Latest Cardiovascular medicine articles from the BMJ

No cardiovascular benefit from fish oil for high risk adults

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:11:18 +0100

Uninterrupted anticoagulation during pacemaker or defibrillator surgery

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:00:36 +0100

Should we be reassured about sitagliptin?

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:05:59 +0100

Adult acute rhinosinusitis

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:13:27 +0100

A 35 year old woman presents to her general practitioner with a 10 day history of worsening nasal congestion, purulent nasal discharge, and frontal headaches. The authors discuss what you should cover in a 10-minute consultation.

Autologous blood products in musculoskeletal medicine

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:13:27 +0100

Investigating hypocalcaemia

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:53 +0100

A man with bilateral loin pain

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:53 +0100

Acute leg ischaemia

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:02 +0100

Stephen Brearley explains why acute leg ischaemia is easily missed, and how to diagnose and manage it.

Azithromycin does not look cardiotoxic in a general population

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:02 +0100

Study shows Medicaid coverage has little clinical benefit

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:09:02 +0100

Results of a long awaited study on the effects of Medicaid coverage have something to disappoint everybody, writes Bob Roehr.

Better management of patients with multimorbidity

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:03:48 +0100

Martin Roland and Charlotte Paddison call for greater emphasis on continuity of care and clinical judgment to improve the experience of patients with multiple conditions.

Derivation and validation of QStroke score for predicting risk of ischaemic stroke in primary care and comparison with other risk scores: a prospective open cohort study

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:03:48 +0100

This paper concludes that QStroke provides a valid measure of absolute stroke risk in the general population of patients free of stroke or transient ischaemic attack, as shown by its performance in a separate validation cohort.

Metabolic alkalosis in a patient with dyspnoea

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:03:48 +0100

A NICE example? Variation in provision of bariatric surgery in England

Wed, 01 May 2013 03:27:41 +0100

Seeing double: the low carb diet

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:46:44 +0100

Measles and stroke show why healthcare must innovate

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:54:56 +0100

Emerging epidemiology of H7N9 avian flu

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:40:20 +0100

Biventricular pacing for adults with AV block and heart failure

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:35:13 +0100

Use of serum C reactive protein and procalcitonin concentrations in addition to symptoms and signs to predict pneumonia in patients presenting to primary care with acute cough: diagnostic study

Tue, 30 April 2013 11:32:15 +0100

A clinical rule based on symptoms and signs to predict pneumonia in patients presenting to primary care with acute cough performed best in patients with mild or severe clinical presentation. Addition of CRP concentration at the optimal cut off of >30 mg/L improved diagnostic information, but measurement of procalcitonin concentration did not add clinically relevant information in this group.

Orlistat: should we worry about liver inflammation?

Tue, 30 April 2013 11:32:15 +0100