Editorials

	Left ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction: importance of residual myocardial viability and ischaemia C A Visser Heart 2003; 89: 1121-1122. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Radiation exposure to cardiologists: how it could be reduced E Vano Heart 2003; 89: 1123-1124. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1123 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The CARDia trial protocol D Smith Heart 2003; 89: 1125-1126. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1125 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cardiac function and obesity R S Vasan Heart 2003; 89: 1127-1129. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2003; 89: 1279-1280. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1279 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoints

	Acquired combined immunodeficiency associated with protein losing enteropathy complicating Fontan operation S Chakrabarti, B R Keeton, A P Salmon, and J J Vettukattil Heart 2003; 89: 1130-1131. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1130 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation R A Archbold and N P Curzen Heart 2003; 89: 1134-1137. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1134 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Influence of contractile reserve and inducible ischaemia on left ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction C Coletta, A Sestili, F Seccareccia, R Rambaldi, R Ricci, A Galati, R Bigi, N Aspromonte, M Renzi, and V Ceci Heart 2003; 89: 1138-1143. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1138 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long term outcome of patients with postinfarction left ventricular pseudoaneurysm R Moreno, E Gordillo, J Zamorano, C Almeria, J C Garcia-Rubira, A Fernandez-Ortiz, and C Macaya Heart 2003; 89: 1144-1146. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1144 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Relation of coronary flow pattern to myocardial blush grade in patients with first acute myocardial infarction R Hoffmann, P Haager, W Lepper, A Franke, and P Hanrath Heart 2003; 89: 1147-1151. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1147 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of isolated obesity on systolic and diastolic left ventricular function M Pascual, D A Pascual, F Soria, T Vicente, A M Hernández, F J Tébar, and M Valdés Heart 2003; 89: 1152-1156. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1152 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	QRS duration: a simple marker for predicting cardiac mortality in ICD patients with heart failure L Bode-Schnurbus, D Böcker, M Block, R Gradaus, A Heinecke, G Breithardt, and M Borggrefe Heart 2003; 89: 1157-1162. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1157 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Coronary flow velocity analysis during short term follow up after coronary reperfusion: use of transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to predict regional wall motion recovery in patients with acute myocardial infarction T Hozumi, Y Kanzaki, Y Ueda, A Yamamuro, T Takagi, T Akasaka, S Homma, K Yoshida, and J Yoshikawa Heart 2003; 89: 1163-1168. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1163 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The effects of and ß blockade on ventilatory responses to exercise in chronic heart failure K K A Witte, S D R Thackray, N P Nikitin, J G F Cleland, and A L Clark Heart 2003; 89: 1169-1173. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1169 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased distance between mitral valve coaptation point and mitral annular plane: significance and correlations in patients with heart failure S E Karagiannis, G T Karatasakis, N Koutsogiannis, G D Athanasopoulos, and D V Cokkinos Heart 2003; 89: 1174-1178. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1174 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mutations of the ß myosin heavy chain gene in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: critical functional sites determine prognosis A Woo, H Rakowski, J C Liew, M-S Zhao, C-C Liew, T G Parker, M Zeller, E D Wigle, and M J Sole Heart 2003; 89: 1179-1185. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1179 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk progression to chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: influence of male sex and of parasitaemia detected by polymerase chain reaction A L Basquiera, A Sembaj, A M Aguerri, M Omelianiuk, S Guzmán, J Moreno Barral, T F Caeiro, R J Madoery, and O A Salomone Heart 2003; 89: 1186-1190. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1186 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Three dimensional volume quantification of aortic valve calcification using multislice computed tomography G J Morgan-Hughes, P E Owens, C A Roobottom, and A J Marshall Heart 2003; 89: 1191-1194. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1191 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Epistatic interaction between variations in the angiotensin I converting enzyme and angiotensin II type 1 receptor genes in relation to extent of coronary atherosclerosis S Ye, S Dhillon, R Seear, L Dunleavey, L B Day, W Bannister, I N M Day, and I Simpson Heart 2003; 89: 1195-1199. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1195 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

	Management of fetal tachyarrhythmia based on superior vena cava/aorta Doppler flow recordings J-C Fouron, A Fournier, F Proulx, J Lamarche, J L Bigras, C Boutin, M Brassard, and S Gamache Heart 2003; 89: 1211-1216. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1211 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cardiovascular malformations in infants of diabetic mothers C Wren, G Birrell, and G Hawthorne Heart 2003; 89: 1217-1220. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1217 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Acute endothelin A receptor antagonism improves pulmonary and systemic haemodynamics in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension that is primary or autoimmune and related to congenital heart disease S C Apostolopoulou, S Rammos, Z S Kyriakides, D J Webb, N R Johnston, D V Cokkinos, and D Th Kremastinos Heart 2003; 89: 1221-1226. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1221 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Modified technique of stent fenestration of the atrial septum O Stümper, M Gewillig, J Vettukattil, W Budts, M Chessa, M Chaudhari, and J G C Wright Heart 2003; 89: 1227-1230. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1227 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impaired myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve of the anatomical right systemic ventricle in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries M Hauser, F M Bengel, A Hager, A Kuehn, S G Nekolla, H Kaemmerer, M Schwaiger, and J Hess Heart 2003; 89: 1231-1235. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1231 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Impact of preprocedural white blood cell count on long term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the EPIC, EPILOG, and EPISTENT trials H S Gurm, D L Bhatt, A M Lincoff, J E Tcheng, D J Kereiakes, N S Kleiman, G Jia, and E J Topol Heart 2003; 89: 1200-1204. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1200 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Radiation exposure benefit of a lead cap in invasive cardiology E Kuon, J Birkel, M Schmitt, and J B Dahm Heart 2003; 89: 1205-1210. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1205 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Basic research

	Angiotensin II receptor blockade prevents microangiopathy and preserves diastolic function in the diabetic rat heart T Hayashi, K Sohmiya, A Ukimura, S Endoh, T Mori, H Shimomura, M Okabe, F Terasaki, and Y Kitaura Heart 2003; 89: 1236-1242. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1236 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured case report

	Percutaneous technique for the reduction of knotted coronary catheters M A Tanner and D Ward Heart 2003; 89: 1132-1133. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1132 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Preoperative left ventricular end systolic dimension as a predictor of postoperative ventricular dysfunction in children with mitral regurgitation J Y Lee, C I Noh, E J Bae, Y S Yun, J R Lee, and Y J Kim Heart 2003; 89: 1243-1244. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1243 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Predictors of mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention S S Constantinides, S Gieowarsingh, M Halim, M Been, and M F Shiu Heart 2003; 89: 1245-1246. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1245 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Frequent atrial premature contractions as a surrogate marker for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with acute ischaemic stroke D Wallmann, D Tüller, N Kucher, J Fuhrer, M Arnold, and E Delacretaz Heart 2003; 89: 1247-1248. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1247 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Family history of premature death from ischaemic heart disease is associated with an increased risk of delivering a low birth weight baby J P Pell, G C S Smith, A Dominiczak, S M Cobbe, R Dobbie, A D McMahon, and I Ford Heart 2003; 89: 1249-1250. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1249 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Flash pulmonary oedema: accurate evaluation of the renal arteries with multislice computed tomography G Morgan-Hughes, A J Marshall, and C Roobottom Heart 2003; 89: 1251-1252. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1251 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The central role of platelet activation in determining the severity of acute coronary syndromes S Kennon, C P Price, P G Mills, M Macey, J Cooper, H Clarke, and A D Timmis Heart 2003; 89: 1253-1254. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1253 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Interstitial fibrosis in the dilated non-ischaemic myocardium A Brooks, V Schinde, A C Bateman, and P J Gallagher Heart 2003; 89: 1255-1256. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1255 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Incidence of pericardial effusion during attacks of familial Mediterranean fever E Tutar, F Yalçinkaya, N Özkaya, M Ekim, and S Atalay Heart 2003; 89: 1257-1258. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1257 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Primary cardiac valve tumours C Basso, T Bottio, M Valente, R Bonato, D Casarotto, and G Thiene Heart 2003; 89: 1259-1260. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1259 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Flecainide induced ventricular fibrillation in a neonate F Ackland, R Singh, and S Thayyil Heart 2003; 89: 1261. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1261 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Basic aspects of plaque vulnerability Antoine Lafont Heart 2003; 89: 1262-1267. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1262 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Plaque stabilisation in acute coronary syndromes: clinical considerations Adam D Timmis Heart 2003; 89: 1268-1272. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1268 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only References] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Antiplatelet treatment in stable coronary artery disease Charles J Knight Heart 2003; 89: 1273-1278. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1273 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Cor triatriatum sinister presenting in the adult as mitral stenosis R D Slight, O C Nzewi, R Sivaprakasam, and P S Mankad Heart 2003; 89: e26. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.e26 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Right atrium and testis tumour: is there a link? J Kefer, F Dumont, and B Gerber Heart 2003; 89: 1129. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1129 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Life threatening total occlusion of the left coronary artery after acetylcholine infusion J S Wijpkema, G A J Jessurun, and R A Tio Heart 2003; 89: 1137. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1137 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Multi-vessel dissections in Marfan syndrome demonstrated by multislice computed tomography N Funabashi, K Ito, and I Komuro Heart 2003; 89: 1146. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1146 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Giant P waves T A Simmers and J H Kirkels Heart 2003; 89: 1151. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1151 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Procedure Guidelines for Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging C Anagnostopoulos, M Harbinson, A Kelion, K Kundley, CY Loong, A Notghi, E Reyes, W Tindale, and SR Underwood Heart 2003; 89: 1156. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1156 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only Full Version] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: ß Thalassaemia major and severe left ventricular dysfunction M D Sosin, S Handa, D L Connolly, and R Davis Heart 2003; 89: 1162. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1162 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Left atrial standstill in a patient with mitral stenosis and sinus rhythm: a risk of thrombus hidden by left and right atrial electrical dissociation T R D Shaw, D B Northridge, and C M Francis Heart 2003; 89: 1173. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1173 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Spontaneous dissection of left atrium presenting as pulmonary oedema G M Reddy, J K Babu, and S P Kumar Heart 2003; 89: 1178. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1178 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	eHEART: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2003; 89: 1190. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1190 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Brugada-like acute myocardial infarction J Tomcsányi, A Zsoldos, and B Bozsik Heart 2003; 89: 1199. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1199 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Transcatheter closure of direct communication between right pulmonary artery and left atrium using Amplatzer device C Duke and M Alwi Heart 2003; 89: 1210. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1210 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Himalayan P waves in a patient with combined tricuspid and pulmonic stenosis V Davutoglu, M Kilinc, and M H Dinckal Heart 2003; 89: 1216. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1216 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Patients admitted to a district general hospital with unstable angina are disadvantaged compared with those admitted to a tertiary centre Heart 2003; 89: 1220. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1220 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	www.heartjnl.com Heart 2003; 89: 1242. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1242 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Spontaneous pneumopericardium A S Iskander, E C Schick, and A B Levin Heart 2003; 89: 1250. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1250 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Giant right atrial thrombosis associated with Hickman catheter S Kula, A Saygili, S F Tunaoglu, and R Olgunturk Heart 2003; 89: 1252. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1252 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Job strain and high work demands and lack of opportunity to control work are related to increased risk of coronorary heart disease in British government employees Heart 2003; 89: 1258. doi:10.1136/heart.89.10.1258 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]