“It is difficult to evaluate what did not happen.” – Academician, LV Gromashevsky The COVID-19 pandemic may be considered the first global health catastrophe in the past 100 years, since it has affected not only economic, political and medical paradigms, but also ...

I work in a semi-rural practice in South-West Scotland, in one of three practices based in a purpose-built medical centre. As with most NHS general practices we are furnished with relatively outdated computer hardware and old software. Our practice, however, ...

Q. What was previously known about the relationship between coffee consumption, arrhythmias and general heart health? Coffee is known to be a stimulant and commonly perceived harmful if you have cardiovascular conditions, particularly arrhythmia. Many physicians still advise our patients ...

Dr Jean-Phillippe Couderc has dedicated the past ten years to quantitative electrocardiography focusing on the development of novel techniques for the analysis of the ventricular repolarisation from the surface electrocardiogram (ECG) in human and in various animal models. Dr Couderc ...

Clinical trial results show stark disparities in use of life-saving implantable cardiverter defibrillator (ICD) interventions based on sex and race, suggesting potential bias in care pathways to electrophysiologists (EP). Dr Anne B Curtis discusses her recent study presented at HRS 2020 ...

COVID-19 has become one of the greatest challenges in medical history, and the rapid development and approval of effective and safe treatments is essential to minimise the loss of lives during the pandemic. Given the urgency of finding effective strategies, ...

  TO ALL CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA TEAMS (please share with colleagues) We are very much aware of the pressure the NHS are under in these un-precedented times. Arrhythmia Alliance / AF Association / STARS have more than tripled the number of calls to ...

  In 2017, nearly 1.5 million people suffered a stroke, nine million Europeans lived with a stroke, and more than 430,000 people died due to a stroke in the 32 countries, based on findings from a new study.1 The total annual costs for stroke ...

Highlights from the 15th annual Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics: Advanced Endovascular and Coronary Intervention Global Summit (C3), Hilton Bonnet Creek, Orlando, FL, US, 23–6 June 2019 — Focus on venous insufficiency Chronic venous insufficiency, resulting in abnormally high blood pressure in the veins of ...