Professor Ngaire Kerse says new medicines for heart failure have appeared in recent years. With optimised use, these support the main goal of treatment, which is periods of stability with good quality of life (ask your patients what that means for them)
Professor Harvey White, cardiologist and Director of the Cardiovascular Research Unit at Auckland City Hospital has just published in JAMA Cardiology simultaneously with presentation at the virtual American College of cardiology Meeting in Atlanta. The manuscript is from the NIH funded ISCHEMIA trial for which Professor White was on the steering committee and in which New Zealand randomized 28 patients
Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses the short and long-term management of a patient with intermittent chest pains that have persisted for some months
Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses how to address a patient’s concerns about statin side effects, and the evidence and strategies useful to reassure them
Are lower blood pressure targets (≤135/85mmHg) associated with a greater reduction in mortality and morbidity than standard blood pressure targets (≤140–160/90–100mmHg) in the treatment of people with hypertension and a history of cardiovascular disease?
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management