Featured editorial

	Late incomplete stent apposition after drug-eluting stent implantation: a true risk factor or "an innocent bystander"? Antonio Colombo and Azeem Latib Heart 2008; 94: 253-254. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126375 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	CT angiography: an alternative to nuclear perfusion imaging? Joanne D Schuijf and Jeroen J Bax Heart 2008; 94: 255-257. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.105833 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clot removal in AMI—worth the hassle? Diana A Gorog and Iqbal Malik Heart 2008; 94: 258-259. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126334 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Public access defibrillation: how to maximise the gain Martin McKee and Dorothy McKee Heart 2008; 94: 260-261. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.115170 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Left and right ventricular long-axis function and prognosis John E Sanderson Heart 2008; 94: 262-263. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109348 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Gender differences in heart failure Ana Azevedo Heart 2008; 94: 264-265. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110668 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Psychology in chest pain Annika Rosengren Heart 2008; 94: 266-267. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108126 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

	Interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery in India V Chaturvedi, S Talwar, B Airan, and B Bhargava Heart 2008; 94: 268-274. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.133041 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay, Editor Heart 2008; 94: 393-394. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139634 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoints

	Which patients receiving warfarin can be treated safely with a drug-eluting stent? A D S Ryding and A P Banning Heart 2008; 94: 275-277. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121459 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original research

	Long-term effect of cardiac resynchronisation in patients reporting mild symptoms of heart failure: a report from the CARE-HF study J G F Cleland, N Freemantle, J-C Daubert, W D Toff, F Leisch, and L Tavazzi Heart 2008; 94: 278-283. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.128991
	Ventricular long-axis function is of major importance for long-term survival in patients with heart failure B Grüner Sveälv, E L Olofsson, and B Andersson Heart 2008; 94: 284-289. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.106294
	Prevalence of coronary artery disease and plaque morphology assessed by multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography and calcium scoring in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes A J H A Scholte, J D Schuijf, A V Kharagjitsingh, J W Jukema, G Pundziute, E E van der Wall, and J J Bax Heart 2008; 94: 290-295. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 23 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121921
	Nature and prognostic importance of abnormal glucose tolerance and diabetes in acute heart failure C Berry, M Brett, K Stevenson, J J V McMurray, and J Norrie Heart 2008; 94: 296-304. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110999
	Increased granzyme B production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute coronary syndrome R Tsuru, H Kondo, Y Hojo, M Gama, O Mizuno, T Katsuki, K Shimada, M Kikuchi, and T Yashiro Heart 2008; 94: 305-310. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110023
	Combination of clinical risk profile, early exercise testing and circulating biomarkers for evaluation of patients with acute chest pain without ST-segment deviation or troponin elevation J Sanchis, X Bosch, V Bodí, N Bellera, J Núñez, B Benito, J Ordóñez, L Consuegra, M Heras, and À Llècer Heart 2008; 94: 311-315. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.115626
	Arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid supplementation increases coronary flow velocity reserve in Japanese elderly individuals H Oe, T Hozumi, E Murata, H Matsuura, K Negishi, Y Matsumura, S Iwata, K Ogawa, K Sugioka, Y Takemoto, K Shimada, M Yoshiyama, Y Ishikura, Y Kiso, and J Yoshikawa Heart 2008; 94: 316-321. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.113159
	Impact of late incomplete stent apposition after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation on 4-year clinical events: intravascular ultrasound analysis from the multicentre, randomised, RAVEL, E-SIRIUS and SIRIUS trials R Hoffmann, M-C Morice, J W Moses, P J Fitzgerald, L Mauri, G Breithardt, J Schofer, P W Serruys, H-P Stoll, and M B Leon Heart 2008; 94: 322-328. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.120154
	Volume–outcome relation for contemporary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in daily clinical practice: is it limited to high-risk patients? Results from the Registry of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Leitende Kardiologische Krankenhausärzte (ALKK) R Zahn, M Gottwik, M Hochadel, J Senges, U Zeymer, A Vogt, T Meinertz, R Dietz, K E Hauptmann, E Grube, S Kerber, and U Sechtem Heart 2008; 94: 329-335. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118737
	Long-term results after fluoroscopy-guided closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary prevention of paradoxical embolism A Wahl, M Kunz, A Moschovitis, T Nageh, M Schwerzmann, C Seiler, H P Mattle, S Windecker, and B Meier Heart 2008; 94: 336-341. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118505
	Trends in hospital admissions, in-hospital case fatality and population mortality from congenital heart disease in England, 1994 to 2004 J Billett, A Majeed, M Gatzoulis, and M Cowie Heart 2008; 94: 342-348. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only figures] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 23 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.113787
	The obstacles to maximising the impact of public access defibrillation: an assessment of the dispatch mechanism for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest K J Cairns, A J Hamilton, A H Marshall, M J Moore, A A J Adgey, and F Kee Heart 2008; 94: 349-353. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109785
	Ethnic differences in healthcare-seeking behaviour and management for acute chest pain: secondary analysis of the MINAP dataset 2002–2003 Y Ben-Shlomo, H Naqvi, and I Baker Heart 2008; 94: 354-359. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119412

Technology and guidelines

	Positron emission tomography and molecular imaging J Knuuti and F M Bengel Heart 2008; 94: 360-367. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118992 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured correspondence

	Tooth loss and mortality patterns F Corea, M Spinelli, C Butera, and M A Abbas Heart 2008; 94: 368. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The authors’ reply Y-K Tu, B Galobardes, G Davey Smith, P McCarron, M Jeffreys, and M S Gilthorpe Heart 2008; 94: 368. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Management of diabetes in cardiovascular patients R Peter, A Cox, and M Evans Heart 2008; 94: 369-375. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.098210 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	How to measure severity of mitral regurgitation Paul A Grayburn Heart 2008; 94: 376-383. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.086462 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Neglected tropical cardiomyopathies: II. Endomyocardial fibrosis Ana Olga Mocumbi, Sophie Yacoub, and Magdi H Yacoub Heart 2008; 94: 384-390. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.136101 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Electronic pages

	The impact of gender on outcomes of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction transported for percutaneous coronary intervention: analysis of the PRAGUE-1 and 2 studies Z Motovska, P Widimsky, M Aschermann, and on behalf of The PRAGUE Study Group Investigators Heart 2008; 94: e5. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 August 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110866
	Risk stratification in ST-elevation myocardial infarction is enhanced by combining baseline ST deviation and subsequent ST-segment resolution M Toma, Y Fu, G Wagner, S G Goodman, C Granger, L Wallentin, F Van de Werf, and P Armstrong Heart 2008; 94: e6. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118166
	Relationship of epicardial adipose tissue by echocardiography to coronary artery disease S-G Ahn, H-S Lim, D-Y Joe, S-J Kang, B-J Choi, S-Y Choi, M-H Yoon, G-S Hwang, S-J Tahk, and J-H Shin Heart 2008; 94: e7. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118471
	Assessment of the anatomic regurgitant orifice in aortic regurgitation: a clinical magnetic resonance imaging study K Debl, B Djavidani, S Buchner, N Heinicke, S Fredersdorf, J Haimerl, F Poschenrieder, S Feuerbach, G A J Riegger, and A Luchner Heart 2008; 94: e8. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 August 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108720
	Triplane tissue Doppler imaging: a novel three-dimensional imaging modality that predicts reverse left ventricular remodelling after cardiac resynchronisation therapy N R Van de Veire, C-M Yu, N Ajmone-Marsan, G B Bleeker, C Ypenburg, J De Sutter, Q Zhang, J W H Fung, J Y S Chan, E R Holman, E E van der Wall, M J Schalij, and J J Bax Heart 2008; 94: e9. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122564
	Management of patients with heart failure in clinical practice: differences between men and women M J Lenzen, A Rosengren, W J M Scholte op Reimer, F Follath, E Boersma, M L Simoons, J G F Cleland, and M Komajda Heart 2008; 94: e10. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.099523
	Longitudinal rotation: an unrecognised motion pattern in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy Z B Popovic, R A Grimm, A Ahmad, D Agler, M Favia, G Dan, P Lim, F Casas, N L Greenberg, and J D Thomas Heart 2008; 94: e11. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122192
	Psychological morbidity and illness appraisals of patients with cardiac and non-cardiac chest pain attending a rapid access chest pain clinic: a longitudinal cohort study N Robertson, N Javed, N J Samani, and K Khunti Heart 2008; 94: e12. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.100537
	Effect of valsartan compared with valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide on plasma levels of cellular adhesion molecules: the Val-MARC trial D Conen, B M Everett, R J Glynn, and P M Ridker Heart 2008; 94: e13. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126169

Miscellanea

	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2008; 94: 259. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Primary pericardial malignant fibrosarcoma presenting as sudden onset of substernal pain S-Y Yoo, C-B Park, and S S Cheong Heart 2008; 94: 265. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.116707 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Coronary thrombectomy by retrieval of an open emboli-protection filter device I Reho, C Gruner, and M Roffi Heart 2008; 94: 274. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123273 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Giant coronary-pulmonary artery fistula with multiple saccular aneurysms: multidetector CT evaluation A-R Zeina, U Rosenschein, and E Barmeir Heart 2008; 94: 277. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110833 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Isolated ventricular non-compaction in a patient initially diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy O Wozniak, M Konka, and E K Wlodarska Heart 2008; 94: 289. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095224 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Left ventricular non-compaction in an infant S-J Chen, W-J Lee, and M-T Lin Heart 2008; 94: 295. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109728 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Suspected coronary artery dissection post-stenting, confirmed by optical coherence tomography S Garg, C Bourantas, and S Thackray Heart 2008; 94: 335. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108878 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Articles

	These papers are available in full in the electronic pages of this issue of Heart Heart 2008; 94: 391-392. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]