Annual Evidence Update on Chest Pain of Recent Onset: 21-25 March 2011

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular

This year's update on chest pain is linked directly to the NICE guideline published last year. The NHS Evidence - cardiovascular team, based at the University of Surrey, have undertaken detailed searches and critical appraisal of new systematic reviews and randomised trials covering the spectrum from assessment to early management of this common condition. The findings have been put into clinical context by expert reviewers from emergency medicine, cardiology, cardiovascular imaging and nursing.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular

Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure: 4-8 October 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

Following on from the partial update of NICE's Heart Failure guidelines in August 2010 and our last evidence update in October 2009 this update for health professionals and patients will present significant advances in knowledge about heart failure. Topics will include diagnosis, pharmacology, organisation of care, devices, rehabilitation, palliative care and psychology. There will also be a section on uncertainties identified and, as usual, expert summaries will be included to help make sense of the new evidence presented.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.

Annual Evidence Update on Atrial Fibrillation: 7-11 June 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

This update for health professionals and patients will present significant advances in knowledge about atrial fibrillation since our last update in June 2009. Topics will include medication, cardioversion, prevention of stroke, catheter ablation therapy and surgical treatment. This year we've also identified new systematic reviews on genetics and atrial fibrillation. As usual expert summaries with be included on this and the other topics identified to help make sense of the new evidence presented.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.

Annual Evidence Update on Cardiac Rehabilitation: 12-16 April 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an important aspect of high quality care for (in particular) the patient who has had a heart attack or undergone cardiac surgery or intervention. Access to CR remains low, as highlighted through the National Audit, and NHS Improvement are leading a national priority project to help more patients to benefit. See www.improvement.nhs.uk/heart/?TabId=56 for more information.

We are publishing an Annual Evidence Update on cardiac rehabilitation which draws together the evidence from systematic reviews and other high quality research and guidance published in the past year, building on our last three Updates. We have been greatly assisted by the NHS Improvement-Heart CR team and expert reviewers from the British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.

Annual Evidence Update on Chest Pain: 22-26 February 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

The 2010 Evidence Update on Chest Pain seeks to identify key new systematic reviews and related documents published since the 2009 update and so identify the latest high quality evidence on this topic. The evidence will be accompanied by summaries from experts providing a commentary on the new evidence and whether this challenges current guidance/practice or identifies uncertainties in our knowledge on this topic.

Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure: 5-9 October 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

NHS Evidence - cardiovascular publishes its Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure on 5th October. This update for health professionals and patients will include guidance and systematic reviews published since the 2008 update, together with the latest website resources. A team of expert reviewers will summarise advances in diagnosis and treatments, providing healthcare professionals with easy access to the latest evidence.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.

Annual Evidence Update on Atrial Fibrillation: 1-5 June 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and if left untreated is a significant risk factor for stroke and other morbidities. NICE published a guideline on management of AF in June 2006. The NHS Evidence - cardiovascular team has systematically identified high quality evidence that has appeared since then, and will present this with summaries written by leading experts in the field.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.