Editorials

	Treadmill exercise in apparently asymptomatic aortic stenosis JOHN CHAMBERS and PAUL DAS Heart 2001; 86: 361-362. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.361 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Invasive coronary revascularisation is better than conservative treatment in patients with acute coronary syndromes GIANLUCA GONZI, PIERA ANGELICA MERLINI, and DIEGO ARDISSINO Heart 2001; 86: 363-364. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.363 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The expanding role of the cardiologist in the care of HIV infected patients GIUSEPPE BARBARO, STACY D FISHER, ADRIANO M PELLICELLI, and STEVEN E LIPSHULTZ Heart 2001; 86: 365-367. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.365 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	Heart 2001; 86: 373-375. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.373 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Nitric oxide: an emerging role in cardioprotection? R D Rakhit and M S Marber Heart 2001; 86: 368-372. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.368 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Prognostic value of left ventricular diastolic function and association with heart rate variability after a first acute myocardial infarction S H Poulsen, S E Jensen, J E Møller, and K Egstrup Heart 2001; 86: 376-380. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.376 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment decision in asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis: role of exercise testing M C M Amato, P J Moffa, K E Werner, and J A F Ramires Heart 2001; 86: 381-386. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.381 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sexual activity as a trigger of myocardial infarction. A case-crossover analysis in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Programme (SHEEP) J Möller, A Ahlbom, J Hulting, F Diderichsen, U de Faire, C Reuterwall, and J Hallqvist Heart 2001; 86: 387-390. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.387 [Abstract] [Full text] [Erratum in Table 1] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ten year mortality in subsets of patients with an acute coronary syndrome J Herlitz, B W Karlson, M Sjölin, and J Lindqvist Heart 2001; 86: 391-396. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.391 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long axis electromechanics during dobutamine stress in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction A M Duncan, C A O'Sullivan, G S Carr-White, D G Gibson, and M Y Henein Heart 2001; 86: 397-404. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.397 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Six year experience of transvenous left ventricular lead implantation for permanent biventricular pacing in patients with advanced heart failure: technical aspects C Alonso, C Leclercq, F Revault d'Allonnes, D Pavin, F Victor, P Mabo, and J-C Daubert Heart 2001; 86: 405-410. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.405 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Does cytosine-thymine-guanine (CTG) expansion size predict cardiac events and electrocardiographic progression in myotonic dystrophy? N R A Clarke, A D Kelion, J Nixon, D Hilton-Jones, and J C Forfar Heart 2001; 86: 411-416. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.411 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Dose dependent but non-linear effects of alcohol on the left and right ventricle O A Kajander, M Kupari, P Laippala, V Savolainen, J Pajarinen, A Penttilä, and P J Karhunen Heart 2001; 86: 417-423. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.417 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Assessment of internal mammary artery and saphenous vein graft patency and flow reserve using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography F Chirillo, A Bruni, G Balestra, C Cavallini, Z Olivari, J D Thomas, and P Stritoni Heart 2001; 86: 424-431. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.424 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Doppler tissue imaging for assessing left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in heart transplant rejection S-M Stengel, Y Allemann, M Zimmerli, E Lipp, N Kucher, P Mohacsi, and C Seiler Heart 2001; 86: 432-437. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.432 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Influence on collateral flow of recanalising chronic total coronary occlusions: a case-control study T Pohl, P Hochstrasser, M Billinger, M Fleisch, B Meier, and C Seiler Heart 2001; 86: 438-443. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.438 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Transcatheter closure of persistent ductus arteriosus in infants using the Amplatzer duct occluder G Fischer, J Stieh, A Uebing, R Grabitz, and H H Kramer Heart 2001; 86: 444-447. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.444 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Basic research

	Three dimensional flow in the human left atrium A Fyrenius, L Wigström, T Ebbers, M Karlsson, J Engvall, and A F Bolger Heart 2001; 86: 448-455. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.448 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Dilated cardiomyopathy and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection H SONG, H TASAKI, A YASHIRO, K YAMASHITA, T TOYOKAWA, Y NAGAI, H TAKATSU, H TANIGUCHI, and Y NAKASHIMA Heart 2001; 86: 456-458. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.456 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Blockers enhance early diastolic filling in ischaemic heart disease: a radionuclide assessment E MORALIDIS, G McCURRACH, W MARTIN, and I HUTTON Heart 2001; 86: 457. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.457 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Long term treatment with enalapril reduces plasma concentrations of macrophage colony stimulating factor in patients with coronary artery disease KENJI SADAMATSU, HIROAKI SHIMOKAWA, HIDEKI TASHIRO, and KUNIHIKO YAMAMOTO Heart 2001; 86: 457-458. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.457a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	GENERAL CARDIOLOGY: Cardiovascular complications of renal disease Alan G Jardine and Kevin McLaughlin Heart 2001; 86: 459-466. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.459 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	HYPERTENSION: Essential hypertension: the heart and hypertension K E Berkin and S G Ball Heart 2001; 86: 467-475. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.467 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	VALVE DISEASE: Endocarditis: basics S J Eykyn Heart 2001; 86: 476-480. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.476 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: A rare cause of cardiomyopathy: the systemic inflammation response syndrome (SIRS) HUBERTUS VON KORN, WERNER GÜNTHER DANIEL, and UWE NIXDORFF Heart 2001; 86: 362. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.362 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Stamps in Cardiology: Interventional cardiology M K DAVIES and A HOLLMAN Heart 2001; 86: 364. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.364 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Isolated halo sign in the middle of the left atrium SINAN DAGDELEN, NEVNIHAL EREN, and CEM ALHAN Heart 2001; 86: 375. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.375 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: An adult with congenital aortic coarctation LAURENT HAEGELI, PHILIPP WEISS, and THOMAS F LÜSCHER Heart 2001; 86: 396. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.396 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Severe aneurysmal coronary artery disease JAN S JÜRGENSEN, MICHAEL SCHLEGL, and JÜRGEN HUG Heart 2001; 86: 404. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.404 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Aortic recoarctation as the source of arterial embolism 32 years after synthetic patch angioplasty DIRK VOLLMANN, WOLGANG RUSCHEWSKI, and CHRISTINA UNTERBERG Heart 2001; 86: 410. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.410 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Endomysium in left ventricle GUIDO MACCHIARELLI and OSAMU OHTANI Heart 2001; 86: 416. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.416 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Web Top 10 Heart 2001; 86: 437. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.437 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Novel percutaneous closure of a left coronary artery aneurysm M EGRED, J K HUSSEY, and M J METCALFE Heart 2001; 86: 455. doi:10.1136/heart.86.4.455 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]