RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cardiology
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 695
OP 703
VO 54
IS 506
A1 Tom Fahey
A1 Knut Schroeder
YR 2004
UL http://bjgp.org/content/54/506/695.abstract
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.