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Volume 89(7);  2003 Jul

Editorials

The Edinburgh heart valve study
K M Taylor
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 697–698. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.697
PMCID:
PMC1767707
Article PDF–84K
Invasive assessment of myocardial bridges
M J Lovell, C J Knight
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 699–700. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.699
PMCID:
PMC1767719
Article PDF–65K
Assessing perfusion and function in acute myocardial infarction: how and when?
L A Pierard
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 701–703. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.701
PMCID:
PMC1767740
Article PDF–124K
The “ultrasonic stethoscope”: is it of clinical value?
A Salustri, P Trambaiolo
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 704–706. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.704
PMCID:
PMC1767710
Article PDF–119K
B Type natriuretic peptide: a good omen in myocardial ischaemia?
S P D’Souza, G F Baxter
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 707–709. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.707
PMCID:
PMC1767724
Article PDF–155K

Review

Risk of competitive sport in young athletes with heart disease
S Firoozi, S Sharma, W J McKenna
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 710–714. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.710
PMCID:
PMC1767726
Abstract Article PDF–149K

Cardiovascular Medicine

Twenty year comparison of a Bjork-Shiley mechanical heart valve with porcine bioprostheses
H Oxenham, P Bloomfield, D J Wheatley, R J Lee, J Cunningham, R J Prescott, H C Miller
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 715–721. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.715
PMCID:
PMC1767737
Abstract Article PDF–213K
Carbohydrates, dietary glycaemic load and glycaemic index, and risk of acute myocardial infarction
A Tavani, C Bosetti, E Negri, L S Augustin, D J A Jenkins, C La Vecchia
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 722–726. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.722
PMCID:
PMC1767713
Abstract Article PDF–159K
Clinical utility and cost effectiveness of a personal ultrasound imager for cardiac evaluation during consultation rounds in patients with suspected cardiac disease
E C Vourvouri, L Y Koroleva, F J Ten Cate, D Poldermans, A F L Schinkel, R T van Domburg, W B Vletter, J R T C Roelandt
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 727–730. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.727
PMCID:
PMC1767732
Abstract Article PDF–211K
Temporal evolution and functional outcome of no reflow: sustained and spontaneously reversible patterns following successful coronary recanalisation
L Galiuto, A Lombardo, A Maseri, L Santoro, I Porto, D Cianflone, A G Rebuzzi, F Crea
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 731–737. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.731
PMCID:
PMC1767736
Abstract Article PDF–342K
Detection of scarred and viable myocardium using a new magnetic resonance imaging technique: blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) MRI
M Egred, A Al-Mohammad, G D Waiter, T W Redpath, S K Semple, M Norton, A Welch, S Walton
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 738–744. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.738
PMCID:
PMC1767717
Abstract Article PDF–281K
The influence of age, sex and other variables on the plasma level of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide in a large sample of the general population
I Raymond, B A Groenning, P R Hildebrandt, J C Nilsson, M Baumann, J Trawinski, F Pedersen
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 745–751. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.745
PMCID:
PMC1767734
Abstract Article PDF–291K
Pregnancy related complications in women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
R Thaman, A Varnava, M S Hamid, S Firoozi, B Sachdev, M Condon, J R Gimeno, R Murphy, P M Elliott, W J McKenna
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 752–756. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.752
PMCID:
PMC1767741
Abstract Article PDF–125K
Progression of familial and non-familial dilated cardiomyopathy: long term follow up
V V Michels, D J Driscoll, F A Miller, T M Olson, E J Atkinson, C L Olswold, D J Schaid
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 757–761. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.757
PMCID:
PMC1767723
Abstract Article PDF–170K
Left ventricular remodelling, and systolic and diastolic function in young adults with β thalassaemia major: a Doppler echocardiographic assessment and correlation with haematological data
G Bosi, R Crepaz, M R Gamberini, M Fortini, S Scarcia, E Bonsante, W Pitscheider, M Vaccari
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 762–766. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.762
PMCID:
PMC1767731
Abstract Article PDF–178K

Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Adverse events in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) trials: a systematic review and analysis
L Nalysnyk, K Fahrbach, M W Reynolds, S Z Zhao, S Ross
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 767–772. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.767
PMCID:
PMC1767742
Abstract Article PDF–179K
High preprocedural non-HDL cholesterol is associated with enhanced oxidative stress and monocyte activation after coronary angioplasty: possible implications in restenosis
F Cipollone, M Fazia, A Iezzi, B Pini, F Costantini, D De Cesare, L Paloscia, G Materazzo, E D’Annunzio, T Bucciarelli, J Vecchiet, F Chiarelli, F Cuccurullo, A Mezzetti
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 773–779. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.773
PMCID:
PMC1767715
Abstract Article PDF–470K

Congenital Heart Disease

Pericardial effusion after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease
E W Y Cheung, S A Ho, K K Y Tang, A K T Chau, C S W Chiu, Y F Cheung
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 780–783. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.780
PMCID:
PMC1767733
Abstract Article PDF–214K

Scientific Letters

The applicability of the Framingham coronary heart disease prediction function to black and minority ethnic groups in the UK
T P Quirke, P S Gill, J W Mant, T F Allan
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 785–786. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.785
PMCID:
PMC1767743
Article PDF–81K
An audit of the implications of implementing NICE guidance on the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
C J Plummer, J M McComb
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 787–788. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.787
PMCID:
PMC1767708
Article PDF–118K
Transcardiac and transpulmonary gradients in the putative new cardiovascular hormone relaxin
C Fisher, S Al-Benna, A Kirk, J J Morton, J J V McMurray
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 789–790. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.789
PMCID:
PMC1767720
Article PDF–111K
Cardiac abnormalities in patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
P Sorajja, M G Sweeney, R Chalmers, B Sachdev, P Syrris, M Hanna, N D Wood, W J McKenna, P M Elliott
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 791–792. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.791
PMCID:
PMC1767718
Article PDF–83K

Education in Heart

HIV AND CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
B D Prendergast
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 793–800. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.793
PMCID:
PMC1767745
Article PDF–294K
CALCIFIC AORTIC STENOSIS: FROM BENCH TO THE BEDSIDE—EMERGING CLINICAL AND CELLULAR CONCEPTS
Nalini M Rajamannan, Bernard Gersh, Robert O Bonow
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 801–805. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.801
PMCID:
PMC1767746
Article PDF–214K
DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEART: (1) FORMATION OF THE CARDIAC CHAMBERS AND ARTERIAL TRUNKS
Antoon Moorman, Sandra Webb, Nigel A Brown, Wouter Lamers, Robert H Anderson
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 806–814. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.806
PMCID:
PMC1767747
Article PDF–424K

JournalScan

JournalScan
Iqbal Malik
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 815–816.
PMCID:
PMC1767725
Article PDF–97K

Electronic Pages

Persisting fever in a patient with brucella endocarditis: occult splenic abscess
M B Yilmaz, H L Kisacik, S Korkmaz
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): e20.
PMCID:
PMC1767716
Abstract Article PDF–83K

Miscellanea

eHEART: www.heartjnl.com
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 698.
PMCID:
PMC1767714
Article PDF–84K
Area ablation of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
N M S de Groot, M J Schalij, E E van der Wall
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 703. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.703
PMCID:
PMC1767744
Article PDF–124K
The “pop phenomenon” detected by phased array intracardiac echocardiography
M Takagi, I Toda, J Yoshikawa
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 706. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.706
PMCID:
PMC1767721
Article PDF–119K
WEB TOP 10
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 709.
PMCID:
PMC1767730
Article PDF–155K
Right atrial thrombus following closure of an atrial septal defect
M Yilmaz, Y Gurlertop, F Erdogan
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 726.
PMCID:
PMC1767728
Article PDF–159K
Infective endocarditis with progressive periaortal abscess formation in a previously healthy girl
M Weidenbach, A Pfeiffer, K Steidel
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 730. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.730
PMCID:
PMC1767735
Article PDF–211K
Transcatheter embolisation of a large unilateral pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
G Joseph, P K Pati
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 737. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.737
PMCID:
PMC1767711
Article PDF–342K
Coronary arterial sling operation
J Lund, H Kelbaek
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 744. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.744
PMCID:
PMC1767729
Article PDF–281K
Different presentation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in monozygotic twins
P Palka, A Lange, D J Burstow
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 751. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.751
PMCID:
PMC1767739
Article PDF–291K
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection or scimitar syndrome
M Vanderheyden, M Goethals, L Van Hoe
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 761. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.761
PMCID:
PMC1767727
Article PDF–170K
Transcatheter closure of large fistula between left main coronary artery and right atrium using Amplatzer duct occluder
J J Tang, S H Zhou, X Q Shen
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 772. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.772
PMCID:
PMC1767709
Article PDF–179K
Pacemaker lead fracture
A Saha, J Tan, B Prendergast
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 783. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.783
PMCID:
PMC1767738
Article PDF–214K
Femoral vein delivery of contrast improves transoesophageal detection of intracardiac shunting through a patent foramen ovale
N Halmey, M J Stewart, M A de Belder
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 784. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.784
PMCID:
PMC1767748
Article PDF–214K
Severe pulmonary hypertension in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: response to alcohol septal ablation
E S Brilakis, R A Nishimura
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 790. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.7.790
PMCID:
PMC1767712
Article PDF–111K

Erratum

Erratum
Heart. 2003 Jul; 89(7): 792.
Corrects:
Heart. 2003 Jun; 89(6): 640–644.
PMCID:
PMC1767722
Correction PDF–83K
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