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Therapeutic hypothermia can be used to improve the outcomes of shockable (ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia [VF/VT]) cardiac arrest patients, but has no significant impact on the outcome of nonshockable (pulseless electric activity or asystole [PEA/asystole]) patients, according to a study(1) recently published in Circulation.

The World Heart Federation, sanofi-aventis and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced their collaboration on the AF AWARE (Atrial Fibrillation AWareness And Risk Education) campaign to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its links to severe consequences including cardiovascular (CV) mortality, stroke and CV hospitalizations.

Impaired heart-rate recovery (HRR) speed is independently associated with prolonged amounts of time spent sitting in front of television or computer screens, according to research published recently online in Heart Asia.(1)

Remote treatment of patients with long-term conditions, including cardiovascular disease and stroke, could yield considerable NHS savings through reducing hospital admissions, according to results revealed recently by Birmingham OwnHealth from their ongoing telehealth programme.

Chances of death at an early age (<75 years) are a fifth higher in Northern than Southern England, the gap now at its widest in 40 years, according to a comparative observational study into mortality trends from 1965 to 2008 published recently on www.bmj.com.(1)

Clinicians can access hundreds of cardiovascular (CV) clinical trials searchable by trial acronyms, authors and medication, through a new app. ‘Quest’ has been launched by AstraZeneca for healthcare professionals responsible for managing CV health.

‘Extensive’ surgical ablation (combining left and right atrial lesion sets) lead to significantly improved outcomes for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients when compared to more limited procedures, according to a study(1) published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Circadian rhythms affect the incidence of coronary stent thrombosis (CST), with more events occurring during the early morning hours, according to research(1) published recently in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

A new score (CHA2DS2-VASc) for predicting the likelihood of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is more sophisticated than the old CHADS2 score, according to a report<(1) by Dr Jonas Bjerring Olesen of the Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, and colleagues, published online recently at bmj.com.

Although the quality of stroke care in the UK is improving, significant inequalities still exist, according to a new study(1) published recently on bmj.com.