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February 2001 (Volume 85, Number 2). [Index by author]

	(Cover illustration)	Editorials Commentaries Cardiovascular medicine Congenital heart disease Interventional cardiology and surgery Short reports Scientific letters Education in Heart Guidelines Miscellanea

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Editorials

Patient delay in calling for help: the weakest link in the chain of survival?
WILLIAM J PENNY
Heart 2001; 85: 121-122. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Managing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: 2. Cardiological perspective
NEIL R GRUBB
Heart 2001; 85: 123-124. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.123 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Role of nested case-control studies in the difficult quest for new coronary risk factors
FILIPPO CREA
Heart 2001; 85: 125-126. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.125 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Radiation hazards for the patient in cardiological procedures
P WILDE, E M PITCHER, and K SLACK
Heart 2001; 85: 127-130. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Does an impaired flow mediated vasodilatation predict hypertension in offspring hypertensive parents?
PABLO FORTE and NIGEL BENJAMIN
Heart 2001; 85: 131-132. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.131 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

Commentary by the Editor (see p133)
ROGER HALL
Heart 2001; 85: 132. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.132 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

Safe discharge from the cardiac emergency room with a rapid rule-out myocardial infarction protocol using serial CK-MB_mass
R Bholasingh, R J de Winter, J C Fischer, R W Koster, R J G Peters, and G T Sanders
Heart 2001; 85: 143-148. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.143 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sex differences in investigation results and treatment in subjects referred for investigation of chest pain
Y Wong, A Rodwell, S Dawkins, S A Livesey, and I A Simpson
Heart 2001; 85: 149-152. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.149 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Homocysteine and coronary heart disease in the Caerphilly cohort: a 10 year follow up
U B Fallon, Y Ben-Shlomo, P Elwood, J B Ubbink, and G Davey Smith
Heart 2001; 85: 153-158. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.153 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lewis phenotypes, leisure time physical activity, and risk of ischaemic heart disease: an 11 year follow up in the Copenhagen male study
H O Hein, P Suadicani, and F Gyntelberg
Heart 2001; 85: 159-164. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.159 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prediction of contractile reserve by cyclic variation of integrated backscatter of the myocardium in patients with chronic left ventricular dysfunction
T Muro, T Ota, H Watanabe, M Teragaki, K Takeuchi, and J Yoshikawa
Heart 2001; 85: 165-170. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.165 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Importance of rate control or rate regulation for improving exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and normal left ventricular function: a randomised controlled study
T Levy, S Walker, M Mason, P Spurrell, S Rex, S Brant, and V Paul
Heart 2001; 85: 171-178. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.171 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Relative contribution of resting haemodynamic profile and lung function to exercise tolerance in male patients with chronic heart failure
P Faggiano, A D'Aloia, A Gualeni, and A Giordano
Heart 2001; 85: 179-184. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.179 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short term effect of continuous positive airway pressure on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with chronic heart failure
S Heindl, C Dodt, M Krahwinkel, G Hasenfuss, and S Andreas
Heart 2001; 85: 185-190. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.185 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

Exercise capacity in adult patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
P M Fredriksen, A Chen, G Veldtman, S Hechter, J Therrien, and G Webb
Heart 2001; 85: 191-195. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.191 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

Variability in treatment advice for elderly patients with aortic stenosis: a nationwide survey in the Netherlands
B J Bouma, J H P van der Meulen, R B A van den Brink, A E R Arnold, A Smidts, L H Teunter, K I Lie, and J G P Tijssen
Heart 2001; 85: 196-201. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.196 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Long term results of heart transplantation in patients with amyloid heart disease
S W Dubrey, M M Burke, A Khaghani, P N Hawkins, M H Yacoub, and N R Banner
Heart 2001; 85: 202-207. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.202 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Effects of coronary revascularisation on myocardial blood flow and coronary vasodilator reserve in hibernating myocardium
D Pagano, F Fath-Ordoubadi, K J Beatt, J N Townend, R S Bonser, and P G Camici
Heart 2001; 85: 208-212. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.208 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports

Intermittent non-adherence with ACE inhibitor treatment and its implications for clinical trials results
R J MacFadyen, C G Fraser, and A D Struthers
Heart 2001; 85: 213-214. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.213 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

Endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive patients and in normotensive offspring of subjects with essential hypertension
BOGOMIR ZIZEK, PAVEL POREDOS, and VIKTOR VIDECNIK
Heart 2001; 85: 215-217. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.215 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Quality of life in patients with silent atrial fibrillation
IRINA SAVELIEVA, MINEY PAQUETTE, PAUL DORIAN, BERNDT LÜDERITZ, and A JOHN CAMM
Heart 2001; 85: 216-217. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.216 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

GENERAL CARDIOLOGY: Cardiac tumours: diagnosis and management
Leonard M Shapiro
Heart 2001; 85: 218-222. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.218 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

VALVE DISEASE: Balloon valvuloplasty
Alec Vahanian
Heart 2001; 85: 223-228. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.223 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE: Acute pulmonary embolism 1: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis
Martin Riedel
Heart 2001; 85: 229-240. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.229 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Guidelines

Guideline for the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ECG ST segment elevation
Heart 2001; 85: 133-142. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.133 [Extract] [Full text] [Powerpoint Presentation of Guidelines] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

Web Top 10
Heart 2001; 85: 126. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.126 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Echocardiographic diagnosis of Bland-White-Garland syndrome
A HANSEN, D MERELES, and H KUECHERER
Heart 2001; 85: 152. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.152 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Thrombus overlying the main stem crista: a three dimensional reconstruction
GLENN VAN LANGENHOVE, PAUL VERMEERSCH, and PATRICK W SERRUYS
Heart 2001; 85: 178. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.178 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Unicuspid aortic valve
K M KRISHNAMOORTHY
Heart 2001; 85: 217. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.217 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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	Patient delay in calling for help: the weakest link in the chain of survival? WILLIAM J PENNY Heart 2001; 85: 121-122. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Managing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: 2. Cardiological perspective NEIL R GRUBB Heart 2001; 85: 123-124. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.123 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Role of nested case-control studies in the difficult quest for new coronary risk factors FILIPPO CREA Heart 2001; 85: 125-126. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.125 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Radiation hazards for the patient in cardiological procedures P WILDE, E M PITCHER, and K SLACK Heart 2001; 85: 127-130. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does an impaired flow mediated vasodilatation predict hypertension in offspring hypertensive parents? PABLO FORTE and NIGEL BENJAMIN Heart 2001; 85: 131-132. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.131 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary by the Editor (see p133) ROGER HALL Heart 2001; 85: 132. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.132 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Safe discharge from the cardiac emergency room with a rapid rule-out myocardial infarction protocol using serial CK-MB_mass R Bholasingh, R J de Winter, J C Fischer, R W Koster, R J G Peters, and G T Sanders Heart 2001; 85: 143-148. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.143 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sex differences in investigation results and treatment in subjects referred for investigation of chest pain Y Wong, A Rodwell, S Dawkins, S A Livesey, and I A Simpson Heart 2001; 85: 149-152. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.149 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Homocysteine and coronary heart disease in the Caerphilly cohort: a 10 year follow up U B Fallon, Y Ben-Shlomo, P Elwood, J B Ubbink, and G Davey Smith Heart 2001; 85: 153-158. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.153 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lewis phenotypes, leisure time physical activity, and risk of ischaemic heart disease: an 11 year follow up in the Copenhagen male study H O Hein, P Suadicani, and F Gyntelberg Heart 2001; 85: 159-164. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.159 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prediction of contractile reserve by cyclic variation of integrated backscatter of the myocardium in patients with chronic left ventricular dysfunction T Muro, T Ota, H Watanabe, M Teragaki, K Takeuchi, and J Yoshikawa Heart 2001; 85: 165-170. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.165 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Importance of rate control or rate regulation for improving exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and normal left ventricular function: a randomised controlled study T Levy, S Walker, M Mason, P Spurrell, S Rex, S Brant, and V Paul Heart 2001; 85: 171-178. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.171 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Relative contribution of resting haemodynamic profile and lung function to exercise tolerance in male patients with chronic heart failure P Faggiano, A D'Aloia, A Gualeni, and A Giordano Heart 2001; 85: 179-184. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.179 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Short term effect of continuous positive airway pressure on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with chronic heart failure S Heindl, C Dodt, M Krahwinkel, G Hasenfuss, and S Andreas Heart 2001; 85: 185-190. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.185 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Exercise capacity in adult patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries P M Fredriksen, A Chen, G Veldtman, S Hechter, J Therrien, and G Webb Heart 2001; 85: 191-195. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.191 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Variability in treatment advice for elderly patients with aortic stenosis: a nationwide survey in the Netherlands B J Bouma, J H P van der Meulen, R B A van den Brink, A E R Arnold, A Smidts, L H Teunter, K I Lie, and J G P Tijssen Heart 2001; 85: 196-201. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.196 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Long term results of heart transplantation in patients with amyloid heart disease S W Dubrey, M M Burke, A Khaghani, P N Hawkins, M H Yacoub, and N R Banner Heart 2001; 85: 202-207. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.202 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effects of coronary revascularisation on myocardial blood flow and coronary vasodilator reserve in hibernating myocardium D Pagano, F Fath-Ordoubadi, K J Beatt, J N Townend, R S Bonser, and P G Camici Heart 2001; 85: 208-212. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.208 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Intermittent non-adherence with ACE inhibitor treatment and its implications for clinical trials results R J MacFadyen, C G Fraser, and A D Struthers Heart 2001; 85: 213-214. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.213 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive patients and in normotensive offspring of subjects with essential hypertension BOGOMIR ZIZEK, PAVEL POREDOS, and VIKTOR VIDECNIK Heart 2001; 85: 215-217. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.215 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Quality of life in patients with silent atrial fibrillation IRINA SAVELIEVA, MINEY PAQUETTE, PAUL DORIAN, BERNDT LÜDERITZ, and A JOHN CAMM Heart 2001; 85: 216-217. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.216 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	GENERAL CARDIOLOGY: Cardiac tumours: diagnosis and management Leonard M Shapiro Heart 2001; 85: 218-222. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.218 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	VALVE DISEASE: Balloon valvuloplasty Alec Vahanian Heart 2001; 85: 223-228. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.223 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE: Acute pulmonary embolism 1: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis Martin Riedel Heart 2001; 85: 229-240. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.229 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Guideline for the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ECG ST segment elevation Heart 2001; 85: 133-142. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.133 [Extract] [Full text] [Powerpoint Presentation of Guidelines] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Web Top 10 Heart 2001; 85: 126. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.126 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Echocardiographic diagnosis of Bland-White-Garland syndrome A HANSEN, D MERELES, and H KUECHERER Heart 2001; 85: 152. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.152 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Thrombus overlying the main stem crista: a three dimensional reconstruction GLENN VAN LANGENHOVE, PAUL VERMEERSCH, and PATRICK W SERRUYS Heart 2001; 85: 178. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.178 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Unicuspid aortic valve K M KRISHNAMOORTHY Heart 2001; 85: 217. doi:10.1136/heart.85.2.217 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]