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December 2006, Volume 92, Issue 12

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  1. Editorials
  2. Miscellanea
  3. Heart reviews
  4. Cardiovascular medicine
  5. Fast heart
  6. Interventional cardiology and surgery
  7. Congenital heart disease
  8. Basic research
  9. Scientific letters
  10. Education in Heart
  11. JournalScan
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Editorials

  • The value of risk scores

    • J S Jürgensen
    Heart 2006;92:12 1713-1714 Published Online First: 6 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092668

  • Logistic, additive or historical: is EuroSCORE an appropriate model for comparing individual surgeons’ performance?

    • B E Keogh
    Heart 2006;92:12 1715-1716 Published Online First: 27 September 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090902

  • Stem cells to repair the broken heart: much ado about nothing?

    • M Saha,
    • R Zbinden,
    • S R Redwood,
    • M S Marber
    Heart 2006;92:12 1717-1719 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089789

  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, a cell adhesion cardiomyopathy: insights into disease pathogenesis from preliminary genotype—phenotype assessment

    • A A Tsatsopoulou,
    • N I Protonotarios,
    • W J McKenna
    Heart 2006;92:12 1720-1723 Published Online First: 12 May 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081679

Miscellanea

  • Japanese metal engraving

    • M K Davies,
    • A Hollman
    Heart 2006;92:12 1719

  • Histological confirmation of complete endothelialisation of a surgically removed Amplatzer ASD occluder

    • M Sigler,
    • T Kriebel,
    • N Wilson
    Heart 2006;92:12 1723 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091256

  • A case of autotransfusion from pericardium to femoral vein

    • A C Morton,
    • J Gunn
    Heart 2006;92:12 1727 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088823

  • Computed tomography to visualise a left coronary artery main stem stent

    • D M Sado,
    • R K Bull,
    • J R Radvan
    Heart 2006;92:12 1759 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090274

  • Ascending aortic puncture during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty

    • J-H Park,
    • M H Na,
    • J-H Lee
    Heart 2006;92:12 1772 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088559

  • Assessment of aortic root inflammation in a patient with systemic vasculitis using F-18 FDG positron emission tomography

    • J-W Ha,
    • J-D Lee,
    • B-C Chang,
    • N Chung
    Heart 2006;92:12 1789 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088518

  • Late thrombosis or in-stent restenosis?

    • M Fineschi,
    • T Gori,
    • C Pierli,
    • A Bravi
    Heart 2006;92:12 1820 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088260

  • Percutaneous treatment of trisaccular coronary aneurysm with coil-embolisation

    • H Kim,
    • H Park
    Heart 2006;92:12 1826 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088468

  • Periodic fluctuation of blood pressure and transient left ventricular apical ballooning in pheochromocytoma

    • M Otsuka,
    • K Kohno,
    • A Itoh
    Heart 2006;92:12 1837 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088385

  • Unusual diagnosis of ascending aorta dissection with left ventricular angiogram

    • T Joudinaud,
    • F Baron,
    • L Etchegoyen
    Heart 2006;92:12 1855 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090183

  • Web Top 10

    Heart 2006;92:12 1865

  • Percutaneous closure of a coronary to pulmonary artery fistula

    • A B Tokala,
    • M Cowling,
    • M G Gunning
    Heart 2006;92:12 1888 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089839

Heart reviews

  • Connexin 43 signalling and cardioprotection

    • K Boengler,
    • R Schulz,
    • G Heusch
    Heart 2006;92:12 1724-1727 Published Online First: 30 December 2005 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.066878

  • Angiotensin blockade or aldosterone blockade as the third neuroendocrine-blocking drug in mild but symptomatic heart failure patients

    • A D Struthers
    Heart 2006;92:12 1728-1731 Published Online First: 9 December 2005 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.068668

Cardiovascular medicine

  • Plasma haemostatic markers, endothelial function and ambulatory blood pressure changes with home versus hospital cardiac rehabilitation: the Birmingham Rehabilitation Uptake Maximisation Study

    • K W Lee,
    • A D Blann,
    • K Jolly,
    • G Y H Lip
    Heart 2006;92:12 1732-1738 Published Online First: 28 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092163

  • A population study of the long-term consequences of Rose angina: 20-year follow-up of the Renfrew–Paisley study

    • N F Murphy,
    • S Stewart,
    • C L Hart,
    • K MacIntyre,
    • D Hole,
    • J J V McMurray
    Heart 2006;92:12 1739-1746 Published Online First: 28 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090118

  • CLimate Impacts on Myocardial infarction deaths in the Athens TErritory: the CLIMATE study

    • P Dilaveris,
    • A Synetos,
    • G Giannopoulos,
    • E Gialafos,
    • A Pantazis,
    • C Stefanadis
    Heart 2006;92:12 1747-1751 Published Online First: 13 July 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091884

  • Accuracy and impact of risk assessment in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

    • P Brindle,
    • A Beswick,
    • T Fahey,
    • S Ebrahim
    Heart 2006;92:12 1752-1759 Published Online First: 18 April 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087932

  • Long-term impact of multivessel disease on cause-specific mortality after ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with reperfusion therapy

    • R J van der Schaaf,
    • J R Timmer,
    • J P Ottervanger,
    • J C A Hoorntje,
    • M-J de Boer,
    • H Suryapranata,
    • F Zijlstra,
    • J-H E Dambrink
    Heart 2006;92:12 1760-1763 Published Online First: 27 April 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086058

  • Efficacy of emergent transcatheter transplantation of stem cells for treatment of acute myocardial infarction (TCT-STAMI)

    • J Ge,
    • Y Li,
    • J Qian,
    • J Shi,
    • Q Wang,
    • Y Niu,
    • B Fan,
    • X Liu,
    • S Zhang,
    • A Sun,
    • Y Zou
    Heart 2006;92:12 1764-1767 Published Online First: 14 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085431

  • Effects of serial levosimendan infusions on left ventricular performance and plasma biomarkers of myocardial injury and neurohormonal and immune activation in patients with advanced heart failure

    • J T Parissis,
    • S Adamopoulos,
    • D Farmakis,
    • G Filippatos,
    • I Paraskevaidis,
    • F Panou,
    • E Iliodromitis,
    • D Th Kremastinos
    Heart 2006;92:12 1768-1772 Published Online First: 18 July 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079707

  • Pathological effects of alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

    • A L Baggish,
    • R N Smith,
    • I Palacios,
    • G J Vlahakes,
    • D M Yoerger,
    • M H Picard,
    • P A Lowry,
    • I-k Jang,
    • M A Fifer
    Heart 2006;92:12 1773-1778 Published Online First: 28 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092007

  • Comprehensive cardiac assessment with multislice computed tomography: evaluation of left ventricular function and perfusion in addition to coronary anatomy in patients with previous myocardial infarction

    • M M Henneman,
    • J D Schuijf,
    • J W Jukema,
    • H J Lamb,
    • A de Roos,
    • P Dibbets,
    • M P Stokkel,
    • E E van der Wall,
    • J J Bax
    Heart 2006;92:12 1779-1783 Published Online First: 1 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087874

  • Left ventricular growth response to exercise and cigarette smoking: data from LARGE Heart

    • J R Payne,
    • K I Eleftheriou,
    • L E James,
    • E Hawe,
    • J Mann,
    • A Stronge,
    • P Kotwinski,
    • M World,
    • S E Humphries,
    • D J Pennell,
    • H E Montgomery
    Heart 2006;92:12 1784-1788 Published Online First: 27 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088294

  • Diagnostic accuracy of tissue Doppler echocardiography for patients with acute heart failure

    • C-H Huang,
    • M-S Tsai,
    • C-C Hsieh,
    • T-D Wang,
    • W-T Chang,
    • W-J Chen
    Heart 2006;92:12 1790-1794 Published Online First: 27 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089516

  • Comparison of the haemodynamics of different pacing sites in patients undergoing resynchronisation treatment: need for individualisation of lead localisation

    • C M C van Campen,
    • F C Visser,
    • C C de Cock,
    • H S Vos,
    • O Kamp,
    • C A Visser
    Heart 2006;92:12 1795-1800 Published Online First: 27 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.050435

  • Microvascular perfusion 1 week and 6 months after myocardial infarction by first-pass perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

    • V Bodí,
    • J Sanchis,
    • M P López-Lereu,
    • J Núñez,
    • R Sanz,
    • P Palau,
    • C Gómez,
    • D Moratal,
    • F J Chorro,
    • À Llácer
    Heart 2006;92:12 1801-1807 Published Online First: 27 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.077305

Fast heart

Interventional cardiology and surgery

  • Early outcomes in the elderly: a meta-analysis of 4921 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting—comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques

    • S S Panesar,
    • T Athanasiou,
    • S Nair,
    • C Rao,
    • C Jones,
    • M Nicolaou,
    • A Darzi
    Heart 2006;92:12 1808-1816 Published Online First: 14 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088450

  • The logistic EuroSCORE in cardiac surgery: how well does it predict operative risk?

    • F Bhatti,
    • A D Grayson,
    • G Grotte,
    • B M Fabri,
    • J Au,
    • M Jones,
    • B Bridgewater
    Heart 2006;92:12 1817-1820 Published Online First: 17 March 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083204

  • Increased C reactive protein and cardiac enzyme levels after coronary stent implantation. Is there protection by remote ischaemic preconditioning?

    • E K Iliodromitis,
    • S Kyrzopoulos,
    • I A Paraskevaidis,
    • K G Kolocassides,
    • S Adamopoulos,
    • G Karavolias,
    • D T Kremastinos
    Heart 2006;92:12 1821-1826 Published Online First: 19 July 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089060

Congenital heart disease

  • Central and peripheral arterial stiffness in patients after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: implications for aortic root dilatation

    • Y F Cheung,
    • X Ou,
    • S J Wong
    Heart 2006;92:12 1827-1830 Published Online First: 14 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091199

  • Assessment of fetal atrioventricular time intervals by tissue Doppler and pulse Doppler echocardiography: normal values and correlation with fetal electrocardiography

    • M Nii,
    • R M Hamilton,
    • L Fenwick,
    • J C P Kingdom,
    • K S Roman,
    • E T Jaeggi
    Heart 2006;92:12 1831-1837 Published Online First: 14 June 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093070

  • Non-cardiac complications during pregnancy in women with isolated congenital pulmonary valvar stenosis

    • W Drenthen,
    • P G Pieper,
    • J W Roos-Hesselink,
    • A C M Schmidt,
    • B J M Mulder,
    • A P J van Dijk,
    • H W Vliegen,
    • K M Sollie,
    • A A Voors,
    • T Ebels,
    • D J van Veldhuisen
    Heart 2006;92:12 1838-1843 Published Online First: 3 July 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093849

Basic research

  • Distribution of SPARC during neovascularisation of degenerative aortic stenosis

    • A Charest,
    • A Pépin,
    • R Shetty,
    • C Côté,
    • P Voisine,
    • F Dagenais,
    • P Pibarot,
    • P Mathieu
    Heart 2006;92:12 1844-1849 Published Online First: 18 May 2006 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086595

Scientific letters

  • Safety of granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor in acute myocardial infarction (the Rigenera study)

    • A M Leone,
    • L Galiuto,
    • S Rutella,
    • M B Giannico,
    • S Brugaletta,
    • B Garramone,
    • V De Stefano,
    • G Liuzzo,
    • M L Calcagni,
    • F Cirillo,
    • A Giordano,
    • G Niccoli,
    • L M Biasucci,
    • A G Rebuzzi,
    • G Leone,
    • F Crea
    Heart 2006;92:12 1850-1851 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.068122

  • Effects of balloon occlusion during percutaneous coronary intervention on circulating Ischemia Modified Albumin and transmyocardial lactate extraction

    • M K Sinha,
    • J M Vazquez,
    • R Calvino,
    • D C Gaze,
    • P O Collinson,
    • J C Kaski
    Heart 2006;92:12 1852-1853 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078089

  • Arterial oxygen desaturation during sleep and atrial fibrillation

    • T Tanigawa,
    • K Yamagishi,
    • S Sakurai,
    • I Muraki,
    • H Noda,
    • T Shimamoto,
    • H Iso
    Heart 2006;92:12 1854-1855 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081257

  • β blocker treatment is associated with improvement in renal function and anaemia in patients with heart failure

    • W Khan,
    • S M Deepak,
    • T Coppinger,
    • C Waywell,
    • A Borg,
    • L Harper,
    • S G Williams,
    • N H Brooks
    Heart 2006;92:12 1856-1857 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083998

  • Neurohumoral and inflammatory activation in patients with coronary artery disease treated with statins

    • N R Van de Veire,
    • J Philippé,
    • O De Winter,
    • M Langlois,
    • D Bernard,
    • J De Sutter
    Heart 2006;92:12 1858-1859 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.084368

  • Right ventricular reverse remodelling after sildenafil in pulmonary arterial hypertension

    • S A van Wolferen,
    • A Boonstra,
    • J T Marcus,
    • K M J Marques,
    • J G F Bronzwaer,
    • P E Postmus,
    • A Vonk-Noordegraaf
    Heart 2006;92:12 1860-1861 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085118

  • Persistent endothelial dysfunction in calcified aortic stenosis beyond valve replacement surgery

    • R Chenevard,
    • M Bechir,
    • D Hurlimann,
    • F Ruschitzka,
    • J Turina,
    • T F Luscher,
    • G Noll
    Heart 2006;92:12 1862-1863 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087437

  • Safety of aeromedical repatriation after myocardial infarction: a retrospective study

    • M D Thomas,
    • R Hinds,
    • C Walker,
    • F Morgan,
    • P Mason,
    • D Hildick-Smith
    Heart 2006;92:12 1864-1865 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.094607

Education in Heart

  • Assessment of cardiac risk before non-cardiac general surgery

    • Olaf Schouten,
    • Jeroen J Bax,
    • Don Poldermans
    Heart 2006;92:12 1866-1872 doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.073627

  • Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death

    • Paulus Kirchhof,
    • Günter Breithardt,
    • Lars Eckardt
    Heart 2006;92:12 1873-1878 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087957

  • Atrioventricular septal defect: from fetus to adult

    • Brian Craig
    Heart 2006;92:12 1879-1885 doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093344

JournalScan

  • JournalScan

    • Iqbal Malik
    Heart 2006;92:12 1886-1888

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