Editorials

	Myocardial infarction: redefined or reinvented? H Dargie Heart 2002; 88: 1-3. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Patients with acute coronary syndrome should start a statin while still in hospital C G Isles Heart 2002; 88: 5-6. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.5 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bilateral internal mammary artery grafting: are BIMA better? D P Taggart Heart 2002; 88: 7-9. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.7 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2002; 88: 112. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.112 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoints

	Antiplatelet treatment in unstable angina: aspirin, clopidogrel, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist, or all three? S A Harding, N A Boon, and A D Flapan Heart 2002; 88: 11-14. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.11 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Use of statins in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: is treatment equitable? F D A Reid, D G Cook, and P H Whincup Heart 2002; 88: 15-19. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.15 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact of availability and use of coronary interventions on the prescription of aspirin and lipid lowering treatment after acute coronary syndromes P G Steg, B Iung, L J Feldman, D Cokkinos, J Deckers, K A A Fox, U Keil, and A P Maggioni Heart 2002; 88: 20-24. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.20 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Low prevalence of lipid lowering drug use in older men with established coronary heart disease P H Whincup, J R Emberson, L Lennon, M Walker, O Papacosta, and A Thomson Heart 2002; 88: 25-29. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.25 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Seasonality of coronary artery deaths in New South Wales, Australia D P Weerasinghe, C R MacIntyre, and G L Rubin Heart 2002; 88: 30-34. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.30 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Regional left ventricular function during transient coronary occlusion: relation with coronary collateral flow C Seiler, T Pohl, E Lipp, D Hutter, and B Meier Heart 2002; 88: 35-42. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.35 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prospective analysis of the association of infection with CagA bearing strains of Helicobacter pylori and coronary heart disease R K Singh, A D McMahon, H Patel, C J Packard, B J Rathbone, and N J Samani Heart 2002; 88: 43-46. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.43 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Incremental changes in QRS duration in serial ECGs over time identify high risk elderly patients with heart failure W Shamim, M Yousufuddin, M Cicoria, D G Gibson, A J S Coats, and M Y Henein Heart 2002; 88: 47-51. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.47 [Abstract] [Full text] [Publisher's Correction] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mortality from infective endocarditis: clinical predictors of outcome S M Wallace, B I Walton, R K Kharbanda, R Hardy, A P Wilson, and R H Swanton Heart 2002; 88: 53-60. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.53 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Infective endocarditis: determinants of long term outcome R O M Netzer, S C Altwegg, E Zollinger, M Täuber, T Carrel, and C Seiler Heart 2002; 88: 61-66. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.61 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

	Prospective comparison of costs and short term health outcomes of surgical versus device closure of atrial septal defect in children M L Hughes, G Maskell, T H Goh, and J L Wilkinson Heart 2002; 88: 67-70. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.67 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease D A Lane, G Y H Lip, and T A Millane Heart 2002; 88: 71-75. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.71 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Basic research

	A new, simple, and accurate method for non-invasive estimation of pulmonary arterial pressure J Xu, L-G Durand, and P Pibarot Heart 2002; 88: 76-80. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.76 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Evaluation of long term cardiotoxicity after epirubicin containing adjuvant chemotherapy and locoregional radiotherapy for breast cancer using various detection techniques M T Meinardi, W T A van der Graaf, J A Gietema, M P van den Berg, D T Sleijfer, E G E de Vries, J Haaksma, F Boomsma, and D J van Veldhuisen Heart 2002; 88: 81-82. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.81 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is early, low level, short term exercise cardiac rehabilitation following coronary bypass surgery beneficial? A randomised controlled trial D J Wright, S G Williams, R Riley, P Marshall, and L B Tan Heart 2002; 88: 83-84. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.83 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians with refractory angina J D Ferguson, W P Orr, C J McKenna, D J Blackman, K M Channon, J C Forfar, O Ormerod, and A P Banning Heart 2002; 88: 85-86. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.85 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Acquired von Willebrand syndrome in children with patent ductus arteriosus R Rauch, U Budde, A Koch, M Girisch, and M Hofbeck Heart 2002; 88: 87-88. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.87 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Understanding coronary artery disease: tomographic imaging with intravascular ultrasound Paul Schoenhagen and Steven Nissen Heart 2002; 88: 91-96. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.91 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management of Marfan syndrome John C S Dean Heart 2002; 88: 97-103. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.97 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only References] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Development and structure of the atrial septum Robert H Anderson, Nigel A Brown, and Sandra Webb Heart 2002; 88: 104-110. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.104 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Author index Heart 2002; 88: e1. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.e1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Subject index Heart 2002; 88: e2. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.e2 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Prosthetic valve dysfunction presenting as intermittent acute aortic regurgitation G Morocutti, G Bernardi, and S Gelsomino Heart 2002; 88: 3. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.3 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Stamps in Cardiology: The opium poppy, morphine, and verapamil M K Davies and A Hollman Heart 2002; 88: 3. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.3-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Existence of muscles surrounding the persistent left superior vena cava demonstrated by electroanatomic mapping J Dong, B Zrenner, and C Schmitt Heart 2002; 88: 4. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.4 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Worm-shaped thrombus mimicking Chiari's network in a cocaine user G Iacobellis, M Puletti, and A Vitarelli Heart 2002; 88: 4. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.4-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	HLHS: first operative hurdle is the worst Heart 2002; 88: 6. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.6 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Right atrial lithomyxoma with extramedullary hematopoiesis J Azúa-Romeo, E Moreno, and J P Gomollón Heart 2002; 88: 10. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.10 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Diagnosis of a rare cause of arrhythmogenic syncope by means of an implantable loop recorder T Berger, F X Roithinger, and F Hintringer Heart 2002; 88: 10. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.10-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Multiple ischaemic events set the pattern in patent foramen ovale Heart 2002; 88: 24. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.24 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Intercoronary communication between the circumflex and right coronary arteries: distinct from coronary collaterals R Atak, Ü Güray, and Y Akin Heart 2002; 88: 29. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.29 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract: magnetic resonance imaging findings T Tomita, T Hanaoka, and M Owa Heart 2002; 88: 42. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.42 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Arrhythmogenic giant submitral left ventricular diverticulum T Yoshida, S Niwano, and T Izumi Heart 2002; 88: 52. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.52 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Thrombus after transcatheter closure of ASD with an Amplatzer septal occluder assessed by three dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction P Acar, Y Aggoun, and T Abdel-Massih Heart 2002; 88: 52. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.52-a [Extract] [Full text] [Video Clip] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Myocardial infarction and coronary thrombosis J-E Lindeboom, G M M Shahin, and H A Bosker Heart 2002; 88: 60. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.60 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Bilateral origin of a split left anterior descending coronary artery combined with atypical branching of the left circumflex coronary artery P Schanzenbächer and J Strotmann Heart 2002; 88: 70. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.70 [Extract] [Full text] [Video Clip] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Congenital bilateral coronary fistulae K S Roman and J J Vettukattil Heart 2002; 88: 75. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.75 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2002; 88: 84. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.84 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Saphenous vein graft aneurysm presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass A G Elkington, R J C Hall, and R H. Mohiaddin Heart 2002; 88: 86. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.86 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Crossed pulmonary arteries, ventricular septal defect, and chromosome 22q11 deletion E S Siwik, D Everman, and S Morrison Heart 2002; 88: 88. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.88 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Fatal cardiac tamponade in a child due to rupture of a mycotic aneurysm C Basso, G A Arrigoni, and G Thiene Heart 2002; 88: 89. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.89 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Intracellular cardiac amyloidosis in familiar amyloid polyneuropathy of the Portuguese type M Otto, T Hansen, and J Kriegsmann Heart 2002; 88: 90. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.90 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum N Haenen, W Morshuis, R Heijmen, and W Jaarsma Heart 2002; 88: 111. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.111 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Imaging of massive pulmonary embolism N Haenen, D Odekerken, and W Jaarsma Heart 2002; 88: 111. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.111-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	CORRECTION Heart 2002; 88: 82. doi:10.1136/heart.88.1.82 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]