Editorials

	Diagnosis of culture negative endocarditis: novel strategies to prove the suspect guilty C K Naber and R Erbel Heart 2003; 89: 241-243. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.241 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management of prosthetic valve endocarditis: a clinical challenge P Tornos Heart 2003; 89: 245-246. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.245 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Outcome following percutaneous coronary intervention: not, so far, in our genes B Keavney Heart 2003; 89: 247-248. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.247 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The primacy of clinical effectiveness for cost effectiveness analysis I P Casserly and E J Topol Heart 2003; 89: 249-250. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.249 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2003; 89: 359-360. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.359 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoints

	A "natural experiment" in cardiovascular epidemiology in the early 21st century A Sekikawa, B Y Horiuchi, D Edmundowicz, H Ueshima, J D Curb, K Sutton-Tyrrell, T Okamura, T Kadowaki, A Kashiwagi, K Mitsunami, K Murata, Y Nakamura, B L Rodriguez, and L H Kuller Heart 2003; 89: 255-257. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.255 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Erectile dysfunction and the cardiovascular patient: endothelial dysfunction is the common denominator H Solomon, J W Man, and G Jackson Heart 2003; 89: 251-253. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.251 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Blood culture negative endocarditis: analysis of 63 cases presenting over 25 years C C Lamas and S J Eykyn Heart 2003; 89: 258-262. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.258 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Molecular diagnosis of culture negative infective endocarditis: clinical validation in a group of surgically treated patients M Grijalva, R Horváth, M Dendis, J Erny, and J Benedík Heart 2003; 89: 263-268. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.263 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prosthetic valve endocarditis: early and late outcome following medical or surgical treatment E F Akowuah, W Davies, S Oliver, J Stephens, I Riaz, P Zadik, and G Cooper Heart 2003; 89: 269-272. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.269 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical criteria and the appropriate use of transthoracic echocardiography for the exclusion of infective endocarditis K Greaves, D Mou, A Patel, and D S Celermajer Heart 2003; 89: 273-275. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.273 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bangladeshi patients present with non-classic features of acute myocardial infarction and are treated less aggressively in east London, UK K Barakat, Z Wells, S Ramdhany, P G Mills, and A D Timmis Heart 2003; 89: 276-279. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.276 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Multicentre evaluation of the diagnostic value of cardiac troponin T, CK-MB mass, and myoglobin for assessing patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes in routine clinical practice P O Collinson, P J Stubbs, and A-C Kessler Heart 2003; 89: 280-286. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.280 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cost effectiveness of extended treatment with low molecular weight heparin (dalteparin) in unstable coronary artery disease: results from the FRISC II trial M Janzon, L-Å Levin, and E Swahn Heart 2003; 89: 287-292. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.287 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Relation between heart rate, heart rhythm, and reverse left ventricular remodelling in response to carvedilol in patients with chronic heart failure: a single centre, observational study R H Arnold, E Kotlyar, C Hayward, A M Keogh, and P S Macdonald Heart 2003; 89: 293-298. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.293 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment of chronic heart failure with ß adrenergic blockade beyond controlled clinical trials: the BRING-UP experience A P Maggioni, G Sinagra, C Opasich, E Geraci, M Gorini, E Gronda, D Lucci, G Tognoni, E Balli, and L Tavazzi Heart 2003; 89: 299-305. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.299 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Haemodynamic and catecholamine response to simulated ventricular tachycardia in man: effect of baseline left ventricular function T M Kolettis, E Psarros, Z S Kyriakides, C S Katsouras, L K Michalis, and D A Sideris Heart 2003; 89: 306-310. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.306 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intravascular ultrasound of the elastic pulmonary arteries: a new approach for the evaluation of primary pulmonary hypertension J Rodés-Cabau, E Domingo, A Román, J Majó, B Lara, F Padilla, I Anívarro, J Angel, J C Tardif, and J Soler-Soler Heart 2003; 89: 311-315. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.311 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Evaluation of intracoronary stenting by intravascular optical coherence tomography B E Bouma, G J Tearney, H Yabushita, M Shishkov, C R Kauffman, D DeJoseph Gauthier, B D MacNeill, S L Houser, H T Aretz, E F Halpern, and I-K Jang Heart 2003; 89: 317-320. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.317 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prospective evaluation of the effect of an angiotensin I converting enzyme gene polymorphism on the long term risk of major adverse cardiac events after percutaneous coronary intervention M Hamon, S Fradin, A Denizet, E Filippi-Codaccioni, G Grollier, and R Morello Heart 2003; 89: 321-325. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.321 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Women, older persons, and ethnic minorities: factors associated with their inclusion in randomised trials of statins 1990 to 2001 C Bartlett, P Davey, P Dieppe, L Doyal, S Ebrahim, and M Egger Heart 2003; 89: 327-328. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.327 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Coronary angioplasty enhances platelet reactivity through von Willebrand factor release D A Gorog, H Douglas, N Ahmed, D C Lefroy, and G J Davies Heart 2003; 89: 329-330. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.329 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Accuracy of reporting cardiac related events during long term follow up F Taylor, B Reeves, R Ascione, and G Angelini Heart 2003; 89: 331-332. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.331 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Role of the autonomic nervous system in vagal atrial fibrillation M P van den Berg, R J Hassink, C Baljé-Volkers, and H J G M Crijns Heart 2003; 89: 333-335. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.333 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Short term clinical outcome of acute saddle pulmonary embolism P Pruszczyk, R Pacho, M Ciurzynski, M Kurzyna, B Burakowska, W Tomkowski, A Bochowicz, and A Torbicki Heart 2003; 89: 335-336. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.335 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The relative contribution of the sinus and AV node to heart rate variability J O Schwab, G Eichner, H Schmitt, S Weber, M Coch, and B Waldecker Heart 2003; 89: 337-338. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.337 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Relation between circulating soluble Fas ligand and subsequent ventricular remodelling following myocardial infarction T Soeki, Y Tamura, H Shinohara, K Sakabe, Y Onose, and N Fukuda Heart 2003; 89: 339-341. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.339 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Michael J Stewart Heart 2003; 89: 342-348. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.342 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	DO GUIDELINES INFLUENCE PRACTICE? Paul W Armstrong Heart 2003; 89: 349-352. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.349 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE AND SEIZURE DISORDERS Lennart Bergfeldt Heart 2003; 89: 353-358. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.353 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Takayasu’s arteritis: management of left main stem stenosis I S Malik, O Harare, A AL-Nahhas, K Beatt, and J Mason Heart 2003; 89: e9. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.e9 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only: Moving Images] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Artefact mimicking tachycardia during magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with an implantable loop recorder J R Gimbel and B L Wilkoff Heart 2003; 89: e10. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.e10 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Unexplained recurrent pericardial effusion: a lethal warning? C H Lee, G S W Chan, and W M Chan Heart 2003; 89: e11. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.e11 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: An incidental case of thrombus formation in a patient with a portacath inserted for regular blood transfusions M A Westwood, J S Wainscoat, and R Mohiaddin Heart 2003; 89: 244. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.244 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Prolonged asymptomatic sinus pause indicated by implantable loop recording G H Mairesse and B Marchand Heart 2003; 89: 244. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.244-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Misplaced pacemaker wire as a cause of mitral regurgitation J M Brophy Heart 2003; 89: 246. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.246 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	eHEART: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2003; 89: 254. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.254 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Multiple cystic aneurysms in aortitis demonstrated by three dimensional volume rendering images of multislice computed tomography N Funabashi, N Komiyama, and I Komuro Heart 2003; 89: 257. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.257 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Left atrial thrombus caused by the primary antiphospholipid syndrome causing critical functional mitral stenosis S Yusuf, B P Madden, and C W Pumphrey Heart 2003; 89: 262. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.262 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: An unusual "right atrial mass" on echocardiography C G Sajeev, M N Krishnan, and K Venugopal Heart 2003; 89: 268. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.268 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Effect of temperature on the Brugada ECG J Smith, A Hannah, and D H Birnie Heart 2003; 89: 272. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.272 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Left circumflex coronary artery arising as a terminal extension of the right coronary artery O Sagkan, M Yazici, and S Demircan Heart 2003; 89: 286. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Women miss out on coronary care Heart 2003; 89: 298. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.298 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Epidural haematoma presenting as polymorphic ventricular tachycardia T R Webb, J M Morgan, and P R Roberts Heart 2003; 89: 316. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.316 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Aortic abscess M L R Suárez, L R Redondo, and T R Raviña Heart 2003; 89: 316. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.316-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Percutaneous closure of a false aneurysm of the superficial femoral artery under fluoroscopic guidance J M Ernst and B J Rensing Heart 2003; 89: 326. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.326 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Acute myocardial infarction caused by gunshot wound R Topsakal, N K Eryol, and M Çaliskan Heart 2003; 89: 326. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.326-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Non-haemorrhagic cardiac tamponade caused by a horse kick C Skene and A D Timmis Heart 2003; 89: 330. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.330 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Malposition of ventricular pacemaker lead as an incidental finding K Soon, H Koutsounis, and J Selvanayagam Heart 2003; 89: 332. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.332 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2003; 89: 336. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.336 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Acquired supravalvar type of left ventricular to right atrial communication following non-penetrating cardiac trauma caused by traffic accident N Sasaki and M Shimoyama Heart 2003; 89: 341. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.341 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Erratum Heart 2003; 89: 328. doi:10.1136/heart.89.3.328 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]