Table of contents

Original articles

Valvular heart disease

• Original article: Myocardial gene expression of microRNA-133a and myosin heavy and light chains, in conjunction with clinical parameters, predict regression of left ventricular hypertrophy after valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis (17 May, 2011)

  Ana V Villar, David Merino, Mareike Wenner, Miguel Llano, Manuel Cobo, Cecilia Montalvo, Raquel García, Rafael Martín-Durán, Juan M Hurlé, María A Hurlé, J Francisco Nistal
• Original article: Internal and external validation of a model to predict adverse outcomes in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis (28 February, 2011)

  Javier López, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgo, Ana Revilla, Isidre Vilacosta, Pilar Tornos, Benito Almirante, Teresa Sevilla, Itziar Gómez, Eduardo Pozo, Cristina Sarriá, José Alberto San Román

Obesity and the heart

• Original article: Effect of rimonabant on carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) progression in patients with abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome: the AUDITOR Trial (24 May, 2011) Free

  Daniel H O'Leary, Anne Q Reuwer, Steven E Nissen, Jean-Pierre Després, John E Deanfield, Michael W Brown, Rong Zhou, Salvatore M Zabbatino, Bernard Job, John J P Kastelein, Frank L J Visseren

Coronary artery disease

• Original article: CT coronary plaque burden in asymptomatic patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (12 May, 2011)

  Lisan A Neefjes, Gert-Jan R ten Kate, Alexia Rossi, Annette J Galema-Boers, Janneke G Langendonk, Annick C Weustink, Adriaan Moelker, Koen Nieman, Nico R Mollet, Gabriel P Krestin, Eric J Sijbrands, Pim J de Feyter

Heart failure

• Original article: Hepatocyte growth factor is a strong predictor of mortality in patients with advanced heart failure (14 May, 2011)

  Kathrin Rychli, Bernhard Richter, Philipp J Hohensinner, Kariem Mahdy Ali, Stephanie Neuhold, Gerlinde Zorn, Rudolf Berger, Deddo Mörtl, Kurt Huber, Richard Pacher, Johann Wojta, Alexander Niessner, Martin Hülsmann

Congenital heart disease

• Original article: Generalised muscle weakness in young adults with congenital heart disease (21 January, 2011)

  Matthias Greutmann, Thao Lan Le, Daniel Tobler, Patric Biaggi, Erwin N Oechslin, Candice K Silversides, John T Granton

Cardiovascular surgery

• Original articles: Six-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial examining hospital versus home-based exercise training after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (10 May, 2011)

  Kelly M Smith, Robert S McKelvie, Kevin E Thorpe, Heather M Arthur

Epidemiology

• Original article: Probabilistic cost-effectiveness analysis of cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia using alternative diagnostic and identification strategies (17 June, 2011)

  L Nherera, D Marks, R Minhas, M Thorogood, S E Humphries