Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009

Editorial

Long QT syndrome, a purely electrical disease? Not anymore

Gaetano M. De Ferrari and Peter J. Schwartz

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 253–255, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn587

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Reviews

Has there been any progress made on pregnancy outcomes among women with pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Elisabeth Bédard and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 256–265, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn597

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Epigenetic histone acetylation modifiers in vascular remodelling: new targets for therapy in cardiovascular disease

Douwe Pons and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 266–277, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn603

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Special article

Stress Echocardiography Expert Consensus Statement—Executive Summary: European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) (a registered branch of the ESC)

Rosa Sicari and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 278–289, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn492

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Clinical Research

Coronary heart disease

Profile of bleeding and ischaemic complications with bivalirudin and unfractionated heparin after percutaneous coronary intervention

Raisuke Iijima and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 290–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn586

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Performance of EuroSCORE in CABG and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: single institution experience and meta-analysis

Alessandro Parolari and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 297–304, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn581

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Cardiovascular Flashlights

Progression of mitral annulus calcification to caseous necrosis of the mitral valve: complementary role of multi-modality imaging

Ron Blankstein and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Page 304, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn411

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Clinical Research

Coronary heart disease

Predictors and time-related impact of distal embolization during primary angioplasty

Massimo Napodano and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 305–313, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn594

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Cystatin C and cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary artery disease and normal or mildly reduced kidney function: results from the AtheroGene study

Till Keller and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 314–320, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn598

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Acute coronary syndrome

Editor's Choice

Mortality following placement of drug-eluting and bare-metal stents for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events

Ph. Gabriel Steg and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 321–329, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn604

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Arrhythmias

Left ventricular mechanical dispersion by tissue Doppler imaging: a novel approach for identifying high-risk individuals with long QT syndrome

Kristina Hermann Haugaa and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 330–337, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn466

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Heart failure

Impact of hospitalization for acute coronary events on subsequent mortality in patients with chronic heart failure

Putte Abrahamsson and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 338–345, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn503

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Valvular and congenital heart disease

Editor's Choice

Reduced number and function of endothelial progenitor cells in patients with aortic valve stenosis: a novel concept for valvular endothelial cell repair

Yasuharu Matsumoto and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 346–355, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn501

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Refining the assessment of pulmonary regurgitation in adults after tetralogy of Fallot repair: should we be measuring regurgitant fraction or regurgitant volume?

Rachel M. Wald and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 356–361, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn595

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Imaging

Prognostic utility of 64-slice computed tomography in patients with suspected but no documented coronary artery disease

Thomas P. Carrigan and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 362–371, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn605

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Preclinical research

Ventricular transmural repolarization sequence: its relationship with ventricular relaxation and role in ventricular diastolic function

Tian Gang Zhu and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 372–380, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn585

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Cardiovascular Flashlights

Incremental value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in a young man

Mirja Neizel and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Page 380, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn413

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Letters to the Editor

Moderate drinking, psychological factors, and cardiovascular protection

Viktor Čulić

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Page 381, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn556

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Moderate drinking, psychological factors, and cardiovascular protection: reply

Imre Janszky and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 381–382, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn557

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Moderate drinking, psychological factors, and cardiovascular protection: reply

Jane Nautrup Østergaard and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Page 382, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn558

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ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: application of natriuretic peptides

Roman Pfister and Christian A. Schneider

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Pages 382–383, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn560

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ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: application of natriuretic peptides: reply

Kenneth Dickstein

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Page 383, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn561

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Cardiovascular Flashlights

Unusual form of ‘obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy’: unique contribution of comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Thomas Hovasse and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Page 384, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn412

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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: diagnosis by optical coherence tomography

Fernando Alfonso and others

European Heart Journal, Volume 30, Issue 3, February 2009, Page 385, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn441

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