Volume 92(7); 2006 Jul

Editorials

A cardiologist's guide to waist management

A Merchant, S Yusuf, A M Sharma

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 865–866. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.080945

PMCID:: PMC1860703

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Aspiration thrombectomy and primary percutaneous coronary intervention

G De Luca, H Suryapranata, M Chiariello

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 867–869. Published online 2006 May 2. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.082214

PMCID:: PMC1860709

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End points in clinical trials: are they moving the goalposts?

D Y Leung, J K French

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 870–872. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.082024

PMCID:: PMC1860712

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British Cardiovascular Society

National variations in the provision of cardiac services in the United Kingdom: second report of the British Cardiac Society Working Group, 2005

N Boon, M Norell, J Hall, K Jennings, L Penny, C Wilson, J Chambers, R Weston

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 873–878. Published online 2006 May 12. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.096255

PMCID:: PMC1860686

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Heart Review

The changing face of infective endocarditis

B D Prendergast

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 879–885. Published online 2005 Oct 10. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.067256

PMCID:: PMC1860698

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Cardiovascular Medicine

Obesity and overweight in relation to disease‐specific mortality in men with and without existing coronary heart disease in London: the original Whitehall study

G D Batty, M J Shipley, R J Jarrett, E Breeze, M G Marmot, G Davey Smith

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 886–892. Published online 2005 Nov 3. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.072637

PMCID:: PMC1860716

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Exercise effects on cardiac size and left ventricular diastolic function: relationships to changes in fitness, fatness, blood pressure and insulin resistance

K J Stewart, P Ouyang, A C Bacher, S Lima, E P Shapiro

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 893–898. Published online 2005 Nov 24. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.079962

PMCID:: PMC1860691

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A simple tool to predict exercise capacity of obese patients with ischaemic heart disease

L A Gondoni, A Liuzzi, A M Titon, O Taronna, F Nibbio, P Ferrari, G Leonetti

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 899–904. Published online 2005 Dec 9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.064758

PMCID:: PMC1860706

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Validity of the GRACE (Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events) acute coronary syndrome prediction model for six month post‐discharge death in an independent data set

P J Bradshaw, D T Ko, A M Newman, L R Donovan

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 905–909. Published online 2005 Dec 30. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073122

PMCID:: PMC1860727

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Major impact of admission glycaemia on 30 day and one year mortality in non‐diabetic patients admitted for myocardial infarction: results from the nationwide French USIC 2000 study

Z Kadri, N Danchin, L Vaur, Y Cottin, P Guéret, M Zeller, J‐M Lablanche, D Blanchard, G Hanania, N Genès, J‐P Cambou

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 910–915. Published online 2005 Dec 9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073791

PMCID:: PMC1860714

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B‐type natriuretic peptide can detect silent myocardial ischaemia in asymptomatic type 2 diabetes

B S Rana, J I Davies, M M Band, S D Pringle, A Morris, A D Struthers

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 916–920. Published online 2005 Dec 9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071423

PMCID:: PMC1860694

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Safety and exercise tolerance of acute high altitude exposure (3454 m) among patients with coronary artery disease

J‐P Schmid, M Noveanu, R Gaillet, G Hellige, A Wahl, H Saner

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 921–925. Published online 2005 Dec 9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.072520

PMCID:: PMC1860700

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Systemic sclerosis associated pulmonary hypertension: improved survival in the current era

M H Williams, C Das, C E Handler, M R Akram, J Davar, C P Denton, C J Smith, C M Black, J G Coghlan

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 926–932. Published online 2005 Dec 9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.069484

PMCID:: PMC1860719

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Usefulness of transoesophageal echocardiography before cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation and different anticoagulant regimens

A Maltagliati, C A Galli, G Tamborini, A Calligaris, E Doria, R Salehi, M Pepi

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 933–938. Published online 2005 Nov 11. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071860

PMCID:: PMC1860692

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Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Mitral repair best practice: proposed standards

B Bridgewater, T Hooper, C Munsch, S Hunter, U von Oppell, S Livesey, B Keogh, F Wells, M Patrick, J Kneeshaw, J Chambers, N Masani, S Ray

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 939–944. Published online 2005 Oct 26. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.076109

PMCID:: PMC1860708

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Clinical end point definitions after percutaneous coronary intervention and their relationship to late mortality: an assessment by attributable risk

D P Chew, D L Bhatt, A M Lincoff, K Wolski, E J Topol

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 945–950. Published online 2005 Dec 30. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.078758

PMCID:: PMC1860685

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Impact of intracoronary aspiration thrombectomy during primary angioplasty on left ventricular remodelling in patients with anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction

L De Luca, G Sardella, C J Davidson, G De Persio, M Beraldi, T Tommasone, M Mancone, B L Nguyen, L Agati, M Gheorghiade, F Fedele

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 951–957. Published online 2005 Oct 26. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.074716

PMCID:: PMC1860693

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Congenital Heart Disease

G Santoro, M Pascotto, S Caputo, F Cerrato, M Cappelli Bigazzi, M T Palladino, C Iacono, M Carrozza, M G Russo, R Calabrò

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 958–962. Published online 2005 Dec 9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.070169

PMCID:: PMC1860715

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Assessment of differential branch pulmonary blood flow: a comparative study of phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging and radionuclide lung perfusion imaging

S Sridharan, G Derrick, J Deanfield

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 963–968. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071746

PMCID:: PMC1860721

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Role of atrial septostomy in the treatment of children with pulmonary arterial hypertension

A Micheletti, A A Hislop, A Lammers, P Bonhoeffer, G Derrick, P Rees, S G Haworth

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 969–972. Published online 2005 Nov 8. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.077669

PMCID:: PMC1860701

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Scientific Letters

Ischaemic preconditioning effect of prodromal angina pectoris is lost in patients with prior myocardial infarction

M Ishihara, I Inoue, T Kawagoe, Y Shimatani, S Kurisu, T Hata, Y Nakama, Y Kijima, E Kagawa

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 973–974. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.066589

PMCID:: PMC1860705

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Remodelling of the left ventricle in athlete's heart: a three dimensional echocardiographic and magnetic resonance imaging study

S De Castro, A Pelliccia, S Caselli, E Di Angelantonio, F Papetti, E Cavarretta, I Carbone, M Francone, R Passariello, N G Pandian, F Fedele

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 975–976. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.069401

PMCID:: PMC1860713

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Variability of aortic stiffness is not associated with the fibrillin 1 genotype in patients with Marfan's syndrome

J De Backer, G J Nollen, D Devos, G Pals, P Coucke, K Verstraete, E E van der Wall, A De Paepe, B J M Mulder

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 977–978. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071720

PMCID:: PMC1860722

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Eplerenone inhibits tumour necrosis factor α shedding process by tumour necrosis factor α converting enzyme in monocytes from patients with congestive heart failure

M Satoh, Y Ishikawa, Y Minami, T Akatsu, M Nakamura

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 979–980. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071829

PMCID:: PMC1860688

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Percutaneous treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions: a novel “extended Y” technique with complete lesion stent coverage

S Helqvist, E Jørgensen, H Kelbæk, S Aljabbari, L Thuesen, J Flensted Lassen, K Saunamäki

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 981–982. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.072967

PMCID:: PMC1860687

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Urotensin II is raised in children with congenital heart disease

C M Simpson, D J Penny, C F Stocker

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 983–984. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.074039

PMCID:: PMC1860725

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Adventitia measurement in coronary artery: an in vivo intravascular ultrasound study

G Rioufol, M Elbaz, O Dubreuil, A Tabib

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 985–986. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.062711

PMCID:: PMC1860699

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Education in Heart

Differential diagnosis of elevated troponins

Susanne Korff, Hugo A Katus, Evangelos Giannitsis

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 987–993. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071282

PMCID:: PMC1860726

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Aortic regurgitation

Gerald Maurer

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 994–1000. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.042614

PMCID:: PMC1860728

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Screening children with a family history of sudden cardiac death

Christopher Wren

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 1001–1006. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.069757

PMCID:: PMC1860723

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JournalScan

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 1007–1008.

PMCID:: PMC1860696

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Images in Cardiology

Arterial supply to left arm via patent left internal mammary artery graft

M Royle, A Seed, R Egdell

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 869. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.074666

PMCID:: PMC1860718

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Radial artery pseudoaneurysm post‐cardiac catheterisation: imaging with multidetector row CT peripheral angiography

N E Manghat, F M Ellwood, C A Roobottom

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 872. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.074658

PMCID:: PMC1860683

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Coronary endarterectomy and stent removal with off‐pump coronary artery bypass surgery

K D Triantafyllou, S Frangoulis, T M Kolettis

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 885. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.076687

PMCID:: PMC1860711

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Absorbable metal stent in human coronary arteries: imaging with intravascular ultrasound

D Böse, H Eggebrecht, R Erbel

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 892. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.076562

PMCID:: PMC1860689

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The “mobile‐phonocardiogram”, a new tool in the arrhythmia clinic

M Finlay, A Porter, K Fox

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 898. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.076315

PMCID:: PMC1860704

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Spontaneous or clopidogrel related recanalisation of a coronary artery

D Kaya, A Celik, A Avsar

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 915. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.075408

PMCID:: PMC1860690

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Corkscrew appearance in the right coronary artery in a patient with Buerger's disease

A Tamura, N Aso, J Kadota

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 944. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.077453

PMCID:: PMC1860720

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Epicardial adipose tissue imaged by magnetic resonance imaging: an important risk marker of cardiovascular disease

K Kessels, M‐J M Cramer, B Velthuis

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 962. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.074872

PMCID:: PMC1860684

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Ventricular systolic discordance in pericardial tamponade: acute reversal by pericardiocentesis

A M Kim, M A Fifer

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 968. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.077180

PMCID:: PMC1860695

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An unusual post mortem illustration of twiddler's syndrome

B Thwaites, N Gehdu

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 986. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.075168

PMCID:: PMC1860697

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Fillers

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Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 904.

PMCID:: PMC1860702

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Roger Hall

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 957.

PMCID:: PMC1860710

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Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 974.

PMCID:: PMC1860707

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Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 1000.

PMCID:: PMC1860717

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From BMJ Journals

Long term prognosis of heart failure after acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation

M C Shibata, J Collinson, A K Taneja, A Bakhai, M D Flather

Heart. 2006 Jul; 92(7): 950.

PMCID:: PMC1860724

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