Featured editorial

	What explains declining coronary mortality? Lessons and warnings Simon Capewell and Martin O’Flaherty Heart 2008; 94: 1105-1108. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.149930 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Stroke risk in the elderly: it’s not all about visible clot Prapa Kanagaratnam Heart 2008; 94: 1109-1110. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126318 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Low-density lipoprotein and aortic stenosis Nalini M Rajamannan Heart 2008; 94: 1111-1112. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.130971 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Alternatives to warfarin in atrial fibrillation: drugs and devices Yves L Bayard, Stefan H Ostermayer, and Horst Sievert Heart 2008; 94: 1113-1116. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118844 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Myocardial oedema: a forgotten entity essential to the understanding of regional function after ischaemia or reperfusion injury Bart Bijnens and George R Sutherland Heart 2008; 94: 1117-1119. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135392 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Secundum atrial septal defects: time to close them all? Andrew Sharp and Iqbal Malik Heart 2008; 94: 1120-1122. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.133264 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Three-dimensional echocardiography: coming of age Lissa Sugeng, Victor Mor-Avi, and Roberto M Lang Heart 2008; 94: 1123-1125. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.133702 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

	Coronary heart disease in China X-H Zhang, Z L Lu, and L Liu Heart 2008; 94: 1126-1131. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132423 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan

	Cardiovascular highlights from non-cardiology journals Alistair Lindsay Heart 2008; 94: 1244-1246. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viewpoint

	Who does not need a statin: too late in end-stage renal disease or heart failure? U Laufs, F Custodis, and M Böhm Heart 2008; 94: 1138-1140. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.125013 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Impact on mortality following first acute myocardial infarction of distance between home and hospital: cohort study L Wei, C C Lang, F M Sullivan, P Boyle, J Wang, S D Pringle, and T M MacDonald Heart 2008; 94: 1141-1146. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123612
	Administration of intracoronary bone marrow mononuclear cells on chronic myocardial infarction improves diastolic function K Yao, R Huang, J Qian, J Cui, L Ge, Y Li, F Zhang, H Shi, D Huang, S Zhang, A Sun, Y Zou, and J Ge Heart 2008; 94: 1147-1153. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137919
	Combining dual-source computed tomography coronary angiography and calcium scoring: added value for the assessment of coronary artery disease S Leschka, H Scheffel, L Desbiolles, A Plass, O Gaemperli, P Stolzmann, M Genoni, T Luescher, B Marincek, P Kaufmann, and H Alkadhi Heart 2008; 94: 1154-1161. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.124800
	The impact of lesion length and vessel size on outcomes after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for in-stent restenosis S Habara, K Mitsudo, T Goto, K Kadota, S Fujii, H Yamamoto, H Kato, S Takenaka, Y Fuku, S Hosogi, A Hirono, K Yamamoto, H Tanaka, D Hasegawa, Y Nakamura, H Tasaka, S Otsuru, Y Okamoto, C Yamada, M Miyamoto, and K Inoue Heart 2008; 94: 1162-1165. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.128595
	Occluding the left atrial appendage: anatomical considerations P Su, K P McCarthy, and S Y Ho Heart 2008; 94: 1166-1170. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.111989
	Homocysteine, migration and early vascular impairment in people of African descent L Kalra, E Iveson, C Rambaran, R Sherwood, P Chowienczyk, J Ritter, A Shah, and T Forrester Heart 2008; 94: 1171-1174. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132670
	Association between circulating oxidised low-density lipoprotein and fibrocalcific remodelling of the aortic valve in aortic stenosis C Côté, P Pibarot, J-P Després, D Mohty, A Cartier, B J Arsenault, C Couture, and P Mathieu Heart 2008; 94: 1175-1180. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.125740
	Valve type and long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement in older patients E B Schelbert, M S Vaughan-Sarrazin, K F Welke, and G E Rosenthal Heart 2008; 94: 1181-1188. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127506
	Outcomes in patients with pulmonary hypertension undergoing percutaneous atrial septal defect closure O H Balint, A Samman, K Haberer, L Tobe, P McLaughlin, S C Siu, E Horlick, J Granton, and C K Silversides Heart 2008; 94: 1189-1193. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.114660
	Comorbidity, healthcare utilisation and process of care measures in patients with congenital heart disease in the UK: cross-sectional, population-based study with case–control analysis J Billett, M R Cowie, M A Gatzoulis, I F Vonder Muhll, and A Majeed Heart 2008; 94: 1194-1199. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 23 July 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122671

Rapid communication

	Low-dose CT coronary angiography in the step-and-shoot mode: diagnostic performance H Scheffel, H Alkadhi, S Leschka, A Plass, L Desbiolles, I Guber, T Krauss, J Gruenenfelder, M Genoni, T F Luescher, B Marincek, and P Stolzmann Heart 2008; 94: 1132-1137. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.149971

Technology and guidelines

	Cardiac optical coherence tomography O C Raffel, T Akasaka, and I-K Jang Heart 2008; 94: 1200-1210. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.130765 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured correspondence

	Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and heart failure in primary care T Jaarsma Heart 2008; 94: 1211. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The authors' reply: K Khunti, M Stone, S Paul, D A Turner, and I Squire Heart 2008; 94: 1211. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Care with single-coil automated implantable cardio-defibrillator leads S L Curtis and A G Stuart Heart 2008; 94: 1211-1212. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Accuracy of real-time, three-dimensional Doppler echocardiography for stroke volume estimation compared with phase-encoded MRI: an in vivo study J Pemberton, M Jerosch-Herold, X Li, L Hui, M Silberbach, W Woodward, K Thiele, A Kenny, and D J Sahn Heart 2008; 94: 1212-1213. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147751 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Cell therapy for ischaemic heart disease Saskia L M A Beeres, Douwe E Atsma, Jan van Ramshorst, Martin J Schalij, and Jeroen J Bax Heart 2008; 94: 1214-1226. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.149476 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Transposition of the great arteries: from fetus to adult Jon Skinner, Tim Hornung, and Elizabeth Rumball Heart 2008; 94: 1227-1235. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.104737 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Intraoperative echocardiography Donald C Oxorn Heart 2008; 94: 1236-1243. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.148510 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Electronic pages

	British Society for Cardiovascular Research: Joint Late Spring Meeting with the British Cardiovascular Society Heart 2008; 94: e22. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Optimising device imaging in atrial septal closure by three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography W Budts, E Troost, and J-U Voigt Heart 2008; 94: 1110. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142828 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of endomyocardial fibrosis secondary to Bancroftian filariasis T N Martin, R A P Weir, and H J Dargie Heart 2008; 94: 1116. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.140392 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2008; 94: 1122. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with concomitant multiple coronary arteries thromboses in a young patient with hyperhomocysteinaemia L Politi, D E Monopoli, and M G Modena Heart 2008; 94: 1180. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.144246 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]