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May 2001 (Volume 85, Number 5). [Index by author]

	(Cover illustration)	Editorials Journal scan Viewpoints Reviews Cardiovascular medicine Interventional cardiology and surgery Basic research Scientific letters Education in Heart Miscellanea

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[Viewpoint - Philip A Poole-Wilson discusses the implications of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines]

Editorials

National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance: too NICE to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors?
CHARLES J KNIGHT
Heart 2001; 85: 481-483. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.481 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pulse pressure and prognosis
RAJDEEP S KHATTAR and JOHN D SWALES
Heart 2001; 85: 484-486. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.484 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Predicting and reducing cardiovascular risk
JOHN ROBSON and GENE FEDER
Heart 2001; 85: 487-488. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.487 [Extract] [Full text] [Authors' correction] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Methods for the prediction of coronary heart disease risk
P N DURRINGTON and H PRAIS
Heart 2001; 85: 489-490. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.489 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Absolute, attributable, and relative risk in the management of coronary heart disease
JAMES E C SEDGWICK
Heart 2001; 85: 491-492. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.491 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Management of pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease
LAURENCE ISERIN
Heart 2001; 85: 493-494. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.493 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Glucose, insulin, and the cardiovascular system
C J BROOMHEAD and M P COLVIN
Heart 2001; 85: 495-496. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.495 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

Heart 2001; 85: 497-498. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.497 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoints

Non-cardiac surgery in the heart failure patient
Joel P Reginelli and Roger M Mills
Heart 2001; 85: 505-507. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.505 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

The fate of acute myocarditis between spontaneous improvement and evolution to dilated cardiomyopathy: a review
A D'Ambrosio, G Patti, A Manzoli, G Sinagra, A Di Lenarda, F Silvestri, and G Di Sciascio
Heart 2001; 85: 499-504. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.499 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

Beneficial haemodynamic effects of insulin in chronic heart failure
W A Parsonage, D Hetmanski, and A J Cowley
Heart 2001; 85: 508-513. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.508 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Three dimensional echocardiography documents haemodynamic improvement by biventricular pacing in patients with severe heart failure
W Y Kim, P Søgaard, P T Mortensen, H Kjærulf Jensen, A Kirstein Pedersen, B Ø Kristensen, and H Egeblad
Heart 2001; 85: 514-520. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.514 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Full recovery of contraction late after acute myocardial infarction: determinants and early predictors
P Lancellotti, A Albert, C Berthe, and L A Piérard
Heart 2001; 85: 521-526. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.521 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short early filling deceleration time on day 1 after acute myocardial infarction is associated with short and long term left ventricular remodelling
P Otasevic, A N Neskovic, Z Popovic, A Vlahovic, D Bojic, M Bojic, and A D Popovic
Heart 2001; 85: 527-532. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.527 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for all patients at first presentation with coronary artery disease
K F Fox, M Nuttall, D A Wood, M Wright, B Arora, E Dawson, P Devane, K Stock, S J Sutcliffe, and K Brown
Heart 2001; 85: 533-538. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.533 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cost effectiveness of ramipril treatment for cardiovascular risk reduction
I S Malik, V K Bhatia, and J S Kooner
Heart 2001; 85: 539-543. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.539 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrate administered for one year decreased triglycerides in simvastatin treated patients with coronary heart disease and persisting hypertriglyceridaemia
P N Durrington, D Bhatnagar, M I Mackness, J Morgan, K Julier, M A Khan, and M France
Heart 2001; 85: 544-548. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.544 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Effect of power Doppler and digital subtraction techniques on the comparison of myocardial contrast echocardiography with SPECT
B Haluska, C Case, L Short, J Anderson, and T H Marwick
Heart 2001; 85: 549-555. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.549 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

Clinical outcome following coronary angioplasty in dialysis patients: a case-control study in the era of coronary stenting
C Le Feuvre, G Dambrin, G Helft, F Beygui, M Touam, J P Grünfeld, A Vacheron, and J P Metzger
Heart 2001; 85: 556-560. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.556 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Endovascular stents in the management of coarctation of the aorta in the adolescent and adult: one year follow up
D A Harrison, P R McLaughlin, C Lazzam, M Connelly, and L N Benson
Heart 2001; 85: 561-566. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.561 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Basic research

Correlation between high frequency intravascular ultrasound and histomorphology in human coronary arteries
F Prati, E Arbustini, A Labellarte, B Dal Bello, L Sommariva, M T Mallus, A Pagano, and A Boccanelli
Heart 2001; 85: 567-570. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.567 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Increased concentrations of inflammatory mediators in unstable angina: correlation with serum troponin T
A Mazzone, S De Servi, I Mazzucchelli, I Bossi, E Ottini, M Vezzoli, F Meloni, M Lotzinker, and G Mariani
Heart 2001; 85: 571-575. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.571 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

Acute pressure overload cardiac arrhythmias are dependent on the presence of myocardial tissue catecholamines
A J DRAKE-HOLLAND, MIM NOBLE, and MJ LAB
Heart 2001; 85: 576. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.576 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Non-invasive characterisation of coronary lesion morphology by multi-slice computed tomography: a promising new technology for risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease
STEPHEN SCHROEDER, ANDREAS F KOPP, ANDREAS BAUMBACH, AXEL KUETTNER, CHRISTIAN GEORG, BERND OHNESORGE, CHRISTIAN HERDEG, CLAUS D CLAUSSEN, and KARL R. KARSCH
Heart 2001; 85: 576-578. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.576a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Effects of pretreatment with verapamil on early recurrences after electrical cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomised study
EMANUELE BERTAGLIA, DANIELE D'ESTE, ALBINO ZANOCCO, FRANCESCA ZERBO, and PIETRO PASCOTTO
Heart 2001; 85: 578-580. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.578 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

IMAGING TECHNIQUES: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Dudley Pennell
Heart 2001; 85: 581-589. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.581 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

VALVE DISEASE: Prosthetic valve endocarditis
C Piper, R Körfer, and D Horstkotte
Heart 2001; 85: 590-593. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.590 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular arrhythmias
Hugh Calkins
Heart 2001; 85: 594-600. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.594 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

Images in Cardiology: Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture into the left atrium
MANAS SINHA, SUDHA IYER, and RAJESH AGGARWAL
Heart 2001; 85: 483. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.483 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: A "new" coronary anomaly: origin of the right coronary artery below the aortic valve
BERNWARD LAUER, HOLGER THIELE, and GERHARD SCHULER
Heart 2001; 85: 486. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.486 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Right aortic arch and coarctation: delineation by three dimensional magnetic resonance angiogram
COLIN J MCMAHON, G WESLEY VICK, III, and MICHAEL R NIHILL
Heart 2001; 85: 492. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.492 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery presenting with a systolic murmur
R DAS, K M ENGLISH, and J N WEST
Heart 2001; 85: 498. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.498 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Double orifice mitral valve associated with non-compaction of left ventricle
JUNKO KAMEI, MASAMI NISHINO, and SHIRO HOSHIDA
Heart 2001; 85: 504. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.504 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Metastatic cardiac squamous cell carcinoma arising in the left ventricle
MASAKI SHIMOYAMA, FUMIYO KITAMURA-SASAKA, and CHIAKI SHIGEMASA
Heart 2001; 85: 507. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.507 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Acute mitral valve dysfunction: a new case of leaflet escape
I L'HUILLIER, J P MEUNIER, and S JAZAYERI
Heart 2001; 85: 513. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Acute thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary artery treated successfully with a helical thrombectomy device
S CONSTANTINIDES, R JONES, and M F SHIU
Heart 2001; 85: 520. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.520 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Multiple penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the abdominal aorta: treatment by endovascular stent graft placement
HOLGER EGGEBRECHT, DIETRICH BAUMGART, ULF HEROLD, HEINZ JAKOB, and RAIMUND ERBEL
Heart 2001; 85: 526. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.526 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in Cardiology: Bilateral ostial coronary artery stenoses: an important presentation of Takayasu's arteritis
J A BYRNE, J M COTTON, and M THOMAS
Heart 2001; 85: 555. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.555 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Web Top 10
Heart 2001; 85: 580. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.580 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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	[Viewpoint - Philip A Poole-Wilson discusses the implications of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines]

	National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance: too NICE to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors? CHARLES J KNIGHT Heart 2001; 85: 481-483. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.481 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pulse pressure and prognosis RAJDEEP S KHATTAR and JOHN D SWALES Heart 2001; 85: 484-486. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.484 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Predicting and reducing cardiovascular risk JOHN ROBSON and GENE FEDER Heart 2001; 85: 487-488. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.487 [Extract] [Full text] [Authors' correction] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Methods for the prediction of coronary heart disease risk P N DURRINGTON and H PRAIS Heart 2001; 85: 489-490. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.489 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Absolute, attributable, and relative risk in the management of coronary heart disease JAMES E C SEDGWICK Heart 2001; 85: 491-492. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.491 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Management of pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease LAURENCE ISERIN Heart 2001; 85: 493-494. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.493 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Glucose, insulin, and the cardiovascular system C J BROOMHEAD and M P COLVIN Heart 2001; 85: 495-496. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.495 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Heart 2001; 85: 497-498. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.497 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-cardiac surgery in the heart failure patient Joel P Reginelli and Roger M Mills Heart 2001; 85: 505-507. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.505 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The fate of acute myocarditis between spontaneous improvement and evolution to dilated cardiomyopathy: a review A D'Ambrosio, G Patti, A Manzoli, G Sinagra, A Di Lenarda, F Silvestri, and G Di Sciascio Heart 2001; 85: 499-504. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.499 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Beneficial haemodynamic effects of insulin in chronic heart failure W A Parsonage, D Hetmanski, and A J Cowley Heart 2001; 85: 508-513. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.508 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Three dimensional echocardiography documents haemodynamic improvement by biventricular pacing in patients with severe heart failure W Y Kim, P Søgaard, P T Mortensen, H Kjærulf Jensen, A Kirstein Pedersen, B Ø Kristensen, and H Egeblad Heart 2001; 85: 514-520. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.514 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Full recovery of contraction late after acute myocardial infarction: determinants and early predictors P Lancellotti, A Albert, C Berthe, and L A Piérard Heart 2001; 85: 521-526. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.521 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Short early filling deceleration time on day 1 after acute myocardial infarction is associated with short and long term left ventricular remodelling P Otasevic, A N Neskovic, Z Popovic, A Vlahovic, D Bojic, M Bojic, and A D Popovic Heart 2001; 85: 527-532. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.527 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for all patients at first presentation with coronary artery disease K F Fox, M Nuttall, D A Wood, M Wright, B Arora, E Dawson, P Devane, K Stock, S J Sutcliffe, and K Brown Heart 2001; 85: 533-538. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.533 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cost effectiveness of ramipril treatment for cardiovascular risk reduction I S Malik, V K Bhatia, and J S Kooner Heart 2001; 85: 539-543. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.539 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrate administered for one year decreased triglycerides in simvastatin treated patients with coronary heart disease and persisting hypertriglyceridaemia P N Durrington, D Bhatnagar, M I Mackness, J Morgan, K Julier, M A Khan, and M France Heart 2001; 85: 544-548. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.544 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of power Doppler and digital subtraction techniques on the comparison of myocardial contrast echocardiography with SPECT B Haluska, C Case, L Short, J Anderson, and T H Marwick Heart 2001; 85: 549-555. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.549 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical outcome following coronary angioplasty in dialysis patients: a case-control study in the era of coronary stenting C Le Feuvre, G Dambrin, G Helft, F Beygui, M Touam, J P Grünfeld, A Vacheron, and J P Metzger Heart 2001; 85: 556-560. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.556 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endovascular stents in the management of coarctation of the aorta in the adolescent and adult: one year follow up D A Harrison, P R McLaughlin, C Lazzam, M Connelly, and L N Benson Heart 2001; 85: 561-566. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.561 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Correlation between high frequency intravascular ultrasound and histomorphology in human coronary arteries F Prati, E Arbustini, A Labellarte, B Dal Bello, L Sommariva, M T Mallus, A Pagano, and A Boccanelli Heart 2001; 85: 567-570. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.567 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increased concentrations of inflammatory mediators in unstable angina: correlation with serum troponin T A Mazzone, S De Servi, I Mazzucchelli, I Bossi, E Ottini, M Vezzoli, F Meloni, M Lotzinker, and G Mariani Heart 2001; 85: 571-575. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.571 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Acute pressure overload cardiac arrhythmias are dependent on the presence of myocardial tissue catecholamines A J DRAKE-HOLLAND, MIM NOBLE, and MJ LAB Heart 2001; 85: 576. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.576 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-invasive characterisation of coronary lesion morphology by multi-slice computed tomography: a promising new technology for risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease STEPHEN SCHROEDER, ANDREAS F KOPP, ANDREAS BAUMBACH, AXEL KUETTNER, CHRISTIAN GEORG, BERND OHNESORGE, CHRISTIAN HERDEG, CLAUS D CLAUSSEN, and KARL R. KARSCH Heart 2001; 85: 576-578. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.576a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Effects of pretreatment with verapamil on early recurrences after electrical cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomised study EMANUELE BERTAGLIA, DANIELE D'ESTE, ALBINO ZANOCCO, FRANCESCA ZERBO, and PIETRO PASCOTTO Heart 2001; 85: 578-580. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.578 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	IMAGING TECHNIQUES: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance Dudley Pennell Heart 2001; 85: 581-589. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.581 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	VALVE DISEASE: Prosthetic valve endocarditis C Piper, R Körfer, and D Horstkotte Heart 2001; 85: 590-593. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.590 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular arrhythmias Hugh Calkins Heart 2001; 85: 594-600. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.594 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture into the left atrium MANAS SINHA, SUDHA IYER, and RAJESH AGGARWAL Heart 2001; 85: 483. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.483 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: A "new" coronary anomaly: origin of the right coronary artery below the aortic valve BERNWARD LAUER, HOLGER THIELE, and GERHARD SCHULER Heart 2001; 85: 486. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.486 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Right aortic arch and coarctation: delineation by three dimensional magnetic resonance angiogram COLIN J MCMAHON, G WESLEY VICK, III, and MICHAEL R NIHILL Heart 2001; 85: 492. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.492 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery presenting with a systolic murmur R DAS, K M ENGLISH, and J N WEST Heart 2001; 85: 498. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.498 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Double orifice mitral valve associated with non-compaction of left ventricle JUNKO KAMEI, MASAMI NISHINO, and SHIRO HOSHIDA Heart 2001; 85: 504. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.504 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Metastatic cardiac squamous cell carcinoma arising in the left ventricle MASAKI SHIMOYAMA, FUMIYO KITAMURA-SASAKA, and CHIAKI SHIGEMASA Heart 2001; 85: 507. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.507 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Acute mitral valve dysfunction: a new case of leaflet escape I L'HUILLIER, J P MEUNIER, and S JAZAYERI Heart 2001; 85: 513. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Acute thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary artery treated successfully with a helical thrombectomy device S CONSTANTINIDES, R JONES, and M F SHIU Heart 2001; 85: 520. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.520 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Multiple penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the abdominal aorta: treatment by endovascular stent graft placement HOLGER EGGEBRECHT, DIETRICH BAUMGART, ULF HEROLD, HEINZ JAKOB, and RAIMUND ERBEL Heart 2001; 85: 526. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.526 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Cardiology: Bilateral ostial coronary artery stenoses: an important presentation of Takayasu's arteritis J A BYRNE, J M COTTON, and M THOMAS Heart 2001; 85: 555. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.555 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Web Top 10 Heart 2001; 85: 580. doi:10.1136/heart.85.5.580 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]