Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008

Editorials

More good reasons for adherence to statin therapy during acute coronary syndromes

Tanja Herrler and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2061–2063, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn348

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CLINICAL VIGNETTES

Sudden cardiac death due to acute right heart failure in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and acute myocardial infarction

Stefan Gattenlöhner and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Page 2063, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn089

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Editorials

Late drug-eluting stent thrombosis in unprotected left main coronary artery lesions—sometimes possible, but rarely definite or probable

Hussam Hamdalla and David J. Moliterno

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2064–2066, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn342

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Atrial fibrillation is associated with impaired cognitive function and hippocampal atrophy: silent cerebral ischaemia vs. Alzheimer's disease?

Andreas Goette and Ruediger C. Braun-Dullaeus

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2067–2069, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn343

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CLINICAL VIGNETTES

Comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance for diagnosis of cardiac hydatid cyst

Jérôme Garot and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Page 2069, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn090

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Editorials

Good news on coronary computed tomographic angiography: answers that have questions!

Birgit Kantor and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2070–2072, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn338

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Review

Acute viral myocarditis

Robert Dennert and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2073–2082, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn296

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Clinical Research

Coronary heart disease

Editor's Choice

Discontinuation of statin therapy following an acute myocardial infarction: a population-based study

Stella S. Daskalopoulou and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2083–2091, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn346

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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

Karl Winkler and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2092–2099, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn278

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History of coronary heart disease and cognitive performance in midlife: the Whitehall II study

Archana Singh-Manoux and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2100–2107, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn298

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CLINICAL VIGNETTES

Asymptomatic coronary artery aneurysms: echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and coronariography assessment

José Alberto de Agustín and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Page 2107, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn086

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Clinical Research

Interventional cardiology

Late and very late stent thrombosis following drug-eluting stent implantation in unprotected left main coronary artery: a multicentre registry

Alaide Chieffo and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2108–2115, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn270

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Heart failure/cardiomyopathy

Plasma tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-9: novel indicators of left ventricular remodelling and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction

Dominic Kelly and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2116–2124, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn315

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Arrhythmia/electrophysiology

Atrial fibrillation in stroke-free patients is associated with memory impairment and hippocampal atrophy

Stefan Knecht and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2125–2132, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn341

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Imaging

Non-invasive diagnosis of ischaemic heart failure using 64-slice computed tomography

Saïd Ghostine and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2133–2140, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn072

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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

Eduardo Missel and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2141–2147, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn293

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High spatial resolution myocardial perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance for the detection of coronary artery disease

Sven Plein and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2148–2155, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn297

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Obesity and metabolic syndrome

Epidermal fatty-acid-binding protein: a new circulating biomarker associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors and carotid atherosclerosis

Dennis C.Y. Yeung and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2156–2163, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn295

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CLINICAL VIGNETTES

Sixty-four multislice computed tomography after transcutaneous implantation of a Cribier-Edwards bioprosthesis in the aortic position

Christophe Tron and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Page 2163, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn087

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Clinical Research

Pathophysiology

Editor's Choice

Sex-specific programming of cardiovascular physiology in children

Alexander Jones and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2164–2170, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn292

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Preclinical research

Aldosterone synthase inhibition improves cardiovascular function and structure in rats with heart failure: a comparison with spironolactone

Paul Mulder and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2171–2179, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn277

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Letters to the Editor

Comparison of operator radiation exposure with optimized radiation protection devices during coronary angiograms and ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions by radial and femoral routes

Ted S. Lo and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Page 2180, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn271

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Is the Ross procedure really a Trojan horse?

Pascal Maria Dohmen and Wolfgang Konertz

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2180–2181, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn288

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Is the Ross procedure really a Trojan horse: reply

Loes M.A. Klieverik and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2181–2182, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn289

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Long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the importance of atrio-ventricular junction ablation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation

Paul W.X. Foley and Francisco Leyva

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Page 2182, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn290

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Long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the importance of atrio-ventricular junction ablation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: reply

Maurizio Gasparini

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2182–2183, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn291

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How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?

Cristian Martignani and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2183–2184, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn300

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How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: reply

Daniel Steven and Stephan Willems

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2184–2185, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn301

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A threshold of platelet reactivity for ischaemic events?

Laurent Bonello and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2185–2186, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn311

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The optimal threshold of high post-treatment platelet reactivity could be defined by a point-of-care VerifyNow P2Y12 assay

Young-Hoon Jeong and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Pages 2186–2187, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn313

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‘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

Matthew J. Price

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 17, September 2008, Page 2187, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn312

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