By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by Prof Tim Chico, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Cardiovascular medicine, University of Sheffield. The Digital Innovation in Cardiology session…
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By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by Prof O’Regan, MRC Investigator and Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College London The Digital Innovation in Cardiology session at BCS 2021 was…
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Highlights from the BCS 2021 Virtual Conference By Saadia Aslam Speakers: Dr Derek and Emma Harrington: Cardiology through my daughter’s eyesDr Rebecca Dobson: Back to the…
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Taken directly from JAMA Network In a prospective, multi-center cohort study, 106 consecutive participants with preserved ejection fraction were evaluated with coronary angiography, invasive coronary…
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By Saadia Aslam In the UK, 28% of cardiology trainees and 13% of cardiology consultants are women. A recent article published in the “Heart” highlights…
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Taken directly from the American College of Cardiology A summary by Sarah Kohnstamm, MD, FACC Quick Takes This meta-analysis set out to answer the prevalence of…
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By A. Narang et al In this prospective, multi-centre diagnostic study by Narang et al, a cohort of 8 nurses without prior ultrasonography experience used…
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Summary taken directly from the American College of Cardiology Quick Takes Patients with AF who use wearable devices for detection of AF are more than…
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By Saadia Aslam Major bleeding that requires hospitalisation occurs in 2% to 3.5% of patients that take DOACs. Some of these patients may require reversal…
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By Ahmed El-Medany Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is widely available and established in the United Kingdom (UK) with high scan volumes by international standards. The…
View More British Society of CMR survey reveals high levels of regional variation and poor equity in access to CMR