Full Text Online Access, and More, to Paid Subscribers at www.cardiosource.com/. Published 24 times a year, The American Journal of Cardiology® is an independent journal designed for cardiovascular disease specialists and internists with a subspecialty in cardiology throughout the world. AJC is an independent, scientific, peer-reviewed journal of original articles that focus on the practical, clinical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. AJC has the shortest lag time of all scientific journals (less than 5 months) from receipt of manuscript to publication. Features report on systemic hypertension, methodology, drugs, pacing, arrhythmia, preventive cardiology, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy. Also included are case reports, brief reports, editorials, readers' comments, and symposia.