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Volume 89(10);  2003 Oct

Editorials

Left ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction: importance of residual myocardial viability and ischaemia
C A Visser
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1121–1122. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1121
PMCID:
PMC1767895
Article PDF–99K
Radiation exposure to cardiologists: how it could be reduced
E Vano
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1123–1124. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1123
PMCID:
PMC1767905
Article PDF–85K
The CARDia trial protocol
D Smith
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1125–1126. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1125
PMCID:
PMC1767914
Article PDF–116K
Cardiac function and obesity
R S Vasan
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1127–1129. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1127
PMCID:
PMC1767922
Article PDF–180K

Viewpoint

Acquired combined immunodeficiency associated with protein losing enteropathy complicating Fontan operation
S Chakrabarti, B R Keeton, A P Salmon, J J Vettukattil
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1130–1131. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1130
PMCID:
PMC1767867
Abstract Article PDF–90K

Featured Case Report

Percutaneous technique for the reduction of knotted coronary catheters
M A Tanner, D Ward
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1132–1133. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1132
PMCID:
PMC1767878
Abstract Article PDF–84K

Review

Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation
R A Archbold, N P Curzen
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1134–1137. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1134
PMCID:
PMC1767884
Abstract Article PDF–172K

Cardiovascular Medicine

Influence of contractile reserve and inducible ischaemia on left ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction
C Coletta, A Sestili, F Seccareccia, R Rambaldi, R Ricci, A Galati, R Bigi, N Aspromonte, M Renzi, V Ceci
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1138–1143. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1138
PMCID:
PMC1767904
Abstract Article PDF–227K
Long term outcome of patients with postinfarction left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
R Moreno, E Gordillo, J Zamorano, C Almeria, J C Garcia-Rubira, A Fernandez-Ortiz, C Macaya
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1144–1146. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1144
PMCID:
PMC1767919
Abstract Article PDF–178K
Relation of coronary flow pattern to myocardial blush grade in patients with first acute myocardial infarction
R Hoffmann, P Haager, W Lepper, A Franke, P Hanrath
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1147–1151. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1147
PMCID:
PMC1767877
Abstract Article PDF–331K
Effects of isolated obesity on systolic and diastolic left ventricular function
M Pascual, D A Pascual, F Soria, T Vicente, A M Hernández, F J Tébar, M Valdés
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1152–1156. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1152
PMCID:
PMC1767886
Abstract Article PDF–175K
QRS duration: a simple marker for predicting cardiac mortality in ICD patients with heart failure
L Bode-Schnurbus, D Böcker, M Block, R Gradaus, A Heinecke, G Breithardt, M Borggrefe
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1157–1162. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1157
PMCID:
PMC1767911
Abstract Article PDF–294K
Coronary flow velocity analysis during short term follow up after coronary reperfusion: use of transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to predict regional wall motion recovery in patients with acute myocardial infarction
T Hozumi, Y Kanzaki, Y Ueda, A Yamamuro, T Takagi, T Akasaka, S Homma, K Yoshida, J Yoshikawa
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1163–1168. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1163
PMCID:
PMC1767870
Abstract Article PDF–361K
The effects of α and β blockade on ventilatory responses to exercise in chronic heart failure
K K A Witte, S D R Thackray, N P Nikitin, J G F Cleland, A L Clark
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1169–1173. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1169
PMCID:
PMC1767894
Abstract Article PDF–261K
Increased distance between mitral valve coaptation point and mitral annular plane: significance and correlations in patients with heart failure
S E Karagiannis, G T Karatasakis, N Koutsogiannis, G D Athanasopoulos, D V Cokkinos
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1174–1178. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1174
PMCID:
PMC1767909
Abstract Article PDF–194K
Mutations of the β myosin heavy chain gene in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: critical functional sites determine prognosis
A Woo, H Rakowski, J C Liew, M-S Zhao, C-C Liew, T G Parker, M Zeller, E D Wigle, M J Sole
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1179–1185. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1179
PMCID:
PMC1767874
Abstract Article PDF–367K
Risk progression to chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: influence of male sex and of parasitaemia detected by polymerase chain reaction
A L Basquiera, A Sembaj, A M Aguerri, M Omelianiuk, S Guzmán, J Moreno Barral, T F Caeiro, R J Madoery, O A Salomone
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1186–1190. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1186
PMCID:
PMC1767891
Abstract Article PDF–177K
Three dimensional volume quantification of aortic valve calcification using multislice computed tomography
G J Morgan-Hughes, P E Owens, C A Roobottom, A J Marshall
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1191–1194. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1191
PMCID:
PMC1767906
Abstract Article PDF–259K
Epistatic interaction between variations in the angiotensin I converting enzyme and angiotensin II type 1 receptor genes in relation to extent of coronary atherosclerosis
S Ye, S Dhillon, R Seear, L Dunleavey, L B Day, W Bannister, I N M Day, I Simpson
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1195–1199. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1195
PMCID:
PMC1767923
Abstract Article PDF–191K

Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Impact of preprocedural white blood cell count on long term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the EPIC, EPILOG, and EPISTENT trials
H S Gurm, D L Bhatt, A M Lincoff, J E Tcheng, D J Kereiakes, N S Kleiman, G Jia, E J Topol
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1200–1204. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1200
PMCID:
PMC1767915
Abstract Article PDF–296K
Radiation exposure benefit of a lead cap in invasive cardiology
E Kuon, J Birkel, M Schmitt, J B Dahm
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1205–1210. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1205
PMCID:
PMC1767881
Abstract Article PDF–360K

Congenital Heart Disease

Management of fetal tachyarrhythmia based on superior vena cava/aorta Doppler flow recordings
J-C Fouron, A Fournier, F Proulx, J Lamarche, J L Bigras, C Boutin, M Brassard, S Gamache
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1211–1216. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1211
PMCID:
PMC1767897
Abstract Article PDF–296K
Cardiovascular malformations in infants of diabetic mothers
C Wren, G Birrell, G Hawthorne
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1217–1220. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1217
PMCID:
PMC1767924
Abstract Article PDF–130K
Acute endothelin A receptor antagonism improves pulmonary and systemic haemodynamics in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension that is primary or autoimmune and related to congenital heart disease
S C Apostolopoulou, S Rammos, Z S Kyriakides, D J Webb, N R Johnston, D V Cokkinos, D Th Kremastinos
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1221–1226. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1221
PMCID:
PMC1767875
Abstract Article PDF–375K
Modified technique of stent fenestration of the atrial septum
O Stümper, M Gewillig, J Vettukattil, W Budts, M Chessa, M Chaudhari, J G C Wright
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1227–1230. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1227
PMCID:
PMC1767900
Abstract Article PDF–166K
Impaired myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve of the anatomical right systemic ventricle in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
M Hauser, F M Bengel, A Hager, A Kuehn, S G Nekolla, H Kaemmerer, M Schwaiger, J Hess
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1231–1235. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1231
PMCID:
PMC1767908
Abstract Article PDF–221K

Basic Research

Angiotensin II receptor blockade prevents microangiopathy and preserves diastolic function in the diabetic rat heart
T Hayashi, K Sohmiya, A Ukimura, S Endoh, T Mori, H Shimomura, M Okabe, F Terasaki, Y Kitaura
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1236–1242. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1236
PMCID:
PMC1767873
Abstract Article PDF–361K

Scientific Letters

Preoperative left ventricular end systolic dimension as a predictor of postoperative ventricular dysfunction in children with mitral regurgitation
J Y Lee, C I Noh, E J Bae, Y S Yun, J R Lee, Y J Kim
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1243–1244. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1243
PMCID:
PMC1767890
Article PDF–146K
Predictors of mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
S S Constantinides, S Gieowarsingh, M Halim, M Been, M F Shiu
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1245–1246. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1245
PMCID:
PMC1767902
Article PDF–140K
Frequent atrial premature contractions as a surrogate marker for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with acute ischaemic stroke
D Wallmann, D Tüller, N Kucher, J Fuhrer, M Arnold, E Delacretaz
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1247–1248. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1247
PMCID:
PMC1767912
Article PDF–163K
Family history of premature death from ischaemic heart disease is associated with an increased risk of delivering a low birth weight baby
J P Pell, G C S Smith, A Dominiczak, S M Cobbe, R Dobbie, A D McMahon, I Ford
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1249–1250. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1249
PMCID:
PMC1767918
Article PDF–115K
Flash pulmonary oedema: accurate evaluation of the renal arteries with multislice computed tomography
G Morgan-Hughes, A J Marshall, C Roobottom
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1251–1252. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1251
PMCID:
PMC1767916
Article PDF–116K
The central role of platelet activation in determining the severity of acute coronary syndromes
S Kennon, C P Price, P G Mills, M Macey, J Cooper, H Clarke, A D Timmis
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1253–1254. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1253
PMCID:
PMC1767871
Article PDF–109K
Interstitial fibrosis in the dilated non-ischaemic myocardium
A Brooks, V Schinde, A C Bateman, P J Gallagher
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1255–1256. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1255
PMCID:
PMC1767879
Article PDF–150K
Incidence of pericardial effusion during attacks of familial Mediterranean fever
E Tutar, F Yalçinkaya, N Özkaya, M Ekim, S Atalay
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1257–1258. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1257
PMCID:
PMC1767885
Article PDF–116K
Primary cardiac valve tumours
C Basso, T Bottio, M Valente, R Bonato, D Casarotto, G Thiene
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1259–1260. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1259
PMCID:
PMC1767896
Article PDF–92K
Flecainide induced ventricular fibrillation in a neonate
F Ackland, R Singh, S Thayyil
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1261. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1261
PMCID:
PMC1767892
Article PDF–103K

Education in Heart

Basic aspects of plaque vulnerability
Antoine Lafont
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1262–1267. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1262
PMCID:
PMC1767898
Article PDF–265K
Plaque stabilisation in acute coronary syndromes: clinical considerations
Adam D Timmis
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1268–1272. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1268
PMCID:
PMC1767868
Article PDF–582K
Antiplatelet treatment in stable coronary artery disease
Charles J Knight
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1273–1278. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1273
PMCID:
PMC1767880
Article PDF–335K

JournalScan

JournalScan
Iqbal Malik
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1279–1280.
PMCID:
PMC1767910
Article PDF–128K

Electronic Pages

Cor triatriatum sinister presenting in the adult as mitral stenosis
R D Slight, O C Nzewi, R Sivaprakasam, P S Mankad
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): e26. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.e26
PMCID:
PMC1767893
Abstract Article PDF–79K

Miscellanea

Right atrium and testis tumour: is there a link?
J Kefer, F Dumont, B Gerber
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1129. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1129
PMCID:
PMC1767876
Article PDF–180K
Life threatening total occlusion of the left coronary artery after acetylcholine infusion
J S Wijpkema, G A J Jessurun, R A Tio
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1137. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1137
PMCID:
PMC1767899
Article PDF–172K
Multi-vessel dissections in Marfan syndrome demonstrated by multislice computed tomography
N Funabashi, K Ito, I Komuro
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1146. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1146
PMCID:
PMC1767872
Article PDF–178K
Giant P waves
T A Simmers, J H Kirkels
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1151. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1151
PMCID:
PMC1767882
Article PDF–331K
eHEART: www.heartjnl.com
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1156.
PMCID:
PMC1767907
Article PDF–175K
β Thalassaemia major and severe left ventricular dysfunction
M D Sosin, S Handa, D L Connolly, R Davis
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1162. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1162
PMCID:
PMC1767920
Article PDF–294K
Left atrial standstill in a patient with mitral stenosis and sinus rhythm: a risk of thrombus hidden by left and right atrial electrical dissociation
T R D Shaw, D B Northridge, C M Francis
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1173. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1173
PMCID:
PMC1767903
Article PDF–261K
Spontaneous dissection of left atrium presenting as pulmonary oedema
G M Reddy, J K Babu, S P Kumar
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1178. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1178
PMCID:
PMC1767866
Article PDF–194K
eHEART: www.heartjnl.com
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1190.
PMCID:
PMC1767901
Article PDF–177K
Brugada-like acute myocardial infarction
J Tomcsányi, A Zsoldos, B Bozsik
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1199. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1199
PMCID:
PMC1767883
Article PDF–191K
Transcatheter closure of direct communication between right pulmonary artery and left atrium using Amplatzer device
C Duke, M Alwi
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1210. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1210
PMCID:
PMC1767889
Article PDF–360K
Himalayan P waves in a patient with combined tricuspid and pulmonic stenosis
V Davutoglu, M Kilinc, M H Dinckal
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1216. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1216
PMCID:
PMC1767917
Article PDF–296K
Patients admitted to a district general hospital with unstable angina are disadvantaged compared with those admitted to a tertiary centre
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1220.
PMCID:
PMC1767869
Article PDF–130K
www.heartjnl.com
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1242.
PMCID:
PMC1767887
Article PDF–361K
Spontaneous pneumopericardium
A S Iskander, E C Schick, A B Levin
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1250. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1250
PMCID:
PMC1767913
Article PDF–115K
Giant right atrial thrombosis associated with Hickman catheter
S Kula, A Saygili, S F Tunaoglu, R Olgunturk
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1252. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1252
PMCID:
PMC1767921
Article PDF–116K
Job strain and high work demands and lack of opportunity to control work are related to increased risk of coronorary heart disease in British government employees
Heart. 2003 Oct; 89(10): 1258.
PMCID:
PMC1767888
Article PDF–116K
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