Table of Contents

Editorials

Introducing a Journal and its Editor-in-Chief
Franz Halberg and Germaine Cornélissen

Unseen Space Weather Also Relates to Cardiac Events
Germaine Cornélissen, Franz Halberg, R.B. Singh and the international BIOCOS (The Biosphere and the Cosmos) project

Myocardial Viability Evaluation by Delayed Contrast MRI
Rakesh Sharma and Ram B. Singh

Gene Therapy for Heart Disease
Anjali Mohan

Dietary/Blood Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease
F. De Meester, C. Gopalan, and A. P. Simopoulos

Articles

Revascularization in Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Percusurge in Distal Protection Acronym: RAPID
Keyur H. Parikh, Hetal D. Shah, Milan C. Chag, Urmil G. Shah, Hemang A. Baxi, Anish H. Chandarana, Ajay M. Naik, Gunvant T. Patel, Joyal N. Shah, and Ramesh K. Goyal

The Effect of an Alpha-Linolenic-Acid-Rich Diet on the Circadian Rhythm of Cardiac Events
Gal Dubnov, Daniel Pella, and Ram B. Singh

Myocardium Viability Assessed by Delayed Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Severe Ischemic Heart Failure: A Comparison with Thallium SPECT and Dobutamine Echocardiography
Yen-Wen Wu, Por-Jau Huang, Mao-Yuan Su, Lung-Chun Lin, Ruoh-Fang Yen, Yih-Sharng Chen, Chii-Ming Lee, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yi-Ting, Wang, Kai-Yuan Tzen, and Wen-Yih I. Tseng

Beneficial Effects of Addition of Fenofibrate to Statin Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome after Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Hetal D. Shah, Keyur H. Parikh, Milan C. Chag, Urmil G. Shah, Hemang A. Baxi, Anish H. Chandarana, Ajay M. Naik, Joyal N. Shah, Kanan J. Shah, and Ramesh K Goyal

Effects of Sildenafil in Cardiovascular Disease
Ram B. Singh, Dasa Dudova, Daniel Pella, Shashi B. Gupta, and Rakesh C. Kukreja

Aspirin Resistance: Need for a Specific, Rapid Point-of-Care Assay
Gundu H. R. Rao

Circadian Cardiology
B. Singh, Ashwaria Gupta, Daniel Pella, and Adarsh Kumar

News

Decreased Potential of Mitochondria May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Dasa Dudova, Daniel Pella, Rajeev Kumar, and Anant Madaan

Not Only a Cold Climate but Also a Hot Climate Can Trigger Cardiac Events
Daniel Pella, Dasa Dudova, Rajiv Kumar, and S. B. Gupta

Scientific Session News from the American College of Cardiology, 54th Annual Scientific Session, Orlando, March 6-9, 2005. Trials Cover Stem Cells, Low LDL, Medication Effectiveness
Dasa Dudova, Daniel Pella, and Rafae Ryber

Book Reviews

Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Promoters, Pathophysiology and Prevention
Reviewed by RB Singh

Trends in Atherosclerosis Research
Reviewed Dr. Chi-Woon Kong

Focus on Atherosclerosis Research
Reviewed Dr. Chi-Woon Kong