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24 July 2008

Jong-Won Ha, Donghoon Choi, Sungha Park, Chi-Young Shim, Jin-Mi Kim, Seon-Hwa Moon, Hyun-Jin Lee, Eui-Young Choi, and Namsik Chung

Determinants of exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139295 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Qing Zhang, Jeffrey Wing-Hong Fung, Joseph Yat-Sun Chan, Gabriel Wai Kwok Yip, Yat Yin Lam, Yu Jia Liang, and Cheuk-Man Yu

Difference in Long-term Clinical Outcome after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Between Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Etiologies of Heart Failure
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145698 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Francesco Saia, Cinzia Marrozzini, Paolo Ortolani, Tullio Palmerini, Paolo Guastaroba, Pietro Cortesi, Pier Camillo Pavesi, Giovanni Gordini, Leonardo G Pancaldi, Nevio Taglieri, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Angelo Branzi, and Antonio Marzocchi

Optimization of Therapeutic Strategies for ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction: the Impact of a Territorial Network on Reperfusion Therapy and Mortality
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146738 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Jong-Won Ha, Donghoon Choi, Sungha Park, Eui-Young Choi, Chi-Young Shim, Jin-Mi Kim, Jeong-Ah Ahn, Se-Wha Lee, Jae K. Oh, and Namsik Chung

Left Ventricular Diastolic Functional Reserve during Exercise in Patients with Impaired Myocardial Relaxation at Rest
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145441 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Claire E Raphael, Zachary Ian Whinnett, Justin Davies, Marianna Fontana, Christopher J C Johnston, Emily Ferenczi, Charlotte H Manisty, Jamil Mayet, and Darrel P Francis

Quantifying the paradoxical effect of higher systolic blood pressure on mortality in chronic heart failure
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134973 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Alexander Kulik, B-Khanh Lam, Fraser D. Rubens, Paul J. Hendry, Roy G. Masters, William Goldstein, Pierre Bédard, Thierry G. Mesana, and Marc Ruel

Gender Differences in the Long-term Outcomes after Valve Replacement Surgery
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146688 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Andreas J Flammer, Nhung T. T. Vo, Bruno Ledergerber, Frank Hermann, Andrea Gämperli, Angela Huttner, John Evison, Iris Baumgartner, Matthias Cavassini, Daniel Hayoz, Kurt Quitzau, Martin Hersberger, Isabella Sudano, Frank Ruschitzka, Thomas F. Lüscher, Georg Noll, and Rainer Weber

Effect of atazanavir versus other protease inhibitor-containing antiretroviral therapy on endothelial function in HIV-infected persons: Randomized controlled trial
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137646 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Hugh Watkins, Houman Ashrafian, and William McKenna

The Genetics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Teare Redux
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.154104 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Steve R Ommen, Pravin M Shah, and A. Jamil Tajik

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Past, Present and Future
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.154435 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Perry M Elliott and William McKenna

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: a 50th Anniversary. Preface
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.154344 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Caroline J Coats and Arthur Hollman

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Lessons from History
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.153452 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Alistair S Hall and Julian Barth

Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147223 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Krishna Prasad, LYNNE WILLIAMS, Ross Campbell, Perry M Elliott, William J McKenna, and Michael Frenneaux

Episodic Syncope in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – Evidence for inappropriate vasodilation
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.141507 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Perry M Elliott and Paolo Spirito

Prevention of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Related Deaths: Theory and Practice
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.154385 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

21 July 2008

Justin E Davies, Kim H Parker, Darrel P Francis, Alun D Hughes, and Jamil Mayet

What is the role of the aorta in determining coronary blood flow?
Published Online First: 21 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.144808 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

16 July 2008

Kemal Akat, Martin Borggrefe, and Jens J Kaden

Aortic valve calcification - basic science to clinical practice
Published Online First: 16 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134783 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Yan Li, Zhe Zheng, and Shengshou Hu

The Chinese Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Registry Study: Analysis of the National Multicentre Database of 9248 Patients
Published Online First: 16 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146563 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Richard Balasubramaniam and Peter M Kistler

AF and Heart failure: the chicken or the egg?
Published Online First: 16 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.140640 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

5 June 2008

Giuseppe De Luca, Michael Gibson, Francesco Bellandi, Sabina Murphy, Mauro Maioli, Marko Noc, Uwe Zeymer, Dariusz Dudek, Hans-Richard Arntz, Simona Zorman, Mesquita Gabriel, Ayse Emre, Donald Cutlip, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Tomasz Rakowski, Mariann Gyongyosi, Paolo Marino, Kurt Huber, and Arnoud van't Hof

Early Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa inhibitors in Primary angioplasty (EGYPT) cooperation. An individual patients’ data meta-analysis
Published Online First: 5 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.141648 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

2 June 2008

Alireza Ghodsizad, Michael Niehaus, Gesine Koegler, Ulrich Martin, Peter Wernet, Christoph Bara, Nawid Khaladj, Anneke Loos, Mike Makoui, Juergen Thiele, Michael Mengel, Matthias Karck, Hans Michael Klein, Axel Haverich, and Arjang Ruhparwar

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139329 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Hans Scheffel, Hatem Alkadhi, Sebastian Leschka, Andre Plass, Lotus Desbiolles, Ivo Guber, Tobias Krauss, Juerg Gruenenfelder, Michele Genoni, Thomas F Luescher, Borut Marincek, and Paul Stolzmann

Low-Dose CT Coronary Angiography in the Step-and-Shoot Mode: Diagnostic Performance
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.149971 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Wing Cheuk Chan, Craig Wright Mr., Martin Tobias Dr., Stewart Mann, and Rodney T Jackson

Explaining trends in coronary heart disease hospitalisations in New Zealand: Admissions and incidence can trend in opposite directions
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142588 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Attilio Del Rosso, Andrea Ungar, Roberto Maggi, Franco Giada, Nunzia Rosa Petix, Tiziana De Santo, Carlo Menozzi, and Michele Brignole

Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to general hospital: the EGSYS score
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143123 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Naomi Levitt

Diabetes in Africa: Epidemiology, management and healthcare challenges
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147306 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Ryan D Christofferson, Samir R Kapadia, Vivek Rajagopal, and E Murat Tuzcu

Emerging Transcatheter Therapies for Aortic and Mitral Disease
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121129 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

12 May 2008

Gerard J King, Ross T Murphy, Ibraham Almuntaser, Kathleen Bennett, Emily Ho, and Angie Brown

Alterations in Myocardial Stiffness in Elite Athletes assessed by a new Doppler Index
Published Online First: 12 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142083 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Diego Bellavia, Patricia A Pellikka, Theodore P Abraham, Ghormallah Al-Zahrani, Angela Dispenzieri, Jae Oh, Raul E Espinosa, Christopher G Scott, Chinami Miyazaki, and Fletcher A Miller Jr.

"Hypersynchronization" by Tissue Velocity Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis
Published Online First: 12 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.140343 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Sebastiaan Holverda, Heleen Rietema, Nico Westerhof Prof Dr, J Tim Marcus, C Tji-Joong Gan, Pieter E Postmus, and Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf

Stroke volume increase to exercise in COPD is limited by increased pulmonary artery pressure
Published Online First: 12 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138172 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Constadina Aggeli, Georgios Giannopoulos, Georgios Roussakis, Euaggelia Christoforatou, Georgios Marinos, Constadina Toli, Christos Pitsavos, and Christodoulos Stefanadis

Safety of myocardial flash-contrast echocardiography in combination with dobutamine stress testing for detection of ischemia in 5250 studies
Published Online First: 12 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135145 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

8 May 2008

Tasneem Z Naqvi, Asim M Rafique, Charles D Swerdlow, Sanjay Verma, Robert J Siegel, Kirsten Tolstrup, Walter F Kerwin, Jeffrey S Goodman, Donna M Gallik, Eli S Gang, and C Thomas Peter

Predictors of Reduction in Mitral Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.118356 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Christopher P. Gale, Samuel O.M. Manda, Clive F. Weston, John S. Birkhead, Phil D. Batin, and Alistair S Hall

Evaluation Of Risk Scores For Risk Stratification Of Acute Coronary Syndromes In The Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project (MINAP) Database
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.144022 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

John J Edmond, Craig P Juergens, and John K French

The pharmaco-invasive approach to STEMI: when should fibrinolytic-treated patients go to the "cath lab"?
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137182 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Juan Pablo Kaski, Petros Syrris, Michael Burch, Maria-Teresa Tome-Esteban, Matthew Fenton, Michael Christiansen, Paal S Andersen, Neil Sebire, Michael Ashworth, John E Deanfield, William J McKenna, and Perry M Elliott

Idiopathic Restrictive Cardiomyopathy in Children is Caused by Mutations in Cardiac Sarcomere Protein Genes
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134684 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Kenneth Zahka, Kamini Kalidas, Michael A Simpson, Harold Cross, Bradley Keller, Csaba Galambos, Kay Gurtz, Michael A Patton, and Andrew H Crosby

Homozygous mutation of MYBPC3 associated with severe infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at high frequency amongst the Amish
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127241 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

7 May 2008

Sujoya Dey, Marcus D Flather, Gerard P Devlin, David Brieger, Enrique P Gurfinkel, Ph Gabriel Steg, Gordon FitzGerald, Elizabeth A Jackson, and Kim A Eagle

Sex-related differences in the presentation, treatment and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
Published Online First: 7 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138537 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

2 May 2008

Ian G Burwash, Mireille Lortie, Philippe Pibarot, Robert A de Kemp, Senta Graf, Gerald Mundigler, Aliasghar Khorsand, Claudia Blais, Helmut Baumgartner, Jean G Dumesnil, Zeineb Hachicha, Jean Da Silva, and Rob S Beanlands

Myocardial Blood Flow in Patients with Low Flow, Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Differences Between True and Pseudo-Severe Aortic Stenosis. Results from the Multicenter TOPAS (Truly or Pseudo-Severe Aortic Stenosis) Study
Published Online First: 2 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135475 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

1 May 2008

Julia Mascherbauer, Raphael Rosenhek, Christina Fuchs, Elisabeth Pernicka, Ursula Klaar, Christine Scholten, Maria Heger, Gregor Wollenek, Gerald Maurer, and Helmut Baumgartner

Moderate patient-prosthesis mismatch after valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis has no impact on short- and long-term mortality
Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142596 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Anna Norhammar, Ulf Stenestrand, Johan Lindback, and Lars Wallentin

Women with diabetes mellitus younger than 65 years are a high risk group after myocardial infarction. A report from the Swedish Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admission (RIKS-HIA)
Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135038 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

David A Turner, Sanjoy Paul, Margaret Stone, Ariadna Juarez-Garcia, Iain Squire, and Kamlesh Khunti

The cost-effectiveness a disease management programme for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and heart failure in primary care
Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.125708 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Paul Steendijk, Emanuele Meliga, Marco Valgimigli, Folkert Ten Cate, and Patrick W Serruys

Acute effects of alcohol septal ablation on systolic and diastolic left ventricular function in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 1 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139535 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

1 April 2008

Vicente Bodi, Juan Sanchis, Maria P Lopez-Lereu, Julio Nunez, Luis Mainar, Jose V Monmeneu, Vicente Ruiz, Eva Rumiz, Oliver Husser, David Moratal, Jose Millet, Francisco J Chorro, and Angel Llacer

PROGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS OF DIPYRIDAMOLE STRESS CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ON THE BASIS OF THE ISCHEMIC CASCADE
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139683 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Andrew J Kerr, Joanna Broad, Susan Wells, Tania Riddell, and Rodney T Jackson

Should the first priority in cardiovascular risk management be those with prior cardiovascular disease?
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.140905 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Takefumi Takahashi, Yoshikazu Hiasa, Yoshikazu Ohara, Shin-ichiro Miyazaki, Keitaro Mahara, Riyo Ogura, Hitoshi Miyajima, Ken-ichiro Yuba, Naoki Suzuki, Shinobu Hosokawa, Koichi Kishi, and Ryuji Ohtani

Acute hyperglycemia prevents the protective effect of pre-infarction angina on microvascular function after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142158 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Jang-Ho Bae, Taek-Geun Kwon, Dae-Woo Hyun, Charanjit S Rihal, and Amir Lerman

Predictors of Slow Flow During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: an Intavascular Ultrasound-Virtual Histology Study
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135822 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Kang Yao, Rongchong Huang, Juying Qian, Jie Cui, Lei Ge, Yanlin Li, Feng Zhang, Hongyu Shi, Dong Huang, Shuning Zhang, Aijun Sun, Yunzeng Zou, and Junbo Ge

Administration of intracoronary bone marrow mononuclear cells on chronic myocardial infarction improves diastolic function
Published Online First: 1 April 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137919 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

10 March 2008

Gaute Dohlen, Rajiv R Chaturvedi, Lee N Benson, Akira Ozawa, Glen S Van Arsdell, Deborah S Fruitman, and Kyong-Jin Lee

Stenting of the right ventricular outflow tract in the symptomatic infant with tetralogy of Fallot
Published Online First: 10 March 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135723 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Kate Jolly, Gregory YH Lip, Rod S Taylor, James P Raftery, J W Mant, Deirdre Lane, Sheila Greenfield, and Andrew Stevens

The Birmingham Rehabilitation Uptake Maximisation study (BRUM): a randomised controlled trial comparing home-based with centre-based cardiac rehabilitation
Published Online First: 10 March 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127209 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

28 February 2008

Giovanni La Canna, Francesco Maisano, Lucrezia De Michele, Antonio Grimaldi, Francesca Grassi, Elvia Capritti, Michele De Bonis, and Ottavio Alfieri

Determinants of the Degree of Functional Aortic Regurgitation in Patients With Anatomically Normal Aortic Valve and Ascending Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Transesophageal Doppler Echocardiography Study
Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134494 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Benjamin M Schaefer, Mark B Lewin, Karen K Stout, Edward Gill, Allison Prueitt, Peter H Byers, and Catherine M Otto

The Bicuspid Aortic Valve: An Integrated Phenotypic Classification of Leaflet Morphology and Aortic Root Shape
Published Online First: 28 February 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132092 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

29 January 2008

Michael J Moore, Andrew J Hamilton, Karen J Cairns, Adele H Marshall, Benedict M Glover, Conor J McCann, Joanne E Jordan, Frank Kee, and Jennifer AA Adgey

The Northern Ireland Public Access Defibrillation (NIPAD) Study: effectiveness in Urban and Rural Populations
Published Online First: 29 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.130534 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Ali Yilmaz, Heiko Mahrholdt, Anastasios Athanasiadis, Holger Vogelsberg, Gabriel Meinhardt, Matthias Voehringer, Eva-Maria Kispert, Christina Deluigi, Hannibal Baccouche, Evgeny Spodarev, Karin Klingel, Reinhard Kandolf, and Udo Sechtem

Coronary vasospasm as the underlying cause for chest pain in patients with PVB19-myocarditis
Published Online First: 29 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.131383 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

20 January 2008

W Patricia Bandettini and Andrew E Arai

Advances in Clinical Applications of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119016 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Ljubica V Andersen, Peter Vestergaard, Pia Deichgraeber, Jes S Lindholt, Leif S Mortensen, and Lars Frost

Warfarin for the Prevention of Systemic Embolism in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.135657 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Enrico Romagnoli, Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani, Massimo Siviglia, Giuseppe G L Biondi-Zoccai, Giampaolo Niccoli, Antonio M Leone, Italo Porto, Mario A Mazzari, Rocco Mongiardo, Antonio G Rebuzzi, Giovanni Schiavoni, and Filippo Crea

Euroscore as predictor of in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134114 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Hugh Bethell, Hasnain Dalal, and Robert Lewin

Cardiac rehabilitation: worth it?
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134338 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Timothy Kinnaird, Richard Anderson, Jonathan Hill, and Martyn Thomas

Bleeding during percutaneous intervention - Tailoring the approach to minimise risk
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.131284 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Christophe Tribouilloy, Dan Rusinaru, Haïfa Mahjoub, Jean-Michel Tartiere, Lamia Kesri-Tartiere, Stephanie Godard, and Marcel Peltier

Prognostic impact of diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. A prospective 5-year study
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.128769 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Matthias E Pfisterer, Marc Buser, Gabriela M Kuster, Leticia Grize, and Peter T Buser

Improvements in Physical and Mental Domains of Quality of Life by Antiischemic Drug and Revascularization Therapy in Elderly Men and Women with Chronic Angina
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127589 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Fabrice Bauer, Fathia Zghal, Nathalie Dervaux, Erwan Donal, Geneviève Derumeaux, Alain Cribier, and Jean-Paul Bessou

Pre-operative tissue Doppler imaging differentiates beneficial from detrimental left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with surgical aortic stenosis. A postoperative morbidity study
Published Online First: 20 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121442 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

15 January 2008

Qing Zhang, Jeffrey WH Fung, Gabriel WK Yip, Joseph YS Chan, Alex PW Lee, Yat-yin Lam, Li-wen Wu, Eugene B Wu, and Cheuk-man Yu

Improvement of Left Ventricular Myocardial Short-axis, but not Long-axis Function or Torsion after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-An Assessment by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking
Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127498 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Elizabeth Kathleen Delaney, Peter Murchie, Amanda Lee, Lewis D Ritchie, and Neil C Campbell

Secondary prevention clinics for coronary heart disease: a 10 year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial in primary care
Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126144 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Jan van Ramshorst, Douwe E Atsma, Saskia LMA Beeres, Sjoerd A Mollema, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Eduard R Holman, Ernst E van der Wall, Martin J Schalij, and Jeroen J Bax

The Effect of Intramyocardial Bone Marrow Cell Injection on Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony and Global Strain
Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.129569 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Tomoko Sugiyama Kato, Hideo Izawa, Kazuo Komamura, Akiko Noda, Hiroyuki Asano, Kohzo Nagata, Shuji Hashimoto, Noboru Oda, Chizuko Kamiya, Hideaki Kanzaki, kazuhiko Hashimura, Takeshi Nakatani, Hatsue Ishibashi Ueda, Toyoaki Murohara, Masafumi Kitakaze, and Mistuhiro Yokota

Heterogeneity of regional systolic function detected by tissue doppler imaging is linked to impaired global left ventricular relaxation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.124453 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

10 December 2007

Christopher P Gale, Samuel O Manda, Phil D Batin, Clive F Weston, John S Birkhead, and Alistair S Hall

Predictors of in-hospital mortality for patients admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a real-world study using the Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project (MINAP) database
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127068 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Juan-Pablo Kaski, Maria-Teresa Tome-Esteban, Sarah J Mead-Regan, Antonios Pantazis, Jan Marek, John E Deanfield, William J McKenna, and Perry M Elliott

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predicts Disease Severity in Children With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126748 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Erik B Schelbert, Mary S Vaughan-Sarrazin, Karl F Welke, and Gary E Rosenthal

Valve type and long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement in older patients
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127506 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Nicasio Perez-Castellano, Julian Villacastin, Jorge Salinas, Javier Moreno, Manuel Doblado, Eduardo Ruiz, Rodrigo Isa, and Carlos Macaya

Cooled Ablation Reduces Pulmonary Vein Isolation Time: Results of a Prospective Randomised Trial
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.125898 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Hilmar Kuehl, Holger Eggebrecht, Tanja Boes, Gerald Antoch, Sandra Rosenbaum-Krumme, Susanne Ladd, Andreas Bockisch, Joerg Barkhausen, and Raimund Erbel

Detection of inflammation in patients with acute aortic syndrome: comparison of FDG-PET/CT imaging and serologic markers of inflammation
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127282 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Lalit Kalra, Elizabeth Iveson, Curtis Rambaran, Roy Sherwood, Philip Chowienczyk, James Ritter, Ajay Shah, and Terrence Forrester

Homocysteine, migration and early vascular impairment in people of African descent
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.132670 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Robert J Lewin, Simon Coulton, Dorothy J Frizelle, Gerry Kaye, and Helen Cox

A brief cognitive behavioural pre-implantation and rehabilitation programme for patients receiving an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator improves physical health and reduces psychological morbidity and unplanned re-admissions
Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.129890 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

21 November 2007

Sebastian Leschka, Hans Scheffel, Lotus Desbiolles, Andre Plass, Oliver Gaemperli, Paul Stolzmann, Michele Genoni, Thomas Luescher, Borut Marincek, Philipp A Kaufmann, and Hatem Alkadhi

Combining Dual-Source Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography and Calcium Scoring: Added Value for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.124800 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Seiji Habara, Kazuaki Mitsudo, Tsuyoshi Goto, Kazushige Kadota, Satoki Fujii, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Harumi Kato, Sou Takenaka, Yasushi Fuku, Shingo Hosogi, Akitoshi Hirono, Kanjo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Daiji Hasegawa, Yukinobu Nakamura, Hiroshi Tasaka, Suguru Otsuru, Yoji Okamoto, Chinatsu Yamada, Masakazu Miyamoto, and Katsumi Inoue

The Impact of Lesion Length and Vessel size on Outcomes after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation for In-Stent Restenosis
Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.128595 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Jaymin S Shah, Maria Teresa Tome Esteban, Rajesh Thaman, Rajan Sharma, Bryan Mist, Antonis Pantazis, Deirdre Ward, Sanjay K Kohli, Steve P Page, Camelia Demetrescu, Elias Sevdalis, Andre Keren, Denis Pellerin, William J McKenna, and Perry M Elliott

Prevalence of Exercise Induced Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Symptomatic Patients with Non-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.126003 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

5 November 2007

Li Wei, Chim C Lang, Frank M Sullivan, Paul Boyle, Jixian Wang, Stuart Pringle, and Thomas M MacDonald

Impact on mortality following first acute myocardial infarction of distance between home and hospital: Cohort study
Published Online First: 5 November 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.123612 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

18 October 2007

Cesare Porta, Gaia Casucci, Stefano Castoldi, Andrea Rinaldi, and Luciano Bernardi

THE INFLUENCE OF RESPIRATORY INSTABILITY DURING NEUROCARDIOGENIC PRESYNCOPE ON CEREBRO- AND CARDIOVASCULAR DYNAMICS
Published Online First: 18 October 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.114223 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

11 October 2007

Claude Cote, Philippe Pibarot, Jean-Pierre Despres, Dania Mohty, Amelie Cartier, Benoit Arsenault, Christian Couture, and Patrick Mathieu

Association between circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein and fibro-calcific remodeling of the aortic valve in aortic stenosis
Published Online