Cardiovascular system

Education for GPs on cardiovascular conditions, including angina, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, circulatory disorders, heart failure, hyperlipidaemia and stroke.

Early diagnosis: Kawasaki disease

What the NICE chronic heart failure guideline means for frontline GPs

Red flag symptoms: Numbness

Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on chest pain

Cardiovascular education

Arrhythmias - red flag symptoms

19 Oct 2020 CPD

Chest pain - red flag symptoms

1 Sep 2020 CPD

Case study: Breathlessness on exertion

13 Sep 2017 CPD

Upper extremity DVT - case study

30 May 2017 CPD

Clinical review: Valvular heart disease

28 Mar 2017 CPD
Atherosclerosis. Coloured light micrograph of a cross-section through an artery obstructed with atheroma plaque

Clinical review: Peripheral vascular disease

23 Mar 2017 CPD

Cardiovascular complications of renal disease

14 Dec 2016 CPD
Transthoracic echocardiogram showing mitral regurgitation (‘parasternal long axis view’). RV = right ventricle. IVS = interventricular septum. LV = left ventricle. Ao = aorta. MR = mitral regurgitation. LA = left atrium.

Mitral valve disease: clinical review

4 Oct 2016 CPD

Clinical review of infective endocarditis: diagnosis and management

28 Sep 2016 CPD

Aortic valve disease: clinical review

21 Sep 2016 CPD

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

14 Sep 2016 CPD

Cardiac rehabilitation: impact and uptake

6 Sep 2016 CPD

Weakness and hypotension: case study

7 Jun 2016 CPD

Use of newer oral anticoagulants in AF

25 May 2016 CPD

Fracture risk, BP monitoring and screening for COPD: journals update May 2016

11 May 2016 CPD

Peripheral arterial disease: identification and management

29 Mar 2016 CPD

Coronary heart disease in women

23 Mar 2016 CPD

Lipid modification: NICE guideline

26 Jan 2016 CPD

Clinical review: Hypertension

6 Oct 2015 CPD

Clinical Review: Heart failure

18 Aug 2015 CPD

Red flag symptoms - Absent peripheral pulses

13 Mar 2015 CPD

Viewpoint : Abdominal aortic aneurysm

21 Nov 2014

Viewpoint: New NICE guideline on lipid modification

23 May 2014

Viewpoint: Statins in ischaemic stroke prevention

9 May 2014

CVD in the news

Revised NICE advice on hypertension a 'missed opportunity'

28 Aug 2019

NICE draft guideline halves threshold for prescribing BP-lowering drugs

8 Mar 2019

Viewpoint: How GPs can support patients after a stroke

24 Oct 2018

Stroke risk remains high for thousands of patients with 'resolved' AF

11 May 2018

New report suggests 5.7m UK adults are living with undiagnosed hypertension

9 Apr 2018 GPconnect

Home-based BP monitoring helps GPs manage hypertension more effectively

28 Feb 2018
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