2009, Volume 16, Issue 02, pages 49-104

For patients with established coronary artery disease, lifestyle changes such as dietary modification, smoking cessation, stress management and regular exercise, can help to reduce, or...

In this issue, Pfeffer et al. discuss the impact of anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity and strategies for its treatment and prevention (see pages 85–9). Anthracyclines are not...

The new antiplatelet agent, prasugrel (Lilly/Daiichi Sankyo), has been approved in the European Union for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in patients with acute coronary...

Four different heart-healthy diets showed similar degrees of weight loss in a new study, leading to the conclusion that the type of foods eaten is...

New evidence has been reported suggesting that use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as omeprazole can reduce the effectiveness of clopidogrel. In a recent...

There was a 63% increase in the incidence of diabetes in the UK in the ten years between 1996 and 2005, a new study shows. The...

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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,...

It is well recognised that phase 3 cardiac rehabilitation is beneficial, reducing both mortality and morbidity following acute myocardial infarction. The role of ongoing phase...

Chest pain is a common presentation in general practice. Each year about 1% of the UK population visit their GP with chest pain.1 The average...

Anthracyclines are commonly used antineoplastic drugs. However, their clinical utility is tempered by a dose-dependent risk of cardiotoxicity and congestive heart failure. Current preventive measures...

Co-administered niacin and statin may offer additional lipid management; however, niacin is underutilised due to flushing, mediated primarily by prostaglandin D2 (PGD2). A combination tablet...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in pregnancy. Although women with high-risk cardiac conditions can be identified, the majority of deaths occur without...

Angiotensin-receptor blocking drugs have been shown to be an effective therapeutic strategy in a number of cardiovascular diseases. Many randomised controlled trials have demonstrated optimal...