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March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:11
MHRA issues advice on dabigatran
As adverse event reports of bleeding with the new oral anticoagulant, dabigatran, are being publicised, many regulatory authorities are issuing alerts reminding that caution is needed with this drug in the elderly and patients with renal impairment. ...
March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:16 Meeting report
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 conjunction with the British Hypertension Society (BHS). Dr Alan Begg reports. ...
March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:15
Correspondence: Safe practice in TOE
Correspondence from the world of cardiology....
March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:15
Correspondence: Anaemia in CHF
Correspondence from the world of cardiology....
March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:15
Correspondence: Iodine deficiency and cholesterol
Correspondence from the world of cardiology....
March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:15
Correspondence: Specialty training
Correspondence from the world of cardiology....
March 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:18–9
Up to your neck in it
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 considers a useful accessory....
February 2012 Br J Cardiol 2012;19:16 Meeting report
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 Elizabeth Conference Centre in London. Attracting 400 delegates with its multidisciplinary programme, Dr Dominic Kelly reports on the highlights....
October 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:203
Changes to hypertension guidelines
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has updated its guideline on hypertension, making a number of new recommendations regarding both the diagnosis and treatment of the condition. The new clinical guideline 127 updates and replaces clinical guideline 34, which was published in June 2006....
