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Editorial articles
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:159-60
Lasers vaporised from NICE guideline recommendations for refractory angina
As from May 2009 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have removed transmyocardial laser revascularisation (TMLR) from the list of treatments for...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:161-2
Mortality and catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the UK alone is estimated to be 1% of the population (approximately 610,000) and rises with age from...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:103
Should the BSE collaborate with the BSG on intravenous sedation?
If we consider gastro-oesopageal endoscopy as a similar procedure to transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) then we might be alarmed at the 30-day mortality of 1:2,000 reported...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:105-07
Screening for cardiovascular risk
Cardiovascular disease is the biggest killer in the UK causing 198,000 deaths per year, and stroke is the most common cause of disability in women....
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:55-6
Routine cardioversion for patients with atrial fibrillation
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...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:73–5
State financial assistance for terminally ill patients: the discrepancy between cancer and heart failure
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...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:81-5
10 Steps before you refer for Chronic Kidney disease
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...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:8–10
Cardiac auscultation: an essential clinical skill in decline
Cardiac auscultation is a critical part of the clinical examination. In antiquity physicians listened to heart sounds directly by placing their ear to the chest....
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:11-12
Transvenous pacing – a dying art for a dying heart?
The atrioventricular (AV) conducting system of the mammalian heart was described a hundred years ago. Albert Hyman, a cardiologist working in New York City performed...
Br J Cardiol 2009;16:265–7
The use of risk scores for stratification of acute coronary syndrome patients
Although patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) share key pathophysiological mechanisms, they present with diverse clinical, electrocardiographic and enzyme characteristics and experience a wide range...
