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Featured editorial

	Red wine, chocolate and vascular health: developing the evidence base Roger Corder Heart 2008; 94: 821-823. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143909 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Ischaemic heart disease in Africa. How common is it? Will it become more common? Patrick Commerford and Mpiko Ntsekhe Heart 2008; 94: 824-825. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142778 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Does atrial fibrillation preclude biventricular pacing? Jeffrey W H Fung, Gabriel W K Yip, and Cheuk-Man Yu Heart 2008; 94: 826-827. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.133769 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Does a stent cure hypertension? Erwin N Oechslin Heart 2008; 94: 828-829. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.130013 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Getting the BEST out of DCCV Guy Haywood and Bogdan Nuta Heart 2008; 94: 830-831. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137000 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The implantable loop recorder in children: searching for indications Robert H Pass and Leonardo Liberman Heart 2008; 94: 832-833. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126276 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ductal stenting for restricted pulmonary blood flow in neonates: 15 years on but still a very limited place in clinical practice John L Gibbs Heart 2008; 94: 834-835. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126342 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

	Ischaemic heart disease in Africa G A Mensah Heart 2008; 94: 836-843. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.136523 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay Heart 2008; 94: 960-962. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147835 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Incidence of aortic valve regurgitation and outcome after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale S P Schoen, A Boscheri, S A Lange, M U Braun, J Fuhrmann, U Kappert, and R H Strasser Heart 2008; 94: 844-847. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132662
	Dual source coronary computed tomography angiography for detecting in-stent restenosis F Pugliese, A C Weustink, C Van Mieghem, F Alberghina, M Otsuka, W B Meijboom, N van Pelt, N R Mollet, F Cademartiri, G P Krestin, M G M Hunink, and P J de Feyter Heart 2008; 94: 848-854. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 September 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126474
	New two-dimensional global longitudinal strain and strain rate imaging for assessment of systemic right ventricular function P-C Chow, X-C Liang, E W Y Cheung, W W M Lam, and Y-F Cheung Heart 2008; 94: 855-859. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.131862
	Biochemical and functional abnormalities of left and right ventricular function after ultra-endurance exercise A La Gerche, K A Connelly, D J Mooney, A I MacIsaac, and D L Prior Heart 2008; 94: 860-866. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.101063
	Short- and long-term outcomes following atrial fibrillation in patients with acute coronary syndromes with or without ST-segment elevation R D Lopes, K S Pieper, J R Horton, S M Al-Khatib, L K Newby, R H Mehta, F Van de Werf, P W Armstrong, K W Mahaffey, R A Harrington, E M Ohman, H D White, L Wallentin, and C B Granger Heart 2008; 94: 867-873. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 March 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134486
	Blood pressure-independent relations of left ventricular geometry to the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance: a population-based study J Sundström, J Ärnlöv, K Stolare, and L Lind Heart 2008; 94: 874-878. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121020
	Long-term effects of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation K Khadjooi, P W Foley, S Chalil, J Anthony, R E A Smith, M P Frenneaux, and F Leyva Heart 2008; 94: 879-883. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.129429
	Biphasic energy selection for transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. The BEST AF Trial B M Glover, S J Walsh, C J McCann, M J Moore, G Manoharan, G W N Dalzell, A McAllister, B McClements, D J McEneaney, T G Trouton, T P Mathew, and A A J Adgey Heart 2008; 94: 884-887. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 June 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.120782
	The implantable loop recorder in children B Yeung and K McLeod Heart 2008; 94: 888-891. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121855
	The association between the timing of valve surgery and 6-month mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis I M Tleyjeh, J M Steckelberg, G Georgescu, H M K Ghomrawi, T L Hoskin, F B Enders, F Mookadam, W C Huskins, W R Wilson, and L M Baddour Heart 2008; 94: 892-896. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118968
	B-type natriuretic peptide and left ventricular dysfunction on exercise echocardiography in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation R S Gabriel, A J Kerr, V Sharma, I S L Zeng, and R A H Stewart Heart 2008; 94: 897-902. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126508
	Role of the C-344T aldosterone synthase gene variant in left ventricular mass and left ventricular structure-related phenotypes S Sookoian, T F Gianotti, and C J Pirola Heart 2008; 94: 903-910. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 August 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119545
	Subacute cardiac toxicity following autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with normal cardiac function T Chung, W-C Lim, R Sy, I Cunningham, J Trotman, and L Kritharides Heart 2008; 94: 911-918. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123299
	Impact of aortic stenting on peripheral vascular function and daytime systolic blood pressure in adult coarctation S S M Chen, A E Donald, C Storry, J P Halcox, P Bonhoeffer, and J E Deanfield Heart 2008; 94: 919-924. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 August 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109389
	Stenting of the arterial duct in newborns with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation G Santoro, G Gaio, M T Palladino, C Iacono, M Carrozza, R Esposito, M G Russo, G Caianiello, and R Calabrò Heart 2008; 94: 925-929. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123000

Technology and guidelines

	Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: summary of NICE guidance T Stokes, R Richey, D Wrayon, and on behalf of the Guideline Development Group Heart 2008; 94: 930-931. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147090 [Extract] [Full text] [erratum] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Commentary on endocarditis prophylaxis: a quaint custom or medical necessity? B D Prendergast, J L Harrison, and C K Naber Heart 2008; 94: 931-934. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145391 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured correspondence

	Not only after myocardial infarction V Barrios and C Escobar Heart 2008; 94: 935. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142166 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The authors’ reply: A Norhammar and L Rydén Heart 2008; 94: 935. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142174 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Surgical "league tables": Ischaemic heart disease B Bridgewater and B Keogh Heart 2008; 94: 936-942. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143602 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging: Non-invasive imaging T Dill Heart 2008; 94: 943-948. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.125039 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Fractional flow reserve: a review: Invasive imaging B De Bruyne and J Sarma Heart 2008; 94: 949-959. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122838 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2008; 94: 825. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Persistent left superior vena cava: diagnosis with saline contrast echocardiography S Petronzelli, N Patruno, and D Pontillo Heart 2008; 94: 835. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.120733 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Quadricuspid aortic valve; a rare cause of aortic insufficiency S Basavarajaiah, R S Uberoi, and S Sharma Heart 2008; 94: 866. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.125385 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Acute discrete dissection of the ascending aorta F Chirillo, L Salvador, and F Bacchion Heart 2008; 94: 924. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.115840 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Correction Heart 2008; 94: 935. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127480corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correction Heart 2008; 94: 935. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122150corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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