European Heart Journal

EDITORIALS:

Bernard J. Gersh and Elliott M. Antman

Selection of the optimal reperfusion strategy for STEMI: does time matter?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 2, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi775
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 761-763. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jolanda van der Velden

Functional significance of myofilament protein oxidation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 24, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi742
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 764-765. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Schoenhagen

Osteopontin, coronary calcification, and cardiovascular events: future diagnostic and therapeutic targets for disease prevention?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 24, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi743
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 766-767. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Philippe Kolh

Importance of risk stratification models in cardiac surgery
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 9, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi792
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 768-769. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CURRENT OPINION:

Roy S. Gardner, Theresa A. McDonagh, Michael MacDonald, Henry J. Dargie, Andrew J. Murday, and Mark C. Petrie

Who needs a heart transplant?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 31, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi759
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 770-772. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW:

Volker Liebe, Martina Brueckmann, Martin Borggrefe, and Jens J. Kaden

Statin therapy of calcific aortic stenosis: hype or hope?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 6, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi697
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 773-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTES:

Maurizio Pieroni, Cristina Chimenti, and Andrea Frustaci

‘Hissing snake’ left ventricle thrombotic phase of hypereosinophilic endomyocardial disease
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 778. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary movie] [Request Permissions]  

Simon Schalla, Frits Bär, Bas Mochtar, Gabriel Snoep, and Sebastiaan C.A.M. Bekkers

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 24, 2005, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi528
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

Interventional cardiology:

Eric Boersma and The Primary Coronary Angioplasty vs. Thrombolysis (PCAT)-2 Trialists' Collaborative Group

Does time matter? A pooled analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing primary percutaneous coronary intervention and in-hospital fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction patients
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 2, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi810
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 779-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Coronary heart disease:

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

Age, clinical presentation, and outcome of acute coronary syndromes in the Euroheart acute coronary syndrome survey
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 7, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi774
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 789-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jaap W. Deckers, Dick M. Goedhart, Eric Boersma, Andrew Briggs, Michel Bertrand, Roberto Ferrari, Willem J. Remme, Kim Fox, and Maarten L. Simoons on behalf of the EUROPA Investigators

Treatment benefit by perindopril in patients with stable coronary artery disease at different levels of risk
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 23, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi809
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 796-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Piercarlo Minoretti, Colomba Falcone, Margherita Calcagnino, Enzo Emanuele, Maria P. Buzzi, Enrico Coen, and Diego Geroldi

Prognostic significance of plasma osteopontin levels in patients with chronic stable angina
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 18, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi730
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 802-807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johan Defoor, Kevin Martens, Dominika Zielinska, Gert Matthijs, Hilde Van Nerum, Dirk Schepers, Robert Fagard, and Luc Vanhees

The CAREGENE study: polymorphisms of the ß₁-adrenoceptor gene and aerobic power in coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 18, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi737
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 808-816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hidenobu Koga, Seigo Sugiyama, Kiyotaka Kugiyama, Hironobu Fukushima, Keisuke Watanabe, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Michihiro Yoshimura, Hideaki Jinnouchi, and Hisao Ogawa

Elevated levels of remnant lipoproteins are associated with plasma platelet microparticles in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus without obstructive coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 24, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi746
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 817-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ahmad A. Elesber, Hemant Solomon, Ryan J. Lennon, Verghese Mathew, Abhiram Prasad, Geralyn Pumper, Rebecca E. Nelson, Joseph P. McConnell, Lilach O. Lerman, and Amir Lerman

Coronary endothelial dysfunction is associated with erectile dysfunction and elevated asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with early atherosclerosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 24, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi749
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 824-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heart failure:

Satoshi Watanabe, Junya Shite, Hideyuki Takaoka, Toshiro Shinke, Yusuke Imuro, Toru Ozawa, Hiromasa Otake, Daisuke Matsumoto, Daisuke Ogasawara, Oscar Luis Paredes, and Mitsuhiro Yokoyama

Myocardial stiffness is an important determinant of the plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentration in patients with both diastolic and systolic heart failure
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 7, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi772
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 832-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Annabel A. Chen, Malissa J. Wood, Daniel G. Krauser, Aaron L. Baggish, Roderick Tung, Saif Anwaruddin, Michael H. Picard, and James L. Januzzi

NT-proBNP levels, echocardiographic findings, and outcomes in breathless patients: results from the ProBNP Investigation of Dyspnoea in the Emergency Department (PRIDE) echocardiographic substudy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 1, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi811
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 839-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Imaging:

Harald P. Kühl, Claudia S.A. Lipke, Gabriele A. Krombach, Marcus Katoh, Thomas F. Battenberg, Bernd Nowak, Nicole Heussen, Arno Buecker, and Wolfgang M. Schaefer

Assessment of reversible myocardial dysfunction in chronic ischaemic heart disease: comparison of contrast-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance and a combined positron emission tomography–single photon emission computed tomography imaging protocol
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 24, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi747
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 846-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Arrhythmia/electrophysiology:

Ahmad A. Elesber, Ana Gabriela Rosales, Regina M. Herges, Win-Kuang Shen, Brenda S. Moon, Joseph F. Malouf, Naser M. Ammash, Virend Somers, David O. Hodge, Bernard J. Gersh, Stephen C. Hammill, and Paul A. Friedman

Relapse and mortality following cardioversion of new-onset vs. recurrent atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in the elderly
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 2, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi753
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 854-860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paediatric cardiology:

Andreas Koch, Stefan Zink, and Helmut Singer

B-type natriuretic peptide in paediatric patients with congenital heart disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 8, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi773
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 861-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiovascular surgery:

Johan Nilsson, Lars Algotsson, Peter Höglund, Carsten Lührs, and Johan Brandt

Comparison of 19 pre-operative risk stratification models in open-heart surgery
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 18, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi720
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 867-874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PRECLINICAL RESEARCH:

Marcella Canton, Andreas Skyschally, Roberta Menabò, Kerstin Boengler, Petra Gres, Rainer Schulz, Michael Haude, Raimund Erbel, Fabio Di Lisa, and Gerd Heusch

Oxidative modification of tropomyosin and myocardial dysfunction following coronary microembolization
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 24, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi751
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 875-881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESC WORKSHOP REPORT:

Peter Kearney, Graham Stokoe, Günter Breithardt, Carole Longson, Jean Marco, John Morgan, Silvia Priori, Alric Ruether, Rod Taylor, and Michaël Hertog on behalf of the Taskforce 2 of the ESC-Cardiovascular Round Table

Improving patient access to novel medical technologies in Europe
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 13, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi794
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 882-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Demosthenes G. Katritsis

Is atrial fibrillation an inflammatory disorder?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 23, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi780
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 886. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher J. Boos and Gregory Y.H. Lip

Is atrial fibrillation an inflammatory disorder?: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 23, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi781
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 886. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oscar M. Jolobe

Diuretic usage in heart failure: a continuing conundrum in 2005
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 13, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi782
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 886-887. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ludwig Neyses

Diuretic usage in heart failure: a continuing conundrum in 2005: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 13, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi783
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 887. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David G. Le Couteur, Lauren Bailey, and Vasi Naganathan

Beta-blockers and heart failure in older people
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 14, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi784
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 887-888. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marcus D. Flather, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, and Andrew J.S. Coats On behalf of the SENIORS Steering Committee

Beta-blockers and heart failure in older people: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 14, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi785
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 888. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John J.V. McMurray

Beta-blockers and heart failure in older people: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 14, 2006, 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi786
Eur Heart J 2006 27: 888-889. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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