2004, Volume 11, Issue 01, pages 1-80

Echocardiography remains the ‘gold standard’ for the objective assessment of left ventricular systolic function. Even with the high prevalence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction, echocardiography...

The secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) is a recognised priority for primary care and is a fundamental part of the published National Service...

In patients presenting with persistent hoarseness due to left recurrent laryngeal nerve (LRLN) palsy and an abnormal left hilum on chest radiographs, a major cause...

The ACTION (A Coronary disease Trial Investigating Outcome with Nifedipine GITS) study is the largest ever performed randomised trial of an anti-anginal drug in patients...

Arrhythmias are more common in the elderly and in many situations are of prognostic importance. The incidence of arrhythmias in the elderly is increasing, most...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy only partially suppresses aldosterone production and ‘aldosterone escape’ occurs in up to 40% of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF)....

Some patients with initial normal levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) have lower HDL-C levels during lipid-lowering treatment. The aim of this study was to...

We summarise the natural history and pathophysiology of mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation. The indications for surgery, and the various surgical options including mitral valvotomy,...

In 2000, the European Society of Cardiology and American College of Cardiology issued a consensus document concerning the redefinition of myocardial infarction (MI). They proposed...

We summarise the natural history and pathophysiology of mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation. The indications for surgery, and the various surgical options including mitral valvotomy,...

We continue our series on the work of the Coronary Heart Disease Collaborative (CHDC), which is part of the NHS Modernisation Agency. In this issue...

The management of advanced heart failure when medical treatment alone is no longer sufficient was the focus of the 2003 British Society for Heart Failure...

A joint British Journal of Cardiology and H.E.A.R.T UK round table meeting held at the National Heart and Lung Institute, 18th November...

It seems ironic that, at a time of ultra-specialisation, when the public is demanding higher standards from doctors, academic medicine is being downgraded. Cardiac pathology...