European Heart Journal

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J. P. DESPRéS, B. LAMARCHE, P. MAURIÈGE, B. CANTIN, P. J. LUPIEN, and G. R. DAGENAIS

Risk factors for ischaemic heart disease: is it time to measure insulin?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1453-1454. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials

G. S. BERENSON

The need for preventive cardiology – a nation's model
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1455-1456. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. L. POPP

A three-dimensional perspective
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1456-1458. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. LÉVY

Is the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator cost-effective?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1458-1459. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. KASKI

Cardiac imaging in syndrome X: the problem of ‘reverse redistribution’
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1459-1461. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. R. CONTI

Angioscopic morphological changes after coronary angioplasty of unstable plaques
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1461-1462. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Perspectives

Interpretation of trials with drugs and devices; a double standard?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1463-1465. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. VAHANIAN

Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1465-1469. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Article

Get checked abstract L. Wallentin

Low molecular weight heparins: a valuable tool in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1470-1476. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Working Group Report

Recommendations for training and quality control in coronary angioplasty: The study group Clinical Issues, working group Coronary Circulation, of the European Society of Cardiology
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1477-1481. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ischaemic heart disease

Get checked abstract G. Fragasso, E. Rossetti, F. Dosio, L. Gianolli, G. Pizzetti, N. Cattaneo, F. Fazio, and S. L. Chierchia

High prevalence of the thallium-201 reverse redistribution phenomenon in patients with syndrome X
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1482-1487. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. C. Kaski, L. Chen, R. Crook, I. Cox, D. Tousoulis, and M. R. Chester

Coronary stenosis progression differs in patients with stable angina pectoris with and without a previous history of unstable angina
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1488-1494. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. Immonen-Rëihë, M. Arstila, J. Tuomiehto, M. Haikio, A. Mononen, T. Vuorenmaa, J. Torppa, and I. Parvinen

21 year trends in incidence of myocardial infarction and mortality from coronary disease in middle-age
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1495-1502. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J.-H. Jansson, K. Boman, M. Brännström, and T. K. Nilsson

Increased levels of plasma thrombomodulin are associated with vascular and all-cause mortality in patients on long-term anticoagulant treatment
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1503-1505. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Budaj, J. Cybulski, K. Cedro, S. Karczmarewicz, J. Maciejewicz, M. Wisniewski, and L. Ceremuzynski

Effects of captopril on ventricular arrhythmias in the early and late phase of suspected acute myocardial infarction: Randomized, placebo-controlled substudy of ISIS-4
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1506-1510. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H. Adachi, A. Koike, T. Obayashi, S. Umezawa, A. Niwa, F. Marumo, and M. Hiroe

Does appropriate endurance exercise training improve cardiac function in patients with prior myocardial infarction?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1511-1521. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. D. Malcolm, M. Keltai, and M. J. Walsh

ESPRIT: a European study of the prevention of reocclusion after initial thrombolysis with duteplase in acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1522-1531. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Behar, M. Haim, H. Hod, R. Kornowski, H. Reicher-Reiss, M. Zion, E. Kaplinsky, E. Abinader, A. Palant, Y. Kishon, L. Reisin, I. Zahavi, U. Goldbourt, and the SPRINT Study Group

Long-term prognosis of patients after a Q wave compared with a non-Q wave first acute myocardial infarction: Data from the SPRINT Registry
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1532-1537. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interventional cardiology

Get checked abstract A. Baumbach, M. Oberhoff, K. Rübsamen, K. Jochims, C. Herdeg, A. Kranzhöfer, A. Safer, and K. R. Karsch

Porous balloon delivery of low molecular weight heparin in the dog coronary artery
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1538-1545. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Schmermund, M. Haude, D. Baumgart, G. Görge, G. Grönemeyer, R. Seibel, C. Sehnert, and R. Erbel

Non-invasive assessment of coronary Palmaz-Schatz stents by contrast enhanced electron beam computed tomography
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1546-1553. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Bauters, J.-M. Lablanche, N. Renaud, E. P. McFadden, M. Hamon, and M. E. Bertrand

Morphological changes after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of unstable plaques: Insights from serial angioscopic follow-up
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1554-1559. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Gupta, A. Vora, Y. Lokhandwalla, P. Kerkar, S. Gupta, H. Kulkarni, and B. Dalvi

Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy in mitral restenosis
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1560-1564. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiac arrhythmias

Get checked abstract R. Valenti, J. Schlapfer, M. Fromer, A. Fischer, and L. Kappenberger

Impact of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator on rehospitalizations
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1565-1571. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Congenital heart disease

Get checked abstract J. Guenthard, U. Zumsteg, and F. Wyler

Arm–leg pressure gradients on late follow-up after coarctation repair: Possible causes and implications
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1572-1575. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiovascular physiology

Get checked abstract M. S. Nieminen, M. P. Rämö, M. Viitasalo, P. Heikkilä, J. Karjalainen, M. Mäntysaari, and J. Heikkila

Serious cardiovascular side effects of large doses of anabolic steroids in weight lifters
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1576-1583. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Imaging

Get checked abstract J. D. Kasprzak, A. Salustri, Y. Nosir, M. Taams, E. M. El-Sald, J. R. T. C. Roelandt, W. B. Vletter, and R. Frowijn

Three-dimensional echocardiography of the thoracic aorta
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1584-1592. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. J. G. Peters, W. E. M. Kok, H. Rijsterborgh, M. van Dijk, K. T. Koch, J. J. Plek, G. K. David, and C. A. Visser

Reproducibility of quantitative measurements from intracoronary ultrasound images: Beat-to-beat variability and influence of the cardiac cycle
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1593-1599. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

K. G. MORGAN, P. S. HASLETON, N. H. BROOKS, A. CURRY, J. WALTER, and W. J. K. CUMMING

Mitochondrial cardiomyopathy
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1600. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. NIKODEMSKA, A. SOSNOWSKI, N. G. UREN, T. J. SPYT, C. REEK, and D. P. DE BONO

Early postoperative spasm of an internal thoracic artery bypass graft assessed by duplex ultrasound
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1600-1601. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. LAMBERT, F. BOSLY, B. BOLAND, P. HAINAUT, and J. L. VANOVERSCHELDE

Intravascular haemolysis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1601-1602. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. CHO, D. W. KIM, J. H. EARM, S. J. YOON, S. T. KIM, J. M. HONG, J. H. AHN, and J. S. HONG

Pericardial abscess due to transdiaphragmatic perforation of the pyogenic liver abscess
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1602-1603. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. LEPPER, U. JANSSENS, H. G. KLUES, and P. HANRATH

Successful lysls of mobile right heart and pulmonary artery thrombi, diagnosis and monitoring by transoesophageal echocardlography
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1603-1604. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. SUZUKI, N. TOSHIBA, K. HIRAO, T. KAWARA, and K. HIEJIMA

Biphasic P wave masquerading as a retrograde positive P wave during atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardla
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1604-1605. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. F. VALDES, R. E. FERNANDEZ, H. R. VILLANUEVA, and H. S. VALDES

Cardiovascular involvement during HIV infection
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1605. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. S. S. LO and G. C. SUTTON

Right atrial thrombus presenting in a patient with heart failure and disseminated Intravascular coagulation
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1605-1606. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. KRANIDIS, K. KOSTOPOULOS, K. KAPPOS, and L. ANTHOPOULOS

Diastolic mitral annular motion: assessment of left ventricular filling
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1606-1607. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Society notices

Notices for the European Society of Cardiology
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1606. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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