Circulation -- Table of Contents (Volume 118, Issue 24)

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Volume 118, Issue 24; December 9, 2008

Clinical Summaries

Editorials

Original Articles

Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology

Coronary Heart Disease

Epidemiology

Imaging

Resuscitation Science

Stroke

Vascular Medicine

Contemporary Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Key Issues in Outcomes Research

Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

ACC/AHA Performance Measures

European Perspectives

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	Clinical Summaries:
	Clinical Summaries Circulation. 2008;118:2485-2487, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191130 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorials:
	Apples and Oranges: Comparing Antiarrhythmic Drugs and Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation David J. Callans Circulation. 2008;118:2488-2490, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.823179 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Leapfrogging Data: No Shortcuts for Safety or Efficacy Information Marc A. Pfeffer and Frank M. Sacks Circulation. 2008;118:2491-2494, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.821512 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Gasping, Survival, and the Science of Resuscitation Stuart Berger Circulation. 2008;118:2495-2497, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.823203 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Articles:
	Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology:
	Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation: The A4 Study Pierre Jaïs, Bruno Cauchemez, Laurent Macle, Emile Daoud, Paul Khairy, Rajesh Subbiah, Mélèze Hocini, Fabrice Extramiana, Fréderic Sacher, Pierre Bordachar, George Klein, Rukshen Weerasooriya, Jacques Clémenty, and Michel Haïssaguerre Circulation. 2008;118:2498-2505; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.772582 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Coronary Heart Disease:
	Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition, High-Density Lipoprotein Raising, and Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis: Insights From ILLUSTRATE (Investigation of Lipid Level Management Using Coronary Ultrasound to Assess Reduction of Atherosclerosis by CETP Inhibition and HDL Elevation) Stephen J. Nicholls, E. Murat Tuzcu, Danielle M. Brennan, Jean-Claude Tardif, and Steven E. Nissen Circulation. 2008;118:2506-2514; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.790733 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement \| Clinical Perspective \| CME
	Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitor Torcetrapib and Off-Target Toxicity: A Pooled Analysis of the Rating Atherosclerotic Disease Change by Imaging With a New CETP Inhibitor (RADIANCE) Trials Menno Vergeer, Michiel L. Bots, Sander I. van Leuven, Dick C. Basart, Eric J. Sijbrands, Gregory W. Evans, Diederick E. Grobbee, Frank L. Visseren, Anton F. Stalenhoef, Erik S. Stroes, and John J.P. Kastelein Circulation. 2008;118:2515-2522; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.772665 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Correction \| Clinical Perspective
	Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Stimulation: A Novel Option of Therapeutic Interference With the Renin-Angiotensin System in Myocardial Infarction? Elena Kaschina, Aleksandra Grzesiak, Jun Li, Anna Foryst-Ludwig, Melanie Timm, Franziska Rompe, Manuela Sommerfeld, U. Rudolf Kemnitz, Caterina Curato, Pawel Namsolleck, Carsten Tschöpe, Anders Hallberg, Mathias Alterman, Thomas Hucko, Ingo Paetsch, Thore Dietrich, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Kristof Graf, Björn Dahlöf, Ulrich Kintscher, Thomas Unger, and U. Muscha Steckelings Circulation. 2008;118:2523-2532; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.784868 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement \| Clinical Perspective
	Epidemiology:
	Von Willebrand Factor, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Framingham Offspring Study David S. Frankel, James B. Meigs, Joseph M. Massaro, Peter W.F. Wilson, Christopher J. O'Donnell, Ralph B. D'Agostino, and Geoffrey H. Tofler Circulation. 2008;118:2533-2539; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.792986 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Imaging:
	Predictive Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and the Impact of Renal Function on Cardiac Death Abdul Hakeem, Sabha Bhatti, Kathryn Sullivan Dillie, Jeffrey R. Cook, Zainab Samad, Michelle D. Roth-Cline, and Su Min Chang Circulation. 2008;118:2540-2549; published online before print December 1 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.788109 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Resuscitation Science:
	Gasping During Cardiac Arrest in Humans Is Frequent and Associated With Improved Survival Bentley J. Bobrow, Mathias Zuercher, Gordon A. Ewy, Lani Clark, Vatsal Chikani, Dan Donahue, Arthur B. Sanders, Ronald W. Hilwig, Robert A. Berg, and Karl B. Kern Circulation. 2008;118:2550-2554; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.799940 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Stroke:
	Plasma Fetuin-A Levels and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke Cornelia Weikert, Norbert Stefan, Matthias B. Schulze, Tobias Pischon, Klaus Berger, Hans-Georg Joost, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Heiner Boeing, and Andreas Fritsche Circulation. 2008;118:2555-2562; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.814418 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement \| Clinical Perspective
	Vascular Medicine:
	Degradation and Healing Characteristics of Small-Diameter Poly( ${epsilon}$ -Caprolactone) Vascular Grafts in the Rat Systemic Arterial Circulation Erman Pektok, Benjamin Nottelet, Jean-Christophe Tille, Robert Gurny, Afksendiyos Kalangos, Michael Moeller, and Beat H. Walpoth Circulation. 2008;118:2563-2570; published online before print November 24 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.795732 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Contemporary Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine:
	Cardiac Mechanics Revisited: The Relationship of Cardiac Architecture to Ventricular Function Gerald Buckberg, Julien I.E. Hoffman, Aman Mahajan, Saleh Saleh, and Cecil Coghlan Circulation. 2008;118:2571-2587, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.754424 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Key Issues in Outcomes Research:
	Ecological Studies and Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Jack V. Tu and Dennis T. Ko Circulation. 2008;118:2588-2593, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.729806 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Images in Cardiovascular Medicine:
	Constrictive Pericarditis After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Syed Y. Ahsan, James C. Moon, Martin P. Hayward, Anthony W.C. Chow, and Pier D. Lambiase Circulation. 2008;118:e834-e835, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.786541 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Symptomatic Ulcerative Carotid Plaque Nicola Mumoli, Marco Cei, and Claudio Invernizzi Circulation. 2008;118:2594-2595, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.797977 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	ACC/AHA Performance Measures:
	ACC/AHA 2008 Performance Measures for Adults With ST-Elevation and Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop Performance Measures for ST-Elevation and Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction): Developed in Collaboration With the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Emergency Physicians: Endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Hospital Medicine WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, Harlan M. Krumholz, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Brian L. Bachelder, Francis M. Fesmire, Stephan D. Fihn, JoAnne M. Foody, P. Michael Ho, Mikhail N. Kosiborod, Frederick A. Masoudi, and Brahmajee K. Nallamothu Circulation. 2008;118:2596-2648; published online before print November 10 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191099 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Correction
	ACC/AHA 2008 Statement on Performance Measurement and Reperfusion Therapy: A Report of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures (Work Group to Address the Challenges of Performance Measurement and Reperfusion Therapy) WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, Frederick A. Masoudi, Robert O. Bonow, Ralph G. Brindis, Christopher P. Cannon, Jo DeBuhr, Susan Fitzgerald, Paul A. Heidenreich, Kalon K.L. Ho, Harlan M. Krumholz, Chris Leber, David J. Magid, David S. Nilasena, John S. Rumsfeld, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, and Thomas P. Wharton, Jr Circulation. 2008;118:2649-2661; published online before print November 10 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191100 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Correction
	ACC/AHA Classification of Care Metrics: Performance Measures and Quality Metrics: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures ACC/AHA TASK FORCE ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES, Robert O. Bonow, Frederick A. Masoudi, John S. Rumsfeld, Elizabeth DeLong, N.A. Mark Estes, III, David C. Goff, Jr, Kathleen Grady, Lee A. Green, Ann R. Loth, Eric D. Peterson, Ileana L. Piña, Martha J. Radford, and David M. Shahian Circulation. 2008;118:2662-2666; published online before print November 12 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191107 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	European Perspectives:
	European Perspectives Circulation. 2008;118:f139-f144, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191140 PDF