2010, Volume 17, Issue 02, pages 49-96

In this issue, Sandler’s paper (see pages 86–8) reinforces the growing body of evidence that should lead to the demise of the routine use of...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidance on the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients admitted to hospital....

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued a draft guidance on the new anti-arrhythmic drug, dronedarone, saying it does not recommend...

A new UK study has suggested that both very low and very high blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes are associated with increased all-cause...

Among recently menopausal women, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with both oestrogen and progestin, showed a slight non-significant increase in risk of coronary heart disease within...

A document outlining how London’s acute and complex cardiovascular services are currently provided and broad principles for how things could be improved, Cardiovascular services in...

A new meta-analysis has suggested that use of statins slightly increases the risk of developing diabetes. The analysis – published in the February 27th issue...

News in brief from the world of cardiology....

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,...

A report from the fourth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal...

Until recently, supportive and palliative care for patients with heart failure has been neglected in primary and secondary care. Patients dying from cancer have benefited...

Highlights of this year’s British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) meeting, held in November in London, included a call for specialist heart failure units which...

Plasma natriuretic peptide (NP) testing is not widely used in heart failure clinical practice in the UK or Ireland, despite a large evidence base. This...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been redefined by the American National Kidney Foundation with stages based on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or other...

Direct current cardioversion (DCCV) to restore sinus rhythm (SR) in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a therapeutic option, though recent studies have questioned...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is a major risk factor for stroke. The 2006 National Institute for Health and Clinical...

Coronary angiography is commonly performed via the right femoral artery. Under local anaesthetic, the arterial lumen is initially cannulated with a wide-bore needle, then a...

Cardiac sarcoid remains a notoriously difficult to diagnose condition and arrhythmias remain an important initial presentation. It is amenable to treatment therefore it is important...