Editorials

	Are angiotensin II receptor blockers indicated in chronic heart failure? M Komajda Heart 2002; 87: 1-2. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Recognising "painless" heart attacks C-K Wong and H D White Heart 2002; 87: 3-5. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.3 [Extract] [Full text] [Correction to editorial] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Current perspectives on curative catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation D C Shah, M Haïssaguerre, and P Jaïs Heart 2002; 87: 6-8. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.6 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	Cardiovascular highlights from non-cardiology journals Iqbal Malik Heart 2002; 87: 16. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.16 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy: a pathophysiological review of circulatory dysfunction in liver disease S Møller and J H Henriksen Heart 2002; 87: 9-15. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.9 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Myocardial viability: impact on left ventricular dilatation after acute myocardial infarction F Nijland, O Kamp, P M J Verhorst, W G de Voogt, H G Bosch, and C A Visser Heart 2002; 87: 17-22. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.17 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Longitudinal myocardial contraction improves early during titration with metoprolol CR/XL in patients with heart failure B Andersson, B Grüner Sveälv, M Scharin Täng, and R Mobini Heart 2002; 87: 23-28. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.23 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	"Diastolic heart failure" or heart failure caused by subtle left ventricular systolic dysfunction? M C Petrie, L Caruana, C Berry, and J J V McMurray Heart 2002; 87: 29-31. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.29 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Taking up regular drinking in middle age: effect on major coronary heart disease events and mortality S G Wannamethee and A G Shaper Heart 2002; 87: 32-36. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.32 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Adenosine induced PR jump on surface ECG to differentiate atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia from concealed accessory pathway mediated tachycardia: a bedside test S C Toal, B U Vajifdar, A K Gupta, A M Vora, and Y Y Lokhandwala Heart 2002; 87: 37-40. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.37 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Electrophysiological characteristics and outcome in patients with idiopathic right ventricular arrhythmia compared with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia F Niroomand, C Carbucicchio, C Tondo, S Riva, G Fassini, A Apostolo, N Trevisi, and P Della Bella Heart 2002; 87: 41-47. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.41 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hypercholesterolaemia and lipid lowering treatment do not affect the acute endogenous fibrinolytic capacity in vivo D E Newby, F N Witherow, R A Wright, P Bloomfield, C A Ludlam, N A Boon, K A A Fox, and D J Webb Heart 2002; 87: 48-53. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.48 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Post-stenotic coronary blood flow at rest is not altered by therapeutic doses of the oral antidiabetic drug glibenclamide in patients with coronary artery disease T Reffelmann, H G Klues, P Hanrath, and E R Schwarz Heart 2002; 87: 54-60. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.54 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

	Prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta improves survival and reduces morbidity O Franklin, M Burch, N Manning, K Sleeman, S Gould, and N Archer Heart 2002; 87: 67-69. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.67 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Type II diabetes does not prevent the recruitment of collateral vessels and the normal reduction of myocardial ischaemia on repeated balloon inflations during angioplasty Z S Kyriakides, S Psychari, N Chrysomallis, M Georgiadis, E Sbarouni, and D T Kremastinos Heart 2002; 87: 61-66. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.61 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Basic research

	Platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib gene -5T/C Kozak sequence polymorphism as an independent risk factor for the occurrence of coronary thrombosis H Douglas, K Michaelides, D A Gorog, E Durante-Mangoni, N Ahmed, G J Davies, and E G D Tuddenham Heart 2002; 87: 70-74. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.70 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition and hospitalisation rates for heart failure in the Netherlands, 1980 to 1999: the end of an epidemic? A Mosterd, J B Reitsma, and D E Grobbee Heart 2002; 87: 75-76. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.75 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Repetitive myocardial stunning in pigs is associated with an increased formation of reactive nitrogen species C S R Baker, M T Frost, O Rimoldi, K Moore, B Halliwell, J M Polak, P G Camici, and R J C Hall Heart 2002; 87: 77-78. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.77 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Timing of mitral valve surgery Maurice Enriquez-Sarano Heart 2002; 87: 79-85. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.79 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Carotid artery surgery for people with existing coronary artery disease Ian Lane and John Byrne Heart 2002; 87: 86-90. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.86 [Extract] [Full text] [Web extra references] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anaesthesia and the cardiac patient: the patient versus the procedure James B Froehlich and Kim A Eagle Heart 2002; 87: 91-96. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.91 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Stamps in Cardiology: Cardiac risk factors M K Davies and A Hollman Heart 2002; 87: 5. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.5 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Mechanism of transient exercise induced ST segment elevation in non-Q wave lead: a scintigraphic co-relation R Krishnamani, A M Salmasi, and A Lahiri Heart 2002; 87: 8. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.8 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Ablation of haemodynamically unstable right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia guided by non-contact mapping J W H Fung, H C K Chan, and J E Sanderson Heart 2002; 87: 15. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.15 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Erdheim-Gsell cystic medial necrosis as a cause of giant aneurysm of the ascending aorta H Burri, S Dielbold-Berger, and D Didier Heart 2002; 87: 22. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.22 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Transthoracic Doppler flow images detect cardiac angiosarcoma earlier than other imaging modalities Kazuo Komamura and Kunio Miyatake Heart 2002; 87: 28. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.28 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Localised cardiac tamponade caused by intrapericardial haematoma: a rare cause of ascites presenting 10 years after open heart surgery N D Palmer, J Curtis, and E A Rodrigues Heart 2002; 87: 60. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.60 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Transcatheter closure of coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula using covered stents A S Mullasari, C V Umesan, and K Jagadeesh Kumar Heart 2002; 87: 60. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.60-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Asymptomatic aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome T Wong, P J Kilner, and M A Gatzoulis Heart 2002; 87: 66. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.66 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2002; 87: 78. doi:10.1136/heart.87.1.78 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]