Editorial articles

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

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

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is the process by which patients with cardiac disease, in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals, are encouraged and supported

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 British Society of Rheumatology have published guidelines on the management of rheumatoid arthritis, which call for an increased awareness of rheumatoid arthritis as an

“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” – C F Kettering Cardiovascular diseases are a

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

For over 50 years cardiologists have routinely recommended antibiotic prophylaxis (ABP) at the time of dental procedures in patients deemed to be at risk of

The field of clinical medicine is littered with the bodies of sacred cows. Recent examples include the demise of vagotomy and pyloroplasty as a standard