2008, Volume 15, Issue 06, pages 274-328

For over 50 years cardiologists have routinely recommended antibiotic prophylaxis (ABP) at the time of dental procedures in patients deemed to be at risk of...

The field of clinical medicine is littered with the bodies of sacred cows. Recent examples include the demise of vagotomy and pyloroplasty as a standard...

Major new trials reported at the American Heart Association 2008 Scientific Sessions, held in New Orleans on November 8th – 12th, showed encouraging results for...

The interest in the increasing overlap between cardiac and renal disease was shown by a well-attended meeting, ‘The failing heart and kidney’, organised by the...

A recent German study has shown the high diagnostic accuracy for a patient-activated, single-lead Omron Heart Scan (HCG-801-E). In the study carried out in four...

The first national guideline for the emergency use of oxygen in adults has been published, with the aim of simplifying oxygen delivery and better protecting...

It’s not what you take but the way that you take it that can produce different results in women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT),...

Kellogg’s Optivita and H·E·A·R·T UK, the cholesterol charity, have teamed up to work together on a programme of joint actions. This will include educational initiatives...

The announcement that Akira Endo has won the 2008 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is a fitting tribute to the man who discovered the first...

Postgraduate medical training has undergone extensive reform in recent times. This article outlines the current state of affairs and possible future developments in cardiology specialist...

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...

This year’s European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting took place in Rome, Italy. Rhonda Siddall reports on the highlights of the meeting, which...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a relatively common condition. The national prevalence for England on the latest quality and outcomes framework data is 1.3% and as...

National guidance recommends specific durations for clopidogrel and aspirin dual therapy post ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and following percutaneous...

In June 2004 the Department of Health made a commitment to reduce waiting times from GP referral to hospital treatment to less than 18 weeks...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is thought to affect approximately one in 10 people. Patients with CKD have significantly increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in comparison...

Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the general hospital setting worldwide. The paucity of data on psychiatric co-morbidity in...

The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) has increased exponentially in recent years. There appears to be little difference in short- to medium-term safety compared with...