Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008

EDITORIALS

The QRS configuration during bundle branch block. What has rate got to do with it?

Hein J. Wellens

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2319–2320, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn391

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Rhythm-‘a- line- ment’ during catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation: the role of left atrial linear lesions

Thomas Rostock and Stephan Willems

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2321–2322, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn390

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Identifying patterns of atherosclerotic disease manifestation with coronary computed tomography. Impact on clinical management and outcome?

Paul Schoenhagen and E. Murat Tuzcu

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2323–2324, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn392

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CURRENT OPINION

Bevacizumab treatment for cancer patients with cardiovascular disease: a double edged sword?

David Pereg and Michael Lishner

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2325–2326, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn384

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CLINICAL RESEARCH

Coronary heart disease

Growth-differentiation factor-15 for early risk stratification in patients with acute chest pain

Kai M. Eggers and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2327–2335, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn339

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Interventional cardiology

Impact of complete revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention on survival in patients with at least one chronic total occlusion

Renato Valenti and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2336–2342, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn357

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Heart failure/cardiomyopathy

Chronic heart failure leads to an expanded plasma volume and pseudoanaemia, but does not lead to a reduction in the body's red cell volume

Christopher Adlbrecht and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2343–2350, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn359

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Arrhythmia/electrophysiology

Editor's Choice

Rate-related changes in QRS morphology in patients with fixed bundle branch block: implications for differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardia

Tomás Datino and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2351–2358, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn340

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Left atrial linear lesions are required for successful treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation

Sébastien Knecht and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2359–2366, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn302

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Editor's Choice

Permanent atrial fibrillation affects exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients

Piergiuseppe Agostoni and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2367–2372, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn361

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Imaging

Evaluation of plaque characteristics in acute coronary syndromes: non-invasive assessment with multi-slice computed tomography and invasive evaluation with intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis

Gabija Pundziute and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2373–2381, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn356

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PRECLINICAL RESEARCH

Minimally invasive off-pump valve-in-a-valve implantation: the atrial transcatheter approach for re-operative mitral valve replacement

Jörg Kempfert and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2382–2387, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn285

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ESC GUIDELINES

Guidelines

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008 : The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

Authors/Task Force Members and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2388–2442, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn309

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Impact of preoperative statin therapy on adverse postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of over 30 000 patients

Hisato Takagi and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Page 2443, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn351

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Impact of preoperative statin therapy on adverse postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of over 30 000 patients: reply

Oliver J. Liakopoulos and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2443–2444, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn352

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Still without impact on adverse post-operative outcomes: pre-operative statin therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Jochen Hansel and Perikles Simon

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Page 2444, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn353

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Still without impact on adverse post-operative outcomes: pre-operative statin therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: reply

Oliver J. Liakopoulos and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Pages 2444–2445, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn354

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CORRIGENDUM

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 19, October 2008, Page 2445, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn405

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CLINICAL VIGNETTES

Osteosarcoma in left atrium treated with autotransplant

Elisabet Zamora and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Page 2446, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn145

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Multiple accessory left atrial appendages along a semi-circular path

Wen-Jeng Lee and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Page 2447, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn144

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Malignant ST segment elevation

Alfonso Ielasi and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Page 2448, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn146

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Sub-aortic mitral impact lesion depicted by delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Patrick Sparrow and Naeem Merchant

European Heart Journal, Volume 29, Issue 19, October 2008, Page 2449, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn157

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