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April 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(1) Online First
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. This was the focus of the second morning session, entitled “Different tests”, of the 8th British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) Training and Revalidation Day. Held on 3rd March 2016, at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, this session included excellent presentations on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), cardiac catheterisation in heart failure, assessment of haemodynamics using echocardiography, and the use of cardiac CT in heart failure. Dr Simon Beggs reports on some of the highlights from a lively and thought-provoking day....
March 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:9
NICE quality standard on acute heart failure
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new quality standard in acute heart failure (QS103) to cover the care of adults (over 18 years) who have a diagnosis of acute heart failure or are being investigated for acute heart failure. ...
March 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:9
Confusing NICE guidance on PCSK9 inhibitors
The cholesterol charity, HEART UK, has questioned NICE’s decisions on the new PCSK9 inhibitors evolocumab (Repatha®, Amgen) and alirocumab (Pralulent®, Sanofi Regeneron), which were approved in Europe in May 2015 and in the USA in August 2015 for patients who are unable to control their cholesterol with current therapies. ...
March 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:15
Book review: Hypertension, 2nd edition
Editors: Nadar S, Lip GY ...
March 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:14
Correspondence: ‘You look dishevelled’ – MI in a cardiologist diagnosed by his secretary
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
March 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:14
Correspondence: Aldosterone levels and oedema score in a small series of HF patients
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
March 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:14
Correspondence: Surviving an out-of-hospital arrest after negative tests: a GP’s experience
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
February 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(1) Online First
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 Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum. The meeting was held at The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, on October 1st 2015, and endorsed by the Renal Association and the British Society for Heart Failure. Drs Thomas Gilpin and Amanda Laird report on its highlights....
February 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:(1) Online First
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 2015. In recognition of a lifetime of landmark heart failure studies, Professor Marc Pfeffer (Boston, USA) was the deserved recipient of the Philip Poole-Wilson Memorial award presented during the meeting. Drs Parminder Chaggar and Matthew Kahn report some of the highlights from the comprehensive programme....
