Meeting report
2024, Volume 31, Issue 1, pages 1–40
Editorials Clinical articles News and viewsTopics include:-
- Coronary calcium scoring in women
- Rewriting heart failure pillars of care
- NT-proBNP to diagnose HFpEF
- Inpatient initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors
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Back to topMarch 2024 Br J Cardiol 2024;31:11
The failing heart and kidney: improving prevention and treatment
The Cardiorenal Forum’s recent 18th Annual Scientific meeting looked at the latest updates in the failing heart and kidney. Held in London on...February 2024 Br J Cardiol 2024;31:9–10
BSH 2023: collaboration, coordination and cooperation – 25in25
Multidisciplinary experts in heart failure care from across the UK and wider afield gathered for the recent 26th British Society of Heart Failure...
October 2023 Br J Cardiol 2023;30(4)
HEART UK – lipids the best yet
HEART UK held its 36th Annual Medical and Scientific Conference over several days in July 2023 when the cholesterol charity reflected on the...
August 2023 Br J Cardiol 2023;30:86–9
BCS 2023: future-proofing cardiology for the next 10 years
The British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) annual conference returned to the Manchester Central Convention Complex on the 5th–7th June 2023. The focus this year was...April 2023 Br J Cardiol 2023;30:45–50
Fighting failure: reducing heart failure mortality by 25% over the next 25 years
To mark the 25th anniversary of the British Society of Heart Failure (BSH), the focus of its recent annual meeting was an aim...February 2023 Br J Cardiol 2023;30:12–15
Cardiorenal medicine – new targets, treatments and technologies
After two years of virtual meetings, the Cardiorenal Forum’s recent 17th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) was able to return to a face-to-face event...November 2022 Br J Cardiol 2022;29:134–6
Highlights from the BCS Annual Conference 2022: 100 years in cardiology
The British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Annual Conference 2022 was held on the 6–8th June in Manchester, UK. This year saw a return to...October 2022 Br J Cardiol 2022;29:132–4
Hot topics in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease
HEART UK’s recent 35th Annual Medical Scientific Meeting blended a face-to-face meeting with virtual attendance to showcase the latest developments within the lipid community....August 2022 Br J Cardiol 2022;29(3)
The heart failure multidisciplinary team: reconnecting in the real world
One of the most difficult challenges presented to healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic has been maintaining standards of care in non-COVID related...January 2022 Br J Cardiol 2022;29:8
Freedom from failure: The British Society for Heart Failure Annual Meeting highlights
This year’s 24th British Society for Heart Failure annual meeting successfully brought together experts in heart failure from all over the UK as well...February 2021
News from the BSH 23rd Annual Autumn Meeting: 2020 vision for heart failure
New perspectives in heart failure management and the development of the multidisciplinary workforce was the focus of the 23rd Annual Autumn Meeting of...March 2020 Br J Cardiol 2020;27:15–7
BSH: Improving quality and reducing inequality in heart failure
The popular annual autumn meeting of the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) boasted a line-up of internationally recognised authorities in heart failure....January 2020 Br J Cardiol 2020;27:11–4
Cardiorenal Forum 2019: integrating care in cardiorenal medicine
The highly anticipated 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum was held at The King’s Fund, London, on 4th October 2019. The focus...October 2019 Br J Cardiol 2019;26(4)
News from ESC 2019
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress is the world’s largest meeting of cardiovascular professionals. This year, more than 32,000 delegates from over...
September 2019 Br J Cardiol 2019;26:88–9
Updates from the American Diabetes Association 2019
With recent developments in medications and their clinical implications, the worlds of both diabetes and cardiology were focussed on the American Diabetes Association...September 2019 Br J Cardiol 2019;26:90
News from the BSH 21st Annual Autumn Meeting
‘The heart failure multidisciplinary team’ was the theme for the 21st Annual Autumn Meeting of the British Society of Heart Failure (BSH), which...May 2019 Br J Cardiol 2019;26:50
Quick takes from ACC.19: The American College of Cardiology 68th Annual Scientific Sessions
The American College of Cardiology (ACC.19) Annual Scientific Sessions represents one of the most exalted venues for investigators to present the latest studies...December 2018
Cardiorenal Forum 2018: Updates and progress in cardiorenal medicine
This year’s fascinating and thought-provoking 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum brought together experts from the closely linked specialties of nephrology, cardiology...
October 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:135–7
News from ESC 2018: Not all HDL cholesterol is cardioprotective
Very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the lipid that has been considered ‘good’ cholesterol, may be associated with an increased risk of...October 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:135–7
News from ESC 2018: COMMANDER HF – rivaroxaban in heart failure…
Rivaroxaban, the direct oral, factor Xa inhibitor, does not reduce the risk of a composite end point of survival, myocardial infarction (MI) and...October 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:135–7
News from ESC 2018: …and in VTE in the MARINER trial
The use of the oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban in medically ill patients for 45 days following hospital discharge showed there was no significant difference...October 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:135–7
News from ESC 2018: Is it safe for women with heart disease to become pregnant?
“Usually”, appears to be the answer according to 10-year results from the Registry Of Pregnancy And Cardiac disease (ROPAC) a worldwide, prospective registry...
October 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25(4)
News from the 10th British Society for Heart Failure Day for revalidation and training
‘All you need to know about heart failure – in one day’ was the promise of the 10th British Society for Heart Failure...October 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:135–7
European Society of Cardiology 2018 Congress in briefs
This year’s meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) was held in Munich, Germany, from 25th–29th August...August 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:95
HEART UK – Hot topics in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease
This year’s 32nd HEART UK Annual Medical and Scientific Conference reflects the current challenges and innovations within the lipid community. Whilst bringing variety...August 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:90–1
News from EuroPCR 2018
Consistently attracting over 11,000 delegates, EuroPCR remains one of the largest interventional meetings on the planet and this year’s packed programme did not...August 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:92
News from the BCS 2018
‘High performing teams’ was the theme for this year’s British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Annual Conference 2018, held in Manchester in June. It was...
March 2018
News from the Cardiorenal Forum 12th Annual Scientific Meeting – Improving treatments in cardiorenal patients
The advancement and quality improvement of treatments for cardiorenal patients was the focus of many presentations at the recent 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of...January 2018
News from the British Society for Heart Failure 2017
The recent British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) 20th Annual Autumn Meeting took as its theme ‘Three decades of heart failure’. Commemorating the...December 2017
Hyperkalaemia: who gets it, how frequent is it, what do I do and does it matter?
We are pleased to bring you a podcast from this year’s Cardiorenal Forum Annual Scientific Meeting, held in London on 13th October 2017. A...November 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:136
Cholesterol – a problem solved?
The 31st HEART UK Annual Medical and Scientific Conference took place at the University of Warwick from 5th – 7th July 2017. This year’s...October 2017
News from the European Society of Cardiology congress 2017
This year’s meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) provided results from a wide range of clinical trials on anticoagulation, lipid lowering, diet...October 2017
ESC 2017: CANTOS – a focus on inflammation and atherosclerosis
A consistent criticism of the ESC congress in recent years has been that, outside of the chronic heart failure arena at least, the late...October 2017
ESC 2017: COMPASS steers on anticoagulation in stable cardiovascular disease
In the same hotline session as CANTOS, the results of COMPASS (Cardiovascular Outcomes for People using Anticoagulation Strategies) also caught the attention. In...October 2017
ESC 2017: RE-DUAL PCI shows benefits for dabigatran
RE-DUAL PCI (the Randomized Evaluation of Dual Antithrombotic Therapy With Dabigatran vs Triple Therapy With Warfarin in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous...October 2017
ESC 2017: REVEAL – modest beneficial effects with anacetrapib
Results from the REVEAL (Randomized Evaluation of the Effects of Anacetrapib through Lipid Modification) study show anacetrapib, an investigational cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP)...October 2017
ESC 2017: New potassium binding drugs reviewed
The development of new potassium binding agents has increased interest in the field of hyperkalaemia management. This was the topic of a Vifor-sponsored satellite...October 2017
ESC 2017: Evidence supports treatment of iron deficiency in heart failure
As one in every two heart failure patients has iron deficiency, an appropriate and timely question asked during the meeting was: “should iron be...October 2017
ESC 2017: DETO2X – oxygen therapy does not improve survival in myocardial infarction
Oxygen therapy does not improve survival in patients with heart attack symptoms, according to late-breaking research presented at a hotline session and published...October 2017
ESC 2017: PURE shows we should revisit dietary fat guidelines
Researchers are calling for a reconsideration of global dietary guidelines in light of new data presented at the Congress on fat intake and cardiovascular...August 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:(3)
BCS 2017: spotlight on heart failure
The theme running through the recent 2017 British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Annual Conference was ‘Cardiology at the extremes’. Few conditions in medicine can...
April 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:49-54
News from ACC.17
This year’s ACC.17 was a very newsy meeting with good news for lipid lowering, and the first outcome study for the new PCSK9 inhibitors...April 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:56-8
News from the 9th BSH day for revalidation and training
Held on 2nd March 2017, the 9th British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) Training and Revalidation Day drew heart failure experts to London...April 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:59-60
News from the British Heart Valve Society
An imaginative programme addressing head-on challenging debates within the valve community was presented at the recent British Heart Valve Society Annual Meeting. Held...
February 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:13
Innovations in cardiorenal medicine
Enhanced understanding of organ fibrosis and novel therapeutic targets were the focus of many presentations at last year’s 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of...January 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:14
News from the BSH 19th Annual Autumn Meeting
A ‘paradigm shift’ in the treatment of heart failure created an atmosphere full of excitement at the 19th British Society for Heart Failure (BSH)...December 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;24:41
News from the AHA Scientific Sessions 2016
There was good news about the safety of a COX2 inhibitor, reduced bleeding with an oral anticoagulant and atheroma regression with a PCSK9 inhibitor...
November 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:136
Cholesterol: the evolving story – HEART UK 30th annual conference
‘Cholesterol – the evolving story’ was the theme of this year’s HEART UK conference, covering primary and secondary care, patients and industry. The event...October 2016
Watch our ESC podcasts
Watch our podcast from the recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, which highlights some of the key studies presented there with an...October 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(4)
Anticoagulation highlights from the ESC
With so much going on in the field of anticoagulation, our round-up of news in this area from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)...October 2016
Pulmonary hypertension news from ESC and ERS
We round up the latest news in pulmonary hypertension (PH) from recent congresses. Dr Logan Thirugnanasothy (Clinical Research Fellow, Newcastle Pulmonary Hypertension Service, Freeman...October 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:133–5
News from the ESC Congress 2016
This year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress took place in Rome, Italy, from 27th–31st August 2016 and attracted over 33,000 delegates from across...August 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:96–7
Pulmonary hypertension news
In this report we review two major American meetings: the 36th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung...
July 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:93
Highlights from international meetings: ACC, EAS and ADA
News highlights from the American College of Cardiology, European Atherosclerosis Society and American Diabetes...April 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(1)
Update from the 8th BSH Day for Revalidation and Training
A wide array of investigations is available to the heart failure specialist. Their proper utilisation requires knowledge of their indications, and proficiency in interpretation....
February 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(1)
Cardiorenal medicine: challenges for the decade ahead
The most recent innovations in cardiorenal medicine and the challenges this specialty faces in the near future were the focus of the 10th Annual...February 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(1)
News from the BSH 18th Annual Autumn Meeting
‘Pathways of care’ was the theme for the 18th British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) Annual Autumn Meeting, held in London from 26–27th November...December 2015 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(1)
Pulmonary hypertension news from AHA and ERS
We report highlights of pulmonary hypertension presentations from the most recently held European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 26th–30th...
December 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:146
Heart Rhythm Congress 2015
The 10th Heart Rhythm Congress was held October 4th–7th 2015 at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Birmingham. This year’s event hosted a...
December 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:145
‘Lipids in the community’ – HEART UK 29th annual conference
‘Lipids in the community’ was the general theme of this year’s HEART UK conference, attended by 200–250 participants, covering primary and secondary care,...October 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(4)
Focus on pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension moves into new era The launch of new pulmonary hypertension (PH) guidelines was covered in several sessions at the recent...October 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:138–142
News from the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015
A record-breaking meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) was held in London this year with over 37,000 delegates from all over the...July 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(3)
News from the 17th International Symposium of Atherosclerosis
The latest in lipids medicine was presented at the 17th International Symposium of Atherosclerosis (ISA), which took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 23rd–26th...May 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:59–60
News from the European Atherosclerosis Society Congress
Glasgow was the host of the recent 83rd Annual Congress of the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS), held from 22nd–25th March 2015 and attended by...
April 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(2)
News from ACC.15
As well as the high-tech interventional advances including radial access percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), new antibodies against cholesterol, and coronary angiography for heart disease...April 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(2)
News from the UK Stroke Forum
The UK’s premier stroke conference − the ninth UK Stroke Forum conference − took place on the 2nd−4th of December 2014 at the Harrogate...
March 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:17
News from the Cardiorenal Forum 9th Annual Scientific Meeting – embracing the future, not forgetting the past
This year’s 9th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum looked at glucose, gender, rhythm and risks. Experts in the fields of cardiology, diabetes...
February 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:18
News from the British Society for Heart Failure 17th Annual Autumn Meeting
'Yesterday’s problems, today’s solutions' was the theme of the 2014 autumn meeting of the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH). A wide-ranging programme...
January 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:12–13
News from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2014
The latest mega trial − IMPROVE-IT − dominated discussion at the recent American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, with ezetimibe becoming the first non-statin...January 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(1)
Lipid highlights from the American Heart Association
Non-statin lipid lowering was the focus of several studies reporting at the recent American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Chicago, USA. It was...November 2014
Anticoagulation highlights from ESC 2014
Much of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2014 Congress programme was devoted to important clinical issues such as management of arrhythmia, and stroke...October 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:135–7
News from the ESC Congress 2014
This year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress promised the strongest scientific programme yet and it did not disappoint. With 4,598 posters and oral...October 2014
Lipid highlights from ESC 2014
News from lipid studies was a major topic at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2014 Congress. The theme this year was ‘Innovation and...October 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:138
News from PCR London Valves 2014
PCR London Valves 2014 was a dynamic meeting outlining multiple technological advances and novel concepts. Held in London from 28th September 2014 – 1st...
September 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:105
News from the British Cardiovascular Society 2014 Annual Conference
We report highlights from this year’s British Cardiovascular Society 2014 Annual Conference held on June 2nd–4th 2014. Sessions from the busy programme varied from...
September 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:104
Towards personalised medicine: HEART UK 28th Annual Conference
Towards personalised medicine was the general theme of this year’s HEART UK conference, attended by 230 clinical and nursing personnel and patients and held...August 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:103
News from the European Atherosclerosis Society Congress
Hola Madrid! More than 1,800 clinicians and scientists from 75 countries converged on Madrid, Spain, for the 52nd annual congress of the European Atherosclerosis...
July 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:102
News from the 23rd European Stroke Conference
The European Stroke Conference meeting was held in Nice, France, from May 6th–9th 2014. It was a busy programme with over 1,500 abstracts presented,...
April 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:56–7
News from ACC.14
The 63rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) − held in Washington DC, USA from March 29th−31st 2014 − held...
April 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:(2)
A walk around the right heart
Dr Lindsey Tilling reports from the recent British Society of Heart Failure day for training and revalidation, held in...
February 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:10–11
News from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013
Highlights of the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2013, held in Dallas, Texas, USA, last November included success with a fourth new oral...
February 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:15
News from the BSH 16th Annual Autumn Meeting
The 16th Annual Autumn Meeting of the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) entitled ‘Making sense of acute heart failure’, was held on 28–29...
February 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:14
Building an effective business case to support heart failure services
The development of an effective business case for heart failure services was discussed at a meeting held at the Royal College of Physicians on...December 2013 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:12–3
Highlights from HRC 2013
The Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC) remains the largest and fastest growing heart rhythm meeting in the UK, providing education and training to promote diversity...
December 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:133-5
What’s hot in cardiorenal medicine
This year’s 8th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum looked at clinical dilemmas in cardiorenal disease and co-morbidities. The meeting was held at...
October 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:130–2
News from the ESC Congress 2013
This year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 31st August – 4th September 2013. We report...August 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:92-93
News from EHRA: encouraging news on anticoagulants
Dr James Rosengarten reports highlights from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Europace 2013 meeting held recently in Athens,...August 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:92-93
News from EHRA: PREFER AF
Dr James Rosengarten reports highlights from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Europace 2013 meeting held recently in Athens,...August 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:92-93
News from EHRA: depression screening in AF clinics recommended
Dr James Rosengarten reports highlights from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Europace 2013 meeting held recently in Athens,...August 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:92-93
News from EHRA: AF patient website launched
Dr James Rosengarten reports highlights from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Europace 2013 meeting held recently in Athens,...August 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:92-93
News from EHRA: biomarkers may help stratify sudden cardiac death risk
Dr James Rosengarten reports highlights from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Europace 2013 meeting held recently in Athens,...August 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:92-93
News from EHRA: new ‘user friendly’ guidelines on pacing and CRT
Dr James Rosengarten reports highlights from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Europace 2013 meeting held recently in Athens,...
April 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:54-5.
News from the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session 2013
Highlights of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting held in San Francisco last month included the first study to show a benefit of...
April 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:57-8.
SHARPening up research in Scotland
The Scottish Heart and Arterial disease Risk Prevention (SHARP) charity has aimed to reduce and prevent premature morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease in...
April 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:(2)
BSH 5th annual heart failure day for training and revalidation
Treatment of chronic heart failure (HF) is underpinned by a firm evidence base. The same cannot be said for most acute HF but this...
February 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:18-9
News from the BSH 15th Annual Autumn Meeting
The 15th Annual Autumn Meeting of the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) entitled 'Heart failure, a multidisciplinary approach', was held on 29th–30th November...February 2013
British Society of Heart Failure Young Investigators’ Award
Three abstracts of outstanding quality were presented for the Young Investigators' Award at the British Society of Heart Failure's 15th Annual Autumn...December 2012 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:14–5
News from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2012
Highlights of the American Heart Association 2012 meeting held on 3rd - 7th November 2012 in Los Angeles, USA, included a win for surgery...
December 2012 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:20–1
News from the 7th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum
This year's 7th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum looked at diabetes and other co-morbidities in relation to cardiorenal disease. The meeting was...November 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:152
News from the ESC Congress 2012
Highlights of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2012 Congress held in Munich, Germany on August 25th–29th included the first ever randomised trial addressing...November 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:155
Highlights from HRC 2012
This year's Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC 2012), held in Birmingham from 23rd-26th September, was the largest to date showing the growing interest in this...March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:16
Cardiovascular disease – everyday management
The highlight of this year’s SHARP Annual Scientific Meeting, held at Dunkeld House, Perthshire, on 24th–25th November 2011, was a mini symposium held in...February 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:16
Care for the individual patient
The 14th British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) annual meeting, entitled ‘Care for the individual patient’, was held in late November at the Queen...
October 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:212-213
Quality in CVD care – taking the lead in the new NHS
This year’s 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), held in Bristol, 28th–30th September 2011, highlighted the controversial reforms in...August 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:158–9
Old problems, new solutions: the HEART UK annual conference
HEART UK – The Cholesterol Charity held its 25th annual conference at Warwick University from 6th-8th July 2011, entitled ‘Partners in Prevention - Lipids...
June 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:113–14
Heart failure: what’s new? The 2011 BSH medical training meeting
The latest evidence in heart failure was presented at the 3rd Annual British Society of Heart Failure (BSH) medical training meeting, which took place...April 2011
Magic pixies and the glorified blood vessel
A report from the 5th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum, held at the Royal College of Physicians, London, October 2010, in association...
February 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:17-8
Beyond cardiovascular disease: SHARP Scientific Meeting 2010
The 2010 Scientific Meeting of the Scottish Heart and Arterial Prevention Group (SHARP) took place in November 2010 and addressed, in detail, the interface...September 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:209
Latest NICE guidance on chronic heart failure
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published new guidance on the management of chronic heart failure. This updates and replaces...
September 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:220-21
The British Cardiovascular Society: an overview
Welcome to the first of a regular series of news and reviews from the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS). Many of you will already be...
July 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:168-170
Report from the 20th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension, Oslo, Norway
Renal denervation (RDN) revisited A novel, catheter-based technique is looking promising for the treatment of refractory hypertension. Renal sympathetic hyperactivity is associated with the development...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;17:69-70
The British Society for Heart Failure 12th Annual Autumn Meeting
Highlights of this year’s British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) meeting, held in November in London, included a call for specialist heart failure units...
February 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:13-18
News from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009
Highlights from the recent American Heart Association meeting held in Orlando, Florida, USA, from 14th–18th November 2009, included good news for niacin but not...November 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:273
News from TCT 2009
The Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2009 meeting was held in San Francisco, USA, from September 22nd –...November 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:274-5
From rheumatic fever to atrial ablation: reconciling needs and availability of healthcare globally
Colin Doig and Henry Purcell report highlights from the recent Cardiology at the Limits meeting held in Cape Town, South...November 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:276-7
Making change happen: the PCCS Annual Scientific Meeting
‘Making change happen’ was the theme of the 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS) in Nottingham on 1st –...September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:215-221
News from the 2009 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
This year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, held in Barcelona, Spain, from August 29th–September 2nd 2009, was awash with promising new data, including...September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:223-225
Lipid hypothesis proves its case at HEART UK conference
HEART UK – The Cholesterol Charity held its 23rd annual conference in Liverpool in June, focussing on understanding clinical trials and the evidence base...November 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:290–2
The failing heart and kidney
The interest in the increasing overlap between cardiac and renal disease was shown by a well-attended meeting, ‘The failing heart and kidney’, organised by...September 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:237-39
CVD risk and beyond at H·E·A·R·T UK conference 2008
There was a buzz about this year’s H·E·A·R·T UK – The Cholesterol Charity’s annual conference. An impressive array of speakers, plus the pertinent theme,...September 2007 Br J Cardiol 2007;14:194-99
News from the 2007 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
ADVANCE – lowering blood pressure reduces events in diabetes Death rates with drug-eluting stents worse in STEMI patients Women with ACS do worse with PCI EUROASPIRE: lifestyle...September 2007 Br J Cardiol 2007;14:201-202
Back to the future: familial hypercholesterolaemia revisited
Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University hosted the 21st Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting and the Patients’ Workshop of H.E.A.R.T UK this summer. The theme was looking...September 2007 Br J Cardiol 2007;14:203-04
Women and heart disease
Heart disease in women was the theme for the SHARP (Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk Prevention Group) Spring Symposium held earlier this year in...November 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:386-90
News from the Scientific Sessions 2006 of the American Heart Association
We report the highlights from this year’s American Heart Association (AHA) meeting held in Chicago, Ohio, US, from November 11th-16th, 2006. These included studies...November 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:391-92
News from TCT 2006 – Latest data on drug-eluting stent controversy
An abundance of new information on the controversy surrounding drug-eluting stents was presented and discussed at the Transcatheter and Therapeutics (TCT) meeting held in...September 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:317-25
News from the 2006 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology and the XVth World Congress of Cardiology
The 2006 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology joined with the World Heart Federation’s XVth World Congress of Cardiology this year and was...September 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:329-31
Big trouble in little Britain
Big trouble in little Britain The recent 20th Annual Medical and Scientific Meeting of H.E.A.R.T UK focussed on obesity, cardiovascular disease and diet. Here...September 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:364-6
Case conferences from the Royal Brompton Hospital: a focus on myocardial ischaemia
This is the first in a regular series of ‘Case Conferences’ dealing with ‘difficult’ angina, or patients who present with challenging myocardial ischaemia (even...May 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:174-6
The American Society of Hypertension 21st Annual Scientific Meeting
The 21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) was held in New York, US from May 16th-20th, 2006. Dr Martin...March 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:90-8
