Featured editorial

	More about the "ARB MI paradox" Alistair S Hall and Martin H Strauss Heart 2007; 93: 1011-1014. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.107185 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	ACE inhibitors: back to prime time? Milan Gupta, Subodh Verma, and G B John Mancini Heart 2007; 93: 1015-1016. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108100 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	New guidelines for cardiac resynchronisation therapy: simplicity or complexity for the doctor? C Leclercq Heart 2007; 93: 1017-1019. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122267 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Endothelial progenitor cells, endothelial cell dysfunction and much more: observations from cardiac syndrome X Patrick K Y Goon and Gregory Y H Lip Heart 2007; 93: 1020-1021. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.112664 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Influence of tooth loss on cardiovascular mortality Francesco D’Aiuto and Nikolaos Donos Heart 2007; 93: 1022-1023. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110650 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Consent bias in research: how to avoid it Cornelia Junghans and Melvyn Jones Heart 2007; 93: 1024-1025. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.120113 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay Heart 2007; 93: 1159-1160. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Renin: friend or foe? Morris J Brown Heart 2007; 93: 1026-1033. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.107706

Original research

	Tissue synchronisation imaging accurately measures left ventricular dyssynchrony and predicts response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy Nico R Van de Veire, Gabe B Bleeker, Johan De Sutter, Claudia Ypenburg, Eduard R Holman, Ernst E van der Wal, Martin J Schalij, and Jeroen J Bax Heart 2007; 93: 1034-1039. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.099424
	Use of automatic exposure control in multislice computed tomography of the coronaries: comparison of 16-slice and 64-slice scanner data with conventional coronary angiography Anja Deetjen, Susanne Möllmann, Guido Conradi, Andreas Rolf, Axel Schmermund, Christian W Hamm, and Thorsten Dill Heart 2007; 93: 1040-1043. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103838
	Determinants of implantable defibrillator discharges in high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Anna Woo, Daniel Monakier, Louise Harris, Ann Hill, Prasad Shah, E Douglas Wigle, Harry Rakowski, Evelyn Rozenblyum, and Douglas A Cameron Heart 2007; 93: 1044-1045. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090290 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Circulating endothelial progenitor cells and clinical outcome in patients with congestive heart failure Yoav Michowitz, Emil Goldstein, Dov Wexler, David Sheps, Gad Keren, and Jacob George Heart 2007; 93: 1046-1050. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102657
	Syncope and QT prolongation among patients treated with methadone for heroin dependence in the city of Copenhagen Søren Fanoe, Christian Hvidt, Peter Ege, and Gorm Boje Jensen Heart 2007; 93: 1051-1055. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.100180
	Cigarette smoking induces atrial fibrosis in humans via nicotine Andreas Goette, Uwe Lendeckel, Anja Kuchenbecker, Alicja Bukowska, Brigitte Peters, Helmut U Klein, Christof Huth, and Christoph Röcken Heart 2007; 93: 1056-1063. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.087171
	Vascular endothelial function and circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with cardiac syndrome X Po-Hsun Huang, Yung-Hsiang Chen, Yuh-Lien Chen, Tao-Cheng Wu, Jaw-Wen Chen, and Shing-Jong Lin Heart 2007; 93: 1064-1070. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.107763
	Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with cardiac syndrome X Haim Shmilovich, Varda Deutsch, Arie Roth, Hylton Miller, Gad Keren, and Jacob George Heart 2007; 93: 1071-1076. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 December 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.077909
	B-type natriuretic peptide release in the coronary effluent after acute transient ischaemia in humans Domingo A Pascual-Figal, María J Antolinos, Antoni Bayes-Genis, Teresa Casas, Francisco Nicolas, and Mariano Valdés Heart 2007; 93: 1077-1080. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.101303
	Cost effectiveness of perindopril in reducing cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease using data from the EUROPA study Andrew Briggs, Borislava Mihaylova, Mark Sculpher, Alistair Hall, Jane Wolstenholme, Maarten Simoons, Jaap Deckers, Roberto Ferrari, Willem J Remme, Michel Bertrand, Kim Fox on behalf of the EUROPA Trial Investigators Heart 2007; 93: 1081-1086. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 November 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086728
	Prognostic impact of preprocedural C reactive protein levels on 6-month angiographic and 1-year clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation Duk-Woo Park, Cheol Whan Lee, Sung-Cheol Yun, Young-Hak Kim, Myeong-Ki Hong, Jae-Joong Kim, Seong-Wook Park, and Seung-Jung Park Heart 2007; 93: 1087-1092. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.099762
	QRS and QTc interval prolongation in the prediction of long-term mortality of patients with acute destabilised heart failure Tobias Breidthardt, Michael Christ, Miriam Matti, Delia Schrafl, Kirsten Laule, Markus Noveanu, Tujana Boldanova, Theresia Klima, Willibald Hochholzer, André P Perruchoud, and Christian Mueller Heart 2007; 93: 1093-1097. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102319
	Associations between tooth loss and mortality patterns in the Glasgow Alumni Cohort Yu-Kang Tu, Bruna Galobardes, George Davey Smith, Peter McCarron, Mona Jeffreys, and Mark S Gilthorpe Heart 2007; 93: 1098-1103. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 12 December 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.097410
	Persistent ischaemic ECG abnormalities on repeated ECG examination have important prognostic value for cardiovascular disease beyond established risk factors: a population-based study in middle-aged men with up to 32 years of follow-up Christina Ström Möller, Björn Zethelius, Johan Sundström, and Lars Lind Heart 2007; 93: 1104-1110. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109116
	Vascular disease in a population-based cohort of individuals hospitalised with coeliac disease J F Ludvigsson, U de Faire, A Ekbom, and S M Montgomery Heart 2007; 93: 1111-1115. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.097097
	Selection bias resulting from the requirement for prior consent in observational research: a community cohort of people with ischaemic heart disease Brian Buckley, Andrew W Murphy, Molly Byrne, and Liam Glynn Heart 2007; 93: 1116-1120. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.111591
	Intracardiac echocardiography in the diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis D Q Kolodner, D Shimbo, and A R Magnano Heart 2007; 93: 1120. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.104091 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comprehensive evaluation of preoperative patients with aortic valve stenosis: usefulness of cardiac multidetector computed tomography Jean-Pierre Laissy, David Messika-Zeitoun, Jean-Michel Serfaty, Vincent Sebban, Elisabeth Schouman-Claeys, Bernard Iung, and Alec Vahanian Heart 2007; 93: 1121-1125. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.107284
	Comparison of clinical and economic outcomes of two antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for sternal wound infection in high-risk patients following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a prospective randomised double-blind controlled trial Kay Dhadwal, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Thanos Athanasiou, Marina Choudhury, Paris Tekkis, Pynee Vuddamalay, Haifa Lyster, Mohamed Amrani, and Shane George Heart 2007; 93: 1126-1133. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103002

Technology and guidelines

	Cardiac resynchronisation therapy for the treatment of heart failure: NICE technology appraisal guidance David Barnett, Seren Phillips, and Carole Longson Heart 2007; 93: 1134-1135. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127563 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured correspondence

	Implications of publishing surgical results Michael R Ward and Ben Bridgewater Heart 2007; 93: 1136. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Clinical epidemiology of heart failure Arend Mosterd and Arno W Hoes Heart 2007; 93: 1137-1146. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.025270 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Carotid stenting for atherothrombosis Emile R Mohler, III Heart 2007; 93: 1147-1151. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085613 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) Keith McNeil and John Dunning Heart 2007; 93: 1152-1158. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.053603 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	Common origin of all three major coronary vessels from the aorta through a single ostium A Hakeem, S Bhatti, and A Samad Heart 2007; 93: 1014. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103820 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Late adverse ventricular remodelling as a consequence of acute left main coronary artery occlusion W J van Gaal, B R Jennings, and A P Banning Heart 2007; 93: 1019. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102095 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2007; 93: 1023. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Four-valve endocarditis caused by group G Streptoccocci J P Fernandez, D B McKenzie, and P R Roberts Heart 2007; 93: 1039. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.099465 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diagnosing chest pain: characteristic ECG changes in acute pericarditis S Rathore and P A Dodds Heart 2007; 93: 1063. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.097071 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Acute myocardial infarction occurring at pre-existing mild stenosis, on the image obtained 3 days before the onset of acute myocardial infarction J-Y Moon, D Choi, and Y J Kim Heart 2007; 93: 1133. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.100768 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	"Dynamic imaging" (systolic compression) of myocardial bridge visualised by electronic beam computed tomography F Faletra, A Auricchio, T Moccetti, and O Chioncel Heart 2007; 93: 1135. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.101600 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]