Heart Volume 91(1); January 2005

Volume 91(1); January 2005

Editorials

Statins for heart failure: at the crossroads between cholesterol reduction and pleiotropism?

S von Haehling, S D Anker

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 1–2. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.042515

PMCID:: PMC1768667

Abstract Full Text PDF–49K

Pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: evasive after half a century of clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory investigation

E L Kaplan

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 3–4. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.034744

PMCID:: PMC1768618

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Should ablation be the first line treatment for supraventricular arrhythmias?

F G Cosío

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 5–6. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.040121

PMCID:: PMC1768628

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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

P Jais, P Sanders, L F Hsu, M Hocini, M Haissaguerre

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 7–9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030205

PMCID:: PMC1768634

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Review

Getting the most out of cardiac rehabilitation: a review of referral and adherence predictors

L Jackson, J Leclerc, Y Erskine, W Linden

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 10–14. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.045559

PMCID:: PMC1768637

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Featured Case Report

Bilateral thoracoscopic cervical sympathectomy for the treatment of recurrent polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

A J Turley, J Thambyrajah, A A Harcombe

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 15–17. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.039271

PMCID:: PMC1768662

Abstract Full Text PDF–560K

Cardiovascular Medicine

Acute coronary syndrome and chronic infection in the Cork coronary care case–control study

J Sheehan, P M Kearney, S O Sullivan, C Mongan, E Kelly, I J Perry

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 19–22. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.031799

PMCID:: PMC1768622

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Lack of clopidogrel–CYP3A4 statin interaction in patients with acute coronary syndrome

D Mukherjee, E Kline-Rogers, J Fang, K Munir, K A Eagle

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 23–26. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035014

PMCID:: PMC1768631

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Effects of atorvastatin on reactive hyperaemia and the thrombosis–fibrinolysis system in patients with heart failure

D Tousoulis, C Antoniades, E Bosinakou, M Kotsopoulou, C Tsioufis, C Tentolouris, A Trikas, C Pitsavos, C Stefanadis

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 27–31. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.027110

PMCID:: PMC1768647

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Insulin resistance and inflammatory activation in older patients with systolic and diastolic heart failure

N Wisniacki, W Taylor, M Lye, J P H Wilding

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 32–37. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029652

PMCID:: PMC1768659

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Left ventricular myocardial mass determination by contrast enhanced colour Doppler compared with magnetic resonance imaging

G P Bezante, X Chen, G Molinari, A Valbusa, L Deferrari, V Sebastiani, N Yokoyama, S Steinmetz, A Barsotti, K Q Schwarz

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 38–43. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.023234

PMCID:: PMC1768629

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QT interval abnormalities are often present at diagnosis in diabetes and are better predictors of cardiac death than ankle brachial pressure index and autonomic function tests

B S Rana, P O Lim, A A O Naas, S A Ogston, R W Newton, R T Jung, A D Morris, A D Struthers

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 44–50. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.017632

PMCID:: PMC1768644

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Pulmonary vein ablation for idiopathic atrial fibrillation: six month outcome of first procedure in 100 consecutive patients

J P Bourke, A Dunuwille, D O’Donnell, S Jamieson, S S Furniss

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 51–57. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.023093

PMCID:: PMC1768666

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Acute improvement of atrial mechanical stunning after electrical cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation: comparison between biatrial and single atrial pacing

M Takagi, A Doi, N Shirai, K Hirata, Y Takemoto, K Takeuchi, J Yoshikawa

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 58–63. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.032334

PMCID:: PMC1768638

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Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Relation between the TIMI frame count and the degree of microvascular injury after primary coronary angioplasty in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction

Y Ohara, Y Hiasa, T Takahashi, K Yamaguchi, R Ogura, T Ogata, K Yuba, K Kusunoki, S Hosokawa, K Kishi, R Ohtani

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 64–67. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029892

PMCID:: PMC1768655

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Assessment of left ventricular function long term after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries by dobutamine stress echocardiography

L Hui, A K T Chau, M P Leung, C S W Chiu, Y F Cheung

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 68–72. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.027524

PMCID:: PMC1768615

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Congenital Heart Disease

Coagulation profile and liver function in 102 patients after total cavopulmonary connection at mid term follow up

V Chaloupecký, I Svobodová, I Hadačová, V Tomek, B Hučín, T Tláskal, J Janoušek, O Reich, J Škovránek

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 73–79. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026419

PMCID:: PMC1768627

Abstract Full Text PDF–439K

Basic Research

Reduced cardiac expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 and transforming growth factor β₁ in obese Zucker rats by perindopril

J E Toblli, G Cao, G DeRosa, P Forcada

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 80–86. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.022707

PMCID:: PMC1768649

Abstract Full Text PDF–485K

Scientific Letters

Herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in rheumatic valvar disease

Y Li, Z Pan, Y Ji, H Zhang, L C Archard

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 87–88. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026377

PMCID:: PMC1768621

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Description of modern practices of percutaneous coronary intervention and identification of risk factors for adverse outcome in the French nationwide OPEN registry

G Montalescot, B Chevalier, M C Dalby, P G Steg, M-C Morice, A Cribier, P Meyer, F Alor

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 89–90. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021402

PMCID:: PMC1768632

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Left atrial remodelling after short duration atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic hearts

A V Mattioli, S Bonatti, D Monopoli, M Zennaro, G Mattioli

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 91–92. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.024422

PMCID:: PMC1768630

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Echocardiographic risk factors predisposing to sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

P P Dimitrow, J S Dubiel

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 93–94. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030353

PMCID:: PMC1768636

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Clinical implications of persistent ST segment depression after admission in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

M Kosuge, K Kimura, T Ishikawa, T Shimizu, K Hibi, N Nozawa, S Umemura

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 95–96. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030973

PMCID:: PMC1768648

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Impact of first line radiofrequency ablation in patients with lone atrial flutter on the long term risk of subsequent atrial fibrillation

A Da Costa, C Romeyer-Bouchard, N Zarqane-Sliman, M Messier, B Samuel, A Kihel, E Faure, K Isaaz

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 97–98. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.033308

PMCID:: PMC1768657

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Reduced post-infarction myocardial apoptosis in women: a clue to their different clinical course?

G G L Biondi-Zoccai, A Abate, R Bussani, D Camilot, F D Giorgio, M-P D Marino, F Silvestri, F Baldi, L M Biasucci, A Baldi

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 99–101. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.018754

Correction in:: Heart. 2005 March; 91(3): 370.

PMCID:: PMC1768665

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Tako-tsubo transient left ventricular apical ballooning: is intravascular ultrasound the key to resolve the enigma?

B Ibanez, F Navarro, M Cordoba, P M-Alberca, J Farre

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 102–104. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035709

PMCID:: PMC1768650

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Education in Heart

Investigation and management of chest pain

Kevin F Fox

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 105–110. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.031062

PMCID:: PMC1768663

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Clinical assessment of myocardial hibernation

Arend F L Schinkel, Jeroen J Bax, Don Poldermans

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 111–117. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.042085

PMCID:: PMC1768620

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Theory and practice of defibrillation: (2) defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation

A A J Adgey, M S Spence, S J Walsh

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 118–125. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.019927

PMCID:: PMC1768652

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Case 8: Systolic murmur in an asymptomatic 70 year old man

Pathmaja Paramsothy, Catherine M Otto

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 125.

PMCID:: PMC1768614

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JournalScan

Iqbal Malik

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 127–128.

PMCID:: PMC1768624

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Electronic Pages

Intracerebral haematoma masquerading as ventricular standstill

A K J Mandal, S Baltsezak, C G Missouris

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e1. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.046318

PMCID:: PMC1768635

Abstract Full Text PDF–124K

Apical myocardial injury caused by collateralisation of a septal artery during ethanol septal ablation

S C Agarwal, I F Purcell, S S Furniss

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e2. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.047993

PMCID:: PMC1768640

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Moderate mitral stenosis in pregnancy: the haemodynamic impact of diuresis

A Siva, A M Shah

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e3. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.053017

PMCID:: PMC1768646

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Left ventricular thrombi in a patient with left ventricular non-compaction in visualisation of the rationale for anticoagulation

S E Petersen, J Timperley, S Neubauer

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e4. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.045971

PMCID:: PMC1768651

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Hyperkalaemia induced complete atrioventricular block with a narrow QRS complex

N-H Kim, S K Oh, J-W Jeong

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e5. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.046524

PMCID:: PMC1768656

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Intermittent chordal entrapment following mitral valve replacement: diagnosis from the arterial pressure waveform

T M BinEsmael, A A Azzu, E G Butchart

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e6. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.046607

PMCID:: PMC1768660

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Ischaemia induced QRS widening with acute inferior myocardial infarction

S J Walsh, D J McEneaney

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e7. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.047670

PMCID:: PMC1768664

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Impending coronary perforation after cutting balloon angioplasty

J Ako, Y Honda, P J Fitzgerald

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e8. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.048637

PMCID:: PMC1768613

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Subendocardial and papillary muscle involvement in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome, detected by contrast enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance

S E Petersen, A Kardos, S Neubauer

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): e9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.050070

PMCID:: PMC1768616

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Miscellanea

Renal tumour with cavoatrioventricular extension

P A Davlouros, A S Manolis, E E Apostolakis

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035287

PMCID:: PMC1768645

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Calcific constrictive pericarditis (concretio cordis)

S M Divakaramenon, M N Krishnan, K Venugopal

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 18. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.033662

PMCID:: PMC1768617

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Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 22.

PMCID:: PMC1768626

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Wire artefact—in reverse!

R A Archbold, C J Knight

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 26. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.034645

PMCID:: PMC1768641

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Spontaneous spasm of the arterial duct: a pitfall for transcatheter occlusion

A Tzifa, R Tulloh, E Rosenthal

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 31. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035147

PMCID:: PMC1768653

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End stage ischaemic heart failure

G A J Jessurun, J G Grandjean, F Zijlstra

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 37. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.037952

PMCID:: PMC1768623

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Radiofrequency ablation of a posteroseptal atrioventricular accessory pathway in a patient with mechanical mitral valve

J Hong, X Li, J Guo

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 43. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030957

PMCID:: PMC1768639

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Heart Online case reports: www.heartjnl.com

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 79.

PMCID:: PMC1768654

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Aortic tornado

S V Babu-Narayan, P J Kilner

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 90. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.038547

PMCID:: PMC1768625

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Percutaneous transluminal septal coil embolisation as an alternative to alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

A Lafont, E Durand, C Brasselet, E Mousseaux, A Hagege, M Desnos

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 92. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.040790

PMCID:: PMC1768633

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WEB TOP 10

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 94.

PMCID:: PMC1768642

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Immediate endovascular stent graft repair of acute thoracic aortic rupture caused by blunt trauma

G P Georghiou, B A Vidne, E Sharoni

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 98. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.038695

PMCID:: PMC1768661

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Complete aortic dissection demonstrated by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography

A Diaz, D Martin-Raymondi, J Barba

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 101. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.036194

PMCID:: PMC1768643

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Giant thymic cyst presenting as cardiac compression

N Becit, H Koçak, C U Koçoğullari

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 104. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035642

PMCID:: PMC1768658

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Severe aortic regurgitation in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV

C Wunderlich, M R Schulze, R H Strasser

Heart. 2005 January; 91(1): 126. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035097

PMCID:: PMC1768619

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