92 senior representatives of the Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) have written to the Prime Minister calling for a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities. The letter…
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Taken directly from BMJ news Overall, 83.8% of the 123 707 beds available overnight were occupied between April and June this year, show bed occupancy rates…
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Taken directly from European Heart Journal Many cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are not approved by regulators for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which makes patient access…
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Taken directly from JACC Over the last 4 decades, percutaneous coronary intervention has evolved dramatically and is now an acceptable treatment option for patients with…
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A Consensus StatementTaken directly from JAMA Network Open Question What leadership imperatives are most essential for health leaders following the emergency stages of the COVID-19…
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By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by Professor Michele Brignole, San Luca Hospital, Milan, APAF-CRT was a two-phase trial in individuals with severely symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF)…
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The ENVISAGE-TAVI AF trial demonstrated that Edoxaban’s non-inferiority to warfarin with regards to myocardial infarction (MI), ischaemic stroke, systemic thromboembolism, and valve thrombosis, in participants…
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Presented by Dr. Marco Valgimigli, the MASTER DAPT trial assessed whether 1 month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with a…
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By Ahmed El-Medany As usual, there were a multitude of fascinating trials presented at the Hot Line session at the ESC Congress 2021. Professor Axel…
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New agreement between Novartis and the NHS enables broad and rapid access to cholestrol lowering medicine ‘Inclisiran’. In December 2019, an in-principle agreement was made…
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