European Heart Journal

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Authors/Subject index
Eur Heart J 2004 25: I-XLV. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials:

Verghese Mathew and Bernard J. Gersh

To open or not to open: that remains the question
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2177-2179. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Douglass A. Morrison

Cardiac revascularization of the medically refractory elderly patient: it is TIME to pay the piper
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2180-2182. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guy G. De Backer and Dirk De Bacquer

Be physically active: the best buy in promoting heart health
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2183-2184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thierry C. Gillebert, Nico Van de Veire, Marc L. De Buyzere, and Johan De Sutter

Time intervals and global cardiac function. Use and limitations
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2185-2186. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical research:

Philippe Gabriel Steg, Christophe Thuaire, Dominique Himbert, Didier Carrié, Stéphane Champagne, Damien Coisne, Khalife Khalifé, Pierre Cazaux, Damien Logeart, Michel Slama, Christian Spaulding, Ariel Cohen, Ashok Tirouvanziam, Jean-Michel Montély, Rosa-Maria Rodriguez, Eric Garbarz, William Wijns, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Raphaël Porcher, Lionel Brucker, Sylvie Chevret, and Claude Chastang on behalf of the DECOPI Investigators

DECOPI (DEsobstruction COronaire en Post-Infarctus): a randomized multi-centre trial of occluded artery angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2187-2194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jacques Claude, Christian Schindler, Gabriela M. Kuster, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Thomas Szucs, Peter Buser, Stefan Osswald, Christoph Kaiser, Christoph Grädel, Werner Estlinbaum, Peter Rickenbacher, and Matthias Pfisterer for the Trial of Invasive versus Medical therapy in the Elderly Investigators

Cost-effectiveness of invasive versus medical management of elderly patients with chronic symptomatic coronary artery disease: Findings of the randomized trial of invasive versus medical therapy in elderly patients with chronic angina (TIME)
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2195-2203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Noël C Barengo, Gang Hu, Timo A Lakka, Heikki Pekkarinen, Aulikki Nissinen, and Jaakko Tuomilehto

Low physical activity as a predictor for total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men and women in Finland
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2204-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gang Hu, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Karri Silventoinen, Nöel Barengo, and Pekka Jousilahti

Joint effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio with the risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged Finnish men and women
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2212-2219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johan Ärnlöv, Erik Ingelsson, Ulf Risérus, Bertil Andrén, and Lars Lind

Myocardial performance index, a Doppler-derived index of global left ventricular function, predicts congestive heart failure in elderly men
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2220-2225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernhard Zrenner, Jun Dong, Jürgen Schreieck, Isabel Deisenhofer, Heidi Estner, Blerim Luani, Martin Karch, and Claus Schmitt

Transvenous cryoablation versus radiofrequency ablation of the slow pathway for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia: a prospective randomized pilot study
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2226-2231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.P. Kimman, D.A.M.J. Theuns, T. Szili-Torok, M.F. Scholten, J.C. Res, and L.J. Jordaens

CRAVT: a prospective, randomized study comparing transvenous cryothermal and radiofrequency ablation in atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2232-2237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preclinical research:

Michael M.H. Cheung, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Andrew N. Redington, and Michael Vogel

The effects of changes in loading conditions and modulation of inotropic state on the myocardial performance index: comparison with conductance catheter measurements
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2238-2242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESC Guidelines:

Task Force members, Nazzareno Galiè, Adam Torbicki, Robyn Barst, Philippe Dartevelle, Sheila Haworth, Tim Higenbottam, Horst Olschewski, Andrew Peacock, Giuseppe Pietra, Lewis J. Rubin, and Gerald Simonneau

Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: The Task Force on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 2243-2278. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

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