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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.

Aspirin increases the risk of bleeding without decreasing the risk of stroke/thromboembolism sufficiently in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study¹ published recently in Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has announced an educational programme at the 22nd Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology, held in Beijing from the 15–16th October, to help reduce the mortality rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China, now amongst the highest in the world.¹

The clinical applications and legislative complexities of genetic technology are explored by a new report¹ from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Royal College of Pathologists and British Society for Human Genetics.

There are significant variations in the number and type of organ donations made across all four UK countries, according to a study¹ published recently on bmjopen.bmj.com.

Stringency of heart rate control does not influence quality of life (QOL) for patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study¹ published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

World Heart Day took place on 29 September 2011, with a theme of ‘One World, One Home, One Heart’. Organised by the World Heart Federation, it focused on the home as a focal point for establishing healthy lifestyle habits which have a lasting impact on the whole family.