European Heart Journal

Hotline Editorial:

A. T. NURDEN

Polymorphisms of platelet receptors as risk factors in coronary thrombosis
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1293-1294. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials:

P. J. R. BARTON

Gene therapy — the state of play
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1295-1296. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. CORR

Is anticoagulation for intracoronary stenting justified?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1296-1298. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. KJEKSHUS

Treating the diabetic patient with coronary disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1298-1301. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. MASERI, L. M. BIASUCCI, and G. LIUZZO

Determinants of the acute phase response in acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1301-1302. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. SAVONITTO and D. ARDISSINO

Different significance of hyperventilation-induced electrocardiographic changes in healthy subjects and patients with coronary artery disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1302-1304. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. TAN and G. JACKSON

Time to bid farewell to surgical mitral commissurotomy?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1304-1305. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evidence-based Cardiology:

K. Swedberg and N. Sharpe

The value of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure or after acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1306-1311. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Article:

A. Lafont, C. Guérot, and P. Lemarchand

Prospects for gene therapy in cardiovascular disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1312-1317. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Working Group Report:

B. J. Meyer, B. Meier, T. Bonzel, J. Fabian, G. Heyndrickx, M.-C. Morice, V. Mühlberger, F. Pisclone, M. Rothman, W. Wijns, M. van den Brand, and for the working group on Coronary Circulation of the European Society of Cardiology

Interventional Cardiology in Europe 1993
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1318-1328. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Atherosclerosis:

M. Caputo, G. Mantini, I. Floriani, M. Ciceri, A. Noseda, and L. Bonomo

Tissue plasminogen activator, tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor and lipoprotein(a) in patients with coronary, eplaortic and peripheral occlusive artery disease
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1329-1336. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Ischaemic heart disease:

K. Malmberg, L. Rydén, A. Hamstent, J. Herlitz, A. Waldenström, and H. Wedel on behalf of the DIGAMI study group

Effects of insulin treatment on cause-specific one-year mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1337-1344. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. O. Pietllä, A. P. Harmoinen, J. Jokiniitty, and A. I. Pasternack

Serum C-reactive protein concentration in acute myocardial infarction and its relationship to mortality during 24 months of follow-up in patients under thrombolytic treatment
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1345-1349. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Germain, G. Roul, A. Constantinesco, P. M. Coulbois, J. Baruthio, J. M. Mossard, P. Bareiss, and A. Sacrez

Comparison between abnormalities in segmental endocardial motion and abnormalities in segmental wall thickening after anterior myocardial infarction: A cine-magnetic resonance study
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1350-1361. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Fatah, H. Beving, A. Albåge, T. Ivert, and M. Blombäck

Acetylsalicylic acid may protect the patient by increasing fibrin gel porosity. Is withdrawing of treatment harmful to the patient?
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1362-1366. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Interventional cardiology:

K.-W. Lau, Z.-P. Ding, W. Gao, T.-H Koh, and A. Johan

Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in patients with mitral restenosis after previous surgical commissurotomy: A matched comparative study
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1367-1372. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.-M. Lablanche, E. P. McFadden, J.-L. Bonnet, G. Grollier, N. Danchin, M. Bedossa, C. Leclercq, A. Vahanian, C. Bauters, E. Van Belle, and M. E. Bertrand

Combined antiplatelet therapy with ticlopidine and aspirin: A simplified approach to intracoronary stent management
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1373-1380. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Heart failure:

G. Cioffi, M. Pozzoli, G. Forni, M. Franchini, C. Opasich, F. Cobelli, L. Tavazzi, and with the technical assistance of D. Rossi

Systemic thromboembolism in chronic heart failure: A prospective study in 406 patients
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1381-1389. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Narang, J. G. F. Cleland, L. Erhardt, S. G. Ball, A. J. S. Coats, A. J. Cowley, H. J. Dargie, A. S. Hall, J. R. Hampton, and A. Poole-Wilson

Mode of death in chronic heart failure: A request and proposition for more accurate classification
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1390-1403. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Myocardial and pericardial disease:

Y.-Q Zhou, I. Abassi, and S. Faerestrand

Flow velocity distributions in the left ventricular outflow tract and in the aortic annulus in patients.with localized basal septal hypertrophy
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1404-1412. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Gewillig, L. Mertens, P. Moerman, and M. Dumoulin

Idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy in childhood: A diastolic disorder characterized by delayed relaxation
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1413-1420. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Congenital heart disease:

R. D. Mainwaring, J. J. Lamberti, J. W. Moore, G. F. Billman, T. L. Carter, and J. c. Nelson

Tetralogy of Fallot repair results in activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1421-1425. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Cardiac surgery:

G. Brandrup-Wognsen, H. Berggren, M. Hartford, Å. Hjalmarson, T. Karlsson, and J. Herlitz

Female sex is associated with increased mortality and morbidity early, but not late, after coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1426-1431. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular physiology:

D. Alexopoulos, J. Christodoulou, T. Toulgaridis, G. Sitafidis, O. Manias, G. Hahalis, and A. G. Vagenakis

Repolarization abnormalities with prolonged hyperventilation in apparently healthy subjects: incidence, mechanisms and affecting factors
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1432-1437. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Imaging:

M. G. Gunning, G. Clunie, J. Bradley, N. K. Gupta, J. B. Bomanji, and P. J. Ell

Slow bolus injection of ribose in the identification of thallium-201 redistribution following combined adenosine/dynamic exercise stress
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1438-1443. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Clinical trials:

H. Ector, L. Jordaens, and J. Vanhaecke

Survival analysis and clinical medicine: An observational comparison of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator, amiodarone treatment, and heart transplantation
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1444-1447. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

J. KREUZER, C. E. WEINBRENNER, M. M. BORST, T. W. KOCH, W. KUBLER, and H. F. KUCHERER

Impending paradoxical embolism and dynamic left ventricular outflow obstruction in a patient with recurrent pulmonary embolism and secondary pulmonary hypertension
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1448-1449. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.-J. MONSUEZ, F. FERCHAL, M.-L. EVANS, M.-L. LACHURIÉ, and J. PASSERON

Acute myocarditis mimicking myocardial infarction in an HIV infected patient
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1449. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. A. SECHI, S. DE CARLI, C. CATENA, F. FELETTO, and E. BARTOLI

Autonomic dysfunction in hyperadrenergic orthostatic hypotension
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1450. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Instructions for Authors:

Instructions for Authors
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1450. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Society notices:

Society notices
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1450. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

D. R. Holdright and K. M. Fox

Characterization and identification of women with angina pectoris
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1452. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Wallukat, A. Kayser, and A. Wollenberger

The ß₁-adrenoceptor antigen: functional aspects
Eur Heart J 1996 17: 1452. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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