Table of contents

Original articles

Biomarkers and heart disease

• Original article: Influence of age on the prognostic value of mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin in the general population (21 July, 2012)

  Frank P Brouwers, Rudolf A de Boer, Pim van der Harst, Joachim Struck, Paul E de Jong, Dick de Zeeuw, Rijk O Gans, Ron T Gansevoort, Hans L Hillege, Wiek H van Gilst, Stephan J Bakker

Peripheral vascular disease

• Original article: Elastic properties of the ascending aorta in patients with α1-antitrypsin deficiency (Z homozygotes) (31 July, 2012)

  Enrico Vizzardi, Luciano Corda, Natalia Pezzali, Elisa Roca, Laura Pini, Antonio D'Aloia, Marco Metra, Livio Dei Cas, Claudio Tantucci

Cardiovascular imaging

• Original article: Cardiac iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging predicts ventricular arrhythmia in heart failure patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for primary prevention (17 August, 2012)

  Andrew Marshall, Andrew Cheetham, Robert S George, Mark Mason, Andrew D Kelion

Platelet function

• Original article: Amlodipine, clopidogrel and CYP3A5 genetic variability: effects on platelet reactivity and clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (26 June, 2012)

  Kyung Woo Park, Jeehoon Kang, Jin Joo Park, Han-Mo Yang, Hae-Young Lee, Hyun-Jae Kang, Bon-Kwon Koo, Byung-Hee Oh, Young-Bae Park, Hyo-Soo Kim

Epidemiology

• Original article: Methods for assessing cardiovascular disease risk in a UK black population (26 July, 2012)

  Peter Schofield, Rouling Chen, Nicola Crichton
• Original article: Relationship between depression and subclinical left ventricular changes in the general population (28 July, 2012) Free

  Yong-Hyun Kim, Seong Hwan Kim, Sang Yup Lim, Goo-Yeong Cho, In-Kyung Baik, Hong-Euy Lim, Jin Oh Na, Seong Woo Han, Young-Hoon Ko, Chol Shin