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

1 Investigation and management of chest pain

K F Fox

January 2005;91:105–10. (Education in Heart)

2 Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

P Jais, P Sanders, L F Hsu, M Hocini, M Haissaguerre

January 2005;91:7–9. (Editorial)

3 Theory and practice of defibrillation: (1) Atrial fibrillation and DC conversion

A A J Adgey, S J Walsh

December 2004;90:1493–8. (Education in Heart)

4 Tissue Doppler, strain, and strain rate echocardiography for the assessment of left and right systolic ventricular function

D Pellerin, R Sharma, P Elliott, C Veyrat

November 2003;89(suppl III):iii9–17. (Supplement)

5 Management of hypertension before, during, and after pregnancy

P R James, C Nelson-Piercy

December 2004;90:1499–504. (Education in Heart)

6 Should ablation be the first line treatment for supraventricular arrhythmias?

F G Cosio

January 2005;91:5–6. (Editorial)

7 Clinical assessment of myocardial hibernation

A F L Schinkel, J J Bax, D Poldermans

January 2005;91:111–17. (Education in Heart)

8 Joint British recommendations on prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice

December 1998;80:1–29.

9 Management of acute coronary syndromes: an update

K A A Fox

June 2004;90:698–706. (Education in Heart)

10 Pathologic assessment of the vulnerable human coronary plaque

F D Kolodgie, R Virmani, A P Burke, A Farb, D K Weber, R Kutys, A V Finn, H K Gold

December 2004;90:1385–91. (Mini-symposium)

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