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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....
February 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:18 Online First
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 covered many topics from uncertainties, myths and dogmas to frightening calls and consultations including the heart failure patient with cancer. Drs Lindsey Tilling and Eleanor Wicks report some of its highlights....
February 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:11 Online First
Correspondence: accurate classification of chest pain
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
February 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:11 Online First
Correspondence: don’t see their heart broken
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
February 2015 Br J Cardiol 2015;22:11 Online First
Correspondence: mortality due to rheumatic heart disease
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
