A 32-year-old secretary presents to your clinic following hospitalisation with a small stroke. She has come to discuss the plan to “close a small hole in her heart”
An emphasis on closing the gap in Māori men’s heart assessments has emerged from health officials, but few people on the ground in primary care know anything about it
An emphasis on closing the gap in Māori men’s heart assessments has emerged from health officials, but few people on the ground in primary care know anything about it
A 32-year-old secretary presents to your clinic following hospitalisation with a small stroke. She has come to discuss the plan to “close a small hole in her heart”
Despite a previous myocardial infarction, your patient stops all of his secondary prevention and two weeks later presents to you clutching at his chest. Auckland cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses the features of his ECG and immediate management
The PREDICT tool did not cause a sudden increase in statin prescribing at the guidelines’ 15 - 20 per cent risk thresholds, according to a New Zealand research paper
Despite a previous myocardial infarction, your patient stops all of his secondary prevention and two weeks later presents to you clutching at his chest. Auckland cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses the features of his ECG and immediate management
Establishing a record of New Zealanders with rheumatic heart disease is one of several projects being supported by the Heart Foundation through research and training grants announced today
A Healthier Lives National Science Challenge study using New Zealand linked datasets reveals the impact of residential housing damage from the 2010/11 Canterbury earthquakes on hospital admissions for 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