title: 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).
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.
authors.affiliation: Abt. Kardiologie & Pneumologie/Herzzentrum, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maack
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Böhm
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002309:Cardiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004867:Equipment Design; D005858:Germany; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D017239:Paclitaxel