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November 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:274-5 Meeting report

From rheumatic fever to atrial ablation: reconciling needs and availability of healthcare globally

Colin Doig and Henry Purcell report highlights from the recent Cardiology at the Limits meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa...

November 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:276-7 Meeting report

Making change happen: the PCCS Annual Scientific Meeting

‘Making change happen’ was the theme of the 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS) in Nottingham on 1st – 3rd October 2009. The largest ever meeting of the society debated the challenges and advantages of change in a time of economic downturn in the NHS, with innovative projects and studies revealing best practice. Medical journalist Jacqui Thornton reports from the meeting where many delegates believed working together to enable change was possible and desired....

November 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:278-9

Hey ho for the open road

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 the joys of open-topped motoring....

September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:215-221 Meeting report

News from the 2009 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology

This year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, held in Barcelona, Spain, from August 29th–September 2nd 2009, was awash with promising new data, including results from two mega studies – RE-LY and PLATO – which were described as ‘ground breaking’. ...

September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:223-225 Meeting report

Lipid hypothesis proves its case at HEART UK conference

HEART UK – The Cholesterol Charity held its 23rd annual conference in Liverpool in June, focussing on understanding clinical trials and the evidence base for the theories that underpin current cardiovascular disease prevention strategies...

September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:226

In brief

News in brief from the world of cardiology...

September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:227-228

I never take advice, as a rule

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 rules....

September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:256

Cardiac mapping, 3rd edition

Editors: Shenasa M, Hindricks G, Borgreffe M, Breithardt G Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4051-75722 Price: £124.99...

September 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:256

Cardiac pacing & ICDs, 5th edition

Editors: Ellenbogen K, Wood M Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-4051-6350-7 Price: £31.99...

July 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:163-6

New NICE guidelines on new treatments for type 2 diabetes

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued a new guidance on the use of several newer agents for blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. These include long-acting insulin analogues, DPP-4 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) mimetics and thiazolidinediones....





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