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Editorials

	Coronary artery remodelling A VARNAVA Heart 1998; 79: 109-110. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.109 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ultrasonic imaging of aortic atheroma M A DE BELDER Heart 1998; 79: 111-112. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.111 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cholesterol embolisation ADRIAN P BANNING, WILLIAM P ORR, and BRIAN GRIBBIN Heart 1998; 79: 113-114. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.113 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The clinical value of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring C R GIBBS, S MURRAY, and D G BEEVERS Heart 1998; 79: 115-117. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.115 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy STUART W JAMIESON Heart 1998; 79: 118-120. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.118 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review

	Amiodarone and the thyroid: a practical guide to the management of thyroid dysfunction induced by amiodarone therapy C M Newman, A Price, D W Davies, T A Gray, and A P Weetman Heart 1998; 79: 121-127. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Papers

	Efficacy of a new balloon catheter for internal cardioversion of chronic atrial fibrillation without anaesthesia E Alt, R Ammer, G Lehmann, C Schmitt, J Pasquantonio, and A Schömig Heart 1998; 79: 128-132. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.128 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Investigation of the thoracic aorta in cholesterol embolism by transoesophageal echocardiography E Ferrari, B Taillan, E Drai, P Morand, and M Baudouy Heart 1998; 79: 133-136. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.133 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Atherosclerotic coronary lesions with inadequate compensatory enlargement have smaller plaque and vessel volumes: observations with three dimensional intravascular ultrasound in vivo C von Birgelen, G S Mintz, E A de Vrey, T Kimura, J J Popma, S G Airiian, M B Leon, M Nobuyoshi, P W Serruys, and P J de Feyter Heart 1998; 79: 137-142. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.137 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Shrinkage of human coronary arteries is an important determinant of de novo atherosclerotic luminal stenosis: an in vivo intravascular ultrasound study P C Smits, L Bos, M A Quarles van Ufford, F D Eefting, G Pasterkamp, and C Borst Heart 1998; 79: 143-147. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.143 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Stenting of "unprotected" left main coronary artery stenoses: early and late results C J J Laruelle, G B R Brueren, S M P G Ernst, E T Bal, G E Mast, M-J Suttorp, A Brutel de la Rivière, and T H W Plokker Heart 1998; 79: 148-152. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.148 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lipophilic versus hydrophilic 1 blockers and the cardiac sympatho-vagal balance during stress and daily activity in patients after acute myocardial infarction A Kardos, V Long, J Bryant, J Singh, P Sleight, and B Casadei Heart 1998; 79: 153-160. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.153 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	High prevalence of arrhythmias in elderly male athletes with a lifelong history of regular strenuous exercise K Jensen-Urstad, F Bouvier, B Saltin, and M Jensen-Urstad Heart 1998; 79: 161-164. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.161 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Isoprenaline and inducibility of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia H Hatzinikolaou, L-M Rodriguez, J L R M Smeets, C Timmermans, G Vrouchos, G Grecas, and H J J Wellens Heart 1998; 79: 165-168. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.165 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nitric oxide, oxygen, and prostacyclin in children with pulmonary hypertension M I Turanlahti, P O Laitinen, S J Sarna, and E Pesonen Heart 1998; 79: 169-174. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.169 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment of pulmonary hypertension with the continuous infusion of a prostacyclin analogue, iloprost T W Higenbottam, A Y Butt, A T Dinh-Xaun, M Takao, G Cremona, and S Akamine Heart 1998; 79: 175-179. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.175 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Monosomy 22q11 in patients with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries Michael Hofbeck, Anita Rauch, Gernot Buheitel, Georg Leipold, Jürgen von der Emde, Rudolf Pfeiffer, and Helmut Singer Heart 1998; 79: 180-185. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.180 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Relation of genotype 22q11 deletion to phenotype of pulmonary vessels in tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia-ventricular septal defect M Chessa, G Butera, P Bonhoeffer, L Iserin, J Kachaner, S Lyonnet, A Munnich, D Sidi, and D Bonnet Heart 1998; 79: 186-190. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.186 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case studies

	Myocardial infarction in young people with normal coronary arteries M J A Williams, N J Restieaux, and C J S Low Heart 1998; 79: 191-194. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.191 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Familial atrial fibrillation with fetal onset T Tikanoja, P Kirkinen, K Nikolajev, L Eresmaa, and P Haring Heart 1998; 79: 195-197. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.195 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Left atrial thrombus as an early consequence of blunt chest trauma I R Mahy, A Al-Mohammad, and R I Cargill Heart 1998; 79: 198-199. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.198 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Traumatic damage to the mitral valve during percutaneous balloon valvotomy for critical aortic stenosis J J Brierley, T D Reddy, M L Rigby, V Thanopoulous, and A N Redington Heart 1998; 79: 200-202. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.200 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Rotational ablation assisted angioplasty of an obstructed aortopulmonary collateral artery N Wilson and C White Heart 1998; 79: 203-204. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.203 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short cases in cardiology

	A young mother with severe chest pain U C Hoppe, D J Beuckelmann, M Böhm, and E Erdmann Heart 1998; 79: 205. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.205 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Dietary precautions and listeria endocarditis? P W JOHNSTON and T G TROUTON Heart 1998; 79: 206. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.206 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Histological findings in non-hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with Noonan's syndrome J CHAMBERS, N CARY, and S LARGE Heart 1998; 79: 206. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.206a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Guidelines

	Antibiotic treatment of streptococcal, enterococcal, and staphylococcal endocarditis Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Heart 1998; 79: 207-208. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.207 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Stamps in Cardiology: The electrocardiogram on stamps (part 2) M K DAVIES and A HOLLMAN Heart 1998; 79: 114. doi:10.1136/hrt.79.2.114 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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