The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has developed into a worldwide pandemic affecting millions of lives in one way or another.1 Over the period of 1 year since the disease was first ...

Atrial fibrillation and COVID 19 are two different diseases, but both are upper body issues. Atrial fibrillation is an upper chamber heart issue, while COVID 19 is an upper respiratory issue. Linked together by their disease factors. Knowing your hearts rhythm and ...

The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an unprecedented public health emergency, with worldwide health, social and economic implications. In contrast to other modern epidemics, little prior knowledge of the pathogen existed. Whilst this initially hampered both patient management ...

“It is difficult to evaluate what did not happen.” – Academician, LV Gromashevsky The COVID-19 pandemic may be considered the first global health catastrophe in the past 100 years, since it has affected not only economic, political and medical paradigms, but also ...

I work in a semi-rural practice in South-West Scotland, in one of three practices based in a purpose-built medical centre. As with most NHS general practices we are furnished with relatively outdated computer hardware and old software. Our practice, however, ...

COVID-19 has become one of the greatest challenges in medical history, and the rapid development and approval of effective and safe treatments is essential to minimise the loss of lives during the pandemic. Given the urgency of finding effective strategies, ...

  TO ALL CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA TEAMS (please share with colleagues) We are very much aware of the pressure the NHS are under in these un-precedented times. Arrhythmia Alliance / AF Association / STARS have more than tripled the number of calls to ...