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Ambulatory external electrocardiogram (AECG) monitoring technology plays an important role in patients with known atrial fibrillation (AF) to guide ventricular rate control and anticoagulation therapy, and assess the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and/or ablation procedures, according to a review published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.¹

The state of genetic testing for potentially heritable channelopathies and cardiomyopathies is the focus of an international consensus statement published recently in Europace.¹

Survival to discharge after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) improves dramatically with a reduction in ambulance response times, according to a study¹ published recently in Europace.

There is no evidence that current use of an attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events in children and young adults, according to a retrospective cohort study¹ published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.

New quarterly figures showing the quality of stroke care in hospitals in England and Northern Ireland are now available on the Royal College of Physicians website: www.rcplondon.ac.uk. The results show local hospital results for patients admitted between July and September 2011.

A multidisciplinary centre aimed at tackling issues of health and wellbeing has been launched recently at Leeds Metropolitan University. The Institute for Health & Wellbeing will undertake research into the health status of individuals and communities, investigating issues including men’s health, community health, and childhood obesity.