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Background Radial artery is the preferred route of access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as the femoral artery is associated with a greater incidence of bleeding complications.1–5 Often such complications require open surgical repair.4,6 However, percutaneous treatment with covered stents may represent an alternate option. Case presentation A man in his 50s, fit and well and on no routine medications, developed chest pain and posterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with 2 mm ST-elevation in posterior leads V7, 8 and 9, and 2 mm ST-depression in leads V2 and 3, complicated by cardiogenic shock and out-of-hospital c

The Forum has contributed a great deal to the advancement of cardiovascular medicine across the UK and beyond over the last seven years. This has been achieved through successful fulfillment of our main aims, which the CVGP will continue to pursue: to represent primary care cardiovascular health needs at policy level to promote best practice in primary care cardiovascular health through education, training and service development to support the development of primary care healthcare professionals and teams in the delivery of cardiovascular medicine to facilitate and lead primary care cardiovascular research. Enthusiastic membership Much h

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