Our population dynamics are changing. The number of octogenarians and older people in
the general population is increasing and therefore the number of older patients presenting …

Statins have become a cornerstone of risk modification for ischaemic heart disease patients.
A number of studies have shown that they are effective and safe. However studies have …

Historically, the majority of coronary procedures have been performed via the femoral artery.
However, since the inception of the transradial approach, a number of studies have …

This study sought to compare the morbidity and mortality of redo aortic valve replacement (redo-AVR)
versus valve-in-valve trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (valve-in-valve TAVI) …

Background While the uptake of transradial access site is growing, there are concerns about
associated radial injury. We report a feasibility study of a technique that enables both 5Fr …

Background There has been a revival of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) for severe aortic
stenosis, as a result of an increasing number of patients undergoing trans‐catheter aortic …

A problem was identified where patient care was affected because of delays in receiving
specialist cardiology input. This report describes the experience of developing a specialist …

Background Physiologist-led stress echocardiography (PLSE) services provide potential for
expansion of SE services and increased productivity for cardiologists. There are however no …

Background Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) can be used as an adjunctive
percutaneous coronary intervention treatment for challenging, heavily calcified lesions. Although …

Background We demonstrated that physiologist-led stress echocardiography (PLSE) is
feasible for coronary artery disease (CAD) assessment. We sought to extend our work by …