Editorials

	Exercise really is good for you S G Wannamethee Heart 2006; 92: 1185-1186. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 July 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093674
	Is calcium the key for the assessment of progression/regression of coronary artery disease? F Cademartiri Heart 2006; 92: 1187-1188. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089573
	Rhythm control strategies for "symptomatic" persistent atrial fibrillation: is achieving sinus rhythm enough? T R Betts Heart 2006; 92: 1189-1190. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092650
	The role of vasodilators in the prevention and treatment of no-reflow following percutaneous coronary intervention S A Harding Heart 2006; 92: 1191-1193. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088427

Journal scan

	JournalScan Iqbal Malik Heart 2006; 92: 1360. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular medicine

	Deprivation and trends in blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index and smoking among participants of a UK primary care-based cardiovascular risk factor screening programme: both narrowing and widening in cardiovascular risk factor inequalities G Lyratzopoulos, R F Heller, P McElduff, M Hanily, and P Lewis Heart 2006; 92: 1198-1206. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 February 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081042
	Progressive coronary calcification despite intensive lipid-lowering treatment: a randomised controlled trial E S Houslay, S J Cowell, R J Prescott, J Reid, J Burton, D B Northridge, N A Boon, D E Newby on behalf of the Scottish Aortic Stenosis and Lipid Lowering Therapy, Impact on Regression (SALTIRE) trial Investigators Heart 2006; 92: 1207-1212. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080929
	American, British and European recommendations for statins in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease applied to British men studied prospectively P Mcelduff, M Jaefarnezhad, and P N Durrington Heart 2006; 92: 1213-1218. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 May 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085183
	Peak oxygen pulse during exercise as a predictor for coronary heart disease and all cause death J A Laukkanen, S Kurl, J T Salonen, T A Lakka, and R Rauramaa Heart 2006; 92: 1219-1224. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 February 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.077487
	Post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with cardiac disease: predicting vulnerability from emotional responses during admission for acute coronary syndromes D L Whitehead, L Perkins-Porras, P C Strike, and A Steptoe Heart 2006; 92: 1225-1229. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.070946
	Dobutamine-induced hyperaemia inversely correlates with coronary artery stenosis severity and highlights dissociation between myocardial blood flow and oxygen consumption R Jagathesan, E Barnes, S D Rosen, R Foale, and P G Camici Heart 2006; 92: 1230-1237. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 March 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075101
	Beyond the root: dilatation of the distal aorta in Marfan’s syndrome P M Engelfriet, E Boersma, J G P Tijssen, B J Bouma, and B J M Mulder Heart 2006; 92: 1238-1243. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 February 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081638
	Perceived heart rhythm in relation to ECG findings after direct current cardioversion of atrial fibrillation A Nergårdh and M Frick Heart 2006; 92: 1244-1247. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 March 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082156
	Tissue Doppler-derived index of left ventricular filling pressure, E/E', predicts survival of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation H Okura, Y Takada, T Kubo, K Iwata, S Mizoguchi, H Taguchi, I Toda, J Yoshikawa, and K Yoshida Heart 2006; 92: 1248-1252. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082594
	Head-to-head comparison of indices of left ventricular contractile reserve assessed by high-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: five-year follow up P Otasevic, Z B Popovic, J D Vasiljevic, L Pratali, A Vlahovic-Stipac, S D Boskovic, N Tasic, and A N Neskovic Heart 2006; 92: 1253-1258. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.073999
	Characteristics of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the community: an echocardiographic survey W P Abhayaratna, T H Marwick, W T Smith, and N G Becker Heart 2006; 92: 1259-1264. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 February 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080150
	Increased frequency of cardioembolism and patent foramen ovale in patients with stroke and a positive travel history suggesting economy class stroke syndrome J G Heckmann, M Stadter, U Reulbach, M Duetsch, U Nixdorff, and J Ringwald Heart 2006; 92: 1265-1268. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.077131
	Outcome of acute fulminant myocarditis in children N Amabile, A Fraisse, J Bouvenot, P Chetaille, and C Ovaert Heart 2006; 92: 1269-1273. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078402
	Duration, prevalence and intensity of bacteraemia after dental extractions in children G J Roberts, E C Jaffray, D A Spratt, A Petrie, C Greville, M Wilson, and V S Lucas Heart 2006; 92: 1274-1277. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 February 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.046581

Congenital heart disease

	Pregnancy and delivery in women after Fontan palliation W Drenthen, P G Pieper, J W Roos-Hesselink, W A van Lottum, A A Voors, B J M Mulder, A P J van Dijk, H W Vliegen, K M Sollie, P Moons, T Ebels, D J van Veldhuisen for the ZAHARA Investigators Heart 2006; 92: 1290-1294. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085407
	Atrioventricular block after transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects M A Walsh, J Bialkowski, M Szkutnik, M Pawelec-Wojtalik, W Bobkowski, and K P Walsh Heart 2006; 92: 1295-1297. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.084988
	Delayed diagnosis of congenital heart disease worsens preoperative condition and outcome of surgery in neonates K L Brown, D A Ridout, A Hoskote, L Verhulst, M Ricci, and C Bull Heart 2006; 92: 1298-1302. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078097

Interventional cardiology and surgery

	Prospective, randomised, controlled trial to study the effect of intracoronary injection of verapamil and adenosine on coronary blood flow during percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndromes K Vijayalakshmi, V J Whittaker, B Kunadian, J Graham, R A Wright, J A Hall, A Sutton, and M A de Belder Heart 2006; 92: 1278-1284. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075077
	Directional atherectomy facilitates the interventional procedure and leads to a low rate of recurrent stenosis in left anterior descending and left circumflex artery ostium stenoses: subgroup analysis of the FLEXI-CUT study J B Dahm, J Ruppert, S Hartmann, D Vogelgesang, A Hummel, and S B Felix Heart 2006; 92: 1285-1289. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081752

Basic research

	Expression of bone-regulatory proteins in human valve allografts R Shetty, A Pepin, A Charest, J Perron, D Doyle, P Voisine, F Dagenais, P Pibarot, and P Mathieu Heart 2006; 92: 1303-1308. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075903
	Deficiency of ß1 integrins results in increased myocardial dysfunction after myocardial infarction P Krishnamurthy, V Subramanian, M Singh, and K Singh Heart 2006; 92: 1309-1315. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 March 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.071001

Heart reviews

	Natriuretic peptides in heart valve disease S G Ray Heart 2006; 92: 1194-1197. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 October 2005. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.074161

Scientific letters

	Relation between C reactive protein and depression remission status in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome D Shimbo, N Rieckmann, R Paulino, and K W Davidson Heart 2006; 92: 1316-1318. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075861 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lifetime physical activity patterns and risk of coronary heart disease D Rothenbacher, W Koenig, and H Brenner Heart 2006; 92: 1319-1320. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 July 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087478
	Myocardial late gadolinium enhancement is associated with raised serum amino-terminal propeptide of type III collagen concentrations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy attributable to the Asp175Asn mutation in the tropomyosin gene: magnetic resonance imaging study P Sipola, K Peuhkurinen, K Lauerma, M Husso, P Jääskeläinen, M Laakso, H J Aronen, J Risteli, and J Kuusisto Heart 2006; 92: 1321-1322. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075523 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Raised B-type natriuretic peptide predicts implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy R Klingenberg, C Zugck, R Becker, D Schellberg, G Heinze, R Kell, A Remppis, W Schoels, H A Katus, and T J Dengler Heart 2006; 92: 1323-1324. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.076117 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Children with fulminant myocarditis rescued with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation E-T Wu, S-C Huang, Y-S Chen, J-K Wang, M-H Wu, and W-J Ko Heart 2006; 92: 1325-1326. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.077511 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prognostic implications of the blood pressure response to the Valsalva manoeuvre in elderly cardiac patients J J Remmen, R W M M Jansen, W R M Aengevaeren, M A Brouwer, and F W A Verheugt Heart 2006; 92: 1327-1328. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078386 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correlation of coronary artery bypass surgery-related myonecrosis with grafted vessel calibre: insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging J B Selvanayagam, N Searle, S Neubauer, and D P Taggart Heart 2006; 92: 1329-1330. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080796 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Usefulness of myocardial contrast echocardiography with nicorandil stress for the detection of coronary artery stenosis K Okajima, Y Kawase, N Matsushita, S Iwata, A Doi, T Hasegawa, K Hato, M Nishimoto, Y Abe, M Yoshiyama, and J Yoshikawa Heart 2006; 92: 1331-1332. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080242 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	TIMI risk score accurately risk stratifies patients with undifferentiated chest pain presenting to an emergency department A Conway Morris, D Caesar, S Gray, and A Gray Heart 2006; 92: 1333-1334. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080226 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clopidogrel reduces platelet–leucocyte aggregation, monocyte activation and RANTES secretion in type 2 diabetes mellitus S A Harding, J Sarma, J N Din, P M Maciocia, D E Newby, and K A A Fox Heart 2006; 92: 1335-1337. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083006 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Alcohol septal ablation for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Charles J Knight Heart 2006; 92: 1339-1344. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.063677 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Dilation of the thoracic aorta: medical and surgical management P Nataf and E Lansac Heart 2006; 92: 1345-1352. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.074781 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references][Amendment to recommendations] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Tetralogy of Fallot: from fetus to adult Elliot A Shinebourne, Sonya V Babu-Narayan, and Julene S Carvalho Heart 2006; 92: 1353-1359. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.061143 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Electronic pages

	BSCR Spring Meeting 2006 Heart 2006; 92: e2. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Stamps in Cardiology: World Health Day M K Davies and A Hollman Heart 2006; 92: 1186. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) illustrated before and after surgical correction on ECG-gated 40-slice computed tomography E Coche, P Muller, and B Gerber Heart 2006; 92: 1193. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.084194 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Swing-like movement of pigtail catheter in a patient with ruptured chordae tendinae A Tamura, S Naono, and J Kadota Heart 2006; 92: 1197. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.077537 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Cardiac magnetic resonance directed intervention following right ventricular infarction N G Bellenger, S Harden, C Peebles, and N P Curzen Heart 2006; 92: 1206. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075754 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the mid left anterior descending coronary artery P Saravanan, P Mennim, and J E Hancock Heart 2006; 92: 1212. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078733 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Huge left atrial thrombus in a patient with mitral bioprosthesis K-M Chiu, T-Y Lin, and S-H Chu Heart 2006; 92: 1212. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078394 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Subacute cardiac tamponade with very large pericardial effusion in a postpartum woman A A Sovari, K Moazemi, and C K Bodine Heart 2006; 92: 1218. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080168 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Left atrial calcification in rheumatic heart disease: a rare presentation R Vijayvergiya, H Jeevan, and A Grover Heart 2006; 92: 1218. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079095 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: MRI of a novel passive cardiomyoplasty device: the Paracor ventricular support system F Grothues, C Huth, and H U Klein Heart 2006; 92: 1224. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.077727 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Infected left ventricular pseudoaneurysm A C T Ng, D Taylor, and C Juergens Heart 2006; 92: 1237. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079830 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Helping the surgeon: epicardial 3D echocardiography in aortic dissection S De Castro, V Salandin, and E Cavarretta Heart 2006; 92: 1237. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079343 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Chronic post-rheumatic fever (Jaccoud’s) arthropathy involving carpometacarpal joints G Goyal, R Thakur, and S Singh Heart 2006; 92: 1243. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.081588 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: "FAST HEART" Roger Hall Heart 2006; 92: 1243. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: A guide to difficult right ventricular pacemaker lead insertion R De Palma and R A Archbold Heart 2006; 92: 1258. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082685 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pneumopericardium following perianal fistula repair and sigmoidoscopy X Holmwood, S C-Y Tan, and C J McKenna Heart 2006; 92: 1264. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079160 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Familial hypercholesterolaemia commonly presents with Achilles tenosynovitis D Beeharry, B Coupe, E W Benbow, J Morgan, S Kwok, V Charlton-Menys, M France, and P N Durrington Heart 2006; 92: 1277. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Angioplasty and stenting to correct ostial right coronary artery obstruction by a prosthetic aortic valve P Das and I Meredith Heart 2006; 92: 1284. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082701 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Multimodality in imaging calcific constrictive pericarditis C Langer, T Butz, and D Horstkotte Heart 2006; 92: 1289. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.079913 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Real time three dimensional imaging of zone of ischaemia derived from surface 12 lead ECG during percutaneous coronary revascularisation N T Mulvihill, J T Ryan, and C Bell Heart 2006; 92: 1302. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083584 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: 64-slice cardiac computed tomography: appearance of a complex coronary to pulmonary arterial fistula with conus artery aneurysm N E Manghat, N Kakani, and G J Morgan-Hughes Heart 2006; 92: 1308. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085902 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: A footprint of brucella infection: enormous saccular aneurysm of the ascending aorta K Tsioufis, C Stefanadis, and I Kallikazaros Heart 2006; 92: 1308. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082347 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Skinfold thickness, body mass index, and fatal coronary heart disease: 30 year follow up of the Northwick Park heart study Joseph Kim, Tom Meade, and Andy Haines Heart 2006; 92: 1315. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Resolution of dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by retained native leaflets following mitral valve replacement using medical treatment J Watt, K J Hogg, and M Danton Heart 2006; 92: 1318. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082784 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Web Top 10 Heart 2006; 92: 1320. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Pneumopericardium after bilateral lung transplantation F S Taccone, R Marechal, and O Appoloni Heart 2006; 92: 1326. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082370 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Massive tear of the mitral valve after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy by live 3D transthoracic echocardiography D Messika-Zeitoun, E Brochet, and A Vahanian Heart 2006; 92: 1328. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080911 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Concomitant aortic and mitral regurgitations: a rare echocardiographic view S Caputo, G Capozzi, and R Calabrò Heart 2006; 92: 1334. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086298 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Cardiac compression from a rheumatoid pericardial mass P Bhat, B Chandrasekaran, and E Barnes Heart 2006; 92: 1337. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078063 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Lipomatous metaplasia in myocardial infarction detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance R Nijveldt, C B Marcu, and A C van Rossum Heart 2006; 92: 1337. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.080952 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Novel imaging techniques reveal the aetiology of a pseudoinfarction ECG pattern D Leftheriotis, I Ikonomidis, E K Iliodromitis, and D Th Kremastinos Heart 2006; 92: 1338. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082164 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]