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These articles scored the most hits on Heart’s website during February 2004

1 Nicorandil versus isosorbide dinitrate as adjunctive treatment to direct balloon angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction

N Ikeda, T Yasu, N Kubo, S Hashimoto, Y Tsuruya, M Fujii, M Kawakami, M Saito

February 2004;90:181–5. (Interventional Cardiology and Surgery)

2 Indications for the closure of patent foramen ovale

MJ Landzberg, P Khairy

February 2004;90:219–24. (Education in Heart)

3 Clinical implications of the new definition of myocardial infarction

JK French, HD White

January 2004;90:99–106. (Education in Heart)

4 Diabetes and atherogenesis

M Fisher

March 2004;90:336–40. (Education in Heart)

5 Multi-vessel coronary disease and percutaneous coronary intervention

C Casey, DP Faxon

March 2004;90:341–6. (Education in Heart)

6 Recent insights into human coronary collateral development

M Fujita, K Tambara

March 2004;90:246–50. (Review)

7 Acute pericardial disease: approach to the aetiologic diagnosis

G Permanyer-Miralda

March 2004;90:252–4. (Mini-symposium)

8 Atrial fibrillation: an emerging epidemic?

JS Steinberg

March 2004;90:239–40. (Editorial)

9 Cost of an emerging epidemic: an economic analysis of atrial fibrillation in the UK

S Stewart, N Murphy, A Walker, A McGuire, JJV McMurray

March 2004;90:286–92. (Cardiovascular medicine)

10 Pericardial effusion: haemodynamic spectrum

R Shabetai

March 2004;90:255–6. (Mini-symposium)

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