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Original articles

• Cardiac imaging and non-invasive testing: First head-to-head comparison of effective radiation dose from low-dose 64-slice CT with prospective ECG-triggering versus invasive coronary angiography (5 July, 2009) Free

  B A Herzog, C A Wyss, L Husmann, O Gaemperli, I Valenta, V Treyer, U Landmesser, P A Kaufmann
• Cardiac imaging and non-invasive testing: Absolute myocardial blood flow determination using real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography during adenosine stress: comparison with single-photon emission computed tomography (6 July, 2009)

  S S Abdelmoneim, A Dhoble, M Bernier, S Moir, M E Hagen, S A C Ness, S S Abdel-Kader, P A Pellikka, S L Mulvagh
• Cardiac imaging and non-invasive testing: Computed tomography versus exercise electrocardiography in patients with stable chest complaints: real-world experiences from a fast-track chest pain clinic (20 July, 2009)

  K Nieman, T Galema, A Weustink, L Neefjes, A Moelker, P Musters, R de Visser, N Mollet, H Boersma, P J de Feijter
• Interventional cardiology: Simple versus complex stenting strategy for coronary artery bifurcation lesions in the drug-eluting stent era: a meta-analysis of randomised trials (29 July, 2009)

  F Zhang, L Dong, J Ge
• Biomarkers and heart disease: Inflammatory biomarkers and the prediction of coronary events among people at intermediate risk: the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population study (8 July, 2009)

  J S Rana, M Cote, J-P Després, M S Sandhu, P J Talmud, E Ninio, N J Wareham, J J P Kastelein, A H Zwinderman, K-T Khaw, S M Boekholdt
• Systemic disease and the heart: Myocardial scarring by delayed enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance in thalassaemia major (1 June, 2009)

  A Pepe, V Positano, M Capra, A Maggio, C L Pinto, A Spasiano, G Forni, G Derchi, B Favilli, G Rossi, E Cracolici, M Midiri, M Lombardi
• Valvular heart disease: Incidence and risk factors of early thromboembolic events after mechanical heart valve replacement in patients treated with intravenous unfractionated heparin (28 May, 2009)

  N Allou, P Piednoir, C Berroëta, S Provenchère, H Ibrahim, G Baron, P Montravers, B Iung, I Philip, N Ajzenberg
• Acute coronary syndromes: Persistent precordial “hyperacute” T-waves signify proximal left anterior descending artery occlusion (19 July, 2009)

  N J Verouden, K T Koch, R J Peters, J P Henriques, J Baan, R J van der Schaaf, M M Vis, J G Tijssen, J J Piek, H J Wellens, A A Wilde, R J de Winter