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Previous Next 		Contents: Volume 29, Number 7, April 2008   [Index by Author] 

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     Coronary heart disease
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     Arrhythmia/electrophysiology
     Prevention and epidemiology
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EDITORIALS Back

Jacob E. Møller, Christian Torp-Pedersen, and Lars V. Køber
Is heart failure the critical warning sign for death following myocardial infarction?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 19, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 833-834; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn067 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Duncan J. Campbell
Why do men and women differ in their risk of myocardial infarction?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 835-836; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn074 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert J. MacFadyen and M. Jennyfer Ng Kam Chuen
Developing the utility of blood biomarker associations beyond population sample linkage to events in cardiovascular patients
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 10, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 837-839; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn075 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marco Stramba-Badiale
Atrial fibrillation subtypes, risk of stroke, and antithrombotic therapy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 10, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 840-842; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm594 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick T. Ellinor and David J. Milan
Polymorphisms and atrial fibrillation: sorting the wheat from the chaff
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 28, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 843-845; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn066 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Valérie Tikhonoff and Edoardo Casiglia
Evolving concepts of left ventricular hypertrophy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 846-848; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn055 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW Back

John J.P. Kastelein and Eric de Groot
Ultrasound imaging techniques for the evaluation of cardiovascular therapies
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 849-858; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH Back

Coronary heart disease Back

Azam Torabi, John G.F. Cleland, Nasrin K. Khan, Puan H. Loh, Andrew L. Clark, Farqad Alamgir, John L. Caplin, Alan S. Rigby, and Kevin Goode
The timing of development and subsequent clinical course of heart failure after a myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 19, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 859-870; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael A. McDonald, Yuling Fu, Uwe Zeymer, Galen Wagner, Shaun G. Goodman, Allan Ross, Christopher B. Granger, Frans Van de Werf, and Paul W. Armstrong for the ASSENT-4 PCI Investigators
Adverse outcomes in fibrinolytic-based facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the ASSENT-4 PCI electrocardiographic substudy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 4, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 871-879; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rajendra H. Mehta, Sunil V. Rao, E. Magnus Ohman, Eric R. Bates, Gretchen Marcucci, Min Zhang, Karen S. Pieper, Paul W. Armstrong, Harvey D. White, Frans Van de Werf, Robert M. Califf, and Christopher B. Granger
Variation in the use of stress testing and outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from GUSTO IIb
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 10, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 880-887; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heart failure/cardiomyopathy Back

Ulrich H. Frey, Wolfgang Lieb, Jeanette Erdmann, Danai Savidou, Gerd Heusch, Kirsten Leineweber, Heinz Jakob, Hans-Werner Hense, Hannelore Löwel, Norbert H. Brockmeyer, Heribert Schunkert, and Winfried Siffert
Characterization of the GNAQ promoter and association of increased Gq expression with cardiac hypertrophy in humans
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 6, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 888-897; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Ignacio García-Bolao, Begoña López, Alfonso Macías, Juan J. Gavira, Pedro Azcárate, and Javier Díez
Impact of collagen type I turnover on the long-term response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 10, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 898-906; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arrhythmia/electrophysiology Back

Moritz F. Sinner, Arne Pfeufer, Mahmut Akyol, Britt-Maria Beckmann, Martin Hinterseer, Annette Wacker, Siegfried Perz, Wiebke Sauter, Thomas Illig, Michael Näbauer, Claus Schmitt, H.-Erich Wichmann, Albert Schömig, Gerhard Steinbeck, Thomas Meitinger, and Stefan Kääb
The non-synonymous coding IKr-channel variant KCNH2-K897T is associated with atrial fibrillation: results from a systematic candidate gene-based analysis of KCNH2 (HERG)
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on January 25, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 907-914; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm619 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Robby Nieuwlaat, Trang Dinh, S. Bertil Olsson, A. John Camm, Alessandro Capucci, Robert G. Tieleman, Gregory Y.H. Lip, and Harry J.G.M. Crijns on behalf of the Euro Heart Survey Investigators
Should we abandon the common practice of withholding oral anticoagulation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 10, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 915-922; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prevention and epidemiology Back

Malcolm J. West, Paul J. Nestel, Adrienne C. Kirby, Renate Schnabel, David Sullivan, R. John Simes, Christine Pollicino, Edith Lubos, Thomas F. Münzel, Harvey D. White, Andrew M. Tonkin, Christoph Bickel, Laurence Tiret, and Stefan Blankenberg for the LIPID Study Investigators
The value of N-terminal fragment of brain natriuretic peptide and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 levels as predictors of cardiovascular outcome in the LIPID study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 22, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 923-931; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sonia S. Anand, Shofiqul Islam, Annika Rosengren, Maria Grazia Franzosi, Krisela Steyn, Afzal Hussein Yusufali, Matyas Keltai, Rafael Diaz, Sumathy Rangarajan, and Salim Yusuf on behalf of the INTERHEART Investigators
Risk factors for myocardial infarction in women and men: insights from the INTERHEART study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 10, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 932-940; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn018 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE Back

Christopher P. Nelson, Paul C. Lambert, Iain B. Squire, and David R. Jones
Relative survival: what can cardiovascular disease learn from cancer?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 6, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 941-947; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Back

Georgios K. Efthimiadis, Soultana Meditskou, Georgios Giannakoulas, Despina Parcharidou, Ioannis Styliadis, Sotirios Mochlas, and Georgios E. Parcharidis
Normal systolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: reality or myth?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 28, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 948; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn019 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Javier Ganame and Ricardo H. Pignatelli
Normal systolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: reality or myth?: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 28, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 949; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn034 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tjeerd Germans, Arthur A.M. Wilde, and Albert C. van Rossum
Non-compaction: a distinct cardiomyopathy or non-specific morphological trait?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 949-950; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn029 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dennis Dooijes
Non-compaction: a distinct cardiomyopathy or non-specific morphological trait?: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 950-951; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn032 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claudia Stöllberger and Josef Finsterer
No re-appraisal of non-compaction diagnostic criteria without considering neurological co-morbidity and genetic heterogeneity
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 12, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 951; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn036 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Perry M. Elliott, Sanjay K. Kohli, Antonios A. Pantazis, and Sanjay Sharma
No re-appraisal of non-compaction diagnostic criteria without considering neurological co-morbidity and genetic heterogeneity: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 12, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 951-952; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn057 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Undurti N. Das
Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in those with hypertension
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 26, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 952-953; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn037 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Conen, Paul M. Ridker, Samia Mora, Julie E. Buring, and Robert J. Glynn
Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in those with hypertension: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 26, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 953-954; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn058 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martial Hamon and Angelos Sourgounis
Radiation exposure and vascular access site
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 954; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn043 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Camille Brasselet and Damien Metz
Radiation exposure and vascular access site: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 954-955; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn059 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTES Back

Hendrik Bonnemeier and Melanie Barantke
A dangerous bridge: myocardial infarction due to myocardial bridging in left ventricular hypertrophy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 31, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 839; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm477 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christian von Bary, Thomas Liebig, Jochen Gaa, and Nicolas von Beckerath
Ischaemic stroke and myocardial infarction in a Caucasian patient with Moya–Moya disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 6, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 842; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm513 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniela Prandstraller, Ornella Leone, Elena Biagini, Fernando M. Picchio, and Claudio Rapezzi
Prenatal echographic recognition of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy leading to heart transplantation in the newborn
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 14, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 845; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm510 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Nicola Gaibazzi, Fabrizio Ugo, and Diego Ardissino
Summertime loneliness as a trigger for all variants of stress-cardiomyopathy in the elderly
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on October 25, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 956; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm492 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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