Editorials

	Diastolic heart failure: fact or fiction? J E Sanderson Heart 2003; 89: 1281-1282. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1281 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Judicious use of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis P Robles Heart 2003; 89: 1283-1284. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1283 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Are troponins confusing? P O Collinson and P J Stubbs Heart 2003; 89: 1285-1287. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1285 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2003; 89: 1373-1374. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1373 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoints

	C reactive protein for risk stratification in acute coronary syndromes? Verdict: unproven S Kennon, A D Timmis, R Whitbourn, and C Knight Heart 2003; 89: 1288-1290. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1288 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Role of myocardial perfusion imaging for risk stratification in suspected or known coronary artery disease N K Sabharwal and A Lahiri Heart 2003; 89: 1291-1297. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1291 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Survival differences between heart failure in general practices and in hospitals O Wendelboe Nielsen, J Hilden, T McDonagh, and J Fischer Hansen Heart 2003; 89: 1298-1302. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1298 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Circulating concentrations of cardiac proteins indicate the severity of congestive heart failure T Goto, H Takase, T Toriyama, T Sugiura, K Sato, R Ueda, and Y Dohi Heart 2003; 89: 1303-1307. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1303 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of digoxin on left atrial function in heart failure J M Dernellis and M P Panaretou Heart 2003; 89: 1308-1315. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1308 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence and clinical significance of incidental paraprosthetic valvar regurgitation: a prospective study using transoesophageal echocardiography A Ionescu, A G Fraser, and E G Butchart Heart 2003; 89: 1316-1321. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1316 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Quantification of regional left ventricular function in Q wave and non-Q wave dysfunctional regions by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy M Bountioukos, A F L Schinkel, J J Bax, V Rizzello, R Rambaldi, E C Vourvouri, J R T C Roelandt, and D Poldermans Heart 2003; 89: 1322-1326. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1322 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

	Long term somatic growth after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: evidence for restoration of genetic growth potential M M H Cheung, A M Davis, J L Wilkinson, and R G Weintraub Heart 2003; 89: 1340-1343. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1340 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	A meta-analysis comparing the prognostic accuracy of six diagnostic tests for predicting perioperative cardiac risk in patients undergoing major vascular surgery M D Kertai, E Boersma, J J Bax, M H Heijenbrok-Kal, M G M Hunink, G J L’talien, J R T C Roelandt, H van Urk, and D Poldermans Heart 2003; 89: 1327-1334. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1327 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long term follow up after elective percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected non-bifurcational left main stenosis: is it time to change the guidelines? B R G Brueren, J M P G Ernst, M J Suttorp, J M ten Berg, B J W M Rensing, E G Mast, E T Bal, A J Six, and H W M Plokker Heart 2003; 89: 1336-1339. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1336 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Atrial septostomy for pulmonary arterial hypertension R J Allcock, J J O’Sullivan, and P A Corris Heart 2003; 89: 1344-1347. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1344 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Symptomatic occlusion of the access vein after pacemaker or ICD lead extraction F A Bracke, A Meijer, and L M van Gelder Heart 2003; 89: 1348-1349. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1348 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Use of 3 French catheters for diagnostic and interventional procedures in newborns and small infants G Agnoletti, Y Boudjemline, E Largen, Y Aggoun, I Szezepanski, D Bonnet, and D Sidi Heart 2003; 89: 1350-1351. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1350 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	The human coronary collateral circulation Christian Seiler Heart 2003; 89: 1352-1357. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1352 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only References] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thrombolysis: newer thrombolytic agents and their role in clinical medicine T K Nordt and C Bode Heart 2003; 89: 1358-1362. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1358 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Case 2: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) and paradoxical embolism Roby D Rakhit Heart 2003; 89: 1362. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1362 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Drug induced QT prolongation and torsades de pointes Yee Guan Yap and A John Camm Heart 2003; 89: 1363-1372. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1363 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only References] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Large B cell lymphoma with cardiac infiltration F Koehler, A C Borges, and P C Fotuhi Heart 2003; 89: 1282. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1282 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Factors associated with coronary artery calcification in young female patients with SLE K Manger, M Kusus, C Forster, D Ropers, W G Daniel, J R Kalden, S Achenbach, and B Manger Heart 2003; 89: 1284. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1284 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Unusual morphologic changes in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy H Fujii, M Kitakaze, and M Yamagishi Heart 2003; 89: 1290. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1290 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Improved detection of protruding apical thrombus with contrast echocardiography P Rerkpattanapipat, C Brown, and D W Kitzman Heart 2003; 89: 1297. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1297 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: ICD lead implantation via persistent left superior vena cava M Yasuda, Y Nakazato, and H Daida Heart 2003; 89: 1307. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1307 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Coronary rupture as a rare cause of acute myocardial ischaemia two months after angioplasty and stenting K-L Tsui, K-H Lam, and S-K Li Heart 2003; 89: 1315. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1315 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Echocardiographic detection of systemic air embolism during positive pressure ventilation P Avanzas, M A García-Fernández, and J Quiles Heart 2003; 89: 1321. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1321 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a pre-menopausal woman presenting with transient ST segment elevation E Tsiamis, K Toutouzas, and C Stefanadis Heart 2003; 89: 1326. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1326 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Right atrial tumour mass of unusual origin H Syed, S Dubrey, and K Tonge Heart 2003; 89: 1335. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1335 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Artefactual occlusion of the left subclavian artery during graft angiography N E J West, A J Dixon, and P N Ruygrok Heart 2003; 89: 1335. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1335-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased Nox2 in cardiomyocytes after acute myocardial infarction Heart 2003; 89: 1343. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1343 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	www.heartjnl.com Heart 2003; 89: 1347. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1347 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Detection of early impairment of coronary flow reserve in patients with systemic sclerosis R Montisci, A Vacca, P Garau, P Colonna, M Ruscazio, G Passiu, S Iliceto, and A Mathieu Heart 2003; 89: 1349. doi:10.1136/heart.89.11.1349 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]