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No 3 SEPTEMBER 1991 Page Editorials 193 The genetics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy D M Gilligan, J G F Cleland,C M Oakley Digital coronary angiography: the new gold standard? G Hartnell, P Wilde Original articles Induction of a reduction in hzemoglobin concentration by enalapril in stable, moderate heart failure: a double blind study B Herrlin,O Nyquist, C Sylvén Differences in first dose response to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition in congestive heart failure: a placebo controlled study R J MacFadyen, K R Lees, J L Reid Cyclosporin treatment does not impair the release of nitric oxide in human coronary arteries G S O’Neil, A H Chester, S Kushwaha, M Rose, S Tadjkarimi, M H Yacoub Genesis of Still’s murmurs: a controlled Doppler echocardiographic study H M Gardiner, H S Joffe Moderate hypothermia in the management of resistant automatic tachycardias in children S Balaji, ] Sullivan, J Deanfield, I James Atrial pacing as an adjunct to the management of post-surgical His bundle tachycardia J A Till, E Rowland Dynamics of ventricular repolarisation in the congenital long QT syndromes WN J Linker, A J Camm, D E Ward Influence of colour Doppler echocardiography on the ultrasonic assessment of congenital heart disease: a prospective study J P Gnanapragasam, A B Houston, W B Doig, R Fraser, S Lilley, E Murtagh, G Olafsson Case reports Conservative surgery in multiple cusp involvement in tricuspid valve endocarditis J R Anderson, P Scott, R U Nair (Comment by T Treasure ) Double partitioning of the left atrium: a previously unreported echocardiographic finding in a case in which transoesophageal echocardiography aided operative resection F A Bu’Lock, P Murphy, R P Martin Fatal rupture of an unsuspected post-traumatic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta during pregnancy JN Townend, M K Davies, E L Jones British cardiology British Heart Foundation surveys (1987 and 1989) of United Kingdom treatment policies for acute myocardial infarction R Collins, D Julian Letters to the editor Plants in cardiology Book reviews British Cardiac Society newsletter Notices No 4 OCTOBER 1991 Page Editorial 261 Using skeletal muscle to assist the heart JT L Hooper, L W Stephenson Review 264 Vascular tene in heart failure: the neuroendocrine-therapeutic interface JG F Cleland, C M Oakley Original articles 268 Relation between cyclic variation in echo amplitude and segmental contraction in normal and abnormal hearts D A Lythall, R B Logan-Sinclair, C J D Ilsley, S S Kushwaha, M H Yacoub, D G Gibson 277 Responsiveness of raised pulmonary vascular resistance to oxygen assessed by pulsed Doppler echocardiography M Vogel, J Weil, H Stern, K Bithlmeyer 281 Transoesophageal echocardiographic assessment of fixed subaortic obstruction in children J P Gnanapragasam, A B Houston, W B Doig, M P G Jamieson, J C S Pollock 285 Assessment of right and left ventricular function in terms of force development with gestational age in the normal human fetus M St John Sutton, T Gill, T Plappert, D H Saltzman, P Doubilet 290 Non-invasive measurement of the regurgitant fraction by pulsed Doppler echocardiography in isolated pure mitral regurgitation C Tribouilloy,W F Shen, M A Slama, H Dufossé, D Choquet, A Marek, J-P Lesbre 295 Reduced exercise capacity in patients with tricuspid regurgitation after successful mitral valve replacement for rheumatic mitral valve disease P H Groves, N P Lewis, S Ikram, R Maire, R J C Hall 302 Role of transoesophageal echocardiography in evaluation of cardiogenic embolism JW Black, A P Hopkins, LCL Lee, B M Jacobson, W F Walsh 308 DiGeorge syndrome with isolated aortic coarctation and isolated ventricular septal defect in three sibs with a 22q11 deletion of maternal origin D I Wilson, I E Cross, J A Goodship, S Coulthard, A H Carey, P J Scambler, H H Bain, A S Hunter, P E Carter, J Burn Silent ischaemia in diabetic men with autonomic neuropathy J J O’S ullivan, R M Conroy, K MacDonald, T J McKenna, B J Maurer Myocardiai ischaemia and ventricular arrhythmias precipitated by physiological concentrations of adrenaline in patients with coronary heart disease A J McCance, J C Forfar Case report Paradoxical embolisation of a catheter fragment to a coronary artery in an infant with congenital heart disease H S Klys, A P Salmon, J V De Giovanni Views from the past John Fothergill and angina pectoris W L Proudfit British Cardiac Society Coronary angioplasty in the United Kingdom Report of a working party of the British Cardiac Society Plants in cardiology Obituary: Eirian Williams British Cardiac Society newsletter Notices No 5 NOVEMBER 1991 Page Editorials 333 Management of patients with Bjérk-Shiley prosthetic valves 7 Treasure 335 Heart valve surgery in the United Kingdom: present practice and future trends K M Taylor Original articles 337 Short and long term results after intracoronary stenting in human coronary arteries: monocentre experience with the balloon-expandable Palmaz-Schatz stent M Haude, R Erbel, U Straub, U Dietz, J Meyer 346 Changes in Doppler indices of cardiac function during and after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty A C Hunt, S C Chow, J Escaned, R A Perry, A Seth, M-F Shiu 351 von Willebrand factor in plasma: a novel risk factor for recurrent myocardial infarction and death J-H Jansson, T K Nilsson, O Johnson 356 Increased concentrations of tumour necrosis factor in “‘cachectic”’ patients with severe chronic heart failure J McMurray, I Abdullah, H J Dargie, D Shapiro 359 Estimating the size of myocardial infarction by magnetic resonance imaging L W Turnbull, J P Ridgway, J J Nicoll, D Bell, J J K Best, A L Muir 364 Myocardial bridges: morphological and functional aspects A G Ferreira Jr, S E Trotter, B Kénig Jr, L V Décourt, K Fox, E G J Olsen 368 Pregnancy outcome and Ebstein’s anomaly J E Donnelly, J M Brown, D J Radford 372 Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary blood flow after the Fontan operation: the role of the lungs D J Penny, A N Redington 375 Abnormal patterns of intraventricular flow and diastolic filling after the Fontan operation: evidence for incoordinate ventricular wall motion D J Penny, M L Rigby, A N Redington Case reports Echocardiographic and angiographic diagnosis of Ebstein’s anomaly of the mitral valve J L B Jacob, L C da Silveira, D M Braile Double outlet left ventricle: diagnosis with magnetic resonance imaging S A Rebergen,G L Guit, A de Roos Epidemiology Physical activity and ischaemic heart disease in middle-aged British men A G Shaper, G Wannamethee British Cardiac Society Staffing in cardiology in the United Kingdom 1990: sixth biennial survey: with data on facilities in cardiology in England and Wales 1989 D Chamberlain, B Pentecost, K Reval, J Stevens, D McC Boyle, S Cobbe, D Ballantyne, T Shaw Plants in cardiology Letters to the editor Book review Notices British Cardiac Society newsletter No 6 DECEMBER 1991 Page Editorial 409 Antihypertensive drugs and plasma lipids J D Swales Original articles 411 Assessment of anomalous systemic and pulmonary venous connections by transoesophageal echocardiography in infants and children O Stiimper, J Vargas-Barron, M Rijlaarsdam, A Romero, J R T C Roelandt, J Hess, G R Sutherland Left ventricular dysfunction in the fetus: relation to aortic valve anomalies and endocardial fibroelastosis G K Sharland, S K Chita, N L K Fagg, R H Anderson, M Tynan, A C Cook, L D Allan Increased plasma viscosity and erythrocyte aggregation: indicators of an unfavourable clinical outcome in patients with unstable angina pectoris F-J Neumann, H A Katus, E Hoberg, P Roebruck, M Braun, H-M Haupt, H Tillmanns, W Kiibler Effect of single lung transplantation on pulmonary hypertension in patients with end stage fibrosing lung disease J C Doig, P A Corris, C J Hilton, J H Dark, R S Bexton Abnormal right heart filling after cardiac surgery: time course and mechanisms B Wranne, F J Pinto, E Hammarstrém, F G St Goar, J Puryear, R L Popp Effect of left bundle branch block on diastolic function in dilated cardiomyopathy H B Xiao, C H Lee, D G Gibson A new cross sectional echocardiographic method for estimating the volume of large pericardial effusions I A D’Cruz, P K Hoffman Echocardiographic evaluation of fibrous replacement in the myocardium of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy K Miyoshi Angiographic demonstration of incoordinate motion of the ventricular wall after the Fontan operation D J Penny, A N Redington Surgical treatment of pulmonary hypertension in protein C deficiency N P Briffa, I Wilson, D B Clarke Case reports Successful stenting of a life threatening pulmonary arterial stenosis D Mulcahy, U Sigwart, J Somerville Stenting of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava for symptomatic narrowing after repeated atrial surgery for D-transposition of the great vessels P Chatelain, B Meier, B Friedli British cardiology Cardiac interventional procedures in the United Kingdom in 1989 P J B Hubner on behalf of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Plants in cardiology British Cardiac Society newsletter Notice Index wearer ae