European Heart Journal

Hotline Editorial

J.-P. BOISSEL

Is thrombolytic therapy beneficial in acute stroke patients?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1773-1774. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials

H. DREXLER

Endothelial function in heart failure: some unsolved issues
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M. PIEPOLI and A. J. S. COATS

Chronic heart failure: a multisystem syndrome
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1777-1778. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. PELLERIN and M. G. BOURASSA

Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1778-1779. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. DEKKER

Fibrinogen, viscosity and ischaemic heart disease risk
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L. ERHARDT

Biochemical markers in acute myocardial infarction — the beginning of a new era?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1781-1782. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Perspectives

D. DARBAR, N. GILLESPIE, and B. F. BYRD

Can qualitative echocardiography be used to select patients for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors following acute myocardial infarction?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1783-1785. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. KLEIN

Gender differences in clinical trials in coronary heart disease: response to drug therapy
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1786-1790. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Article

S. Firoozan and J. C. Forfar

Exercise training and the coronary collateral circulation: is its value underestimated in man?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1791-1795. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Working Group Report

S. Lévy, R. N. W. Hauer, A. Raviele, J.-C. Daubert, R. W. F. Campbell, and G. Breithardt on behalf of the Study Group on Qualification of ICD Implanting Centers of the Working Groups on Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing of the European Society of Cardiology

Recommendations for qualification of centres implanting and following defibrillators
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1796-1799. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Epidemiology and Prevention

Get checked abstract B. Andrèn, L. Lind, G. Hedenstierna, and H. Lithell

Left ventricular hypertrophy and geometry in a population sample of elderly males
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1800-1807. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Braeckman, D. De Bacquer, M. Rosseneu, and G. De Backer

Determinants of lipoprotein(a) levels in a middle-aged working population
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1808-1813. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. M. Sweetnam, H. F. Thomas, J. W. G. Yarnell, A. D. Beswick, I. A. Baker, and P. C. Elwood

Fibrinogen, viscosity and the 10-year incidence of ischaemic heart disease: The Caerphilly and Speedwell Studies
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1814-1820. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Ischeamic heart disease

Get checked abstract M. Heldal, S. Sire, L. Sandvik, and J. Dale

Simple clinical data are useful in predicting effect of exercise training after myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1821-1827. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. J. M. van Miltenburg-van Zijl, M. L. Simoons, P. M. M. Bossuyt, T. R. Taylor, and M. J. Veerhoek

Variation in the use of coronary angiography in patients with unstable angina is related to differences in patient population and availability of angiography facilities, without affecting prognosis
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1828-1835. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract U. Zeymer, M. Mateblowski, and K.-L. Neuhaus

Recombinant hirudin (HBW 023) produces stable anticoagulation unaffected by circadian variation in patients with thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1836-1840. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. F. Cox, H. W. M. Plokker, W. J. Morshuis, J. C. Kelder, and F. E. Vermeulen

Importance of coronary revascularization for late survival after postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: A reason to perform coronary angiography prior to surgery
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1841-1845. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Bengtson, T. Karlsson, Å Hjalmarson, and J. Herlitz

Complications prior to revascularization among patients waiting for coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1846-1851. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. M. Hirschl, M. Gwechenberger, T. Binder, M. Binder, S. Graf, T. Stefenelli, F. Rauscha, A. N. Laggner, and H. Sochor

Assessment of myocardial injury by serum tumour necrosis factor alpha measurements in acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1852-1859. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Heart failure

Get checked abstract C. Opasich, F. Pacini, N. Ambrosino, P. G. Riccardi, O. Febo, R. Ferrari, F. Cobelli, and L. Tavazzi

Sick euthyroid syndrome in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic heart failure
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1860-1866. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. P. J. Dormans and P. G. G. Gerlag

Combination of high-dose furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide in the treatment of refractory congestive heart failure
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1867-1874. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Nakamura, H. Yoshida, N. Arakawa, Y. Mizunuma, S. Makita, and K. Hiramori

Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation is not selectively impaired in patients with chronic heart failure secondary to valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1875-1881. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Cardiac arrhythmias

Get checked abstract G. D. P. Smith, L. P. Watson, and C. J. Mathias

Cardiovascular and catecholamine changes induced by supine exercise and upright posture in vasovagal syncope: Comparisons with normal subjects and subjects with sympathetic denervation
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1882-1890. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Cardiac transplantation

Get checked abstract S. Kerber, O. Heinemann-Vechtel, F. Gunther, A. Rahmel, M. Weyand, M. Deng, H. H. Scheld, and G. Breithardt

Coronary compliance in patients following orthotopic heart transplantation: An intravascular ultrasound study
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1891-1897. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Imaging

Get checked abstract C. Chauvel, A. Cohen, and M. Khireddine

Safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography: A 24 h Holter monitoring study
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1898-1901. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: New methods

Get checked abstract Å Ohlsson, T. Bennett, F. Ottenhoff, C. Bitkover, B. Kjellström, R. Nordlander, H. Åström, and L. Rydèn

Long-term recording of cardiac output via an implantable haemodynamic monitoring device
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1902-1910. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

M. SHIMABUKURO, T. CHIBANA, H. YOSHIDA, F. NAGAMINE, and N. TAKASU

Sustained improvement of pulmonary haemodynamics with low-dose of nifedipine in primary pulmonary hypertension
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1911-1912. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. D. DICKERMAN, W. J. MCCONATHY, F. SCHALLER, and N. Y. ZACHARIAH

Cardiovascular complications and anabolic steroids
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1912. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. BREMBILLA-PERROT, D. BEURRIER, L. JACQUEMIN, F. COINCE, O. CLAUDON, and P. HOUPLON

Delayed occurrence of complete atrioventricular block after radiofrequency ablation of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia. Follow-up
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1912-1914. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. A. SECHI, F. FELETTO, and C. CATENA

Spontaneous restoration of sinus rhythm after cardiac surgery
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1914. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. A. M. SAID, B. A. VAN DRIEL, and A. ONRUST

Pacemaker twiddler's syndrome: delayed transection of permanent ventricular lead
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1914-1915. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Working Group News

U. SECHTEM and R. UNDERWOOD

Working Group on Nuclear Cardiology and Magnetic Resonance
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1916-1917. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. AMENDE, W. PAULUS, and O. HESS

Working Group on Myocardial Function
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1917. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. KASKI and G. AMBROSIO

Working Group on Microcirculation
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1917-1918. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GUY VASSORT

Working group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1918. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum

Get checked abstract J. Blanco, D. Garcia-Dorado, M.A. Gonzalez, R.M. Lidòn, J.A Barrabès, Y. Puigfel, F. Calvo, P Thèroux, and J. Soler-Soler

Erratum
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1918. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Volume Contents

Volume 17(1996) Contents
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Author Index

Index of authors
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Subject Index

Subject Index
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Instructions for Authors

Instructions for Authors
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Society notices

Notices for the European Society of Cardiology
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