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Editorial articles
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:201-2
Alcohol septal ablation for the relief of symptoms in obstructive HCM: a ‘coming of age’
The diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has undergone fundamental change since the condition was first described more than 50 years ago by Donald Teare,1...
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:149–51
Academic clinical trials – exaggerated reports of their death
Modern medical practice calls for an evidence-based approach. The best medicine is, therefore, built on a foundation of the best evidence. The best evidence, in...
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:102–3
Cracking down on the problem
The prevalence of cocaine use in the UK has been steadily increasing over recent years, with 6.6% of 16–24 year olds admitting to regular use.1...
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:56−8
“He who knows syphilis knows medicine” – the return of an old friend
He who knows syphilis knows medicine” said Father of Modern Medicine, Sir William Osler, at the turn of the 20th Century. So common was syphilis...
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:54−5
Familial hypercholesterolaemia – a developing English scandal
As Chairman of HEART UK’s Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) Guideline Implementation Team, I am well aware that little has been done in England to implement the...
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:53
NHS Health Checks
The National Health Service (NHS) Health Check is a national screening programme to detect individuals in the 40–74-year-old age range who are at risk of...
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:5-6
Impact of the ageing population on cardiac surgery in the UK
In their article, Ngaage and colleagues (see pages 28–32) discuss the influence of an ageing population on care and clinical resource utilisation in cardiac surgery...
Br J Cardiol 2011;18:7-8
The exercise ECG – here today, gone tomorrow?
In March 2010 the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published guidance on the management of patients with chest pain of recent onset.1...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:255–6
Atrial fibrillation ablation: safety and efficacy
Following recent publication of the 2010 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for atrial fibrillation (AF) it is timely the BJC publish an article by...
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:207–08
MDCT coronary angiography: does the benefit justify radiation burden?
Recent technical developments in multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT), and particularly the introduction of 64-slice MDCT, have made the non-invasive imaging of coronary arteries a clinical...
