Featured editorial

	Transient ischaemic attacks: time to wake up Peter M Rothwell Heart 2007; 93: 893-894. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121111 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Vascular pathology as a result of drug-eluting stents Martin R Bennett Heart 2007; 93: 895-896. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.113894 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Virtual histology: does it add anything? Gaku Nakazawa, Aloke V Finn, and Renu Virmani Heart 2007; 93: 897-898. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109371 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Variability of NT-proBNP levels in heart failure: implications for clinical application A Mark Richards Heart 2007; 93: 899-900. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110643 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Improving end-of-life care for patients with chronic heart failure David R Thompson Heart 2007; 93: 901-902. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109330 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay Heart 2007; 93: 1008-1010. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.124990 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Oxidative stress and redox signalling in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure Mike Seddon, Yee H Looi, and Ajay M Shah Heart 2007; 93: 903-907. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 2 May 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.068270
	Three-dimensional CT scanning: a new diagnostic modality in congenital heart disease Phalla Ou, David S Celermajer, Giulio Calcagni, Francis Brunelle, Damien Bonnet, and Daniel Sidi Heart 2007; 93: 908-913. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 September 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.101352

Systematic review

	Intensive statin therapy in acute coronary syndromes and stable coronary heart disease: a comparative meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Jonathan Afilalo, Agnieska A Majdan, and Mark J Eisenberg Heart 2007; 93: 914-921. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.112508

Original research

	Sirolimus and paclitaxel provoke different vascular pathological responses after local delivery in a murine model for restenosis on underlying atherosclerotic arteries Nuno M M Pires, Daniel Eefting, Margreet R de Vries, Paul H A Quax, and J Wouter Jukema Heart 2007; 93: 922-927. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only figures] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 April 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102244
	Association of coronary plaque composition and arterial remodelling: a virtual histology analysis by intravascular ultrasound Jean-François Surmely, Kenya Nasu, Hiroshi Fujita, Mitsuyasu Terashima, Tetsuo Matsubara, Etsuo Tsuchikane, Mariko Ehara, Yoshihisa Kinoshita, Yoshihiro Takeda, Nobuyoshi Tanaka, Osama Katoh, and Takahiko Suzuki Heart 2007; 93: 928-932. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 November 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102111
	Comparison of intensive and low-dose atorvastatin therapy in the reduction of carotid intimal–medial thickness in patients with coronary heart disease Cheuk-Man Yu, Qing Zhang, Linda Lam, Hong Lin, Shun-Ling Kong, Wilson Chan, Jeffrey Wing-Hong Fung, Kenny K K Cheng, Iris Hiu-Shuen Chan, Stephen Wai-Luen Lee, John E Sanderson, and Christopher Wai-Kei Lam Heart 2007; 93: 933-939. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102848
	Heart rate and microinflammation in men: a relevant atherothrombotic link O Rogowski, I Shapira, A Shirom, S Melamed, S Toker, and S Berliner Heart 2007; 93: 940-944. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 January 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.101949
	Statins in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome: an analysis of dose and class effects in typical practice Niteesh K Choudhry, Raisa Levin, and Wolfgang C Winkelmayer Heart 2007; 93: 945-951. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110197
	The significance of circulating levels of both cardiac troponin I and high-sensitivity C reactive protein for the prediction of intravenous thrombolysis outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction S G Foussas, M N Zairis, S S Makrygiannis, S J Manousakis, F A Anastassiadis, C S Apostolatos, N G Patsourakos, M P Glyptis, J K Papadopoulos, D C Xenos, E N Adamopoulou, C D Olympios, and S K Argyrakis Heart 2007; 93: 952-956. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.084954
	Variability of NT-proBNP plasma and urine levels in patients with stable heart failure: a 2-year follow-up study Raquel Cortés, Miguel Rivera, Antonio Salvador, Vicente Bertomeu, Fernando García de Burgos, Esther Roselló-Lletí, Manuel Portolés, Rafael Payá, Luis Martínez-Dolz, and Vicente Climent Heart 2007; 93: 957-962. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.096891
	Improving end-of-life care for patients with chronic heart failure: "Let’s hope it’ll get better, when I know in my heart of hearts it won’t" Lucy Selman, Richard Harding, Teresa Beynon, Fiona Hodson, Elaine Coady, Caroline Hazeldine, Michael Walton, Louise Gibbs, and Irene J Higginson Heart 2007; 93: 963-967. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.106518
	Effects of metoprolol and carvedilol on pre-existing and new onset diabetes in patients with chronic heart failure: data from the Carvedilol Or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET) Christian Torp-Pedersen, Marco Metra, Andrew Charlesworth, Phillip Spark, Mary Ann Lukas, Philip A Poole-Wilson, Karl Swedberg, John G F Cleland, Andrea Di Lenarda, Willem J Remme, Armin Scherhag for the COMET investigators Heart 2007; 93: 968-973. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 January 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.092379
	Long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of bosentan in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease Gerhard-Paul Diller, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Mehmet G Kaya, Carl Harries, Anselm Uebing, Wei Li, Evdokia Koltsida, J Simon R Gibbs, and Michael A Gatzoulis Heart 2007; 93: 974-976. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089185 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Technology and guidelines

	Virtual histology Andreas König and Volker Klauss Heart 2007; 93: 977-982. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.116384

Featured correspondence

	Alternative treatments for angina Michael R Chester, John D Bridson, and Gaetano A Lanza Heart 2007; 93: 983-984. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the evaluation of heart failure Ravi G Assomull, Dudley J Pennell, and Sanjay K Prasad Heart 2007; 93: 985-992. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025304 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Pericardial disease: what the general cardiologist needs to know Emma L Ivens, Bradley I Munt, and Robert R Moss Heart 2007; 93: 993-1000. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086587 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Assessing inflammatory status in cardiovascular disease Dimitris Tousoulis, Charalambos Antoniades, and Christodoulos Stefanadis Heart 2007; 93: 1001-1007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088211 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Spontaneous intraoperative ventricular haematoma in a neonate A Bernasconi, T Cavalle-Garrido, and A Redington Heart 2007; 93: 898. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.098475 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2007; 93: 902. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Three-dimensional whole heart magnetic resonance imaging of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva Y Sato, N Matsumoto, and S Saito Heart 2007; 93: 907. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.099663 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Increasing severity of functional mitral regurgitation by left bundle branch block R Onea and A Verdun Heart 2007; 93: 913. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089748 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Effective thrombus extraction strategies in acute saphenous vein graft intervention R Schrale, R P Choudhury, and C Forfar Heart 2007; 93: 921. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.088310 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Pseudo-pre-excitation terminated by overdrive pacing M N Attar, Joseph John, and Gerry Kaye Heart 2007; 93: 944. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.098285 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Importance of preserving coronary branches during angioplasty, assessed by cardiac resonance J A F Díaz, T Lefevre, and M C Morice Heart 2007; 93: 951. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095562 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Parallel stenting using two sirolimus-eluting stents in an ectatic coronary artery stenosis Seung-Woon Rha, Sunil P Wani, and Dong Joo Oh Heart 2007; 93: 976. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.099739 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Cardiomyopathy associated with Wegener’s granulomatosis Andrew To, Janak De Zoysa, and Jonathan P Christiansen Heart 2007; 93: 984. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.098038 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	CORRECTION Heart 2007; 93: 984. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093880corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]