Acute & Interventional Cardiology 2003; Volume 10: pages AIC 1- AIC 88

The ability to deliver increased cardiac services in line with the National Service Framework (NSF) is dependent on a skilled workforce being developed at an...

Thrombolytic therapy remains the predominant reperfusion strategy for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the UK, with government policy directed towards optimising thrombolytic delivery....

Recent developments in the management of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have included the introduction of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors. The National Institute for...

End-stage heart failure represents a major public health challenge and carries a poor prognosis. After a 30-year gestation period, mechanical assist devices are now poised...

Background: With an incidence rate of 30–50%, atrial fibrillation (AF) after bypass surgery continues to be one of the most common complications. The possibilities of...

The Coronary Artery Revascularisation in Diabetes (CARDia) trial is an investigator-initiated study and is the first prospective study designed specifically to address the hypothesis that...

The objective of this survey was to estimate the proportion of episodes of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without ST segment elevation in relation to the...

There is a lack of standards pertaining to stopping antiplatelet agents in patients with acute coronary syndromes prior to coronary surgery. We conducted a national...

Cardiopulmonary bypass and the median sternotomy incision have revolutionised cardiac surgery, helping coronary artery bypass to become a routine procedure. Cardiopulmonary bypass was originally developed...

Early angiography and revascularisation are beneficial for patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). However, the Prospective Registry of Acute Ischaemic Syndromes in the...

Infective endocarditis can be difficult to diagnose, especially in the absence of typical clinical features or Duke criteria. Seeding of emboli to the cerebral cortex...

The donor crisis in heart transplantation John Pepper n the area of heart failure, public debate and research funding have been focused on new trends...

With the publication recently of the results of learned deliberations of two working parties of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP),1,2 attention continues to focus...

The first public report on how the NHS manages acute myocardial infarction (MI) in English hospitals was published on 19th November 2002.1 The report, based...

Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) therapy addresses the metabolic changes of ischaemia secondary to acute myocardial infarction. These changes include elevated plasma free fatty acid concentration and glucose...

A significant left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis is an important predictor of survival in patients with coronary artery disease. In the past, percutaneous coronary...

The objective of this study was to describe the context, procedural outcome and long-term results of contemporary small vessel (SV) coronary artery stenting. It was...