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Acute coronary syndromes

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Acute coronary syndromes: Original article: Normal presenting levels of high-sensitivity troponin and myocardial infarction

Rebeca Hoeller,
María Rubini Giménez,
Tobias Reichlin,
Raphael Twerenbold,
Christa Zellweger,
Berit Moehring,
Karin Wildi,
Michael Freese,
Claudia Stelzig,
Beate Hartmann,
Melanie Stoll,
Tamina Mosimann,
Miriam Reiter,
Philip Haaf,
Mira Mueller,
Bernadette Meller,
Thomas Hochgruber,
Cathrin Balmelli,
Seoung Mann Sou,
Karsten Murray,
Heike Freidank,
Stephan Steuer,
Jan Minners,
Stefan Osswald,
Christian Mueller

Heart Published Online First: 19 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303643

Basic research

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Basic research: Original article: Cardiomyocyte specific adipose triglyceride lipase overexpression prevents doxorubicin induced cardiac dysfunction in female mice

Jeevan Nagendran,
Petra C Kienesberger,
Thomas Pulinilkunnil,
Beshay N Zordoky,
Miranda M Sung,
Ty Kim,
Martin E Young,
Jason R B Dyck

Heart Published Online First: 23 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303843

Biomarkers and heart disease

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Biomarkers and heart disease: Original article: Association of copeptin with myocardial infarct size and myocardial function after ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Sebastian Johannes Reinstadler,
Gert Klug,
Hans-Josef Feistritzer,
Agnes Mayr,
Bettina Harrasser,
Johannes Mair,
Kerstin Bader,
Katrin Streil,
Angelika Hammerer-Lercher,
Regina Esterhammer,
Bernhard Metzler

Heart Published Online First: 22 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303975

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Biomarkers and heart disease: Original article: Fatty acid binding protein 4 predicts left ventricular mass and longitudinal function in overweight and obese women

Stefan Engeli,
Wolfgang Utz,
Sven Haufe,
Valéria Lamounier-Zepter,
Martin Pofahl,
Julius Traber,
Jürgen Janke,
Friedrich C Luft,
Michael Boschmann,
Jeanette Schulz-Menger,
Jens Jordan

Heart Published Online First: 18 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303735

Cardiology in Africa review series

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Cardiology in Africa review series: Recent advances in hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa

Okechukwu S Ogah,
Brian L Rayner

Heart Published Online First: 24 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303227

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Cardiology in Africa review series: Recent advances in the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of endomyocardial fibrosis in Africa

Ana Olga H Mocumbi,
Ayodele O Falase

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303193

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Cardiology in Africa review series: New insights on diabetes mellitus and obesity in Africa–Part 1: prevalence, pathogenesis and comorbidities

Andre Pascal Kengne,
Justin-Basile Echouffo-Tcheugui,
Eugene Sobngwi,
Jean-Claude Mbanya

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303316

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Cardiology in Africa review series: Recent advances in HIV-associated cardiovascular diseases in Africa

Faisal F Syed,
Mahmoud Umar Sani

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303177

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Cardiology in Africa review series: Recent advances in the epidemiology, outcome, and prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke in sub-Saharan Africa

Mpiko Ntsekhe,
Albertino Damasceno

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303585

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Cardiology in Africa review series: Recent advances in the epidemiology, pathogenesis and prognosis of acute heart failure and cardiomyopathy in Africa

Karen Sliwa,
Bongani M Mayosi

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303592

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Cardiology in Africa review series: Congenital heart disease and rheumatic heart disease in Africa: recent advances and current priorities

Liesl Zühlke,
Mariana Mirabel,
Eloi Marijon

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303896

Cardiomyopathy

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Cardiomyopathy: Original article: Alcohol septal ablation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: low incidence of sudden cardiac death and reduced risk profile

Morten K Jensen,
Christian Prinz,
Dieter Horstkotte,
Frank van Buuren,
Thomas Bitter,
Lothar Faber,
Henning Bundgaard

Heart Published Online First: 3 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303339

Cardiovascular disease in Africa review series-Guest Editor Bongani Mayosi

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Cardiovascular disease in Africa review series-Guest Editor Bongani Mayosi: New insights on diabetes mellitus and obesity in Africa-Part 2: prevention, screening and economic burden

Andre Pascal Kengne,
Eugene Sobngwi,
Justin-Basile Echouffo-Tcheugui,
Jean-Claude Mbanya

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303773

Cardiovascular imaging

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Cardiovascular imaging: Original Article: CT stress perfusion imaging for detection of haemodynamically relevant coronary stenosis as defined by FFR

Martin Greif,
Franz von Ziegler,
Fabian Bamberg,
Janine Tittus,
Florian Schwarz,
Melvin D'Anastasi,
Roy P Marcus,
Jan Schenzle,
Christoph Becker,
Konstantin Nikolaou,
Alexander Becker

Heart Published Online First: 14 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303794

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Cardiovascular imaging: Original article: Human non-contrast T1 values and correlation with histology in diffuse fibrosis

Sacha Bull,
Steven K White,
Stefan K Piechnik,
Andrew S Flett,
Vanessa M Ferreira,
Margaret Loudon,
Jane M Francis,
Theodoros D Karamitsos,
Bernard D Prendergast,
Matthew D Robson,
Stefan Neubauer,
James C Moon,
Saul G Myerson

Heart Published Online First: 24 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303052

Cardiovascular pharmacology

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Cardiovascular pharmacology: Original article: A novel approach to systematically implement the universal definition of myocardial infarction: insights from the CHAMPION PLATFORM trial

Sergio Leonardi,
Adriano A M Truffa,
Megan L Neely,
Pierluigi Tricoci,
Harvey D White,
C Michael Gibson,
Matthew Wilson,
Gregg W Stone,
Robert A Harrington,
Deepak L Bhatt,
Kenneth W Mahaffey

Heart Published Online First: 23 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303103

Cardiovascular physiology

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Cardiovascular physiology: Original article: Cardiovascular effects of tumour necrosis factor α antagonism in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a first in human study

Gareth J Padfield,
Jehangir N Din,
Elena Koushiappi,
Nicholas L Mills,
Simon D Robinson,
Nicholas Le May Cruden,
Andrew John Lucking,
Stanley Chia,
Scott A Harding,
David E Newby

Heart Published Online First: 10 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303648

Cardiovascular surgery

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Cardiovascular surgery: Original article: Real time monitoring of risk-adjusted paediatric cardiac surgery outcomes using variable life-adjusted display: implementation in three UK centres

Christina Pagel,
Martin Utley,
Sonya Crowe,
Thomas Witter,
David Anderson,
Ray Samson,
Andrew McLean,
Victoria Banks,
Victor Tsang,
Katherine Brown

Heart Published Online First: 5 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303671

Coronary revascularisation

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Coronary revascularisation: Original article: Impact of prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery on chronic total occlusion revascularisation: insights from a multicentre US registry

Tesfaldet T Michael,
Dimitri Karmpaliotis,
Emmanouil S Brilakis,
Shuaib M Abdullah,
Ben L Kirkland,
Katrina L Mishoe,
Nicholas Lembo,
Anna Kalynych,
Harold Carlson,
Subhash Banerjee,
William Lombardi,
David E Kandzari

Heart Published Online First: 18 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303763

Editorial - standalone

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Editorial - standalone: BACPR scientific statement: British standards and core components for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation

John P Buckley,
Gill Furze,
Patrick Doherty,
Linda Speck,
Susan Connolly,
Sally Hinton,
Jenni L Jones

Heart Published Online First: 12 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303460

Editorial—standalone

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Editorial—standalone: Transient loss of consciousness: summary of NICE guidance

Sanjiv Petkar,
Ian Bullock,
Sarah Davis,
Paul Cooper

Heart Published Online First: 10 January 2013 doi:10.1136/2012-303403

Epidemiology

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Epidemiology: Original Article: Interaction between dietary marine-derived n-3 fatty acids intake and J-point elevation on the risk of cardiac death: a 24-year follow-up of Japanese men

Takashi Hisamatsu,
Katsuyuki Miura,
Takayoshi Ohkubo,
Takashi Yamamoto,
Akira Fujiyoshi,
Naoko Miyagawa,
Aya Kadota,
Naoyuki Takashima,
Nagako Okuda,
Yasuhiro Matsumura,
Katsushi Yoshita,
Yoshikuni Kita,
Yoshitaka Murakami,
Yasuyuki Nakamura,
Tomonori Okamura,
Minoru Horie,
Akira Okayama,
Hirotsugu Ueshima,
for the NIPPON DATA80 Research Group

Heart Published Online First: 10 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303496

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Epidemiology: Original article: Family history, comorbidity and risk of thoracic aortic disease: a population-based case-control study

Christian Olsson,
Fredrik Granath,
Elisabeth Ståhle

Heart Published Online First: 27 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303654

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Epidemiology: Original article: Smoking and obesity associated BDNF gene variance predicts total and cardiovascular mortality in smokers

Sara Halldén,
Marketa Sjögren,
Bo Hedblad,
Gunnar Engström,
Krzysztof Narkiewicz,
Michal Hoffmann,
Björn Wahlstrand,
Thomas Hedner,
Olle Melander

Heart Published Online First: 27 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303634

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Epidemiology: Original article: Aging of the population may not lead to an increase in the numbers of acute coronary events: a community surveillance study and modelled forecast of the future

Veikko Salomaa,
Aki S Havulinna,
Heli Koukkunen,
Päivi Kärjä-Koskenkari,
Arto Pietilä,
Juha Mustonen,
Matti Ketonen,
Aapo Lehtonen,
Pirjo Immonen-Räihä,
Seppo Lehto,
Juhani Airaksinen,
Y Antero Kesäniemi

Heart Published Online First: 18 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303216

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Epidemiology: Predictors for efficacy of percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system: the results of the MitraSwiss registry

Daniel Sürder,
Giovanni Pedrazzini,
Oliver Gaemperli,
Patric Biaggi,
Christian Felix,
Kaspar Rufibach,
Christof auf der Maur,
Raban Jeger,
Peter Buser,
Beat A Kaufmann,
Marco Moccetti,
David Hürlimann,
Ines Bühler,
Dominique Bettex,
Jacques Scherman,
Elena Pasotti,
Francesco F Faletra,
Michel Zuber,
Tiziano Moccetti,
Thomas F Lüscher,
Paul Erne,
Jürg Grünenfelder,
Roberto Corti

Heart Published Online First: 23 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303105

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

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Global burden of cardiovascular disease: Original article: Chronic exposure to biomass fuel is associated with increased carotid artery intima-media thickness and a higher prevalence of atherosclerotic plaque

Matthew S Painschab,
Victor G Davila-Roman,
Robert H Gilman,
Angel D Vasquez-Villar,
Suzanne L Pollard,
Robert A Wise,
J Jaime Miranda,
William Checkley,
CRONICAS Cohort Study Group

Heart Published Online First: 25 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303440

Heart rhythm disorders

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Heart rhythm disorders: Original article: Suitability for subcutaneous defibrillator implantation: results based on data from routine clinical practice

Mihály K de Bie,
Joep Thijssen,
Johannes B van Rees,
Hein Putter,
Enno T van der Velde,
Martin J Schalij,
Lieselot van Erven

Heart Published Online First: 23 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303349

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Heart rhythm disorders: Original article: Prognostic impact of inappropriate defibrillator shocks in a population cohort

Marc William Deyell,
Anzhen Qi,
Santabhanu Chakrabarti,
John Ah-Fan Yeung-Lai-Wah,
Stanley Tung,
Clarence Khoo,
Mathew T Bennett,
Hong Qian,
Charles R Kerr

Heart Published Online First: 6 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303407

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Heart rhythm disorders: Original article: The use of anticoagulants in the management of atrial fibrillation among general practices in England

Campbell Cowan,
Richard Healicon,
Ian Robson,
W Robert Long,
James Barrett,
Matthew Fay,
Keith Tyndall,
Chris P Gale

Heart Published Online First: 7 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303472

Interventional cardiology

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Interventional cardiology: Original article: Relationship of plasma Neuropeptide Y with angiographic, electrocardiographic and coronary physiology indices of reperfusion during ST elevation myocardial infarction

Florim Cuculi,
Neil Herring,
Alberto R De Caterina,
Adrian P Banning,
Bernard D Prendergast,
John C Forfar,
Robin P Choudhury,
Keith M Channon,
Rajesh K Kharbanda

Heart Published Online First: 12 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303443

Original article

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Original article: Assessment of vascular phenotype using a novel very high resolution ultrasound technique in adolescents after aortic coarctation repair and/or stent implantation: relationship to central haemodynamics and left ventricular mass

Taisto Sarkola,
Andrew N Redington,
Cameron Slorach,
Wei Hui,
Timothy Bradley,
Edgar Jaeggi

Heart Published Online First: 13 September 2011 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300740

Point-Counterpoint

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Point-Counterpoint: Cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction: is the emperor wearing his clothes? (or does cardiac rehabilitation reduce mortality?)

Robert West,
Dee Jones

Heart Published Online First: 4 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303705

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Point-Counterpoint: Cardiac rehabilitation and mortality reduction after myocardial infarction: evidence shows the emperor is properly dressed

Robert Lewin,
Patrick Doherty

Heart Published Online First: 4 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303704

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Registry

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Registry: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database

David M Shahian,
Jeffrey P Jacobs,
Fred H Edwards,
J Matthew Brennan,
Rachel S Dokholyan,
Richard L Prager,
Cameron D Wright,
Eric D Peterson,
Donna E McDonald,
Frederick L Grover

Heart Published Online First: 18 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303456

Retraction notice

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Retraction notice: Low sodium versus normal sodium diets in systolic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis

James J DiNicolantonio,
Pietro Di Pasquale,
Rod S Taylor,
Daniel G Hackam

Heart Published Online First: 21 August 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302337

Review

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Review: Intensive glucose control and hypoglycaemia: a new cardiovascular risk factor?

Omar A Rana,
Christopher D Byrne,
Kim Greaves

Heart Published Online First: 22 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303871

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Review: State of the evidence: mechanical ventilation with PEEP in patients with cardiogenic shock

Jonathan Wiesen,
Moshe Ornstein,
Adriano R Tonelli,
Venu Menon,
Rendell W Ashton

Heart Published Online First: 28 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303642

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Review: Bioabsorbable scaffolds for the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease: the next revolution in coronary intervention?

Niket Patel,
Adrian P Banning

Heart Published Online First: 8 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303346

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Review: Methods used for the assessment of LV systolic function: common currency or tower of Babel?

Thomas H Marwick

Heart Published Online First: 2 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303433

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Review: Molecular targets of current and prospective heart failure therapies

Elie R Chemaly,
Roger J Hajjar,
Larissa Lipskaia

Heart Published Online First: 24 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302970

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Review: Vagally mediated atrioventricular block: pathophysiology and diagnosis

Paolo Alboni,
Anna Holz,
Michele Brignole

Heart Published Online First: 2 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303220

Sudden cardiac death

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Sudden cardiac death: Original article: Cardiac symptoms before sudden cardiac death caused by coronary artery disease: a nationwide study among young Danish people

Reza Jabbari,
Bjarke Risgaard,
Anders G Holst,
Jonas B Nielsen,
Charlotte Glinge,
Thomas Engstrøm,
Henning Bundgaard,
Jesper H Svendsen,
Stig Haunsø,
Bo Gregers Winkel,
Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

Heart Published Online First: 10 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303534

Systematic review

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Systematic review: Remote monitoring after recent hospital discharge in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abdullah Pandor,
Tim Gomersall,
John W Stevens,
Jenny Wang,
Abdallah Al-Mohammad,
Ameet Bakhai,
John G F Cleland,
Martin R Cowie,
Ruth Wong

Heart Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303811

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Systematic review: A systematic review and meta-analysis of genotype–phenotype associations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by sarcomeric protein mutations

Luís R Lopes,
M Shafiqur Rahman,
Perry M Elliott

Heart Published Online First: 14 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303939

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Systematic review: Miscarriage and future maternal cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clare Teresa Oliver-Williams,
Emma E Heydon,
Gordon C S Smith,
Angela M Wood

Heart Published Online First: 28 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303237

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Systematic review: Systematic review and meta-analysis of training mode, imaging modality and body size influences on the morphology and function of the male athlete's heart

Victor Utomi,
David Oxborough,
Greg P Whyte,
John Somauroo,
Sanjay Sharma,
Rob Shave,
Greg Atkinson,
Keith George

Heart Published Online First: 9 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303465

Translational medicine

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Translational medicine: Genetic discoveries in hypertension: steps on the road to therapeutic translation

Joanne Maree Lind,
Christine Laiwan Chiu

Heart Published Online First: 8 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302883

Valvular heart disease

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Valvular heart disease: Original article: The cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis at high operative risk

Timothy A Fairbairn,
David M Meads,
Claire Hulme,
Adam N Mather,
Sven Plein,
Daniel J Blackman,
John P Greenwood

Heart Published Online First: 21 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303722

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Valvular heart disease: Original Article: Long-term efficacy of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy for restenosis after previous mitral commissurotomy

Claire Bouleti,
Bernard Iung,
Dominique Himbert,
Eric Brochet,
David Messika-Zeitoun,
Delphine Détaint,
Eric Garbarz,
Bertrand Cormier,
Alec Vahanian

Heart Published Online First: 27 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303944

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Valvular heart disease: Original article: Inconsistent echocardiographic grading of aortic stenosis: is the left ventricular outflow tract important?

Hector I Michelena,
Edit Margaryan,
Fletcher A Miller,
Mackram Eleid,
Joseph Maalouf,
Rakesh Suri,
David Messika-Zeitoun,
Patricia A Pellikka,
Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

Heart Published Online First: 24 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302881

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Cardiology in Africa review series

Cardiomyopathy

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Global burden of cardiovascular disease

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