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	Biological pacemaking: a concept whose time has come...or is coming Michael R Rosen Heart 2007; 93: 145-146. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.111922 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Underuse of revascularisation in acute coronary syndromes Franz-Josef Neumann and Heinz Joachim Büttner Heart 2007; 93: 147-148. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092643 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The effect of intensive lipid lowering on coronary atheroma and clinical outcome Emma S Houslay, Jaydeep Sarma, and Neal G Uren Heart 2007; 93: 149-151. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 October 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.105676
	Pregnancy and the various forms of the Fontan circulation Fiona Walker Heart 2007; 93: 152-154. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 October 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091082

Journal scan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay Heart 2007; 93: 277-278. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Acute coronary syndromes

	Intervention in acute coronary syndromes: do patients undergo intervention on the basis of their risk characteristics? The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) K A A Fox, F A Anderson, Jr, O H Dabbous, P G Steg, J López-Sendón, F Van de Werf, A Budaj, E P Gurfinkel, S G Goodman, D Brieger on behalf of the GRACE investigators Heart 2007; 93: 177-182. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 June 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.084830
	Acute coronary syndromes and their presentation in Asian and Caucasian patients in Britain Molly Teoh, Susan Lalondrelle, Michael Roughton, Richard Grocott-Mason, and Simon W Dubrey Heart 2007; 93: 183-188. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091900

Coronary artery disease

	The coronary risk of cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors in patients with a previous myocardial infarction J M Brophy, L E Lévesque, and B Zhang Heart 2007; 93: 189-194. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 July 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089367

Interventional cardiology

	Effects of changing clinical practice on costs and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention between 1998 and 2002 M A Denvir, A J Lee, J Rysdale, R J Prescott, H Eteiba, I R Starkey, J P Pell, and A Walker Heart 2007; 93: 195-199. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 July 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090134

Cardiac imaging and non-invasive testing

	A pretest prognostic score to assess patients undergoing exercise or pharmacological stress testing Anthony Morise, Matthew Evans, Farrukh Jalisi, Rajendra Shetty, and Marc Stauffer Heart 2007; 93: 200-204. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093799 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Left ventricular remodelling index (LVRI) in various pathophysiological conditions: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic study Stefano De Castro, Stefano Caselli, Martin Maron, Antonio Pelliccia, Elena Cavarretta, Prasad Maddukuri, Domenico Cartoni, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Jeffrey T Kuvin, Ayan R Patel, and Natesa G Pandian Heart 2007; 93: 205-209. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093997

Epidemiology

	Temporal decline in the prognostic impact of a recurrent acute myocardial infarction 1985 to 2002 P Buch, S Rasmussen, G H Gislason, J N Rasmussen, L Køber, N Gadsbøll, S Stender, M Madsen, C Torp-Pedersen, and S Z Abildstrom Heart 2007; 93: 210-215. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092213

Diabetes, lipids and metabolism

Levels of homocysteine are increased in metabolic syndrome patients but are not associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, in contrast to patients without the metabolic syndrome Gideon R Hajer, Yolanda van der Graaf, Jobien K Olijhoek, Marianne C Verhaar, Frank L J Visseren for the SMART Study Group Heart 2007; 93: 216-220. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 September 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093971

Reviews

	Reverse remodelling in heart failure with cardiac resynchronisation therapy M St John Sutton and M G Keane Heart 2007; 93: 167-171. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 April 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.067967

Cardiovascular surgery

	Outcome after redo coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and viable myocardium V Rizzello, D Poldermans, A F L Schinkel, E Biagini, E Boersma, A Elhendy, F B Sozzi, A Palazzuoli, A Maat, F Crea, and J J Bax Heart 2007; 93: 221-225. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088146
	Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as long-term prognostic marker after major vascular surgery Harm H H Feringa, Olaf Schouten, Martin Dunkelgrun, Jeroen J Bax, Eric Boersma, Abdou Elhendy, Robert de Jonge, Stefanos E Karagiannis, Radosav Vidakovic, and Don Poldermans Heart 2007; 93: 226-231. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093716
	Influence of concomitant coronary artery bypass graft on outcome of surgery of the ascending aorta/arch P Narayan, C A Rogers, M Caputo, G D Angelini, and A J Bryan Heart 2007; 93: 232-237. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090860

Basic research

	Granulation encapsulated stent: a new therapeutic approach for vascular implantation Lilong Tang, Xiaochao Chen, Shuangbo Tang, Thomas LaLonde, and Julius M Gardin Heart 2007; 93: 238-243. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093765

Heart reviews

	Heart failure with a normal ejection fraction J E Sanderson Heart 2007; 93: 155-158. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 December 2005. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.074187
	Cardiac syndrome X: a critical overview and future perspectives G A Lanza Heart 2007; 93: 159-166. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 January 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.067330

Rapid communication

Adding social deprivation and family history to cardiovascular risk assessment: the ASSIGN score from the Scottish Heart Health Extended Cohort (SHHEC) Mark Woodward, Peter Brindle, Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe for the SIGN group on risk estimation* Heart 2007; 93: 172-176. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 November 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108167

Scientific letters

	Effects of atorvastatin and vitamin C on forearm hyperaemic blood flow, asymmentrical dimethylarginine levels and the inflammatory process in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus Dimitris Tousoulis, Charalambos Antoniades, Carmen Vasiliadou, Pantelis Kourtellaris, Katerina Koniari, Kyriakoula Marinou, Marietta Charakida, Ioannis Ntarladimas, Gerasimos Siasos, and Christodoulos Stefanadis Heart 2007; 93: 244-246. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093112
	Carvedilol improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy Kenji Nishioka, Keigo Nakagawa, Takashi Umemura, Daisuke Jitsuiki, Keiko Ueda, Chikara Goto, Kazuaki Chayama, Masao Yoshizumi, and Yukihito Higashi Heart 2007; 93: 247-248. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087999 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Haemodynamic significance of ostial side branch nipping following percutaneous intervention at bifurcations: a pressure wire pilot study N G Bellenger, R Swallow, D S Wald, I Court, A L Calver, K D Dawkins, and N Curzen Heart 2007; 93: 249-250. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088690 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Targeting drug-eluting stents to lesions at high risk of restenosis: a flawed approach? A K Siotia, A C Morton, S Mofidi, C Wales, C Newman, and J Gunn Heart 2007; 93: 251-252. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089243 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The effects of the angiotensin II receptor (type I) antagonist irbesartan in patients with cardiac syndrome X Stuart J Russell, Eugenie M Di Stefano, Mahmud T Naffati, Oliver Brown, and Stephen Saltissi Heart 2007; 93: 253-254. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089904 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Relation between nitric oxide metabolites and haemoglobin concentrations in patients with ischaemic heart disease Felicita Andreotti, Giulio Coluzzi, Alberto Lavorgna, Francesca Marzo, Enrico Di Stasio, Cinzia Carrozza, Cecilia Zuppi, and Filippo Crea Heart 2007; 93: 255-257. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090563 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Antiplatelet treatment for coronary heart disease N Clappers, M A Brouwer, and F W A Verheugt Heart 2007; 93: 258-265. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.071209 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Diagnosis and management of patients with aortic dissection Hüseyin Ince and Christoph A Nienaber Heart 2007; 93: 266-270. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078550 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Management of tricuspid valve regurgitation Manuel J Antunes and John B Barlow Heart 2007; 93: 271-276. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095281 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Electronic pages

	The British Society for Cardiovascular Research Autumn Meeting 2006, a joint meeting with the British Atherosclerosis Society Heart 2007; 93: e2. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Left ventricular pressure–volume loops during mechanical alternans in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy T Kashimura, M Kodama, and Y Aizawa Heart 2007; 93: 151. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.094037 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Retrograde coronary interventions of chronic total occlusions J-Y Moon, D Choi, and Y Jang Heart 2007; 93: 199. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091520 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Spontaneous coronary vasospasm in the catheterisation laboratory: prompt resolution after atropine injection S Turkoglu, U Arpag, and T Timurkaynak Heart 2007; 93: 215. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093187 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Coronary artery–left atrial fistula caused by feeding artery rupture in cardiac myxoma K Zen, T Asai, H Tatsukawa, and H Matsubara Heart 2007; 93: 237. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090753 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Free-floating left atrial thrombus formed in a few weeks in a patient with a normal mitral prosthesis B A Popescu, B Radulescu, and C Ginghina Heart 2007; 93: 246. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091306 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2007; 93: 257. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]