Editorials

	Essential collection M J DAVIES Heart 1998; 80: 107. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.107 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diabetes and coronary artery disease: time to stop taking the tablets? M CONNAUGHTON and J WEBBER Heart 1998; 80: 108-109. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.108 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Olovnikov's clock: telomeres and vascular biology D P DE BONO Heart 1998; 80: 110-111. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.110 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Perspectives on trends in mortality and case fatality from coronary heart attacks: the need for a better definition of acute myocardial infarction HUGH TUNSTALL-PEDOE Heart 1998; 80: 112-113. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.112 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Papers

	Effect of time from onset to coming under care on fatality of patients with acute myocardial infarction: effect of resuscitation and thrombolytic treatment Heart 1998; 80: 114-120. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.114 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The falling mortality from coronary heart disease: a clinicopathological perspective Heart 1998; 80: 121-126. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.121 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Angiotensin II modulates cardiovascular autonomic control in the absence of baroreflex loading J C Vaile, J Fletcher, W A Littler, J H Coote, and J N Townend Heart 1998; 80: 127-133. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.127 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Regulation of peripheral vascular tone in patients with heart failure: contribution of angiotensin II D E Newby, N E R Goodfield, A D Flapan, N A Boon, K A A Fox, and D J Webb Heart 1998; 80: 134-140. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.134 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Abnormal vascular responses in human chronic cardiac failure are both endothelium dependent and endothelium independent S M Maguire, A G Nugent, C McGurk, G D Johnston, and D P Nicholls Heart 1998; 80: 141-145. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.141 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	S-Nitrosoglutathione inhibits platelet activation and deposition in coronary artery saphenous vein grafts in vitro and in vivo E Salas, E J Langford, M T Marrinan, J F Martin, S Moncada, and A J de Belder Heart 1998; 80: 146-150. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.146 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long term intravenous prostaglandin (epoprostenol or iloprost) for treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension T Higenbottam, A Y Butt, A McMahon, R Westerbeck, and L Sharples Heart 1998; 80: 151-155. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.151 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Five minute recordings of heart rate variability for population studies: repeatability and age-sex characteristics R Sinnreich, J D Kark, Y Friedlander, D Sapoznikov, and M H Luria Heart 1998; 80: 156-162. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.156 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Marfan syndrome in children and adolescents: predictive and prognostic value of aortic root growth for screening for aortic complications M Groenink, L Rozendaal, M S J Naeff, R C M Hennekam, A A M Hart, E E van der Wall, and B J M Mulder Heart 1998; 80: 163-169. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.163 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Outcomes of transposition of the great arteries in the era of atrial inflow correction D Birnie, A Tometzki, J Curzio, A Houston, S Hood, L Swan, W Doig, N Wilson, M Jamieson, J Pollock, and W S Hillis Heart 1998; 80: 170-173. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.170 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Coronary arterial anatomy in tetralogy of Fallot: morphological and clinical correlations J Li, N D Soukias, J S Carvalho, and S Yen Ho Heart 1998; 80: 174-183. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.174 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Assessment of ventricular diastolic function in AIDS patients from Congo: a Doppler echocardiographic study B Longo-Mbenza, L V Seghers, E Kintoki Vita, K Tonduangu, and M Bayekula Heart 1998; 80: 184-189. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.184 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case studies

	Unruptured aneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva extending into the left ventricular outflow tract: presentation and imaging C Pepper, C Munsch, U M Sivananthan, and M Pye Heart 1998; 80: 190-193. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.190 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Brugada syndrome associated with an autonomic disorder M Nomura, T Nada, J Endo, Y Kondo, M Yukinaka, K Saito, S Ito, H Mori, Y Nakaya, and H Shinomiya Heart 1998; 80: 194-196. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.194 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Coronary spasm in acute myocardial infarction G Y H Lip, K K Ray, and M F Shiu Heart 1998; 80: 197-199. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.197 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Aorto-atrial fistula without aneurysm formation in Behçet's disease A Melua, N Campbell, D McCluskey, and S W MacGowan Heart 1998; 80: 200-201. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.200 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short cases in cardiology

	Interventricular septal expansion of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a rare cause of complete heart block M I Walters, D Ettles, L Guvendik, and G C Kaye Heart 1998; 80: 202-203. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.202 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ventricular fibrillation triggered by a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm J Hoshino, F Naganuma, and R Nagai Heart 1998; 80: 203-204. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.203 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Acquired coarctation of the aorta in William's syndrome R Dhillon, T D Reddy, and A Redington Heart 1998; 80: 205-206. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.205 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Transcatheter recanalisation and stenting of a closed ductus arteriosus in duct dependent lung perfusion C Kampmann, C-F Wippermann, and F-X Schmid Heart 1998; 80: 206-207. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.206 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Atrioventricular plane displacement during low dose dobutamine infusion predicts recovery of left ventricular dyssynergies ATHANASIOS KRANIDIS, GERASIMOS FILIPPATOS, KOSTAS KAPPOS, and LAMBROS ANTHOPOULOS Heart 1998; 80: 208. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.208 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Changes in pulmonary artery size before and after total cavopulmonary connection Z SLAVIK and R FRANKLIN Heart 1998; 80: 208-209. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.208a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Serum concentration of cardiac troponin T in patients with cardiomyopathy: a possible mechanism of acute heart failure Y SATO, T YAMADA, R TANIGUCHI, K KATAOKA, S SASAYAMA, A MATSUMORI, and Y TAKATSU Heart 1998; 80: 209-210. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.209 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Comparative study of chest pain characteristics in patients with normal and abnormal coronary angiograms O M P JOLOBE Heart 1998; 80: 210. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.210 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Fax machines for thrombolysis TSUNG O CHENG Heart 1998; 80: 210. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.210a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Stamps in Cardiology: Heparin M K DAVIES and A HOLLMAN Heart 1998; 80: 120. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.120 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Unruptured right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm H KITAOKA, N HITOMI, and Y L DOI Heart 1998; 80: 140. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.140 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Congenital right pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula G VELDTMAN, M E C BLACKBURN, and J PARSONS Heart 1998; 80: 162. doi:10.1136/hrt.80.2.162 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]