Table of contents

Original articles

Acute coronary syndromes

• Original article: Newly diagnosed glucose intolerance and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction: comparison of post-challenge versus fasting glucose concentrations (12 May, 2012)

  Koichi Tamita, Minako Katayama, Tsutomu Takagi, Atsushi Yamamuro, Shuichiro Kaji, Junichi Yoshikawa, Yutaka Furukawa

Cardiac syncopey

• Original article:

  Adenosine plasma level and A_2A adenosine receptor expression: correlation with laboratory tests in patients with neurally mediated syncope

  (12 May, 2012)

  Jean-Claude Deharo, Alexis Mechulan, Roch Giorgi, Frederic Franceschi, Sebastien Prevot, Eric Peyrouse, Jocelyne Condo, Youlet By, Jean Ruf, Michelino Brignole, Régis Guieu

Heart failure

• Original article: Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine and mortality in patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure (15 March, 2012)

  Michael N Zairis, Nikoloas G Patsourakos, George Z Tsiaousis, Anastassios Theodossis Georgilas, Andreas Melidonis, Stamatis S Makrygiannis, Dimitrios Velissaris, Pelagia C Batika, Kyriakos S Argyrakis, Stavros P Tzerefos, Athanasios A Prekates, Stefanos G Foussas

Secondary prevention of coronary disease

• Original article: ASPIRE-2-PREVENT: a survey of lifestyle, risk factor management and cardioprotective medication in patients with coronary heart disease and people at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the UK (12 May, 2012)

  Kornelia Kotseva, Catriona S Jennings, Elizabeth L Turner, Alison Mead, Susan Connolly, Jennifer Jones, Timothy J Bowker, David A Wood

Sudden cardiac death

• Original article: Clinical prediction model for death prior to appropriate therapy in primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients with ischaemic heart disease: the FADES risk score (12 May, 2012)

  Johannes B van Rees, C Jan Willem Borleffs, Guido H van Welsenes, Enno T van der Velde, Jeroen J Bax, Lieselot van Erven, Hein Putter, Johanna G van der Bom, Martin J Schalij