These articles scored the most hits on Heart’s web site during October 2002

1 Management of cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction

V Menon, JS Hachman

November 2002;88:531–7. (Education in Heart)

2 Treatment of atrial fibrillation

Y Blaauw, IC Van Gelder, HJGM Crijns

October 2002;88:432–7. (Education in Heart)

3 Fifth report on the provision of services for patients with heart disease

November 2002;88(suppl III):iii1–iii56.

4 Angioplasty, bypass surgery or medical treatment: how should we decide?

JP Pell, MA Denvir

November 2002;88:451–2. (Viewpoint)

5 Patients with ventricular arrhythmias: who should be referred to an electrophysiologist?

JM Morgan

November 2002;88:544–50. (Education in Heart)

6 Exercise testing in the assessment of chronic congestive heart failure

JG Lainchbury, AM Richards

November 2002;88:538–43. (Education in Heart)

7 Myocardial infarction redefined: the new ACC/ESC definition, based on cardiac troponin, increases the apparent incidence of infarction

JL Ferguson, GJ Beckett, M Stoddart, SW Walker, KAA Fox

October 2002;88:343–7. (Cardiovascular medicine)

8 Acute myocardial infarction: reperfusion treatment

F Ribichini, W Wijns

September 2002;88;298–305. (Education in Heart)

9 Role of echocardiography in acute coronary syndromes

SC Greaves

October 2002;88:419–25. (Education in Heart)

10 Depression, stress, and the heart

PC Strike, A Steptoe

November 2002;88:441–3. (Editorial)

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