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NICOR statement - Paediatric cardiac surgery 

NICOR (the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research) analyses data submitted by NHS clinicians about heart disease patients' quality of care and outcomes. NICOR is committed to providing appropriately analysed, accurate outcome data in a timely manner which is understandable by the public, healthcare providers and the medical profession. We work closely with the specialist Clinical Societies. More...

Published: Apr 12, 2013 2:48:03 PM

MINAP and National Heart Failure Audit Patient Reports

Cardiac patients and their families are set to receive a major boost in information about heart conditions with the launch today of the two major patient-focused reports covering heart attack and heart failure care. More...

Published: Jan 30, 2013 4:45:25 PM

National Audit of Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Procedures Public Report 2011

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Published: Jan 29, 2013 7:06:02 AM

National Heart Failure Audit 2011/12 Annual Report

The National Heart Failure Audit 2011/12 Annual Report was published on 27th November 2012. More...

Published: Nov 27, 2012 9:29:41 AM

11th MINAP Public Report

Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP) has published its 11th  Annual Public Report reporting on performance against national standards for hospitals that admit patients with a heart attack. More...

Published: Nov 15, 2012 12:24:33 AM


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SLMS news

'Chase and run' cell movement mechanism explains metastasis

Jun 17, 2013 09:08AM

A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body – called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL.

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Blood pressure at night is higher than previously thought

Jun 11, 2013 11:05AM

Scientists at UCL have developed new technology which reveals that blood pressure measured close to the heart is much higher during sleep than previously thought. Night time blood pressure is a strong predictor of both heart disease and stroke, with previous studies establishing that blood pressure measured over the arm falls at night during sleep. However these new data indicate that the night-time decline in blood pressure may be less extensive than previously thought.

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UCL awarded £11.1m towards new Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

Jun 06, 2013 22:59PM

UCL has been awarded £11.1 million from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) towards the cost of the new UCL Institute for Immunity and Transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.

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National Heart Failure Audit letter responds to beta blocker article in The Times

8 October 2012

A letter from the National Heart Failure Audit, written in response to an article published in The Times, has been published today. The original article referenced data from a US registry of 'people who had had heart attacks or heart disease, or were at risk of it' which showed little benefit in terms of reduced illness or mortality for those taking beta blockers.

The response from the audit cited National Heart Failure Audit mortality analysis on patients admitted to hospital between 2009 and 2012 - a larger patient group than that in the US registry - which shows that in patients with heart failure, the prescription of beta blockers on discharge from hospital has a significant life-prolonging impact.

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