Annals ofCardiology

Volume: 1 - Number: 12 - December 1, 2001

Outstanding

Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of 150-J Biphasic Shocks Compared With 200- to 360-J Monophasic Shocks in the Resuscitation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Victims

Both ß2- and ß1-Adrenergic Receptors Mediate Hastened Relaxation and Phosphorylation of Phospholamban and Troponin I in Ventricular Myocardium of Fallot Infants, Consistent With Selective Coupling of ß2-Adrenergic Receptors to Gs-Protein

Heart Failure Affects Mitochondrial but Not Myofibrillar Intrinsic Properties of Skeletal Muscle

Effect of Pravastatin on Coronary Disease Events in Subgroups Defined by Coronary Risk Factors

P-Selectin Expression on Platelets Determines Size and Stability of Platelet Aggregates

Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure

Articles

Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of 150-J Biphasic Shocks Compared With 200- to 360-J Monophasic Shocks in the Resuscitation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Victims

Clinical Utility of Doppler Echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging in the Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures

Independent and Incremental Prognostic Value of 201Tl Lung Uptake at Rest in Patients With Severe Postischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Effects of Antihypertensive Therapy on Glucose and Insulin Metabolism and on Left Ventricular Mass

Electrical Remodeling of the Atria Associated With Paroxysmal and Chronic Atrial Flutter

Both ß2- and ß1-Adrenergic Receptors Mediate Hastened Relaxation and Phosphorylation of Phospholamban and Troponin I in Ventricular Myocardium of Fallot Infants, Consistent With Selective Coupling of ß2-Adrenergic Receptors to Gs-Protein

Adoptive Transfer of ß2-Glycoprotein I–Reactive Lymphocytes Enhances Early Atherosclerosis in LDL Receptor–Deficient Mice

Differential Effects of Estrogen and Progesterone on AT1 Receptor Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Activators Downregulate Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Myocyte Response to ß-Adrenergic Stimulation Is Preserved in the Noninfarcted Myocardium of Globally Dysfunctional Rat Hearts After Myocardial Infarction

Heart Failure Affects Mitochondrial but Not Myofibrillar Intrinsic Properties of Skeletal Muscle

Matrix Matters

Peeking Under the Peaks

First Human Experience With Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Through-the-Balloon Circumferential Ultrasound Ablation System for Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation

Domperidone Should Not Be Considered a No-Risk Alternative to Cisapride in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

VLDL, Apolipoproteins B, CIII, and E, and Risk of Recurrent Coronary Events in the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) Trial

Effect of Pravastatin on Coronary Disease Events in Subgroups Defined by Coronary Risk Factors

Platelet PlA2 Allele and Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease

Low-Dose Transdermal Testosterone Therapy Improves Angina Threshold in Men With Chronic Stable Angina

Modifications of Cardiac Autonomic Profile Associated With a Shift Schedule of Work

Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity and C-Reactive Protein Have Independent and Combined Predictive Value for Mortality in Patients With Angiographically Demonstrated Coronary Artery Disease

Participation of Tyrosine Phosphorylation in Cytoskeletal Reorganization, IIbß3 Integrin Receptor Activation, and Aspirin-Insensitive Mechanisms of Thrombin-Stimulated Human Platelets

P-Selectin Expression on Platelets Determines Size and Stability of Platelet Aggregates

Acute Endothelin-A Receptor Antagonism Prevents Normal Reduction of Myocardial Ischemia on Repeated Balloon Inflations During Angioplasty

A Matrix Metalloproteinase Induction/Activation System Exists in the Human Left Ventricular Myocardium and Is Upregulated in Heart Failure

Homozygous Mutation in Cardiac Troponin T

Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure

Cardiac Troponin T Predicts Mortality in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

Oxidized LDL Upregulates Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Expression in Cultured Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells