The Intensive Care Society and British Cardiovascular Society publish ‘Shock to Survival: A framework to improve the care and outcomes of people with cardiogenic shock…
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Positive news for linked up pre-hospital care with the national defibrillator network
By Dr Jonathan Shurlock The Circuit is a nationwide defibrillator network, created in an attempt to improve survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Formed through…
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DNA damage proposed as mechanism for cardiac complications of Covid-19
By Dr Timothy Swinn Covid-19 is well recognised to lead to a range of cardiac symptoms and condition however the mechanism remains unclear. A recent…
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LBBB Pacing – Ready for routine practice?
By Dr. Aswin Babu, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) remains the mainstay in achieving synchrony in patients with severe left ventricle…
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Do digital health interventions impact on healthcare inequality?
By Dr. Jonathan Shurlock, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany The concept of disparities in care for patients with cardiovascular disease is increasingly well researched, and…
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RIVARAD: Anticoagulation to decrease the risk of radial artery occlusion following transradial access
By Dr Megha Agarwal With an increasing number of interventional procedures performed using the radial artery as an access site, preserving the radial artery for…
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What is the role of CTCA prior to angiography in patients with previous CABG?
By Dr Jonathan Shurlock, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany At TCT 2022 in the late-breaking clinical science session Dr Daniel Jones presented the findings of…
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The PROTECTED TAVR trial – what do the findings show?
By Dr Jonathan Shurlock, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany Since its findings were presented at TCT 2022 the results of the PROTECTED TAVR trial have…
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Is there a relationship between artificial sweetener consumption and cardiovascular disease?
By Dr. Jonathan Shurlock, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany A large group led by PhD candidate Charlotte Debras have published their findings from the NutriNet-Santé…
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Fewer than 1-in-10 “statin-related” muscle pains are caused by statins
By Dr. Timothy Swinn, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany A recent meta-analysis published in the Lancet[1] has concluded that fewer than 1 in 15 muscle…
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