1. Current issues of novel risk factors for coronary disease and interventions for arrhythmias

   • Valentin Fuster

   Invited Commentary Pages: v - vii

2. Web alert

   • Johan E. P. Waktare

   News Pages: 83 - 84

3. Literature alert

   • David Keane

   Abstract Pages: 85 - 86

4. Duration and intensity of anticoagulation among patients with genetic predispositions to venous thrombosis

   • Paul M. Ridker

   Clinical Trials Review Pages: 88 - 90

5. Homocysteine and coronary risk

   • Niranjan Seshadri
   • Killian Robinson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 98

6. The role of C-reactive protein in cardiovascular disease risk

   • Michelle A. Albert
   • Paul M. Ridker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 104

7. Lipoprotein(a) and coronary heart disease risk

   • Santica M. Marcovina
   • Robert A. Hegele
   • Marlys L. Koschinsky

   OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 111

8. Fibrinogen and coronary risk

   • Wolfgang Koenig

   OriginalPaper Pages: 112 - 118

9. Fibrinolytic function and coronary risk

   • Irène Juhan-Vague
   • Pierre Morange
   • Marie Christine Alessi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 124

10. Triglycerides and coronary risk

    • J. Michael Gaziano

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 130

11. The ablate-and-pace strategy in atrial fibrillation

    • Peter O'Callaghan

    Clinical Trials Review Pages: 132 - 134

12. Evidence-based medicine and the implantable defibrillator

    • Richard N. Fogoros

    OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 141

13. Catheter-ablative techniques for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

    • Peter G. Guerra
    • Michael D. Lesh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 142 - 148

14. Recent advances in cardiac mapping techniques

    • Claus Schmitt
    • Gjin Ndrepepa
    • Michael Schneider

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 156

15. Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the setting of coronary artery disease

    • Allison W. Richardson
    • Mark E. Josephson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 164

16. Alternate energy sources for catheter ablation

    • Paul J. Wang
    • Munther K. Homoud
    • N. A. Mark Estes III

    OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 171