A 36-year-old man presented to our hospital with a 2-week history of palpitations in the context of 3 months of a dry cough, weight loss, and night sweats. The patient had no medical history, no recent foreign travel, and no contact with anyone who was unwell orwho had been exposed to tuberculosis. He had no … Read more
We are pleased to advise our latest case report has been published on the BMJ. We wish to raise awareness of the triad of life-threatening complication of ICI therapy that accounts for 30%–50% of fatal complications. Please click here to read the report on the BMJ.
The latest publication from the TCRG group is now available. It looks at how we can distinguish Type 1 from Type 2 Myocardial Infarction by Using CT Coronary Angiography. Please take a look via this link.
In patients with stable chest pain, computed tomography (CT) plaque burden is an independent predictor of future coronary events. The purpose of this study was to determine whether plaque burden and characteristics can predict subsequent death or myocardial infarction in patients with acute chest pain. Please click here to read more.
A new article is available to read on the European Heart Journal. The aim is to evaluate the potential associations between presentation cardiac troponin and the clinical impact of early computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in intermediate-risk patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Please click here to read more.
There is a new publication available to read. The full title is The Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: The Case of a Contained Rupture of the Ascending Aorta Due to Type A Dissection Causing Subacute Cardiac Tamponade. Please click here to read.
And the story goes on… After describing the “correction factor” derived from 400 CCTA images to improve accuracy using the echo based continuity equation in AVA and SV measurement (URL: https://lnkd.in/gFEK9QzD) – we have now published the outcome data to show its utility in the reclassification rate and associated 5-years all cause mortality in patients with … Read more
RAPID CTCA trial shows how non-inferiority of CCTA guided management compares to standard clinical care in patients presented with intermediate risk acute chest pain to ED. Our Research Group as a proud site of RAPID-CTCA- RCT. Please click here to read the full publication on the BMJ.
We are honoured that the cardiology cardiovascular research group has officially been endorsed by The University of Buckingham as a Translational Cardiovascular Research Group at Milton Keynes University Hospital in June 2021.