March 2008

Chief Medical Editor's Page
Ted E. Feldman, MD

NEWS
Regulatory Update

Industry News

Literature Highlights

CLINICAL UTILITY OF CARDIAC CTA
The current role and cost effectiveness of this modality.
By Sunil Mirchandani, MD, and James K. Min, MD

COVER STORY
2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA Guidelines
By Eric R. Bates, MD

Optimizing Door-to-Balloon Times
By Marc C. Newell, MD; Joseph A. Browning, MD; David M. Larson, MD; and Timothy D. Henry, MD

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Cardiogenic Shock
By Amar R. Chadaga, MD, and Timothy A. Sanborn, MD

Choosing Pharmacotherapy for Primary PCI in Acute Myocardial Infarction
By Kent G. Meredith, MD, FACC, and Peter J. Casterella, MD, FACC

DEPARTMENTS
Innovations

Conference Calendar

An Interview With Steven R. Bailey, MD