European Heart Journal

ESC News and Appointments:

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

Editorials:

L. Wilhelmsen

Inflammation, infection, and coronary heart disease
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 343-344. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

G.J. Blake and P.M. Ridker

Tumour necrosis factor-, inflammatory biomarkers, and atherogenesis
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 345-347. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

H. Mickley and S. Gill

Is time the overriding factor in thrombolytic therapy?
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 347-349. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

C. Di Mario

Vulnerable plaques: let's stop sinking on submerged icebergs?
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 349-351. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

R.J. Schilling

Can catheter ablation cure post-infarction ventricular tachycardia?
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 352-354. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

C. Mannheimer, P. Camici, M.R. Chester, A. Collins, M. DeJongste, T. Eliasson, F. Follath, I. Hellemans, J. Herlitz, T. Lüscher, M. Pasic, and D. Thelle

The problem of chronic refractory angina. Report from the ESC Joint Study Group on the Treatment of Refractory Angina
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 355-370. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Regular articles:

J. Danesh, P. Whincup, S. Lewington, M. Walker, L. Lennon, A. Thomson, Y.-K. Wong, X. Zhou, and M. Ward

Chlamydia pneumoniae IgA titres and coronary heart disease. Prospective study and meta-analysis
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 371-375. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

T. Skoog, W. Dichtl, S. Boquist, C. Skoglund-Andersson, F. Karpe, R. Tang, M.G. Bond, U. de Faire, J. Nilsson, P. Eriksson, and A. Hamsten

Plasma tumour necrosis factor- and early carotid atherosclerosis in healthy middle-aged men
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 376-383. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

H. Kesteloot, S. Sans, and D. Kromhout

Evolution of all-causes and cardiovascular mortality in the age-group 75–84 years in Europe during the period 1970–1996. A comparison with worldwide changes
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 384-398. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

C.-K. Wong, J.K. French, J. Andrews, M.J. Frey, A.A.J. Adgey, P.E. Aylward, and H.D. White

Usefulness of the presenting electrocardiogram in predicting myocardial salvage with thrombolytic therapy in patients with a first acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 399-404. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

C.L. de Korte, S.G. Carlier, F. Mastik, M.M. Doyley, A.F.W. van der Steen, P.W. Serruys, and N. Bom

Morphological and mechanical information of coronary arteries obtained with intravascular elastography. Feasibility study in vivo
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 405-413. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

P. Della Bella, R. De Ponti, J.A.S. Uriarte, C. Tondo, C. Klersy, C. Carbucicchio, C. Storti, S. Riva, and M. Longobardi

Catheter ablation and antiarrhythmic drugs for haemodynamically tolerated post-infarction ventricular tachycardia. Long-term outcome in relation to acute electrophysiological findings
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 414-424. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

T. Jaarsma

Broadening the real world of health care: what we can do for heart failure patients
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 425. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

K. Shetty

Chronic heart failure guidelines
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 425-426. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

M.R. Cowie

A reply
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 425. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

K. Stoschitzky

Beta-blockers in chronic heart failure
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 426. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

W. Remme and K. Swedberg

A reply
Eur Heart J 2002 23: 426-427. [PDF] [References] [Request Permissions]  

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