European Heart Journal

Hotline Editorial:

J. N. COHN

Slowing the progression of heart failure
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1609-1611. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials:

B. MEIER

Coronary angioplasty of rapidly progressive lesions — nothing to it or just too rare to be recognized as a problem?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1612-1613. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. FONTAINE and F. FONTALIRAN

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular disease, dysplasia and cardiomyopathy
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1613-1614. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. E. KULBERTUS

Endogenous opioids, catecholamines and vasovagal syncope
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1614-1615. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. J. S. COATS

Heart failure patients: why do they fatigue, how do they get better?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1615-1616. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. D. STRUTHERS

Diastolic dysfunction and ANP/BNP levels
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1617-1618. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Perspectives:

L. WILHELMSEN and A. ROSENGREN

Are there socio-economic differences in survival after acute myocardial infarction?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1619-1623. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. H. GERSHLICK and R. K. AGGARWAL

Stent thrombosis revisited
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1623-1628. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evidence-based Cardiology:

J. G. F. Cleland, M. R. Bristow, E. Erdmann, W. J. Remme, K. Swedberg, and F. Waagstein

Beta-blocking agents in heart failure Should they be used and how?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1629-1639. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Article:

J. M. van Dantzig, B. J. Delemarre, H. Bot, and C. A. Visser

Left ventricular thrombus in acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1640-1645. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Ischaemic heart disease:

Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza Nell'infarto Miocardico, G. L. Nicolosi, R. Latini, P. Marino, A. P. Maggioni, S. Barlera, M. G. Franzosi, E. Geraci, L. Santoro, L. Tavazzi, G. Tognoni, C. Vecchio, and A. Volpi

The prognostic value of predischarge quantitative two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements and the effects of early lisinopril treatment on left ventricular structure and function after acute myocardial infarction in the GISSI-3 Trial
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1646-1656. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. H. Stables for the Brompton House Officer Audit Group, R. P. Choudhury, W. G. Davies, M. D. Denton, M. Ledson, R. D. Rakhit, and C. Varma

An audit of lipid screening and management in patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1657-1662. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Trzcieniecka-Green and A. Steptoe

The effects of stress management on the quality of life of patients following acute myocardial infarction or coronary bypass surgery
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1663-1670. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Interventional cardiology:

C. Bauters, F. Passart, J.-M. Lablanche, E. P. McFadden, M. Hamon, and M. E. Bertrand

Restenosis after coronary angioplasty for rapidly progressive coronary stenosis
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1671-1677. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Heart failure:

M. Schaufelberger, G. Andersson, B. O. Eriksson, G. Grimby, P. Held, and K. Swedberg

Skeletal muscle changes in patients with chronic heart failure before and after treatment with enalapril
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1678-1685. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Opasich, R. Aquilani, M. Dossena, P. Foppa, M. Catapano, S. Pagani, E. Pasini, R. Ferrari, L. Tavazzi, and O. Pastoris

Biochemical analysis of muscle biopsy in overnight fasting patients with severe chronic heart failure
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1686-1693. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. M. Yu, J. E. Sanderson, I. O. L. Shum, S. Chan, L. Y. C. Yeung, Y. T. Hung, C. S. Cockram, and K. S. Woo

Diastolic dysfunction and natriuretic peptides in systolic heart failure. Higher ANP and BNP levels are associated with the restrictive filling pattern
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1694-1702. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Myocardial and pericardial disease:

L. Choudhury, S. D. Rosen, D. C. Lefroy, P. Nihoyannopoulos, C. M. Oakley, and P. G. Camici

Myocardial beta adrenoceptor density in primary and secondary left ventricular hypertrophy
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1703-1709. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Cardiac arrhythmias:

C. Schmitt, E. Alt, A. Plewan, and A. Schömig

Initial experience with implantation of internal cardioverter/defibrillators under local anaesthesia by electrophysiologists
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1710-1716. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Abou Jaoude, J. F. Leclercq, and P. Coumel

Progressive ECG changes in arrhythmogenic right ventricular disease Evidence foran evolving disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1717-1722. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Viitasalo, L. Rovamo, L. Toivonen, E. Pesonen, and J. Heikkilä

Dynamics of the QT interval during and after exercise in healthy children
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1723-1728. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. R. Wallbridge, H. E. Maclntyre, C. E. Gray, K. G. Oldroyd, A. P. Rae, and S. M. Cobbe

Role of endogenous opioids and catecholamines in vasovagal syncope
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1729-1736. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Congenital heart disease:

H. Holmström, E. Thaulow, O. Stokke, H. Lindberg, and C. Hall

Serum N-terminal proatrial natriuretic factor in children with congenital heart disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1737-1746. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Imaging:

K. P. Bouki, A. Lange, P. Palka, C. M. Moran, L. N. Fenn, R. A. Wright, K. A. A. Fox, W. N. McDicken, and G. R. Sutherland

Regional variations of ultrasonic integrated backscatter in normal and myopathicleft ventricles. A new multi-view approach
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1747-1755. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

G. M. TROVATO and G. CARPINTERI

Plasma ANP and systolic function in myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1756. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. KORUP, E. TOFT, and G. NIELSEN

A reply
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1756. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. L. FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ and J. M. HERREROS

Left atrial thrombus in heart transplant recipients
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1756-1757. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. DERUMEAUX

A reply
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1757. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. MARY-RABINE and CHU

ST segment variations in lateral limb leads
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1757. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. H. FRIEDMAN

Implantable defibrillatory shocks
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1757-1758. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. H. ANDERSON and S. Y. HO

The human and feline sinus node
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1758. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. M. W. ALINGS and L. N. BOUMAN

A reply
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1758-1759. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. BOUDIK and Z. ANGER

Perfusion heterogeneity in syndrome X
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1759-1760. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. R. HOLDRIGHT, P. TAGGART, P. SUTTON, and H. SWANTON

Myocardial reperfusion injury: experimental evidence and clinical relevance
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1760-1761. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. E. SANDERSON, C. S. COCKRAM, C. M. YU, S. E. CAMPBELL, and K. T. WEBER

Myocardial fibrosis and hyperaldosteronism
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1761-1762. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. PINELLI, J. P. CARTEAUX, P. M. MERTES, C. DOPFF, T. HUEBERT, and J. P. VILLEMOT

Post-partum cardiomyopathy: an uncommon case of recurrence
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1763. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. MACIEIRA-COELHO

Percutaneous arterial approach revisited
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1763. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. MACIEIRA-COELHO, H. MADEIRA, P. COELHO, M. GARCIA-ALVES, L. SOBRINHO, and F. PÄDUA

Hypertrophic subaortic stenosis and hyperparathyroidism
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1763-1764. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U. HOFFMANN, C. KUREK, K. KOSTNER, C. SCHOLTEN, M. CLODI, I. LANG, and T. STEFENELLI

A typical elevation of creatine phosphokinase and isoenzyme (CK-MB) levels in a patient with mitral valve diseas
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1764-1765. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. PARNABY

Streptococci strike twice
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1765. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. WAKABAYASHI, K. TAWARAHARA, and C. KURATA

Aneurysms of all sinuses of Valsalva and aortic valve prolapse secondary to Behçet's disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1766. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. L. CONSTANTINOU, C. E. CHARITOS, C. M. LARIOU, D. J. GARYPHALOS, A. L. DOURAS, G. J. VICHAS, A. J. LIVATHINOS, S. D. MORAITIS, and P. G. ANTONATOS

Primary synovial cardiac sarcoma: a rare cause of tamponade
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1766-1768. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. WILLENHEIMER, C. CLINE, and L. ERHARDT

Combined heart failure treatment with ACE inhibition and AT₁-receptor blockade
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1768-1769. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. LENGYEL and M. PÁL

Long-term survival of post-infarction free wall rupture without operation
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1769-1770. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. W. KOH, J. G. COGHLAN, J. DAVARASHVILLI, and D. P. LIPKIN

Biventricular thrombus mimicking eosinophilic endomyocardial disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1770-1771. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. BENNIS, B. MEHADJI, M. NOURREDINE, J. HADDANI, S. SOULAMI, and N. CHRAIBI

Cardiac tamponade as the first manifestation of AIDS
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1771-1772. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Instructions for Authors:

Instructions for Authors
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1772. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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