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Volume 93(6);  2007 Jun

Featured Editorial

The evolving story of “conditioning” to protect against acute myocardial ischaemia–reperfusion injury
Derek J Hausenloy, Derek M Yellon
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 649–651. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.118828
PMCID:
PMC1955198
Abstract Article PDF–588K

Editorials

Is public access to surgeon‐specific data affecting practice adversely?
Steven Livesey
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 652–653. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.111815
PMCID:
PMC1955200
Abstract Article PDF–201K
Preventing contrast nephropathy in catheter laboratory
Jeffrey W H Fung, Check C Szeto, Cheuk M Yu
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 654–655. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.107714
PMCID:
PMC1955216
Abstract Article PDF–85K
Measurement and prevention of myocardial injury during percutaneous coronary intervention
Patrick Schiano, Philippe Gabriel Steg
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 656–657. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.112672
PMCID:
PMC1955211
Abstract Article PDF–88K
The correspondence column is back
Michael Burch
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 658. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.119156
PMCID:
PMC2268212
Abstract Article PDF–94K

Heart Review

Cell death in the cardiovascular system
Murray Clarke, Martin Bennett, Trevor Littlewood
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 659–664. Published online 2006 Mar 17. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.088203
PMCID:
PMC1955177
Abstract Article PDF–431K
Non‐cardiac comorbidities in chronic heart failure
Chim C Lang, Donna M Mancini
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 665–671. Published online 2006 Feb 17. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.068296
PMCID:
PMC1955190
Abstract Article PDF–205K

Cardiac Imaging and Non-Invasive Testing

Real‐time three‐dimensional dobutamine stress echocardiography for coronary artery disease diagnosis: validation with coronary angiography
Constadina Aggeli, Georgios Giannopoulos, Platon Misovoulos, George Roussakis, Euaggelia Christoforatou, Christos Kokkinakis, Stela Brili, Christodoulos Stefanadis
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 672–675. Published online 2006 Nov 3. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.101220
PMCID:
PMC1955206
Abstract Article PDF–544K

Congenital Heart Disease

Left ventricular non‐compaction cardiomyopathy in children: characterisation of clinical status using tissue Doppler‐derived indices of left ventricular diastolic relaxation
Colin J McMahon, Ricardo H Pignatelli, Sherif F Nagueh, Vei‐Vei Lee, William Vaughn, Santiago O Valdes, John P Kovalchin, J Lynn Jefferies, William J Dreyer, Susan W Denfield, Sarah Clunie, Jeffrey A Towbin, Benjamin W Eidem
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 676–681. Published online 2006 Nov 28. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.093880
Correction in:
Heart. 2007 Aug; 93(8): 984.
PMCID:
PMC1955174
Abstract Article PDF–594K
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults born with a heart septal defect: the Euro Heart Survey on adult congenital heart disease
Peter M Engelfriet, Marielle G J Duffels, Thomas Möller, Eric Boersma, Jan G P Tijssen, Erik Thaulow, Michael A Gatzoulis, Barbara J M Mulder
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 682–687. Published online 2006 Dec 5. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.098848
PMCID:
PMC1955187
Abstract Article PDF–352K

Clinical Trials

Can atrial fibrillation with a coarse electrocardiographic appearance be treated with catheter ablation of the tricuspid valve–inferior vena cava isthmus? Results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Dhiraj Gupta, Mark J Earley, Guy A Haywood, Laura Richmond, Melissa Fitzgerald, Pipin Kojodjojo, Simon C Sporton, Nicholas S Peters, Paul Broadhurst, Richard J Schilling
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 688–693. Published online 2006 Nov 28. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.102061
PMCID:
PMC1955209
Abstract Article PDF–230K

Interventional Cardiology

Target lesion revascularisation in patients treated with a sirolimus‐eluting or paclitaxel‐eluting stent
Michael Maeng, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Klaus Rasmussen, Jens Flensted Lassen, Lars Romer Krusell, Per Thayssen, Leif Thuesen
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 694–697. Published online 2006 Dec 23. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.100594
PMCID:
PMC1955176
Abstract Article PDF–271K
Trimetazidine in the prevention of contrast‐induced nephropathy after coronary procedures
Alper O Onbasili, Yavuz Yeniceriglu, Pınar Agaoglu, Aslıhan Karul, Tarkan Tekten, Harun Akar, Guzel Discigil
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 698–702. Published online 2006 Oct 25. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.097477
PMCID:
PMC1955192
Abstract Article PDF–175K
Protective effect of an acute oral loading dose of trimetazidine on myocardial injury following percutaneous coronary intervention
Laurent Bonello, Pascal Sbragia, Nicolas Amabile, Olivier Com, Sandrine V Pierre, Samuel Levy, Franck Paganelli
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 703–707. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.107524
PMCID:
PMC1955183
Abstract Article PDF–149K

Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy

Evidence that pharmacological strategies lack efficacy for the prevention of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
P Melacini, B J Maron, F Bobbo, C Basso, B Tokajuk, M Zucchetto, G Thiene, S Iliceto
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 708–710. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.099416
PMCID:
PMC1955204
Abstract Article PDF–139K
Prognosis and prognostic factors in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Japan: results from a nationwide study
Ali Nasermoaddeli, Katsuyuki Miura, Akira Matsumori, Yoshiyuki Soyama, Yuko Morikawa, Akira Kitabatake, Yutaka Inaba, Hideaki Nakagawa
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 711–715. Published online 2006 Nov 3. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.095232
PMCID:
PMC1955214
Abstract Article PDF–137K
Carbohydrate antigen 125: an emerging prognostic risk factor in acute heart failure?
Julio Núñez, Eduardo Núñez, Luciano Consuegra, Juan Sanchis, Vicent Bodí, Angel Martínez‐Brotons, Vicente Bertomeu‐González, Rocio Robles, Maria J Bosch, Lorenzo Fácila, Helene Darmofal, Angel Llàcer
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 716–721. Published online 2006 Dec 12. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.096016
PMCID:
PMC1955175
Abstract Article PDF–237K
Influence of water immersion, water gymnastics and swimming on cardiac output in patients with heart failure
Jean‐Paul Schmid, Markus Noveanu, Cyrill Morger, Raymond Gaillet, Mauro Capoferri, Matthias Anderegg, Hugo Saner
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 722–727. Published online 2006 Dec 12. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.094870
PMCID:
PMC1955189
Abstract Article PDF–224K

Epidemiology

Chronic health conditions and survival after out‐of‐hospital ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest
Heather T Carew, Weiya Zhang, Thomas D Rea
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 728–731. Published online 2007 Feb 16. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.103895
PMCID:
PMC1955210
Abstract Article PDF–253K

Valvular Heart Disease

Longitudinal left ventricular contractile dysfunction after exercise in aortic stenosis
Niels C Van Pelt, Ralph A H Stewart, Malcolm E Legget, Gillian A Whalley, Selwyn P Wong, Irene Zeng, Margaret Oldfield, Andrew J Kerr
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 732–738. Published online 2006 Nov 3. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.100164
PMCID:
PMC1955170
Abstract Article PDF–352K

Pulmonary Hypertension

Epoprostenol treatment in children with severe pulmonary hypertension
Astrid E Lammers, Alison A Hislop, Yvette Flynn, Sheila G Haworth
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 739–743. Published online 2006 Oct 25. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.096412
PMCID:
PMC1955199
Abstract Article PDF–158K

Cardiovascular Surgery

Has the publication of cardiac surgery outcome data been associated with changes in practice in northwest England: an analysis of 25 730 patients undergoing CABG surgery under 30 surgeons over eight years
Ben Bridgewater, Antony D Grayson, Nicholas Brooks, Geir Grotte, Brian M Fabri, John Au, Tim Hooper, Mark Jones, Bruce Keogh
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 744–748. Published online 2007 Jan 18. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.106393
PMCID:
PMC1955202
Abstract Article PDF–134K

Basic Research

Remote ischaemic postconditioning protects the heart during acute myocardial infarction in pigs
Gyorgy Andreka, Marton Vertesaljai, Gergely Szantho, Gusztav Font, Zsolt Piroth, Geza Fontos, Eszter D Juhasz, Laszlo Szekely, Zsolt Szelid, Mark S Turner, Houman Ashrafian, Michael P Frenneaux
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 749–752. Published online 2007 Apr 19. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.114504
PMCID:
PMC1955207
Abstract Article PDF–213K

Featured Correspondence

Antimicrobial prophylaxis for endocarditis: emotion or science?
John A C Chalmers, D M Pullan
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 753.
PMCID:
PMC1955181
Article PDF–84K
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for endocarditis: emotion or science?
David R Ramsdale, Nick D Palmer
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 753.
PMCID:
PMC1955188
Article PDF–84K
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for endocarditis: emotion or science?
Richard G Bogle, Houman Ashrafian
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 753–754.
PMCID:
PMC1955218
Article PDF–610K

Education in Heart

Marfan syndrome: an update of genetics, medical and surgical management
Yskert von Kodolitsch, Peter N Robinson
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 755–760. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.098798
PMCID:
PMC1955191
Article PDF–268K
Post mortem examinations after cardiac surgery
M F Hickling, D E Pontefract, PJ Gallagher, S A Livesey
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 761–765. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.092130
PMCID:
PMC1955213
Article PDF–1009K
Stress testing in valve disease
Luc A Piérard, Patrizio Lancellotti
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 766–772. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.074815
PMCID:
PMC1955215
Article PDF–1.5M

JournalScan

Cardiovascular highlights from non‐cardiology journals
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 773–774.
PMCID:
PMC1955193
Article PDF–129K

Images in Cardiology

Asynchronic and hypokinetic movement of the left ventricular posterior wall due to preexcitation syndrome
R M Reyes, R P Peinado, J M O Ruiz
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 651. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.091561
Correction in:
Heart. 2007 Dec; 93(12): 1619.
PMCID:
PMC1955196
Article PDF–458K
Post myocardial infarction left ventricular free wall rupture diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography
R A Crossley, G J Morgan‐Hughes, C A Roobottom
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 653. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.094433
PMCID:
PMC1955212
Article PDF–180K
Severe intimal hyperplasia after sirolimus eluting stent deployment: evaluation by optical coherence tomography
R Gupta, O C Raffel, I‐K Jang
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 671. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.091918
PMCID:
PMC1955168
Article PDF–591K
Isolated “superdominant” single coronary artery: a particularly rare coronary anomaly
Marc Hartmann, Patrick M J Verhorst, Clemens von Birgelen
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 687. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.097618
PMCID:
PMC1955205
Article PDF–228K
Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction
R Gurvitch, B P Yan, A Aggarwal
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 697. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.091611
PMCID:
PMC1955186
Article PDF–192K
The “winking” coronary sinus
Daljeet Singh Gill, Jefferey Jean Franco, Thomas Hugh Marwick
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 731. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.095570
PMCID:
PMC1955194
Article PDF–199K
Evolving pneumopericardium
Anita Sharma, Sumeet Agrawal, Mudit Gupta
Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 738. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.095778
PMCID:
PMC1955195
Article PDF–120K

Fillers

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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 655.
PMCID:
PMC1955208
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 657.
PMCID:
PMC1955169
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 658.
PMCID:
PMC1955180
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 664.
PMCID:
PMC1955185
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 671.
PMCID:
PMC1955217
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 681.
PMCID:
PMC1955182
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 693.
PMCID:
PMC1955172
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 702.
PMCID:
PMC1955179
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 707.
PMCID:
PMC1955201
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 710.
PMCID:
PMC1955203
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 721.
PMCID:
PMC1955184
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 748.
PMCID:
PMC1955173
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 752.
PMCID:
PMC1955178
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 753.
PMCID:
PMC1955197
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Heart. 2007 Jun; 93(6): 765.
PMCID:
PMC1955171
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