Volume 90(8); 2004 Aug

Editorials

Will oral antithrombin agents replace warfarin?

P R Sinnaeve, F J Van de Werf

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 827–828. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030379

PMCID:: PMC1768393

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Glucocorticoid treatment and cardiovascular disease

M K C Ng, D S Celermajer

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 829–830. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.031492

PMCID:: PMC1768346

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Jesting Pilate, genetic case–control association studies, and Heart

D Crossman, H Watkins

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 831–832. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.022871

PMCID:: PMC1768399

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The campaign to revitalise academic medicine kicks off

P Tugwell

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 833–834.

PMCID:: PMC1768354

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Review

Multiple pathogenetic mechanisms in X linked dilated cardiomyopathy

N Cohen, F Muntoni

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 835–841. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.023390

PMCID:: PMC1768363

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Cardiovascular Medicine

Danon’s disease as a cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a systematic survey

P Charron, E Villard, P Sébillon, P Laforêt, T Maisonobe, L Duboscq-Bidot, N Romero, V Drouin-Garraud, T Frébourg, P Richard, B Eymard, M Komajda

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 842–846. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029504

PMCID:: PMC1768382

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Markers of inflammation and multiple complex stenoses (pancoronary plaque vulnerability) in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes

P Avanzas, R Arroyo-Espliguero, J Cosín-Sales, G Aldama, C Pizzi, J Quiles, J C Kaski

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 847–852. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.015826

PMCID:: PMC1768348

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Monocyte proinflammatory cytokine release is higher and glucocorticoid sensitivity is lower in middle aged men than in women independent of cardiovascular risk factors

P H Wirtz, R von Känel, N Rohleder, J E Fischer

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 853–858. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2002.003426

PMCID:: PMC1768364

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Use of oral glucocorticoids and risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in a population based case–control study

P C Souverein, A Berard, T P Van Staa, C Cooper, A C G Egberts, H G M Leufkens, B R Walker

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 859–865. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.020180

PMCID:: PMC1768386

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Reliability of N-terminal proBNP assay in diagnosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction within representative and high risk populations

F D R Hobbs, R C Davis, A K Roalfe, R Hare, M K Davies

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 866–870. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.014258

PMCID:: PMC1768355

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Testosterone replacement in hypogonadal men with angina improves ischaemic threshold and quality of life

C J Malkin, P J Pugh, P D Morris, K E Kerry, R D Jones, T H Jones, K S Channer

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 871–876. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021121

PMCID:: PMC1768369

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Rapid access arrhythmia clinic for the diagnosis and management of new arrhythmias presenting in the community: a prospective, descriptive study

J L Martins, K F Fox, D A Wood, D C Lefroy, T J Collier, N S Peters

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 877–881. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021493

PMCID:: PMC1768391

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Local symptoms at the site of pacemaker implantation indicate latent systemic infection

D Klug, F Wallet, D Lacroix, C Marquié, C Kouakam, S Kacet, R Courcol

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 882–886. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.010595

PMCID:: PMC1768347

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Relation between different methods for analysing ST segment deviation and infarct size as assessed by positron emission tomography

W J Desmet, L V Mesotten, A F Maes, H P Heidbüchel, L A Mortelmans, F J Van de Werf

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 887–892. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.012955

PMCID:: PMC1768374

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Evaluation of aortic stenosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: comparison with established routine clinical techniques

C Kupfahl, M Honold, G Meinhardt, H Vogelsberg, A Wagner, H Mahrholdt, U Sechtem

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 893–901. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.022376

PMCID:: PMC1768383

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Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Renal function and long term mortality after unstable angina/non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction treated very early and predominantly with percutaneous coronary intervention

C Mueller, F-J Neumann, A P Perruchoud, H J Buettner

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 902–907. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021741

PMCID:: PMC1768394

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Congenital Heart Disease

Echocardiographic predictors of adverse clinical events in children with dilated cardiomyopathy: a prospective clinical study

C J McMahon, S F Nagueh, R S Eapen, W J Dreyer, I Finkelshtyn, X Cao, B W Eidem, L I Bezold, S W Denfield, J A Towbin, R H Pignatelli

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 908–915. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.020966

PMCID:: PMC1768368

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Poor sensitivity of routine fetal anomaly ultrasound screening for antenatal detection of atrioventricular septal defect

H ter Heide, J D R Thomson, G A Wharton, J L Gibbs

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 916–917. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.018895

PMCID:: PMC1768387

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Persistent pulmonary hypertension late after neonatal aortic valvotomy: a consequence of an expanded surgical cohort

M Burch, L Kaufman, N Archer, I Sullivan

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 918–920. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.024760

PMCID:: PMC1768397

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Clinical impact of first and early second trimester fetal echocardiography on high risk pregnancies

J S Carvalho, G Moscoso, A Tekay, S Campbell, B Thilaganathan, E A Shinebourne

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 921–926. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.015065

PMCID:: PMC1768345

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Basic Research

Dynamic changes of gene expression profiles during postnatal development of the heart in mice

H-W Chen, S-L Yu, W-J Chen, P-C Yang, C-T Chien, H-Y Chou, H-N Li, K Peck, C-H Huang, F-Y Lin, J J W Chen, Y-T Lee

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 927–934. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2002.006734

PMCID:: PMC1768375

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Scientific Letters

Central α₂ adrenoceptors and the pathogenesis of carotid sinus hypersensitivity

S W Parry, M Baptist, J J Gilroy, N Steen, R A Kenny

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 935–936. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2002.006205

PMCID:: PMC1768395

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Is there a sex bias in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator referral and prescription?

A D Staniforth, S C Sporton, N M Robinson, J Cooper, M J Earley, A W Nathan, R J Schilling

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 937–938. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.013136

PMCID:: PMC1768349

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Heterozygosity for the haemochromatosis mutation HFE C282Y is not a risk factor for angina

G P Feeney, P A L Ashfield-Watt, M L Burr, F D J Dunstan, I F W McDowell, M Worwood

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 939–940. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.014480

PMCID:: PMC1768358

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Metoprolol prophylaxis against postoperative atrial fibrillation increases length of hospital stay in patients not on pre-operative β blockers: the β blocker length of stay (BLOS) trial

E Crystal, K E Thorpe, S J Connolly, A Lamy, I Cybulsky, S Carroll, R Roberts, M Gent

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 941–942. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.016048

PMCID:: PMC1768357

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Time course of transcardiac interleukin-6 release after coronary stenting for stable angina

J M Kefer, L M Galanti, C E Hanet

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 943–944. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.016105

PMCID:: PMC1768366

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Coronary collateral flow and peripheral blood monocyte concentration in patients treated with granulocyte–macrophage colony stimulating factor

R Zbinden, R Vogel, B Meier, C Seiler

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 945–946. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.018259

PMCID:: PMC1768377

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Reliable detection of early myocardial dysfunction by tissue Doppler echocardiography in Becker muscular dystrophy

C Meune, O Pascal, H M Bécane, F Héloire, D Christoforou, P Laforet, B Eymard, P Gueret, F Leturcq, D Recan, J Y Devaux, S Weber, D Duboc

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 947–948. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021113

PMCID:: PMC1768381

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Education in Heart

Management of dyslipidaemia

Gilbert R Thompson

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 949–955. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021287

PMCID:: PMC1768388

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Interpretation of observational studies

P Jepsen, S P Johnsen, M W Gillman, H T Sørensen

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 956–960. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.017269

PMCID:: PMC1768356

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Renal dysfunction and acceleration of coronary disease

M W Yerkey, S J Kernis, B A Franklin, K R Sandberg, P A McCullough

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 961–966. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.015503

PMCID:: PMC1768370

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JournalScan

Iqbal Malik

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 967–968.

PMCID:: PMC1768392

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Electronic Pages

Late incomplete lesion coverage following Cypher stent deployment for diffuse right coronary artery stenosis

A Halkin, S Carlier, M B Leon

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): e45. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.034538

PMCID:: PMC1768365

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Treatment of an ostial and a bifurcation lesion with a new directional atherectomy device

L Favero, J B Simpson, B Reimers

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): e46. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.036095

PMCID:: PMC1768372

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Constrictive pericarditis and pleuropulmonary fibrosis secondary to cabergoline treatment for Parkinson’s disease

M Townsend, D H MacIver

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): e47. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.036236

PMCID:: PMC1768376

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Extensive primary cardiac liposarcoma with multiple functional complications

S Uemura, M Watanabe, H Iwama, Y Saito

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): e48. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.036707

PMCID:: PMC1768378

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Left ventricular haemangioma with papillary endothelial hyperplasia and liver involvement

C-D Kan, C-T Yae, Y-J Yang

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): e49. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.040154

PMCID:: PMC1768380

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Miscellanea

Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 832.

PMCID:: PMC1768350

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Complete regression of pulmonary vein aneurysm caused by mitral regurgitation

J Beckert, N Jander

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 834. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.032243

PMCID:: PMC1768359

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Calcified mediastinal haematoma: a rare case of cardiac constriction

S J Leslie, E Brackenbury, J C Spratt

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 846. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029090

PMCID:: PMC1768398

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Impending septal rupture in myocardial infarction detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

O K Mohrs, B Nowak, T Voigtlaender

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 852. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.027755

PMCID:: PMC1768360

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Unstable angina in a patient with single coronary artery

I Porto, A P Banning

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 858. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.028753

PMCID:: PMC1768384

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Septic emboli from aortic valve endocarditis

B Skaria, P Kalra, I A Simpson

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 865. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029447

PMCID:: PMC1768351

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Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 870.

PMCID:: PMC1768362

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Cardiac tumour in a neonate with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction

P Manikoth, R Leanage, J Valliattu, S M A Khusaiby

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 881. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029546

PMCID:: PMC1768396

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Electrocardiographic gated multislice computed tomography of Uhl’s anomaly

N Ceviz, M Kantarci, A Okur

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 886. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.028837

PMCID:: PMC1768367

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Sinus venosus type of atrial septal defect with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return evaluated by multislice CT

M Otsuka, A Itoh, K Haze

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 901. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.031203

PMCID:: PMC1768389

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Free floating thrombus in left atrium

P Vaid

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 907. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029488

PMCID:: PMC1768361

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Saccular dilatations originating from the conus artery

M Yazici, S Demircan, E Yasar

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 915. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030858

PMCID:: PMC1768385

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Optimal management of left ventricular aneurysms after ventricular septal defect closure

V L Vida, P Marchesi, G Stellin

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 926. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.031856

PMCID:: PMC1768371

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Emergency balloon mitral valvotomy for severe mitral stenosis during pregnancy

C C Shirodaria, A R J Mitchell, A P Banning

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 934. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.032144

PMCID:: PMC1768390

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WEB TOP 10

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 938.

PMCID:: PMC1768353

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Saccular aneurysm on the ascending aorta after cardiac surgery

S Di Stefano, J R Echevarría, E Casquero

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 940. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.032102

PMCID:: PMC1768352

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Aneurysms of coronary artery with thrombus

S S Deshpande, V Viswanathan, N O Bansal

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 944. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029520

PMCID:: PMC1768373

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Left main coronary artery occlusion in a patient with solitary coronary ostium in the right aortic sinus

B Ibanez, M Cordoba, J Farre

Heart. 2004 Aug; 90(8): 946. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.032755

PMCID:: PMC1768379

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