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2011, Volume 18, Issue 5/6, pages 195-248
EDITORIAL
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:201-2
Alcohol septal ablation for the relief of symptoms in obstructive HCM: a ‘coming of age’
The diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has undergone fundamental change since the condition was first described more than 50 years ago by Donald Teare,1
NEWS
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:203
Changes to hypertension guidelines
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has updated its guideline on hypertension, making a number of new recommendations regarding both the diagnosis
NEWS
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:203
Dronedarone to be restricted
The European Medicines Agency has recommended that the anti-arrhythmic, dronedarone (Multaq®), should be
NEWS
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:203
Rivaroxaban reduces events in ATLAS-ACS
Bayer has announced that the oral anticoagulant, rivaroxaban, has reduced ischaemic events but increased bleeding in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in the large-scale trial
NEWS
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:208–210
News from the ESC Congress 2011
Highlights of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2011 Congress, held in Paris, France, from 27th–31st August, included encouraging results with the third new oral
MEETING REPORT
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:212-213
Quality in CVD care – taking the lead in the new NHS
This year’s 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), held in Bristol, 28th–30th September 2011, highlighted the controversial reforms in the
OBLIQUE VIEW
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:214-215
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s radial man!
We continue our series in which Consultant Interventionist Dr Michael Norell takes a sideways look at life in the cath lab…and beyond. In this column,
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:219–22
Patent foramen ovale: diagnosis, indications for closure and complications
The purpose of this review is to give a broad overview of the role of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in disease. The embryological origins of
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:224-228
Drugs for diabetes: part 7 insulin
Insulin remains an important treatment for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Insulin is given to patients with type 1 diabetes as a
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:231–2
Multi-disciplinary valve clinics with devolved surveillance: a two-year audit
Sonographer- and nurse-led clinics were developed at a cardiothoracic centre and a sonographer-led clinic at a district general hospital (DGH). Common database fields were adopted
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:233-237
Alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is an alternative therapeutic method to the gold-standard surgical myectomy in the treatment of symptomatic left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:238-240
Aspirin taking in a south Wales county
In order to determine the taking of regular aspirin within a representative community sample of adults residing in the south Wales county of Caerphilly, we
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:246-248
Recurrent stent thrombosis with dual antiplatelet resistance: the role of platelet function testing
Platelet activation is an important part of the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes. Inhibition of this by antiplatelet agents forms an important part of the
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:241-242
Mitral valve leaflet and free-floating left atrial thrombi with ‘rhupus’ and antiphospholipid syndrome
A 27-year-old Arab woman with history of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis for four years presented with a three-day history of multiple joint pains and swelling, along with
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:243-245
Cabergoline as an adjunct for early left ventricular recovery in peripartum cardiomyopathy
Outcome in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is variable. Recovery of left ventricular function is observed in between 23% and 51% of cases at six