News and views
February 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:10–11 Online First
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 anticoagulant in patients with atrial fibrillation, and some benefit with spironolactone for heart failure patients with preserved left ventricular function, a group for whom no treatment is currently available....
February 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:15 Online First
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 November 2013 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. Over 700 delegates attended the meeting, which was introduced by BSH Chair Professor Andrew Clark. Colin Cunnington reports on some of the highlights....
February 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:14 Online First
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 14th October 2013. Approximately 90 delegates attended the meeting, which was organised by Hayward Medical Communications (HMC) and the York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC). The focus of the day was to provide information and advice on how to prepare and structure a business case, what sources of data and information to use, and how to employ a business case to inform service development....
December 2013 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:12–3 Online First
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 and improved technology for all involved in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia patients. We report highlights from this year’s meeting, HRC 2013, held in Birmingham from September 20–23, 2013....
December 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:133-5 Meeting report
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 the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, October 4th 2013, and endorsed by the Renal Association and the British Society for Heart Failure. Alice Zheng and Katy Watson report on its highlights....
December 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:160
Correspondence: national survey of patients with AF in the acute medical unit: a day in the life survey
Correspondence from the world of cardiology...
December 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:138-9
Me doctor, you patient
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, the perils of being a patient, as a doctor, are discussed....
October 2013 Br J Cardiol 2013;20:130–2 Meeting report
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 highlights from some of the hundreds of studies reporting including more on the cardiovascular effects of drugs for diabetes to the latest in intervention, the effects of anticoagulants in valve disease and new lipid lowering agents....
