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Lack of recent hospital procedure experience is associated with a higher risk of complications and/or 30-day readmission in patients having undergone atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, according to a study¹ published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A working group of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) considers the organisation and provision of care for all acute cardiac conditions in their recently published report. The working group’s Chairman, Dr David Walker, speaks to BJC Arrhythmia Watch on the reports’ background and findings…

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has launched a campaign to actively promote hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Backed by Resuscitation Council UK, they recommend that anyone who doesn’t have CPR training should now ignore the kiss of life in favour of “hard and fast” chest compressions.

The NHS Future Forum has given its second set of reports¹ to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley in which it sets out a series of recommendations to improve the quality of patient care and achieve better outcomes.

Yoga could have antiarrhythmic benefits in several different populations, according to ongoing research announced recently at the Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium.¹

UK heart rhythm patients are among the most under-treated in Europe, according to results from the most recent clinical audit of heart rhythm care published recently by the Heart Rhythm UK (HRUK) Audit Group.¹ Insight is urgently needed into why the UK is performing so badly, the report claims.

Eating food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) or premature death, according to findings from a paper published recently on bmj.com.¹

The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published recently on bmj.com.¹ Previous research suggests that cognitive decline does not begin before the age of 60, but this view is not universally accepted.



Lincolnshire cardiologists review the new antiarrhythmic agent, dronedarone, which is indicated for the maintenance of sinus rhythm after successful cardioversion in adult clinically stable patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).

HEART UK, the Cholesterol Charity, has called on all NHS Trusts to offer cardiac rehabilitation services to patients more vigorously, following the launch of a report¹ highlighting the inequalities in treatment after myocardial infarction (MI) in England.