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2007, Volume 14, Issue 01, pages 1-60
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:5-7
Adult congenital heart disease: time for a national framework
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common inborn defects, occurring in approximately 0.8% of newborn infants. Adults with congenital heart disease are...
OBLIQUE VIEW
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:15-16
We are, where we are
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...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:19-22
Outcome of atrial repair procedures in patients with transposition of the great arteries followed up in a district general hospital
Patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) are now living longer due to improved medical and surgical care. Most of the current patients with...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:23-8
Management of atrial fibrillation: an overview of the NICE guidance on AF management
This article aims to provide an overview of the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), with reference to the recently published National Institute for Health and...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:23-30
The NICE guidelines on atrial fibrillation: a personal view
The guidelines on atrial fibrillation (AF) produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and published by the Royal College of Physicians...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:31-6
The emerging role of intracardiac echocardiography – into the ICE age
Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is an imaging technique that is becoming increasingly available as an alternative to transoesophageal echocardiography to guide percutaneous interventional procedures. The probe...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:37-40
Coronary artery calcification is associated with alcohol intake but not oxidative stress or inflammation
Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a component of the development of atherosclerosis. Coronary computed tomography scanning (CCT) can detect calcification and may be useful in...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:41-44
Uses of the multi-functional probing catheter in the recannalisation of chronic total occlusions
This paper discusses the uses of the Multi-functional probing catheter™ (Boston Scientific, Scimed) in the arena of percutaneous coronary intervention with specific reference to treating...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:45-48
A comparison of once- versus twice-weekly supervised phase III cardiac rehabilitation
Optimum delivery of cardiac rehabilitation is not well defined. A retrospective analysis was conducted to determine the short-term effectiveness of once-weekly compared to twice-weekly supervised...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:49-50
A case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and coronary artery disease
The condition of a large deposit of adipose tissue in the atrial septum or lipomatous hypertrophy of interatrial septum (LHIS) was first described in 1964....
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:51-55
A pilot study on computer-based opportunistic screening for coronary heart disease: universal assessment and education in primary care
Cardiovascular disease prevention is one of the major challenges of medicine in the UK and the developed world. Progress in the primary prevention of these...
CLINICAL ARTICLE
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:57-60
‘Tidal wave’ of obesity and type 2 diabetes predicted to dominate CVD practice
The management of the ‘tidal wave’ of obesity and type 2 diabetes that is expected to hit the UK over the next 10 years was...