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Now in its seventh year, Arrhythmia Awareness Week (AAAW) has been instrumental in helping to highlight heart rhythm disorders and work towards improving the diagnosis and treatment of this once largely overlooked area.

PCI can be performed safely and with significant improvement at centres without a surgical service, according to a study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
There is now little dispute that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has revolutionised the management of patients with acute coronary events such as heart attack. Moreover, improvements in [...]

The influence and importance of valve disease is increasing and yet the subject remains under-represented.  There is, for example, no group affiliated to the British Cardiovascular Society and no National Services Framework on valve disease.   A number of interested individuals have recently convened to discuss the formation of a specialist group.
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