Circulation Electronic Pages:

December 18/25, 2001: Expedited Publication of Accepted Manuscripts in Circulation

James T. Willerson
Circulation 2001 104: 3009. [Full Text]  

Late Breaking Science Abstracts:

Late Breaking Science Abstracts

Circulation 2001 104: 1A. [Full Text]  

Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts:

Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts

Circulation 2001 104: 1B - 4B. [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular News:

Ruth SoRelle
Circulation 2001 104: e9061 - e9062. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: A Genetic Disease?

Pieter A. Doevendans and Hein J. Wellens
Circulation 2001 104: 3014 - 3016. [Full Text]  

Brugada Syndrome: Why Are There Multiple Answers to a Simple Question?

Ramon Brugada and Robert Roberts
Circulation 2001 104: 3017 - 3019. [Full Text]  

Brief Rapid Communications:

Comparative Efficacy of -Irradiation for Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis in Saphenous Vein Graft Versus Native Coronary Artery In-Stent Restenosis: An Intravascular Ultrasound Study

Marco T. Castagna, Gary S. Mintz, Ron Waksman, Javed M. Ahmed, Akiko Maehara, Andrew E. Ajani, Anh B. Bui, Lowell F. Satler, William O. Suddath, Kenneth M. Kent, Augusto D. Pichard, and Neil J. Weissman
Circulation 2001 104: 3020 - 3022. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonism With Etanercept Improves Systemic Endothelial Vasoreactivity in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

Stephan Fichtlscherer, Lothar Rössig, Susanne Breuer, Mariuca Vasa, Stefanie Dimmeler, and Andreas M. Zeiher
Circulation 2001 104: 3023 - 3025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Resynchronization Therapy Stimulation Site on the Systolic Function of Heart Failure Patients

Christian Butter, Angelo Auricchio, Christoph Stellbrink, Eckart Fleck, Jiang Ding, Yinghong Yu, Etienne Huvelle, and Julio Spinelli
Circulation 2001 104: 3026 - 3029. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Novel PRKAG2 Mutation Responsible for the Genetic Syndrome of Ventricular Preexcitation and Conduction System Disease With Childhood Onset and Absence of Cardiac Hypertrophy

Michael H. Gollob, John J. Seger, Tanya N. Gollob, Terry Tapscott, Oscar Gonzales, Linda Bachinski, and Robert Roberts
Circulation 2001 104: 3030 - 3033. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Investigations and Reports:

Sex-Based Differences in Early Mortality of Patients Undergoing Primary Angioplasty for First Acute Myocardial Infarction

Babak A. Vakili, Robert C. Kaplan, and David L. Brown
Circulation 2001 104: 3034 - 3038. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Stent Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (Stent-PAMI) Trial

David J. Cohen, Deborah A. Taira, Ronna Berezin, David A. Cox, Marie-Claude Morice, Gregg W. Stone, and Cindy L. Grines
Circulation 2001 104: 3039 - 3045. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Elevated Triglyceride on Coronary Heart Disease Events and Response to Simvastatin Therapy in 4S

Christie M. Ballantyne, Anders G. Olsson, Thomas J. Cook, Michele F. Mercuri, Terje R. Pedersen, and John Kjekshus
Circulation 2001 104: 3046 - 3051. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Plasma Leptin and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS)

A. Michael Wallace, Alex D. McMahon, Chris J. Packard, Anne Kelly, James Shepherd, Allan Gaw, and Naveed Sattar
Circulation 2001 104: 3052 - 3056. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Low Hepatic Lipase Activity Is a Novel Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease

Klaus A. Dugi, Karin Brandauer, Nikolaus Schmidt, Barbara Nau, Jochen G. Schneider, Stefani Mentz, Tanja Keiper, Juergen R. Schaefer, Christoph Meissner, Horst Kather, Malte L. Bahner, Walter Fiehn, and Joerg Kreuzer
Circulation 2001 104: 3057 - 3062. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Genetic Variation in Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Proteins and Their Relation With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review

S. Matthijs Boekholdt, Nick R. Bijsterveld, Arno H.M. Moons, Marcel Levi, Harry R. Büller, and Ron J.G. Peters
Circulation 2001 104: 3063 - 3068. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Activation Delay After Premature Stimulation in Chronically Diseased Human Myocardium Relates to the Architecture of Interstitial Fibrosis

Tokuhiro Kawara, Richard Derksen, Joris R. de Groot, Ruben Coronel, Sara Tasseron, André C. Linnenbank, Richard N.W. Hauer, Hans Kirkels, Michiel J. Janse, and Jacques M.T. de Bakker
Circulation 2001 104: 3069 - 3075. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Hyperthyroidism and Its Correction on Vascular Reactivity in Humans

Raffaele Napoli, Bernadette Biondi, Vincenzo Guardasole, Margherita Matarazzo, Francesco Pardo, Valentina Angelini, Serafino Fazio, and Luigi Saccà
Circulation 2001 104: 3076 - 3080. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Novel SCN5A Mutation Leading Either to Isolated Cardiac Conduction Defect or Brugada Syndrome in a Large French Family

Florence Kyndt, Vincent Probst, Franck Potet, Sophie Demolombe, Jean-Christophe Chevallier, Isabelle Baro, Jean-Paul Moisan, Pierre Boisseau, Jean-Jacques Schott, Denis Escande, and Hervé Le Marec
Circulation 2001 104: 3081 - 3086. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimum Bandwidth Requirements for Recording of Pediatric Electrocardiograms

Peter R. Rijnbeek, Jan A. Kors, and Maarten Witsenburg
Circulation 2001 104: 3087 - 3090. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation Predicts Allograft Vasculopathy and Cardiac Death

Steven M. Hollenberg, Lloyd W. Klein, Joseph E. Parrillo, Markus Scherer, Durand Burns, Paul Tamburro, Monica Oberoi, Maryl R. Johnson, and Maria Rosa Costanzo
Circulation 2001 104: 3091 - 3096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Basic Science Reports:

Myocardial Contractile Function and Heart Rate in Mice With Myocyte-Specific Overexpression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase

Friedrich Brunner, Penelope Andrew, Gerald Wölkart, Rudolf Zechner, and Bernd Mayer
Circulation 2001 104: 3097 - 3102; published online before print November 19 2001, 10.1161/hc5001.101966. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toll-Like Receptor-4 Is Expressed by Macrophages in Murine and Human Lipid-Rich Atherosclerotic Plaques and Upregulated by Oxidized LDL

Xiaoou Helen Xu, Prediman K. Shah, Emmanuelle Faure, Ozlem Equils, Lisa Thomas, Michael C. Fishbein, Daniel Luthringer, Xiao-Ping Xu, Tripathi B. Rajavashisth, Juliana Yano, Sanjay Kaul, and Moshe Arditi
Circulation 2001 104: 3103 - 3108. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Disordered Cellular Migration and Angiogenesis in cd39-Null Mice

Christian Goepfert, Christian Sundberg, Jean Sévigny, Keiichi Enjyoji, Tomokazu Hoshi, Eva Csizmadia, and Simon Robson
Circulation 2001 104: 3109 - 3115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Conjugation of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Deoxycholic Acid for the Development of a New Oral Anticoagulant Agent

Yong-kyu Lee, Jong Hee Nam, Ho-Chul Shin, and Youngro Byun
Circulation 2001 104: 3116 - 3120. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Oral Heparin Prevents Neointimal Hyperplasia After Arterial Injury: Inhibitory Potential Depends on Type of Vascular Injury

Frederick G.P. Welt, T. Cooper Woods, and Elazer R. Edelman
Circulation 2001 104: 3121 - 3124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Application of C1-Esterase Inhibitor During Reperfusion of Ischemic Myocardium: Dose-Related Beneficial Versus Detrimental Effects

Georg Horstick, Oliver Berg, Axel Heimann, Otto Götze, Michael Loos, Gerd Hafner, Benjamin Bierbach, Steffen Petersen, Sucharit Bhakdi, Harald Darius, Marina Horstick, Jürgen Meyer, and Oliver Kempski
Circulation 2001 104: 3125 - 3131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitochondrial Coupling Factor 6 Is Present on the Surface of Human Vascular Endothelial Cells and Is Released by Shear Stress

Tomohiro Osanai, Satoko Okada, Kenichi Sirato, Takao Nakano, Masayuki Saitoh, Koji Magota, and Ken Okumura
Circulation 2001 104: 3132 - 3136. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Activation of Cardiac Endothelium as a Compensatory Component in Endotoxin-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Role of Endothelin, Prostaglandins, and Nitric Oxide

Alexandre Mebazaa, Gilles W. De Keulenaer, Xavier Paqueron, Luc J. Andries, Philippe Ratajczak, Sophie Lanone, Christian Frelin, Dan Longrois, Didier Payen, Dirk L. Brutsaert, and Stanislas U. Sys
Circulation 2001 104: 3137 - 3144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Interleukin-12 Receptor/STAT4 Signaling Is Required for the Development of Autoimmune Myocarditis in Mice by an Interferon-–Independent Pathway

Marina Afanasyeva, Yan Wang, Ziya Kaya, Elizabeth A. Stafford, K. Malte Dohmen, Amir A. Sadighi Akha, and Noel R. Rose
Circulation 2001 104: 3145 - 3151. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heterogeneity of Myocardial Sleeve Morphology and Gap Junctions in Canine Superior Vena Cava

Hung-I Yeh, Yu-Jun Lai, Shih-Huang Lee, Yi-Nan Lee, Yu-Shien Ko, Shih-Ann Chen, Nicholas J. Severs, and Cheng-Ho Tsai
Circulation 2001 104: 3152 - 3157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Cardiology: New Frontiers:

Consequences of Brief Ischemia: Stunning, Preconditioning, and Their Clinical Implications: Part 2

Robert A. Kloner and Robert B. Jennings
Circulation 2001 104: 3158 - 3167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Cardiology: Physician Update:

Use of Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Joshua M. Cooper and Laurence M. Epstein
Circulation 2001 104: 3010 - 3013. [Full Text] [Data Supplement]  

Images in Cardiovascular Medicine:

Three-Dimensional Images of Extra-Anatomic Arterial Bypass Graft Using Multidetector Row Spiral Computed Tomography Data With Volume Rendering

Jürgen K. Willmann, Michael Szente-Varga, Justus E. Roos, Paul R. Hilfiker, and Dominik Weishaupt
Circulation 2001 104: e154 - e155. [Full Text] [Data Supplement]  

Post-Mortem Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Entire Coronary Arterial Circulation Using Electron-Beam Computed Tomography

Brian R. Rah, Richard J. Katz, Alan G. Wasserman, and Jonathan S. Reiner
Circulation 2001 104: 3168. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Comments on the Laryngeal Mask Insertion Technique Presented in the New Advanced Cardiac Life Support Protocol • Response

Adrian Matioc, George A. Arndt, Richard O. Cummins, and Vinay Nadkarni
Circulation 2001 104: e156. [Full Text]  

Troponin I Degradation and Myocardial Stunning

Zoltán Papp, Judit Barta, and Ger J.M. Stienen
Circulation 2001 104: e157. [Full Text]  

Deterioration of Left Ventricular Chamber Performance After Bed Rest

Chester M. Boltwood, Jr
Circulation 2001 104: e158. [Full Text]  

L-Arginine and Thrombosis

Dimitris Tousoulis, Costas Tentolouris, and Pavlos Toutouzas
Circulation 2001 104: e159. [Full Text]  

Prognostic Impact of 24-Hour Mean Blood Pressure and Pulse Pressure on Stroke • Response

Takayoshi Ohkubo, Atsushi Hozawa, Yutaka Imai, Paolo Verdecchia, Giuseppe Schillaci, Gianpaolo Reboldi, Stanley S. Franklin, and Carlo Porcellati
Circulation 2001 104: e160. [Full Text]  

Effect of Estrogen Replacement Therapy on Sympathetic Activity in Postmenopausal Women • Response • Response

Christoph Dodt, Horst L. Fehm, Gunther Weitz, Wanpen Vongpatanasin, Meryem Tuncel, Yasser Mansour, Debbie Arbique, Ronald G. Victor, Brian E. Hunt, J. Andrew Taylor, Jason Hamner, Margaret Gagnon, and Lewis A. Lipsitz
Circulation 2001 104: e161 - e162. [Full Text]  

Platelet Inhibition After Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Therapy

Michele Galli
Circulation 2001 104: e163. [Full Text]  

Lack of Association of Increased C-Reactive Protein and Total Plasma Homocysteine • Response

Johann W. Auer, Robert Berent, Bernd Eber, Simonetta Friso, Paul F. Jacques, Irwin H. Rosenberg, Jacob Selhub, and Peter W.F. Wilson
Circulation 2001 104: e164. [Full Text]  

Myocardial Dysfunction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy • Response

Houman Ashrafian, Hugh Watkins, Sherif F. Nagueh, Linda L. Bachinski, Denise Meyer, Rita Hill, William A. Zoghbi, James W. Tam, Miguel A. Quiñones, Robert Roberts, and A.J. Marian
Circulation 2001 104: e165. [Full Text]  

ACC/AHA Clinical Competence Statement:

ACC/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Electrocardiography and Ambulatory Electrocardiography: A Report of the ACC/AHA/ACP–ASIM Task Force on Clinical Competence (ACC/AHA Committee to Develop a Clinical Competence Statement on Electrocardiography and Ambulatory Electrocardiography) Endorsed by the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Alan H. Kadish, Alfred E. Buxton, Harold L. Kennedy, Bradley P. Knight, Jay W. Mason, Claudio D. Schuger, Cynthia M. Tracy, William L. Winters, Jr, Alan W. Boone, Michael Elnicki, John W. Hirshfeld, Jr, Beverly H. Lorell, George P. Rodgers, Cynthia M. Tracy, and Howard H. Weitz
Circulation 2001 104: 3169 - 3178. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Circulation 2001 104: 3179. [Full Text]  

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