title: Clinical trials update: Highlights of the Scientific Sessions of Heart Failure 2001, a meeting of the Working Group on Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology. CONTAK-CD, CHRISTMAS, OPTIME-CHF.
abstract: This article continues a series of reports summarising recent research developments pertinent to the topic of heart failure. This is a summary of presentations made at Scientific Sessions of Heart Failure 2001, a meeting of the Working Group on Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology. Clinical studies of particular interest to people caring for patients with heart failure include CONTAK-CD, CHRISTMAS and further updates on OPTIME-CHF. A brief review of the current status of cardiac resynchronisation therapy is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham Kingston-upon-Hull, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thackray
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coletta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Cleland
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005060:Europe; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom