Expert articles
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Implementing guidelinesVenous thromboembolism in adults: NICE updates
Dr Frances Akor and Professor Terry McCormack discuss the updated NICE guideline on VTE, focusing on recommendations that are relevant to primary care
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Key learning points
Key learning points: NICE hypertension in adults
Professor Terry McCormack highlights key learning points from NICE’s 2019 update on diagnosing and managing hypertension
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Key learning points
Key learning points: NICE stroke and TIA
Dr Ivan Benett identifies five key learnings for primary care from the new NICE guideline on stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
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Pharmacist focus
Hypertension: the role of the practice pharmacist
Muhammad Siddiqur Rahman explores how pharmacists can help adults with hypertension meet their blood pressure targets and optimise their medication
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Implementing guidelines
Cardiac arrhythmia: risk factors for heart disease need to be addressed
Dr Alan Begg summarises recommendations in SIGN’s latest guidance on cardiac arrhythmias that are relevant to primary care and highlights some major advances in treatment
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Key learning points
Key learning points: NICE chronic heart failure
Dr Clare Taylor and Dr Jim Moore highlight five key learning points to take away from the updated NICE guideline on chronic heart failure in adults
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Hot topic
Mechanical thrombectomy: a new treatment for stroke
Dr Dipankar Dutta discusses some important aspects of mechanical thrombectomy and implications for the NHS and primary care clinicians and commissioners
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Implementing guidelines
Stable angina: how does the SIGN guideline compare with NICE?
Dr Alan Begg compares SIGN and NICE recommendations on the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of stable angina
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Top tips
Top tips: cardiotoxicity and cancer
Dr Sinead Clarke and Dr Nicola Harker provide top tips on mitigating the impact of cancer treatment on cardiovascular health
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Co-morbidities in ...
Co-morbidities in type 2 diabetes
Dr Kevin Fernando describes eight common co-morbidities in patients with type 2 diabetes and how the co-existing conditions should be managed
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Top tips
Top tips: stroke prevention
Professor Jonathan Mant summarises top tips for patients and practitioners on stroke risk assessment and reduction
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Implementing guidelines
Familial hypercholesterolaemia: case finding, assessment, and management
Sadaf Qureshi and Dr Nadeem Qureshi review updated NICE guidance on familial hypercholesterolaemia and discuss the importance of proactive identification of this patient group in primary care
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Implementing guidelines
Cardiac rehabilitation should be individualised to meet patient needs
Dr Alan Begg explores updated SIGN recommendations on cardiac rehabilitation and strategies that encourage patient engagement in lifestyle risk factor management, psychosocial wellbeing, and behaviour change.
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Implementing guidelines
Estimating cardiovascular risk is key to preventing disease
Dr Alan Begg summarises new SIGN guidance and explains why lifestyle change is an essential aspect of cardiovascular risk reduction
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Differential diagnoses
Breathlessness: what's the diagnosis?
Dr Chris Cooper reflects on a variety of possible causes of breathlessness: asthma, atrial fibrillation, COPD, or something else?
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Top tips
Top tips: venous thromboembolism
Dr Alan Begg discusses the diagnosis, assessment, and management of thromboembolic disease in primary care
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Differential diagnoses
Chest pain: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr Alan Begg considers the possible diagnoses of a patient presenting with chest pain: is it angina, indigestion, a heart attack, or a PE?
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NICE quality standard article
Long-term support improves quality of life for people with stroke
Professor Jonathan Mant discusses the changes to the updated NICE quality standard on stroke in adults, and the importance of rehabilitation following stroke
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Implementing guidelines
SIGN updates guidance on diagnosis and management of ACS
Dr Alan Begg summarises SIGN recommendations for the immediate assessment, management, and discharge arrangements for people with acute coronary syndrome
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Implementing guidelines
SIGN updates advice on drug therapy in chronic heart failure
Dr Alan Begg explores evidence-based guidance from SIGN on diagnosis, lifestyle modification, and interventions in chronic heart failure
