Editorial articles

The announcement that Akira Endo has won the 2008 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is a fitting tribute to the man who discovered the first

Postgraduate medical training has undergone extensive reform in recent times. This article outlines the current state of affairs and possible future developments in cardiology specialist

When any doctor or nurse refers to a colleague they should automatically ask themselves: is this referral necessary and will it benefit the patient? Referral

The UK has witnessed a seismic shift in the delivery of healthcare to patients with coronary heart disease, but there is still a lot to

Amyloid heart disease is comparatively rare, frequently missed and often mimics other clinical conditions. It often carries a very poor prognosis. Nonetheless, healthcare professionals should

Clinicians find heart failure difficult to diagnose.1 Confirmation of left ventricular dysfunction (systolic or diastolic) is only possible by cardiac imaging. Recent European Society of

Managing patients with the various manifestations of coronary heart disease keeps cardiologists busy, whether in out-patients, the cardiac catheter lab or the coronary care unit.

The needs and aspirations of the UK’s junior doctors have not been far from the headlines since the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS)/Modernising Medical Careers

A key component of the UK General Medical Services (GMS) contract, which was implemented in April 2004, is the quality and outcomes framework

Practice-based commissioning (PBC) achieved universal coverage by the end of 2006 according to the Department of Health (DoH).1 So here we are well in to