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21 November 2008

Manjari Mukherjee, Scott Brouilette, Suzanne Stevens, K. Raghurama Shetty, and Nilesh J Samani

Association of shorter telomeres with coronary artery disease in Indians subjects
Published Online First: 21 November 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150250 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

13 November 2008

Gianluca Perseghin, Francesco De Cobelli, Antonio Esposito, Elena Belloni, Guido Lattuada, Tamara Canu, Pietro Luigi Invernizzi, Francesca Ragogna, Antonio La Torre, Paola Scifo, Giampietro Alberti, Alessandro Del Maschio, and Livio Luzi

Left ventricular function and energy metabolism in middle-age men undergoing long lasting sustained aerobic oxidative training
Published Online First: 13 November 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.154716 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

10 November 2008

Hanna Maria Blackledge and Iain B Squire

Improving long-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous coronary revascularisation; Results from a large, population-based cohort with first intervention 1995 - 2004
Published Online First: 10 November 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.127928 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Reed E. Pyeritz

Marfan Syndrome: 30 Years of Research = 30 Years of Additional Life Expectancy
Published Online First: 10 November 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.160515 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Bodo-Eckehard Strauer, Christine Maria Schannwell, Michael Brehm, and Gudrun Ott

Bone marrow cells to improve ventricular function
Published Online First: 10 November 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.141432 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Tadafumi Sugimoto, Takashi Tanigawa, Katsuya Onishi, Naoki Fujimoto, Akimasa Matsuda, Shiro Nakamori, Koji Matsuoka, Tomoaki Nakamura, Takakazu Koji, and Masaaki Ito

Serum Intact Parathyroid Hormone levels predict hospitalization for heart failure
Published Online First: 10 November 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147652 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

31 October 2008

Ted S N Lo, Jim Nolan, Evangelos Fountzopoulos, Miles Behan, Rob Butler, Simon L Hetherington, Kunadian Vijayalakshmi, Rajagopal Rajinikanth, Douglas Fraser, Azfar G Zaman, and David J.R. Hildick-Smith

Radial artery anomaly and its influence on transradial coronary procedural outcome
Published Online First: 31 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150474 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Aaron Baggish and P D Thompson

Thick Hearts, High Stakes, Great Uncertainties: Screening Athletes for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 31 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.158964 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Honey E Thomas, Peter Avery, Javed Ahmed, Richard Edwards, Ian Purcell, Azfar Zaman, Helen Arthur, and Bernard Keavney

Local vessel injury following PCI does not promote early mobilisation of endothelial progenitor cells in the absence of myocardial necrosis
Published Online First: 31 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146662 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Vinay Thohan and William C Little

Is a higher blood pressure better in heart failure?
Published Online First: 31 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.151779 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Bas M van Dalen, Osama I.I. Soliman, Wim B Vletter, Michelle Michels, Folkert J ten Cate, and Marcel L Geleijnse

Influence of the Pattern of Hypertrophy on Left Ventricular Twist in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 31 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.152777 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Edimar Bocchi, Guilherme Guimarães, Flávio Tarasoutshi, Guilherme Spina, Sandrigo Mangini, and Fernando Bacal

Cardiomyopathy, Adult Valve Disease, and Heart Failure In South America
Published Online First: 31 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.151225 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

24 October 2008

Robby Nieuwlaat and Simon Connolly

Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: better use of anticoagulation and new agents will lead to improved outcomes
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.157248 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Vivian Chu, Jose M Miro, Bruno Hoen, Christopher H. Cabell, Paul A Pappas, Phillip Jones, Martin E Stryjewski, Ignasi Anguera, Sandra Braun, Patricia Munoz, Patrick Commerford, Pilar Tornos, Johnson Francis, Miguel Oyonarte, Christine Selton-Suty, Arthur J Morris, Gilbert Habib, Benito Almirante, Daniel J Sexton, Gordon R Corey, and Vance G Fowler Jr

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Contemporary Update based on the International Collaboration on Endocarditis – Prospective Cohort Study
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.152975 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Wissam A Jaber, Eric H Yang, Rick A Nishimura, Paul Sorajja, Charanjit S Rihal, Ahmad Elesber, Eric Eeckhout, and Amir Lerman

Immediate improvement in coronary flow reserve after alcohol septal ablation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.148239 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Sheila G Haworth and Alison A Hislop

Treatment and survival in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: The UK Pulmonary Hypertension Service for Children 2001-2006
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150086 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Masood Sadiq, K Islam, R Abid, F Latif, A U Rehamn, A Waheed, M Azhar, and J S Khan

Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children of Urban Lahore
Published Online First: 24 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143982 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

16 October 2008

Sebastiaan Holverda, Heleen Rietema, Nico Westerhof, J Tim Marcus, C Tji-Joong Gan, Pieter E Postmus, and Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf

Stroke volume increase to exercise in COPD is limited by increased pulmonary artery pressure
Published Online First: 16 October 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138172 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

23 September 2008

Azeem Latib, Antonio Colombo, and Giuseppe Sangiorgi

Bifurcation stenting: Current Strategies and New Devices
Published Online First: 23 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150391 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Pierre Vladimir Ennezat, Sylvestre Marechaux, Bernard Iung, Christophe Chauvel, Thierry H LeJemtel, and Philippe Pibarot

Exercise testing and exercise stress echocardiography in asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis
Published Online First: 23 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150011 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

18 September 2008

Raisuke Iijima, Robert A Byrne, Gjin Ndrepepa, Siegmund Braun, Julinda Mehilli, Peter B Berger, Albert Schoemig, and Adnan Kastrati

Preprocedural C-Reactive Protein levels and Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Interventions With and Without Abciximab: Pooled Analysis of 4 ISAR trials
Published Online First: 18 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.153635 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Emmanuel Stamatakis, Mark Hamer, and Paola Primatesta

Cardiovascular medication, physical activity and mortality: cross-sectional population study with ongoing mortality follow up
Published Online First: 18 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.152041 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Martyn R Thomas

Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation in the UK
Published Online First: 18 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.153817 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Julie Redfern, Tom Briffa, Elizabeth Ellis, and Saul Ben Freedman

Choice of secondary prevention improves risk factors after acute coronary syndrome: one year follow-up of the CHOICE (Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events) randomised controlled trial
Published Online First: 18 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150870 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Neil Swanson, Gilles Montalescot, Kim A Eagle, Shaun Goodman, Wei Huang, David Brieger, and Gerard P Devlin

Delay to angiography and outcomes following presentation with high-risk, non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS). Results from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
Published Online First: 18 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.149922 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Makoto Saito, Hideki Okayama, Kazuhisa Nishimura, Akiyoshi Ogimoto, Tomoaki Ohtsuka, Katsuji Inoue, Go Hiasa, Takumi Sumimoto, Junichi Funada, Yuji Shigematsu, and Jitsuo Higaki

Determinants of Left Ventricular Untwisting Behavior in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Analysis by Two-dimensional Speckle Tracking
Published Online First: 18 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145979 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

9 September 2008

S Sivasankaran

Restrictive cardiomyopathy in India: The story of a vanishing mystery!
Published Online First: 9 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.148437 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

5 September 2008

Tsuyoshi Shiga, Nobuhisa Hagiwara, Hiroshi Ogawa, Atsushi Takagi, Michitaka Nagashima, Takao Yamauchi, Yukio Tsurumi, Ryo Koyanagi, and Hiroshi Kasanuki

Sudden Cardiac Death and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction During Long-Term Follow-up After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Era. Results from the HIJAMI-II Registry
Published Online First: 5 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145243 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

4 September 2008

Woong Chol Kang, Tae Hoon Ahn, Chan Il Moon, Seung Hwan Han, Eak Kyun Shin, Jung-Sun Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Yangsoo Jang, Byoung-Keuk Kim, Seong Jin Oh, Dong Woon Jeon, and Joo-Young Yang

Comparison of inflammatory markers and angiographic outcomes after implantation of Rapamycin and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents
Published Online First: 4 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.153114 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

3 September 2008

Mark A de Belder and Leslie Hamilton

Evaluating risks and benefits in coronary revascularisation - a very imperfect art?
Published Online First: 3 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.141440 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

2 September 2008

Ioannis A Paraskevaidis, Fotios Panou, Constantinos Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Farmakis, John Parissis, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Aggelos Rigopoulos, Efstathios K Iliodromitis, and Dimitrios T Kremastinos

Evaluation of left atrial longitudinal function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A tissue Doppler and two-dimensional strain study
Published Online First: 2 September 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146548 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

29 August 2008

Sonal Singh and Curt D Furberg

Thiazolidinediones and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
Published Online First: 29 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.155507 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

26 August 2008

James H Stein

Carotid Ultrasound in Children: A Window to Arterial Aging
Published Online First: 26 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.151787 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

David Hackett

British Cardiovascular Society
Published Online First: 26 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.155531 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Alain Fraisse

stenting the paediatric heart
Published Online First: 26 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142794 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Pascal Meier, Janine Antonov, Rainer Zbinden, Aléxandre Kuhn, Stephan Zbinden, Steffen Gloekler, Mauro Delorenzi, Rolf Jaggi, and Christian Seiler

Non-Invasive Gene-Expression-Based Detection of Well Developed Collateral Function in Individuals With and Without Coronary Artery Disease
Published Online First: 26 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145383 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

22 August 2008

Michael Maeng, Lisette O Jensen, Erling Falk, Henning R Andersen, and Leif Thuesen

Negative Vascular Remodelling After Implantation of Bioabsorbable Magnesium Alloy Stents in Porcine Coronary Arteries
Published Online First: 22 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139261 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

15 August 2008

Antonio Esposito, Francesco De Cobelli, Gianluca Perseghin, Maurizio Pieroni, Elena Belloni, Renata Mellone, Tamara Canu, Franco Gentinetta, Paola Scifo, Cristina Chimenti, Andrea Frustaci, Livio Luzi, Attilio Maseri, and Alessandro Del Maschio

Impaired left ventricular energy metabolism in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is related to the extension of Fibrosis at Gadolinium Delayed Enhanced MR Imaging
Published Online First: 15 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.142562 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Meme Wijesinghe, Kyle Perrin, Anil Ranchord, Mark Simmonds, Mark Weatherall, and Richard Beasley

The routine use of oxygen in the treatment of myocardial infarction: systematic review
Published Online First: 15 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.148742 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Andreas Peer, Gerda Falkensammer, Hannes Alber, Alexander Kroiss, Andrea Griesmacher, Hanno Ulmer, Otmar Pachinger, and Johannes Mair

Limited Utilities of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and Other Newer Risk Markers Compared with Traditional Risk Factors for Prediction of Significant Angiographic Lesions in Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Published Online First: 15 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145425 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Claire E Raphael, Zachary Ian Whinnett, Justin Davies, Marianna Fontana, Emily Ferenczi, Charlotte H Manisty, Jamil Mayet, and Darrel P Francis

Quantifying the paradoxical effect of higher systolic blood pressure on mortality in chronic heart failure
Published Online First: 15 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134973 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

13 August 2008

Steve W Parry, Pamela Reeve, Joanna Lawson, Fiona E Shaw, John Davison, Michael Norton, Richard Frearson, Simon Kerr, and Julia L Newton

The Newcastle Protocols 2008: An update on head-up tilt table testing and the management of vasovagal syncope and related disorders
Published Online First: 13 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.136457 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Louise Elisabeth Wood and Robert Michael Tulloh

Kawasaki Disease in Children
Published Online First: 13 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.143669 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

12 August 2008

Gerald Liew, Tien Wong, Paul Mitchell, Ning Cheung, and Jie Jin Wang

Retinopathy Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Mortality
Published Online First: 12 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146670 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Mykola Khalangot, Mykola Tronko, Victor Kravchenko, Jaroslava Kulchinska, and Gang Hu

Body mass index and the risk of total and cardiovascular mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes: a large prospective study in Ukraine
Published Online First: 12 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150524 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Alison Rachel Muir, Christopher Patterson, Mary Frances McMullin, and P P McKeown

Assessment of Aspirin Resistance Varies on a Temporal Basis in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease
Published Online First: 12 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.150631 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Rolf Vogel, Andreas Indermühle, Pascal Meier, and Christian Seiler

Quantitative Stress Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease Using Contrast-Based Myocardial Blood Flow Measurements: Prospective Comparison with Coronary Angiography
Published Online First: 12 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134577 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

R Anantharaman, M Heatley, and C Weston

Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes: risk-marker or therapeutic target?
Published Online First: 12 August 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146027 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

31 July 2008

Brian Buckley and Andrew W Murphy

Do patients with angina alone have a more benign prognosis than patients with a history of acute myocardial infarction, revascularisation or both? Findings from a community cohort study
Published Online First: 31 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146944 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

24 July 2008

Jong-Won Ha, Donghoon Choi, Sungha Park, Chi-Young Shim, Jin-Mi Kim, Seon-Hwa Moon, Hyun-Jin Lee, Eui-Young Choi, and Namsik Chung

Determinants of exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139295 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Qing Zhang, Jeffrey Wing-Hong Fung, Joseph Yat-Sun Chan, Gabriel Wai Kwok Yip, Yat Yin Lam, Yu Jia Liang, and Cheuk-Man Yu

Difference in Long-term Clinical Outcome after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Between Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Etiologies of Heart Failure
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145698 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Francesco Saia, Cinzia Marrozzini, Paolo Ortolani, Tullio Palmerini, Paolo Guastaroba, Pietro Cortesi, Pier Camillo Pavesi, Giovanni Gordini, Leonardo G Pancaldi, Nevio Taglieri, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Angelo Branzi, and Antonio Marzocchi

Optimization of Therapeutic Strategies for ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction: the Impact of a Territorial Network on Reperfusion Therapy and Mortality
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146738 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Jong-Won Ha, Donghoon Choi, Sungha Park, Eui-Young Choi, Chi-Young Shim, Jin-Mi Kim, Jeong-Ah Ahn, Se-Wha Lee, Jae K. Oh, and Namsik Chung

Left Ventricular Diastolic Functional Reserve during Exercise in Patients with Impaired Myocardial Relaxation at Rest
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.145441 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Alexander Kulik, B-Khanh Lam, Fraser D. Rubens, Paul J. Hendry, Roy G. Masters, William Goldstein, Pierre Bédard, Thierry G. Mesana, and Marc Ruel

Gender Differences in the Long-term Outcomes after Valve Replacement Surgery
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146688 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Andreas J Flammer, Nhung T. T. Vo, Bruno Ledergerber, Frank Hermann, Andrea Gämperli, Angela Huttner, John Evison, Iris Baumgartner, Matthias Cavassini, Daniel Hayoz, Kurt Quitzau, Martin Hersberger, Isabella Sudano, Frank Ruschitzka, Thomas F. Lüscher, Georg Noll, and Rainer Weber

Effect of atazanavir versus other protease inhibitor-containing antiretroviral therapy on endothelial function in HIV-infected persons: Randomized controlled trial
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137646 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Alistair S Hall and Julian Barth

Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
Published Online First: 24 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147223 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

16 July 2008

Kemal Akat, Martin Borggrefe, and Jens J Kaden

Aortic valve calcification - basic science to clinical practice
Published Online First: 16 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.134783 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Yan Li, Zhe Zheng, and Shengshou Hu

The Chinese Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Registry Study: Analysis of the National Multicentre Database of 9248 Patients
Published Online First: 16 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.146563 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Richard Balasubramaniam and Peter M Kistler

AF and Heart failure: the chicken or the egg?
Published Online First: 16 July 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.140640 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

2 June 2008

Alireza Ghodsizad, Michael Niehaus, Gesine Koegler, Ulrich Martin, Peter Wernet, Christoph Bara, Nawid Khaladj, Anneke Loos, Mike Makoui, Juergen Thiele, Michael Mengel, Matthias Karck, Hans Michael Klein, Axel Haverich, and Arjang Ruhparwar

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.139329 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Ryan D Christofferson, Samir R Kapadia, Vivek Rajagopal, and E Murat Tuzcu

Emerging Transcatheter Therapies for Aortic and Mitral Disease
Published Online First: 2 June 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.121129 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

12 May 2008

Diego Bellavia, Patricia A Pellikka, Theodore P Abraham, Ghormallah Al-Zahrani, Angela Dispenzieri, Jae Oh, Raul E Espinosa, Christopher G Scott, Chinami Miyazaki, and Fletcher A Miller Jr.

"Hypersynchronization" by Tissue Velocity Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis
Published Online First: 12 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.140343 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

8 May 2008

Christopher P. Gale, Samuel O.M. Manda, Clive F. Weston, John S. Birkhead, Phil D. Batin, and Alistair S Hall

Evaluation Of Risk Scores For Risk Stratification Of Acute Coronary Syndromes In The Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project (MINAP) Database
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.144022 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

John J Edmond, Craig P Juergens, and John K French

The pharmaco-invasive approach to STEMI: when should fibrinolytic-treated patients go to the "cath lab"?
Published Online First: 8 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.137182 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

7 May 2008

Sujoya Dey, Marcus D Flather, Gerard P Devlin, David Brieger, Enrique P Gurfinkel, Ph Gabriel Steg, Gordon FitzGerald, Elizabeth A Jackson, and Kim A Eagle

Sex-related differences in the presentation, treatment and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
Published Online First: 7 May 2008. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.138537 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]