Editorials

	Interplay of diabetes and coronary heart disease on cardiovascular mortality F Boccara and A Cohen Heart 2004; 90: 1371-1373. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.035766 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cardioversion and the use of sedation S J Harrison and J Mayet Heart 2004; 90: 1374-1376. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.040113 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The effect of not using an internal mammary artery as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting B J Leavitt Heart 2004; 90: 1377-1378. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027383 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2004; 90: 1511-1512. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mini-symposium

	Plaque stabilisation in coronary artery disease: introduction B Meier Heart 2004; 90: 1384. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.039404 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pathologic assessment of the vulnerable human coronary plaque F D Kolodgie, R Virmani, A P Burke, A Farb, D K Weber, R Kutys, A V Finn, and H K Gold Heart 2004; 90: 1385-1391. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.041798 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Plaque stabilisation by systemic and local drug administration J C Spratt and E Camenzind Heart 2004; 90: 1392-1394. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034975 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Plaque sealing by coronary angioplasty B Meier Heart 2004; 90: 1395-1398. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034983 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Insulin resistance as a contributor to myocardial ischaemia independent of obstructive coronary atheroma: a role for insulin sensitisation? S Jadhav, J Petrie, W Ferrell, S Cobbe, and N Sattar Heart 2004; 90: 1379-1383. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.035170 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in older men with diabetes and in men with coronary heart disease S G Wannamethee, A G Shaper, and L Lennon Heart 2004; 90: 1398-1403. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.026104 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management and in-hospital outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to intensive care units at the turn of the century: results from the French nationwide USIC 2000 registry G Hanania, J-P Cambou, P Guéret, L Vaur, D Blanchard, J-M Lablanche, Y Boutalbi, R Humbert, P Clerson, N Genès, N Danchin for the USIC 2000 Investigators Heart 2004; 90: 1404-1410. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025460 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Reverse remodelling of systolic left ventricular contraction pattern by long term cardiac resynchronisation therapy: colour Doppler shows resynchronisation P Schuster, S Faerestrand, and O J Ohm Heart 2004; 90: 1411-1416. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.030197 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diagnostic and prognostic value of ST segment depression limited to the recovery phase of exercise stress test G A Lanza, M Mustilli, A Sestito, F Infusino, G A Sgueglia, and F Crea Heart 2004; 90: 1417-1421. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.031260 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is echocardiography a valid tool to screen for left ventricular systolic dysfunction in chronic survivors of acute myocardial infarction? A comparison with radionuclide ventriculography G I W Galasko, S Basu, A Lahiri, and R Senior Heart 2004; 90: 1422-1426. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027425 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact of nicorandil in angina: subgroup analyses IONA Study Group Heart 2004; 90: 1427-1430. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.026310 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Established and emerging coronary risk factors in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia H A W Neil, V Seagroatt, D J Betteridge, M P Cooper, P N Durrington, J P Miller, M Seed, R P Naoumova, G R Thompson, R Huxley, and S E Humphries Heart 2004; 90: 1431-1437. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022764 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Up regulation of C3, C4, and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 co-expresses with high sensitivity C reactive protein in familial hypoalphalipoproteinaemia: further evidence of inflammatory activation T Sampietro, F Bigazzi, B Dal Pino, G Rossi, E Chella, S Lusso, M Puntoni, M Tuoni, and A Bionda Heart 2004; 90: 1438-1442. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.017327 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The safety and effectiveness of a nurse led cardioversion service under sedation L Boodhoo, G Bordoli, A R Mitchell, G Lloyd, N Sulke, and N Patel Heart 2004; 90: 1443-1446. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034900 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Simplified cardioversion service with intravenous midazolam P J B Hubner, S Gupta, and I McClellan Heart 2004; 90: 1447-1449. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.033050 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

	Transcatheter closure of persistent ductus arteriosus with the Amplatzer duct occluder in very young symptomatic children G Butera, G De Rosa, M Chessa, L Piazza, A Delogu, A Frigiola, and M Carminati Heart 2004; 90: 1467-1470. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025122 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Relation between coronary pressure derived collateral flow, myocardial perfusion grade, and outcome in left ventricular function after rescue percutaneous coronary intervention K P Balachandran, C Berry, J Norrie, B D Vallance, M Malekianpour, T J Gilbert, A C H Pell, and K G Oldroyd Heart 2004; 90: 1450-1454. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.023606 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Findings of intravascular ultrasound during acute stent thrombosis F Alfonso, A Suárez, D J Angiolillo, M Sabaté, J Escaned, R Moreno, R Hernández, C Bañuelos, and C Macaya Heart 2004; 90: 1455-1459. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.026047 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Coronary revascularisation outcome questionnaire (CROQ): development and validation of a new, patient based measure of outcome in coronary bypass surgery and angioplasty S Schroter and D L Lamping Heart 2004; 90: 1460-1466. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.021899 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Basic research

	Non-invasive evaluation of atherosclerosis with contrast enhanced 16 slice spiral computed tomography: results of ex vivo investigations S Schroeder, A Kuettner, T Wojak, J Janzen, M Heuschmid, T Athanasiou, T Beck, C Burgstahler, C Herdeg, C D Claussen, and A F Kopp Heart 2004; 90: 1471-1475. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.037861 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Thrombolysis in patients with a brain tumour R Rubinshtein, R Jaffe, M Y Flugelman, B Karkabi, and B S Lewis Heart 2004; 90: 1476. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.031013 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Electron beam computed tomography for the detection of left atrial thrombi in patients with atrial fibrillation S Achenbach, D Sacher, D Ropers, K Pohle, U Nixdorff, U Hoffmann, G Muschiol, F A Flachskampf, and W G Daniel Heart 2004; 90: 1477-1478. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027805 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A novel method of assessing Starr-Edwards aortic valve stenosis R J Edwards, M Al-Bustami, and C D J Ilsley Heart 2004; 90: 1479-1480. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020784 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact of glycaemic and lipid control on outcome after percutaneous coronary interventions in diabetic patients C Briguori, G Condorelli, F Airoldi, G W Mikhail, B Ricciardelli, and A Colombo Heart 2004; 90: 1481-1482. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.030437 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Augmented metabolic control improves myocardial diastolic function and perfusion in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes H von Bibra, A Hansen, V Dounis, T Bystedt, K Malmberg, and L Rydén Heart 2004; 90: 1483-1484. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020842 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Green tea reverses endothelial dysfunction in healthy smokers N Nagaya, H Yamamoto, M Uematsu, T Itoh, K Nakagawa, T Miyazawa, K Kangawa, and K Miyatake Heart 2004; 90: 1485-1486. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.026740 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mutations in the long QT gene, KCNQ1, are an uncommon cause of atrial fibrillation P T Ellinor, R K Moore, K K Patton, J N Ruskin, M R Pollak, and C A MacRae Heart 2004; 90: 1487-1488. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027227 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	What is the incidence of myocardial necrosis in elective patients discharged on the same day following percutaneous coronary intervention? I Porto, D J Blackman, D Nicolson, G Niccoli, F Z Kahn, O Ormerod, C Forfar, K Channon, and A P Banning Heart 2004; 90: 1489-1490. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027672 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Vascular brachytherapy versus sirolimus eluting stents for the treatment of in-stent restenosis: a prospective registry J J Goy, P Urban, C Seydoux, P Couke, E De Benedetti, and J C Stauffer Heart 2004; 90: 1491-1492. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034413 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Theory and practice of defibrillation: (1) Atrial fibrillation and DC conversion A A J Adgey and S J Walsh Heart 2004; 90: 1493-1498. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.019919 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only References] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management of hypertension before, during, and after pregnancy P Rachael James and Catherine Nelson-Piercy Heart 2004; 90: 1499-1504. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.035444 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only References] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Closing down: transcatheter closure of intracardiac defects and vessel embolisations Jean-François Piéchaud Heart 2004; 90: 1505-1510. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.016071 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Altered dystrophin expression in the right atrium of a patient after Fontan procedure with atrial flutter C J McMahon, M Vatta, C D Fraser, Jr, J A Towbin, and A C Chang Heart 2004; 90: e65. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.044370 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum: a commonly misdiagnosed mass often leading to unnecessary cardiac surgery I Nadra, D Dawson, S A Schmitz, P P Punjabi, and P Nihoyannopoulos Heart 2004; 90: e66. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.045930 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Apical ballooning in relatives L Pison, P De Vusser, and W Mullens Heart 2004; 90: e67. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.046813 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	BSCR Autumn Meeting 2004 Heart 2004; 90: e68. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2004; 90: 1373. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Coconut atrium following thoracic radiotherapy N P Jenkins, N H Brooks, and M Greaves Heart 2004; 90: 1376. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032698 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve chordae J P Remadi, A Degandt, and Z Rakotoarivello Heart 2004; 90: 1397. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032870 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: An isolated single coronary artery supplying the entire myocardium in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great vessels H Guven, J Billadello, and M Beardslee Heart 2004; 90: 1410. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.035881 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Current smoking and the risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction in the WHO MONICA Project populations M S Mähönen, P McElduff, A J Dobson, K A Kuulasmaa, A E Evans for the WHO MONICA Project Heart 2004; 90: 1416. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: "Myxomatous" mitral stenosis S Atar, L Bloch, and T Rosenfeld Heart 2004; 90: 1421. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034462 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Giant left main coronary artery aneurysm with mitral regurgitation M M Elahi, R V Dhannapuneni, and R Keal Heart 2004; 90: 1430. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.036293 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Giant and fusiform aneurysms of coronary arteries following early and adequate treatment of suspected Kawasaki disease E C Oechslin, U Arbenz, and K Mayer Heart 2004; 90: 1437. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032896 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Severe aortic insufficiency in a patient with sinus of Valsalva aneurysm invading the interventricular septum G V Moukarbel and A B Abchee Heart 2004; 90: 1470. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.036004 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Multislice cardiac computed tomography of symmetry bypass connector J M Schussler and B L Hamman Heart 2004; 90: 1480. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034355 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Late thrombotic occlusion of paclitaxel eluting stent more than one year after stent implantation C H Lee, H C Tan, H Y Ong, S G Teo, and Y T Lim Heart 2004; 90: 1482. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.033589 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2004; 90: 1488. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left anterior descending coronary artery H Teragawa, K Okada, and T Sueda Heart 2004; 90: 1492. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.035949 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]