PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fahey, Tom
AU  - Schroeder, Knut
TI  - Cardiology
DP  - 2004 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 695--703
VI  - 54
IP  - 506
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/54/506/695.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/54/506/695.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2004 Sep 01; 54
AB  - This article describes recent developments in cardiology and cardiovascular disease that are likely to be relevant to primary healthcare professionals and their patients. The following subject areas are covered: Primary prevention: recent developments in pharmacological interventions, drug interactions, and drugs that are likely to cause harm; cardiovascular risk estimation and shared decision making with patients; and new developments in 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.Secondary prevention: new models of care, including nurse-led care for the provision of hypertension and secondary prevention clinics; new drugs for the treatment of angina and myocardial infarction; ambulatory electrocardiography for the diagnosis of arrhythmias in primary care; and new developments in the treatment of atrial fibrillation — direct thrombin inhibitors and implantable devices.Tertiary prevention: recent developments in cardiac rehabilitation; recent evidence concerning revascularisation procedures and appropriateness criteria for referral; and implantable defibrillators.