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A diet high in potassium is associated with lower rates of stroke and might also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and total cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.070).

The risks and benefits of anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and severe renal impairment are poorly understood and require further study, according to a report published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.12.013).

Clinicians have an ethical imperative to share important decisions with patients, and patients have a right to be equal participants in their care, attendees of the recent Salzburg Global Seminar have announced.

Simvastatin exerts a direct antiarrhythmic effect, suppressing triggers responsible for the generation of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.08.649).

The MEP Heart Group met recently in Brussels with an agenda focused on e-health. ‘At the Heart of Innovation: E-Health under Scrutiny’ gave Members of European Parliament (MEPs) the opportunity to learn from experts how e-health technologies are being applied in cardiology.

New techniques could help cardiologists understand and target cardiac arrhythmia triggers with unprecedented accuracy, according to recent research from researchers at the University of Leicester (Available from:
http://cinc.mit.edu/current/preprints/198.pdf).

The department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences and the National Centre for Anticoagulation Training (NCAT) at the University of Birmingham have several courses coming up which Arrhythmia Watch highly recommends. Further information available from: http://www.anticoagulation.org.uk/courses.php

For all those with an interest in cardiac rhythm management Connect, which is the Medtronic online newsletter, provides an invaluable read. This is available from: http://www.MedtronicConnect.com.

Even relatively mild psychological stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, according to a large population based study published online¹ in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Mandatory electrocardiographic (ECG) screening of athletes prior to competition is ineffective as a precaution against sudden death, according to a study¹ published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.