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January 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:7–11

New cardiovascular screening programmes planned

BJCardio editorial team

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Speaking to health professionals at King’s College, London, the PM said that, over time, everyone in England will have access to the right preventative health check-up. He said the first priority was to offer men over 65 a simple ultrasound test to detect early abdominal aortic aneurysm, which should save more than 1,600 lives each year. The government is also planning to introduce on the NHS a series of tests to identify vulnerability to heart and circulation problems.  “So there will soon be check-ups on offer to monitor for heart disease, strokes, diabetes and kidney disease – conditions which affect the lives of 6.2 million people,

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November 2005 Br J Cardiol 2005;12:471-6

Hypertension – its detection, prevalence, control and treatment in a quality driven British general practice

Peter Standing, Helen Deakin, Paul Norman, Ruth Standing

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July 2003 Br J Cardiol 2003;10:315-7

Screening for asymptomatic peripheral vascular disease in primary care

Kamlesh Khunti

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