Editorials

	Practising what is preached: the MINAP study O C Raffel and H D White Heart 2004; 90: 969-971. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.036251 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management programmes for heart failure A Cheng and K Ng Heart 2004; 90: 972-974. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027375 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Repeated echocardiography after the diagnosis of endocarditis: too much of a good thing? C H Cabell and V G Fowler, Jr Heart 2004; 90: 975-976. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.031328 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anaemia and heart failure A J S Coats Heart 2004; 90: 977-979. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.012997 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2004; 90: 1101-1102. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

	Anthony Francis Rickards Heart 2004; 90: 981-982. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.045674 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mini-symposium

	Treating multivessel disease in the era of coated stents: introduction C Di Mario and G Mikhail Heart 2004; 90: 989. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.028787 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The use of drug eluting stents in single and multivessel disease: results from a single centre experience G W Mikhail, F Airoldi, D Tavano, A Chieffo, R Rogacka, M Carlino, M Montorfano, G Sangiorgi, N Corvaja, I Michev, D Orlic, C Di Mario, and A Colombo Heart 2004; 90: 990-994. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.028795 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sirolimus eluting stent implantation for patients with multivessel disease: rationale for the arterial revascularisation therapies study part II (ARTS II) P W Serruys, P A Lemos, and B A van Hout Heart 2004; 90: 995-998. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.028811 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Revascularisation in diabetics with multivessel coronary artery disease K J Beatt, K P Morgan, and A Kapur Heart 2004; 90: 999-1002. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.028852 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treating multivessel disease in the era of coated stents: conclusion C Di Mario and H Griffiths Heart 2004; 90: 1003. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.028829 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	CD14 and toll-like receptor 4: a link between infection and acute coronary events? R Arroyo-Espliguero, P Avanzas, S Jeffery, and J C Kaski Heart 2004; 90: 983-988. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.001297 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes: initial results from the National Audit of Myocardial Infarction Project (MINAP) J S Birkhead, L Walker, M Pearson, C Weston, A D Cunningham, and A F Rickards Heart 2004; 90: 1004-1009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034470 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Limited long term effects of a management programme for heart failure M Mejhert, T Kahan, H Persson, and M Edner Heart 2004; 90: 1010-1015. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.014407 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ethnic differences in patient perceptions of heart failure and treatment: the West Birmingham heart failure project G Y H Lip, H Khan, A Bhatnagar, N Brahmabhatt, P Crook, and M K Davies Heart 2004; 90: 1016-1019. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025742 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Repeated echocardiographic examinations of patients with suspected infective endocarditis M L C Vieira, M Grinberg, P M A Pomerantzeff, J L Andrade, and A J Mansur Heart 2004; 90: 1020-1024. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025585 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter: preventive effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, and diuretics W Anné, R Willems, N Van der Merwe, F Van de Werf, H Ector, and H Heidbüchel Heart 2004; 90: 1025-1030. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.023069 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with previous coronary revascularisation M Bountioukos, A Elhendy, R T van Domburg, A F L Schinkel, J J Bax, B J Krenning, E Biagini, V Rizzello, M L Simoons, and D Poldermans Heart 2004; 90: 1031-1035. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.029025 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congenital heart disease

	Rapid right ventricular pacing is an alternative to adenosine in catheter interventional procedures for congenital heart disease I Daehnert, C Rotzsch, M Wiener, and P Schneider Heart 2004; 90: 1047-1050. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025650 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Trends in coronary artery revascularisation procedures in Western Australia, 1980–2001 M S T Hobbs, K A McCaul, M W Knuiman, J M Rankin, and I Gilfillan Heart 2004; 90: 1036-1041. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022160 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Trends in two year risk of repeat revascularisation or death from cardiovascular disease after coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention in Western Australia, 1980–2001 K A McCaul, M S T Hobbs, M W Knuiman, J M Rankin, and I Gilfillan Heart 2004; 90: 1042-1046. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022178 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Scientific letters

	Presentation, management, and outcomes of diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic patients admitted for acute coronary syndromes T S Fergus, R Fazel, J Fang, S Chetcuti, D E Smith, E Kline-Rogers, K Munir, K A Eagle, and D Mukherjee Heart 2004; 90: 1051-1052. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027656 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Time course of plasma markers of collagen turnover in patients with acute myocardial infarction A D McGavigan, J Moncrieff, M M Lindsay, P R Maxwell, and F G Dunn Heart 2004; 90: 1053-1054. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.018424 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	No difference in N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentrations between endurance athletes with athlete’s heart and healthy untrained controls J Scharhag, A Urhausen, M Herrmann, G Schneider, B Kramann, W Herrmann, and W Kindermann Heart 2004; 90: 1055-1056. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020420 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Calcium score as assessed by multi-slice computed tomography does not predict maximum plaque burden: an in vitro study M Frick, F Karakolcu, H Gschnitzer, H F Alber, A Stoeger, P Obrist, G Friedrich, F Weidinger, O Pachinger, and S P Schwarzacher Heart 2004; 90: 1057-1058. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.014910 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Electrocardiographic features in patients with acute myocardial infarction associated with left main coronary artery occlusion S Kurisu, I Inoue, T Kawagoe, M Ishihara, Y Shimatani, S Nakamura, M Yoshida, N Mitsuba, and T Hata Heart 2004; 90: 1059-1060. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.026799 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	High incidence of occult femoral vein thrombosis related to multiple venous sheaths during electrophysiological studies V Davutoglu, S Kervancioglu, H Dinckal, S Soydinc, S Turkmen, I Akdemir, and M Aksoy Heart 2004; 90: 1061-1062. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.027128 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A short course of oral amiodarone improves sinus rhythm maintenance post-cardioversion for atrial fibrillation C Boos, J Ritzema, and R S More Heart 2004; 90: 1063-1064. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022665 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long term persistence with statin treatment in daily medical practice A K Mantel-Teeuwisse, W G Goettsch, O H Klungel, A de Boer, and R M C Herings Heart 2004; 90: 1065-1066. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.026187 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Emergency percutaneous coronary interventions for unprotected left main stenoses: immediate and long term follow up 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 2004; 90: 1067-1068. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.021378 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	p53Arg72Pro polymorphism of tumour suppressor protein is associated with luminal narrowing after coronary stent placement S Kojima, N Iwai, N Tago, K Ono, K Ohmi, G Tsujimoto, S Takagi, S Miyazaki, H Nonogi, and Y Goto Heart 2004; 90: 1069-1070. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.007047 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact of intima re-intrusion and expansion within 100 minutes on late lumen loss in percutaneous coronary intervention for diffuse in-stent restenosis R Iijima, Y Ikari, T Tsunoda, M Nakamura, K Hara, and T Yamaguchi Heart 2004; 90: 1071-1072. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.024042 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Acute effects of 40% oxygen supplementation in adults with cyanotic congenital heart disease F Walker, M J Mullen, S J Woods, and G D Webb Heart 2004; 90: 1073-1074. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.000299 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Periodic breathing as a feature of right heart failure in congenital heart disease P Georgiadou, S V Babu-Narayan, D P Francis, D T Kremastinos, and M A Gatzoulis Heart 2004; 90: 1075-1076. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025221 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Heart disease and work Anne E Price Heart 2004; 90: 1077-1084. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.029298 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Optimum guidance of complex PCI by coronary pressure measurement Nico H J Pijls Heart 2004; 90: 1085-1093. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032151 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Reflex syncope in children and adolescents Wouter Wieling, Karin S Ganzeboom, and J Philip Saul Heart 2004; 90: 1094-1100. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.022996 [Extract] [Full text] [Web-only References] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Giant right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as a mediastinal mass P Banerjee, T Houghton, M Walters, and G C Kaye Heart 2004; 90: e50. doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.002519 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Methaemoglobinaemia after cardiac catheterisation: a rare cause of cyanosis L Kaendler, A Dorszewski, and I Daehnert Heart 2004; 90: e51. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.038554 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Stress, myocardial infarction, and the "tako-tsubo" phenomenon K A Connelly, A I MacIsaac, and V M Jelinek Heart 2004; 90: e52. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.038851 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period: association with antiphospholipid antibody M Krishnamurthy, R Desai, and H Patel Heart 2004; 90: e53. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.038869 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Angina with a normal coronary angiogram caused by amyloidosis D C Whitaker, M F Tungekar, and J E Dussek Heart 2004; 90: e54. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.038984 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prolonged profound abciximab associated immune thrombocytopenia complicated by transient multispecific platelet antibodies J A G Lown, A S Hughes, and P Cannell Heart 2004; 90: e55. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.039040 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Propionibacterium acnes endocarditis on an annuloplasty ring in an adolescent boy W Y Vanagt, W J Daenen, and T Delhaas Heart 2004; 90: e56. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.039180 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with clopidogrel: report of two new cases F Andersohn, F G Hagmann, and E Garbe Heart 2004; 90: e57. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.039214 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia in a patient with Ebstein anomaly G Mönnig, K Wasmer, and L Eckardt Heart 2004; 90: e58. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.040105 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Late gadolinium enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance in Becker muscular dystrophy A Varghese and D J Pennell Heart 2004; 90: e59. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.041277 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2004; 90: 971. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Safe biopsy of aortic masses guided by intraluminal two dimensional ultrasonography T Bartel, H Eggebrecht, and R Erbel Heart 2004; 90: 974. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.033514 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: 25 years follow up of pacing in a toddler A Chockalingam, S Dorairajan, and V Chockalingam Heart 2004; 90: 976. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.026443 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Transthoracic tissue Doppler study of right ventricular regional function in a patient with an arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy E Donal and P Raud-Raynier Heart 2004; 90: 980. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.033340 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Submitral aneurysm A V Deshpande, S V Vaidya, and A Kumar Heart 2004; 90: 988. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.030312 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2004; 90: 994. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Aortic dissection with compression of the ostium of the right coronary artery: visualisation by 16 row multislice CT T Schlosser, H Kühl, T Bartel, and J Barkhausen Heart 2004; 90: 998. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.034629 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Silent right ventricular myocardial infarction: the Q wave never lies T N Martin and H Dargie Heart 2004; 90: 1002. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032789 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Post-traumatic focal true left ventricular aneurysm S E Haine, B P Paelinck, and C J Vrints Heart 2004; 90: 1009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.031179 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2004; 90: 1019. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2004; 90: 1024. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Aortic arch aneurysm K Bogaard and A J H A Scholte Heart 2004; 90: 1035. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.033233 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Tuberculous pericardial abscess causing right ventricular obstruction K Caliskan, T W Galema, and A P J Klootwijk Heart 2004; 90: 1041. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032052 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Ultrastructure of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells after acute myocardial infarction M Thoelen, F Vandenabeele, J L Rummens, and M Hendrikx Heart 2004; 90: 1046. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032193 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Immunosuppressive therapy in acute myocarditis: an 18 year systematic review C P P Hia, W C L Yip, B C Tai, and S C Quek Heart 2004; 90: 1050. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Postoperative hydropneumopericardium E Aidala, A Valori, and P A Abbruzzese Heart 2004; 90: 1058. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.031864 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2004; 90: 1060. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Acupuncture for chest pain W Kim, M H Jeong, and Y K Ahn Heart 2004; 90: 1062. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032185 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com Heart 2004; 90: 1068. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inspiratory muscle load and capacity in chronic heart failure N Hart, M T Kearney, N B Pride, M Green, F Lofaso, A M Shah, J Moxham, and M I Polkey Heart 2004; 90: 1074. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Left ventricular trabecular non-compaction K C R Patel, D Pennell, and F Leyva-Leon Heart 2004; 90: 1076. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.032888 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy A S John, R H Mohiaddin, and M N Sheppard Heart 2004; 90: 1102. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.030841 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]