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Original articles

• Acute coronary syndromes: Sex-related differences in the presentation, treatment and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes: the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (7 May, 2008)

  S Dey, M D Flather, G Devlin, D Brieger, E P Gurfinkel, P G Steg, G FitzGerald, E A Jackson, K A Eagle, for the GRACE investigators
• Acute coronary syndromes: 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 (2 June, 2008)

  A Ghodsizad, M Niehaus, G Kögler, U Martin, P Wernet, C Bara, N Khaladj, A Loos, M Makoui, J Thiele, M Mengel, M Karck, H M Klein, A Haverich, A Ruhparwar
• Clinical trials: The Birmingham rehabilitation uptake maximisation study (BRUM): a randomised controlled trial comparing home-based with centre-based cardiac rehabilitation (10 March, 2008)

  K Jolly, G Y H Lip, R S Taylor, J Raftery, J Mant, D Lane, S Greenfield, A Stevens
• Interventional cardiology: EuroSCORE as predictor of in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (20 January, 2008)

  E Romagnoli, F Burzotta, C Trani, M Siviglia, G G L Biondi-Zoccai, G Niccoli, A M Leone, I Porto, M A Mazzari, R Mongiardo, A G Rebuzzi, G Schiavoni, F Crea
• Cardiac imaging and non-invasive testing: Prognostic and therapeutic implications of dipyridamole stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance on the basis of the ischaemic cascade (1 April, 2008)

  V Bodi, J Sanchis, M P Lopez-Lereu, J Nunez, L Mainar, J V Monmeneu, V Ruiz, E Rumiz, O Husser, D Moratal, J Millet, F J Chorro, A Llacer
• Heart failure and cardiomyopathy: Quantifying the paradoxical effect of higher systolic blood pressure on mortality in chronic heart failure (24 July, 2008) Free

  C E Raphael, Z I Whinnett, J E Davies, M Fontana, E A Ferenczi, C H Manisty, J Mayet, D P Francis
• Heart rhythm disorders and pacemakers: A brief cognitive behavioural preimplantation and rehabilitation programme for patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator improves physical health and reduces psychological morbidity and unplanned readmissions (10 December, 2007)

  R J Lewin, S Coulton, D J Frizelle, G Kaye, H Cox