TY - JOUR T1 - From the journals, November—December 2004 JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 61 LP - 61 VL - 55 IS - 510 AU - Richard Lehman Y1 - 2005/01/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/510/61.2.abstract N2 - 2049 In this study the old-fashioned combination of hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate showed remarkable success as an add-on treatment for improving survival with heart failure. However, as only African Americans were recruited, we do not know how generalisable this finding may be. 2058 It is about time that silly acronyms in cardiological trials rested in PEACE: this one tried out an ACE inhibitor, trandalopril, in patients with coronary heart disease but normal left ventricular function, and it had no benefit. In the similar CAMELOT study (JAMA 292: 2217), enalapril did show some benefit, but not as much as amlodipine. 2286 Two studies (the second is on page 2295) clearly show that an influenza vaccine can be given intradermally at a fifth of the intramuscular dose and produce as good an immune reaction. 1766 Moh's is the name given to a meticulous skin-saving technique for excising superficial tumours, not … ER -