Editorials

	The cost of cardiovascular disease: rising, declining or staying still? G Lyratzopoulos Heart 2006; 92: 1361-1362. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 May 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085563
	Mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dyssynchrony: implications for treatment J J Bax and D Poldermans Heart 2006; 92: 1363-1364. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 May 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089805
	The changing face of infective endocarditis E Cecchi, M Imazio, and R Trinchero Heart 2006; 92: 1365-1366. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092635 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Harnessing the preconditioning phenomenon: does remote organ ischaemia provide the answer? A Burdess and D Newby Heart 2006; 92: 1367-1368. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 September 2005. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.064931

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2006; 92: 1535-1536. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Cost of cardiovascular diseases in the United Kingdom R Luengo-Fernández, J Leal, A Gray, S Petersen, and M Rayner Heart 2006; 92: 1384-1389. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 May 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.072173
	Role of regional mechanical dyssynchrony as a determinant of functional mitral regurgitation in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction E Agricola, M Oppizzi, M Galderisi, M Pisani, A Meris, C Pappone, and A Margonato Heart 2006; 92: 1390-1395. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082115
	Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in older women: can we improve on Framingham? British Women’s Heart and Health prospective cohort study M May, D A Lawlor, P Brindle, R Patel, and S Ebrahim Heart 2006; 92: 1396-1401. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 March 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085381
	Effect of aggressive risk factor modification on cardiac events and myocardial ischaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease D J Rakhit, T H Marwick, K A Armstrong, D W Johnson, R Leano, and N M Isbel Heart 2006; 92: 1402-1408. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.074393
	Metabolic syndrome and risk for heart failure in middle-aged men E Ingelsson, J Ärnlöv, L Lind, and J Sundström Heart 2006; 92: 1409-1413. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 May 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089011
	Relationship between myocardial perfusion and dysfunction in diabetic cardiomyopathy: a study of quantitative contrast echocardiography and strain rate imaging S Moir, L Hanekom, Z-Y Fang, B Haluska, C Wong, M Burgess, and T H Marwick Heart 2006; 92: 1414-1419. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079350
	Circulating adiponectin concentrations in patients with congestive heart failure J George, S Patal, D Wexler, Y Sharabi, E Peleg, Y Kamari, E Grossman, D Sheps, G Keren, and A Roth Heart 2006; 92: 1420-1424. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083345
	Excessive breathlessness in patients with diastolic heart failure K K A Witte, N P Nikitin, J G F Cleland, and A L Clark Heart 2006; 92: 1425-1429. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081521
	A history of arterial hypertension does not affect mortality in patients hospitalised with congestive heart failure F Gustafsson, C Torp-Pedersen, M Seibæk, H Burchardt, O Wendelboe Nielsen, L Køber for the DIAMOND study group Heart 2006; 92: 1430-1433. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080572
	Effects of torasemide on cardiac sympathetic nerve activity and left ventricular remodelling in patients with congestive heart failure S Kasama, T Toyama, T Hatori, H Sumino, H Kumakura, Y Takayama, S Ichikawa, T Suzuki, and M Kurabayashi Heart 2006; 92: 1434-1440. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079764
	Glucose and haemoglobin in the assessment of prognosis after first hospitalisation for heart failure J D Newton and I B Squire Heart 2006; 92: 1441-1446. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080895
	Delayed hyperenhancement in magnetic resonance imaging of left ventricular hypertrophy caused by aortic stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: visualisation of focal fibrosis K Debl, B Djavidani, S Buchner, C Lipke, W Nitz, S Feuerbach, G Riegger, and A Luchner Heart 2006; 92: 1447-1451. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079392
	Tissue Doppler velocity is superior to displacement and strain mapping in predicting left ventricular reverse remodelling response after cardiac resynchronisation therapy C-M Yu, Q Zhang, Y-S Chan, C-K Chan, G W K Yip, L C C Kum, E B Wu, P-W Lee, Y-Y Lam, S Chan, and J W-H Fung Heart 2006; 92: 1452-1456. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083592
	Infective endocarditis in a Finnish teaching hospital: a study on 326 episodes treated during 1980–2004 M Heiro, H Helenius, S Mäkilä, U Hohenthal, T Savunen, E Engblom, J Nikoskelainen, and P Kotilainen Heart 2006; 92: 1457-1462. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.084715
	APOE alleles are not associated with calcific aortic stenosis J R Ortlepp, M Pillich, V Mevissen, C Krantz, M Kimmel, R Autschbach, G Langebartels, J Erdmann, R Hoffmann, and K Zerres Heart 2006; 92: 1463-1466. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075317
	Splenectomy: a strong risk factor for pulmonary hypertension in patients with thalassaemia A Phrommintikul, A Sukonthasarn, R Kanjanavanit, and W Nawarawong Heart 2006; 92: 1467-1472. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079970

Congenital heart disease

	Current patterns of infective endocarditis in congenital heart disease S Di Filippo, F Delahaye, B Semiond, M Celard, R Henaine, J Ninet, F Sassolas, and A Bozio Heart 2006; 92: 1490-1495. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 July 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085332
	Dilatation of the ascending aorta in paediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valve: frequency, rate of progression and risk factors A E Warren, M L Boyd, C O’Connell, and L Dodds Heart 2006; 92: 1496-1500. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 March 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081539
	Prenatally diagnosed pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: echocardiography, genetics, associated anomalies and outcome S Vesel, S Rollings, A Jones, N Callaghan, J Simpson, and G K Sharland Heart 2006; 92: 1501-1505. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 March 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083295

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Interventional versus conservative treatment in acute non-ST elevation coronary syndrome: time course of patient management and disease events over one year in the RITA 3 trial P A Poole-Wilson, S J Pocock, K A A Fox, R A Henderson, D J Wheatley, D A Chamberlain, T R D Shaw, T C Clayton for the Randomised Intervention Trial of unstable Angina (RITA) Investigators Heart 2006; 92: 1473-1479. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.060541
	Evaluation of restenosis and extent of coronary artery disease in patients with previous percutaneous coronary interventions by dobutamine stress real-time myocardial contrast perfusion imaging A Elhendy, J M Tsutsui, E L O’Leary, F Xie, F Majeed, and T R Porter Heart 2006; 92: 1480-1483. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086140
	Beneficial effects of abciximab in patients with primary percutaneous intervention for acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in clinical practice T Heer, U Zeymer, C Juenger, A K Gitt, H Wienbergen, R Zahn, M Gottwik, J Senges for the Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACOS) Registry Investigators Heart 2006; 92: 1484-1489. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085456

Basic research

Remote ischaemic preconditioning protects against cardiopulmonary bypass-induced tissue injury: a preclinical study R K Kharbanda, J Li, I E Konstantinov, M M H Cheung, P A White, H Frndova, J Stokoe, P Cox, M Vogel, G Van Arsdell, R MacAllister, and A N Redington Heart 2006; 92: 1506-1511. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 July 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.042366

Papers

	"FAST HEART" Roger Hall Heart 2006; 92: 1489. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Heart reviews

	Percutaneous valve repair and replacement techniques B Munt and J Webb Heart 2006; 92: 1369-1372. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 9 December 2005. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.067371
	Surgical reconstruction of the mitral valve S M Tuladhar and P P Punjabi Heart 2006; 92: 1373-1377. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 9 December 2005. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.067421

Rapid communication

Bypassing the emergency room reduces delays and mortality in ST elevation myocardial infarction: the USIC 2000 registry P G Steg, J-P Cambou, P Goldstein, E Durand, P Sauval, Z Kadri, D Blanchard, J-M Lablanche, P Guéret, Y Cottin, J-M Juliard, G Hanania, L Vaur, N Danchin for the USIC 2000 Investigators Heart 2006; 92: 1378-1383. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.101972

Scientific letters

	Prediction of mortality of patients with suspected heart failure by brain natriuretic peptide concentrations > 100 pg/ml: comparison of a clinical model with brain natriuretic peptide concentrations J Kellett Heart 2006; 92: 1512-1513. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.069286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical and echocardiographic correlates of plasma osteopontin in the community: the Framingham Heart Study J Ärnlöv, J C Evans, E J Benjamin, M G Larson, D Levy, P Sutherland, D A Siwik, T J Wang, W S Colucci, and R S Vasan Heart 2006; 92: 1514-1515. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081406 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in normotensive women with Turner’s syndrome N H Andersen, B E Hjerrild, K Sørensen, E M Pedersen, K Stochholm, L C Gormsen, A Hørlyck, J S Christiansen, and C H Gravholt Heart 2006; 92: 1516-1517. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081471 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Raised plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations predict mortality and cardiac disease in end-stage renal disease R Sharma, D C Gaze, D Pellerin, R L Mehta, H Gregson, C P Streather, P O Collinson, and S J D Brecker Heart 2006; 92: 1518-1519. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082313 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Risks of contraception and pregnancy in heart disease Sara Thorne, Anne MacGregor, and Catherine Nelson-Piercy Heart 2006; 92: 1520-1525. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095240 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Practical management of medical liability for cardiac errors in a hospital environment Michel Bernard Heart 2006; 92: 1526-1528. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.065961 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management of dyslipidaemias Pathmaja Paramsothy and Robert Knopp Heart 2006; 92: 1529-1534. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.071712 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Amiodarone induced skin necrosis S J Russell and S Saltissi Heart 2006; 92: 1395. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086157 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Double chambered left ventricle in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging T Hemmers, M Schwaiger, and H Stern Heart 2006; 92: 1401. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079699 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Mahaim tachycardia and intravenous adenosine T R Betts Heart 2006; 92: 1408. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080259 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Giant single coronary artery with terminal fistulous aneurysm: a rare entity L Adamo and M Adamo Heart 2006; 92: 1419. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091009 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Implantation of a biventricular defibrillator system in a patient with persistent left and absent right superior vena cava C Sticherling and S Osswald Heart 2006; 92: 1424. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079129 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Iron chelating in thalassaemia with left ventricular dysfunction G Cagirci, O Tufekcioglu, and M Yetim Heart 2006; 92: 1440. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088377 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Simultaneous combined interventional percutaneous left atrial auricle and atrial septal defect closure H von Korn, J Yu, and B Lauer Heart 2006; 92: 1462. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087635 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Aortic valvular endocarditis visualised by 16-row detector multislice computed tomography L Christiaens, P Ardilouze, and E Sorbets Heart 2006; 92: 1466. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085027 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Multiple intracardiac thrombi in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy S Goland, T Luo, and R J Siegel Heart 2006; 92: 1472. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083865 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Intramyocardial echinococcal cyst demonstrated by multislice computed tomography F Gundogdu, S Arslan, and A M Kantarci Heart 2006; 92: 1479. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082826 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Pseudoaneurysm of aortocoronary graft secondary to spontaneous late rupture E Flecher, S Wilson, and C M G Duran Heart 2006; 92: 1495. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.084012 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Malignant pectus excavatum D S Crossland, A W Auldist, and A M Davis Heart 2006; 92: 1511. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.087098 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Web Top 10 Heart 2006; 92: 1513. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Hepatic hydatid cyst rupturing into pericardial cavity F Martín-Herrero, I Cruz, and L Muñoz Heart 2006; 92: 1536. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090456 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]