title: Highlights of the hotline sessions presented at the scientific sessions 2008 of the American Heart Association.
abstract: Summaries and commentaries on trials presented at the hotline sessions of the scientific sessions 2008 of the American Heart Association in New Orleans have been generated from the oral presentations and the webcasts of the American Heart Association. The following papers are discussed: APPROACH, ATLAS, BACH, BICC, HF-ACTION, I-PRESERVE, JPAD, JUPITER, Mass-DAC, Physicians' Health Study II, SEARCH, tailored clopidogrel loading to prevent stent thrombosis, and TIMACS.
authors.affiliation: Kerckhoff-Klinik Bad Nauheim, Abteilung Kardiologie, Benekestr. 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany. helge.moellmann@mpi-bn.mpg.de
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Möllmann
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nef
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Laufs
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents