Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010

CardioPulse

CardioPulse Articles

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 509–516, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp579

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Editorials

Resting heart rate and cardiovascular events: time for a new crusade?

Stéphane Cook and Otto M. Hess

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 517–519, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp484

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Clinical trials and registries in cardiovascular disease: competitive or complementary?

Christopher B. Granger and Bernhard J. Gersh

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 520–521, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp508

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Which antithrombotic to use during PCI?

Sanjit S. Jolly and Salim Yusuf

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 522–524, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp563

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Current opinion

The role of cardiac registries in evidence-based medicine

Anselm K. Gitt and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 525–529, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp596

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Reviews

Controversies in Cardiovascular Medicine

Chronic stable coronary artery disease: drugs vs. revascularization

Maarten L. Simoons and Stephan Windecker

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 530–541, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp605

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Imaging and atrial fibrillation: the role of multimodality imaging in patient evaluation and management of atrial fibrillation

Laurens F. Tops and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 542–551, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq005

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Clinical Research

Coronary heart disease

Editor's Choice

The association of admission heart rate and in-hospital cardiovascular events in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from 135 164 patients in the CRUSADE quality improvement initiative

Sripal Bangalore and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 552–560, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp397

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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

Spontaneous regression of severe traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation

Stefan Toggweiler and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Page 560, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp531

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Clinical Research

Coronary heart disease

Editor's Choice

Safety and effectiveness of bivalirudin in routine care of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Jeremy A. Rassen and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 561–572, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp437

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Resolution of ST-segment depression: a new prognostic marker in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Michael C. Tjandrawidjaja and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 573–581, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp494

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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

Giant post-traumatic coronary aneurysm as an infrequent cause of inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction

Luis Diaz de la Llera and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Page 581, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp529

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Clinical Research

Coronary heart disease

Bivalirudin vs. unfractionated heparin during percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with stable and unstable angina pectoris: 1-year results of the ISAR-REACT 3 trial

Stefanie Schulz and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 582–587, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq008

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Hypertension

New insights into the relationship of left ventricular geometry and left ventricular mass with cardiac function: a population study of hypertensive subjects

Navtej S. Chahal and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 588–594, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp490

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Congenital heart disease

Hyponatraemia: a strong predictor of mortality in adults with congenital heart disease

Konstantinos Dimopoulos and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 595–601, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp495

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Prevention

The central arterial burden of the metabolic syndrome is similar in men and women: the SardiNIA Study

Angelo Scuteri and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 602–613, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp491

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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) as an unusual cause of acute stent thrombosis

Rasha K. Al-Lamee and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Page 613, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp532

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Clinical Research

Prevention

Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data to identify the major determinants of carotid intima–media thickness in a European population: the IMPROVE study

Damiano Baldassarre and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 614–622, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp496

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Letters to the Editor

Spasm provocative test in troponin-positive patients with acute chest pain and no significant coronary artery disease

Manuel Martínez-Sellés and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Page 623, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp607

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Spasm provocative test in troponin-positive patients with acute chest pain and no significant coronary artery disease: reply

Hannibal Baccouche and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Pages 623–624, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp608

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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008. The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) [Eur Heart J 2008;29:2388–2442]

Kenneth Dickstein and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Page 624, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq027

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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

Three-dimensional visualization of intracoronary thrombus during stent implantation using the second generation, Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

Takayuki Okamura and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 31, Issue 5, March 2010, Page 625, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp519

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