http://www.incirculation.net/52694_0.aspxBlogen-usHIV-related heart disease is common but frequently overlooked. Nick Boon, from the University of Edinburgh, UK, discusses the cardiovascular problems associated with HIV/AIDS.2008-04-14http://www.incirculation.net/52693_96343.aspxThe final results of the COACH study were surprising. However, in their Key Opinion article, Tiny Jaarsma and Dirk J van Veldhuisen discuss the reasons why these results shouldn't lead us to abandon the concept of disease management programs for heart failure.2008-02-15http://www.incirculation.net/52693_95048.aspxLeif Erhardt, Professor of Cardiology at Lund University, Sweden, discusses the impact of the recently released guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.2008-02-12http://www.incirculation.net/52693_94943.aspxJeffrey Anderson of the IMC, Salt Lake City, Utah discusses the results of the COUMA-GEN trial, which asked whether a genotype-driven algorithm for warfarin dosing could be more successful in terms of therapeutic efficiency, efficacy and safety in comparison with standard or empirical dosing.2008-01-18http://www.incirculation.net/52693_94402.aspxNurse-led clinics in cardiology are growing in number and scope. David R Thompson, of the Department of Health Sciences and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, UK, discusses the effectiveness of these facilities, but argues that they need support and integration with appropriate structures and systems to fulfil their potential.2007-12-12http://www.incirculation.net/52693_93708.aspxHelen Roberts, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, New Zealand, discusses differing interpretations of the WHI and WISDOM trials and their implications on treatment strategies.2007-10-30http://www.incirculation.net/52693_92751.aspxMiles Fisher, of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK, discusses the outcomes of the PROactive, DREAM and ADOPT trials and provides an update from the ongoing RECORD trial.2007-09-28http://www.incirculation.net/52693_91664.aspxSteve E Humphries, of the Royal Free and UCL Medical School, London, UK, talks about how our increased understanding of genetics may translate into clinical practice in the field of cardiology.2007-07-30http://www.incirculation.net/52693_90012.aspxThe results of the recent METEOR study were announced earlier this year at the ACC.07, held in New Orleans, USA. Raphael Duivenvoorden and Eric de Groot, of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, discuss these results in this Key Opinion.2007-07-23http://www.incirculation.net/52693_89828.aspxHere, Christopher Cannon, of the TIMI Study Group, talks about the three-year follow-up for the Invasive versus Conservative Treatment in Unstable Coronary Syndromes (ICTUS) study. 2007-06-20http://www.incirculation.net/52693_88896.aspxSidney Goldstein, of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA, examines the outcomes of the FUSION and EVEREST in the context of the current interest in more effective treatment and prevention of acute heart failure. 2007-06-20http://www.incirculation.net/52693_88900.aspxAt the recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2007 meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, US, William Boden presented the results of the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE). In this Key Opinion, Michel Bertrand, Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, University of Lille, France, asks whether the COURAGE results told us anything new in the field of coronary artery disease management.2007-06-01http://www.incirculation.net/52693_88373.aspxHere, Lars Eckardt and Günter Breithardt, of the University of Münster, Germany, give their opinions on the first results of the Alternans Before Cardioverter Defibrillator (ABCD) trial, presented at the AHA 2006 meeting in Chicago, IL, USA. This trial evaluated the efficacy of microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) in targeting ICD therapy to patients at risk from sudden cardiac death. 2007-05-02http://www.incirculation.net/52693_87580.aspxJuly 2007 will see the UK join Ireland, Italy, France, and many states and cities in the USA in the implementation of public smoking bans. In this editorial, David Simpson, Director of the International Agency on Tobacco and Health, looks at the importance of smoking bans in smoking prevention. 2007-04-27http://www.incirculation.net/52693_87466.aspxThe use of B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP) for diagnosing heart failure has been an exciting development, although the adoption into clinical practice has been slow. Here, Dr. Kevin Goode, Dr. Milos Kubanek, and Professor John GF Cleland, from Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, UK, discuss the roles and limitations of BNP measurement as a diagnostic tool.2007-04-26http://www.incirculation.net/52693_87408.aspxThe relationship between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and migraine is discussed in the light of the recent Migraine Intervention with Starflex Tiral (MIST) results. This Key Opinion was presented by Professor MD Ferrari, Dr. H Koppen, and Dr. GM Terwindt, of the Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. 2007-04-23http://www.incirculation.net/52693_87270.aspxProfessor Desmond Julian discusses whether results from clinical trials can be applied directly to the general patient population, and whether potential differences between trial participants and the general patient population should be considered when writing the guidelines. 2007-03-16http://www.incirculation.net/52693_86003.aspxProfessor Lars Wilhelmsen, of Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden, discusses the implications of the INTERHEART study, and the subsequent analyses.2007-03-13http://www.incirculation.net/52693_85825.aspxProfessor Annika Rosengren, of the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, provides a comprehensive editorial that discusses the abolition of acute myocardial infarction as a global major killer.2007-03-13http://www.incirculation.net/52693_85831.aspxProfessor Tsung O. Cheng, M.D, from The George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA, provides a fascinating overview of the use of acupuncture in cardiology. This editorial is extensively referenced with a comprehensive list of further reading. 2007-02-07http://www.incirculation.net/52693_84432.aspx