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June 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:68
Correspondence: coenzyme Q10 supplementation for the treatment and prevention of heart failure
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
May 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:59–60 Online First
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 more than 1,500 delegates from across 77 countries. We report its highlights....
April 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(2) Online First
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 diagnosis, maybe the most important studies presented at this year's American College of Cardiology (ACC) focused on the considerably low-tech interventions of avoiding sitting for too long, and losing weight to reduce important cardiovascular risk factors. We report from the 64th Annual Scientific Session held in San Diego, California, USA from 14th–16th March 2015....
April 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(2) Online First
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 International Conference Centre. Over 1,300 delegates from multidisciplinary backgrounds attended numerous plenary and concurrent sessions covering the entirety of the stroke pathway. Drs Praphull Shukla and David Hargroves report highlights relevant to the cardiovascular community....
March 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:(1)
Where there’s life, there’s hope: debating the Saatchi Bill
Opinion from the world of cardiology...
March 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:20–1
A significant collapse?
In this regular series ‘ECGs for the fainthearted’ Dr Heather Wetherell will be interpreting ECGs in a non-threatening and simple way. In this issue, we apply the knowledge gained so far to a situation that may be encountered in general practice....
March 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:22–4
Vive la différence?
We continue our series in which Consultant Interventionist Dr Michael Norell takes a sideways look at life in the cath lab…and beyond. In this column, he muses the cardiac differences between men and women....
March 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:17 Meeting report
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 and renal medicine presented the latest developments in their fields. The meeting was held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London and endorsed by The Renal Association and the British Society for Heart Failure. Dr Legate Philip reports on its highlights....
