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Scientific letters

• Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in South Wales: a survey following myocardial infarction (14 October, 2004)

  P M Underwood, L S Cozma, K Laji, H Cohen, K Oboubie, P Beck
• Reduction in plasma concentrations of N terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide following percutaneous coronary intervention (14 October, 2004)

  P R Kalra, A Gomma, C Daly, J R Clague, I B Squire, L L Ng, K F Fox
• Association of the ile405val mutation in cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene with risk of acute myocardial infarction (14 October, 2004)

  G K Andrikopoulos, D J Richter, E W Needham, M N Zairis, E N Karabinos, E J Gialafos, P E Dilaveris, K E Paravolidakis, K G Kappos, E G Papasteriadis, F G Kardaras, S G Foussas, C I Stefanadis, J E Gialafos, R K Mattu, P K Toutouzas
• Echocardiography in differentiating tuberculous from chronic idiopathic pericardial effusion (14 October, 2004)

  S George, A L Salama, B Uthaman, G Cherian
• Radial approach to day case intervention in coronary artery lesions (RADICAL): a single centre safety and feasibility study (14 October, 2004)

  S Kumar, R Anantharaman, P Das, J Hobbs, C Densem, J Ansell, D H Roberts
• Incidence and factors influencing left atrial clot in patients with mitral stenosis and normal sinus rhythm (14 October, 2004)

  S J Saidi, M H K Motamedi
• A trial of early discharge with homecare compared to conventional hospital care for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (14 October, 2004)

  J E Booth, J A Roberts, M Flather, D L Lamping, R Mister, M Abdalla, H Goodman, E Peters, J Pepper
• Thrombolytic treatment in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction: lower rates of use than in non-diabetic patients are explained by differences in presenting ECGs (14 October, 2004)

  E Kvan, A Reikvam
• Aortic coarctation: prognostic indicators of survival in the fetus (14 October, 2004)

  D Paladini, P Volpe, M G Russo, M Vassallo, G Sclavo, M Gentile
• Direct demonstration of coronary collateral growth by physical endurance exercise in a healthy marathon runner (14 October, 2004)

  R Zbinden, S Zbinden, S Windecker, B Meier, C Seiler