Circulation -- Table of Contents (Volume 118, Issue 25)

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Volume 118, Issue 25; December 16/23, 2008

Clinical Summaries

Editorial

Heart Disease in Asia

Original Articles

Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology

Coronary Heart Disease

Epidemiology

Health Services and Outcomes Research

AHA Conference Proceedings

Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

Correspondence

Correction

European Perspectives

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	Clinical Summaries:
	Clinical Summaries Circulation. 2008;118:2667-2668, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191131 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial:
	Heart Disease in Asia Shigetake Sasayama Circulation. 2008;118:2669-2671, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.837054 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Heart Disease in Asia:
	Secular Trends in the Incidence of and Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke and Its Subtypes in Japanese Population Michiaki Kubo, Jun Hata, Yasufumi Doi, Yumihiro Tanizaki, Mitsuo Iida, and Yutaka Kiyohara Circulation. 2008;118:2672-2678, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.743211 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in China: Data from the China National Nutrition and Health Survey 2002 Yangfeng Wu, Rachel Huxley, Liming Li, Vibeke Anna, Gaoqiang Xie, Chonghua Yao, Mark Woodward, Xian Li, John Chalmers, Runlin Gao, Lingzhi Kong, Xiaoguang Yang for the China NNHS Steering Committee and the China NNHS Working Group Circulation. 2008;118:2679-2686, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.788166 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Elevated Heat Shock Protein 60 Levels Are Associated With Higher Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Chinese Xiaomin Zhang, Mei'an He, Longxian Cheng, Ying Chen, Li Zhou, Hesong Zeng, A. Graham Pockley, Frank B. Hu, and Tangchun Wu Circulation. 2008;118:2687-2693, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.781856 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement \| Clinical Perspective
	Impact of Kidney Disease and Blood Pressure on the Development of Cardiovascular Disease: An Overview From the Japan Arteriosclerosis Longitudinal Study Toshiharu Ninomiya, Yutaka Kiyohara, Yosuke Tokuda, Yasufumi Doi, Hisatomi Arima, Akiko Harada, Yasuo Ohashi, Hirotsugu Ueshima for the Japan Arteriosclerosis Longitudinal Study Group Circulation. 2008;118:2694-2701, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.792903 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement \| Clinical Perspective \| CME
	Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors in Asia: A Selected Review Hirotsugu Ueshima, Akira Sekikawa, Katsuyuki Miura, Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, Naoyuki Takashima, Yoshikuni Kita, Makoto Watanabe, Aya Kadota, Nagako Okuda, Takashi Kadowaki, Yasuyuki Nakamura, and Tomonori Okamura Circulation. 2008;118:2702-2709, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.790048 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Pharmacological Intervention for Prevention of Left Ventricular Remodeling and Improving Prognosis in Myocardial Infarction Hideki Ishii, Tetsuya Amano, Tatsuaki Matsubara, and Toyoaki Murohara Circulation. 2008;118:2710-2718, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.748772 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stroke: Indian Scenario Shyamal Kumar Das and Tapas Kumar Banerjee Circulation. 2008;118:2719-2724, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.743237 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Changes in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Among Japanese Hiroyasu Iso Circulation. 2008;118:2725-2729, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.750117 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Current Status of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting Stents in Asia Seung-Jung Park and Young-Hak Kim Circulation. 2008;118:2730-2737, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.743450 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Overview of Late Outcome of Medical and Surgical Treatment for Takayasu Arteritis Hitoshi Ogino, Hitoshi Matsuda, Kenji Minatoya, Hiroaki Sasaki, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yu Matsumura, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Junjiro Kobayashi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, and Soichiro Kitamura Circulation. 2008;118:2738-2747, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.759589 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Rheumatic Heart Disease in Asia Jonathan R. Carapetis Circulation. 2008;118:2748-2753, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.774307 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A New Form of Acute, Reversible Heart Failure Yoshihiro J. Akashi, David S. Goldstein, Giuseppe Barbaro, and Takashi Ueyama Circulation. 2008;118:2754-2762, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.767012 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Outcome of Kawasaki Disease Hideaki Senzaki Circulation. 2008;118:2763-2772, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.749515 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Articles:
	Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology:
	Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Guided by Electroanatomic Mapping for Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia After Myocardial Infarction: The Multicenter Thermocool Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Trial William G. Stevenson, David J. Wilber, Andrea Natale, Warren M. Jackman, Francis E. Marchlinski, Timothy Talbert, Mario D. Gonzalez, Seth J. Worley, Emile G. Daoud, Chun Hwang, Claudio Schuger, Thomas E. Bump, Mohammad Jazayeri, Gery F. Tomassoni, Harry A. Kopelman, Kyoko Soejima, Hiroshi Nakagawa for the Multicenter Thermocool VT Ablation Trial Investigators Circulation. 2008;118:2773-2782; published online before print December 8 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.788604 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement \| Clinical Perspective
	Coronary Heart Disease:
	Changes in Hospital Mortality Rates in 425 Patients With Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Cardiac Rupture Over a 30-Year Period Jaume Figueras, Oscar Alcalde, José A. Barrabés, Vicens Serra, Joan Alguersuari, Josefa Cortadellas, and Rosa-Maria Lidón Circulation. 2008;118:2783-2789; published online before print December 8 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.776690 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Epidemiology:
	Prevalence, Prognosis, and Implications of Isolated Minor Nonspecific ST-Segment and T-Wave Abnormalities in Older Adults: Cardiovascular Health Study Anita Kumar, Ronald J. Prineas, Alice M. Arnold, Bruce M. Psaty, Curt D. Furberg, John Robbins, and Donald M. Lloyd-Jones Circulation. 2008;118:2790-2796; published online before print December 8 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.772541 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	Health Services and Outcomes Research:
	Diagnostic-Therapeutic Cascade Revisited: Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Modern Era F.L. Lucas, A.E. Siewers, D.J. Malenka, and D.E. Wennberg Circulation. 2008;118:2797-2802; published online before print December 8 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.789446 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement \| Clinical Perspective
	Sex Differences in Medical Care and Early Death After Acute Myocardial Infarction Hani Jneid, Gregg C. Fonarow, Christopher P. Cannon, Adrian F. Hernandez, Igor F. Palacios, Andrew O. Maree, Quinn Wells, Biykem Bozkurt, Kenneth A. LaBresh, Li Liang, Yuling Hong, L. Kristin Newby, Gerald Fletcher, Eric Peterson, Laura Wexler for the Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Investigators Circulation. 2008;118:2803-2810; published online before print December 8 2008, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.789800 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Clinical Perspective
	AHA Conference Proceedings:
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Executive Summary Mark A. Creager, Christopher J. White, William R. Hiatt, Michael H. Criqui, Shellie C. Josephs, Mark J. Alberts, William H. Pearce, Bruce H. Gray, and Krishna J. Rocha-Singh Circulation. 2008;118:2811-2825, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191170 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Nomenclature for Vascular Diseases William R. Hiatt, Jerry Goldstone, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Mary McDermott, Gregory Moneta, Roberta Oka, Anne B. Newman, William H. Pearce, and for Writing Group 1 Circulation. 2008;118:2826-2829, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191171 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Screening for Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases:: Should Nationwide Programs Be Instituted? Michael H. Criqui, Mark J. Alberts, F. Gerald R. Fowkes, Alan T. Hirsch, Patrick T. O'Gara, Jeffrey W. Olin, and for Writing Group 2 Circulation. 2008;118:2830-2836, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191172 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Vascular Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomographic Imaging Shellie C. Josephs, Howard A. Rowley, Geoffrey D. Rubin, and for Writing Group 3 Circulation. 2008;118:2837-2844, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191173 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Stroke Intervention: State of the Art Mark J. Alberts, Robert A. Felberg, Lee R. Guterman, Steven R. Levine, and for Writing Group 4 Circulation. 2008;118:2845-2851, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191174 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Controversies in Carotid Artery Revascularization Christopher J. White, Joshua A. Beckman, Richard P. Cambria, Anthony J. Comerota, William A. Gray, Robert W. Hobson, II, Sriram S. Iyer, and for Writing Group 5 Circulation. 2008;118:2852-2859, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191175 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Controversies in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair William H. Pearce, Christopher K. Zarins, J. Michael Bacharach, and for Writing Group 6 Circulation. 2008;118:2860-2863, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191176 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Lower-Extremity Revascularization: State of the Art Bruce H. Gray, Michael S. Conte, Michael D. Dake, Michael R. Jaff, Krishna Kandarpa, Stephen R. Ramee, John Rundback, Ronald Waksman, and for Writing Group 7 Circulation. 2008;118:2864-2872, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191177 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium II: Intervention for Renal Artery Disease Krishna J. Rocha-Singh, Andrew C. Eisenhauer, Stephen C. Textor, Christopher J. Cooper, Walter A. Tan, Alan H. Matsumoto, Kenneth Rosenfield, and for Writing Group 8 Circulation. 2008;118:2873-2878, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191178 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Images in Cardiovascular Medicine:
	Incomplete Longitudinal Ventricular Septal Fracture After Blunt Chest Trauma François Marcotte, Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Annie Dore, Paul Khairy, Lise-Andrée Mercier, Éléonore Paquet, Nancy Poirier, and Josephine Pressacco Circulation. 2008;118:e836-e837, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.710368 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Correspondence:
	Letter by Joshi Regarding Article, "Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Reduce Ischemic Burden: Results From the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial Nuclear Substudy" Subodh B. Joshi Circulation. 2008;118:e838, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.780254 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Letter by Tarantini et al Regarding Article, "Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Reduce Ischemic Burden: Results From the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial Nuclear Substudy" Giuseppe Tarantini, Renato Razzolini, and Sabino Iliceto Circulation. 2008;118:e839, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.779082 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Reduce Ischemic Burden: Results From the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial Nuclear Substudy" Leslee J. Shaw, Emir Veledar, Daniel S. Berman, Sean W. Hayes, John Friedman, Piotr Slomka, Guido Germano, David J. Maron, G. B. John Mancini, Pamela M. Hartigan, William S. Weintraub, Robert A. O'Rourke, Gary V. Heller, Marcin Dada, John A. Spertus, Benjamin McCallister, Bernard R. Chaitman, Gilbert Gosselin, Peter Berger, William J. Kostuk, Ronald G. Schwartz, Merill Knudtson, Eric R. Bates, Koon K. Teo, William E. Boden for the COURAGE Investigators Circulation. 2008;118:e840-e841, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.791129 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Correction:
	Correction Circulation. 2008;118:e842, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191460 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	European Perspectives:
	European Perspectives Circulation. 2008;118:f145-f150, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191141 PDF