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• • ·Heart lung & circulation

    Page :iii

    
• • ·The olympian challenge: Science, sport and society

    Page :97

    Richmond W. Jeremy

    
• • ·Three-dimensional echocardiography: Research toy or clinical tool?

    Page :98-107

    Danielle Spicer, Thomas H. Marwick

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Arterial revascularisation with two or more arterial conduits

    Page :108-112

    Gabriele Di Giammarco, Giuseppe Vitolla, Michele Di Mauro, Antonio Maria Calafiore

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The heart as a target for oestrogens

    Page :113-125

    Lindsay Brown, Ian Hoong, Sheila A. Doggrell

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis

    Page :126-127

    Brinthapan Gunalingam, Michael P. Feneley, Raymond Kelly

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Transfusion-associated graft versus host disease postcardiac surgery

    Page :128-131

    Zeev S. Duieb, John M. Alvarez

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Cardiac surgical secrets : Edited by Paulo R. Soltoski, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, Tomas A Salerno. Hanley & Belfus Inc, Philadelphia, 2000 (obtainable through Harcourt Australia). ISBN 156053 3617. Price: $72.95

    Page :132

    John L. Knight

    
• • ·Pediatric cardiovascular medicine : Moller JH, Hoffman JIE. Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, 2000. ISBN: 0 443 07677 4. Price: $480

    Page :132-133

    Marina L. Hughes

    
• • ·The durability of vascular and endovascular surgery : Edited by R. M. Greenhalgh. WB Saunders Company Ltd, London, 1999

    Page :133-134

    George Matalanis

    
• • ·Arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery : Edited by Guo-Wei HE. Springer Verlag, Singapore, 1999

    Page :134

    Michael A.H. Gardner

    
• • ·Australasian society of cardiac and thoracic surgeons

    Page :135

    
• • ·Cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand

    Page :136

    
• • ·Forthcoming events

    Page :137-138

    
• • ·Author index

    Page :139

    
• • ·Subject index

    Page :140-141

    
• • ·Intra-observer variability of quantitative coronary angiography measurements using the cardiovascular measurement system at green lane hospital angiographic core laboratory

    Page :A84

    B. Webber, T. West, J. Ormiston

    
• • ·Out-patient education following coronary interventional procedures: The patients' perspective

    Page :A84

    S. Sinclair, M. Cole

    
• • ·Improved outcomes from a comprehensive management system for heart failure

    Page :A84

    D. Holst, D. Kaye, M. Richardson, H. Krum, D. Prior, A. Aggarwal, R. Wolfe, P. Bergin

    
• • ·Hand function following radial artery harvesting

    Page :A84

    A.C. Thompson, P. Spratt, D. Caminer

    
• • ·Cardiac measurements derived from tissue harmonic and fundamental echocardiographic images are equivalent

    Page :A85

    W. Gallas, R. Graham, L. Donelan, J. Gelman

    
• • ·Bedside ischaemia monitoring for patients with acute coronary syndromes

    Page :A85

    B. Aliprandi-Costa, V. Solanki, D. Brieger, B. Freedman

    
• • ·Ischaemia detection in intermediate risk patients with acute coronary syndromes on-line by vectorcardiography

    Page :A85

    B. Aliprandi-Costa, V. Solanki, D. Breiger

    
• • ·Trends in the assessment of neonatal heart disease

    Page :A85

    S.J. Boucaut, J.A. Brightwell, K.J. Aldridge, J.R. Petch, D.J. Radford

    
• • ·Echocardiographic assessment of paediatric cardiac tumours

    Page :A86

    B. Shearer, R.A. Elderkin, C. Whight, D.J. Radford

    
• • ·Comparison of 7F with 9F permanent pacemaker leads at implantation

    Page :A86

    C. McCormack, J. McKenna, H. Lucas, P. Kertes

    
• • ·Incidence, duration and outcome of recurrent ST-segment elevation in the first 24 hours post commencement of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction

    Page :A86

    J.M. Briggs, A.M. Kucia, J.D. Horowitz

    
• • ·Quality of life pre- and post-transcatheter ablation for supraventricular tachycardia

    Page :A86

    J.F. Lange, D.L. Kuchar, C.W. Thorburn, P.H. Vogels, B.D. Walker

    
• • ·In-hospital events and patient outcomes following interventional cardiology procedures

    Page :A87

    S.E. Sinclair, J.A. Carr

    
• • ·Delay to thrombolysis with rapid bolus injection compared to infusion

    Page :A87

    V. Wade, P. Kelleher

    
• • ·Care of patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures: A survey of current practice in Australia and New Zealand

    Page :A87

    K. Sanders, M. Botti, R. Wynne, R. Ku, E. Ramsay, C. Farrington, R. Heazlewood, T. Nguyen, P.C. Wong, K. Steen

    
• • ·Co-location of a private cardiac catheter laboratory within a university teaching hospital: An initial six month experience

    Page :A87

    K.C. Dent, E.M. Ruse, P.S. Hansen, J.F. Gunning, H.H. Rasmussen, G.I.C. Nelson

    
• • ·Early mobilisation following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with reopro (ABCIXIMAB) administration

    Page :A88

    E. Currie, B. Dixon, S. Graham

    
• • ·The use of femoral arterial sheaths - with no arterial flush systems

    Page :A88

    H. Morrison, C. Taylor

    
• • ·Screening for hyperlipidaemia in patients with known ischaemic heart disease admitted to the coronary care unit: Does a cardiac rehabilitation nurse make a difference?

    Page :A88

    E. Birchmore, A.M. Kucia

    
• • ·The value of early investigation in the differential diagnosis of chest pain

    Page :A88

    T. LeBrocq, A. Kambourakis, R. Peverill, S. Le Vasseur, M. Hunter, P. Cameron, L. Grigg, L. Holdswort, L. Dziukas, A. Dart, G. Jennings

    
• • ·Cost effectiveness of noninvasive bioimpedence haemodynamics in heart failure patients

    Page :A89

    D.J. Lippiatt, M.M. Bendeich, A.P. Sindone

    
• • ·Initial experiences establishing cardiac in-patient education within the private sector

    Page :A89

    F. Lynch, S. Sinclair

    
• • ·Patient tolerance of two vasodilator stress protocols for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy: Dipyridamole vs adenosine

    Page :A89

    M.T. Lincoln, B. Coutinho, L.E.J. Thomson, K.C. Allman

    
• • ·Mechanisms of impairment of vascular responsiveness to organic nitrates

    Page :A89

    P.R. Sage, I.S. de la Lande, I. Stafford, C.L. Bennett, J. Stubberfield, J.D. Horowitz

    
• • ·Increased TGFβ₁ gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of chronic heart failure patients

    Page :A90

    R. Denver, A. Tzanidis, H. Krum

    
• • ·Neointimal formation following rat carotid angioplasty is inhibited by a novel catalytic DNA molecule targeting the transcription factor EGR-1

    Page :A90

    H.C. Lowe, C.N. Chesterman, L.M. Khachigian

    
• • ·Treatment of heart failure guided by plasma amino-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) levels improves outcome

    Page :A90

    R.W. Troughton, T.G. Yandle, E.A. Espiner, C. Frampton, M.G. Nicholls, A.M. Richards

    
• • ·Plasma amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-PROBNP) levels in subjects presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome

    Page :A90

    D.J. Campbell, V. Munir, O.F. Hennessy, A.W. Dent

    
• • ·Effects of intravenous B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) on regional sympathetic tone in patients with chronic heart failure and healthy controls

    Page :A91

    H.P. Brunner-La Rocca, D.M. Kaye, R.L. Woods, M.D. Esler

    
• • ·Brain natriuretic peptide and clinical and haemodynamic indices of heart failure

    Page :A91

    R.R. Moss, G. Koerbin, A.J. Galbraith, K.B. Franklin, J.M. Potter

    
• • ·Evidence for the role of peripheral ⍺-2 receptors in reducing noradrenaline release

    Page :A91

    A. Aggarwal, F. Socratous, M. Esler, D. Kaye

    
• • ·Effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on haemodynamics and sympathetic nervous activity in heart failure

    Page :A91

    D.M. Kaye, D. Mansfield, M.T. Naughton, L. Johnston, M.D. Esler

    
• • ·Pulmonary vein ablation for cure of atrial fibrillation: Predictors of recurrence after acute success

    Page :A92

    P.B. Sparks, E.P. Gerstenfeld, P.G. Guerra, Kyoko Hattori, M.D. Lesh

    
• • ·Microwave cardiac ablation: A comparison of lesions created with a novel coaxial slot array to lesions with a helical coil antenna

    Page :A92

    D.J.R. Guy, H.M. Chiu, A.S. Mohan, S.P. Thomas, D.L. Ross

    
• • ·Electrical remodeling of the atrium in an anatomic model of atrial flutter. Relationship between substrate and triggers for conversion to atrial fibrillation

    Page :A92

    J.B. Morton, J. Raman, M.J. Byrne, J.M. Power, J.M. Kalman

    
• • ·Potent blockade by quinidine of the Kv4.3 current: Significance with regard to treatment of the brugada syndrome

    Page :A92

    C.B. Singleton, B.D. Walker, H. Tie, J.A. Bursill, K.R. Wyse, S.M. Valenzuela, S.N. Breit, T.J. Campbell

    
• • ·Intravenous magnesium for acute termination of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

    Page :A93

    H.M.O. Forouque, P. Sanders, G.D. Young, L.J. Mahar

    
• • ·Clinical outcome following implantation of automatic defibrillators

    Page :A93

    C.B. Singleton, R. Iyer, V. Booth, M. Bayfield, P. Bannon, M.A. McGuire

    
• • ·T-wave alternans threshold late after repair of tetralogy of fallot

    Page :A93

    M.M.H. Cheung, A.M. Davis, R. Weintraub, R.J. Cohen, T.R. Karl, J.L. Wilkinson

    
• • ·Inhaled nitric oxide in the prevention of pulmonary hypertension after congenital heart surgery

    Page :A93

    O.I. Miller, T.S. Fong, A. Keech, N.B. Pigott, E. Beller, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Serum S-100B release after infant cardiac surgery is associated with reduced cerebral blood flow velocity and abnormal electroencephalogram

    Page :A94

    D.R. Qin, R.N. Justo, C.J. Burke, P.B. Colditz, P.G. Pohlner, H. Jalali

    
• • ·Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in children following ‘successful’ repair of coarctation of the aorta during the first year of life

    Page :A94

    X.Q. Liu, D.M. Coleman, L.C. Wilkinson, M. Newton, J.L. Wilkinson

    
• • ·Pulmonary regurgitation after percutaneous ballon valvuloplasty in isolated pulmonary valvar stenosis in childhood

    Page :A94

    K.H.L. Poon, S. Menahem, R.G. Weintraub, T.H. Goh, L.V. Fong, B.D. Edis, J.L. Wilkinson

    
• • ·Atrial septostomy in neonates in a general hospital

    Page :A94

    P.L. See, E. David, K. Anderson-Weller, L.V. Fong, S. Menahem

    
• • ·Reduced basal and stimulated vasodilation by endothelin receptor antagonism in hypertensive patients

    Page :A95

    P. Martin, D. Ninio, M. Bailey, H. Krum

    
• • ·Diurnal variation in endothelium dependent vasodilation is altered in coronary heart disease

    Page :A95

    J.A. Shaw, J. Chin-Dusting, B.A. Kingwell, A.M. Dart

    
• • ·Human vascular injury triggers fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF 2) release. Neointima formation in vitro is inhibited by novel catalytic DNA molecules targeting human EGR-1

    Page :A95

    H.C. Lowe, M. Costandi, C.N. Chesterman, L.M. Khachigian

    
• • ·Vascular reactivity in pregnancy

    Page :A95

    L.A. Simmons, J.A. McCrohon, O.T. Raitakari, M. Langenfeld, A. Hennessy, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Heparin elevates circulating activin A and follistatin levels during cardiovascular prorcedures

    Page :A96

    D.J. McGaw, K.L. Jones, J.J. Smolich, H. Pärrson, R.W. Harper, D.M. de Kretser, D.J. Phillips

    
• • ·Androgens upregulate vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) via a nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) dependent mechanism

    Page :A96

    A.K. Death, M.A. Sader, K.C.Y. Chan, D.J. Handelsman, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Hypoxia induced iNOS expression in rats is age dependent

    Page :A96

    A.S. Warner, K.M. Saint, M.A. Arstall, J.D. Horowitz

    
• • ·Oestrogen attenuates post-infarction left ventricular remodeling

    Page :A96

    P. Bridgman, M. Forrester, H. Ikram

    
• • ·Reverse left ventricular remodeling in response to carvedilol: The heart is never too big to benefit!

    Page :A97

    D. Platts, S. Rudham, D.J. McCaffrey, A.M. Keogh, P.S. Macdonald

    
• • ·Tolerability of carvedilol in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive airways disease

    Page :A97

    E. Kotlyar, A.M. Keogh, P.S. Macdonald, R.H. Arnold, P.R. Hill

    
• • ·All-cause mortality in patients following first admission for heart failure in New Zealand

    Page :A97

    R.N. Doughty, S.P. Wright, G. Gamble, N. Sharpe

    
• • ·Community thrombolysis in a New Zealand rural setting. The coromandel experience!

    Page :A97

    C.M. Nunn, J. Lennane

    
• • ·Nitric oxide release during myocardial ischemia: Effect of hypercholesterolemia

    Page :A98

    A.M. Prasan, H.C.K. McCarron, Y. Zhang, R.W. Jeremy

    
• • ·Increased collagen content reduces the risk of post-infarct cardiac rupture in mice that overexpress β₂-adrenergic, receptors in the heart

    Page :A98

    X.M. Gao, R.J. Dilley, E. Percy, M. Follerton, E. Woodcock, X.J. Du

    
• • ·The significance of isolated troponin level elevations in acute rapid atrial fibrillation

    Page :A98

    I.H. Stevenson, A.C. Cheng, A.W.F. Hamer

    
• • ·Angiographic and clinical outcomes of patients over 70 years undergoing coronary angioplasty

    Page :A98

    D.R. Ramsay, D.M. Rees, P.M. Davidson

    
• • ·Influence of corrected TIMI frame counts on late survival of patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation

    Page :A99

    C.C. Edwards, J.K. French, T.A. Hyde, S.O.M. Manda, V. Mainuu, H.D. White

    
• • ·Early ST recovery, infarct artery flow and long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction

    Page :A99

    J.K. French, J. Andrews, S.O.M. Manda, R.A.H. Stewart, J.J.C. McTigue, H.D. White

    
• • ·Underutilisation of beta blockers following myocardial infarction: A tale of two cities

    Page :A99

    S. Nicholls, P. McElduff, J.W. Leitch

    
• • ·Urgent transfer of rural and district hospital AMI patients with fibrinolysis failure or contraindication for immediate coronary angiography ± intervention is feasible and safe

    Page :A99

    P.S. Hansen, Y. Koyama, G. Rudan, J. Sharp, H. Rasmussen, G. Nelson

    
• • ·Epicardial ST potential ratios in acute infarction relate to infarction size

    Page :A100

    T. Snong, D. Kilpatrick

    
• • ·Enoxaparin in unstable angina: A multivariate analysis of risk factors for minor and major haemorrhage

    Page :A100

    C.M. Reyes, M.K.C. Ng, K. Byth, P. Fa, J. Langford, K. Williams, D.L. Ross

    
• • ·In acute coronary syndromes patients with ST segment depression have improved late survival following early revascularisation

    Page :A100

    J.K. French, T.A. Hyde, C.K. Wong, R.M.L. Whitlock, H.D. White

    
• • ·Prediction of frame counts 90 minutes after thrombolysis by myocardial protein levels at presentation

    Page :A100

    K. Ramanathan, J.K. French, S.O.M. Manda, J.T. Stewart, H.D. White

    
• • ·A plaque rupture model for ischaemia in the rabbit hindlimb

    Page :A101

    A.J. Taylor, A. Bobik, M. Berndt, G. Jennings

    
• • ·Troponin I in pulmonary embolism

    Page :A101

    A.Z. Riha, R. Slaughter, C.N. Aroney

    
• • ·Chest pain evaluation areas in Melbourne: A pilot study

    Page :A101

    L. Holsworth, L. Dziukas, A. Dart, G. Jennings, M. Hunter, L. Grigg, P. Cameron, P. LeBrocq, A. Kambourakis, R. Peveril, S. LeVasseur

    
• • ·Chest pain triage-outcome after inappropriate discharge

    Page :A101

    M.A. Fitzpatrick, M. Dodd, E. Hutchings, D. Schoevers, A. Grouse

    
• • ·The significance of a raised troponin I in a chest pain evaluation unit

    Page :A102

    J.G. Morgan, M.G. Hunter, N. Better, P.A. Cameron, L.E. Grigg

    
• • ·Electrocardiographic features of left circumflex coronary artery occlusion in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction

    Page :A102

    Y. Koyama, P.S. Hansen, H. Rasmussen, G. Nelson

    
• • ·Ischaemia detection by continuous on-line vectorcardiography and 12 lead ST segment monitoring in acute coronary syndromes

    Page :A102

    B. Aliprandi-Costa, V. Solanki, B. Freedman

    
• • ·Excess coronary mortality among Australian men and women living outside capital city statistical divisions

    Page :A102

    P.T. Sexton, T.-L.H. Sexton

    
• • ·End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring optimises management during in-hospital cardiac arrests

    Page :A103

    M. Heily, L.E. Grigg

    
• • ·Relation of time to treatment on relative effects of primary coronary angioplasty vs thrombolytic therapy

    Page :A103

    A. Patel, F. Zijlstra, M. Jones, C. Grines, E. Garcia, L. Grinfeld, R. Gibbons, E. Ribeiro, F. Ribichini, S. Ellis, C. Granger, F. Akhras, W.D. Weaver, R.J. Simes, PCAT Collaboration

    
• • ·Late outcomes after direct PTCA for acute myocardial infarction — A multicentre experience

    Page :A103

    A.E. Ajani, G. Byrnes, R. Warren, D. Eccleston, R. Dick, A. MacIsaac, M. Rowe, J. Lefkovits

    
• • ·Selection, management and outcomes of patients admitted to a chest pain evaluation area (CPEA)

    Page :A103

    T. LeBrocq, A. Kambourakis, R.E. Peverill, S. LeVasseur

    
• • ·Place of a chest pain unit in a tertiary referral centre

    Page :A104

    J.G. Morgan, M.G. Hunter, P.A. Cameron, L.E. Grigg

    
• • ·Platelet activating factor (PAF) antagonism and streptokinase induced hypotension

    Page :A104

    R. Taylor, D. Fatovich, T. Hitchcock, C. Thomas, L. Curtis

    
• • ·Clinical significance of elevated troponin I in general hospital patients

    Page :A104

    A.M. Wilson, A. Boyle, A. MacIsaac, R. Whitbourn, V.M. Jelinek, P. Paull

    
• • ·Time dependent apoptotic development in the acute phase of myocardial infarction in rats

    Page :A104

    Y.Z. Zhu, Y.-C. Zhu, Q. Lu, T. Unger

    
• • ·Clinical comparison of acute infarct angioplasty Vs thrombolysis at a major teaching hospital

    Page :A105

    A.J. Boyle, A.M. Wilson, A.I. MacIsaac, R.J. Whitbourn

    
• • ·Echocardiographic characterisation of right ventricular contractility - findings in health and disease

    Page :A105

    U.V. Premawardhana, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Afterload corrected fractional area change (FaCac): A simple, relatively load independent measurement of left ventricular contractility in humans

    Page :A105

    C.F. Royse, A.G. Royse

    
• • ·Instantaneous end diastolic stiffness (IEDS): A simple, load independent measurement of left ventricular diastolic function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

    Page :A105

    C.F. Royse, A.G. Royse, D.W. Blake, L.E. Grigg

    
• • ·Increased left ventricular wall stress with pneumoperitoneum in obese females undergoing laparoscopic surgery

    Page :A106

    D.L. Prior, J. Sprung, J.D. Thomas, D.G. Whalley

    
• • ·Haemodynamic evidence of a disparity in the degree of diastolic dysfunction in women with hypertension

    Page :A106

    C.S. Hayward, W.V. Kalnin, R.P. Kelly

    
• • ·Cardiac function in rats with thyroid dysfunction using high frequency echocardiographic imaging

    Page :A106

    L. Brown, D. Loch, K. Wilson, B.A. Anderson, C.A. Hegerty, J.L. Fawcett, D. Burstow

    
• • ·Atrial “ejection fraction”: A new measure of atrial function

    Page :A106

    L. Thomas, D.Y.C. leung, D.L. Ross

    
• • ·Co-morbid diseases and their potential impact on the pharmacotherapy of heart failure

    Page :A107

    C. Blanton, G. O'Driscoll, R. Hendriks, M. Hobbs, P. Langton

    
• • ·Expression of leptin and leptin receptor isoforms in human myocardium: A role in cardiac function and the pathophysiology of CHF?

    Page :A107

    G. Wiesner, M. Esler, D.M. Kaye

    
• • ·Regulation of L-type Ca²⁺ channels by protein kinase C during hypoxia in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes

    Page :A107

    L.C. Hool

    
• • ·The relationship between late systolic pressure augmentation and left ventricular mass in a healthy population

    Page :A107

    M. Karamanoglu, M.P. Feneley

    
• • ·A simple characteristic value describing the normal left ventricular inotropic state in humans

    Page :A108

    M. Karamanoglu, M.P. Feneley

    
• • ·The positive inotropic effects of hydrostatic pressure are buffered by the endocardial endothelium via prostaglandins

    Page :A108

    C.J. Zeitz, S.U. Sys, D.L. Brutsaert

    
• • ·Impact of physical and physiological factors on arterial function

    Page :A108

    Y.-L. Liang, J.D. Cameron, D. Kotsopoulos, B.P. McGrath

    
• • ·Effect of combined hormone replacement therapy on factor VII and tissue factor pathway inhibitor

    Page :A108

    R.E. Peverill, H.J. Teede, B.P. McGrath, E. Malan, D. Kotsopolous, J.J. Smolich, P.G. Tipping

    
• • ·Subcutaneous testosterone implant therapy improves endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilation in postmenopausal women already receiving oestrogen

    Page :A109

    S. Worboys, D. Kotsopoulos, H. Teede, B.P. McGrath, S.R. Davis

    
• • ·Aortic stenosis: Evidence of platelet and valvular endothelial dysfunction

    Page :A109

    Y.Y. Chirkov, A.S. Holmes, S.R. Willoughby, S. Stewart, S. Chandy, J.D. Horowitz

    
• • ·Lipocortin protects cardiac myocytes from ischaemia in vitro

    Page :A109

    J.M. Gordon, R.H. Ritchie, G.J. Dusting

    
• • ·The antipsychotic agents thioridazine, chlorpromazine and clozapine block the human-ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG) potassium channel: Cellular mechanism for proarrhythmia

    Page :A109

    H. Tie, B.D. Walker, C.B. Singleton, J. Bursill, K. Wyse, S. Valenzuela, S.N. Breit, T.J. Campbell

    
• • ·Evidence in rat against the free radical hypothesis of nitrate tolerance

    Page :A110

    I.S. de la Lande, I. Stafford, C.L. Bennett, J.D. Horowitz

    
• • ·The effect of ATP-sensitive potassium (K_ATP) channel inhibition on metabolic vasodilation in human skeletal muscle vasculature

    Page :A110

    H.M.O. Farouque, R.A.P. Skyrme-Jones, M.J. Zhang, R.C. O'Brien, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Cardiovascular disease, renal disease and shared risk factors in a remote aboriginal community

    Page :A110

    S. McDonald, W. Hoy, G. Maguire

    
• • ·Effects of pravastatin on cardiovascular endpoints in patients with previous unstable angina

    Page :A110

    A. Tonkin, S. Becker, D. Hunt, A. Keech, G. Lane, H. White, W. Hague, J. Simes, LIPID Study Group

    
• • ·The prevalence of cardiac disease in recreational scuba divers

    Page :A111

    E. Lalor, R. Cresp, C. Grove, L. Valinsky, P.E. Langton

    
• • ·The prevalence of provocable ischaemia in asymptomatic men with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction

    Page :A111

    D.J. McCaffrey, P.S. Macdonald, M.P. Feneley, C.G. McMahon

    
• • ·When does hospital mortality equate to case fatality for acute myocardial infarction?

    Page :A111

    C. Blanton, P. Thompson

    
• • ·Long-chain N-3 fatty acids improve large artery elasticity in humans; DHA and EPA are equivalent

    Page :A111

    P. Nestel, H. Shige, S. Pomeroy, M. Cehun, D. Raederstorff

    
• • ·Smooth muscle dysfunction in subjects with atherosclerosis

    Page :A112

    O.T. Raitakari, J.P. Seale, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Anabolic androgenic steroids and arterial reactivity in male bodybuilders

    Page :A112

    M.A. Sader, K.A. Griffiths, R.J. McCredie, D.J. Handelsman, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·The relationship between coronary plaque orientation (pericardial vs myocardial) and remodeling patterns

    Page :A112

    M.R. Ward, A. Jeremias, K. Hibi, N.A. Herity, S.T. Lo, D.P. Lee, S.D. Filardo, P.J. Fitzgerald, A.C. Yeung

    
• • ·Secretion of apolipoprotein E from foam cell macrophages by apolipoprotein A-1 mutants

    Page :A112

    T. Sloane, D. Sviridov, L. Pyle, R.T. Dean, W. Jessup, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·Cyclodextrins acting as sinks and shuttles differentially mobilise free and esterified cholesterol from human foam cells

    Page :A113

    S. Liu, R.T. Dean, W. Jessup, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·Comparison of a mediterranean (Med) diet to low fat (LF) diet on lipids in patients (pts) with coronary heart disease (CHD)

    Page :A113

    D. Colquhoun, P. Glasziou, P. Horsley, S. Somerset, B. Gallagher, J. Weyers

    
• • ·Dietary misconceptions and missed opportunities to help patients lower coronary heart disease (CHD) risk

    Page :A113

    D. Colquhoun, A. Tonkin, B. Schrapnel, S. Somerset

    
• • ·A mediterranean diet (MED) vs a low fat (LF) diet improves depression independent of cholesterol in coronary heart disease patients(CHD)

    Page :A113

    J. Weyers, D Colquhoun for the OLIVE Study Group

    
• • ·The prevalence of hyperhomocysteinaemia in coronary artery disease: A case-control study

    Page :A114

    K.S. Woo, P. Chook, R.C.W. Chiu, K.P. Fung, J.T.F. Lau, P. Poon, W.M. Chan, K.K. Tse, H.K. Chung, K. Tang, G. Yip, J.E. Sanderson, J.L.F. Woo

    
• • ·The in vitro-inhibitory effect of flavonoid astilbin on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase on vero cells

    Page :A114

    P. Chan, F.-L. Hsu

    
• • ·Cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene polymorphism and coronary heart disease

    Page :A114

    J. Ji, C.D.S. Mamotte, R.R. Taylor, F.M. van Bockxmeer

    
• • ·A novel action of probucol in promoting re-growth of endothelial cells after balloon injury

    Page :A114

    A. Lau, S. Leichtweis, X. Chaufour, P. Witting, A. Brown, D. Celermajer, R. Stocker

    
• • ·Elution of haptoglobin from atherosclerotic human coronary arteries in vivo

    Page :A115

    M.A. Matuszek, P.G. Bannon, P.N. Hendel, C.F. Hughes, W. Jessup, R.T. Dean, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·Vitamin C improves endothelial dysfunction in renal allograft recipients

    Page :A115

    M.J.A. Williams, W.H.F. Sutherland, M.P. McCormick, S.A. de Jong, R.J. Walker

    
• • ·The effect of postural change on vascular permeability in humans

    Page :A115

    S.A. Hope, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Effects of natriuretic peptides on atheroma-like lesions in rabbit carotid arteries

    Page :A115

    M.N. Barber, T.A. Gaspari, G.J. Dusting, R.L. Woods

    
• • ·Endothelin-1 reduces lipid accumulation in human macrophages

    Page :A116

    M.R. Langenfeld, W. Jessup, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Endothelial function as assessed by flow mediated vasodilation is not associated with proposed circulating markers of endothelial function in postmenopausal women

    Page :A116

    H.J. Teede, R.E. Peverill, D. Kotsopoulos, E. Gan, B.P. McGrath

    
• • ·Paradoxical effects of oxysterols on cholesterol efflux and APO E release from foam cell macrophages

    Page :A116

    D.M. Rees, L. Kritharides, W. Jessup, R.T. Dean, A.J. Brown

    
• • ·Warfarin therapy need not be interrupted for coronary interventions using radial artery access

    Page :A116

    C.N. Aroney

    
• • ·The effect of bivalirudin in combination with ticlopidine on laboratory coagulation parameters and the incidence of clinically significant bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and stenting

    Page :A117

    M.J. Abernethy, P.E. Aylward, J.I. Weitz, C.M. Frampton

    
• • ·Coronary artery remodeling after balloon angioplasty and β-radiation followed by conventional stenting

    Page :A117

    I.Patrick Kay, Manel Sabaté, Marco A. Costa, Ken Kozuma, Mariano Albertal, Jurgen M. Ligthart, Veronique L. Coen, Peter C. Levendag, Willem J. van der Giessen, Patrick W. Serruys

    
• • ·Outcome after intracoronary pullback atherectomy: Quantitative angiographic results from a multicenter registry

    Page :A117

    R. Prpic, J.J. Popma, S. Kinlay, M. Adams, O.-H. Kwok

    
• • ·Acute results of the restenosis reduction by cutting balloon evaluation study

    Page :A117

    R. Prpic, T. Suzuki, J.J. Popma, H. Hosokawa, T. Yamaguchi, S. Ito, H. Oda, T. Kondo, T. Matsushita, K. Kanemasa, M. Adams, T. Fukutomi

    
• • ·Immediate and long-term outcomes following carotid stenting for patients with restenosis post carotid endarterectomy: A multi-centre registry

    Page :A118

    G. New, G.S. Roubin, S.S. Iyer, J.J. Vitek, N. Al-Mubarek, M.H. Wholey, E.B. Diethrich, L.N. Hopkins, R. Hobson, M.B. Leon, S.V. Myla, F. Shawi, S.R. Ramee, J.S. Yadav, K. Rosenfield, M. Liu, W.A. Gray, R.S. Stack, S.S. Yadav, C. Gomez

    
• • ·Costs and charges of elective coronary angioplasty and stenting (CAS). A comparison of the public and private system

    Page :A118

    R. Harper, I. Meredith, P.L. See, J. Kealey, K. Sampson

    
• • ·Prevalence and referral patterns of angiographically normal coronary arteries: A single centre experience

    Page :A118

    D.Y.C. Leung, C.P. Juergens, S. Newport, A.P. Hopkins

    
• • ·Angioseal use in high risk coronary interventions: Is it safe?

    Page :A118

    M.R. Adams, G.J. Blake, S. Kinlay, A.P. Selwyn, J.J. Popma

    
• • ·Assessing myocardial viability using noga left ventricular mapping system in a chronic ischemic porcine model: A correlation with histology and thallium scintigraphy

    Page :A119

    Sukumaran T. Thambar, Valerie B. Poplin, Lynne L. Johnson, Lorraine Schofield, Barry L. Sharaf, David O. Williams

    
• • ·Preliminary results of balloon mitral valvuloplasty with inoue balloon: A Sri Lankan experience

    Page :A119

    V. Senaratne, G.R. Constantine, A.N. Dunuwille, P.N. Thenabadu

    
• • ·Coronary artery compliance is lower in coronary disease patients compared with cardiac transplant recipients

    Page :A119

    J.A. Shaw, B.A. Kingwell, T. Medley, A.S. Walton, J.D. Cameron, A.M. Dart

    
• • ·Radiation safety issues associated with intracoronary brachytherapy using liquid rhenium-188

    Page :A119

    N. Jepson, C. Karolis, C. Milross, D. Lonergan, S. Angelides, C. Friend, T. Knittel, B. Walker, R. Allan, M. Pitney

    
• • ·Controlled blunt micro-dissection and targeted true lumen re-entry: 2 new techniques for percutaneous treatment of chronic peripheral arterial occlusions

    Page :A120

    P. Mossop, R. Whitbourn, M. Selmon, T. Hinohara, J. Vetter, M. Dake, J. Simpson

    
• • ·A multicentre study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of tirofiban in patients undergoing intracoronary stent placement

    Page :A120

    R.A.P. Skyrme-Jones, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Troponin I in the assessment of myocardial damage during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stenting

    Page :A120

    A. Riha, A. Cannon, R. Muller, R. Tan

    
• • ·Neointimal response to stenting in left anterior descending and right coronary arteries; experimental insights from a porcine model

    Page :A120

    J. Hausleiter, M. Sebastian, A.N. Li, C.K. Abbey, K. Takizawa, R. Makkar, J.S. Whiting, N. Eigler

    
• • ·Clinical utility of 3D echocardiography in the assessment of atrial septal defect anatomy for amplatzer device closure

    Page :A121

    G.M. Scalia, A. Lange, P. Polka, J.E. Donnelly, D.J. Burstow, C.N. Aroney

    
• • ·Geographical miss: A cause of treatment failure after intracoronary radiation therapy

    Page :A121

    I.P. Kay, G. Sianos, M.-A. Morel, P.W. Serruys

    
• • ·Clinical significance of troponin elevation after coronary angioplasty

    Page :A121

    T. Sakulsaengprapha, C. McNally, P.J. Harris, B.P. Bailey

    
• • ·Angioplasty in women: A review into their clinical success and complications

    Page :A121

    C.H. Ang, R.A.P. Skyme-Jones, R.W. Harper, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the elderly: A comparison of procedural and clinical outcomes between their eighth and ninth decades

    Page :A122

    C.H. Ang, R.A.P. Skyme-Jones, R.W. Harper, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Treatment of restenosis — a unified or lesion specific approach?

    Page :A122

    A.E. Ajani, R. Shetty, R. Warren, D. Eccleston, J. Lefkovits

    
• • ·Primary coronary stenting without predilatation: Clinical application, cost benefits and factors affecting success

    Page :A122

    C. Gao, R.J. Whitbourn

    
• • ·Differences in adenosine inducible maximal coronary hyperaemia for fractional flow reserve measurements

    Page :A122

    R.J. Whitbourn, A. Jeremias, S.D. Filardo, P.J. Fitzgerald, A.C. Yeung, P.G. Yock

    
• • ·Evaluation of abciximab therapy in dissolving newly formed coronary thrombus during coronary angioplasty and stenting

    Page :A123

    C. Gao, R.J. Whitbourn, A. MacIsaac

    
• • ·Flow responsive remodelling after angioplasty is dependent on oxidant stress

    Page :A123

    M.R. Ward, P.S. Tsao, N.A. Herity, J.P. Cooke, A.C. Yeung

    
• • ·Contrasts in the features of abdominal aortic aneurysm and aneurysm associated with marfan syndrome: Pointers to underlying pathophysiological mechanisms

    Page :A123

    M. Nataatmadja, T. Dique, P. Walker, K. Summers, S. LeBrocque, M. West

    
• • ·Increase in von willebrand factor with exercise: A potential mechanism of increased cardiovascular risk

    Page :A123

    A. Binasis, S. Pratley, P. Roach, E. Bernard, M. Aboud, G.H. Tofler

    
• • ·Intima-media thickening of carotid artery is an independent predictor for worse arterial endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease

    Page :A124

    K.S. Woo, P. Chook, B. Bailey, W.H. Fung, C.W. Chiu, P. Ng, J.E. Sanderson, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Failure to detect Chlamydia pneumoniae in coronary atheromas of Australian patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

    Page :A124

    M.K.C. Ng, V. Sintchenko, W. Meldrum-Hanna, M.P. Skinner, D.L. Ross, G.L. Gilbert

    
• • ·Power doppler vs subtracted grey scale for myocardial contrast echo: A differences in sensitivity related to spect defect severity

    Page :A124

    B. Haluska, C. Case, J. Anderson, T.H. Marwick

    
• • ·Is integrated backscatter a quantitative marker of ischemia during stress echo: Comparison with tissue doppler, wall motion and quantitative angiography

    Page :A124

    J. Dart, P. Cain, T. Baglin, T.H. Marwick

    
• • ·Diastolic dysfunction is one of the determinants of functional capacity in patients with severe mitral regurgitation and normal ejection fraction

    Page :A125

    J.J. Pereira, E.P. Cabanag-Demerre, M. Lauer, J.D. Thomas, A.L. Klein, M.J. Garcia

    
• • ·Tissue doppler offers a quantitative approach to dobutamine stress echo interpretation — an angiographic validation

    Page :A125

    P. Cain, L. Short, J. Dart, D. Spicer, P. Garrahy, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Long term survival after aortic valve replacement in patients with low gradient severe aortic stenosis and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction

    Page :A125

    J.J. Pereira, C.R. Asher, E.H. Blackstone, P.M. McCarthy, J.D. Thomas, M. Lauer, J.B. Young, I. Afridi

    
• • ·Twenty-eight years follow-up of primary aortic valve replacement with allografts - an echocardiographic study of 613 patients

    Page :A125

    P. Palka, S. Harrocks, A. Lange, M. Davison, D. Burstow, M. O'Brien

    
• • ·Long term outcome of patients with type B aortic dissection

    Page :A126

    N.J. Moncrieff, N.S. Jepson, D. Law, M.C. Madigan, G.B. Cranney

    
• • ·Improved outcomes from off-pump coronary surgery compared to cardio-pulmonary bypass surgery

    Page :A126

    P. Langton, M. Lai, J. Beilby, M. Sheminant, W. Weightman, M. Newman, C. Bhagat

    
• • ·Ventricular containment as an adjunctive procedure in ischaemic cardiomyopathy — results of the phase I study

    Page :A126

    J. Raman, S. Seevanayagam, J.M. Power, D.L. Hare, B.F. Buxton, C. Alferness

    
• • ·High thoracic epidural anaesthesia for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG): A prospective randomized study - preliminary results

    Page :A126

    C. Royse, A. Royse, D. Blake, J. Pang, P. Soeding

    
• • ·Noninvasive in vivo MRI documents arterial remodeling in a novel WHHL rabbit model

    Page :A127

    S.G. Worthley, A.G. Zaman, G. Helft, V. Fuster, Z.A. Fayad, J.T. Fallon, J.J. Badimon

    
• • ·The impact of acute technetium99M sestamibi imaging on clinical management algorithms

    Page :A127

    J.C. Knot, A.C.R. Baldey, P.A. Cameron, L.E. Grigg, M. Lichtenstein, N. Better

    
• • ·Prognostic impact of myocardial viability testing in 3088 patients: A meta-analysis

    Page :A127

    K.C. Allman, L.J. Shaw, R. Hachamovitch, J.E. Udelson

    
• • ·MR imaging of coronary artery atherosclerosis in a porcine model

    Page :A127

    S.G. Worthley, G. Helft, A.G. Zaman, V. Fuster, Z.A. Fayad, J.T. Fallon, J.J. Badimon

    
• • ·Hypertension and cardiovascular events after myocardial infarction

    Page :A128

    A.M. Richards, M.G. Nicholls, T.G. Yandle, R.W. Troughton, J. Turner

    
• • ·Large artery compliance predicts time to ischemia during treadmill testing in coronary artery disease patients

    Page :A128

    B.A. Kingwell, T.L. Medley, T.K. Waddell, J.D. Cameron, G.L. Jennings, A.M. Dart

    
• • ·Early clinical experience with percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale with the amplatzer occluder in adults

    Page :A128

    P.C. Hayes, M.P. Feneley, P.R. Roy, D.W. Muller

    
• • ·Influence of cardiac sub-specialty on management after angiography of patients with coronary artery disease

    Page :A128

    P. Kertes, M. Rowe

    
• • ·Carotid stenting - a viable alternative to surgery?

    Page :A129

    B. Gunalingam, P. Roy, D. Baron, D.W. Muller

    
• • ·Initial clinical experience with the novoste betacath system for coronary brachytherapy

    Page :A129

    D. Brieger, S. Kuanprasert, M. Adams, L. Bernstein, P. Harris, B. Bailey

    
• • ·Intracoronary radiotherapy with liquid rhenium-188 to prevent in-stent restenosis - preliminary results of the power (prince of wales endovascular radiation) study

    Page :A129

    N. Jepson, C. Milross, D. Lonergan, C. Karolis, C. Friend, S. Angelides, T. Knittel, R. Allan, M. Pitney

    
• • ·Six month follow-up of patients who have had cardiac troponin I (cTnI) elevations during routine percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

    Page :A129

    C.H. Ang, S.F. Castle, R.A.P. Skyme-Jones, N. Balazs, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Comparison of effects of pravastatin and combined hormone replacement therapy on coagulation and fibrinolysis

    Page :A130

    R.E. Peverill, S. Davis, R. Goldstat, A. Newman, E. Malan, J.J. Smolich

    
• • ·Effect of urotensin II on myocyte hypertrophy and collagen synthesis by myofibroblasts in vitro

    Page :A130

    A. Tzanidis, R.D. Hannan, H. Krum

    
• • ·In-vivo evidence of acetylcholine stimulated arginine transport in man

    Page :A130

    M.M. Parnell, J.P.F. Chin-Dusting, J. Starr, D.M. Kaye

    
• • ·Iron chelation with deferoxamine improves endothelial function in patients with atherosclerosis

    Page :A130

    S.J. Duffy, E.S. Biegelsen, M. Holbrook, J.F. Keaney, J.A. Vita

    
• • ·The impact of lipid-lowering therapy using atorvastatin on atherosclerosis in Chinese patients with coronary artery disease

    Page :A131

    K.S. Woo, L.L.T. Chan, P. Chook, A.S.P. Cheung, R.C.W. Chiu, K. Tang, W.W.M. Chan, C.K. Wong, W.H. Fung, J.E. Sanderson

    
• • ·Hyperkalaemia and acidosis modify HERG channel biophysical properties and antagonise inhibition by sotalol

    Page :A131

    B.D. Walker, H. Tie, C.B. Singleton, J.A. Bursill, K.R. Wyse, S.M. Valenzuela, S.N. Breit, T.J. Campbell

    
• • ·Which marker of myocardial long axis function is best for quantitating stress echo?

    Page :A131

    P. Cain, T. Baglin, C. Case, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Application of contrast echo in acute coronary syndromes: Feasibility and accuracy

    Page :A131

    B. Haluska, S. Wahi, P. Garrahy, R. Lim, T.H. Marwick

    
• • ·Diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echo in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB)

    Page :A132

    J. Federman, P.A. Pellikka, J.B. Seward

    
• • ·Three-dimensional echocardiography of pathologic mitral and aortic valves in adult patients

    Page :A132

    A. Lange, P. Palka, E. Donnelly, G. Scalia, S. Rahman, D.J. Burstow

    
• • ·Technical methods and limitations of color M-mode and doppler-derived Tau () in the assessment of cardiac diastolic function — the TauCoMM project

    Page :A132

    R.E. Melville, D.J. Burstow, G.M. Scalia

    
• • ·A comparison of fundamental imaging (FI) with tissue harmonic imaging (THI) in the assessment of left ventricular endocardial definition on transthoracic echocardiography

    Page :A132

    S.D. Kypraios, L.J. Hopkins, B.L. Wood

    
• • ·Treatment of major depression after acute coronary syndromes (ACS): Myocardial infarction or unstable angina: Sadhart trial

    Page :A133

    C.M. O'Connor, A. Glassman, D.M. Colquhoun

    
• • ·Cardiovascular risk factor management in patients attending rural versus urban general practices

    Page :A133

    M.D. Rockell, A. Psyche, Z. Parsons, C.M. Reid

    
• • ·The impact of different diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in elderly hypertensives

    Page :A133

    G.L. Jennings, C.M. Reid, L. Dewar, Y-L. Liu, P. Fletcher, M. Feneley

    
• • ·Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting and cardiac valve surgery: An international comparison using the society of thoracic surgeons database

    Page :A133

    J.A. Smith, J.A. Mack, F.L. Rosenfeldt, R.F. Salamonsen, B.B. Davis, M. Rabinov, A.W. Pick, D.S. Esmore

    
• • ·Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression by endothelial cells and soluble ICAM-1 levels do not correlate during cardiopulmonary bypass

    Page :A134

    M. Vallely, P.G. Bannon, C.F. Hughes, R.T. Dean, L. Kritharides

    
• • ·National death index: Data matching for survival data analysis of heart surgery

    Page :A134

    J.A. Fuller, B.F. Buxton, J. Tatoulis

    
• • ·Pre-operative plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor I (PAI 1) activity predicts intra-operative and post-operative outcomes of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

    Page :A134

    B. Dixon, D.J. Campbell, J.D. Santamaria

    
• • ·Pattern of chest wall discomfort after CABGS: Effects of internal mammary artery dissection

    Page :A134

    H. Donaldson, C. Hughes, J. Lumby

    
• • ·Evaluation of a pre-admission cardiac surgical clinic

    Page :A135

    P. Way, G. Fairbrother, S. Grguric, J. Broe

    
• • ·Emergency surgery for AMI patients with fibrinolysis failure or contraindication not suitable for percutaneous intervention

    Page :A135

    S. Menzie, P. Brady, C. Deal, D. Ross, D. Marshman, J. Brereton, P. Hansen, Y. Koyama, H. Rasmussen, G. Nelson

    
• • ·Cardiac troponin I in the diagnosis of post-cardiac surgery myocardial infarction: A prospective study

    Page :A135

    M. Lai, P. Langton, J. Beilby, M. Newman, C. Bhagat

    
• • ·Initial experience with the ventrassist cardiac assist device: A rotary pump without bearings

    Page :A135

    D.S. Esmore, F.L. Rosenfeldt, J.A. Smith, J. Anderson, P. Ayre, G. Tansley, N. James, J. Begg, J. Woodard, P. Watterson

    
• • ·Plasma markers of coagulation activity in patients with mechanical heart valves on warfarin therapy

    Page :A136

    J.E. Bray, E. Malan, T.E. Gan, R.E. Peverill

    
• • ·Prognostic value of echocardiographic pulmonary wave forms in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction

    Page :A136

    C.G. DePasquale, A.E. Russell

    
• • ·Development of cardiomyopathy and heart failure in mice overexpressing β₂-adrenoceptors in the heart

    Page :A136

    X.M. Gao, E.A. Woodcock, G.L. Jennings, A.M. Dart, X.J. Du

    
• • ·Outcome in patients with cardiac failure and normal left ventricular systolic contraction

    Page :A136

    S. Nicholls, B. Bastian, J. Lowe, K. Inder, P. Candlish, J. Holliday, D. O'Connell

    
• • ·Outcome in patients participating in a pilot heart failure clinic

    Page :A137

    S. Nicholls, K. Inder, J. Lowe, B. Bastian, P. Candlish, J. Holliday, D. O'Connell

    
• • ·Changes in treatment and status of patients after attending a quaternary referral heart failure clinic

    Page :A137

    A.P. Sindone, T. Yeoh, M. Herman, M.M. Bendeich

    
• • ·Cardiac failure in hospitals: An Australian review of treatment (‘chart’ pilot study)

    Page :A137

    A. Keogh, K. Smith, C. McCosker

    
• • ·Co-operative expression of hemeoxygenase-1 and nitric oxide synthase gene expression in human dilated cardiomyopathy

    Page :A137

    Christopher Zeitz, Christophe Heymes, Jean Bronzwaer, Walter Paulus

    
• • ·Marked suppression of the tissue kallikrein-kinin-system in cardiac failure

    Page :A138

    D.J. Campbell, A.-M. Duncan, A. Kladis, G.L. Jennings, A.M. Dart, M. Esler

    
• • ·B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), but not atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), improves haemodynamics in acute heart failure

    Page :A138

    R.L. Woods, H.P. Brunner-La Rocca, D.M. Kaye, M.D. Esler

    
• • ·Determinants of length of hospital stay in patients admitted with heart failure

    Page :A138

    S.P. Wright, D. Verouhis, H. Walsh, G. Gamble, N. Sharpe, R.N. Doughty

    
• • ·Determinants of hospital readmission with heart failure

    Page :A138

    S.P. Wright, H. Walsh, G. Gamble, N. Sharpe, R.N. Doughty

    
• • ·Primary care and hospital out-patient usage by patients with severe heart failure

    Page :A139

    S.P. Wright, A. Pearl, G. Gamble, H. Walsh, N. Sharpe, R.N. Doughty

    
• • ·Mitral valve annuloplasty for the treatment of severe functional mitral regurgitation in association with refractory heart failure

    Page :A139

    P.C. Jansz, E. Kotlyar, M.K. Wilson, D.S. Winlaw, D.J. McCaffrey, R.H. Arnold, J.A. Charlton, A.M. Keogh, P.S. Macdonald, P.M. Spratt

    
• • ·High expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in athlete's heart

    Page :A139

    C. Zeitz, J. Bronzwaer, C. Heymes, W. Paulus

    
• • ·Coach program (CP): A software package assisting health professionals to achieve secondary prevention targets in the community

    Page :A139

    M.J. Vale, N.J. Doherty, M.V. Jelinek, J.D. Best

    
• • ·Pacemaker support group: Benefits for patient care, awareness and quality assurance

    Page :A140

    J.F. England, M. Cook, M. Wood

    
• • ·Paediatric presurgical education program improves knowledge of surgical events and outcomes

    Page :A140

    L. Holzheimer, L. Winkel, F. Henshelwood, R. Justo

    
• • ·Utility of left ventricular flow propagation velocity during dobutamine stress echocardiography

    Page :A140

    C. Young, E. Hassan, M. Milne, P. Bridgman

    
• • ·Transthoracic ultrasound with harmonic imaging- can coronary atherosclerosis be identified?

    Page :A140

    U.V. Premawardhana, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Estimation of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure by the degree of interatrial septal curvature, using transoesophageal echocardiography

    Page :A141

    C. Royse, A. Royse, D. Blake, P. Soeding

    
• • ·Effect of instrument settings on regional variation in the concentration-intensity relationship for echo contrast in vitro

    Page :A141

    D.L. Prior, S. Sathyanarayana, J.D. Thomas, J. Østensen, I. Afridi

    
• • ·Regional variation in myocardial intensity of the normal heart following intravenous contrast may affect assessment of myocardial perfusion

    Page :A141

    D.L. Prior, L.A. Cardon, J.A. Odabashian, W.A. Jaber, A.L. Klein, J.D. Thomas

    
• • ·Contrast echocardiography improves the accuracy and reproducibility of left ventricular remodeling measurements: A prospective, randomized, blinded study

    Page :A141

    A.J. Rainbird, A.J. Basmadjian, M. Razavi, F. Grigioni, P.A. Pellikka, M.E. Sarano

    
• • ·Treadmill exercise stress echocardiography in patients with left bundle branch block: Is there prognostic advantage?

    Page :A142

    A.J. Rainbird, C.Y. Lee, J.K. Oh, V.L. Roger, D.M. Mahoney, J.B. Seward, P.A. Pellikka

    
• • ·Cardiovascular structure and function in diabetic baboons — A transvenous ultrasound study

    Page :A142

    U. Premawardhana, M.R. Adams, D.K. Yue, A. Birrell, S. Hefferman, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Comparison of long axis tissue doppler and systolic myocardial backscatter with stress — Do they offer complimentary information?

    Page :A142

    J. Dart, P. Cain, T. Baglin, T.H. Marwick

    
• • ·Can tissue doppler assessment of long axis function be used as a marker of LV contractile reserve?

    Page :A142

    B. Haluska, L. Short, P. Cain, T. Marwick

    
• • ·A new continuing quality improvement tool for evaluating transesophageal echocardiography

    Page :A143

    G.M. Scalia, K.O. Schwarz, D.Y. Leung, E.L. Mayer, M.J. Williams, M.C. Tischler, W.J. Stewart

    
• • ·A new quantitative method for evaluation of systolic and diastolic myocardial function using high frame rate digital echocardiography and variable reference M-mode

    Page :A143

    R.A. Phillips, M.J. West, D.J. Burstow

    
• • ·Is systolic myocardial doppler velocity response to stress influenced by loading conditions?

    Page :A143

    P. Cain, L. Short, T. Baglin, B. Haluska, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Tissue doppler measurement of velocity of mitral annular ascent in late diastole reliably estimates atrial function

    Page :A143

    L. Thomas, D.Y.C. Leung, N.B. Schiller, D.L. Ross

    
• • ·Left atrial volume as a new indicator of atrial function

    Page :A144

    L. Thomas, D.Y.C. Leung, N.B. Schiller, D.L. Ross

    
• • ·The role of doppler tissue echocardiography in the early assessment of cardiac haemochromathosis

    Page :A144

    P. Palka, G. McDonald, L. Pitcher, A. Lange, D. Burstow

    
• • ·Echocardiographic predictors of severe mitral reguritation following PTMV

    Page :A144

    S. Roy, G. Cranney, N. Jepson, G. Nashed, R. Allan, R.M. McCredie

    
• • ·Automated edge-detection for measurement of brachial reactivity: Comparison of inter- and intra-observer concordance with manual measurement

    Page :A144

    B. Haluska, A. Sutherland, C. case, R. Kennedy, T.H. Marwick

    
• • ·Percutaneous atrial septal defect closure by an amplatzer device reduces mitral annulus motion

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    A. Lange, D.M. Coleman, P. Palka, D.J. Burstow, J.L. Wilkinson, M.J. Godman

    
• • ·Expanded role for transoesophageal echocardiography in percatheter closure of atrial septal defects

    Page :A145

    R. Graham, J. Gelman, D. McGaw, R.W. Harper

    
• • ·A negative exercise or dobutamine stress echo is associated with a favourable prognosis for ischaemic cardiac events at 5 year followup

    Page :A145

    P.W. Purnell, A.J. Black, A.F. Appelbe

    
• • ·Influence of myocardial tissue doppler on the accuracy of dobutamine echocardiography in novices and experts

    Page :A145

    R.B. Fathi, P. Cain, V. Khouri, T. Marwick

    
• • ·Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic detection of cardiogenic embolic source in “stroke in the young” patients

    Page :A146

    S. Silaruks, S. Kiatchoosakun, P. Tatsanavivat, S. Tiamkao, V. Chotmongkol, V. Klungboonkrong

    
• • ·In vivo quantification of atherosclerotic plaque components with MRI in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis

    Page :A146

    A.G. Zaman, S.G. Worthley, G. Helft, V. Fuster, Z.A. Fayad, J.T. Fallon, J.J. Badimon

    
• • ·Duration of atrial fibrillation predicts cardioversion parameters and success. A report from the acute registry

    Page :A146

    D.L. Prior, W.A. Jaber, M. Thamilarasan, C.R. Asher, P.L. Houghtaling, S.E. Jasper, A.L. Klein

    
• • ·2 year experience with the fractal leads polyrox PX 60-BP (ventricular) and PX 53-JBP (atrial)

    Page :A146

    J. Van den Broek, C. Drossos

    
• • ·Ablation of the connections between the left and right atrium guided by electroanatomic mapping: Effects on perpetuation of atrial fibrillation

    Page :A147

    P.B. Sparks, E.P. Gerstenfeld, Y. Goseki, F.X. Roithinger, M.D. Lesh

    
• • ·The frequency of the Brugada ECG abnormality in 1000 consecutive patients

    Page :A147

    A. Benjamin, S. Boucaut, K. Aldridge, N. Twidale, M. Masterson

    
• • ·Lesions suitable for atrial and ventricular ablation can be produced with a single novel microwave antenna

    Page :A147

    D.J.R. Guy, H.M. Chiu, A.S. Mohan, S.P. Thomas, D.L. Ross

    
• • ·Clinical presentation of supraventricular tachycardia in the elderly

    Page :A147

    S. Nicholls, P. Hereford-Ashley, N. Bull, W. Saw, G. Trim, J.W. Leitch

    
• • ·Reduced benefit of the implantable defibrillator in patients undergoing coronary revascularization

    Page :A148

    D. Kuchar, J. Lange, P. Vogels, B. Walker, C. Thorburn

    
• • ·Initial experience with transvenous dual chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias

    Page :A148

    W.J. Stafford, C.M. Allen, C.A. Kingsford, J.R. Hayes

    
• • ·Biphasic shocks are superior to monophasic for human transthoracic defibrillation

    Page :A148

    S.C. Faddy, J. Powell, J.C. Craig

    
• • ·Anxiety-prone personality and depression contribute to neurocardiogenic syncope and response to treatment

    Page :A148

    A.W.F. Hamer, J. Bradbury, D. Green, D.M. Toia, D.L. Hare

    
• • ·Is temporary pacing necessary in patients undergoing pacemaker generator changes?

    Page :A149

    A.Z. Riha, N. Twidale, M. Masterson

    
• • ·Radiofrequency ablation alters temporal pattern of increase in coagulation activity after cardiac electrophysiology study

    Page :A149

    J.J. Smolich, L.A. Yates, E. Malan, T.E. Gan, J.F. Alison, R.E. Peverill

    
• • ·Implantable defibrillator threshold testing does not increase coagulation activity or platelet activation

    Page :A149

    J.J. Smolich, L.A. Yates, E. Malan, T.E. Gan, J.F. Alison, R.E. Peverill

    
• • ·Intra-cardiac electrogram pattern recognition and classification using a synaptic-delay artificial neural network

    Page :A149

    S.M. Chetham, C.A. Kingsford, C.M. Allen, J.R. Hayes, T. Barker, W.J. Stafford

    
• • ·Focal atrial tachycardia arising from the tricuspid annulus: Electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic characteristics

    Page :A150

    J.B. Morton, A. Das, J.K. Vohra, J.M. Kalman

    
• • ·Sensitivity and specificity of concealed entrainment for identification of a critical isthmus during mapping and ablation of macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia

    Page :A150

    J.B. Morton, V. Deen, A. Das, J.K. Vohra, J.M. Kalman

    
• • ·Inappropriate therapy in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

    Page :A150

    R. Iyer, C. Singleton, V. Booth, M. Bayfield, P. Bannon, M.A. McGuire

    
• • ·Absence of acute haemodynamic improvement following atrioventricular junction ablation and ventricular pacing for patients with rate controlled permanent atrial fibrillation

    Page :A150

    H.R. Weerasooriya, A.M. Perks, C.P. Shah, T. Szili-Torok, B.A. Martin, A.C. Powell, M.J.E. Davis

    
• • ·Maternal cardiac rhythm disorders in normal pregnancy

    Page :A151

    Ni Bhuinneáin, M. McKenna, P. O'Herlihy, C. Sugrue

    
• • ·The N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) stimulates the NaK pump in rabbit cardiac myocytes

    Page :A151

    A.D. Pitt, C. Fernandes, H.H. Rasmussen, D.W. Whalley

    
• • ·Specific accumulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes on arterial and venous thrombi in plasminogen knock-out mice

    Page :A151

    B. Zeng, D. Bruce, J. Kril, B. Freedman, D. Brieger

    
• • ·Potential inflammation effects of nitroglycerin (GTN) on monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMS)

    Page :A151

    A.K. Death, S. Nakhla, K.C.Y. Chan, S. Poon, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Fibrinogenolytic proteases detected in the plasma of plasminogen knock-out mice

    Page :A152

    D. Bruce, b. Zeng, S.B. Freedman, D. Brieger

    
• • ·Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects with the amplatzer occluder: Early clinical experience and echocardiographic follow-up

    Page :A152

    P.C. Hayes, D.W. Muller, R.P. Kelly, D.W. Baron, P.R. Roy, M.P. Feneley

    
• • ·Restoration of genetic growth potential late after transatrial-transpulmonary repair of tetralogy of fallot

    Page :A152

    M.M.H. Cheung, A.M. Davis, J.L. Wilkinson, R.G. Weintraub

    
• • ·T-wave alternans threshold during exercise in normal children

    Page :A152

    M.M.H. Cheung, A.M. Davis, R.J. Cohen, J.L. Wilkinson

    
• • ·Recovery of cerebral blood flow velocity in infants with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass

    Page :A153

    D.R. Qin, R.N. Justo, C.J. Burke, P.B. Colditz, P.G. Pohlner, H. Jalali

    
• • ·Outcomes following radiofrequency catheter ablation for paediatric supraventricular tachyarrhythmias

    Page :A153

    M.A. Little, M.L. Masterson, R.N. Justo, D.J. Radford

    
• • ·Transcatheter embolization of coronary artery fistulae

    Page :A153

    R.N. Justo, R.E. Slaughter, C.M. Whight, D.J. Radford

    
• • ·Incidence and natural history of left ventricular non-compaction presenting during childhood

    Page :A153

    P. Daubeney, A. Nugent, P. Chondros, L. Wilkinson, A.M. Davis, S. Kleinert, C.W. Chow, J.L. Wilkinson, R. Weintraub

    
• • ·Adrenomedullin infusion in subjects with essential hypertension

    Page :A154

    R.W. Troughton, T.G. Yandle, M.G. Nicholls, A.M. Richards

    
• • ·Differential effects of T- & L-type calcium channel blockade on autonomic function in patients with mild-moderate essential hypertension

    Page :A154

    A-M. Pellizzer, P.W. Kamen, M. Esler, S. Lim, H. Krum

    
• • ·Large artery properties in isolated systolic hypertension and the effects of a moderate exercise training program

    Page :A154

    K.E. North, T.K. Waddell, J.D. Cameron, C.D. Gatzka, B.P. McGrath, G.L. Jennings, A.M. Dart, B.A. Kingwell

    
• • ·Contribution of endothelial function to the radial arterial pressure waveform

    Page :A154

    C.S. Hayward, C.M. Webb, P. Collins

    
• • ·Large artery mechanical properties correlate with severity of coronary artery disease

    Page :A155

    T.K. Waddell, T.L. Medley, C.D. Gatzka, J.D. Cameron, A.M. Dart, B.A. Kingwell

    
• • ·Cardiovascular responses to CRH or DLH microinjection in the NTS of urethane anaesthetized rats

    Page :A155

    D.J. McKitrick, L.F. Arnolda

    
• • ·Arterial pressure and heart rate responses to microinjection of corticotropin releasing hormone in the intermediolateral nucleus of the anaesthetized rat

    Page :A155

    D.J. McKitrick, L.F. Arnolda

    
• • ·Altered regulatory proteins of cell cycle progression and apoptosis in genetic hypertension

    Page :A155

    J. Shen, A. Zulli, B.F. Buxton, J.J. Liu

    
• • ·Arterial vasodilatation in cirrhosis: Role of the L-arginine transporter system

    Page :A156

    B. Rasaratnam, J.P.F. Chin-Dusting, D. Kaye, B. Ahlers, G. Jennings, F. Dudley

    
• • ·Cardiac hypertrophy from 1K-1C hypertension but not exercise training abolishes ANP sensitisation of baroreflex bradycardia

    Page :A156

    S.G. Hood, R.L. Woods

    
• • ·Haemodynamic correlates of central arterial pressure wave augmentation

    Page :A156

    C.S. Hayward, N. Shaukat, A. Ghanbari, R.P. Kelly

    
• • ·Effect of ascorbic acid treatment on conduit vessel endothelial dysfunction in patients with hypertension: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

    Page :A156

    S.J. Duffy, N. Gokce, M. Holbrook, E.S. Biegelsen, L.M. Hunter, J.F. Keaney, J.A. Vita

    
• • ·Gene expression of extracellular matrix proteins in Marfan syndrome: potential diagnostic role

    Page :A157

    S. Lebrocque, M. Nataatmadja, K. Summers, M. West

    
• • ·Accuracy and limitations of stress echocardiography in diagnosis of coronary disease in an Australian setting

    Page :A157

    D.Y.C. Leung, D. Amos, F. Megino, C. Allman, M. Mai, A.P. Hopkins

    
• • ·The effect of intracoronary glibenclamide on coronary blood flow and coronary flow reserve in patients with coronary artery disease

    Page :A157

    H.M.O. Farouque, R.A.P. Skyrme-Jones, M.J. Zhang, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Do products of nitric oxide synthase cause platelet hyperaggregability in patients with angina pectoris?

    Page :A157

    A.S. Holmes, M. Worthley, Y.Y. Chirkov, J.D. Horowitz

    
• • ·Does left atrial size and volume variation correlate with pulmonary venous flow and mitral regurgitation severity?

    Page :A158

    L. Thomas, E. Foster, D.L. Ross, N.B. Schiller

    
• • ·Percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) using myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE). An initial experience: Early and mid term results

    Page :A158

    S. Kar, R. Seigel, N. Eigler, A. Robinson, B. Goff, R. Makkar

    
• • ·Differential expression of ⍺_1B-adrenoceptor in human ventricular spongiform cardiomyopathy compared to ischemic cardiomyopathy

    Page :A158

    M. Yan, P.I. Bird, J. Sun, J.P. Dowling, D.S. Esmore, C. Faure, D. Graham, Y.L. Lim

    
• • ·The common variant of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (Glu²⁹⁸→Asp) is a major risk factor for the patients with acute myocardial infarction in Singapore

    Page :A158

    M. Yan, Y. Zhao, C.X. Cao, J. Song, Y.L. Lim

    
• • ·Age influences degree of improvement in left atrial booster function following balloon valvuloplasty in mitral stenosis

    Page :A159

    R.P. Chen, R.E. Peverill, R.W. Harper, J.J. Smolich

    
• • ·Tissue doppler echocardiography differentiates constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy but does not display respiratory variation at all mitral annular margins agauM. Bashir

    Page :A159

    J.J. Pereira, I. Abdalla, R.D. Murray, J. Drinko, M.J. Garcia, J.D. Thomas, A.L. Klein

    
• • ·Natriuretic peptides are antihypertrophic in isolated rat cardiomyocytes

    Page :A159

    A.C. Rosenkranz, G.J. Dusting, R.H. Ritchie

    
• • ·Electrophysiologic effects of circumferentila venous ablation with a novel ultrasound ablation catheter

    Page :A159

    P.B. Sparks, Y. Goseki, P.G. Guerra, C.J. Diederich, K. Taylor, M. Maguire, M.D. Lesh

    
• • ·Internal electrical cardioversion for chronic persistent atrial fibrillation after failed external cardioversion: Efficacy, safety and follow-up

    Page :A160

    J.C. Sharp, D.W. Whalley

    
• • ·Initial experiences with biventricular cardiac pacing for the treatment of heart failure

    Page :A160

    P. Hereford-Ashley, S. Nicholls, W. Saw, J.W. Leitch

    
• • ·Phased array intracardiac echocardiography to guide radiofrequency ablation at the pulmonary vein ostium

    Page :A160

    J.B. Morton, M. Byrne, J. Power, C. Mow, J.M. Kalman

    
• • ·Successful treatment of pulmonary hypertension with heterotopic heart transplantation

    Page :A160

    J.A. Senior, M. Richardson, P.J. Bergin, D.M. Kaye, D.S. Esmore

    
• • ·Cardiac transplantation in New Zealand maori and polynesian patients

    Page :A161

    R. D'Costa, P.N. Ruygrok, H.A. Coverdale, T.M. Agnew, H. Gibbs, D. Reddy, D.A. Haydock, A.R. Kerr

    
• • ·One year experience of thoratec ventricular assist device programme bridging to transplant at royal perth hospital

    Page :A161

    J.G. O'Driscoll, R. Larbalestier, H.M. Hayes, C.A. Wood, M. Lovett

    
• • ·Analysis of the association of cardiac transplant biopsy features with the development of chronic allograft dysfunction

    Page :A161

    A.N. Stein-Oakley, M. Egan, J. Maguire, M. Nallaratnam, M. Bailey, D. Kaye, M. Richardson, P. Bergin, J. Dowling, N.M. Thomson

    
• • ·Immunotherapy in post-transplant lympho-proliferative disease following heart and lung transplantation

    Page :A161

    R.R. Moss, A. Bell, D. Moss, A.J. Galbraith

    
• • ·Coronary microvascular function is impaired in diabetes

    Page :A162

    R.A.P. Skyrme-Jones, H.M.O. Farouque, J.L. Kealey, M.J. Zhang, I.T. Meredith

    
• • ·Endothelin-1 and oxidised low density lipoprotein, but neither alone, increase human monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells

    Page :A162

    M.R. Langenfeld, W. Jessup, D.S. Celermajer

    
• • ·Effect of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist on endothelium-dependent, conduit vessel function in type 2 diabetes

    Page :A162

    C. Cheetham, R.R. Taylor, W. Bilsborough, J.G. O'Driscoll, K. Stanton, D.J. Green

    
• • ·Baseline risk factors and coronary heart disease outcomes among women in the lipid study

    Page :A162

    W. Hague, P. Young, J. Johns, A. Tonkin

    
• • ·Stent and stent-edge remodeling after conventional and radioactive stent implantation

    Page :A163

    I.Patrick Kay, Manel Sabaté, Marco A. Costa, Ken Kozuma, Mariano Albertal, Jurgen M. Ligthart, Veronique L. Coen, Peter C. Levendag, Willem G. van der Giessen, Patrick W. Serruys

    
• • ·Long-term outcomes following carotid artery stenting

    Page :A163

    G. New, G.S. Roubin, S.S. Iyer, N. Al-Mubarak, I. Moussa, G. Yates, M. Liu, J.W. Moses, J.J. Vitek

    
• • ·Rheolytic thrombectomy for thrombotic lesions

    Page :A163

    M.R. Adams, G.J. Blake, D.I. Simon, C.D. Rogers, A.P. Selwyn, J.J. Popma

    
• • ·Treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions with “T” and “Y” stenting: Acute results and long term clinical follow-up

    Page :A163

    M.R. Adams, T. Fukutomi, G.J. Blake, M.V. Wainstein, R. Prpic, J.J. Popma

    
• • ·Assessment of global and regional wall motion by NOGA three-dimensional electro-mechanical mapping: A correlation with the “gold standard” contrast left ventriculogram

    Page :A164

    Sukumaran T. Thambar, Barry L. Sharaf, Nicholas J. Miele, David O. Williams

    
• • ·Stenting of lesions in small and large diameter coronary arteries in the same patient: 6 month clinical and angiographic results of the prospective stanza study

    Page :A164

    P.N. Ruygrok, J.P. Ardill, C. Chan, I.T. Meredith, J.T. Stewart, J.A. Ormiston, S.M. Price, M.W.I. Webster

    
• • ·Coronary pressure-derived fractional flow reserve remains predictive of coronary stenosis in the presence of myocardial microvascular dysfunction

    Page :A164

    R.J. Whitbourn, M. Hayase, P.J. Fitzgerald, P.G. Yock

    
• • ·Intermediate follow-up of primary repair of tetralogy of Fallot in infants less than six months

    Page :A164

    J.G. Morwood, R.N. Justo, H. Jalali, P.G. Pohlner, D.J. Radford

    
• • ·Surgical closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) in childhood in the current era

    Page :A165

    D.G. Holley, G.F. Sholler, R.B. Chard, D.R. Andrews, G.R. Nunn

    
• • ·The use of low-dose aprotinin to decrease post-operative blood loss following cardiopulmonary bypass in children

    Page :A165

    D.N. Murphy, O.D.H. Jones, M.R. Crawford, G.R. Nunn, P.W. Grant

    
• • ·Balloon dilation of severe aortic stenosis(AoDIL) in infants below 6 months of age: Intermediate outcome

    Page :A165

    H.A. Latiff, G.F. Sholler, S. Cooper

    
• • ·The non-invasive imaging of vascular rings: A retrospective review of echocardiography compared to magnetic resonance imaging

    Page :A165

    T.J. Bradley, R. Weintraub, A.M. Fink, M.R. Ditchfield

    
• • ·Mitral valve repair for rheumatic disease in the young

    Page :A166

    H. Jalali, D. Grinsell, P. Pohlner

    
• • ·Exercise rehabilitation in patients with congestive heart failure—A systematic review of the literature

    Page :A166

    D. O'Connell, J.M. Lowe, P. Candlish, A. Wilkinson, J. Silberberg, K. Inder

    
• • ·Application of the Duke treadmill score may alter selection of patients for prognostic intervention

    Page :A166

    L. short, P. Garrahy, T.H. Marwick

    
• • ·Effect of combined aerobic and resistance exercise training of functional capacity, body composition and vascular function

    Page :A166

    A.J. Maiorana, J.G. O'Driscoll, L. Dembo, C. Goodman, R.R. Taylor, D.J. Green

    
• • ·Effects of resistance exercise training on muscle strength and exercise volume in chronic heart failure patients: A prospective randomised study

    Page :A167

    D.G. Menzies, S.E. Selig, H. Krum, M.F. Carey, C.McR. Gosling, A. Williams, D. Toia, D.L. Hare

    
• • ·Prevalence and predictors of being invited, attending and completing phase II outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

    Page :A167

    A. Nagle, J. Wiggers, J. Fisher, N. Johnson, K. Inder

    
• • ·Cross-cultural robustness of depressed mood in cardiac patients — The German language version of the cardiac depression scale

    Page :A167

    D.L. Hare, K. Meyer, H. McBurney

    
• • ·Surgical and percutaneous myocardial revascularization using the Holmium-Yag laser for patients with intractable angina

    Page :A167

    C.J. Mullany, G.S. Reeder, R.D. White, D.A. Rolbiecki

    
• • ·Activation of the kallikrein-kinin-system (KKS) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

    Page :A168

    D.J. Campbell, B. Dixon, J.D. Santamaria

    
• • ·Characterization of ⍺₁-adrenoceptor subtypes in human radial, internal mammary arteries and saphenous vein

    Page :A168

    M. Yan, Y.L. Lim

    
• • ·Is an annuloplasty ring necessary in mitral valve repair for isolated posterior leaflet prolapse?

    Page :A168

    Q. Lau, D. Burstow, R. Tam

    
• • ·Repair of recurrent left atrio-ventricular valve regurgitation: Beyond cleft closure

    Page :A168

    C.P. Brizard, T.R. Karl, A.D. Cochrane

    
• • ·Outcome of patients after surgery for mitral regurgitation due to isolated mitral valve prolapse

    Page :A169

    P. Arunothayaraj, A.I. MacIsaac, V.M. Jelinek, P. Fox, R.J. Whitbourn, A.C. Wilson

    
• • ·Author index 48th annual scientific meeting of CSANZ

    Page :A171

    
• • ·Evidence based surgery is the way of the future but are we using the right tools?

    Page :A178

    P. Clarke

    
• • ·Predictors of 3 month mortality following lung volume reduction surgery: A report from the Australian and New Zealand database

    Page :A178

    P.E. Munro, F.A. Finlayson, S. Reid, M. Bailey, E.H. Walters, J.A. Smith, G.I. Snell

    
• • ·Realtime pericardiocentesis under fluoro-CT guidance

    Page :A178

    B. Weiss, G.G. Fermanis, D.A. Horton, D.W. Glenn

    
• • ·Radio-frequency ablation as an adjunct to cardiac surgery for treatment of atrial arrhythmias

    Page :A179

    Jai Raman, Siven Seevanayagam, Meg Storer, Anand Dixit, George Matalanis, Brian Buxton

    
• • ·Physiology of nonplusatile circulation— Acute versus chronic support

    Page :A179

    Kimble Jett

    
• • ·Pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery

    Page :A179

    J. McGiven, R. Bunton

    
• • ·Geometric patch repair of inferior aneurysms improves clinical outcome and reduces mitral regurgitation

    Page :A179

    Jai Raman, Anand Dixit, Meg Storer, Brian Buxton

    
• • ·Is the radial artery improving survival in coronary artery bypass grafting?

    Page :A180

    P. Ruengsakulrach, B. Buxton, J. Fuller, A. Rosalion, I. Gordon

    
• • ·Harvest site complications and quality of life assessment from the Australian randomized radial artery study

    Page :A180

    Mitsumasa Hata, Jai Raman, Meg Storer, David Hare, Brian F. Buxton

    
• • ·The wellington experience of redo CABG surgery 1995–2000

    Page :A180

    Himanshu Desai, Shirish Borker, John Riordan, Ashok Sharma, Bede Squire

    
• • ·Haemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass reduces morbidity in complex adult cardiac surgery procedures

    Page :A181

    Mitsumasa Hata, Jai Raman, Rinaldo Bellomo, Benjamin Smith, Brian Buxton

    
• • ·No decrease in incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing off pump coronary artery grafting

    Page :A181

    S. Marasco, J. Goldblatt, M. MacDonald, J. Tatoulis

    
• • ·Outcome of patients undergoing coronary endarterectomy

    Page :A181

    Sanjay Sharma, Derek Chen, Sri Kolar, Robert Larbalestier

    
• • ·Coronary artery baroreceptors: A pilot study

    Page :A182

    J.S. Bennetts, D.J. McKitrick, H.C. Cullen, J.L. Knight, R.A. Baker, L.F. Arnolda

    
• • ·P2X (purinergic) receptor distribution in coronary artery bypass conduits: Implications for graft behavior

    Page :A183

    W. Huang, F.R. Ray, M. Ura, G.G. Fermanis, M. Horton, D. Horton, B.D. Hambly, J.A. Barden

    
• • ·Aortic valve replacement in severe aortic stenosis and moderate to severe left ventricular dysfunction

    Page :A183

    P. Subramaniam, D. Law, P. Grant, H. Wolfenden, D. Newman

    
• • ·A 21 year review of cardiac reoperation with direct vision resternotomy

    Page :A183

    A.J.B. Clarke, M.F. O'Brien, S. Harrocks

    
• • ·Improved clinical outcome with antegrade tepid versus cold blood cardioplegia

    Page :A184

    Sulman Ahmed, Hugh Paterson

    
• • ·Tirilizad supplemented cardioplegia: Results of a double blind randomised controlled trial in a porcine model of donor brain death and orthotopic cardiac transplantation

    Page :A184

    J. Ryan, M. Wilson, M. Hicks, S. Garlick, S. Kesteven, A. McCall, M. Feneley, P. Macdonald

    
• • ·Plasma and endothelial cell-surface adhesion molecules and cardiopulmonary bypass

    Page :A185

    Michael P. Vallely, Paul G. Bannon, Clifford F. Hughes, Leonard Kritharides

    
• • ·VATS thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

    Page :A185

    Gavin M. Wright, Stephen Barnett, C.Peter Clarke

    
• • ·Restoration of physiological valve function and rythum by MVR and radio frequency ablation

    Page :A185

    F.W. Mohr

    
• • ·An analysis of patent ductus arteriosus ligation in a regional adult cardiothoracic unit

    Page :A185

    C. Taylor, A. James, A. Boyd, J. Edwards

    
• • ·Clinical experience with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest using ‘low dose heparin’

    Page :A186

    D. McMillan, P. Brady, S. Menzie, M. Brouwer, K. Potger, J. Southwell, R. Carpenter

    
• • ·Use of a new cardiac stabiliser in 235 OPCAB operations

    Page :A186

    Donald Ross

    
• • ·Freestyle valves in children

    Page :A187

    N. Kang, G.R. Nunn, I.A. Nicholson, R.B. Chard

    
• • ·Allograft patch aortoplasty for coarctation repair in neonates and infants

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    Jason Lambley, Homayoun Jalali, Peter Pohlner, Byalal Jagannath

    
• • ·Interrupted aortic arch: One-stage or two-stage repair?

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    N. Kang, R.B. Chard, G.R. Nunn

    
• • ·Surgical options for treatment of heart failure

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    Kimble Jett

    
• • ·Aortic valve replacement in patients with prior CABG surgery

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    P.W. Grant, D. Law, H.D. Wolfenden, D.C. Newman

    
• • ·Is an annuloplasty ring necessary in mitral valve repair for isolated posterior leaflet prolapse?

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    Q. Lau, B. Thomson, D. Burstow, P. Tesar, R. Tam

    
• • ·Edge-to-edge (Alfieri) mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation: Short term results and echocardiographic features

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    Siven Seevanayagam, John H. Cheung, Jai Raman, Brian Buxton

    
• • ·Mid-term results of the ross procedure in 127 patients

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    Peter D. Skillington, Leeanne E. Grigg, Anthony Yapanis, James Wong

    
• • ·Transmyocardial laser revasculaization beneficial alternative for the 21 century

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    Kimble Jett

    
• • ·Prospective case matched evaluation of vasoview endoscopic long saphenous vein harvest and mayo vein stripper long saphenous vein harvest

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    B.G. French, V. Ravindran

    
• • ·Long-term complications following saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass graft surgery

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    Rebecca Garland, Harsh Singh

    
• • ·Post-operative assessment of left internal thoracic artery grafts with trans-thoracic doppler echocardiography

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    Mitsumasa Hata, Jai Raman, Meg Storer, Brian F. Buxton

    
• • ·Results of opcab grafting in redo cardiac surgery

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    Hugh D. Wolfenden

    
• • ·Off pump cabg (OPCAB) in patients with ascending aortic pathology

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    M. Gardner, R. Tam

    
• • ·Under-grafting in ‘off-pump’ CABG: Myth or reality?

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    P. Chandrasekar, Robert A. Baker, Iain K. Ross, John L. Knight

    
• • ·Author index 15th annual inter ACS-ASCTS meeting

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