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The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Centre for Commissioning is launching an online survey for GPs nationwide to shape new developments.

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has welcomed the findings of a paper presented recently at the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Research 2010 Scientific Sessions (HBPR 2010) held in Washington, DC, USA.

Despite the vast majority (91%) of workers believing that it is their employer’s responsibility to create a healthy working environment, nearly a third (32%) of employees feel their workplace actually hinders their ability to lead a healthy lifestyle, according to new independent research commissioned by the World Heart Federation and conducted by Opinion Health.

The ANTIPAF (ANgiotensin II anTagonists In Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation) trial, which reported at the ESC Stockholm meeting, was the first trial to prospectively evaluate the principal hypothesis that the angiotensin II receptor antagonist olmesartan suppresses episodes of paroxysmal AF.

There is currently no proven therapy to reduce infarct volume, but a pilot study from Lund University demonstrates that the induction of mild hypothermia (<35C) in STEMI patients prior to performing an angioplasty can save 38% of heart tissue compared with the procedure alone. The study was presented at EuroPCR in Paris recently.