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World J Cardiol. Jun 26, 2014; 6(6): 415-423
Published online Jun 26, 2014. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i6.415
Clinical disease registries in acute myocardial infarction
Reza Ashrafi, Hussain Hussain, Robert Brisk, Leanne Boardman, Clive Weston
Reza Ashrafi, Department of Cardiology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL Wales, United Kingdom
Hussain Hussain, Robert Brisk, Leanne Boardman, Clive Weston, Department of Cardiology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, Wales, United Kingdom
Clive Weston, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Ashrafi R, Hussain H, Brisk R, Boardman L and Weston C all contributed equally to the paper with Weston C revising and editing the final submission.
Correspondence to: Dr. Clive Weston, MA, MB BCh, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, United Kingdom. c.f.m.weston@swansea.ac.uk
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Received: December 28, 2013
Revised: February 18, 2014
Accepted: April 16, 2014
Published online: June 26, 2014
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Core tip: Clinical disease registries are one of the oldest types of research methodology. They have been particularly important in the researching and guiding the management of myocardial infarction. Registries in multi-site studies can often be cheaper and simpler to undertake and less demanding of patients, and allow huge volumes of data to be collected from which many landmark studies already have been published.