By Saadia Aslam The EVAREST (prospective, observational) study provides UK-wide data to evaluate real-world performance and accuracy of stress echocardiography in patients with obstructive coronary…
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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…
View More Women in Cardiology: Building a Healthy Culture
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…
View More Prevalence of coronary artery disease and coronary microvascular dysfunction is high in in patients with HFpEF
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…
View More Pregnancy during cardiology training: a call to action
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
By Ahmed El-Medany Elevated baseline high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T was associated with increased risk for CV death and heart failure (HF) hospitalisation in patients from…
View More In VICTORIA, elevated baseline troponin associated with cardiovascular mortality and heart failure hospitilisation
Taken directly from the American College of Cardiology One glass of wine, beer or other alcoholic beverage may significantly increase the risk of an atrial…
View More HOLIDAY Monitors: Alcohol Consumption Significantly Increases Risk of AFib Episode
By Saadia Aslam A study by Caleyachetty et al has prospectively identified ethnicity-specific BMI cutoffs for obesity based on the risk of type 2 diabetes…
View More Are ethnicity-specific BMI cutoffs now needed for type 2 diabetes risk in England?
By Ahmed El-Medany Disruption to training due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to difficulties for some trainees in acquiring the competencies required to progress,…
View More COVID-19 and Cardiology ARCP outcomes: a summary for trainers and trainees
By Dr Rebecca Dobson, BCS Women in Cardiology Lead and Consultant Cardiologist at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital A bold and ambitious statement from…
View More The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission: reducing the global burden by 2030