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For the first time, patients in England who have had a heart attack are more likely to have a primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) than receive thrombolysis. Figures from the ninth annual MINAP audit show that 63% of eligible patients had the balloon catheter procedure, compared to 44% in 2008/9. In Wales the increase was from 11% to 22%. Results for local hospitals are contained in the attached report.

October 3rd – 6th 2010 saw over 1,500 delegates descend upon the Birmingham Metropole Hilton Hotel for this year’s Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC). This report examines some of the highlights of this ever more popular meeting.