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By Dr Jonathan ShurlockEdited by: Dr Saadia Aslam The British Heart Foundation has responded to recent figures released from NHS England outlining the increasing waiting…

View More Cardiac waiting lists continue to grow

By Dr. Florence Mouy, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany A recently published study by Ramos-Maqueda et al. has found that light to moderate intensity physical…

View More Light and moderate intensity exercise safe in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

By Dr Jonathan Shurlock A new study published in the British Medical Journal has found that women who experience complications during pregnancy, such as pre-eclampsia…

View More Pregnancy complications and long term cardiovascular disease risk

By Dr. Jonathan Shurlock A recent publication in Circulation has generated online discussion regarding the use of so-called real-world data, the use of Medicare claims…

View More LAAO versus anticoagulation for AF: Can ‘real world data’ replace randomised trials?

By Dr. Timothy Swinn, edited by Dr. Ahmed El-Medany The MARC-2 study (‘Measuring athlete’s risk of cardiovascular events’) recently published in Circulation has revealed a…

View More Exercise intensity but not exercise volume associated with progression of coronary artery disease over 6-year follow up

By Dr Jonathan Shurlock, edited by Dr Ahmed El-Medany Dr Margaret Infield and colleagues have explored the role of accelerated pacing, with personalised backup heart…

View More Does personalised and accelerated pacing have an impact on patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? – The myPACE trial

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal underlined the importance of improving heart health in the population at a reception on Thursday 2 February to celebrate…

View More Improving heart health vital says Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at centenary reception

At a reception to celebrate the centenary of the British Cardiovascular Society, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal presented the Society’s highest honour, the Mackenzie…

View More Professor Jane Somerville receives the BCS Mackenzie Medal from HRH The Princess Royal

By Dr Jonathan Shurlock A recent research briefing in Nature has described a ‘wearable ultrasonic device’, around the size of a postage stamp. The authors…

View More A wearable cardiac ultrasound patch for continuous and active monitoring