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Hotline update of clinical trials and registries presented at the German Cardiac Society meeting 2008

(PEPCAD, LokalTax, INH, German ablation registry, German device registry, DES.DE registry, DHR, Reality, SWEETHEART registry, ADMA, GERSHWIN)

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Abstract

This review article summarizes results of a number of new clinical trials and registries in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Key presentations made at the 74th annual meeting of the German Cardiac Society, held in Mannheim, Germany, in March 2008 are reported. The data were presented by leading experts in the field with relevant positions in the trials and registries. These comprehensive summaries should provide the readers with the most recent data on diagnostic and therapeutic developments in cardiovascular medicine.

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M. Böhm1, C. Maack1, 2, L. Maier1, 2, 3 and O. Ritter4 (Ri 1085/4-1) are funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Klinische Forschergruppe1, Emmy Noether-Programm2, Heisenberg-Programm3, Bayer Forschungsstiftung4).

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  1. Abt. Kardiologie & Pneumologie/Herzzentrum, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

    L. S. Maier

  2. Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Str., 66421, Homburg, Germany

    C. Maack & M. Böhm

  3. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Würzburg, Germany

    O. Ritter

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Maier, L.S., Maack, C., Ritter, O. et al. Hotline update of clinical trials and registries presented at the German Cardiac Society meeting 2008. Clin Res Cardiol 97, 356–363 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-008-0664-7

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