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5 November 2009

Giancarla Scalone, Ilaria Coviello, Lucy Barone, Chiara Pisanello, Alfonso Sestito, Gaetano A Lanza, and Filippo Crea

Brief low-workload myocardial ischemia induces protection against exercise-related increase of platelet reactivity in patients with coronary artery disease
Published Online First: 5 November 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.178178 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Steffen Gloekler, Pascal Meier, Stefano F de Marchi, Tobias Rutz, Tobias Traupe, Stefano F Rimoldi, Kerstin Wustmann, Hélène Steck, Stéphane P Cook, Rolf Vogel, Mario Togni, and Christian Seiler

Coronary Collateral Growth by External Counterpulsation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Published Online First: 5 November 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.184507 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Emmanuel Stamatakis and Richard Weiler

"Prevention of cardiovascular disease: why do we neglect the most potent intervention?
Published Online First: 5 November 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.186593 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

1 November 2009

Michael Gotzmann, Tobias Hehen, Alfried Germing, Michael Lindstaedt, Aydan Yazar, Axel Laczkovics, Andreas Mügge, and Waldemar Bojara

Short-term effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on neurohormonal activation, quality of life and six-minute walk test in severe and symptomatic aortic stenosis
Published Online First: 1 November 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.180661 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Atul Verma, Zaev Wulffhart, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Yaariv Khaykin, Alexander Kaplan, Bradley Sarak, Mazda Biria, Jayasree Pillarisetti, Pradeep Bhat, Luigi DiBiase, Otto Constantini, Kara Quan, and Andrea Natale

Incidence of Left Ventricular Function Improvement After Primary Prevention ICD Implantation for Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Multicenter Experience
Published Online First: 1 November 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.178061 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

28 October 2009

Qing-Xian Li, Qing-Qing Fu, Sheng-Wei Shi, Yan-Fu Wang, Jiang-Jiao Xie, Xian Yu, Xiang Cheng, and Yu-Hua Liao

Relationship between plasma inflammatory markers and plaque fibrous cap thickness determined by intravascular optical coherence tomography
Published Online First: 28 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.175455 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Gülmisal Güder, Stefan Frantz, Johann Bauersachs, Bruno Allolio, Georg Ertl, Christiane E. Angermann, and Stefan Störk

Low Circulating Androgens and Mortality Risk in Heart Failure
Published Online First: 28 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.181065 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Ellen A ten Brinke, Daniel Burkhoff, Robert J Klautz, Carsten Tschöpe, Martin J Schalij, Jeroen J Bax, Ernst E van der Wall, Robert A Dion, and Paul Steendijk

Single-beat estimation of the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship in heart failure patients
Published Online First: 28 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.176248 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Andreas Hoffmann and Jens Bremerich

The dangers of radiation exposure in the young
Published Online First: 28 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.179135 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

26 October 2009

Nancy Frasure-Smith and François Lespérance

Depression and Cardiac Risk: Present Status and Future Directions
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.186957 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Jin-Ho Choi, Dae Kyoung Cho, Young-Bin Song, Joo-Yong Hahn, Seunghyuk Choi, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Duk-Kyung Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Jae K Oh, and Eun-Seok Jeon

Preoperative NT-proBNP and CRP Predict Perioperative Major Cardiovascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.181388 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Amit Bhan, Stamatis Kapetanakis, and Mark J Monaghan

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.176347 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Neil Chapman and Michael Schachter

Clopidogrel and Calcium Channel Blockers - a Clinically Important Interaction?
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.178624 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

M Justin S Zaman and Melvyn Jones

Strategies to screen and reduce vascular risk - putting statins in the tap water is not the answer.
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.183764 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Jacob M Van Werkhoven, Mark W Heijenbrok, Joanne D Schuijf, J Wouter Jukema, Ernst E Van der Wall, Joop HM Schreur, and Jeroen J Bax

Combined Non-Invasive Anatomic and Functional assessment with MSCT and MRI for the Detection of Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with an Intermediate Pre-Test Likelihood
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.179531 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Carlo Rostagno

6-minute walk test- independant prognosic marker?
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.178657 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Joost D E Haeck, Wichert J Kuijt, Karel T Koch, Luc Bilodeau, José P S Henriques, Wim J Rohling, Jan Baan Jr, Marije M Vis, Robin Nijveldt, Nan Van Geloven, Maarten Groenink, Jan J Piek, Jan G P Tijssen, Mitchell W Krucoff, and Robbert J De Winter

Infarct size and left ventricular function in the Proximal Embolic Protection in Acute myocardial infarction and Resolution of ST-segment Elevation (PREPARE) trial: ancillary cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.180448 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Sung-A Chang, Hyung-Kwan Kim, Dae-Hee Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Dae-Won Sohn, Byung-Hee Oh, and Young-Bae Park

Left Ventricular Twists Mechanics in Patients with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.166629 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Philippe Pibarot and Jean G. Dumesnil

Longitudinal Myocardial Shortening in Aortic Stenosis: Ready for Prime Time after Thirty Years of Research?
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.177345 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Evrim B Turkbey, Neal W Jorgensen, Craig Johnson, Alain G Bertoni, Joseph F Polak, Ana V Diez Roux, Russell P Tracy, Joao A C Lima, and David A Bluemke

Physical Activity and Physiologic Cardiac Remodeling in a Community Setting: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.178426 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Tommaso Gori, Simone Grotti, Saverio Dragoni, Monica Lisi, Serena Sonnati, Massimo Fineschi, Giuseppe Di Stolfo, and John D Parker

Vascular function assessment: flow-mediated constriction complements the information of flow-mediated dilation
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.167213 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Helen Simpson, Stephen Gandy, Graeme Houston, Narashi Rajendra, Justine Davies, and Allan D Struthers

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Reduction of Blood Pressure Already In the Normal Range Further Regresses Left Ventricular Mass
Published Online First: 26 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.177238 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

22 October 2009

Deepa Joshi, Ajay Shiwalkar, Maurice Cross, Sanjay Sharma, Ashish vachhani, and Chaitanya Dutt

Continuous, non-invasive measurement of the haemodynamic response to submaximal exercise in patients with diabetes mellitus. Evidence of impaired cardiac reserve and peripheral vascular response
Published Online First: 22 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.177113 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

20 October 2009

Joëlla E van Velzen, Joanne D Schuijf, Fleur R de Graaf, Gaetano Nucifora, Gabija Pundziute, J Wouter Jukema, Martin J Schalij, Lucia J Kroft, Albert de Roos, Johannes R C Reiber, Ernst E van der Wall, and Jeroen J Bax

Plaque type and composition as evaluated non-invasively by MSCT angiography and invasively by VH IVUS in relation to the degree of stenosis
Published Online First: 20 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.176933 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

19 October 2009

Anthony Mathur

Endothelial Progenitor Cells -Trick or Treat?
Published Online First: 19 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.174318 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

14 October 2009

Jan Otto Beitnes, Einar Hopp, Ketil Lunde, Svein Solheim, Harald Arnesen, Jan E Brinchmann, Kolbjørn Forfang, and Svend Aakhus

Long term results after intracoronary injection of autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells in acute myocardial infarction. The ASTAMI randomized, controlled study.
Published Online First: 14 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.178913 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

12 October 2009

Annika Rosengren, S. V Subramanian, Shofiqul Islam, Clara K Chow, ALVARO AVEZUM Jr, Khawar Kazmi, Karen Sliwa, Mohammad Zubaid, Sumathy Rangarajan, and Salim Yusuf

Education and risk for acute myocardial infarction in 52 high, middle and low income countries. INTERHEART case-control study
Published Online First: 12 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.182436 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

8 October 2009

David R Thompson and Alexander M Clark

Cardiac Rehabilitation- into the future
Published Online First: 8 October 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.173732 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

23 September 2009

Floortje Mols, Elisabeth J Martens, and Johan Denollet

Type D personality and depressive symptoms are independent predictors of impaired health status following acute myocardial infarction
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.170357 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Luigi Politi, Fabio Sgura, Rosario Rossi, Daniel Monopoli, Elisa Guerri, Chiara Leuzzi, Francesca Bursi, Giuseppe Massimo Sangiorgi, and Maria Grazia Modena

Multivessel Coronary Disease in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Three Different Revascularization Strategies and Long-Term Outcomes
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.177162 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Gerrit. J Laarman and Maurits T Dirksen

Early discharge after primary PCI
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.171363 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Kate Jolly and Michael J S Langman

psychotropic medication: curing illness or creating problems?
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.179127 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Patricia H Strachan

What do you say about risk?
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.179200 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Jan Kovac, Julia H Baron, and Derek T Chin

Are the standard criteria for TAVI too lax or too strict?
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.177360 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Nick Curzen

Is there evidence for prognostic benefit following PCI in stable CAD
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.179168 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Andrew Steptoe

The impact of natural disasters on myocardial infarction
Published Online First: 23 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.178616 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

10 September 2009

Nicolo Piazza, Amber Otten, Carl Schultz, Yoshinobu Onuma, Hector Garcia Garcia, Eric Boersma, Peter de Jaegere, and Patrick W Serruys

Adherence to patient selection criteria in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the 18F CoreValve ReValving^TM System – Results from a single-center study
Published Online First: 10 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.172809 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Santabhanu Chakrabarti, Damien Kenny, Gareth J Morgan, Stephanie Curtis, Mark C K Hamilton, Peter Wilde, Andrew JP Tometzki, Mark S Turner, and Robin P Martin

Balloon Expandable Stent Implantation for Native and Recurrent Coarctation of the Aorta – Prospective Computerised Tomography Assessment of Stent Integrity, Aneurysm Formation and Stenosis Relief.
Published Online First: 10 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.170928 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Anoop S Shah, Raj Bhopal, Stephen Gadd, and Rachael Donohoe

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in South Asian and White populations in London: database evaluation of characteristics and outcome
Published Online First: 10 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.170183 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

8 September 2009

Khaled Albouaini, Amr Alkarmi, Telal Mudawi, Michael D Gammage, and David J Wright

Selective Site Right Ventricular Pacing
Published Online First: 8 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.171835 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Radhakrishnan Ramaraj and Gordon A Ewy

Rationale for Continuous Chest Compression Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Published Online First: 8 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.174268 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

7 September 2009

Kenny D Lawson, Elisabeth AL Fenwick, Alastair CH Pell, and Jill P Pell

Comparison of mass and targeted screening strategies for cardiovascular risk: Simulation of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and coverage from a cross-sectional survey of 3,921 people.
Published Online First: 7 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.177204 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Anna N Seale, Steve A Webber, Hideki Uemura, John Partridge, Michael Roughton, Siew Y Ho, Karen P McCarthy, Sheila Jones, Lynda Shaughnessy, Jan Sunnegardh, Katarina Hanseus, Michael L Rigby, Barry R Keeton, and Piers EF Daubeney

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: The UK, Ireland and Sweden Collaborative Study
Published Online First: 7 September 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.161356 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

31 August 2009

Heinz Rupp, Thomas Philipp Rupp, Peter Alter, and Bernhard Maisch

Inverse shift in serum polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids is associated with adverse dilatation of the heart
Published Online First: 31 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.176560 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

30 August 2009

Sorin Giusca, Virginia Dambrauskaite, Chris Scheurwegs, Jan D'hooge, Piet Claus, Lieven Herbots, Michael Magro, Frank Rademakers, Bart Meyns, Marion Delcroix, and Jens-Uwe Voigt

Deformation Imaging Describes RV Function Better than Longitudinal Displacement of the Tricuspid Ring (TAPSE)
Published Online First: 30 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.171728 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

26 August 2009

Ellen Marie Freel, Iannis K Tsorlalis, James D Lewsey, R Latini, Aldo P Maggioni, Scott Solomon, Bertram Pitt, John M C Connell, and John J V McMurray

Aldosterone status associates with insulin resistance in patients with heart failure-data from the ALOFT study
Published Online First: 26 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.173344 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Saritha Dodla, Feng Xie, Monique Smith, Edward O'Leary, and Thomas R Porter

Real Time Perfusion Echocardiography during Treadmill Exercise and Dobutamine Stress Testing
Published Online First: 26 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.168112 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Dariusz Kozlowski, Szymon Budrejko, Gregory Y H Lip, Jacek Rysz, Dimitri P Mikhailidis, Grzegorz Raczak, and Maciej Banach

Lone Atrial Fibrillation - What Do We Know?
Published Online First: 26 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.176321 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

25 August 2009

Dana Cramariuc, Eva Gerdts, Einar Skulstad Davidsen, Leidulf Segadal, and Knut Matre

Myocardial deformation in aortic valve stenosis - relation to left ventricular geometry
Published Online First: 25 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.172569 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Motoji Sawabe, Noriko Tanaka, Ken-ichi Nakahara, Akihiko Hamamatsu, Kouji Chida, Tomio Arai, Kazumasa Harada, Takashi Inamatsu, Toshio Ozawa, Makiko Mieno Naka, and Satoru Matsushita

A high lipoprotein(a) level confers approximately equal positive effects on coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: a path analysis using a large number of autopsy cases
Published Online First: 25 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.160879 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Heynric B Grotenhuis, Jaap Ottenkamp, Liesbeth de Bruijn, Jos JM Westenberg, Hubert W Vliegen, Lucia JM Kroft, and Albert de Roos

'Aortic elasticity and size are associated with aortic regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction in tetralogy of Fallot after pulmonary valve replacement'.
Published Online First: 25 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.175877 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Myra S. Cocker, Hassan Abdel-Aty, Oliver Strohm, and Matthias G Friedrich

Age and Gender Effects on the Extent of Myocardial Involvement in Acute Myocarditis - A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Study
Published Online First: 25 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.164061 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Leif Friberg, Niklas Hammar, and Mårten Rosenqvist

Digoxin in Atrial Fibrillation - report from the Stockholm Cohort-study of Atrial Fibrillation (SCAF)
Published Online First: 25 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.175786 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

16 August 2009

Rolf Gebker, Cosima Jahnke, Thomas Hucko, Robert Manka, Jesus G Mirelis, Ashraf Hamdan, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Eckart Fleck, and Ingo Paetsch

Dobutamine Stress Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in Women
Published Online First: 16 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.175521 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Kazem Rahimi, Adrian P Banning, Adrian SH Cheng, Tammy J Pegg, Theodoros D Karamitsos, Keith M Channon, Sarah Darby, David Taggart, Stefan Neubauer, and Joseph B Selvanayagam

Prognostic Value of Coronary Revascularisation Related Myocardial Injury: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Published Online First: 16 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.173302 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Thomas Gremmel, Sabine Steiner, Daniela Seidinger, Renate Koppensteiner, Simon Panzer, and Christoph W Kopp

Calcium-channel blockers decrease clopidogrel-mediated platelet inhibition
Published Online First: 16 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.171488 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Lamia Ait-Ali, Maria Grazia Andreassi, Ilenia Foffa, Isabella Spadoni, Eliseo Vano, and Eugenio Picano

Cumulative Patient Effective Dose and Acute Radiation-Induced Chromosomal DNA Damage in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Published Online First: 16 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.160309 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Pierfrancesco Agostoni and Pieter R Stella

Optical coherence tomography: new (near-infrared) light on stent implantation?
Published Online First: 16 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.177337 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

10 August 2009

Nieves Gonzalo, Patrick W Serruys, Takayuki Okamura, Zhu Jun Shen, Yoshinobu Onuma, Hector M Garcia-Garcia, Giovanna Sarno, Carl Schultz, Robert J van Geuns, Jurgen Ligthart, and Evelyn Regar

Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment Of The Acute Effects Of Stent Implantation On The Vessel Wall. A Systematic Quantitative Approach
Published Online First: 10 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.172072 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

6 August 2009

Masaya Sugimoto, Satoshi Masutani, Mitsuru Seki, Hiroki Kajino, Kenji Fujieda, and Hideaki Senzaki

High Serum Levels of Procollagen Type III-N-terminal Amino Peptide in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Published Online First: 6 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.170241 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

David S Krantz, Kerry S Whittaker, Jennifer L Francis, Thomas Rutledge, B Delia Johnson, Genevieve Barrow, Candace McClure, David S Sheps, Kaki York, Carol Cornell, Vera Bittner, Viola Vaccarino, Wafia Eteiba, Susmita Parashar, Diane A Vido, and C Noel Bairey Merz

Psychotropic Medication Use and Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Women with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Outcomes from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Study
Published Online First: 6 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.176040 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

2 August 2009

Bernhard M Kaess, Jacek Jozwiak, Miroslaw Mastej, Witold Lukas, Wladyslaw Grzeszczak, Adam Windak, Wieslawa Piwowarska, Andrze Tykarski, Ewa Konduracka, Katarzyna Rygiel, Ahmed Manasar, Nilesh J Samani, and Maciej Tomaszewski

Association between anthropometric obesity measures and coronary artery disease - a cross-sectional survey of 16,657 subjects from 444 Polish cities
Published Online First: 2 August 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.171520 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

30 July 2009

Kazumasa Unno, Rei Shibata, Hideo Izawa, Akihiro Hirashiki, Yosuke Murase, Takashi Yamada, Masakazu Kobayashi, Akiko Noda, Kohzo Nagata, Noriyuki Ouchi, Toyoaki Murohara, and Toyoaki Murohara

Adiponectin acts as a positive indicator of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Published Online First: 30 July 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.172320 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

16 July 2009

Lori Blauwet MD and Leslie Cooper

Antibiotics for myocarditis- Target the pathway, not the pathogen
Published Online First: 16 July 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.173740 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Emma J Birks

Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Published Online First: 16 July 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.130740 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

2 July 2009

Navtej S Chahal, Tiong K Lim, Piyush Jain, John C Chambers, Jaspal S Kooner, and Roxy Senior

Ethnicity-Related Differences in Left Ventricular Function, Structure and Geometry: A Population Study of UK Indian Asians and European Whites
Published Online First: 2 July 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.173153 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Rohit Khurana and Iqbal S Malik

Metformin: not the bad guy
Published Online First: 2 July 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.173773 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

30 June 2009

Riccardo Cappato

NICE Guidance on Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using an Epicardial (Non-thorascoscopic) Approach
Published Online First: 30 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.175711 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

28 June 2009

Diego Perez de Arenaza, John Pepper, Belinda Lees, Fernando Rubinstein, Fiona Nugara, Michael Roughton, Marek Jasinski, Oscar Bazzino, and Marcus Flather

Preoperative 6 Minute Walk Test Adds Prognostic Information to Euroscore in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement
Published Online First: 28 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.161174 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Elise Gruson, Michèle Montaye, Frank Kee, Aline Wagner, Annie Bingham, Jean-Bernard Ruidavets, Bernadette Haas, Alun Evans, Jean Ferrières, Pierre Ducimetière, Philippe Amouyel, and Jean Dallongeville

Anthropometric assessment of abdominal obesity and coronary heart disease risk in men : the PRIME study
Published Online First: 28 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.171447 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

18 June 2009

Rajesh Puranik, Victor Tsang, Andrew Broadley, Johannes Nordmeyer, Phillip Lurz, Nagarajan Muthialu, Derrick Graham, Fiona Walker, Seamus Cullen, Marc de Leval, Phillip Bonhoeffer, Andrew Taylor, and Vivek Muthurangu

Functional Outcomes After the Ross (Pulmonary Autograft) Procedure assessed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Published Online First: 18 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.172965 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Izumi Nakagawa, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Mari Oyama, Osamu Yamazaki, Kazuo Ishigami, Yasuo Tsuchiya, and Masaharu Yamamoto

Long-term effects of the Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake in Japan on acute myocardial infarction mortality: an analysis of death certificate data
Published Online First: 18 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.174201 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

16 June 2009

Jung-Sun Kim, Ik-Kyung Jang, Jin-Sun Kim, Tae Hoon Kim, Masamichi Takano, Teruyoshi Kume, Nam Wook Hur, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong-Ki Hong, and Yangsoo Jang

Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of Zotarolimus-eluting Stents at 9 Month Follow Up: Comparison with Sirolimus-eluting stents
Published Online First: 16 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.167759 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

14 June 2009

Osamu Takahashi, Paul P Glasziou, Rafael Perera, Takuro Shimbo, Jiro Suwa, Sonoe Hiramatsu, and Tsuguya Fukui

Lipid Re-screening: What Is the Best Measure and Interval?
Published Online First: 14 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.172619 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

8 June 2009

Allan J Wailoo, Steve Goodacre, Fiona Sampson, Monica Hernandez, Christian Asseburg, Stephen John Palmer, Mark Sculpher, Keith Abrams, Mark A de Belder, and Huon Gray

Primary angioplasty versus thrombolysis for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an economic analysis of the National Infarct Angioplasty Project
Published Online First: 8 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.167130 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

4 June 2009

Helen Rimington, John Weinman, and John B Chambers

Predicting outcome after valve replacement
Published Online First: 4 June 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.160010 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

28 May 2009

Enrique Galve, Antonia Sambola, German Saldaña, Ivan Quispe, Elsa Nieto, Anna Diaz, Arturo Evangelista, and Jaume Candell-Riera

Late benefits of dual-chamber pacing in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A 10-year follow-up study
Published Online First: 28 May 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.158915 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Nicholas L Mills, Olga Tura, Gareth J Padfield, Christopher Millar, Ninian N Lang, David Stirling, Christopher Ludlam, Marc Turner, G Robin Barclay, and David E Newby

Dissociation of Phenotypic and Functional Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Published Online First: 28 May 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.163162 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

17 May 2009

Ye Olivia Xu-Cai and Qingyu Wu

Molecular Forms of Natriuretic Peptides in Heart Failure and Their Implications
Published Online First: 17 May 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.164145 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

13 May 2009

Raphael Rosso and Peter Kistler

Focal atrial tachycardia
Published Online First: 13 May 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143552 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

27 April 2009

W H Wilson Tang and Wilfried Mullens

Cardio-Renal Syndrome in Decompensated Heart Failure
Published Online First: 27 April 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.166256 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

24 March 2009

Philippe Unger, Chantal Dedobbeleer, Guy Van Camp, Danièle Plein, Bernard Cosyns, and Patrizzio Lancellotti

Mitral regurgitation in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing valve replacement
Published Online First: 24 March 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.165548 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

19 March 2009

Spyridon Pepes, Vita Zidere, and Lindsey D Allan

Prenatal diagnosis of left atrial isomerism
Published Online First: 19 March 2009. doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.165514 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

8 May 2007

Ahmed A. Khattab, Christian W. Hamm, Jochen Senges, Ralph Toelg, Volker Geist, Tassilo Bonzel, Malte Kelm, Benny Levenson, Franz-Joseph Neumann, Christoph A. Nienaber, Thomas Pfannebecker, Georg Sabin, Steffen Schneider, Ulrich Tebbe, and Gert Richardt

Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Treatment for Unprotected versus Protected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in the Widespread Clinical Routine: 6-Month and 3-Year Clinical Follow-up Results From The Prospective Multi-Centre German Cypher Registry
Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.104703 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]