Volume 87(2); 2002 Feb

Editorials

Introducing a new role for BNP: as a general indicator of cardiac structural disease rather than a specific indicator of systolic dysfunction only

A D Struthers

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 97–98. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.97

PMCID:: PMC1766982

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Warm up phenomenon and preconditioning in clinical practice

F Tomai

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 99–100. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.99

PMCID:: PMC1766987

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Observational research in the evidence based environment: eclipsed by the randomised controlled trial?

R H Stables

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 101–102. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.101

PMCID:: PMC1767005

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Viewpoint

Good clinical practice and informed consent are inseparable

L Doyal

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 103–105. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.103

PMCID:: PMC1766979

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Commentary

A Ågård, G Hermerén, J Herlitz

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 105–106.

PMCID:: PMC1766985

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Review

Inflammatory gene polymorphisms and ischaemic heart disease: review of population association studies

F Andreotti, I Porto, F Crea, A Maseri

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 107–112. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.107

PMCID:: PMC1766990

Abstract Article PDF–225K

JournalScan

Cardiovascular highlights from non-cardiology journals

Iqbal Malik

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 113–114.

PMCID:: PMC1766998

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Cardiovascular Medicine

Does a selective adenosine A₁ receptor agonist protect against exercise induced ischaemia in patients with coronary artery disease?

A D Kelion, T P Webb, M A Gardner, O J M Ormerod, G L Shepherd, A P Banning

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 115–120. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.115

PMCID:: PMC1767012

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Left ventricular long axis function in diastolic heart failure is reduced in both diastole and systole: time for a redefinition?

G Yip, M Wang, Y Zhang, J W H Fung, P Y Ho, J E Sanderson

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 121–125. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.121

PMCID:: PMC1766981

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Epidemiology of idiopathic cardiomyopathy in Japan: results from a nationwide survey

K Miura, H Nakagawa, Y Morikawa, S Sasayama, A Matsumori, K Hasegawa, Y Ohno, A Tamakoshi, T Kawamura, Y Inaba

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 126–130. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.126

PMCID:: PMC1766994

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Value of plasma B type natriuretic peptide measurement for heart disease screening in a Japanese population

M Nakamura, H Endo, M Nasu, N Arakawa, T Segawa, K Hiramori

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 131–135. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.131

PMCID:: PMC1767000

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Factors predicting compensatory vascular remodelling of the carotid artery affected by atherosclerosis

D Saito, T Oka, A Kajiyama, N Ohnishi, T Shiraki

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 136–139. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.136

PMCID:: PMC1766980

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Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Quality of life of patients with chronic stable angina before and four years after coronary revascularisation compared with a normal population

B Brorsson, S J Bernstein, R H Brook, L Werkö, for the SECOR/SBU Project Group

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 140–145. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.140

PMCID:: PMC1766984

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Congenital Heart Disease

Outcome of infants with right atrial isomerism: is prognosis better with normal pulmonary venous drainage?

Y F Cheung, V Y W Cheng, A K T Chau, C S W Chiu, T C Yung, M P Leung

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 146–152. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.146

PMCID:: PMC1766999

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Basic Research

Tumour necrosis factor α gene polymorphism: a predisposing factor to non-ischaemic myocardial dysfunction?

C G Densem, I V Hutchinson, N Yonan, N H Brooks

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 153–155. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.153

PMCID:: PMC1767008

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Scientific Letters

Is the value of QT dispersion a valid method to foresee the risk of sudden death? A study in Becker patients

Ge Nigro, G Nigro, L Politano, L Santangelo, V R Petretta, L Passamano, F Panico, F De Luca, A Montefusco, L I Comi

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 156–157. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.156

PMCID:: PMC1766986

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Endogenous, local, vascular endothelial growth factor production in patients with chronic total coronary artery occlusions: further evidence for its role in angiogenesis

H El-Gendi, A G Violaris, R Foale, H S Sharma, D J Sheridan

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 158–159. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.158

PMCID:: PMC1766992

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Determinants of procedural outcome of chronically implanted pacemaker and defibrillator leads using the Excimer laser sheath

C A Rinaldi, J Bostock, N Patel, C A Bucknall

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 160–161. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.160

PMCID:: PMC1766991

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Education in Heart

The “no-reflow” phenomenon: basic science and clinical correlates

Thorsten Reffelmann, Robert A Kloner

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 162–168. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.162

PMCID:: PMC1767011

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: management, risk stratification, and prevention of sudden death

William J McKenna, Elijah R Behr

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 169–176. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.169

PMCID:: PMC1767009

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Cardiac transplantation

Mario C Deng

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 177–184. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.177

PMCID:: PMC1767010

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Electronic Pages

Reversible left ventricular dysfunction “takotsubo” cardiomyopathy associated with pneumothorax

Y J Akashi, M Sakakibara, F Miyake

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): e1. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.e1

PMCID:: PMC1767002

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Myocardial infarction during adenosine stress test

J E Polad, L M Wilson

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): e2. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.e2

PMCID:: PMC1767004

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Unusual case of refractory hypertension: late presentation of the mid-aortic syndrome

S Kumar, R W Bury, D H Roberts

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): e3. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.e3

PMCID:: PMC1767006

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Miscellanea

Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of severe aortic coarctation

R-S Tan, M T Dahdal, R H Mohiaddin

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 98. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.98

PMCID:: PMC1766983

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British Heart Foundation

M K Davies, A Hollman

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 100.

PMCID:: PMC1767003

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The following electronic only articles are published in conjunction with this issue of Heart.

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 106.

PMCID:: PMC1766988

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Misleading appearance of a left atrial thrombus as a cystic mass on transoesophageal echocardiography

M Cemrý, A Erkan, A Cengel

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 112. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.112

PMCID:: PMC1766996

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WEB TOP 10

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 114.

PMCID:: PMC1767001

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Inhibition of temporary pacing by a mobile phone

T R Betts, I A Simpson

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 130. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.130

PMCID:: PMC1766997

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Embolism of an idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm

P Mann, D Seriki, P A Dodds

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 135. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.135

PMCID:: PMC1767007

Article PDF–164K

Magnetic resonance angiography in the evaluation of aortic pseudoaneurysm

R S Lankipalli, M Pellecchia, J F Burke

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 157. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.157

PMCID:: PMC1766989

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Evaluation of pulmonary atresia with magnetic resonance imaging

J Baque, J-F Paul

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 159. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.159

PMCID:: PMC1766995

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Anomalous origin of the posterior descending artery from the left anterior descending coronary artery: cardiac surgeons beware

L C H John

Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2): 161. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.161

PMCID:: PMC1766993

Article PDF–98K

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