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Volume 37, Issue 7; July 1, 2006

Editorials
Original Contributions
Research Reports
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
Progress Reviews
Cochrane Corner
News From the American Heart Association
Meetings Calendar
Letters to the Editor

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	Editorials
	Adrenoreceptor Polymorphisms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Andrew M. Naidech Stroke. 2006;37:1635; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226576.83902.2e Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is the ABCD Score Truly Useful? Michael D. Hill and Nicolas U. Weir Stroke. 2006;37:1636; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000230125.04355.e5 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Heart Failure and Stroke Peter Appelros Stroke. 2006;37:1637; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227197.16951.2b Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Steeplechase in Emergency Medical Care: Cooling for Cardiac Arrest Derk W. Krieger Stroke. 2006;37:1638-1639; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227244.54383.75 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Contributions
	Midlife Respiratory Function Related to White Matter Lesions and Lacunar Infarcts in Late Life: The Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden Xinxin Guo, Leonardo Pantoni, Michela Simoni, Deborah Gustafson, Calle Bengtsson, Bo Palmertz, and Ingmar Skoog Stroke. 2006;37:1658-1662; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226403.00963.af Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Risk Factors for Stroke: Twenty-Eight Years of Follow-Up of 7457 Middle-Aged Men in Göteborg, Sweden Per Harmsen, Georg Lappas, Annika Rosengren, and Lars Wilhelmsen Stroke. 2006;37:1663-1667; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226604.10877.fc Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Familial Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Large-Scale Study of the Swedish Population Kristina Sundquist, Xinjun Li, and Kari Hemminki Stroke. 2006;37:1668-1673; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227409.59195.d1 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Stable Stroke Incidence Rates but Improved Case-Fatality in Dijon, France, From 1985 to 2004 Isabelle Benatru, Olivier Rouaud, Jérôme Durier, Fabienne Contegal, Grégory Couvreur, Yannick Bejot, Guy Victor Osseby, Douraïeb Ben Salem, Frédéric Ricolfi, Thibault Moreau, and Maurice Giroud Stroke. 2006;37:1674-1679; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226979.56456.a8 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Adrenoceptor Polymorphisms and the Risk of Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Jonathan G. Zaroff, Ludmila Pawlikowska, Jacob C. Miss, Sirisha Yarlagadda, Connie Ha, Achal Achrol, Pui-Yan Kwok, Charles E. McCulloch, Michael T. Lawton, Nerissa Ko, Wade Smith, and William L. Young Stroke. 2006;37:1680-1685; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226461.52423.dd Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Polymorphisms in the Advanced Glycosylation End Product–Specific Receptor Gene and Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction or Ischemic Stroke Robert Y.L. Zee, Jose R. Romero, Jessica L. Gould, Dennis A. Ricupero, and Paul M Ridker Stroke. 2006;37:1686-1690; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226994.93914.6c Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cytokine Polymorphisms Associated With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Stroke Patients David Brenner, Julien Labreuche, Pierre-Jean Touboul, Klaus Schmidt-Petersen, Odette Poirier, Claire Perret, Jacqueline Schönfelder, Christophe Combadière, Mark Lathrop, François Cambien, Stefan-Martin Brand-Herrmann, Pierre Amarenco on behalf of the GENIC Investigators Stroke. 2006;37:1691-1696; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226565.76113.6c Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Genetic Analysis of Familial Connective Tissue Alterations Associated With Cervical Artery Dissections Suggests Locus Heterogeneity Tina Wiest, Sonja Hyrenbach, Pinar Bambul, Birgit Erker, Alessandro Pezzini, Ingrid Hausser, Marie-Luise Arnold, Juan José Martin, Stefan Engelter, Philippe Lyrer, Otto Busse, Tobias Brandt, and Caspar Grond-Ginsbach Stroke. 2006;37:1697-1702; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226624.93519.78 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Novel Genomic Loci Influencing Plasma Homocysteine Levels Iftikhar J. Kullo, Keyue Ding, Eric Boerwinkle, Stephen T. Turner, Thomas H. Mosley, Jr, Sharon L.R. Kardia, and Mariza de Andrade Stroke. 2006;37:1703-1709; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000225929.96190.b3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is the ABCD Score Useful for Risk Stratification of Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack? Brett L. Cucchiara, Steve R. Messe, Robert A. Taylor, James Pacelli, Douglas Maus, Qaisar Shah, and Scott E. Kasner Stroke. 2006;37:1710-1714; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227195.46336.93 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in a Multiethnic Population Allison G. Hays, Ralph L. Sacco, Tanja Rundek, Robert R. Sciacca, Zhezhen Jin, Rui Liu, Shunichi Homma, and Marco R. Di Tullio Stroke. 2006;37:1715-1719; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227121.34717.40 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Incident Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease David Tanne, Michal Benderly, Uri Goldbourt, Moti Haim, Alexander Tenenbaum, Enrique Z. Fisman, Zipora Matas, Yehuda Adler, Reuven Zimmlichman, and Solomon Behar Stroke. 2006;37:1720-1724; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227004.08182.bf Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cyclooxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Nested Case-Control Study Frank Andersohn, René Schade, Samy Suissa, and Edeltraut Garbe Stroke. 2006;37:1725-1730; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226642.55207.94 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impaired Inhibitory Effect of Interleukin-10 on the Balance Between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Its Inhibitor in Mononuclear Cells From Hyperhomocysteinemic Subjects Kirsten B. Holven, Bente Halvorsen, Vigdis Bjerkeli, Jan Kristian Damås, Kjetil Retterstøl, Lars Mørkrid, Leiv Ose, Pål Aukrust, and Marit S. Nenseter Stroke. 2006;37:1731-1736; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226465.84561.cb Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Previous Use of Aspirin and Baseline Stroke Severity: An Analysis of 17 850 Patients in the International Stroke Trial Stefano Ricci, Steff Lewis, Peter Sandercock on behalf of the IST Collaborative Group Stroke. 2006;37:1737-1740; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226740.29910.91 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Local Relationships Between Restricted Water Diffusion and Oxygen Consumption in the Ischemic Human Brain Joseph V. Guadagno, P. Simon Jones, Tim D. Fryer, Olivier Barret, Franklin I. Aigbirhio, T. Adrian Carpenter, Christopher J. Price, Jonathan H. Gillard, Elizabeth A. Warburton, and Jean-Claude Baron Stroke. 2006;37:1741-1748; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000232437.00621.86 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intrinsic Activated Microglia Map to the Peri-infarct Zone in the Subacute Phase of Ischemic Stroke Christopher J.S. Price, Dechao Wang, David K. Menon, Joe V. Guadagno, Marcel Cleij, Tim Fryer, Franklin Aigbirhio, Jean-Claude Baron, and Elizabeth A. Warburton Stroke. 2006;37:1749-1753; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226980.95389.0b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cerebral Vasodilatation to Exogenous NO Is a Measure of Fitness for Life at Altitude • Online Material Otto Appenzeller, Victoria E. Claydon, Giosué Gulli, Clifford Qualls, Marat Slessarev, Guta Zenebe, Amha Gebremedhin, and Roger Hainsworth Stroke. 2006;37:1754-1758; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226973.97858.0b Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	White Matter Alterations in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Measured by Diffusion Tensor Imaging David H. Salat, Eric E. Smith, David S. Tuch, Thomas Benner, Vasanth Pappu, Kristin M. Schwab, M. Edip Gurol, H. Diana Rosas, Jonathan Rosand, and Steven M. Greenberg Stroke. 2006;37:1759-1764; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227328.86353.a7 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Brain Gray Matter Changes in Migraine Patients With T2-Visible Lesions: A 3-T MRI Study Maria A. Rocca, Antonia Ceccarelli, Andrea Falini, Bruno Colombo, Paola Tortorella, Luca Bernasconi, Giancarlo Comi, Giuseppe Scotti, and Massimo Filippi Stroke. 2006;37:1765-1770; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226589.00599.4d Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Identification of Penumbra and Infarct in Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Computed Tomography Perfusion–Derived Blood Flow and Blood Volume Measurements B.D. Murphy, A.J. Fox, D.H. Lee, D.J. Sahlas, S.E. Black, M.J. Hogan, S.B. Coutts, A.M. Demchuk, M. Goyal, R.I. Aviv, S. Symons, I.B. Gulka, V. Beletsky, D. Pelz, V. Hachinski, R. Chan, and T.-Y. Lee Stroke. 2006;37:1771-1777; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227243.96808.53 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Oxygen Level–Dependent MRI Allows Metabolic Description of Tissue at Risk in Acute Stroke Patients Benjamin S. Geisler, Frank Brandhoff, Jens Fiehler, Christian Saager, Oliver Speck, Joachim Röther, Hermann Zeumer, and Thomas Kucinski Stroke. 2006;37:1778-1784; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226738.97426.6f Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Nonoptimal Imaging on the Relationship Between the Measured Degree of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis and Risk of Ischemic Stroke R.L. Cuffe and P.M. Rothwell Stroke. 2006;37:1785-1791; published online before print June 15 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227231.85653.ea Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Efficacy and Safety of Endovascular Cooling After Cardiac Arrest: Cohort Study and Bayesian Approach Michael Holzer, Marcus Müllner, Fritz Sterz, Oliver Robak, Andreas Kliegel, Heidrun Losert, Gottfried Sodeck, Thomas Uray, Andrea Zeiner, and Anton N. Laggner Stroke. 2006;37:1792-1797; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227265.52763.16 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hemostatic Activation and Outcome After Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke David Tanne, Richard F. Macko, Yan Lin, Barbara C. Tilley, Steven R. Levine for the NINDS rtPA Stroke Study Group Stroke. 2006;37:1798-1804; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226897.43749.27 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intravenous Versus Combined (Intravenous and Intra-Arterial) Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography–Guided Pilot Study Lucka Sekoranja, Jaouad Loulidi, Hasan Yilmaz, Karl Lovblad, Philippe Temperli, Mario Comelli, and Roman F. Sztajzel Stroke. 2006;37:1805-1809; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227358.37094.46 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Alteplase at 0.6 mg/kg for Acute Ischemic Stroke Within 3 Hours of Onset: Japan Alteplase Clinical Trial (J-ACT) • Supplemental Appendix 2 Takenori Yamaguchi, Etsuro Mori, Kazuo Minematsu, Jyoji Nakagawara, Kazuo Hashi, Isamu Saito, Yukito Shinohara for the Japan Alteplase Clinical Trial (J-ACT) Group Stroke. 2006;37:1810-1815; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227191.01792.e3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intravenous Administration of Acetylsalicylic Acid During Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms Reduces the Rate of Thromboembolic Events Thorsten Ries, Jan-Hendrik Buhk, Thomas Kucinski, Einar Goebell, Ulrich Grzyska, Hermann Zeumer, and Jens Fiehler Stroke. 2006;37:1816-1821; published online before print June 15 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226933.44962.a6 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comparison of Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration Management Between Telestroke Network Hospitals and Academic Stroke Centers: The Telemedical Pilot Project for Integrative Stroke Care in Bavaria/Germany Heinrich J. Audebert, Christian Kukla, Bijan Vatankhah, Berthold Gotzler, Johannes Schenkel, Stephan Hofer, Andrea Fürst, and Roman L. Haberl Stroke. 2006;37:1822-1827; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226741.20629.b2 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Large Subcortical Infarcts: Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Prognosis Compared With Cortical and Small Deep Infarcts Patricia H.A. Halkes, L. Jaap Kappelle, Jan van Gijn, Iris van Wijk, Peter J. Koudstaal, and Ale Algra Stroke. 2006;37:1828-1832; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226993.88307.ff Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Retinal Arteriolar Emboli and Long-Term Mortality: Pooled Data Analysis From Two Older Populations Jie Jin Wang, Sudha Cugati, Michael D. Knudtson, Elena Rochtchina, Ronald Klein, Barbara E.K. Klein, Tien Yin Wong, and Paul Mitchell Stroke. 2006;37:1833-1836; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226929.23297.75 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Acute Ischemic Stroke Care and Outcome in Centers Participating in the Polish National Stroke Prevention and Treatment Registry Maciej Niewada, Marta Skowronska, Danuta Ryglewicz, Bogumil Kaminski, Anna Czlonkowska on behalf of the Polish National Stroke Prevention and Treatment Collaborative Group Stroke. 2006;37:1837-1843; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226992.39847.ef Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quality of Hospital and Outpatient Care After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Insights From a Stroke Survey in The Netherlands Wilma J.M. Scholte op Reimer, Diederik W.J. Dippel, Cees L. Franke, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Gosse de Jong, Sanne Hoeks, and Maarten L. Simoons Stroke. 2006;37:1844-1849; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226463.17988.a3 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypertrophy of Cerebral Arterioles in Mice Deficient in Expression of the Gene for CuZn Superoxide Dismutase Gary L. Baumbach, Sean P. Didion, and Frank M. Faraci Stroke. 2006;37:1850-1855; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227236.84546.5a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	In Vivo X-Ray Angiography in the Mouse Brain Using Synchrotron Radiation Keiji Kidoguchi, Masahiro Tamaki, Takashi Mizobe, Junji Koyama, Takeshi Kondoh, Eiji Kohmura, Takashi Sakurai, Koichi Yokono, and Keiji Umetani Stroke. 2006;37:1856-1861; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226904.96059.a6 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Characterization of Fluoromisonidazole Binding in Stroke Neil J. Spratt, Uwe Ackerman, Henri J. Tochon-Danguy, Geoffrey A. Donnan, and David W. Howells Stroke. 2006;37:1862-1867; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226908.93295.9d Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Vasospasm and p53-Induced Apoptosis in an Experimental Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Julian Cahill, John W. Calvert, Ihsan Solaroglu, and John H. Zhang Stroke. 2006;37:1868-1874; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226995.27230.96 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intracerebral Hemorrhage Elicits Aberration in Cardiomyocyte Contractile Function and Intracellular Ca²⁺ Transients Cindy X. Fang, Shan Wu, and Jun Ren Stroke. 2006;37:1875-1882; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227232.39582.66 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Brain Temperature During 340-kHz Pulsed Ultrasound Insonation: A Safety Study for Sonothrombolysis Marc Fatar, Mark Stroick, Martin Griebe, Angelika Alonso, Michael G. Hennerici, and Michael Daffertshofer Stroke. 2006;37:1883-1887; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226737.47319.aa Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cathepsin and Calpain Inhibitor E64d Attenuates Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats Tamiji Tsubokawa, Ihsan Solaroglu, Hiroshi Yatsushige, Julian Cahill, Kenichiro Yata, and John H. Zhang Stroke. 2006;37:1888-1894; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227259.15506.24 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	NR2B Subunit Exerts a Critical Role in Postischemic Synaptic Plasticity Barbara Picconi, Anna Tortiglione, Ilaria Barone, Diego Centonze, Fabrizio Gardoni, Paolo Gubellini, Paola Bonsi, Antonio Pisani, Giorgio Bernardi, Monica Di Luca, and Paolo Calabresi Stroke. 2006;37:1895-1901; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226981.57777.b0 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inhibition of Integrin ${alpha}$ vß3 Ameliorates Focal Cerebral Ischemic Damage in the Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model Norihito Shimamura, Gerald Matchett, Hiroshi Yatsushige, John W. Calvert, Hiroki Ohkuma, and John Zhang Stroke. 2006;37:1902-1909; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226991.27540.f2 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Research Reports
	Reduction of Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 by Simvastatin in Astrocytes Sophia Wang, Sun-Ryung Lee, Shu-Zhen Guo, Woo Jean Kim, Joan Montaner, Xiaoying Wang, and Eng H. Lo Stroke. 2006;37:1910-1912; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226923.48905.39 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and the Risk of Stroke Recurrence Georgios Tsivgoulis, Konstantinos Vemmos, Christos Papamichael, Konstantinos Spengos, Efstathios Manios, Kimon Stamatelopoulos, Demetrios Vassilopoulos, and Nikolaos Zakopoulos Stroke. 2006;37:1913-1916; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226399.13528.0a Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comments, Opinions, and Reviews
	Thrombolysis (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) in Stroke: A Medicolegal Quagmire Michael I. Weintraub Stroke. 2006;37:1917-1922; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226651.04862.da Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Progress Reviews
	Inflammation and Atherosclerosis: Novel Insights Into Plaque Formation and Destabilization Guido Stoll and Martin Bendszus Stroke. 2006;37:1923-1932; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226901.34927.10 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Antihypertensive Treatment: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Ji-Guang Wang, Jan A. Staessen, Yan Li, Luc M. Van Bortel, Tim Nawrot, Robert Fagard, Franz H. Messerli, and Michel Safar Stroke. 2006;37:1933-1940; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227223.90239.13 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Motor Imagery: A Backdoor to the Motor System After Stroke? Nikhil Sharma, Valerie M. Pomeroy, and Jean-Claude Baron Stroke. 2006;37:1941-1952; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226902.43357.fc Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cochrane Corner
	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Graeme J. Hankey, Michael H. Bennett, Jason Wasiak, Christopher French, Peter Kranke, and Alexander Schnabel Stroke. 2006;37:1953-1954; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000226905.99776.0d Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	News From the American Heart Association
	News From the American Heart Association Stroke. 2006;37:B1 PDF
	Meetings Calendar
	Meetings Calendar Stroke. 2006;37:B2-B4 PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Aspirin for Prevention of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Gregory Y.H. Lip Stroke. 2006;37:1640; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227301.55019.60 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Embolus Differentiation Using Multifrequency Transcranial Doppler David H. Evans Stroke. 2006;37:1641; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227261.69485.b1 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypoadiponectinemia as a Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis? Stefan Pilz, Karine Sargsyan, and Harald Mangge Stroke. 2006;37:1642; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227260.24490.56 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Pilz et al Bernhard Iglseder, Gunther Ladurner, Vitolds Mackevics, Andreas Stadlmayer, Bernhard Paulweber, and Gernot Tasch Stroke. 2006;37:1643; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227284.55364.14 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Surrogate Sonographic Markers of Atherosclerosis Mohammed Abdalla Abbas and Francesco Corea Stroke. 2006;37:1644; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227371.36343.a2 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Abbas et al Daniel Staub and Beat Frauchiger Stroke. 2006;37:1645; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227250.13225.fc Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Carotid Stenosis: Looking Beyond the Lumen With Ultrasound Theodoros Karapanayiotides and Julien Bogousslavsky Stroke. 2006;37:1646; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227285.05127.64 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Karapanayiotides et al Bruce A. Wasserman, Robert J. Wityk, Hugh H. Trout, III, and Renu Virmani Stroke. 2006;37:1647; published online before print June 8 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227287.30311.54 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Looking Beyond the Lumen Does Make All the Difference Alan R. Moody, Richard Bitar, General Leung, and Robert Maggisano Stroke. 2006;37:1648; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227373.83579.f2 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Moody et al Thomas S. Hatsukami, Norihide Takaya, and Chun Yuan Stroke. 2006;37:1649; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227258.40393.f1 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	How Frequently Should We Follow Small Asymptomatic Intracranial Aneurysms? Bernard R. Bendok, Issam A. Awad, Joseph G. Adel, and H. Hunt Batjer Stroke. 2006;37:1650; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227417.19175.53 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Bendok et al Marieke J.H. Wermer, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, Irene C. van der Schaaf, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Charles B. Majoie, and Kees W. Albrecht Stroke. 2006;37:1651; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227252.98801.da Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Organized Stroke Care Must Include the Emergency Department Colin A. Graham, Chi Hung Cheng, Timothy H. Rainer, and Ka-Sing Wong Stroke. 2006;37:1652; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227360.24418.79 Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Graham et al Bo Norrving and Robert J. Adams Stroke. 2006;37:1653; published online before print June 1 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227374.41112.ad Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Developing Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor for the Treatment of Stroke: Current Status of Clinical Trials Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz and Armin Schneider Stroke. 2006;37:1654; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227299.62106.0e Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Schäbitz et al Ihsan Solaroglu, Julian Cahill, Vikram Jadhav, and John H. Zhang Stroke. 2006;37:1655; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227378.20245.df Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Do We Really Understand the Pathophysiology and Clinical Impact of Poststroke Infection? Joseph Kwan, Helen C. Roberts, and Nicola Englyst Stroke. 2006;37:1656; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227391.21171.0a Extract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Letter by Kwan et al Ángel Chamorro, Martha Vargas, and José Mensa Stroke. 2006;37:1657; published online before print May 25 2006, doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000227365.20670.af Extract \| Full Text \| PDF

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Volume 37, Issue 7; July 1, 2006

Editorials

Adrenoreceptor Polymorphisms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Is the ABCD Score Truly Useful?

Heart Failure and Stroke

Steeplechase in Emergency Medical Care: Cooling for Cardiac Arrest

Original Contributions

Midlife Respiratory Function Related to White Matter Lesions and Lacunar Infarcts in Late Life: The Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden

Long-Term Risk Factors for Stroke: Twenty-Eight Years of Follow-Up of 7457 Middle-Aged Men in Göteborg, Sweden

Familial Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Large-Scale Study of the Swedish Population

Stable Stroke Incidence Rates but Improved Case-Fatality in Dijon, France, From 1985 to 2004

Adrenoceptor Polymorphisms and the Risk of Cardiac Injury and Dysfunction After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Polymorphisms in the Advanced Glycosylation End Product–Specific Receptor Gene and Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction or Ischemic Stroke

Cytokine Polymorphisms Associated With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Stroke Patients

Genetic Analysis of Familial Connective Tissue Alterations Associated With Cervical Artery Dissections Suggests Locus Heterogeneity

Novel Genomic Loci Influencing Plasma Homocysteine Levels

Is the ABCD Score Useful for Risk Stratification of Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack?

Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in a Multiethnic Population

C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Incident Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease

Cyclooxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Nested Case-Control Study

Impaired Inhibitory Effect of Interleukin-10 on the Balance Between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Its Inhibitor in Mononuclear Cells From Hyperhomocysteinemic Subjects

Previous Use of Aspirin and Baseline Stroke Severity: An Analysis of 17 850 Patients in the International Stroke Trial

Local Relationships Between Restricted Water Diffusion and Oxygen Consumption in the Ischemic Human Brain

Intrinsic Activated Microglia Map to the Peri-infarct Zone in the Subacute Phase of Ischemic Stroke

Cerebral Vasodilatation to Exogenous NO Is a Measure of Fitness for Life at Altitude • Online Material

White Matter Alterations in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Measured by Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Brain Gray Matter Changes in Migraine Patients With T2-Visible Lesions: A 3-T MRI Study

Identification of Penumbra and Infarct in Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Computed Tomography Perfusion–Derived Blood Flow and Blood Volume Measurements

Blood Oxygen Level–Dependent MRI Allows Metabolic Description of Tissue at Risk in Acute Stroke Patients

Effect of Nonoptimal Imaging on the Relationship Between the Measured Degree of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis and Risk of Ischemic Stroke

Efficacy and Safety of Endovascular Cooling After Cardiac Arrest: Cohort Study and Bayesian Approach

Hemostatic Activation and Outcome After Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Intravenous Versus Combined (Intravenous and Intra-Arterial) Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography–Guided Pilot Study

Alteplase at 0.6 mg/kg for Acute Ischemic Stroke Within 3 Hours of Onset: Japan Alteplase Clinical Trial (J-ACT) • Supplemental Appendix 2

Intravenous Administration of Acetylsalicylic Acid During Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms Reduces the Rate of Thromboembolic Events

Comparison of Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration Management Between Telestroke Network Hospitals and Academic Stroke Centers: The Telemedical Pilot Project for Integrative Stroke Care in Bavaria/Germany

Large Subcortical Infarcts: Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Prognosis Compared With Cortical and Small Deep Infarcts

Retinal Arteriolar Emboli and Long-Term Mortality: Pooled Data Analysis From Two Older Populations

Acute Ischemic Stroke Care and Outcome in Centers Participating in the Polish National Stroke Prevention and Treatment Registry

Quality of Hospital and Outpatient Care After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Insights From a Stroke Survey in The Netherlands

Hypertrophy of Cerebral Arterioles in Mice Deficient in Expression of the Gene for CuZn Superoxide Dismutase

In Vivo X-Ray Angiography in the Mouse Brain Using Synchrotron Radiation

Characterization of Fluoromisonidazole Binding in Stroke

Vasospasm and p53-Induced Apoptosis in an Experimental Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Elicits Aberration in Cardiomyocyte Contractile Function and Intracellular Ca2+ Transients

Brain Temperature During 340-kHz Pulsed Ultrasound Insonation: A Safety Study for Sonothrombolysis

Cathepsin and Calpain Inhibitor E64d Attenuates Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

NR2B Subunit Exerts a Critical Role in Postischemic Synaptic Plasticity

Inhibition of Integrin vß3 Ameliorates Focal Cerebral Ischemic Damage in the Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model

Research Reports

Reduction of Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 by Simvastatin in Astrocytes

Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and the Risk of Stroke Recurrence

Comments, Opinions, and Reviews

Thrombolysis (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) in Stroke: A Medicolegal Quagmire

Progress Reviews

Inflammation and Atherosclerosis: Novel Insights Into Plaque Formation and Destabilization

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Antihypertensive Treatment: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Motor Imagery: A Backdoor to the Motor System After Stroke?

Cochrane Corner

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

News From the American Heart Association

News From the American Heart Association

Meetings Calendar

Meetings Calendar

Letters to the Editor

Aspirin for Prevention of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation

Embolus Differentiation Using Multifrequency Transcranial Doppler

Hypoadiponectinemia as a Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis?

Response to Letter by Pilz et al

Surrogate Sonographic Markers of Atherosclerosis

Response to Letter by Abbas et al

Carotid Stenosis: Looking Beyond the Lumen With Ultrasound

Response to Letter by Karapanayiotides et al

Looking Beyond the Lumen Does Make All the Difference

Response to Letter by Moody et al

How Frequently Should We Follow Small Asymptomatic Intracranial Aneurysms?

Response to Letter by Bendok et al

Organized Stroke Care Must Include the Emergency Department

Response to Letter by Graham et al

Developing Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor for the Treatment of Stroke: Current Status of Clinical Trials

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Elicits Aberration in Cardiomyocyte Contractile Function and Intracellular Ca²⁺ Transients

Inhibition of Integrin ${alpha}$ vß3 Ameliorates Focal Cerebral Ischemic Damage in the Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model