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Previous 		Contents: Volume 29, Number 17, September 2008   [Index by Author] 

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     Coronary heart disease
     Interventional cardiology
     Heart failure/cardiomyopathy
     Arrhythmia/electrophysiology
     Imaging
     Obesity and metabolic syndrome
     Pathophysiology
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Down LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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EDITORIALS Back

Tanja Herrler, Michael Böhm, and Christopher Heeschen
More good reasons for adherence to statin therapy during acute coronary syndromes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 1, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2061-2063; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn348 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hussam Hamdalla and David J. Moliterno
Late drug-eluting stent thrombosis in unprotected left main coronary artery lesions—sometimes possible, but rarely definite or probable
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 28, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2064-2066; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn342 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andreas Goette and Ruediger C. Braun-Dullaeus
Atrial fibrillation is associated with impaired cognitive function and hippocampal atrophy: silent cerebral ischaemia vs. Alzheimer's disease?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on August 1, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2067-2069; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn343 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Birgit Kantor, Nandan S. Anavekar, and Thomas C. Gerber
Good news on coronary computed tomographic angiography: answers that have questions!
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 18, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2070-2072; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn338 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW Back

Robert Dennert, Harry J. Crijns, and Stephane Heymans
Acute viral myocarditis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 9, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2073-2082; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn296 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

CLINICAL RESEARCH Back

Coronary heart disease Back

Stella S. Daskalopoulou, Joseph A.C. Delaney, Kristian B. Filion, James M. Brophy, Nancy E. Mayo, and Samy Suissa
Discontinuation of statin therapy following an acute myocardial infarction: a population-based study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 29, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2083-2091; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn346 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karl Winkler, Christoph Wanner, Christiane Drechsler, Jürgen Lilienthal, Winfried März, and Vera Krane for the German Diabetes and Dialysis Study Investigators
Change in N-terminal-pro-B-type-natriuretic-peptide and the risk of sudden death, stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality in diabetic dialysis patients
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 9, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2092-2099; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Archana Singh-Manoux, Séverine Sabia, Mohamed Lajnef, Jane E. Ferrie, Hermann Nabi, Annie R. Britton, Michael G. Marmot, and Martin J. Shipley
History of coronary heart disease and cognitive performance in midlife: the Whitehall II study
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 22, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2100-2107; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interventional cardiology Back

Alaide Chieffo, Seung-Jung Park, Emanuele Meliga, Imad Sheiban, Michael S. Lee, Azeem Latib, Young-Hak Kim, Marco Valgimigli, Dario Sillano, Valeria Magni, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Matteo Montorfano, Flavio Airoldi, Renata Rogacka, Mauro Carlino, Iassen Michev, Cheol-Whan Lee, Myeong-Ki Hong, Seong-Wook Park, Claudio Moretti, Erminio Bonizzoni, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, Jonathan Tobis, Patrick W. Serruys, and Antonio Colombo
Late and very late stent thrombosis following drug-eluting stent implantation in unprotected left main coronary artery: a multicentre registry
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 18, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2108-2115; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heart failure/cardiomyopathy Back

Dominic Kelly, Sohail Q. Khan, Matt Thompson, Gillian Cockerill, Leong L. Ng, Nilesh Samani, and Iain B. Squire
Plasma tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-9: novel indicators of left ventricular remodelling and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 8, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2116-2124; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn315 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arrhythmia/electrophysiology Back

Stefan Knecht, Christian Oelschläger, Thomas Duning, Hubertus Lohmann, Johannes Albers, Christoph Stehling, Walter Heindel, Günter Breithardt, Klaus Berger, E. Bernd Ringelstein, Paulus Kirchhof, and Heike Wersching
Atrial fibrillation in stroke-free patients is associated with memory impairment and hippocampal atrophy
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 29, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2125-2132; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn341 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Imaging Back

Saïd Ghostine, Christophe Caussin, Michel Habis, Yacoub Habib, Chaoui Clément, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Claude-Yves Angel, Bernard Lancelin, André Capderou, and Jean-François Paul
Non-invasive diagnosis of ischaemic heart failure using 64-slice computed tomography
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 1, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2133-2140; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eduardo Missel, Gary S. Mintz, Stephane G. Carlier, Jie Qian, Shoujie Shan, Celia Castellanos, Ryan Kaple, Sinan Biro, Martin Fahy, Jeffrey W. Moses, Gregg W. Stone, and Martin B. Leon
In vivo virtual histology intravascular ultrasound correlates of risk factors for sudden coronary death in men: results from the prospective, multi-centre virtual histology intravascular ultrasound registry
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 2, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2141-2147; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sven Plein, Sebastian Kozerke, Daniel Suerder, Thomas F. Luescher, John P. Greenwood, Peter Boesiger, and Juerg Schwitter
High spatial resolution myocardial perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance for the detection of coronary artery disease
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 18, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2148-2155; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn297 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Obesity and metabolic syndrome Back

Dennis C.Y. Yeung, Yu Wang, Aimin Xu, Stephen C.W. Cheung, Nelson M.S. Wat, Daniel Y.T. Fong, Carol H.Y. Fong, M.T. Chau, Pak C. Sham, and Karen S.L. Lam
Epidermal fatty-acid-binding protein: a new circulating biomarker associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors and carotid atherosclerosis
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 4, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2156-2163; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn295 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pathophysiology Back

Alexander Jones, Alessandro Beda, Clive Osmond, Keith M. Godfrey, David M. Simpson, and David I.W. Phillips
Sex-specific programming of cardiovascular physiology in children
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 22, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2164-2170; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn292 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

PRECLINICAL RESEARCH Back

Paul Mulder, Virginie Mellin, Julie Favre, Magali Vercauteren, Isabelle Remy-Jouet, Christelle Monteil, Vincent Richard, Sylvanie Renet, Jean Paul Henry, Arco Y. Jeng, Randy L. Webb, and Christian Thuillez
Aldosterone synthase inhibition improves cardiovascular function and structure in rats with heart failure: a comparison with spironolactone
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 27, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2171-2179; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Back

Ted S. Lo, Azfar G. Zaman, Rod Stables, Douglas Fraser, Keith G. Oldryod, David Hildick-Smith, and James Nolan
Comparison of operator radiation exposure with optimized radiation protection devices during coronary angiograms and ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions by radial and femoral routes
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 17, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2180; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn271 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pascal Maria Dohmen and Wolfgang Konertz
Is the Ross procedure really a Trojan horse?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 22, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2180-2181; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn288 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Loes M.A. Klieverik, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, and Johanna J.M. Takkenberg
Is the Ross procedure really a Trojan horse: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 22, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2181-2182; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn289 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul W.X. Foley and Francisco Leyva
Long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the importance of atrio-ventricular junction ablation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 27, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2182; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn290 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maurizio Gasparini
Long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the importance of atrio-ventricular junction ablation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on June 27, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2182-2183; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn291 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristian Martignani, Igor Diemberger, Mauro Biffi, Cinzia Valzania, Matteo Bertini, and Giuseppe Boriani
How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 2, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2183-2184; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn300 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel Steven and Stephan Willems
How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 2, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2184-2185; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn301 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laurent Bonello, Laurence Camoin-Jau, Francoise Dignat-George, and Franck Paganelli
A threshold of platelet reactivity for ischaemic events?
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 9, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2185-2186; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn311 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Young-Hoon Jeong, In-Suk Kim, Bong-Ryong Choi, Choong Hwan Kwak, and Jin-Yong Hwang
The optimal threshold of high post-treatment platelet reactivity could be defined by a point-of-care VerifyNow P2Y12 assay
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 9, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2186-2187; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn313 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Matthew J. Price
‘A threshold of platelet reactivity for ischaemic events?’ and ‘The optimal threshold of high post-treatment platelet reactivity could be defined by a point-of care VerifyNow P2Y12 assay’: reply
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on July 9, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2187; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn312 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTES Back

Stefan Gattenlöhner, Philipp Demmer, Eva Geissinger, and Hans-Konrad Müller-Hermelink
Sudden cardiac death due to acute right heart failure in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and acute myocardial infarction
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2063; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn089 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Jérôme Garot, Thierry Unterseeh, and Marie-Claude Morice
Comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance for diagnosis of cardiac hydatid cyst
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2069; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn090 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

José Alberto de Agustín, Vera Lennie, and Jose Luis Rodrigo
Asymptomatic coronary artery aneurysms: echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and coronariography assessment
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2107; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn086 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christophe Tron, David Bertrand, Jean-Nicolas Dacher, and Alain Cribier
Sixty-four multislice computed tomography after transcutaneous implantation of a Cribier-Edwards bioprosthesis in the aortic position
European Heart Journal Advance Access published on March 4, 2008
Eur Heart J 2008 29: 2163; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn087 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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