European Heart Journal

EDITORIALS

Michael Weber and Christian Hamm

Novel biomarkers—the long march from bench to bedside
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1079-1081; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn143 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ralf W. Baumgartner

Network meta-analysis of antiplatelet treatments for secondary stroke prevention
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1082-1083; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn109 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David R. Van Wagoner

Evaluating the impact of atrial dilatation on atrial calcium cycling
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 7, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1084-1085; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn051 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW

Get checked abstract Vincent Thijs, Robin Lemmens, and Steffen Fieuws

Network meta-analysis: simultaneous meta-analysis of common antiplatelet regimens after transient ischaemic attack or stroke
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1086-1092; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SPECIAL ARTICLE

A statement on ethics from the HEART Group
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1093-1095; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn097 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Coronary heart disease

Get checked abstract David A. Morrow, Marc S. Sabatine, Marie-Luise Brennan, James A. de Lemos, Sabina A. Murphy, Christian T. Ruff, Nader Rifai, Christopher P. Cannon, and Stanley L. Hazen

Concurrent evaluation of novel cardiac biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome: myeloperoxidase and soluble CD40 ligand and the risk of recurrent ischaemic events in TACTICS-TIMI 18
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1096-1102; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tracy Y. Wang, Anita Y. Chen, Eric D. Peterson, Richard C. Becker, W. Brian Gibler, E. Magnus Ohman, and Matthew T. Roe

Impact of home warfarin use on treatment patterns and bleeding complications for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: observations from the CRUSADE quality improvement initiative
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 18, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1103-1109; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Carmine Pizzi, Lamberto Manzoli, Stefano Mancini, and Grazia Maria Costa

Analysis of potential predictors of depression among coronary heart disease risk factors including heart rate variability, markers of inflammation, and endothelial function
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 8, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1110-1117; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Luigina Guasti, Franca Marino, Marco Cosentino, Ramona C. Maio, Emanuela Rasini, Marco Ferrari, Luana Castiglioni, Catherine Klersy, Giovanni Gaudio, Anna M. Grandi, Sergio Lecchini, and Achille Venco

Prolonged statin-associated reduction in neutrophil reactive oxygen species and angiotensin II type 1 receptor expression: 1-year follow-up
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 3, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1118-1126; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn138 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interventional cardiology

Get checked abstract Sorin J. Brener, David J. Moliterno, Philip E. Aylward, Arnoud W.J. van't Hof, Witold Ruzyllo, William W. O’Neill, Christian W. Hamm, Cynthia M. Westerhout, Christopher B. Granger, and Paul W. Armstrong for the APEX-AMI Investigators

Reperfusion after primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: predictors of success and relationship to clinical outcomes in the APEX-AMI Angiographic Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1127-1135; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heart failure/cardiomyopathy

Get checked abstract Hein J. Verberne, Lizzy M. Brewster, G. Aernout Somsen, and Berthe L.F. van Eck-Smit

Prognostic value of myocardial ¹²³I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) parameters in patients with heart failure: a systematic review
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1147-1159; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ingegerd Östman-Smith, Göran Wettrell, Barry Keeton, Daniel Holmgren, Ulf Ergander, Steven Gould, Colene Bowker, and Mario Verdicchio

Age- and gender-specific mortality rates in childhood hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 2, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1160-1167; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Carsten Skurk, Frank Wittchen, Lennart Suckau, Henning Witt, Michael Noutsias, Henry Fechner, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, and Wolfgang Poller

Description of a local cardiac adiponectin system and its deregulation in dilated cardiomyopathy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 3, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1168-1180; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arrhythmia/electrophysiology

Get checked abstract Robby Nieuwlaat, Martin H. Prins, Jean-Yves Le Heuzey, Panos E. Vardas, Etienne Aliot, Massimo Santini, Stuart M. Cobbe, Jos W.M.G. Widdershoven, Leo H. Baur, Samuel Lévy, and Harry J.G.M. Crijns

Prognosis, disease progression, and treatment of atrial fibrillation patients during 1 year: follow-up of the Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 7, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1181-1189; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn139 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sylvie Dinanian, Christophe Boixel, Christophe Juin, Jean-Sébastien Hulot, Alain Coulombe, Catherine Rücker-Martin, Nicolas Bonnet, Bruno Le Grand, Michel Slama, Jean-Jacques Mercadier, and Stéphane N. Hatem

Downregulation of the calcium current in human right atrial myocytes from patients in sinus rhythm but with a high risk of atrial fibrillation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 7, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1190-1197; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prevention and epidemiology

Get checked abstract Markus Juonala, Mika Kähönen, Tomi Laitinen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Eero Jokinen, Leena Taittonen, Matti Pietikäinen, Hans Helenius, Jorma S.A. Viikari, and Olli T. Raitakari

Effect of age and sex on carotid intima-media thickness, elasticity and brachial endothelial function in healthy adults: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 12, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1198-1206; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm556 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Gian Luca Salvagno, Giovanni Targher, Massimo Franchini, and Giuseppe Lippi

Plasma D-dimer in the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 18, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1207; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn118 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gottfried Sodeck and Hans Domanovits

Plasma D-dimer in the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 18, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1207-1208; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn119 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tiny Jaarsma, Ivonne Lesman, and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

Psychology and cardiology: do not forget the heart failure patient
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 19, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1208; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn120 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wolfgang Linden, Melanie Phillips, and Jocelyne Leclerc

Psychology and cardiology: do not forget the heart failure patient: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 19, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1208-1209; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn121 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gaetano A. Lanza

The universal definition of myocardial infarction: some issues and concerns
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1209; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn130 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kristian Thygesen, Joseph S. Alpert, Allan S. Jaffe, and Harvey D. White On behalf of the Joint ESC/ACCF/AHA/WHF Task Force for the Redefinition of Myocardial Infarction

The universal definition of myocardial infarction: some issues and concerns: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1209-1210; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn131 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aimé Bonny, Brahim Hamdaoui, Walid Amara, and Florence Lacombe

Prevalence and significance of an isolated long QT interval in elite athletes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1210-1211; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn147 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sanjay Sharma and Sandeep Basavarajaiah

Prevalence and significance of an isolated long QT interval in elite athletes: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1211; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn148 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTES

Noriyoshi Kajihara, Toshihide Asou, and Seiyo Yasui

Twelve-month-old girl with myocardial ischaemia
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 20, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1092; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm548 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Taylor I. Liu, Gregory K. Feld, and Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green

Transvenous left ventricular lead placement in a patient with mechanical tricuspid, aortic, and mitral valves
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on November 20, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1095; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm534 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joris Schurmans, Jan Vermeulen, and Werner Budts

Paradoxical embolism with an intact interatrial septum
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on December 7, 2007
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1117; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm538 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Klaus Strobel, Roland Schuler, and Michele Genoni

Visualization of pericarditis with fluoro-deoxy-glucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 1212; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm539 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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