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Research Article

• Dilated cardiomyopathy: a genetic approach. (1 March, 1997)

  L. Mestroni
• Hypothyroidism, thyroxine treatment, and the heart. (1 March, 1997)

  M. Gammage, J. Franklyn
• Infective endocarditis: some popular tenets debunked? (1 March, 1997)

  S. J. Eykyn
• Rudolf Karl Virchow (1821-1902). (1 March, 1997)

  M. K. Davies, A. Hollman
• Working as a cardiologist in the USA. (1 March, 1997)

  N. G. Uren, N. A. Chronos
• Prenatal findings in patients with prolonged QT interval in the neonatal period. (1 March, 1997)

  M. Hofbeck, H. Ulmer, E. Beinder, E. Sieber, H. Singer
• Natural history and outcome of aortic stenosis diagnosed prenatally. (1 March, 1997)

  J. M. Simpson, G. K. Sharland
• Indications for coronary revascularisation: a Dutch perspective. (1 March, 1997)

  H. Rigter, A. P. Meijler, J. McDonnell, J. K. Scholma, S. J. Bernstein
• The appropriateness of intention to treat decisions for invasive therapy in coronary artery disease in The Netherlands. (1 March, 1997)

  A. P. Meijler, H. Rigter, S. J. Bernstein, J. K. Scholma, J. McDonnell, A. Breeman, J. B. Kosecoff, R. H. Brook
• Laser valvotomy with balloon valvoplasty for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: five years' experience. (1 March, 1997)

  J. L. Gibbs, M. E. Blackburn, O. Uzun, D. F. Dickinson, J. M. Parsons, R. R. Chatrath
• A regional study of presentation and outcome of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in infants. (1 March, 1997)

  J. R. Skinner, A. Manzoor, A. M. Hayes, H. S. Joffe, R. P. Martin
• Does reducing capacitance have potential for further miniaturisation of implantable defibrillators? (1 March, 1997)

  E. Alt, F. Evans, P. D. Wolf, J. Pasquantonio, L. Stotts, S. Heinz, A. Schömig
• Exercise capacity after His bundle ablation and rate response ventricular pacing for drug refractory chronic atrial fibrillation. (1 March, 1997)

  E. M. Buys, N. M. van Hemel, J. C. Kelder, C. A. Ascoop, P. F. van Dessel, L. Bakema, J. H. Kingma
• Posterior deviation of left ventricular outflow tract septal components without ventricular septal defect. (1 March, 1997)

  S. Ozkutlu, N. K. Tokel, M. Saraçlar, D. Alehan, Y. Yurdakul, S. Ruacan
• Cross sectional echocardiographic demonstration of the mechanisms of abnormal interventricular septal motion in congenital total absence of the left pericardium. (1 March, 1997)

  T. Oki, T. Tabata, H. Yamada, K. Manabe, K. Fukuda, M. Abe, A. Iuchi, N. Fukuda, S. Ito
• High incidence of scintigraphic myocardial uptake defects at rest and during exercise in male elite runners. (1 March, 1997)

  F. Bouvier, M. Nejat, B. Berglund, L. A. Brodin, L. Jorfeldt, A. Juhlin-Dannfelt, B. Saltin, M. Jensen-Urstad
• Influence of coronary nursing management follow up on lifestyle after acute myocardial infarction. (1 March, 1997)

  R. Carlsson, G. Lindberg, L. Westin, B. Israelsson
• Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of infective endocarditis in the elderly. (1 March, 1997)

  C. Selton-Suty, B. Hoen, A. Grentzinger, P. Houplon, M. Maignan, Y. Juillière, N. Danchin, P. Canton, F. Cherrier
• Brain natriuretic peptide predicts mortality in the elderly. (1 March, 1997)

  T. Wallén, S. Landahl, T. Hedner, K. Nakao, Y. Saito
• Malignant vasovagal syncope: a randomised trial of metoprolol and clonidine. (1 March, 1997)

  M. Biffi, G. Boriani, P. Sabbatani, G. Bronzetti, L. Frabetti, R. Zannoli, A. Branzi, B. Magnani
• Prolonged asystole induced by head up tilt test. Report of four cases and brief review of the prognostic significance and medical management. (1 March, 1997)

  D. Pentousis, J. P. Cooper, S. M. Cobbe
• Occlusion of congenital ventricular septal defects by the buttoned device. "Buttoned device" Clinical Trials International Register. (1 March, 1997)

  E. B. Sideris, K. P. Walsh, J. L. Haddad, C. R. Chen, S. G. Ren, H. Kulkarni
• Myocardial bridging in a survivor of sudden cardiac near-death: role of intracoronary doppler flow measurements and angiography during dobutamine stress in the clinical evaluation. (1 March, 1997)

  R. A. Tio, I. C. Van Gelder, P. W. Boonstra, H. J. Crijns
• Iatrogenic atrioventricular bypass tract following a Fontan operation for tricuspid atresia. (1 March, 1997)

  E. Rosenthal, J. Bostock, J. Gill
• Verapamil responsive incessant ventricular tachycardia resulting in severe ventricular dysfunction in a young child: successful management with oral verapamil. (1 March, 1997)

  J. S. Ma, B. J. Kim, J. G. Cho
• Cardiac strangulation, a rare complication of epicardial pacemaker leads during growth. (1 March, 1997)

  B. Eyskens, L. Mertens, P. Moerman, H. Ector, W. Daenen, M. Gewilling
• Unusual left ventricular wall motion and a loud added sound during the isovolumic relaxation period in a patient with hypertensive heart disease. (1 March, 1997)

  Y. Mishiro, T. Oki, N. Fukuda
• New insight into plaque healing after plaque rupture with subsequent thrombus formation detected by intravascular ultrasound. (1 March, 1997)

  A. Jeremias, J. Ge, R. Erbel