CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:86-8
Treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF), an important cause of global morbidity and mortality, has evolved in the last three decades.1-3 Activation of neurohormonal systems...
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MEETING REPORT
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:90-8
The ASTEROID trial, which showed regression of atherosclerosis by reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to new lows and simultaneously improving high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, was one of...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:102-4
The second annual survey from the British Junior Cardiologists’ Association (BJCA) has new data on several areas, including the European Working Time Directive, modernising medical...
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OBLIQUE VIEW
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:110-11
We continue our series in which Consultant Interventionist Dr Michael Norell takes a sideways look at life in the cath lab...and beyond. In this column,...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:113-20
A constant abundance of food and a sedentary lifestyle has led to an increasing prevalence of obesity in the United Kingdom. This has resulted in...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:123-8
We summarise recent developments in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. We describe the modifications to anaesthetic technique, incisions, cardiopulmonary bypass and myocardial protection, and the endoscopic...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:131-6
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction alone has consistently achieved a statistically significant 25–30% reduction in clinical events in multiple clinical trials. This degree of clinical...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:138-40
Referral to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is often incomplete. Those most likely to benefit are less likely to be offered the service and there has been...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:141-3
Cardiac catheterisation access site complications are common. Their incidence depends on various risk factors such as female gender, nadir platelet count, diagnostic versus therapeutic intervention,...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:145-52
The current national target in the UK for total cholesterol is 5 mmol/L. The Primary Care Data Quality (PCDQ) programme reported in 2002 that only...
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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:154-6
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) diary has been designed to be a personal record for patients post-myocardial infarction (MI) to record their progress, keep a...
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