European Heart Journal

ESC News and Appointments:

ESC News and Appointments
Eur Heart J 2002 23: I-IV. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials:

A.J.S. Coats

Positive inotropy for acute heart failure complicating myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1405-1406. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

P.J. Gallagher

More histological information in acute coronary death
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1406-1408. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

E.M. Antman

‘I can see clearly now’: a new view on the use of IV GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1408-1411. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

P.G. Steg and L.J. Feldman

Percutaneous coronary intervention in diabetics with prior coronary artery bypass surgery: sweet or sour?
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1411-1412. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

M.J.P. Raatikainen and H.V. Huikuri

Management of atrial fibrillation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Do all need a dual chamber device?
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1412-1414. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

L.A. van Herwerden and P.W. Serruys

Percutaneous valve implantation: back to the future?
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1415-1416. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical perspectives:

R. Rosenhek, G. Maurer, and H. Baumgartner

Should early elective surgery be performed in patients with severe but asymptomatic aortic stenosis?
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1417-1421. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Regular articles:

V. S. Moiseyev, P. Põder, N. Andrejevs, M. Y. Ruda, A. P. Golikov, L. B. Lazebnik, Z. D. Kobalava, L. A. Lehtonen, T. Laine, M. S. Nieminen, and K. I. Lie RUSSLAN Study Investigators

Safety and efficacy of a novel calcium sensitizer, levosimendan, in patients with left ventricular failure due to an acute myocardial infarction. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study (RUSSLAN)
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1422-1432. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

R. Henriques de Gouveia, A.C. van der Wal, C.M. van der Loos, and A.E. Becker

Sudden unexpected death in young adults. Discrepancies between initiation of acute plaque complications and the onset of acute coronary death
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1433-1440. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

M. Roffi, D.P. Chew, D. Mukherjee, D.L. Bhatt, J.A. White, D.J. Moliterno, C. Heeschen, C.W. Hamm, M.A. Robbins, N.S. Kleiman, P. Théroux, H.D. White, and E.J. Topol

Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition in acute coronary syndromes. Gradient of benefit related to the revascularization strategy
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1441-1448. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

C.-K. Wong, J.K. French, M.W. Krucoff, W. Gao, P.E. Aylward, and H.D. White

Slowed ST segment recovery despite early infarct artery patency in patients with Q waves at presentation with a first acute myocardial infarction. Implications of initial Q waves on myocyte reperfusion
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1449-1455. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

V. Mathew, S.H. Wilson, G.W. Barsness, R.L. Frye, R. Lennon, and D.R. Holmes

Comparative outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions in diabetics vs non-diabetics with prior coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1456-1464. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

N. Teo, T. Sabharwal, E. Rowland, P. Curry, and A. Adam

Treatment of superior vena cava obstruction secondary to pacemaker wires with balloon venoplasty and insertion of metallic stents
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1465-1470. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

R. Ricci, C. Pignalberi, M. Disertori, A. Capucci, L. Padeletti, G. Botto, S. Toscano, F. Miraglia, A. Grammatico, and M. Santini

Efficacy of a dual chamber defibrillator with atrial antitachycardia functions in treating spontaneous atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1471-1479. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

P. Meurin

Does ‘more’ mean maximal therapy
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1480. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

C. Mannheimer and T. Eliasson

A reply
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 1480. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

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