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Volume 89(9);  2003 Sep

Editorials

The elusive link between stenosis severity and prognosis in stable ischaemic heart disease
F Crea, G A Lanza
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 961–962. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.961
PMCID:
PMC1767839
Article PDF–130K
Minor renal dysfunction: an emerging independent cardiovascular risk factor
E Ritz
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 963–964. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.963
PMCID:
PMC1767848
Article PDF–130K
Bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation: two villains part of a diffuse problem
C A Warnes
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 965–966. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.965
PMCID:
PMC1767857
Article PDF–65K
Revascularisation for acute coronary syndromes: PCI or CABG?
J Gunn, D P Taggart
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 967–970. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.967
PMCID:
PMC1767806
Article PDF–168K
Ultrasound stethoscopy: a renaissance of the physical examination?
J R T C Roelandt
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 971–973. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.971
PMCID:
PMC1767811
Article PDF–111K
Apical ballooning of the left ventricle: a distinct entity?
Y Abe, M Kondo
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 974–976. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.974
PMCID:
PMC1767830
Article PDF–122K
Contemporary considerations for risk stratification, sudden death and prevention in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
B J Maron
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 977–978. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.977
PMCID:
PMC1767843
Article PDF–103K

New Features

Cased based learning on the web
Roger Hall
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 979.
PMCID:
PMC1767852
Article PDF–103K
Heart mini-symposia
Iain A Simpson, Roger Hall
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 980.
PMCID:
PMC1767845
Article PDF–49K

Education in Heart

Case 1: Syncope and palpitation in a patient following aortic valve replacement
Roger Hall, Mark Earley
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 979.
PMCID:
PMC1767803
Article PDF–103K
Practical aspects of the management of pericardial disease
Bernhard Maisch, Arsen D Ristić
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1096–1103. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1096
PMCID:
PMC1767862
Article PDF–118K
Cardiac and vascular pathophysiology in hypertension
Jamil Mayet, Alun Hughes
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1104–1109. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1104
PMCID:
PMC1767863
Article PDF–298K
Development of the heart: (3) Formation of the ventricular outflow tracts, arterial valves, and intrapericardial arterial trunks
Robert H Anderson, Sandra Webb, Nigel A Brown, Wouter Lamers, Antoon Moorman
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1110–1118. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1110
PMCID:
PMC1767864
Article PDF–490K

Mini-Symposium

Coronary microembolisation: introduction
Gerd Heusch
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 980.
PMCID:
PMC1767821
Article PDF–49K
Pathophysiology of coronary microembolisation
G Heusch, R Schulz
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 981–982. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.981
PMCID:
PMC1767850
Article PDF–68K
Pathology of coronary microembolisation and no reflow
E Falk, L Thuesen
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 983–985. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.983
PMCID:
PMC1767861
Article PDF–130K
Spontaneous and interventional coronary microembolisation
R Erbel
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 986–989. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.986
PMCID:
PMC1767810
Article PDF–130K
Embolic protection devices
G Sangiorgi, A Colombo
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 990–992. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.990
PMCID:
PMC1767819
Article PDF–130K

Review

Inflammatory and thrombotic mechanisms in coronary atherosclerosis
D Tousoulis, G Davies, C Stefanadis, P Toutouzas, J A Ambrose
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 993–997. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.993
PMCID:
PMC1767836
Abstract Article PDF–130K

Cardiovascular Medicine

Body surface mapping improves early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with chest pain and left bundle branch block
S J Maynard, I B A Menown, G Manoharan, J Allen, J McC Anderson, A A J Adgey
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 998–1002. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.998
PMCID:
PMC1767858
Abstract Article PDF–190K
Creatinine clearance and adverse hospital outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes: findings from the global registry of acute coronary events (GRACE)
J J Santopinto, K A A Fox, R J Goldberg, A Budaj, G Piñero, A Avezum, D Gulba, J Esteban, J M Gore, J Johnson, E P Gurfinkel, on behalf of the GRACE Investigators
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1003–1008. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1003
PMCID:
PMC1767853
Abstract Article PDF–281K
Prognostic and clinical correlates of angiographically diffuse non-obstructive coronary lesions
R Bigi, L Cortigiani, P Colombo, A Desideri, J J Bax, O Parodi
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1009–1013. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1009
PMCID:
PMC1767817
Abstract Article PDF–253K
Portable spectral Doppler echocardiographic device: overcoming limitations
J Quiles, M Á García-Fernández, P B Almeida, E Pérez-David, J Bermejo, M Moreno, P Avanzas
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1014–1018. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1014
PMCID:
PMC1767834
Abstract Article PDF–335K
Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with aortic stenosis predict prevalence of coronary artery disease but not of aortic stenosis: an angiographic pair matched case–control study
J R Ortlepp, F Schmitz, T Bozoglu, P Hanrath, R Hoffmann
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1019–1022. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1019
PMCID:
PMC1767856
Abstract Article PDF–161K
The prevalence of haemochromatosis gene mutations in the West of Scotland and their relation to ischaemic heart disease
S Campbell, D K George, S D Robb, R Spooner, T A McDonagh, H J Dargie, P R Mills
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1023–1026. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1023
PMCID:
PMC1767801
Abstract Article PDF–161K
Apical ballooning of the left ventricle: first series in white patients
W J R Desmet, B F M Adriaenssens, J A Y Dens
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1027–1031. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1027
PMCID:
PMC1767823
Abstract Article PDF–139K
Comparison of monophasic and biphasic shocks for transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
M Scholten, T Szili-Torok, P Klootwijk, L Jordaens
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1032–1034. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1032
PMCID:
PMC1767835
Abstract Article PDF–154K
Ablate and pace revisited: long term survival and predictors of permanent atrial fibrillation
A Queiroga, H J Marshall, M Clune, M D Gammage
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1035–1038. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1035
PMCID:
PMC1767849
Abstract Article PDF–154K
Usefulness of myocardial perfusion SPECT in patients with left bundle branch block and previous myocardial infarction
J Candell-Riera, G Oller-Martínez, O Pereztol-Valdés, J Castell-Conesa, S Aguadé-Bruix, M Soler-Peter, M Simó, C Santana-Boado, J Soler-Soler
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1039–1042. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1039
PMCID:
PMC1767805
Abstract Article PDF–165K

Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Continued improvement of clinical outcome and cost effectiveness following intravascular ultrasound guided PCI: insights from a prospective, randomised study
A L Gaster, U Slothuus Skjoldborg, J Larsen, L Korsholm, C von Birgelen, S Jensen, P Thayssen, K E Pedersen, T H Haghfelt
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1043–1049. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1043
PMCID:
PMC1767812
Abstract Article PDF–242K
Clinical and angiographic outcome of directional atherectomy followed by stent implantation in de novo lesions located at the ostium of the left anterior descending coronary artery
F Airoldi, C Di Mario, G Stankovic, C Briguori, M Carlino, A Chieffo, F Liistro, M Montorfano, P Pagnotta, V Spanos, D Tavano, A Colombo
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1050–1054. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1050
PMCID:
PMC1767837
Abstract Article PDF–139K
Incidence of embolism and paravalvar leak after St Jude Silzone valve implantation: experience from the Cardiff Embolic Risk Factor Study
A Ionescu, N Payne, A G Fraser, J Giddings, G L Grunkemeier, E G Butchart
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1055–1061. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1055
PMCID:
PMC1767860
Abstract Article PDF–222K
Socioeconomic deprivation is a predictor of poor postoperative cardiovascular outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
F C Taylor, R Ascione, K Rees, P Narayan, G D Angelini
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1062–1066. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1062
PMCID:
PMC1767820
Abstract Article PDF–193K

Congenital Heart Disease

Low pressure giant pulmonary artery aneurysms in the adult: natural history and management strategies
G R Veldtman, J A Dearani, C A Warnes
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1067–1070. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1067
PMCID:
PMC1767844
Abstract Article PDF–193K
Tricuspid regurgitation in the diagnosis of chromosomal anomalies in the fetus at 11–14 weeks of gestation
I C Huggon, D B DeFigueiredo, L D Allan
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1071–1073. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1071
PMCID:
PMC1767865
Abstract Article PDF–118K
Aortic valve and aortic arch pathology after coarctation repair
J W Roos-Hesselink, B E Schölzel, R J Heijdra, S E C Spitaels, F J Meijboom, E Boersma, A J J C Bogers, M L Simoons
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1074–1077. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1074
PMCID:
PMC1767804
Abstract Article PDF–186K

Basic Research

On-line detection of cholesterol and calcification by catheter based Raman spectroscopy in human atherosclerotic plaque ex vivo
S W E van de Poll, K Kastelijn, T C Bakker Schut, C Strijder, G Pasterkamp, G J Puppels, A van der Laarse
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1078–1082. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1078
PMCID:
PMC1767825
Abstract Article PDF–411K

Scientific Letters

International comparison of mortality rates in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary events
E P Gurfinkel, G Bozovich, B Mautner
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1083–1084. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1083
PMCID:
PMC1767838
Article PDF–121K
Safety and potential benefits of low dose diamorphine during exercise in patients with chronic heart failure
S G Williams, D J Wright, P Marshall, A Reese, B-H Tzeng, A J S Coats, L-B Tan
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1085–1086. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1085
PMCID:
PMC1767846
Article PDF–142K
Restrictive transmitral filling patterns predict improvements in left ventricular function after biventricular pacing
R Thaman, R T Murphy, S Firoozi, S M Hamid, J R Gimeno, B Sachdev, V Paul, E Rowland, M P Frenneaux, P M Elliott
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1087–1088. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1087
PMCID:
PMC1767855
Article PDF–119K
Diagnostic accuracy of a new shorter dobutamine infusion protocol in stress echocardiography
J A San Román, A Serrador, J R Ortega, A Medina, F Fernández-Avilés
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1089–1090. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1089
PMCID:
PMC1767802
Article PDF–145K
Comparison of radiofrequency versus cryothermy catheter ablation of septal accessory pathways
G P Kimman, T Szili-Torok, D A M J Theuns, J C Res, M F Scholten, L J Jordaens
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1091–1092. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1091
PMCID:
PMC1767800
Article PDF–118K
Platelet activation, haemorheology and thrombogenesis in acute atrial fibrillation: a comparison with permanent atrial fibrillation
S Kamath, A D Blann, B S P Chin, G Y H Lip
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1093–1095. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1093
PMCID:
PMC1767809
Article PDF–118K

JournalScan

JournalScan
Iqbal Malik
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1119–1120.
PMCID:
PMC1767832
Article PDF–490K

Electronic Pages

Emergency coronary stenting of unprotected critical left main coronary artery stenosis in acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock
H McArdle, M Bhandari, J Kovac
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): e24. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.e24
PMCID:
PMC1767818
Abstract Article PDF–81K
Successful brachytherapy of coronary vasospasm
T Chatterjee, P D Juelke, P Thum, P Erne
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): e25. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.e25
PMCID:
PMC1767826
Abstract Article PDF–70K

Miscellanea

Identifying long QT syndrome using genotypic-phenotypic correlations is a life saver
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 964.
PMCID:
PMC1767854
Article PDF–130K
The dynamics of an ascending aorta dissection by 16 row multislice computed tomography
F Cademartiri, K Nieman, N R Mollet
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 970. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.970
PMCID:
PMC1767808
Article PDF–168K
Percutaneous balloon fenestration of the intimal flap for management of limb threatening ischaemia in acute aortic dissection
H Eggebrecht, D Baumgart, O Dirsch, R Erbel
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 973. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.973
PMCID:
PMC1767824
Article PDF–111K
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (L transposition)
S M Deepak, M Royle, G K Goode
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 976. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.976
PMCID:
PMC1767840
Article PDF–122K
Long term warfarin associated with bilateral blindness in a patient with atrial fibrillation and macular degeneration
T Ung, M James, R H Gray
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 985. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.985
PMCID:
PMC1767807
Article PDF–130K
eHEART: www.heartjnl.com
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 985.
PMCID:
PMC1767815
Article PDF–130K
Significant inducible perfusion abnormality in an asymptomatic patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy demonstrated by radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging
C Y Loong, E Reyes, S R Underwood
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 989. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.989
PMCID:
PMC1767829
Article PDF–130K
Observational study of prehospital delays in patients with chest pain
T Hitchcock, F Rossouw, D McCoubrie, S Meek
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1008.
PMCID:
PMC1767813
Article PDF–281K
Should you remove an implantable loop recorder after the diagnosis is made?
M D Sosin, P J Cadigan, D L Connolly
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1013. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1013
PMCID:
PMC1767828
Article PDF–253K
eHEART: www.heartjnl.com
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1018.
PMCID:
PMC1767851
Article PDF–335K
Synergistic anticoagulation and transoesophageal echocardiographic surveillance for persistent left atrial appendage thrombus
A R J Mitchell, J Timperley, A P Banning
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1022. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1022
PMCID:
PMC1767859
Article PDF–161K
Direct percutaneous left ventricular puncture
P L Sanchez, E Pomerantsev, I F Palacios
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1031. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1031
PMCID:
PMC1767831
Article PDF–139K
Intermittent opening of a mitral valve tilting disc prosthesis 23 years after implantation caused by circumferential pannus
S N Doshi, S K Sharma, M Been
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1049. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1049
PMCID:
PMC1767842
Article PDF–242K
Transoesophageal echocardiography imaging of a large left atrium thrombus: a two and a half year follow up
D Chrissos, C Loupa, P Antonatos
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1061. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1061
PMCID:
PMC1767814
Article PDF–222K
Rheumatic carditis in an 18 year old man
R van Kimmenade, J P Smedema, R J van Suylen
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1066. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1066
PMCID:
PMC1767841
Article PDF–193K
Suspected bilateral renal artery stenosis
P-Y Lee, W Ng, W-H Chen
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1070. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1070
PMCID:
PMC1767847
Article PDF–193K
Myocardial infarction with myocardial rupture
Q H Ly, R Lebeau
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1077. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1077
PMCID:
PMC1767816
Article PDF–186K
WEB TOP 10
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1082.
PMCID:
PMC1767833
Article PDF–411K
Controlling CVD in older British women spells a heavy workload
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1095.
PMCID:
PMC1767822
Article PDF–118K
A rare cause of coronary obstruction and angina pectoris
T Peikert, S Goetze, S Ghaffari
Heart. 2003 Sep; 89(9): 1120. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1120
PMCID:
PMC1767827
Article PDF–490K
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