International Journal of Cardiology, 38 (1993) 347-349 © 1993 Elsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. 0167-5273/93/$06.00 Contents Volume 38 Number1 Post-exercise oxygen uptake kinetics in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, W. Hayashida, T. REVIEW Kumada, F. Kohno, M. Noda, N. Ishikawa, M. Kambayashi and C. Kawai (Japan) Prevention and management of bleeding complications after thrombolysis, D.P. De Bono and R.S. More (UK) ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Effect of ventriculotomy on postinfarction ventricular ORIGINAL STUDIES tachycardia in a canine model, G.B. Hunt, R.B. Chard and D.L. Ross ( Australia) CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND INVASIVE TECHNIQUES Biological risk factors for restenosis after per- IMAGING cutaneous transluminal coronary angio- Cross-sectional echocardiographic left ventricular plasty, D. Benchimol, J. Bonnet, H. Benchimol, F. geometry in rheumatic mitral stenosis, J.C. Mohan, Drouillet, C. Duplaa, T. Couffinhal, C. Desgranges R. Agrawala, R. Calton and R. Arora (India) and H. Bricaud (France) CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH Platelet adhesion is related to heart rhythm distur- BRIEF REPORTS bances in the acute phase of myocardial infarction, J. Gebalska, K. Herbaczynska-Cedro and L. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the Ceremuzynski (Poland) anterior aortic sinus: role of echocardiography, L. Control of pulmonary vasomotility in congestive heart Daliento, G. Fasoli and A. Mazzucco (Italy) failure, P. Sganzerla, P. Moruzzi, M. Pepi, G.B. Significance of exercise-induced ST-segment deviation Perego, B. Passaretti, M. Muratori and M.D. in right-sided chest leads in the diagnosis of right Guazzi (Italy) ventricular ischemia, S. Pamecha, S.R. Mital and M. Lalgarhia (India) CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula associated Early detection of coronary reperfusion by rapid asses- with atrioventricular valvular regurgitation in an sment of plasma myoglobin, S. Abe, S. Arima, K. octogenarian, S.A.M. Said, T. Austermann-Kaper Nomoto, I. Maruyama, M. Miyata, H. Yamaguchi, and J.J.J. Bucx (Netherlands) H. Okino, T. Yamashita, Y. Atsuchi, M. Tahara, Pre-hospital cardiac arrest associated with coronary S. Nakao and H. Tanaka (Japan) artery spasm, C.F.M. Weston, A. Tigg and B.E. Prognostic significance of silent myocardial ischemia Griffiths (UK) after a first uncomplicated myocardial infarction, M.C. Solimene, J.A.F. Ramires, C.J. Gruppi, R.G. Alfieri, S. Ferreira de Oliveira, P. Lemos Da Luz LETTER TO THE EDITOR and F. Pileggi ( Brazil) Seasonal variation in rheumatic heart disease, K. Circulating a-actin protein in acute myocardial infarc- Metze, R. Meves and P.R.S. Moreira (Brazil) tion, A.E. Ardnega, A. Reina, M.A. Muros, L. Alvarez, J. Prados and A. Aranega (Spain) Book Reviews Prothrombin fragment F1+2 concentrations for Meetings and Courses monitoring anticoagulation therapy with heparin, Information for Authors M.J. Brack, R.S. More, P.J.B. Hubner and A.H. Gershlick (UK) BRIEF REPORTS REVIEW Concurrent percutaneous balloon valvotomy for com- bined rheumatic tricuspid and aortic stenosis, S. Cardiovascular damage from smoking: a fact or belief? Shrivastava, K.C. Goswami and V. Dev (India) A. Leone (Italy) Spontaneous reversion of long-lasting chronic atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm, 7.M. Kolettis, Z.S. ORIGINAL STUDIES Kyriakides and D.T. Kremastinos (Greece) Rheumatic mitral stenosis associated with hyper- APPLIED CARDIOLOGY trophic cardiomyopathy and anomalous muscle Characteristics and mechanisms of tachyphylaxis of bundle in the right ventricle, K.C. Goswami, K.S. cardiac contractile response to insulin, R. Sethi, H. Reddy and S. Shrivastava (India) Rupp, B.J. Naimark, J. Barwinsky, R.E. Beamish Blunt chest trauma causing right atrial tear, and N.S. Dhalla (Canada) hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade suc- cessfully treated with cardiorrhaphy, B.-R. Fang, CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH J.-P. Chang, C.-S. Chang (ROC) Effect of calcium channel blockers on serum levels of Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve, M.H.J. thyroid hormones, S.R. Mittal, A.K. Mathur and Brouwer, J.J. de Graaf and T. Ebels, (The N. Prasad (India) Netherlands ) Cardiocytolytic antimyolemmal antibodies in dilated Right ventricular cardiomyopathy similar to Uhl’s cardiomyopathy following presentation: observa- anomaly with atrial flutter and complete AV block, tions in 7 patients, 7.H. Taha, P.K. Mazeika, C.M. N. Caglar, G. Pamir, T. Kural, I. Candan, A. Kum- Oakley and B. Maisch (UK, Germany) basar and A. Sonel (Turkey) CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY LETTER TO THE EDITOR Immediate cardiovascular responses to orthostasis in Stokes Adams attack as the first manifestation of the early and late months after cardiac transplanta- acute rheumatic fever, R. Rohatgi, D. Gupta and tion, L. Rudas, P.W. Pflugfelder and W.J. Kostuk S.R. Mittal (India) (Canada ) Effects of tissue plasminogen activator therapy on the frequency of acute right ventricular myocardial Book Reviews infarction associated with acute left ventricular Meetings and Courses infarction, J.M. Kalan, S.D. Gertz, A.H. Kragel, Information for Authors P.B. Berger, W.C. Roberts and T.J. Ryan (USA, Israel) Implications of coronary angiography in patients with Number 3 suspected or known coronary artery disease, A.K. Pande, B. Meier and W. Rutishauser ORIGINAL STUDIES (S witzerland) Placebo-controlled trial of flosequinan in moderate APPLIED CARDIOLOGY heart failure. The possible importance of aetiology The production of coronary vasoconstrictor substances and method of analysis in the interpretation of the by freshly harvested endothelial cells, J. Kahler, A. results of heart failure trials, A.J. Cowley and D.J. Conforto, A. Termin and R.J. Bing (USA) McEntegart (UK) Prostacyclin analogue, beraprost, sustains recanaliza- tion duration after thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction model, 7. Saito, S. Saitoh, T. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Asakura, M. Kanke, K. Owada and Y. Maruyama Changes in frequency domain measures of heart rate (Japan) variability in relation to the onset of ventricular Determinants of survival after rodent cardiac arrest: tachycardia in acute myocardial infarction, /.O. implications for therapy with adrenergic agents, /. Valkama, H.V. Huikuri, K.E.J. Airaksinen, M.K. von Planta, O. Wagner, M. von Planta and R. Ritz Linnaluoto and J.T. Takkunen (Finland) (S witzerland) CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG IMAGING Righi aortic arch with aberrant retroesophageal in- Longitudinal transgastric echocardiographic views nominate artery: a report of 2 cases and review of utilizing a single-plane probe: anatomic correlations the literature, Y. Nakajima, G. Satomi, T. and clinical applications, F. Chirillo, E. Kawamura, M. Nishibatake, M. Nakazawa and A. Franceschini-Grisolia, A. Cavarzerani, O. Totis, A. Takao (Japan) Bruni, P. Belli, G. Arrigoni and L. Giommi (Italy) Long-term echocardiographic evaluation of closed and CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY open mitral valvulotomy, C. Villanova, P. Acute myocardial infarction treated with intravenous Melacini, R. Scognamiglio, D. Scalia, F. Cam- streptokinase: 6-year follow-up, J.C. Nicolau, panile, G. Fasoli, S. Dalla Volta (Italy) S.A.C. Garzon, M.A.F.V. Pinto, P.R. Nogueira, A.M. Lorga, O.T. Greco, and J.L.B. Jacob (Brazil) Functional significance of coronary collateral vessels BRIEF REPORTS in patients with previous ‘Q’ wave infarction: rela- tion to aneurysm, left ventricular end diastolic pressure and ejection fraction, 4.K. Banerjee, S.K. Balloon dilatation of a bioprosthetic pulmonary valve, Madan Mohan, G.W.K. Ching and S.P. Singh D. Keane, M. Bet Mishra, D.N. Ross and G. (UK) Jackson (UK) Atrio-ventricular regurgitations in constrictive pericar- Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ditis: incidence and post-operative outcome, R. R. aorta in an adult as an isolated anomaly: a case Mantri, S. Radhakrishnan, N. Sinha, P.K. Goel, R. report, K. Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan and P.K. Mit- Bajaj and P.S. Bidwai (India) tal (India) Occlusive arterial disease of the hand due to repetitive Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presenting as blunt trauma: a review with illustrative cases, P.C. acute subendocardial myocardial infarction, A.A . Spittell and J.A. Spittell (USA) Cubukgu, P.J. Scott and G.J. Williams (UK) ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Late onset atrioventricular nodal tachycardia, M. L. Pentinga, J.G. Meeder, H.J.G.M. Crijns, E.D. de LETTER TO THE EDITOR Muinck, A.C.P. Wiesfeld and KI. Lie (The Garlic — the other side of the coin, M.K. Gupta, S.R. Netherlands ) Mittal, A.K. Mathur and A.K. Bhan (India) Carotid sinus hypersensitivity abolished by aminophylline, J. Tomcsdnyi, L. Papp and A. Book Reviews Naszlady (Hungary) List of Referees 1992 Incidence of atrioventricular block and chronic atrial Meetings and Courses flutter/fibrillation after implantation of atrial Information for Authors pacemakers; follow-up of more than ten years, Contents Volume 38 S.R.E. Elshot, M.I.H. El Gamal, K.H.J. Tielen and Subject Index Volume 38 B.M. van Gelder (The Netherlands) Author Index Volume 38