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February 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:17-8 Meeting report
Beyond cardiovascular disease: SHARP Scientific Meeting 2010
The 2010 Scientific Meeting of the Scottish Heart and Arterial Prevention Group (SHARP) took place in November 2010 and addressed, in detail, the interface of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with other disease categories and specialties. ...
February 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:19-20
British Cardiovascular Society: training division
Welcome to the third of the series of news and reviews from the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS). In this article, Dr Jim Hall, Vice-President for Training BCS, gives an overview of the Society’s involvement in training in cardiovascular medicine in the UK....
February 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:21-2
South by Southwest
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 conference accommodation....
November 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:259-63
Rosiglitazone suspended in Europe
The diabetes drug, rosiglitazone (Avandia®, GlaxoSmithKline), has been suspended in Europe, following a review of cardiovascular safety data by the European Medicines Agency (EMA)....
November 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:259-63
Home monitoring of INR is a viable alternative
Home INR testing in patients taking warfarin was associated with similar event rates as monthly high-quality clinic testing in a new study, which the authors say has "the potential for a major clinical impact"....
November 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:259-63
Mediterranean diet reduces new-onset diabetes
Individuals at high cardiovascular risk but without diabetes who followed a Mediterranean diet had half the rate of new-onset diabetes over four years compared with those on a low-fat diet, a new study shows....
November 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:259-63
Sugary drinks linked to increased diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Consumption of just one or two sugar-sweetened drinks per day is associated with a 26% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and a 20% increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a new meta-analysis shows....
November 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:259-63
Compressions-only CPR may be best?
Bystanders attending to an adult in cardiac arrest should perform the chest-compression-only technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a new meta-analysis concludes....
November 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:259-63
Cardiovascular risk increases after invasive dental treatment
The risk of cardiovascular events increases sharply in the month following invasive dental treatment, a new study shows....
November 2010 Br J Cardiol 2010;17:259-63
PARTNER: transcatheter valves show striking benefits in aortic stenosis patients unsuitable for surgery
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) was associated with much better outcomes than standard care in patients with severe aortic disease unable to undergo surgery in the PARTNER trial....
