Editorials

	New tools for assessing microvascular obstruction in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction J A de Lemos and J J Warner Heart 2004; 90: 119-120. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.018093 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Methotrexate eluting stents: to modify or cure? A C Morton and J Gunn Heart 2004; 90: 121-122. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.019638 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Optimal therapeutic strategies in the setting of post-infarct no reflow: the need for a pathogenetic classification L Galiuto Heart 2004; 90: 123-125. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020800 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The extents of mitral leaflet opening and closure are determined by left ventricular systolic function S Kaul Heart 2004; 90: 126-128. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.014373 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2004; 90: 235-236. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mini-symposium

	Myocardial hibernation and heart failure: introduction P G Camici Heart 2004; 90: 136. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.029801 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fundamental concepts in myocardial viability assessment revisited: when knowing how much is "alive" is not enough R J Kim and D J Shah Heart 2004; 90: 137-140. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.023101 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hibernation and heart failure P G Camici Heart 2004; 90: 141-143. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.023119 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Surgery for hibernation J Pepper Heart 2004; 90: 144-145. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.023127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Atrial pacing for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a review of the literature R A Archbold and R J Schilling Heart 2004; 90: 129-133. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.015412 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	New support for clarifying the relation between ST segment resolution and microvascular function: degree of ST segment resolution correlates with the pressure derived collateral flow index M Sezer, Y Nisanci, B Umman, E Yilmaz, A Olcay, F Erzengin, and O Ozsaruhan Heart 2004; 90: 146-150. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.009985 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased serum concentrations of soluble CD95/Fas and caspase 1/ICE in patients with acute angina H J Ankersmit, T Weber, J Auer, G Roth, M Brunner, E Kvas, B Moser, S Spreitzer, E Lassnig, E Maurer, P Hartl, E Wolner, G Boltz-Nitulescu, and B Eber Heart 2004; 90: 151-154. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.012062 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hyperuricaemia does not impair cardiovascular function in healthy adults W S Waring, S H Adwani, O Breukels, D J Webb, and S R J Maxwell Heart 2004; 90: 155-159. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.016121 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Catheter based intracoronary brachytherapy leads to increased platelet activation M Jaster, V Fuster, P Rosenthal, M Pauschinger, Q-V Tran, D Janssen, W Hinkelbein, P Schwimmbeck, H-P Schultheiss, and U Rauch Heart 2004; 90: 160-164. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.013482 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	ECGSIM: an interactive tool for studying the genesis of QRST waveforms A van Oosterom and T F Oostendorp Heart 2004; 90: 165-168. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.014662 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is Mobitz type I atrioventricular block benign in adults? D B Shaw, J I Gowers, C A Kekwick, K H J New, and A W T Whistance Heart 2004; 90: 169-174. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.017806 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pulsed wave Doppler tissue echocardiography assessment of the long axis function of the right and left ventricles during the early neonatal period K Mori, R Nakagawa, M Nii, T Edagawa, Y Takehara, M Inoue, and Y Kuroda Heart 2004; 90: 175-180. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.008110 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

	Nicorandil versus isosorbide dinitrate as adjunctive treatment to direct balloon angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction N Ikeda, T Yasu, N Kubo, S Hashimoto, Y Tsuruya, M Fujii, M Kawakami, and M Saito Heart 2004; 90: 181-185. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.013789 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

	Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale: impact of device design on safety and efficacy M Schwerzmann, S Windecker, A Wahl, H Mehta, K Nedeltchev, H Mattle, C Seiler, and B Meier Heart 2004; 90: 186-190. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.003111 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Improved early ventricular performance with a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit in stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: evidence from strain Doppler echocardiography M L Hughes, L S Shekerdemian, C P Brizard, and D J Penny Heart 2004; 90: 191-194. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.016675 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Basic research

	Methotrexate loaded SAE coated coronary stents reduce neointimal hyperplasia in a porcine coronary model Y Huang, K Salu, X Liu, S Li, L Wang, E Verbeken, J Bosmans, and I De Scheerder Heart 2004; 90: 195-199. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.008169 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The forces generated within the musculature of the left ventricular wall P P Lunkenheimer, K Redmann, J Florek, U Fassnacht, C W Cryer, F Wübbeling, P Niederer, and R H Anderson Heart 2004; 90: 200-207. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.011650 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured case report

	Pacing extremely old patients: who decides—the doctor, the patient, or the relatives? G M Sayers and H W L Bethell Heart 2004; 90: 134-135. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022731 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Obtaining informed consent from patients in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction: physicians’ experiences and attitudes A Ågård, J Herlitz, and G Hermerén Heart 2004; 90: 208-210. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.021501 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Altered short term heart rate variability with spinal cord stimulation in chronic refractory angina: evidence for the presence of procedure related cardiac sympathetic blockade R Moore, D Groves, J Nolan, D Scutt, J Pumprla, and M R Chester Heart 2004; 90: 211-212. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.002998 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Carer knowledge of children’s medical problems in a paediatric cardiology outpatient setting J Wray, G Small, B Freedman, and R C G Franklin Heart 2004; 90: 213-214. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.004895 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ventilatory response to exercise in patients after correction of cyanotic congenital heart disease: relation with clinical outcome after surgery T Reybrouck, D Boshoff, L Vanhees, J Defoor, and M Gewillig Heart 2004; 90: 215-216. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.005918 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Assessment of depression following acute myocardial infarction using the Beck depression inventory R P Steeds, D Bickerton, M J Smith, and R Muthusamy Heart 2004; 90: 217-218. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.013904 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Indications for the closure of patent foramen ovale Michael J Landzberg and Paul Khairy Heart 2004; 90: 219-224. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.019315 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic therapeutically refractory angina pectoris Mike J L DeJongste, René A Tio, and Robert D Foreman Heart 2004; 90: 225-230. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025031 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator treatment and resynchronisation in heart failure Cecilia Linde Heart 2004; 90: 231-234. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.019695 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Tachycardiomyopathy: a diagnosis not to be missed N L Walker, S M Cobbe, and D H Birnie Heart 2004; 90: e7. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.017129 [Abstract] [Full text] [Video Sequences] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Computed tomographic virtual cardioscopy in a case of left atrial myxoma H-W Chen, S-J Chen, and I-S Chiu Heart 2004; 90: e8. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022046 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Rare case of heart failure caused by compression of the left atrium by a thoracic aortic aneurysm N M Gandhi, M Greaves, and N H Brooks Heart 2004; 90: e9. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022863 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Masquerade: a malignant arrhythmia masquerading as benign R Nandakumar, J C Patel, and P Broadhurst Heart 2004; 90: e10. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.024067 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: The paradoxical finding of mitral valve incompetence and cor triatriatum: a mechanism revealed? W Keeble, E Lundmark, and H J Dargie Heart 2004; 90: 125. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.007765 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Spontaneous termination of ventricular fibrillation M P Calabrò, F Luzza, S Carerj, and G Oreto Heart 2004; 90: 133. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.012823 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Impact of multislice CT on coronary ostial stenosis in Takayasu’s arteritis M Nakamura and M Nagano Heart 2004; 90: 136. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.021030 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Infectious endocarditis with an abscess around an aortic prosthesis J-P Baguet, O Chavanon, and M-A Lebrun Heart 2004; 90: 143. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.016626 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Combined membrane covered and uncovered stents for coronary arteriovenous fistula associated with atherosclerotic plaque in a patient with acute myocardial infarction Y Ahn, O Y Park, and M H Jeong Heart 2004; 90: 150. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020024 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: New combined treatments avoided transplantation in a child with severe pulmonary hypertension M Beghetti, L Nicod, C Barazzone-Argiroffo, and P C Rimensberger Heart 2004; 90: 154. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.019794 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Ruptured plaque or embolised thrombus J Van der Heyden, S Verheye, and P Vermeersch Heart 2004; 90: 164. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020164 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Factors involved in deciding to start preventive treatment: qualitative study of clinicians’ and lay people’s attitudes David K Lewis, Jude Robinson, and Ewan Wilkinson Heart 2004; 90: 180. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prognosis of angina with and without a diagnosis: 11 year follow up in the Whitehall II prospective cohort study Harry Hemingway, Martin Shipley, Britton Annie, Michael Page, Peter Macfarlane, and Michael Marmot Heart 2004; 90: 185. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Acute aortic dissection induced renovascular hypertension M Shimoyama, G Igawa, and M Hashimoto Heart 2004; 90: 194. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.016733 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Catheter induced multiple spasms in the right iliac artery during a percutaneous coronary intervention Y Ahn, Y J Hong, and M H Jeong Heart 2004; 90: 207. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022152 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Novel imaging techniques for the differentiation of a left ventricular mass J Timperley, S G Myerson, and A R J Mitchell Heart 2004; 90: 210. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020768 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2004; 90: 214. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Secretion of atrial natriuretic peptide in idiopathic giant atrium M Arima and T Kanoh Heart 2004; 90: 218. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.021667 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]