By ZI Attia et al Taken directly from the European Heart Journal Artificial intelligence (AI) has given the electrocardiogram (ECG) and clinicians reading them super-human diagnostic…
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On the 13th of September the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) released a statement regarding vaccination in the severely immunocompromised, in response to the Joint…
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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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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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One of the most popular sessions every year, an excellent variety of trials were presented at the 2021 BCS Annual Conference. For those that were unable to attend, or for the sake of refreshing one’s memory, the following is a summary of all the trials presented…
View More In case you missed it: a summary of the BCS ’21 top 10 trials (Part I)
By Ahmed El-Medany In a case series of 23 male patients, by Montgomery et al (2021), myocarditis was identified within 4 days of administration of…
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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 traineesOutcomes from the North American COVID-19 STEMI registry The goal of the NACMI (North American COVID-19 and STEMI) registry is to describe demographic characteristics, management…
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By Ahmed El-Medany On 23 March, the American College of (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released the 2021 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions…
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