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• Mechanisms of progression in native coronary artery disease: role of healed plaque disruption (1 September, 1999)

  J Mann, M J Davies
• Plaque erosion is a major substrate for coronary thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction (1 September, 1999)

  E Arbustini, B Dal Bello, P Morbini, A P Burke, M Bocciarelli, G Specchia, R Virmani
• Cardiac M₂ muscarinic cholinoceptor activation by human chagasic autoantibodies: association with bradycardia

  (1 September, 1999)

  J C Goin, E S Borda, S Auger, R Storino, L Sterin-Borda
• Different microcirculatory and interstitial matrix patterns in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and Chagas’ disease: a three dimensional confocal microscopy study (1 September, 1999)

  M de Lourdes Higuchi, S Fukasawa, T De Brito, L C Parzianello, G Bellotti, J A F Ramires
• Cystic medial degeneration of the aorta is associated with p53 accumulation, Bax upregulation, apoptotic cell death, and cell proliferation (1 September, 1999)

  C Ihling, T Szombathy, K Nampoothiri, J Haendeler, F Beyersdorf, M Uhl, A M Zeiher, H E Schaefer
• Instantaneous pressure–flow velocity relations of systemic venous return in patients with univentricular circulation (1 September, 1999)

  R Kaulitz, P Bergman, I Luhmer, T Paul, G Hausdorf
• Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect and interatrial communications with a new self expanding nitinol double disc device (Amplatzer septal occluder): multicentre UK experience (1 September, 1999)

  K C Chan, M J Godman, K Walsh, N Wilson, A Redington, J L Gibbs
• Predicting the effect of d,l-sotalol on ventricular tachycardia inducibility from the RR variability response

  (1 September, 1999)

  B Brembilla-Perrot, P Houriez, O Claudon, J-P Preiss, D Beurrier
• Inadequate sympathovagal balance in response to orthostatism in patients with unexplained syncope and a positive head up tilt test (1 September, 1999)

  C Kouakam, D Lacroix, N Zghal, R Logier, D Klug, P Le Franc, M Jarwe, S Kacet
• Incidence and modes of onset of early reinitiation of atrial fibrillation after successful internal cardioversion, and its prevention by intravenous sotalol (1 September, 1999)

  H-F Tse, C-P Lau, G M Ayers
• Cost effectiveness of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) treatment related to the risk of coronary heart disease and cost of drug treatment (1 September, 1999)

  D M Pickin, C J McCabe, L E Ramsay, N Payne, I U Haq, W W Yeo, P R Jackson
• Safety of the transpulmonary ultrasound contrast agent NC100100: a clinical and haemodynamic evaluation in patients with suspected or proved coronary artery disease (1 September, 1999)

  Y Myreng, P Mølstad, K Ytre-Arne, M Aas, L Stoksflod, J Ø Nossen, B Oftedal
• Adaptive mechanisms of arterial and venous coronary bypass grafts to an increase in flow demand (1 September, 1999)

  O Gurné, P Chenu, M Buche, Y Louagie, P Eucher, B Marchandise, E Rombaut, D Blommaert, E Schroeder
• Sleep apnoea in ischaemic heart disease: differences between acute and chronic coronary syndromes (1 September, 1999)

  P Moruzzi, S Sarzi-Braga, M Rossi, M Contini
• Loss of the normal coupling between the anaerobic threshold and insulin sensitivity in chronic heart failure (1 September, 1999)

  F Leyva, T-P Chua, I F Godsland, A J S Coats, S D Anker
• Inappropriately low plasma leptin concentration in the cachexia associated with chronic heart failure (1 September, 1999)

  D R Murdoch, E Rooney, H J Dargie, D Shapiro, J J Morton, J J V McMurray
• Estimation of cardiac reserve by peak power: validation and initial application of a simplified index (1 September, 1999)

  G P Armstrong, S G Carlier, K Fukamachi, J D Thomas, T H Marwick
• Autonomic control of the cerebral circulation during normal and impaired peripheral circulatory control (1 September, 1999)

  S Cencetti, A Lagi, M Cipriani, L Fattorini, G Bandinelli, L Bernardi
• Cardiac rehabilitation: socially deprived patients are less likely to attend but patients ineligible for thrombolysis are less likely to be invited (1 September, 1999)

  M R Melville, C Packham, N Brown, C Weston, D Gray
• Technician run open access exercise electrocardiography (1 September, 1999)

  S Agrawal, S S Danbauchi, J Goodfellow, S A Robson, D S Reid