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• High resolution in vivo intra-arterial imaging with optical coherence tomography (1 August, 1999)

  J G Fujimoto, S A Boppart, G J Tearney, B E Bouma, C Pitris, M E Brezinski
• Good outcomes from cardiac surgery in the over 70s (1 August, 1999)

  A M Zaidi, A P Fitzpatrick, D J M Keenan, N J Odom, G J Grotte
• Surgery for aortic stenosis in severely symptomatic patients older than 80 years: experience in a single UK centre (1 August, 1999)

  T Gilbert, W Orr, A P Banning
• To operate or not on elderly patients with aortic stenosis: the decision and its consequences (1 August, 1999)

  B J Bouma, R B A van den Brink, J H P van der Meulen, H A Verheul, E C Cheriex, H P M Hamer, E Dekker, K I Lie, J G P Tijssen
• Haemodynamic performance of aortic pericardial bioprostheses and bileaflet prostheses at rest and during exercise: implications for the surgical management of patients with small aortic roots (1 August, 1999)

  J R Gonzalez-Juanatey, M V Fernandez, F G Sampedro, J M Garcia-Acuna, J B Garcia-Bengoechea, A A Cendon, M G de la Pena
• Surgery for postinfarction ventricular tachycardia in the pre-implantable cardioverter defibrillator era: early and long term outcomes in 100 consecutive patients (1 August, 1999)

  J P Bourke, R W F Campbell, J M McComb, S S Furniss, J C Doig, C J Hilton
• Imaging of adenosine bolus transit following intravenous administration: insights into antiarrhythmic efficacy (1 August, 1999)

  G A Ng, W Martin, A C Rankin
• An open label, randomised, crossover study comparing sotalol and atenolol in the treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (1 August, 1999)

  R P Steeds, A S Birchall, M Smith, K S Channer
• Electrophysiological effects of flecainide and propafenone on atrial fibrillation cycle and relation with arrhythmia termination (1 August, 1999)

  M Biffi, G Boriani, G Bronzetti, A Capucci, A Branzi, B Magnani
• A new physiological method for heart rate correction of the QT interval (1 August, 1999)

  P Davey
• Risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction by Doppler stroke distance measurement (1 August, 1999)

  R J Trent, J M Rawles
• Echocardiographic assessment of ejection fraction in left ventricular hypertrophy (1 August, 1999)

  B Wandt, L Bojö, K Tolagen, B Wranne
• Prognostic value of symptom limited versus low level exercise stress test before discharge in patients with myocardial infarction treated with thrombolytics (1 August, 1999)

  K Jensen-Urstad, B A Samad, F Bouvier, J Hulting, J Höjer, H Ruiz, M Jensen-Urstad
• Effect of raised plasma β endorphin concentrations on peripheral pain and angina thresholds in patients with stable angina (1 August, 1999)

  N F Jarmukli, J Ahn, A Iranmanesh, D C Russell
• Efficacy of coronary angioplasty for the treatment of hibernating myocardium (1 August, 1999)

  F Fath-Ordoubadi, K J Beatt, N Spyrou, P G Camici
• Application of a low cost telemedicine link to the diagnosis of neonatal congenital heart defects by remote consultation (1 August, 1999)

  H C Mulholland, F Casey, D Brown, N Corrigan, M Quinn, B McCord, J Rogers, B G Craig
• Assessment of the quality of neonatal echocardiographic images transmitted by ISDN telephone lines (1 August, 1999)

  A Houston, K McLeod, T Richens, W Doig, S Lilley, E Murtagh, N Wilson
• Clinical outcomes of acute myocarditis in childhood (1 August, 1999)

  K J Lee, B W McCrindle, D J Bohn, G J Wilson, G P Taylor, R M Freedom, J F Smallhorn, L N Benson
• Why patients do not attend cardiac rehabilitation: role of intentions and illness beliefs (1 August, 1999)

  A Cooper, G Lloyd, J Weinman, G Jackson