WEB TOP 10

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These articles scored the most hits onHeart's web site during January 2001

 1  Guideline for the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ECG ST segment elevation February 2001;85:133–42.

 2  Acute pulmonary embolism 1: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis M Riedel February 2001;85:229–40 (Education in Heart)

 3  Cardiac tumours: diagnosis and management LM Shapiro February 2001;85:218–22 (Education in Heart)

 4  Joint British recommendations on prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice December 1998;80(suppl 2):S1–29

 5  Homocysteine and coronary heart disease in the Caerphilly cohort: a 10 year follow up UB Fallon, Y Ben-Shlomo, P Elwood, JB Ubbink, G Davey Smith February 2001;85:153–8 (Cardiovascular medicine)

 6  Safe discharge from the cardiac emergency room with a rapid rule-out myocardial infarction protocol using serial CK-MBmass R Bholasingh, RJ de Winter, JC Fischer, RW Koster, RJG Peters, GT Sanders February 2001;85:143–8 (Cardiovascular medicine)

 7  Balloon valvuloplasty A Vahanian February 2001;85:223–8 (Education in Heart)

 8  Sex differences in investigation results and treatment in subjects referred for investigation of chest pain Y Wong, A Rodwell, S Dawkins, S A Livesey, I A Simpson February 2001;85:149–52 (Cardiovascular medicine)

 9  Importance of rate control or rate regulation for improving exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and normal left ventricular function: a randomised controlled study T Levy, S Walker, M Mason, P Spurrell, S Rex, S Brant, V Paul February 2001;85:171–8 (Cardiovascular medicine)

10  Long term results of heart transplantation in patients with amyloid heart disease S W Dubrey, M M Burke, A Khaghani, P N Hawkins, M H Yacoub, N R Banner February 2001;85:202–7 (Interventional cardiology and surgery)