Volume 87(4); 2002 Apr

Editorials

Rapamycin eluting stent: the onset of a new era in interventional cardiology

P W Serruys, E Regar, A J Carter

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 305–307. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.305

PMCID:: PMC1767071

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Fibrinolytic treatment for elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

J M Estess, E J Topol

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 308–311. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.308

PMCID:: PMC1767054

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Thrombolysis: too old and too young

S G Ball

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 312–313. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.312

PMCID:: PMC1767061

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Natriuretic peptide receptors and the heart

L King, M R Wilkins

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 314–315. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.314

PMCID:: PMC1767073

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Cardiac hypertrophy and oxidative stress: a leap of faith or stark reality?

D Lang

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 316–317. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.316

PMCID:: PMC1767053

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JournalScan

Iqbal Malik

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 318–319.

PMCID:: PMC1767060

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Viewpoint

Vasomotion and nitric oxide bioactivity in diseased coronary arteries

D Tousoulis, G J Davies, T Crake, P C Toutouzas

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 320–321. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.320

PMCID:: PMC1767057

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Cardiovascular Medicine

Effect of multisite pacing on ventricular coordination

C Varma, P O'Callaghan, N G Mahon, K Hnatkova, W McKenna, A J Camm, E Rowland, S J D Brecker

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 322–328. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.322

PMCID:: PMC1767081

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Dobutamine stress echocardiography for the detection of myocardial viability in patients with left ventricular dysfunction taking β blockers: accuracy and optimal dose

T Zaglavara, R Haaverstad, B Cumberledge, T Irvine, H Karvounis, G Parharidis, G Louridas, A Kenny

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 329–335. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.329

PMCID:: PMC1767072

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Is Doppler tissue velocity during early left ventricular filling preload independent?

F Yalçin, A Kaftan, H Muderrisoğlu, M E Korkmaz, F Flachskampf, M Garcia, J D Thomas

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 336–339. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.336

PMCID:: PMC1767062

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Oral beraprost sodium improves exercise capacity and ventilatory efficiency in patients with primary or thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

N Nagaya, Y Shimizu, T Satoh, H Oya, M Uematsu, S Kyotani, F Sakamaki, N Sato, N Nakanishi, K Miyatake

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 340–345. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.340

PMCID:: PMC1767070

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Idebenone and reduced cardiac hypertrophy in Friedreich's ataxia

A O Hausse, Y Aggoun, D Bonnet, D Sidi, A Munnich, A Rötig, P Rustin

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 346–349. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.346

PMCID:: PMC1767068

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Myocardial blood volume and the amount of viable myocardium early after mechanical reperfusion of acute myocardial infarction: prospective study using venous contrast echocardiography

P Andrássy, M Zielinska, R Busch, A Schömig, C Firschke

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 350–355. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.350

PMCID:: PMC1767076

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Congenital Heart Disease

M Kamphuis, J Ottenkamp, H W Vliegen, T Vogels, K H Zwinderman, R P Kamphuis, S P Verloove-Vanhorick

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 356–362. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.356

PMCID:: PMC1767074

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Basic Research

Intragraft interleukin 2 mRNA expression during acute cellular rejection and left ventricular total wall thickness after heart transplantation

H A de Groot-Kruseman, C C Baan, E M Hagman, W M Mol, H G Niesters, A P Maat, P E Zondervan, W Weimar, A H Balk

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 363–367. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.363

PMCID:: PMC1767064

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Progressive cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction in atrial natriuretic peptide receptor (GC-A) deficient mice

M Kuhn, R Holtwick, H A Baba, J C Perriard, W Schmitz, E Ehler

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 368–374. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.368

PMCID:: PMC1767056

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Scientific Letters

Day-case transfer for percutaneous coronary intervention with adjunctive abciximab in acute coronary syndromes

D J Blackman, N R Clarke, W P Orr, E Wilkinson, A Beswick, D Coppock, D C Sprigings, A P Banning

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 375–376. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.375

PMCID:: PMC1767052

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Anaemia in chronic heart failure: what is its frequency in the UK and its underlying causes?

N Cromie, C Lee, A D Struthers

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 377–378. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.377

PMCID:: PMC1767058

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Left ventricular diastolic function after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

H J Muntinga, F van den Berg, M G Niemeyer, P K Blanksma, E E van der Wall, H J G M Crijns

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 379–380. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.379

PMCID:: PMC1767069

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Diagnostic accuracy of technician supervised and reported exercise tolerance tests

D F Muir, M Jummun, D J Stewart, A L Clark

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 381–382. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.381

PMCID:: PMC1767067

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Electrophysiology

Arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart disease

John K Triedman

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 383–389. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.383

PMCID:: PMC1767082

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Coronary Disease

Screening relatives of patients with premature coronary heart disease

Gilbert R Thompson

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 390–394. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.390

PMCID:: PMC1767080

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Valve Disease

The medical management of valvar heart disease

N A Boon, P Bloomfield

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 395–400. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.395

PMCID:: PMC1767079

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Miscellanea

Myocardial infarction

M K Davies, A Hollman

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 315. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.315

PMCID:: PMC1767077

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Myocardial viability by contrast enhanced MRI in a patient with left bundle branch block showing a severe defect on FDG-PET

H P Kühl, A P van de Weert, A M Beek, F C Visser, A C van Rossum

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 319. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.319

PMCID:: PMC1767065

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Single large metastatic tumor growing progressively and occupying right ventricular cavity

N Yasuda, R Ishiki, H Agetsuma

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 328. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.328

PMCID:: PMC1767066

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Anomalous left main stem stenosis

T S N Lo, P T Wilmshurst

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 335. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.335

PMCID:: PMC1767055

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Covered stent for iatrogenic coronary arteriovenous fistula in heart transplant recipient

G Morocutti, S Gelsomino, G Bernardi

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 339. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.339

PMCID:: PMC1767078

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WEB TOP TEN

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 345.

PMCID:: PMC1767063

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Interception of aortic regurgitation by vegetation plug in a patient with infective endocarditis

K Miura, Y Seino, H Honma

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 362. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.362

PMCID:: PMC1767059

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Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia localised at the distal end of the posterior fascicle by non-contact activation mapping

L Eckardt, G Breithardt, W Haverkamp

Heart. 2002 Apr; 87(4): 374. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.4.374

PMCID:: PMC1767075

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