Table of contents

Cardiovascular medicine

• Coronary heart disease incidence in northern and southern European populations: a reanalysis of the seven countries study for a European coronary risk chart (1 September, 2000)

  A Menotti, M Lanti, P E Puddu, D Kromhout
• Myocarditis mimicking acute myocardial infarction: role of endomyocardial biopsy in the differential diagnosis (1 September, 2000)

  A Angelini, V Calzolari, F Calabrese, G M Boffa, F Maddalena, R Chioin, G Thiene
• Low dose amiodarone and sotalol in the treatment of recurrent, symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a comparative, placebo controlled study (1 September, 2000)

  G E Kochiadakis, N E Igoumenidis, M E Marketou, M D Kaleboubas, E N Simantirakis, P E Vardas
• Prognostic implications of ventricular fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction: new strategies required for further mortality reduction (1 September, 2000)

  J W Sayer, R A Archbold, P Wilkinson, S Ray, K Ranjadayalan, A D Timmis
• Improving door to needle times with nurse initiated thrombolysis (1 September, 2000)

  P Wilmshurst, A Purchase, C Webb, C Jowett, T Quinn
• Significant association of cagA positiveHelicobacter pylori strains with risk of premature myocardial infarction

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  M Gunn, J C Stephens, J R Thompson, B J Rathbone, N J Samani
• Different effects of abnormal activation and myocardial disease on left ventricular ejection and filling times (1 September, 2000)

  Q Zhou, M Henein, A Coats, D Gibson
• Clinical and patho-anatomical factors affecting expansion of thoracic aortic aneurysms (1 September, 2000)

  R S Bonser, D Pagano, M E Lewis, S J Rooney, P Guest, P Davies, I Shimada
• Pulmonary vascular–bronchial interactions: acute reduction in pulmonary blood flow alters lung mechanics (1 September, 2000)

  I Schulze-Neick, D J Penny, G P Derrick, R Dhillon, M L Rigby, A Kelleher, A Bush, A N Redington
• Mechanical properties of the common carotid artery in Williams syndrome (1 September, 2000)

  Y Aggoun, D Sidi, B I Levy, S Lyonnet, J Kachaner, D Bonnet
• Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease in the northern region of England: benefits of a training programme for obstetric ultrasonographers (1 September, 2000)

  S Hunter, A Heads, J Wyllie, S Robson