2006, Volume 13, Issue 04, pages 225-300

Hypertension is very common and is easily detectable. It is estimated that up to 40% of adults have raised blood pressure (BP) and, clearly, the...

NICE updates its hypertension guidance A general practitioner’s view of the new guidance Rimonabant launched for obesity treatment New home monitoring technology gives greater control to chronic heart...

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,...

As the population ages, so the prevalence of chronic heart failure (CHF) will rise. The majority of CHF patients in the future will be elderly,...

NAUTILUS (The multiceNtre, open, uncontrolled sAfety and tolerability stUdy of a modified-release nicoTinic acId formuLation in sUbjects with dySlipidaemia and low HDL cholesterol) was an...

Older patients are often at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Prolonged-release nicotinic...

Heart failure has a comparable prognosis to many cancers and accounts for approximately 4% of deaths in the UK. Despite its poor prognosis, few patients...

Thrombolytic therapy in the management of acute myocardial infarction (MI) shows true evidence of benefit. Administration of a thrombolytic saves about 30 lives per 1,000...

A 75-year-old gentleman presented to his general practitioner with palpitations and dizziness. A 24-hour Holter monitor confirmed the diagnosis of paroxysmal sustained atrial flutter and...

In 1993, a 61-year-old man underwent balloon angioplasty to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) after an anterior myocardial infarction. Repeat angiography in 1997 after...

This article describes the evaluation of a new postgraduate diploma in cardiology course run by the Bradford City Teaching Primary Care...

Heart failure is a common condition, characterised by poor prognosis. Despite evidence that effective treatment improves symptoms and prognosis, management remains sub-optimal. General practitioners (GPs)...