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Category: Cardiovascular medicine

New NIHR HRC launched for cardiovascular and respiratory medicine

The launch is part of the NIHRs £42m funding to establish 14 new HRCs across England

April 22, 2024 Cardiovascular medicine, Guy's and St Thomas', HealthTech Research Centre, King’s College London, National Institute of Health and Care Research, News, Respiratory medicine

Sixty seconds on . . . 10 000 steps

I thought that number was arbitraryThe widely used target of 10 000 steps a day does seem to […]

March 9, 2024 Cardiovascular medicine

Early deaths from cardiovascular disease reach 14 year high in England

The British Heart Foundation has described the rise of premature deaths in England caused by cardiovascular disease to […]

January 22, 2024 Cardiovascular medicine

Hypertension: 76 million deaths could be averted by 2050 if treatment coverage improves, says WHO

Around four in five people with hypertension are not adequately treated, the World Health Organization has warned in […]

September 20, 2023 Cardiovascular medicine

Colin McCord: cardiac surgeon who found his calling in global public health

bmj;381/may22_16/p1165/FAF1faCredit: Bristi ChowdhuryColin McCord, who has died at the age of 94, led many lives. He was a […]

May 22, 2023 Cardiovascular medicine

Myocarditis: Unusual cluster of cases in babies is identified in Wales

The World Health Organization has warned of an “unusual” increase in cases of severe myocarditis associated with enterovirus […]

May 19, 2023 Cardiovascular medicine

NHS calls for more black people to donate blood

bmj;381/may17_7/p1113/FAF1faNHS Blood and Transplant/PAThe NHS has issued an urgent call for more black people to become blood donors, […]

May 17, 2023 Cardiovascular medicine

Tom Meade: epidemiologist and expert in the role of clotting factors in cardiovascular disease

bmj;379/nov18_9/o2776/FAF1faTom Meade was a pioneer in epidemiology—in particular, in the role blood clotting factors have in cardiovascular disease. […]

November 18, 2022 Cardiovascular medicine

Patient access to cardiology services—rather than cardiologists’ effectiveness—varies widely by region

The report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies attributes different outcomes of treatment for myocardial infarction in England […]

September 14, 2022 Cardiovascular medicine

NICE endorses new drug to prevent myocardial infarctions and strokes

Patients with established cardiovascular disease and raised triglyceride concentrations, despite taking statins, can be prescribed icosapent ethyl to […]

June 13, 2022 Cardiovascular medicine

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