EPCCS Literature review by board members

The EPCCS will provide reviews on relevant topics specifically for primary care professionals managing patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and related diseases.
Most reviews will contain as an educational service of the EPCCS a downloadable PowerPoint file

Room for improvement in smoking cessation treatment in GP practices

Selected literature
 Mallaina P, Lionis C, Rol H, et al.
 CV-ASPIRE confirms that smoking is a significant predictor of long-term CV events thus underscores the importance of addressing this modifiable risk factor
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The benefits of regular exercise training are clear but exploited too little

Selected literature
 Schuler G, Adams V, Goto Y.
 We summarise the molecular consequences of exercise and strategies to increase compliance to frequent exercise.
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Recent Literature

What is happening in primary care?

A selection of recent international literature with a focus on primary care & CV disease

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EPCCS Conference Highlights

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EPCCS Expert Opinions 2011

Lifetime CV risk

Prof. Deanfield and prof. Hobbs discuss the shift in focus from treating patients with clinical problems arising from established CV disease to CV prevention in patients with risk factors for developing CV disease.

Hobbs' overview of EPCCS 2011

Prof. Richard Hobbs gives an overview of highlights from EPCCS 2011, with a summary of sessions that were held, e.g. concerning lifetime cardiovascular risk, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.

Update on hypertension

Prof. Richard McManus discusses the shift in diagnosis of hypertension from clinic measurement to ambulatory and home measurement.

Early recognition and treatment of TIA

Prof. Pierre Amarenco discusses the importance of early recognition and treatment of TIAs to ensure a better prognosis.

What's new in diabetes?

Dr. Neil Munro discusses several new developments in diabetes relevant for primary care.

Controversies in HF diagnosis

Dr. Frans Rutten clarifies which symptoms are suspicious for heart failure and which tests can be used .

EPCCS Expert Opinions 2010

Arrythmias:

Which are important and what can you do?
Dr. Frans Rutten, General Practitioner, Julius Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands

CVD in Europe:

How do I assess risk and what's new?
Prof. Terje R. Pedersen, MD, PhD,
Professor of Medicine (Preventive Cardiology), University of Oslo, Norway

Diabetes

What should glycaemic and blood pressure targets be?

Dr. Neil Munro MMEd DPhil FR CGP
Associate Specialist in Diabetes, Esher, United Kingdom

Transient Ischaemic Attacks:

How to diagnose and what to do?
Prof. Richard McManus Professor of Primary Care Cardiovascular Research and Honorary Consultant, Health and
Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
© 2011 Medcon International/EPCCS