Reports highlighting the benefits of 'nurse-led'services invariably emphasize the importance
of education and training. There is however a dearth of literature describing the training in or …

The burden of treating stable angina is vast, as it is estimated that almost 2 million people
currently have or have had angina in the UK. Angina is the main symptom of myocardial …

Methods: I have searched Medline for articles on ECG monitoring, ST-segment ischemia
analysis, cardiac monitoring, Long QT Syndrome, telemetry and nursing, exploding all terms …

Objective To determine whether resting and exercise electrocardiograms (ECGs) provide
prognostic value that is incremental to that obtained from the clinical history in ambulatory …

Imaging to assess myocardial ischaemia is achieved either by exercise or by
pharmacological agents (vasodilators or chronotropic agents). In contrast with CTCA …

Objective To examine functions of the exercise ECG in the light of the recent National
Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines recommending that it should not be …

Abstract Importance: Recent European guidance supports a diminished role for exercise
electrocardiography (ECG) in the assessment of suspected stable angina. Objective: To …

The National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease provides guidance on
important aspects of therapy that may make a substantial difference to patient care …

Advanced physical assessment is a core component of the cardiac nursing role. This article
focuses on the assessment of a patient referred with 'typical'symptoms of a stable angina …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a growing problem in the UK. Angina is just one way that
CHD manifests itself in the patient, thus challenging the approach that healthcare …