By Syed Ghias Take Home Messages Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are a novel class of oral hypoglycaemic medications which have been shown to be effective…
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Expert Opinion by: Dr Steve Furniss, Consultant Cardiologist, East Sussex Healthcare Trust
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By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by: Dr Fozia Ahmed, Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester Heart Centre The Digital Innovation in Cardiology session at BCS 2021 was a fascinating…
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By Guy Lloyd In one of the standout session during BCS 2021, the enormous problem of cardiologist burnout, its causes and consequences as well as…
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Today the British Cardiovascular Society, together with the Association for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care, the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society, the British Heart Valve Society…
View More Getting the best from the Heart Team: Guidance for the structure and function of cardiac multidisciplinary meetings
Key changes: Bleeding risk scoreNew NICE guideline recommends using the ORBIT bleeding risk score but equally recognises that existing bleeding risk scores may still be…
View More NICE publishes updated clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published a report highlighting progress made by the health and care system in implementing…
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In 2020, new clinical practice guidelines were published by the European Society of Cardiology. The BCS Clinical Standards Group has reviewed the guidelines and written…
View More BCS Review of ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines: 2020
CaReMe has today released the Heart Failure Management Algorithm Modified from: Management algorithm for NICE Guideline “Chronic Heart Failure in Adults: diagnosis & management” https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106…
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Statement following a Medical Device Alert issued by the MHRA
View More Enhanced Follow Up for Patients with Trifecta Aortic Valve Bioprostheses: A Statement from BHVS, SCTS and BCS