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July 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:163-5
Eplerenone beneficial in mild heart failure
Another trial stopped early because of benefit is EMPHASIS-HF (Eplerenone in Mild Patients Hospitalisation And SurvIval Study in Heart Failure) which looked at the aldosterone...
May 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:s10-s12
ARBs in chronic heart failure
Heart failure epidemiology
The incidence of heart failure (HF) increases with age and its prevalence is increasing due to an ageing population.1 Although some HF patients...
March 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:67-8
Cardiorenal syndrome: one disease – two paths?
A report from the fourth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal...
March 2010
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...
March 2010
Br J Cardiol 2010;17:76–80
Recommendations on the clinical use of B-type natriuretic peptide testing (BNP or NTproBNP) in the UK and Ireland
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...
November 2008
Br J Cardiol 2008;15: 322–5
Co-morbid psychiatric disorders among subjects in stable state of heart failure in a West African teaching hospital
Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the general hospital setting worldwide. The paucity of data on psychiatric co-morbidity in...
September 2008
Br J Cardiol 2008;15:231-36
News from the 2008 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
Highlights of the European Society of Cardiology meeting held in Munich, Germany, August 30th – September 3rd 2008 showed further benefit for fish oils, this...
September 2008
Br J Cardiol 2008;15:261-5
Renal and cardiac arterial disease: parallels and pitfalls
Renal artery stenosis is a condition that has significant effects on the progression and outcomes of co-existent cardiac disease. The most important cause of renal...
