2003, Volume 10, Issue 06, pages 401-488

‘New’ was the operative word at this year’s Primary Care Cardiovascular Society annual meeting, held in Dublin from 3rd–4th October 2003. Delegates heard about the...

The two National Service Frameworks for coronary heart disease, and for diabetes, share some common themes. This article discusses where they overlap with each other...

This study investigated the impact of the use of a computer programme to collect data on cardiovascular risk factors, which could also provide patient education....

International travel to malarial areas is increasingly common. Chemoprophylaxis using chloroquine is common, but can cause cardiac problems. We describe a new problem, of reversible...

Data from epidemiological and intervention studies have conclusively shown that a low level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular...

We summarise the natural history and pathophysiology of aortic stenosis and regurgitation, the indications for surgery, the advantages and disadvantages of tissue, mechanical, homograft and...

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement, a new technique developed to overcome the problem of restenosis of the native valve in patients treated with balloon aortic valvuloplasty....

Patients with suspected angina pectoris pose a major challenge to all levels of cardiology services. Their pathway through their NHS care can involve many stages...

The introduction of the first specialist registrar training programme in December 1995 brought a radical overhaul in higher specialist training. Each speciality produced a curriculum...

The traditional role of the cardiac nurse, particularly at the inception of the coronary care unit (CCU), has been evolving since the early...

Cardiac rehabilitation has historically been an underdeveloped service in the UK. It is now recognised as an essential component in the management of heart disease...

Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for vascular disease and its treatment to target requires not only careful monitoring with lifestyle advice and...

During the second half of the twentieth century our knowledge of the aetiology of and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying hypertension have advanced immeasurably. Furthermore, few, if...

The merits of reducing cholesterol to help prevent coronary heart disease (CHD) were questioned 10 years ago. There were great debates about the utility of...

The Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS) has come a long way since a small group of us met in an inauspicious hotel in middle England...

Ten years ago, England had one of the worst death rates from circulatory diseases in Europe. Today, thanks to the expertise and hard work of...

This is the tenth anniversary issue of the British Journal of Cardiology(BJC) and, to mark the occasion, we have invited editorials from medical and nursing...