European Heart Journal

Editorials:

H Weber, K Allikmets, and G Kornfeld

Treating electrical instability in sudden cardiac death survivors – are we looking at the right side of the coin?
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 623-625. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rik Willems and Karin R Sipido

Nonexcitatory stimulation as a novel treatment for heart failure: cause for excitement?
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 626-628. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel M Shindler

Nonischaemic heart failure and diabetes mellitus
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 629-630. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francis G Spinale

Matrix metalloproteinase gene polymorphisms in heart failure: new pieces to the myocardial matrix puzzle
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 631-633. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Leong Lee, John Horowitz, and Michael Frenneaux

Metabolic manipulation in ischaemic heart disease, a novel approach to treatment
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 634-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical research:

Riccardo Cappato, Sigrid Boczor, and Karl-Heinz Kuck on behalf of the CASH Investigators

Response to programmed ventricular stimulation and clinical outcome in cardiac arrest survivors receiving randomised assignment to implantable cardioverter defibrillator or antiarrhythmic drug therapy
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 642-649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guenter Stix, Martin Borggrefe, Christian Wolpert, Gerhard Hindricks, Hans Kottkamp, Dirk Böcker, Thomas Wichter, Yuval Mika, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Daniel Burkhoff, Michael Wolzt, and Herwig Schmidinger

Chronic electrical stimulation during the absolute refractory period of the myocardium improves severe heart failure
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 650-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pascal de Groote, Nicolas Lamblin, Frédéric Mouquet, David Plichon, Eugène McFadden, Eric Van Belle, and Christophe Bauters

Impact of diabetes mellitus on long-term survival in patients with congestive heart failure
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 656-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Annika Rosengren, Lars Wallentin, Anselm K. Gitt, Solomon Behar, Alexander Battler, and David Hasdai

Sex, age, and clinical presentation of acute coronary syndromes
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 663-670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ikuo Yokoyama, Yusuke Inoue, Toshiyuki Moritan, Kuni Ohtomo, and Ryozo Nagai

Impaired myocardial vasodilatation during hyperaemic stress is improved by simvastatin but not by pravastatin in patients with hypercholesterolaemia
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 671-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Herman F.J Mannaerts, Johannes A van der Heide, Otto Kamp, Martin G Stoel, Jos Twisk, and Cees A Visser

Early identification of left ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction, assessed by transthoracic 3D echocardiography
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 680-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frédérique Mizon-Gérard, Pascal de Groote, Nicolas Lamblin, Xavier Hermant, Jean Dallongeville, Philippe Amouyel, Christophe Bauters, and Nicole Helbecque

Prognostic impact of matrix metalloproteinase gene polymorphisms in patients with heart failure according to the aetiology of left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 688-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Scheinert, H Krankenberg, A Schmidt, J.F Gummert, S Nitzsche, S Scheinert, S Bräunlich, I Sorge, R Krakor, G Biamino, G Schuler, and F.W Mohr

Endoluminal stent–graft placement for acute rupture of the descending thoracic aorta
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 694-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard Iung, Alexane Nicoud-Houel, Olivier Fondard, Hafid Akoudad, Tinouch Haghighat, Eric Brochet, Eric Garbarz, Bertrand Cormier, Gabriel Baron, Philippe Luxereau, and Alec Vahanian

Temporal trends in percutaneous mitral commissurotomy over a 15-year period
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 701-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Andrea Rubboli

More about transport for primary PCI in AMI
Eur Heart J 2004 25: 19-29. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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