2002, Volume 09, Issue 04, pages 185-244
CLINICAL ARTICLE
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Nurse-led interventions may improve the delivery of preventive care briefly discuss insights from parallel qualitative research; to present the preliminary results of the Bromley Changes...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
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The National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease emphasises the role of primary care in secondary prevention. More than 20% of men and 12% of...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
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An integrated effort is needed to provide seamless care for patients between hospital and general practice. The use of protocols that are common to both...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:241-4
The role of cholesterol lowering in reducing cardiovascular risk is well established but a large proportion of qualifying patients at the highest risk are still...
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EDITORIAL
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:233-40
Is it time to forget about diastolic blood pressure? Should we abandon the mercury sphygmomanometer? Is non-pharmacological intervention a waste of time? These were some...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:230-2
Can left bundle branch block cause chest pain? Mammen Ninan, Jonathan W Swan Exercise-induced left bundle branch block usually indicates underlying coronary artery disease or...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:226-9
This article describes the use of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in a series of 5,000 consecutive echocardiograms in a mid-sized UK district general hospital. The report...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:223-5
It has now become possible to close a patent foramen ovale (PFO) using a percutaneous device. In addition, it has become increasingly clear that right-to-left...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:221-2
We present three cases of patients who had chest pain with abnormal but non-diagnostic ECGs and negative troponin I, carried out in the appropriate time...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:215-20
Clinical research relating to stroke management is at something of a watershed. On the one hand, some therapies are well proven and established, and on...
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EDITORIAL
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:195-7
When is an infarct not an infarct? When it is an infarctlet, a necroset or a troponinosis.1 The advent of the cardiac-specific troponins as diagnostic...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:209-14
One of the potential side effects of the HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) is a rise in creatinine kinase (CK) activity. This is sometimes accompanied...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2002;9:193-4
Statins: myalgia and myositis Anthony S Wierzbicki The topic of side effects of statin therapy has become more prominent since the precautionary withdrawal of cerivastatin...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
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Cardiovascular disease is the most important cause of illness in Britain. The focus of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease (NSF for CHD)...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
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The lipid-lowering trials have shown positive results in terms of reducing cardiovascular events. It is mandatory to measure lipid levels in patients with other cardiovascular...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
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An effective strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes is needed with the epidemic of diabetes mellitus around the world. The...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
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There is an enormous gap between the publication of new evidence and its clinical implementations. Research on interventions that are designed to change professionals’ clinical...
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