JACC Imaging -- Table of Contents (2 [7])

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH :

Tony Stanton, Charlotte Bjork Ingul, James L. Hare, Rodel Leano, and Thomas H. Marwick
Association of Myocardial Deformation With Mortality Independent of Myocardial Ischemia and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 793-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Carolin Sonne, Lissa Sugeng, Masaaki Takeuchi, Lynn Weinert, Roderick Childers, Nozomi Watanabe, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Victor Mor-Avi, and Roberto M. Lang
Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony: Pitfalls in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 802-812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Keeping an Eye on Imaging on CVN]

Editorial Comment :

Sherif F. Nagueh
Imaging Mechanical Dyssynchrony With 3-Dimensional Echocardiography: A Promise Still to Be Fulfilled
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 813-815. [Full Text] [PDF]

Annick C. Weustink, Koen Nieman, Fransesca Pugliese, Nico R. Mollet, Bob W. Meijboom, Carlos van Mieghem, Gert-Jan ten Kate, Filippo Cademartiri, Gabriel P. Krestin, and Pim J. de Feyter
Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography Angiography in Patients After Bypass Grafting: Comparison With Invasive Coronary Angiography
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 816-824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Jeremy Wright, Tom Adriaenssens, Steven Dymarkowski, Walter Desmet, and Jan Bogaert
Quantification of Myocardial Area at Risk With T2-Weighted CMR: Comparison With Contrast-Enhanced CMR and Coronary Angiography
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 825-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Editorial Comment :

Hassan Abdel-Aty
Myocardial Edema Imaging of the Area at Risk in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Seeing Through Water
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 832-834. [Full Text] [PDF]

Vicente Bodi, Juan Sanchis, Julio Nunez, Luis Mainar, Maria P. Lopez-Lereu, Jose V. Monmeneu, Eva Rumiz, Fabian Chaustre, Isabel Trapero, Oliver Husser, Maria J. Forteza, Francisco J. Chorro, and Angel Llacer
Prognostic Value of a Comprehensive Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Assessment Soon After a First ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 835-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Keeping an Eye on Imaging on CVN]

Editorial Comment :

Katherine C. Wu
Variation on a Theme: CMR as the "One-Stop Shop" for Risk Stratification After Infarction?
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 843-845. [Full Text] [PDF]

Sharmila Dorbala, Rory Hachamovitch, Zelmira Curillova, Deepak Thomas, Divya Vangala, Raymond Y. Kwong, and Marcelo F. Di Carli
Incremental Prognostic Value of Gated Rb-82 Positron Emission Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Over Clinical Variables and Rest LVEF
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 846-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Keeping an Eye on Imaging on CVN]

Editorial Comment :

Raymond J. Gibbons and Panithaya Chareonthaitawee
Establishing the Prognostic Value of Rb-82 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: A Step in the Right Direction
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 855-857. [Full Text] [PDF]

Sergio Waxman, Simon R. Dixon, Philippe L'Allier, Jeffrey W. Moses, John L. Petersen, Donald Cutlip, Jean-Claude Tardif, Richard W. Nesto, James E. Muller, Michael J. Hendricks, Stephen T. Sum, Craig M. Gardner, James A. Goldstein, Gregg W. Stone, and Mitchell W. Krucoff
In Vivo Validation of a Catheter-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System for Detection of Lipid Core Coronary Plaques: Initial Results of the SPECTACL Study
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 858-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Related Keeping an Eye on Imaging on CVN]

Hiroko Fujii, Zhuo Sun, Shu-Hong Li, Jun Wu, Shafie Fazel, Richard D. Weisel, Harry Rakowski, Jonathan Lindner, and Ren-Ke Li
Ultrasound-Targeted Gene Delivery Induces Angiogenesis After a Myocardial Infarction in Mice
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 869-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix]

Editorial Comment :

Flordeliza S. Villanueva
Ultrasound Mediated Destruction of DNA-Loaded Microbubbles for Enhancement of Cell-Based Therapies: New Promise Amidst a Confluence of Uncertainties?
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 880-882. [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER :

Baocheng Chu, Marina S. Ferguson, Huijun Chen, Daniel S. Hippe, William S. Kerwin, Gador Canton, Chun Yuan, and Thomas S. Hatsukami
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Features of the Disruption-Prone and the Disrupted Carotid Plaque
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 883-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

BUSINESS AND ADVOCACY :

Pamela S. Douglas, Allen Taylor, Diane Bild, Robert Bonow, Philip Greenland, Michael Lauer, Frank Peacock, and James Udelson
Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Imaging: Report of a Workshop Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 897-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix][View Related Keeping an Eye on Imaging on CVN]

IMAGING VIGNETTE :

Richard H. Marcus, Mark J. Harry, and Roberto M. Lang
Pacemaker Therapy in Refractory Heart Failure: A Systematic Approach to Electromechanical Optimization of Diastolic Function
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 908-913. [Full Text] [PDF]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR :

Anis Rassi Jr
Prognostic Utility of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Are We Looking at the Correct Outcomes and Making Appropriate Comparisons?
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 914. [Full Text] [PDF]

Martin Hadamitzky
Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 915. [Full Text] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE :

Christopher M. Kramer and Jagat Narula
Atherosclerotic Plaque Imaging: The Last Frontier for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009 2: 916-918. [Full Text] [PDF]