Featured editorial

	Genome scanning and cardiovascular disease Eric J Topol Heart 2008; 94: 1361-1363. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150847

Editorials

	Aspirin for all over 50 revisited Peter Elwood and Gareth Morgan Heart 2008; 94: 1364-1365. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 2 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.155887
	Assessing the risks of percutaneous coronary intervention: do we have an equivalent of the EuroSCORE? Peter F Ludman Heart 2008; 94: 1366-1369. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.117721 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	How effective is prevention in coronary heart disease? Margaret E Cupples, Susan M Smith, and Andrew W Murphy Heart 2008; 94: 1370-1371. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.133777 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cardiorespiratory interaction in vasovagal syncope Resham Baruah, Darrel P Francis, and Richard Sutton Heart 2008; 94: 1372-1373. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134809 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fetal pulmonary venous Doppler flow patterns in hypoplastic left heart syndrome Nicky Manning and Nick Archer Heart 2008; 94: 1374-1375. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138412 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

	Diabetes in Africa: epidemiology, management and healthcare challenges N S Levitt Heart 2008; 94: 1376-1382. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147306

JournalScan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay Heart 2008; 94: 1516-1518. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoint

	Performance indicators in acute myocardial infarction: a proposal for the future assessment of good quality care Clive F M Weston Heart 2008; 94: 1397-1401. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122432 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review

	Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve—beyond hypertrophic cardiomyopathy M Luckie and R S Khattar Heart 2008; 94: 1383-1385. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122069 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Acute hyperglycaemia prevents the protective effect of pre-infarction angina on microvascular function after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction T Takahashi, Y Hiasa, Y Ohara, S Miyazaki, K Mahara, R Ogura, H Miyajima, K Yuba, N Suzuki, S Hosokawa, K Kishi, and R Ohtani Heart 2008; 94: 1402-1406. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142158
	Predictors of in-hospital mortality for patients admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a real-world study using the Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project (MINAP) database C P Gale, S O M Manda, P D Batin, C F Weston, J S Birkhead, and A S Hall Heart 2008; 94: 1407-1412. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127068
	Improvements in physical and mental domains of quality of life by anti-ischaemic drug and revascularisation treatment in elderly men and women with chronic angina M A Buser, P T Buser, G M Kuster, L Grize, M Pfisterer, and for the TIME Investigators Heart 2008; 94: 1413-1418. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127589
	Secondary prevention clinics for coronary heart disease: a 10-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial in primary care E K Delaney, P Murchie, A J Lee, L D Ritchie, and N C Campbell Heart 2008; 94: 1419-1423. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126144
	Comorbid conditions and outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention M Singh, C S Rihal, V L Roger, R J Lennon, J Spertus, A Jahangir, and D R Holmes, Jr Heart 2008; 94: 1424-1428. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126649
	Age threshold for vascular prophylaxis by aspirin in patients without diabetes U Bulugahapitiya, S Siyambalapitiya, J Sithole, D J Fernando, and I Idris Heart 2008; 94: 1429-1432. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150698
	Influence of respiratory instability during neurocardiogenic presyncope on cerebrovascular and cardiovascular dynamics C Porta, G Casucci, S Castoldi, A Rinaldi, and L Bernardi Heart 2008; 94: 1433-1439. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.114223
	Preoperative tissue Doppler imaging differentiates beneficial from detrimental left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with surgical aortic stenosis. A postoperative morbidity study F Bauer, F Mghaieth, N Dervaux, E Donal, G Derumeaux, A Cribier, and J-P Bessou Heart 2008; 94: 1440-1445. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121442
	Fetal pulmonary venous Doppler patterns in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: relationship to atrial septal restriction K Chintala, Z Tian, W Du, D Donaghue, and J Rychik Heart 2008; 94: 1446-1449. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123497
	Prognostic impact of diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: a prospective five-year study C Tribouilloy, D Rusinaru, H Mahjoub, J-M Tartière, L Kesri-Tartière, S Godard, and M Peltier Heart 2008; 94: 1450-1455. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.128769
	Coronary vasospasm as the underlying cause for chest pain in patients with PVB19 myocarditis A Yilmaz, H Mahrholdt, A Athanasiadis, H Vogelsberg, G Meinhardt, M Voehringer, E-M Kispert, C Deluigi, H Baccouche, E Spodarev, K Klingel, R Kandolf, and U Sechtem Heart 2008; 94: 1456-1463. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.131383
	Improvement of left ventricular myocardial short-axis, but not long-axis function or torsion after cardiac resynchronisation therapy: an assessment by two-dimensional speckle tracking Q Zhang, J W-H Fung, G W K Yip, J Y-S Chan, A P-W Lee, Y-Y Lam, L-W Wu, E B Wu, and C-M Yu Heart 2008; 94: 1464-1471. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127498
	Detection of inflammation in patients with acute aortic syndrome: comparison of FDG-PET/CT imaging and serological markers of inflammation H Kuehl, H Eggebrecht, T Boes, G Antoch, S Rosenbaum, S Ladd, A Bockisch, J Barkhausen, and R Erbel Heart 2008; 94: 1472-1477. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127282
	Idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy in children is caused by mutations in cardiac sarcomere protein genes J P Kaski, P Syrris, M Burch, M-T Tomé-Esteban, M Fenton, M Christiansen, P S Andersen, N Sebire, M Ashworth, J E Deanfield, W J McKenna, and P M Elliott Heart 2008; 94: 1478-1484. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134684

Systematic review

	64-Slice computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis and assessment of coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis G Mowatt, J A Cook, G S Hillis, S Walker, C Fraser, X Jia, and N Waugh Heart 2008; 94: 1386-1393. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145292

Rapid communication

	Association of rs2200733 at 4q25 with atrial flutter/fibrillation diseases in an Italian population C Viviani Anselmi, V Novelli, R Roncarati, A Malovini, R Bellazzi, R Bronzini, G Marchese, G Condorelli, A S Montenero, and A A Puca Heart 2008; 94: 1394-1396. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.148544 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Technology and guidelines

	Advances in clinical applications of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging W P Bandettini and A E Arai Heart 2008; 94: 1485-1495. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119016

Featured correspondence

	Right ventricular hypertrophy after arterial switch T Murakami Heart 2008; 94: 1496. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The author’s reply: A de Roos Heart 2008; 94: 1496. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prediction of response and prognosis after cardiac resynchronisation therapy G Valle, M Stanislao, A Gimelli, C Vigna, A Facciorusso, M Fanelli, and P Marzullo Heart 2008; 94: 1496. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The author’s reply: R Gradaus Heart 2008; 94: 1496. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	How to manage ischaemic mitral regurgitation Patrizio Lancellotti, Thomas Marwick, and Luc A Pierard Heart 2008; 94: 1497-1502. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134833 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Cardiotoxic drugs: clinical monitoring and decision making Audrey H Wu Heart 2008; 94: 1503-1509. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.133876 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	The right ventricle: anatomy, physiology and clinical imaging Florence Sheehan and Andrew Redington Heart 2008; 94: 1510-1515. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132779 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2008; 94: 1369. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Fishpond pseudo-ventricular fibrillation F Osman, R Ward, and A Morley-Davies Heart 2008; 94: 1401. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142844 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Interventional closure of a post-infarction septal defect U Halfwassen and G Schuler Heart 2008; 94: 1463. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142570 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Multi-perforated atrial septum D G Katritsis and M Aronis Heart 2008; 94: 1495. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.144121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Correction Heart 2008; 94: 1496. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118968corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]