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QOF targets face axe under NICE plans

QOF indicators that incentivise GPs to take blood pressure readings from patients with kidney diseas...

Diastolic BP overtreatment raises CV risk

Pushing diastolic BP below 70mmHg in type-2 diabetes can increase the risk of cardiovascular events,...

CHD: affected by social factors (Photograph: SPL)

NHS cannot stop social factors behind CHD rate

Variation in CHD mortality is largely caused by population factors, rather than quality of healthcar...

Coronary heart disease is associated with high LDL cholesterol (Photograph: SPL)

The Basics - Understanding hypercholesterolaemia

Hypercholesterolaemia can lead to an increased cardiovascular risk profile....

Assessment of neurological function includes pupil size and reactivity (Photograph: SPL)

Emergency medicine - How to assess and manage head injuries

A normal neurological examination does not reliably indicate the absence of a lesion following head ...

Lipid-waist identifies CHD risk in absence of other factors

Even in the absence of traditional risk factors, people with large waistlines and high blood lipid l...

Nikki Davis Jones and Thomas Sutcliffe from the cast of the West End shows Wicked and The Lion King

Pulmonary hypertension charity launches blue lips campaign

A campaign urging participants to wear blue lipstick to raise awareness of lung condition pulmonary ...

RCGP backs NICE advice on CVD

Cutting levels of salt and saturated fat in processed food could save tens of thousands of lives a y...

New hypertension indicator would aim to reduce health inequalities (Photograph: SPL)

Statins for CVD set for QOF in 2012/13

Prescribing statins to hypertensive patients at risk of cardiovascular disease may be included in th...

NICE to examine statins for hypertension patients

Prescribing statins to hypertensive patients at risk of cardiovascular disease may be included in th...

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