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Introduction Contemporary cardiology guidelines often recommend that decision making should take place by discussions within a multi-disciplinary heart team (HT), particularly in complex patients.1,2 However, very little data exist about the effectiveness of such an approach, about the extent to which HT decisions are implemented, or about the outcome of patients being managed according to decisions made by the HT. We set out to analyse the decisions of our revascularisation HT in a medium-sized regional tertiary centre, in order to optimise our processes, and also to explore the extent to which the HT decisions were actually carried out. Me

UK cholesterol awareness low Millions of people in the UK hold incorrect beliefs about the risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to HEART UK research. The research, which tested 1,177 people on their knowledge and concerns about high cholesterol, revealed that more than 40% of respondents wrongly thought that raised cholesterol resulted from drinking too much, while almost 60% did not know that the condition can be inherited. Almost half the population have never had a cholesterol check and only 2% of those surveyed named high cholesterol as their biggest health concern. The top health worry for people was cancer, even though CVD i

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