, Martha J Radford, Lori S Parsons, Nathan R Every pages 839-847 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
Are β-blockers as efficacious in patients with diabetes mellitus as in patients without diabetes mellitus who have chronic heart failure? A meta-analysis of large-scale clinical trials Steven Joseph Haas, Theo Vos, Richard E Gilbert, Henry Krum pages 848-853 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (138 KB)
Clinical investigations
Comparison of the effect of valsartan and lisinopril on autonomic nervous system activity in chronic heart failure Elisabetta De Tommasi, Massimo Iacoviello, Roberta Romito, Claudio Ceconi, Pietro Guida, Francesco Massari, Gloria Francolini, Federico Bertocchi, Roberto Ferrari, Paolo Rizzon, MariaVittoria Pitzalis page 854 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (152 KB)
Short- and long-term beneficial effects of trimetazidine in patients with diabetes and ischemic cardiomyopathy G Fragasso, P.M Piatti, MD, L Monti, A Palloshi, E Setola, P Puccetti, G Calori, G.D Lopaschuk, A Margonato page 854 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (148 KB)
4G/5G polymorphism of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene and risk of restenosis after coronary artery stenting Corinna Böttiger, Werner Koch, Christina Lahn, Julinda Mehilli, Nicolas von Beckerath, Albert Schömig, Adnan Kastrati pages 855-861 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (111 KB)
Effect on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol of maximum dose simvastatin and atorvastatin in patients with hypercholesterolemia: Results of the Comparative HDL Efficacy and Safety Study (CHESS) Christie M Ballantyne, Michael A Blazing, Donald B Hunninghake, Michael H Davidson, Zhong Yuan, Paul DeLucca, Karen E Ramsey, Carolyn M Hustad, Joanne Palmisano pages 862-869 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (185 KB)
Lipid changes on hormone therapy and coronary heart disease events in the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Michael G Shlipak, Lily A Chaput, Eric Vittinghoff, Feng Lin, Vera Bittner, Robert H Knopp, Stephen B Hulley, Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Investigators pages 870-875 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (112 KB)
Statin use is associated with enhanced collateralization of severely diseased coronary arteries Isaac Pourati, Carey Kimmelstiel, William Rand, Richard H Karas pages 876-881 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (178 KB)
Impact of lesion complexity on the capacity of a trial to detect differences in stent performance: results from the ISAR-STEREO trial Jörg Hausleiter, Adnan Kastrati, Julinda Mehilli, Helmut Schühlen, Jürgen Pache, Franz Dotzer, Ulrich Sattelberger, Josef Dirschinger, Albert Schömig pages 882-886 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Effects of 2 different antiplatelet regimens with abciximab or tirofiban on platelet function in patients undergoing coronary stenting Steffen Massberg, Iris Mueller, Felicitas Besta, Phillip Thomas, Meinrad Gawaz page 886 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (198 KB)
Death in patients with permanent pacemakers for sick sinus syndrome Greg Flaker, Arnold Greenspon, Barbara Tardiff, Eleanor Schron, Lee Goldman, Anne Hellkamp, Kerry Lee, Gervasio Lamas, Mode Selection Trial (MOST) Investigators pages 887-893 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Evaluation of the dofetilide risk-management program Nancy M Allen LaPointe, Anita Chen, Bradley Hammill, Elizabeth DeLong, Judith M Kramer, Robert M Califf pages 894-901 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Circadian variation of arrhythmia onset patterns in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation Andrew Robert John Mitchell, Philip Anthony Roworth Spurrell, Neil Sulke pages 902-907 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (345 KB)
Pacemaker therapy in very elderly patients: long-term survival and prognostic parameters Boris Schmidt, Michael Brunner, Manfred Olschewski, Christine Hummel, Thomas S Faber, Andreas Grom, Ulrich Giesler, Christoph Bode, Manfred Zehender pages 908-913 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
False-positive exercise echocardiograms: impact of sex and blood pressure response Joon-Han Shin, Takahiro Shiota, Yong-Jin Kim, Jun Kwan, Jian Xin Qin, Yoko Eto, L.Leonardo Rodriguez, James D Thomas pages 914-919 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (155 KB)
Self- and balloon-expandable stent implantation for severe native coarctation of aorta in adults Sanjay Tyagi, Sandeep Singh, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Upkar A Kaul pages 920-928 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (316 KB)
Frontmatter
Table of Contents pages A1-A3 Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Editorial Board page A4 Full-Text PDF (34 KB)
Information for authors pages A5-A6 Full-Text PDF (74 KB)
American Heart Journal page A7 Full-Text PDF (34 KB)
Information for readers page A8 Full-Text PDF (28 KB)
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