2002, Volume 09, Issue 10, pages 561-644

This article describes the successful provision of a thrombolysis service by general practitioners in the isolated rural area of Whitby, North Yorkshire, and also in

Recently reported and ongoing morbidity and mortality trials in hypertensive patients are addressing important unanswered questions in hypertension management. What is the optimal first-line treatment

Full implementation of the available evidence on secondary prevention should ensure that all patients after myocardial infarction should be offered both effective treatment and be

A dvanced web-based clinical care applications as part of an electronic health record can assist clinicians to meet Government targets for the management of cardiovascular

German bears, Greek philosophers and Mediterranean diets – this year’s PCCS Annual Scientific Meeting goes European PCCS This year’s Primary Care Cardiovascular Society annual meeting

An unusual case of pericardial constriction Michael Pitt, Stephen Rooney, R Gordon Murray Pericardial constriction remains a rare condition. The precise aetiology is undefined in

Waiting for in-patient transfer for the investigation of chest pain is a significant cause of ‘bed-blocking’. We performed an audit of 58 consecutive in-patient transfers.

Interest in the cardioprotective properties of marine omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) has been renewed following the publication of three large trials earlier this

The low incidence of ischaemic heart disease amongst Greenlandic Eskimos has intrigued researchers for many years. The answer was found in their marine-based diet, very

Our increased understanding of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including elucidation of the processes of transmission and replication, has led to the development of relatively

Revascularisation and the diabetic patient: the potential role of drug-eluting stents David Barrow David Barrow, a medical journalist with a special interest in interventional cardiology,

So the Human Genome Project is complete. To some, perhaps the most extraordinary finding is that of just how few genes each of us possesses

Heart attack and stroke are major causes of mortality and morbidity in developed countries but in the last two decades lifestyle, clinical and pharmaceutical endeavour

Details of the ‘Fifth report on the provision of services for patients with heart disease’, compiled jointly by the British Cardiac Society and the Royal