2003, Volume 10, Issue 04, pages 241-320

With an ageing population in the United Kingdom, atrial fibrillation has become an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality, and a burden on health resources....

With an ageing population in the United Kingdom, atrial fibrillation has become an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality, and a burden on health resources....

In addition to identifying those patients with coronary heart disease, the National Service Frame-work also requires general practitioners to identify all people with a diagnosis...

The current focus of our efforts in treating hypertension is to ‘treat to target’ using combination therapy. However, 24-hour control of blood pressure (BP) is...

We describe a case of infective endocarditis, which presented with digoxin toxicity. This case is of interest since the patient only became pyrexial six days...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is reported to coexist with cardiovascular disease. It may be the first clinical manifestation of cardiovascular disease making it a helpful, early...

Multiple lines of evidence show that high-density lipoproteins (HDL) protect against coronary heart disease (CHD), and that low blood levels of HDL cholesterol (HDLc) indicate...

Older patients represent the majority of those considered for coronary intervention but they are under-represented in most clinical trials in this area. Reviewing registry data...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have potentially dangerous side effects, which has led to intense interest in the development of the cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors. This article...

Epidemiological studies in the Netherlands first demonstrated an inverse relationship between ordinary (technically known as black) tea drinking and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Subsequent population-based...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the UK. Approximately 50% of myocardial infarctions occur in patients with no prior history...

Cardiac rehabilitation received full support in the National Service Framework (NSF) for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)....

The early, non-invasive detection of coronary artery disease is a major challenge confronting contemporary cardiology. In particular, the early identification of vulnerable plaques that may...