Featured editorial

	Patients with heart failure who require an implantable defibrillator should have cardiac resynchronisation routinely John G F Cleland, Ahmed Tageldien, Nidal Maarouf, and Neil Hobson Heart 2008; 94: 963-966. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143594 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Public-private partnerships in health: time for evidence-based policies Rifat Atun Heart 2008; 94: 967-968. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.130989 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cell therapy in acute myocardial infarction: measures of efficacy Ketil Lunde and Svend Aakhus Heart 2008; 94: 969-970. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138479 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treating diastolic heart failure Adriaan A Voors and Richard M de Jong Heart 2008; 94: 971-972. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.144816 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Multislice CT: is it essential before atrial fibrillation ablation? Laurens F Tops and Martin J Schalij Heart 2008; 94: 973-975. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.107698 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Duchenne muscular dystrophy: how bad is the heart? Elizabeth M McNally Heart 2008; 94: 976-977. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138461 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

	Paediatric heart care in India R K Kumar and S Shrivastava Heart 2008; 94: 984-990. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139360 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan

	JournalScan Alistair Lindsay Heart 2008; 94: 1102-1104. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.149898 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoint

	Beyond dyssynchrony in cardiac resynchronisation therapy R Chung, R Sutton, and M Y Henein Heart 2008; 94: 991-994. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132373 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review

	Doin’ the twist: new tools for an old concept of myocardial function A T Burns, I G McDonald, J D Thomas, A MacIsaac, and D Prior Heart 2008; 94: 978-983. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.120410 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Restoration of left ventricular synchronous contraction after acute myocardial infarction by stem cell therapy: new insights into the therapeutic implication of stem cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction S-A Chang, H-K Kim, H-Y Lee, S-Y Choi, B-K Koo, Y-J Kim, D-W Sohn, B-H Oh, Y-B Park, Y-S Choi, H-J Kang, and H-S Kim Heart 2008; 94: 995-1001. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.124701
	Increased serum levels and expression of S100A8/A9 complex in infiltrated neutrophils in atherosclerotic plaque of unstable angina S Miyamoto, M Ueda, M Ikemoto, T Naruko, A Itoh, S Tamaki, R Nohara, F Terasaki, S Sasayama, and M Fujita Heart 2008; 94: 1002-1007. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121640
	The impact of private-sector provision on equitable utilisation of coronary revascularisation in London J Mindell, E Klodawski, J Fitzpatrick, N Malhotra, M McKee, and C Sanderson Heart 2008; 94: 1008-1011. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 August 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119875
	External validation of established risk adjustment models for procedural complications after percutaneous coronary intervention B Kunadian, J Dunning, R Das, A P Roberts, R Morley, A J Turley, D Twomey, J A Hall, R A Wright, A G C Sutton, D F Muir, and M A de Belder Heart 2008; 94: 1012-1018. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.129197
	Association of the arterial access site at angioplasty with transfusion and mortality: the M.O.R.T.A.L study (Mortality benefit Of Reduced Transfusion after percutaneous coronary intervention via the Arm or Leg) A J Chase, E B Fretz, W P Warburton, W P Klinke, R G Carere, D Pi, B Berry, and J D Hilton Heart 2008; 94: 1019-1025. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 March 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.136390
	Diastolic filling pattern and left ventricular diameter predict response and prognosis after cardiac resynchronisation therapy R Gradaus, V Stuckenborg, A Löher, J Köbe, F Reinke, S Gunia, C Vahlhaus, G Breithardt, and C Bruch Heart 2008; 94: 1026-1031. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126193
	A clinical and biochemical score for mortality prediction in patients with acute dyspnoea: derivation, validation and incorporation into a bedside programme A L Baggish, D M Lloyd-Jones, J Blatt, A M Richards, J Lainchbury, M O’Donoghue, R Sakhuja, A A Chen, and J L Januzzi Heart 2008; 94: 1032-1037. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.128132
	Aortic distensibility and arterial–ventricular coupling in early chronic kidney disease: a pattern resembling heart failure with preserved ejection fraction N C Edwards, C J Ferro, J N Townend, and R P Steeds Heart 2008; 94: 1038-1043. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137539
	Does the choice of risk-adjustment model influence the outcome of surgeon-specific mortality analysis? A retrospective analysis of 14 637 patients under 31 surgeons S W Grant, A D Grayson, M Jackson, J Au, B M Fabri, G Grotte, M Jones, and B Bridgewater Heart 2008; 94: 1044-1049. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110478
	Assessment of left ventricular mass and volumes by three-dimensional echocardiography in patients with or without wall motion abnormalities: comparison against cine magnetic resonance imaging A-C Pouleur, J-B le Polain de Waroux, A Pasquet, B L Gerber, O Gérard, P Allain, and J-L J Vanoverschelde Heart 2008; 94: 1050-1057. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123711
	Interventricular interaction as a possible mechanism for the presence of a biphasic systolic velocity profile in normal left ventricular free walls M Marciniak, B Bijnens, A Baltabaeva, A Marciniak, C Parsai, P Claus, and G R Sutherland Heart 2008; 94: 1058-1064. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126938

Technology and guidelines

	Technological advances in tissue Doppler imaging echocardiography N R Van de Veire, J De Sutter, J J Bax, and J R T C Roelandt Heart 2008; 94: 1065-1074. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.120758

Featured correspondence

	Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease risk J Mieczkowska and J Mosiewicz Heart 2008; 94: 1075. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143313 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The authors' reply: A Steptoe and J Halcox Heart 2008; 94: 1075. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143305 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Defining myocardial infarction: a work in progress Paul W Armstrong Heart 2008; 94: 1076-1079. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135202 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease in patients with chronic kidney disease Nicola Johnston, Henry Dargie, and Alan Jardine Heart 2008; 94: 1080-1088. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.136739 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Valvular and coronary heart disease in systemic inflammatory diseases Carlos A Roldan Heart 2008; 94: 1089-1101. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132787 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: "Accordion effect" in reverse C Critoph, A Jain, and N Robinson Heart 2008; 94: 966. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132308 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2008; 94: 975. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Percutaneous closure of a large peri-prosthetic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a high-risk surgical candidate B K Dundon, R A S Yeend, and S G Worthley Heart 2008; 94: 1043. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.128405 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Inverted left atrial appendage A Bouzas-Mosquera, N Alvarez-García, and J J Cuenca-Castillo Heart 2008; 94: 1064. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.130443 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Correction Heart 2008; 94: 1075. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147090corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]