Selected highlights from the 50(th) Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Orlando, USA, 18-21 March 2001

The recent scientific session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), held in Orlando, provided a forum for ongoing cardiovascular clinical trials from around the world. The high point was clearly the first ever release of results from the CURE study. The Late-Breaking Clinical Trials sessions also featured results and interim data from other trials such as MIRACLE, CAPRICORN, SVG WRIST, RITZ 2, SoS and PRINCE. New applications for data from the OPUS-TIMI16 trial were discussed and promising results from initial studies into the experimental drug ALT-711 showed the way for further studies.