2009, Volume 16, Issue 04, pages 153-200

The Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP) represents one of the largest observational databases of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) events.1-3 Since its inception in 2000,...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued a new guidance on the use of several newer agents for blood glucose control...

A new meta-analysis has confirmed that statins improve survival and reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients who have risk factors but who...

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a warning about a possible interaction between clopidogrel and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as omeprazole, which are taken...

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has given a positive recommendation to six generic versions of clopidogrel. Such recommendations are normally endorsed by the European Commission...

A new diet and lifestyle support programme has been launched online for patients once they have completed an NHS Health Check. It is hoped that...

Further support for the idea of giving antihypertensive drugs to everyone over a certain age, regardless of their blood pressure, has come from the largest...

The first once-daily human glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogue, liraglutide (Victoza) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been launched in the...

News in brief from the world of...

A busy three-day programme comprised this year’s meeting at the ExCel Centre, London, from 1st–3rd June 2009. We report on a few of the meeting’s...

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,...

The relationship between cardiac and gastrointestinal disease is widely regarded as being a complex one – disorders of the two systems commonly co-exist, and the...

Palpitations are a common presentation in general practice(1) and a frequent reason for cardiology referrals. This symptom often causes considerable distress and anxiety for the...

Considerable variation exists in adherence to and implementation of post-myocardial infarction (post-MI) clinical guidelines in the UK. The Follow Your Heart Steering Group has consolidated...

In the case of coronary artery disease the glut of diagnostic terms like Q-wave infarction, non-Q infarction, ST elevation infarction, non-ST elevation infarction, intermediate syndrome,...

Most people do not wish to die in hospital, yet most people do. Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) appear to be particularly disadvantaged in...

The authors describe a case of Takotsubo-like syndrome in a 59-year-old Caucasian...

A 37-year-old man presented with palpitations and recurrent episodes of pre-syncope. He had a past medical history of atrial septal defect (ASD) repair aged seven....

This book largely reflects writers from Italian and German practise on sudden death. It begins with a definition and introduction to sudden death and its...