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Consistency Versus Equity – Cardiovascular Disease Management For South Asians in the United Kingdom

An increased risk of coronary heart disease was an immediate healthcare concern following the mass arrival of South Asian immigrants to the UK, and it…

Prescribing Physical Activity for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Aortic Coarctation - A Review

Patients who have been treated for aortic coarctation (CoA) have increased late cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, which is partly due to the…

Initial Evidence in Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease) Treatment with Bosentan

Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a vascular disease that affects small and medium-sized arteries and veins of both upper and lower extremities. Distal…

Nationwide Family Studies of Cardiovascular Diseases - Clinical and Genetic Implications of Family History

Studies of family history (FH) have long been used to estimate the heritability of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)…

The Benefits of Rivaroxaban (Xarelto®) Across Multiple Indications and the Relevance to Cardiologists

Oral anticoagulation with vitamin-K-antagonists has well known limitations and requires routine clinical monitoring of coagulation parameters. The new…

Poor Asthma Control, Device Handling and Phenotype

The aim of this symposium is to discuss the impact of poor treatment and poor inhaler technique on asthma outcomes. In addition, the symposium will…

Long-Term Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) for COPD Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health issue worldwide, with disease burden, healthcare costs, and mortality rates all…

Effectiveness of Inhaler Devices in Adult Asthma and COPD

Inhalation therapy remains the cornerstone of treatment for bronchial diseases. Despite being pharmacologically efficacious, currently available inhaled…

Bronchoscopic Nitinol Coil Implantation: A New Lung Volume Reduction Strategy in COPD

Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating disease characterised by irreversible destruction of lung tissue. The gas trapping within the destroyed alveoli…

COPD Nocturnal Desaturator Patients with Obesity and Pulmonary Hypertension: Cross-Talk Between Adipocyte Tissue Systemic Hypoxia and Lung-To-Blood Translocation of Inflammatory Mediators

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often accompanied by other chronic diseases associated with systemic inflammation, such as chronic heart…