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Cardiovascular diseases

Research

Cholesterol-lowering therapy with pravastatin in patients with average cholesterol levels and established ischaemic heart disease: is it cost-effective?

Paul P Glasziou, Simon D Eckermann, Sarah E Mulray, R John Simes, Andrew J Martin, Adrienne C Kirby, Susan Caleo, Jane P Hall, Harvey D White and Andrew M Tonkin

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (8): 428-434 Free

Editorials

Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events

Graeme J Hankey and John W Eikelboom

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 343-344

Medicine and the media

Media coverage of scientific presentations

Terry D Bolin and James V Bertouch

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 374-374

Medicine and the media

Media coverage of scientific presentations

Julie Robotham and Robert Whitehead

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 375-375

Research

Guideline-discordant care in acute myocardial infarction: predictors and outcomes

Ian A Scott and Catherine M Harper

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): 26-31 Free

For debate

Clinical trials without consent: some experiments simply cannot be done

Michael C Kennedy

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): 40-42

Lessons from practice

Transient cortical blindness related to coronary angiography and graft study

Kiam K Lim and Dorothy J Radford

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): 43-44 Free

Book reviews

A handy guide to coronary care

Peter L Thompson

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (5):

Research

Cost analysis of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in initiating antihypertensive drug treatment in Australian general practice

Ben Ewald and Brita Pekarsky

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (12): 580-583 Free

Position statement

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Barry P McGrath, and on behalf of the National Blood Pressure Advisory Committee of the National Heart Foundation of Australia

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (12): 588-592 Free

Editorials

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and "white coat" hypertension: saving costs

Barry P McGrath

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (12): 571-572

Letters

An ecological perspective of cholesterol

Christopher H Cantor

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 564

Notable cases

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in fulminant myocarditis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus

Michael C H Leung, Richard W Harper and John Boxall

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (8): 374-375 Free

Letters

Renal protection by angiotensin II receptor antagonists in patients with type 2 diabetes

Roger E Peverill

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 296-297

Letters

Renal protection by angiotensin II receptor antagonists in patients with type 2 diabetes

George Jerums, Mark E Cooper, Richard E Gilbert and Robert C Atkins

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 296-297

Research

How many patients with coronary heart disease are not achieving their risk-factor targets? Experience in Victoria 1996–1998 versus 1999–2000

Margarite J Vale, Michael V Jelinek and James D Best, on behalf of the COACH study group

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (5): 211-215 Free

Editorials

Sudden cardiac death in the young

Christopher Semsarian and Barry J Maron

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (4): 148-149

Updates in medicine

Cardiology and cardiac surgery

J H Nicholas Bett, Malcolm J West and R Bruce Garlick

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (1): 8

Medicine and the media

Media milking of sacred cows: a heart-stopping tale

Simon Chapman

Med J Aust 2001; 175 (11): 629-630

Medicine and the media

Clinical research in the emergency setting: the role of ethics committees

Paul A Komesaroff

Med J Aust 2001; 175 (11): 630-631

Medicine and the media

Trial of a trial by media

Helge H Rasmussen, Peter S Hansen, Yutaka Koyama and Anthony J O'Connell

Med J Aust 2001; 175 (11): 625-628

Editorials

Are the new Lipid Management Guidelines good for Australia's health?

Rodney T Jackson

Med J Aust 2001; 175 (9): 452-453

Notable cases

Caffeine-induced cardiac arrhythmia: an unrecognised danger of healthfood products

Marianne E Cannon, Clive T Cooke and James S McCarthy

Med J Aust 2001; 174 (10): 520-521 Free

Editorials

Heart failure in older people: the epidemic we had to have

John D Horowitz and Simon Stewart

Med J Aust 2001; 174 (9): 432-433

Research

Chronic heart failure in Australian general practice

Henry Krum, Andrew M Tonkin, Robert Currie, Robert Djundjek and Colin I Johnston

Med J Aust 2001; 174 (9): 439-444 Free