Tuesday 09 February, 2010This week

Rural Australia needs CVD prevention strategies

03/02/2010 | The implementation of Australian lipid guidelines is poor and more public health campaigns are needed to lower average cholesterol levels - particularly among the rural population, an Australian cardiologist says.

Wide variation in antibiotic prophylaxis

03/02/2010 | Despite an increase in the use of local antibiotic prophylaxis protocols following cardiac surgery, national therapeutic guidelines are rarely followed, particularly when it comes to drug choice and duration, research shows.

Pre-op stress testing improves surgery outcomes

03/02/2010 | Preoperative non-invasive cardiac stress testing improves one-year survival and reduces hospital stay in patients undergoing intermediate to high-risk non-cardiac surgery, a large retrospective study finds.