Featured editorial

	Cardiovascular risk prediction: are we there yet? Rod Jackson Heart 2008; 94: 1-3. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138040 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Resynchronisation therapy in heart failure: searching for predictors Min Pu and William T Abraham Heart 2008; 94: 4-5. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108142 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	BNP: not just for heart failure M G Nicholls, C M Frampton, and T G Yandle Heart 2008; 94: 6-7. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119925 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Maximising secondary prevention therapies in patients with coronary heart disease S Capewell and M O’Flaherty Heart 2008; 94: 8-9. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123125 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pacing in heart failure: how many leads and where? S Serge Barold and Bengt Herwerg Heart 2008; 94: 10-12. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119404 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Value of ST-resolution analysis in the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention Christian Juhl Terkelsen and Henning Rud Andersen Heart 2008; 94: 13-15. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110676 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

	Epidemiology and causation of coronary heart disease and stroke in India R Gupta, P Joshi, V Mohan, K S Reddy, and S Yusuf Heart 2008; 94: 16-26. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132951 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay Heart 2008; 94: 124-126. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135707 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Reviews

	Circulating progenitor cells in stable coronary heart disease and acute coronary syndromes: relevant reparatory mechanism? W Wojakowski, M Kucia, M Kazmierski, M Z Ratajczak, and M Tendera Heart 2008; 94: 27-33. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103358

Rapid communication

	Performance of the QRISK cardiovascular risk prediction algorithm in an independent UK sample of patients from general practice: a validation study J Hippisley-Cox, C Coupland, Y Vinogradova, J Robson, and P Brindle Heart 2008; 94: 34-39. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134890

Original research

	N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is better than TIMI risk score at predicting death after acute myocardial infarction S Q Khan, P Quinn, J E Davies, and L L Ng Heart 2008; 94: 40-43. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108985
	Postprocedural single-lead ST-segment deviation and long-term mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty G De Luca, H Suryapranata, J P Ottervanger, J C A Hoorntje, A T M Gosselink, J-H Dambrink, M-J de Boer, and A W J van’t Hof Heart 2008; 94: 44-47. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 April 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103556
	Gender influence on the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice multislice computed tomography coronary angiography for detection of obstructive coronary artery disease G Pundziute, J D Schuijf, J W Jukema, J M van Werkhoven, E Boersma, A de Roos, E E van der Wall, and J J Bax Heart 2008; 94: 48-52. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.116715
	Comparison of temporary bifocal right ventricular pacing and biventricular pacing for heart failure: evaluation by tissue Doppler imaging R E Lane, J Mayet, N S Peters, D W Davies, and A W C Chow Heart 2008; 94: 53-58. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.106369
	Instantaneous effects of resynchronisation therapy on exercise performance in heart failure patients: the mechanistic role and predictive power of total isovolumic time T V Salukhe, K Dimopoulos, R Sutton, P Poole-Wilson, M Y Henein, M Morgan, J R Clague, and D P Francis Heart 2008; 94: 59-64. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 November 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.099218
	Platelets contribute to enhanced MCP-1 levels in patients with chronic heart failure C Stumpf, C Lehner, D Raaz, A Yilmaz, T Anger, W G Daniel, and C D Garlichs Heart 2008; 94: 65-69. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.115006
	Arterial haemodynamics in patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: influence on left ventricular after load and aortic dilatation H Senzaki, Y Iwamoto, H Ishido, T Matsunaga, M Taketazu, T Kobayashi, H Asano, T Katogi, and S Kyo Heart 2008; 94: 70-74. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.114306
	Explaining age-specific inequalities in mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease and ischaemic heart disease among South Korean male public servants: relative and absolute perspectives Y H Khang, J W Lynch, K Jung-Choi, and H J Cho Heart 2008; 94: 75-82. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.117747
	Trends in secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in the UK 1994–2005: use of individual and combination treatment S DeWilde, I M Carey, N Richards, P H Whincup, and D G Cook Heart 2008; 94: 83-88. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.111757
	Gene therapy: targeting the myocardium A R Lyon, M Sato, R J Hajjar, R J Samulski, and S E Harding Heart 2008; 94: 89-99. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.116483 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured correspondence

	Long-term results after PFO closure M H Shishehbor, R D Christofferson, E M Tuzcu, and S R Kapadia Heart 2008; 94: 100. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134759 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The author’s reply: B Meier Heart 2008; 94: 100-101. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134767 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Upgrading from right ventricular pacing to biventricular pacing in pacemaker patients with chronic heart failure Christophe Leclercq Heart 2008; 94: 102-107. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.065094 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Women and coronary disease Felicita Andreotti and Nicola Marchese Heart 2008; 94: 108-116. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.072769 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Cardiac tumours: an update Allen Burke, Jean Jeudy, Jr, and Renu Virmani Heart 2008; 94: 117-123. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.078576 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2008; 94: 3. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Intraoperative assessment of coronary grafts with fluorescent angiography K Waseda, P J Fitzgerald, and M Takahashi Heart 2008; 94: 64. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109421 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: A case of asymptomatic high-grade aortic coarctation F Barili, P Biglioli, and G Polvani Heart 2008; 94: 82. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108787 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]