European Heart Journal

Miscellaneous:

ESC News and Appointments
Eur Heart J 1999 20: I-IV. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials:

C.W. Hamm

Unstable angina: the breakthrough
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1517-1519. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

K.A.A. Fox

Specific antithrombins in the context of current treatment for acute coronary syndromes
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1519-1521. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

L. Wallentin

New trials of LMW heparins — light and heavy weight as good on short but what about longer distances?
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1522-1524. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

G.Y.H. Lip

Atrial fibrillation and mortality
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1525-1527. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

G.R. Thompson

Plant lipids that lower serum cholesterol
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1527-1529. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

J.G.F. Cleland and M. Wang

Depression and heart failure — not yet a target for therapy?
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1529-1531. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

A. Colombo

Different benefits, different risks, equal cost
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1531-1532. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Perspective:

H. Purcell and K.M. Fox

Improving outcome in acute coronary syndromes — as good as it gets?
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1533-1537. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

C.M Pratt, A.J Camm, J.T Bigger, Jr, G Breithardt, R.W.F Campbell, A.E Epstein, L.J Kappenberger, K.-H Kuck, S Pocock, S Saksena, and A.L Waldo

Evaluation of antiarrhythmic drug efficacy in patients with an ICD. Unlimited potential or replete with complexity and problems?
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1538-1552. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Regular articles:

The Frax.I.S. Study Group

Comparison of two treatment durations (6 days and 14 days) of a low molecular weight heparin with a 6-day treatment of unfractionated heparin in the initial management of unstable angina or non-Q wave myocardial infarction: FRAX.I.S. (FRAxiparine in Ischaemic Syndrome)
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1553-1562. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

R Schröder, U Zeymer, K Wegscheider, and K.L Neuhaus

Comparison of the predictive value of ST segment elevation resolution at 90 and 180min after start of streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction. A substudy of the Hirudin for Improvement of Thrombolysis (HIT)-4 Study
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1563-1571. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

M van den Brand, G.J Laarman, P.G Steg, I De Scheerder, G Heyndrickx, K Beatt, J Kootstra, and M.L Simoons

Assessment of coronary angiograms prior to and after treatment with abciximab, and the outcome of angioplasty in refractory unstable angina patients. Angiographic results from the CAPTURE trial
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1572-1578. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

G Majani, A Pierobon, A Giardini, S Callegari, C Opasich, F Cobelli, and L Tavazzi

Relationship between psychological profile and cardiological variables in chronic heart failure. The role of patient subjectivity
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1579-1586. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Ph Charron, F Tesson, O Poirier, V Nicaud, M Peuchmaurd, L Tiret, F Cambien, P Amouyel, O Dubourg, J.-B Bouhour, A Millaire, Y Juilliere, P Bareiss, X André-Fouët, F Pouillart, D Arveiler, J Ferrières, R Dorent, G Roizès, K Schwartz, M Desnos, and M Komajda

Identification of a genetic risk factor for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Involvement of a polymorphism in the endothelin receptor type A gene
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1587-1591. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

L Frost, G Engholm, H Møller, and S. Husted

Decrease in mortality in patients with a hospital diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in Denmark during the period 1980–1993
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1592-1599. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Letter:

R. Moreno, A. Ortega, J-L. Cantalapiedra, E. López de sa, and J.-L. Delcán

Does a sex bias really exist in the management of women with coronary heart disease?
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1600. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

J.G.F. Cleland and R. Narang

Trial design for heart failure studies
Eur Heart J 1999 20: 1600-1601. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

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