2008, Volume 15, Issue 01, pages 1-56

Although cardiac electrostimulation was recognised centuries ago, the technology of implantable heart rhythm monitoring and therapeutic devices has only been established in the last few...

Despite huge advances in hypertension care in recent times, some important aspects of treatment are not routinely considered in practice, in particular the need for...

Heart failure (HF) is common and the current gold-standard diagnostic modality for left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). To comply with the...

Cardiac dysfunction is common in patients with thalassaemia and is the leading cause of mortality in adult patients. Transfusional iron overload can affect heart function...

An 86-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of severe peripheral oedema and limiting breathlessness. A dual chamber pacemaker had been implanted 12 years earlier...

People with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have a high prevalence of modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). Whether these risk factors are adequately...

Ultrasound guidance is a useful technique to aid central venous access. Alignment of the ultrasound probe and visualisation of the needle is a skill that...

This case describes the discovery and subsequent attempts at removal of a migrated venous...