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Online First

Online First articles have been peer reviewed, accepted for publication, published online and indexed by PubMed; they have not yet been assigned to a journal issue. When an article is published in an issue it will be removed from this page.

Online First articles are copy-edited, typeset and approved by the author before publication and we aim to post each article within 3 weeks of acceptance.

Articles appear on this page in reverse chronological order; you may also view by section by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right.

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21 May 2013

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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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14 May 2013

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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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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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10 May 2013

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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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9 May 2013

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PostScript: Correspondence: Non-invasive decision making in stable angina–The response

Jeroen Schaap,
Joris A H de Groot,
Koen Nieman,
W Bob Meijboom,
S Matthijs Boekholdt,
Martijn C Post,
Jan A Van der Heyden,
Thom L de Kroon,
Benno J W M Rensing,
Karel GM Moons,
J Fred Verzijlbergen

Heart Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304095

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Images in cardiology: Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as acute myocardial infarction in a young man: importance of invasive angiography

Eric T McWilliams,
Wadea Khonizy,
Ahmad Jameel

Heart Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304022

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Education in Heart: Basic science: Left ventricular twist dynamics: principles and applications

Carmen C Beladan,
Andreea Călin,
Monica Roşca,
Carmen Ginghină,
Bogdan A Popescu

Heart Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302064

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PostScript: Correspondence: Impaired endothelial function in persons with obstructive sleep apnoea: impact of obesity—the response

Jonny Hisdal,
Stefan Agewall,
Torbjørn Omland

Heart Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303771

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PostScript: Correspondence: Pure arterial CABG using bilateral internal mammary artery

Nawwar Al-Attar,
Karim Morcos

Heart Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304035

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4 May 2013

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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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3 May 2013

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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

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Images in cardiology: Giant unruptured Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: an unusual cause of aortic regurgitation

Malgorzata Lutaaya,
Rajinikanth Rajagopal,
Ranjit S More

Heart Published Online First: 3 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303758

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PostScript: Correspondence: Non-invasive decision making in stable angina

C Meune,
L Aïssou,
N Pop,
F-X Goudot

Heart Published Online First: 3 May 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303577

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30 April 2013

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Editorial: Dronedarone for the treatment of non-permanent atrial fibrillation: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance

A John Camm,
Irene Savelieva

Heart Published Online First: 30 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-3013-303863

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Education in Heart: Myocardial disease: Diagnostic approach and differential diagnosis in patients with hypertrophied left ventricles

Ali Yilmaz,
Udo Sechtem

Heart Published Online First: 30 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301528

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27 April 2013

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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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Education in Heart: Ischaemic heart disease: Clinical implications of the Third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

Harvey D White,
Kristian Thygesen,
Joseph S Alpert,
Allan S Jaffe

Heart Published Online First: 27 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302976

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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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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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PostScript: Correspondence: Impaired endothelial function in obstructive sleep apnoea: Allometric scaling can help estimate the true difference in flow-mediated response

Greg Atkinson

Heart Published Online First: 27 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303772

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25 April 2013

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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

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Education in Heart: Atrial fibrillation: Cardiac MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation: implications for diagnosis and therapy

Koji Higuchi,
Mehmet Akkaya,
Nazem Akoum,
Nassir F Marrouche

Heart Published Online First: 25 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303884

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Education in Heart: Systemic disorders in heart disease: Analytically false or true positive elevations of high sensitivity cardiac troponin: a systematic approach

Mehrshad Vafaie,
Moritz Biener,
Matthias Mueller,
Philipp A Schnabel,
Florian André,
Henning Steen,
Markus Zorn,
Melanie Schueler,
Stefan Blankenberg,
Hugo A Katus,
Evangelos Giannitsis

Heart Published Online First: 25 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303202

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20 April 2013

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PostScript: Correspondence: Cardiac rehabilitation mortality trends: how far from a true picture are we?

Alison Beauchamp,
Marian Worcester,
Barbara Murphy,
James Tatoulis,
Andrew Ng

Heart Published Online First: 20 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303724

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Editorial: Inappropriate defibrillator shocks and mortality

Reginald Liew

Heart Published Online First: 20 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304031

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Education in Heart: Acute coronary syndromes: Timing of angiography in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

Robert K Riezebos,
Freek W A Verheugt

Heart Published Online First: 20 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302034

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Education in Heart: Interventional cardiology: Fractional flow reserve and beyond

Tim P van de Hoef,
Martijn Meuwissen,
Jan J Piek

Heart Published Online First: 20 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302325

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19 April 2013

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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

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18 April 2013

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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

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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

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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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Images in cardiology: Hypoxia exacerbated by mechanical ventilation: when the trap door opens in severe right ventricular failure

Andrei D Margulescu,
Richard Wheeler,
Fong T Leong

Heart Published Online First: 18 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303905

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16 April 2013

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Editorial: Exercise heart rate recovery: analysis of methods and call for standards

Selcuk Adabag,
Gordon L Pierpont

Heart Published Online First: 16 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303863

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Editorial: Periprocedural type IVa myocardial infarction and the importance of platelet inhibition

Anoop S V Shah,
Nicholas L Mills,
David E Newby

Heart Published Online First: 16 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303733

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10 April 2013

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Education in Heart: Valvular heart disease: The evolving role of multimodality imaging in valvular heart disease

Darryl P Leong,
Majo X Joseph,
Joseph B Selvanayagam

Heart Published Online First: 10 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300919

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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

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Editorial: Biomarkers and ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Christian Mueller

Heart Published Online First: 10 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303667

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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

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Education in Heart: Myocardial disease: Prevention of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Constantinos O'Mahony,
Perry M Elliott

Heart Published Online First: 10 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301996

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Editorial: Valvular heart disease: a call for global collaborative research initiatives

John B Chambers,
Benoy N Shah,
Bernard Prendergast,
Patricia V Lawford,
Gerry P McCann,
David E Newby,
Simon Ray,
Norman Briffa,
David Shanson,
Guy Lloyd,
Roger Hall,
on behalf of the British Heart Valve Society

Heart Published Online First: 10 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303964

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5 April 2013

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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

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Images in cardiology: Tuberculous brain abscess in an adolescent with complex congenital cyanotic heart disease

Nayan Desai,
Brian Gable,
Matthew Ortman

Heart Published Online First: 5 April 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303852

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30 March 2013

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Education in Heart: Heart failure: Diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: role of clinical Doppler echocardiography

Martin Penicka,
Marc Vanderheyden,
Jozef Bartunek

Heart Published Online First: 30 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301321

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28 March 2013

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Education in Heart: Interventional cardiology: The SYNTAX score and its clinical implications

Stuart J Head,
Vasim Farooq,
Patrick W Serruys,
A Pieter Kappetein

Heart Published Online First: 28 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302482

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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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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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26 March 2013

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Editorial: Specialist valve clinics: recommendations from the British Heart Valve Society working group on improving quality in the delivery of care for patients with heart valve disease

John B Chambers,
Simon Ray,
Bernard Prendergast,
David Taggart,
Stephen Westaby,
Lucy Grothier,
Chris Arden,
Jo Wilson,
Brian Campbell,
Jonathan Sandoe,
Christa Gohlke-Bärwolf,
Carlos-A Mestres,
Raphael Rosenhek,
Catherine Otto

Heart Published Online First: 26 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303754

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22 March 2013

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Images in cardiology: Life-threatening iliac artery rupture during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): diagnosis and management

Ziad Dahdouh,
Vincent Roule,
Gilles Grollier

Heart Published Online First: 22 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303591

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Education in Heart: Cardiovascular disease prevention: Current outlook of cardiac stem cell therapy towards a clinical application

Shin-ichiro Takashima,
Dennie Tempel,
Henricus J Duckers

Heart Published Online First: 22 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303308

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21 March 2013

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Editorial: Stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation: improving but not perfect yet

Roopinder K Sandhu,
Finlay A McAlister

Heart Published Online First: 21 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303656

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18 March 2013

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Editorial: Low dietary sodium in heart failure: time for a re-evaluation of guidelines?

Min Jun,
Bruce Neal

Heart Published Online First: 4 December 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303266

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16 March 2013

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Education in Heart: Myocardial disease: Non-compaction cardiomyopathy

Ana G Almeida,
Fausto J Pinto

Heart Published Online First: 16 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302048

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12 March 2013

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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

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Editorial: Reflections on 40 years of the British Society for Cardiovascular Research (BSCR)

Sean M Davidson,
David Hearse

Heart Published Online First: 12 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303790

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9 March 2013

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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

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8 March 2013

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Images in cardiology: Transfemoral TAVI and aortic calcification: the destructive impact of endogenous calcium

Alexander Lauten,
Hans R Figulla,
Markus Ferrari

Heart Published Online First: 8 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303482

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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

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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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Editorial: Multivessel coronary artery disease revascularisation strategies in patients with diabetes mellitus

Eric R Bates

Heart Published Online First: 8 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303820

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7 March 2013

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Editorial: Percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system: time to move forward

David Messika-Zeitoun

Heart Published Online First: 7 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303792

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6 March 2013

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Education in Heart: Myocardial disease: New approaches to the clinical diagnosis of inherited heart muscle disease

Luis Rocha Lopes,
Perry Mark Elliott

Heart Published Online First: 6 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301995

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Education in Heart: Acute coronary syndromes: Management of cardiogenic shock complicating acute coronary syndromes

Dushen Tharmaratnam,
Jim Nolan,
Ajay Jain

Heart Published Online First: 6 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302028

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Education in Heart: Sudden cardiac death: Pros and cons of screening for sudden cardiac death in sports

Domenico Corrado,
Cristina Basso,
Gaetano Thiene

Heart Published Online First: 1 March 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302160

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Education in Heart: Valvular heart diseases: Transcatheter heart valve implantation for failing surgical bioprostheses: technical considerations and evidence for valve-in-valve procedures

Dagrren Mylotte,
Ruediger Lange,
Giuseppe Martucci,
Nicolo Piazza

Heart Published Online First: 13 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301673

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Education in Heart: Ischaemic heart disease: Patterns of coronary vasomotor responses to intracoronary acetylcholine provocation

Peter Ong,
Anastasios Athanasiadis,
Udo Sechtem

Heart Published Online First: 26 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302042

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Education in Heart: Non-invasive imaging: Role of tomographic imaging in preoperative planning and postoperative assessment in cardiovascular surgery

Andrew C Y To,
Paul Schoenhagen,
Milind Y Desai

Heart Published Online First: 16 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301751

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Education in Heart: Hypertension: Percutaneous renal denervation: new treatment option for resistant hypertension and more?

Sebastian Ewen,
Christian Ukena,
Michael Böhm,
Felix Mahfoud

Heart Published Online First: 16 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301725

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Education in Heart: Non-invasive imaging: Role of real-time three dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography as guidance imaging modality during catheter based edge-to-edge mitral valve repair

Francesco Fulvio Faletra,
Giovanni Pedrazzini,
Elena Pasotti,
Iveta Petrova,
Agne Drasutiene,
Maria Cristina Dequarti,
Stefano Muzzarelli,
Tiziano Moccetti

Heart Published Online First: 16 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302527

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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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23 February 2013

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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

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22 February 2013

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Editorial: Coronary heart disease: what hope for the developing world?

Andrew O Odegaard

Heart Published Online First: 22 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302888

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12 February 2013

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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

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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

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7 February 2013

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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

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Images in cardiology: Incidental finding of a giant coronary artery aneurysm of the left anterior descending artery

Andrew Whittaker,
James Richard Wilkinson

Heart Published Online First: 7 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303307

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6 February 2013

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Education in Heart: Arrhythmias: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: from bench to bedside

Christian van der Werf,
Arthur A M Wilde

Heart Published Online First: 6 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302033

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2 February 2013

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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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1 February 2013

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Images in cardiology: Two-vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection as a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome

Agata Plonczak,
Vishal Luther,
Raffi Kaprielian

Heart Published Online First: 1 February 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303507

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24 January 2013

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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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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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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

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Editorial: Plaques with high lipid burden: keeping the fat out of the fire

Tomasz Roleder,
William Suh,
Raman Sharma,
Harvey Hecht,
Jason C Kovacic,
Jagat Narula,
Annapoorna S Kini

Heart Published Online First: 24 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303421

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23 January 2013

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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

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Editorial: Identifying excellence in contemporary cardiology practice: transparency, professionalism and the role of the professional society

Simon Ray,
Richmond Jeremy,
Rick Nishimura,
Iain A Simpson

Heart Published Online First: 23 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303483

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18 January 2013

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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

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12 January 2013

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Images in cardiology: The diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with myocardial perfusion imaging

Hayan Jouni,
Jeffrey B Geske,
Todd D Miller

Heart Published Online First: 12 January 2013 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303369

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10 January 2013

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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

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2 January 2013

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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

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22 December 2012

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PostScript: Correspondence: The Authors’ reply

Konstantinos Toutouzas,
Maria Drakopoulou,
Constantina Aggeli,
Charalampia Nikolaou,
Ioannis Felekos,
Haralampos Grassos,
Andreas Synetos,
Konstantinos Stathogiannis,
Antonis Karanasos,
Eleftherios Tsiamis,
Elias Siores,
Christodoulos Stefanadis

Heart Published Online First: 22 December 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303147

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Editorial: The coronary collateral circulation—clinical relevances and therapeutic options

Pascal Meier,
Christian Seiler

Heart Published Online First: 22 December 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303426

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26 November 2012

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Editorial: The diagnostic utility of CT coronary angiography in patients with acute chest pain

Jane S Skinner

Heart Published Online First: 26 November 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302971

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22 November 2012

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Editorial: Statement on matching language to the type of evidence used in describing outcomes data

Heart Group Editors

Heart Published Online First: 22 November 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303287

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15 August 2012

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Images in cardiology: Clapping atrio-ventricular valves

Nagendra Boopathy Senguttuvan,
Kewal C Goswami

Heart Published Online First: 15 August 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302710

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23 May 2012

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PostScript: Correspondence: Is RAMIT reflecting the real world?

Thomas Berger,
Christian Brenneis,
Hannes Alber

Heart Published Online First: 23 May 2012 doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301983

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13 September 2011

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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

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