Glossary Of Terms - J
| Jaundice | Journal | BCPA Journal & index | Jugular vein |
Jaundice is caused by an accumulation in the blood of bilirubin, a yellow-brown bile pigment. The skin and whites of the eyes look yellowish. It is a disorder of the liver. This is quite common in newborn babies.
Joule. See Joule under Calorie.
Journal. One meaning is a regular publication that contains serious articles on a subject, based on research and previous publications. Eg British Medical Journal BMJ, The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine NEJM, …
The BCPA Journal BCPA J has similar articles in six issues per year. I, Dr Richard Maddison, was appointed Editor in 2005. An index is below.
Back numbers from then till some months ago are available on the BCPA website at http://bcpa.co.uk/PreviousJournals.htm. Our BCPA policy is not to put on the website back issues within the last few months.
As Editor, I use the short form J173p12 to mean Issue 173 page 12.
J142-145 were in 2005; J146-151 in 2006, J152-157 in 2007; J158-163 in 2008; J164-170 in 2009; J170-J175 in 2010; J176-J181 in 2011, J182-J187 in 2012; J188-193 are in 2013.
The following gives an index to BCPA Journal articles that someone might want to look up. In many cases the journal articles give sources and further information than the Glossary entries.
CB = Corey Beecher
F = BCPA Factsheet – printed version or see http://bcpa.co.uk/download.htm
L = letter & reply RM
RM = Richard Maddison, ie by me
A&E waiting, RM J177p4
A New Beginning: Memoirs of a Voluntary Worker 1981-1996 by Fred Roach, abridged J182p10-11, J183p10-11, J184p13, J185p12, J186p13, J187p13, J188p10-11, J189p10-11
Ablation for atrial fibrillation, Sir Terence English, Steven Hunter, J157p10-11; Warfarin L J158p12
Ablation, Nick Beattie L J156p10
Active brains helps longterm health, RM J158p4
Acupuncture, Diana Olafsdottir J163p10
Addicted to walking 30 minutes every day: a member is, RM J176p9
Affairs of two hearts, Winifred Gates J176p12
Age UK, RM J172p4
Ageing population, RM J154p5; J152p10-11
AGM 2012 after dinner speech, Sir Terence English J185p4
Aims of BCPA, RM J146p22
Alan Lea: In memory of, George Hughes J179p3
Alcohol binge drinking, RM J157p5; RM J167p4
All party parliamentary group on heart disease, Jemma Harford J176p5
ditto, Terence English & RM J174p9
Alzheimer’s: Fish oils could protect from brain decline, RM J160p14
Anacetrapib works and is safe, RM J177p4
Analgesics, RM J149p16
Angina frequent attacks, Eve Knight J1542p13
Angina not diagnosed, Barry Mappley L J156p10
Angina, refractory, squeezy pants J142p7
Angina: Stable angina guidance, RM J181p4
Angiogram: The shivering ..., Bob King J186p8-9
Angiography early save lives, RM Derek Holley J144p17
Angioplasty – Fast angioplasty after heart attack, RM J163p13
Anniversary – 25th anniversary of heart-lung transplant, John Wallwork J167p8
Annuities – Life expectancy, pensions & annuities, A Robin & RM J152p10-11, 14; J169p8-10
Antarctica & South Atlantic – a privileged journey, Derek Holley J190p8-11
Antibiotics at dentists end, Susan Wallin J162p6
Antiplatelet benefits in fruit juices Eric Bates & RM J167p8
Anti-ulcer proton pump inhibitor & clopidogrel, aspirin at night, Susan Tombs J1174p12
Antiviral drugs – Vaccines & antiviral drugs for flu in patients with heart disease; flu & colds, RM J151p20-22
Aortic dissection at Guy’s & St Thomas’s hospitals, RM J169p4
Aortic stenosis and its treatment, Graham Flaye J183p8-9
Apple a day, flavonoids, polyphenols J159p2, p10; see Flavonoids below in index; Apple a day
Arrhythmia Alliance J147p19
Aspirin at bedtime, with evening meal, RM J161p3; J162p3, p10-11; J164p4; see Drugs at bedtime
Aspirin at bedtime, with evening meal, Tim Nicholson L RM J163p12; L J168p11
aspirin at bedtime: Half-life of information, something new many people don't hear of eg aspirin at bedtime, RM J175p4
Aspirin at bedtime: see also When best to take warfarin, Heather Gale & RM L J185p5
Aspirin and statins at night, RM J183p4
Don't change your aspirin pattern - misleading news items on who should take low-dose aspirin, RM J175p4
Aspirin advice unchanged - No aspirin benefit in primary prevention, RM J168p3
Aspirin also helps cancer prevention - a summary of research by Peter Rothwell, RM J184p6
Aspirin, clopidogrel – don’t stop taking, Nick Curzen J150p18-19
Aspirin – Clopidogrel & aspirin for AF, RM J166p4
Clopidogrel with or without aspirin at PCI when on anticoagulant, RM J90p4
Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Aspirin for women as well as men, RM J147p25
Aspirin – Who should take aspirin, RM J167p4
Atorvastatin cheaper so more to be prescribed - patent protection ended, RM J184p3; RM J182p5
Atrial fibrillation – drugs for AF, RM J166p4
Atrial fibrillation: Richard Warder's story - AF & ICD, J173p8
Howard Valentine's Atrial fibrillation story J174p11
My life with atrial fibrillation – Kirsten Millinson J185p11
Avandia: if you are taking, RM J174p13
Awards for medical device created by Papworth consultants, J179p12
Balanced scorecards to be scrapped, RM J170p4
BCPA 25 years, J153
BCPA Aims, RM J146p22
Beating heart bypass, Octopus stabiliser, RM J162p3
Bedtime – drugs at bedtime RM J161p3; John Barlow, Mike Wilson L J162p10-11; see Aspirin
Bedtime – take low dose aspirin at bedtime, RM J161p3
Beds & Herts conference 2007, RM J155p8-12
Beds & Herts conference 2008, RM J161p10-13
Beds & Herts conference 2009, RM J167p10-12
Behaviours: Nudge, nag or legislate to get people to change unhealthy behaviours, RM J183p4
Beliefs, feelings, CHD, J149p12-13
Belly: On thy belly shalt thou go, Bob King J179p11
Benefits of betablockers in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, RM J189p5
Betablockers – new guidance on not using for high BP, RM J149p20
Benefits of betablockers in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, RM J189p5
Better hygiene intentions, Tim Gossling J183p7
Big fat lie, Derrick Cutting J169p11
Bilirubin differs from other statins, Simvastatin, L RM J146p19
Bleech: two bottles of, Tony Robin J175p20
Blood clot in hospital – Tips to avoid, Eve Knight J165p13
Blood pressure – Intermittent high BP predicts troubles, RM & Peter Rothwell J172p8-9
Blood pressure – new guidance on not using Betablockers for high BP, RM J149p20
Blood pulse wave speed, RM J147p11&21
Blue Light for Papworth, Sarah Clarke J163p8
BMI Healthcare J175p9
Boiled cake recipe: Things my mother taught me, Tim Gossling J183p7
British Services Antarctic Expedition - Spirit of Scott 1912, Janet Jackson J182p13
Briffa - Maltese surgeon visited the grave of Great War soldier - Mr Norman Briffa, J189p12
Budgie – my little budgie, Audrey Wichtl J169p12; Budgie died, AW, J187p13
Buncefield fire, J147p16-17
CABG for patients with left-ventricular disease, RM J178p4
Calcium in diet, J142p18-19
Calcium, Magnesium & Zinc: see When best to take warfarin, Heather Gale & RM L J185p5
Call to reduce 'counter-productive' cardiovascular drug prescribing in the over-80s, RM J178p4
Cancer: Aspirin also helps cancer prevention - a summary of research by Peter Rothwell, RM J184p6
Cardiac rehabilitation, Geoff Dorrie J156p14
Cardiac rehab services Heart of the matter Lincolnshire, K Theabould & K Duff J168p10
Cardiac Rehabilitation – would it be better to have it in small community groups?, Corey Beecher J180p12
Cardio & Vascular Coalition, Sir Terence English J162p7-9, J164p8; J173p7
Cardiomyopathy Association J157p9; Cardiomyopathy Association
Cardiovascular Bill of Rights, Keith Jackson J165p7
Cardiovascular crisis worldwide, RM J178p4
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet, RM J190p4
Cardiovascular disease in women – often silent and fatal, RM J180p14
Cardiovascular events: Multivitamins 'do not reduce major cardiovascular events', RM J188p4
Statins for people at low risk of cardiovascular disease, RM J188p4
Cause: Placebo: fact or fiction - cause and effect - homoeopathy - herbal medicine - modern medicine, Bob King J187p8-9
C.diff – new hospital superbug, Paul Giannasca J159p11
C.diff – MRSA & .., RM J154p5; J158p5; J163p10; RM J167p3
Care: Self-directed care and its relevance for longterm conditions, Simon Knighton J175p14
Cell therapy, Stephen Large J143p16
CHD hypertension High blood pressure, hypertension
CHD mortality patterns, RM J160p13
CHD, omega-3, B vitamins, Kim Mackender J147p14
CHD silent, risk findings, Nick Curzen J147p20-21
Cholesterol UK, Cathy Ratcliffe J152p12, Cholesterol UK
Cholesterol & statins, RM J148p14; J149p20; J152p12
- an alternative look at cholesterol & statins, Brian Gallagher J177p8-9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease = COPD, J154p13left; J164p10, p4
Clopidogrel & aspirin for AF, RM J166p4
Clopidogrel long-term, RM J171p4, L RM J172p7
Clopidogrel with or without aspirin at PCI when on anticoagulant, RM J90p4
Clostridium difficile, RM J182p4-5
Clot-dissolving drugs for strokes, thrombolysis, RM J163 p13
Cod liver oil: see When best to take warfarin, Heather Gale & RM L J185p5
Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Co-enzyme Q10, Sarah Brewer J151p12-13
see When best to take warfarin, Heather Gale & RM L J185p5
Colds – Vaccines & antiviral drugs for flu in patients with heart disease; flu & colds, RM J151p20-22
Collapse, fall, fainting, syncope, RM J167p10-12
Communication, RM J144p5
Computerised tomography J153p18
Consent J143p11; RM J158p13 F
Consultant contracts, Nick Curzen J141p12
Cook: Latest guidance on prescribing oral tacrolimus by brand name, Julia Cook, ESPRIT, J186p12
Coronary Heart Disease – see CHD above
Cox-2 inhibitors, RM J149p17
Crosswords explained: cryptic clues, RM J158p14
Curzen: Aspirin, clopidogrel – don’t stop taking, Nick Curzen J150p18-19
CHD silent, risk findings, Nick Curzen J147p20-21
Consultant contracts, Nick Curzen J141p12
Drug-eluting stents, NICE, Nick Curzen J156p8-9; Recommendations RM, Nick Curzen J159p4-5
Patient choice, Nick Curzen J142p16-17; J145p14-15
Research studies, Nick Curzen J146p14-15
Statins dose, RM J144p21; Nick Curzen J148p14-15; J149p5
Dabigatran v warfarin for AF, RM J169p13
Dabigatran and warfarin, RM J177p4
Dental treatment: Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Destination 2020 – Plan for cardiac & vascular health, Sir Terence English J166p9
Deterioration – Prevent, RM J143p5
Derek's new adventure - learning to fly, Derek Holley J180p7, 1, 2
Experience of a lifetime, Derek Holley J156p13
Diabetes & sugar, L J167p13
Diabetes: Type 2 & heart disease treatment, RM J170p6
Diary – keep and it will keep you, CB J170p11
Doctors licence, RM J170p6
Don’t worry, be happy, reduced heart disease, Karina W Davidson J172p3
Drug-eluting stents, NICE, Nick Curzen J156p8-9; Recommendations RM, Nick Curzen J159p4-5
Drugs at bedtime, RM J161p3; John Barlow, Mike Wilson L J162p10-11; see Aspirin in this index
Some drugs affect grip strength, RM J171p4
Drugs, risks, anti-inflammatory, RM J149p16
Dump your toxic waist! Book by Derrick Cutting J162p12; one page in J164 to J169
Earlier use of omega-3s after a heart attack cuts mortality, claim researchers, RM J189p4
Eat less butter & less bad fats, Janet Jackson J160p12
E coli on muddy vegetables - why washing, RM J181p4
ECG long QT, RM L J167p12-13
EECP, squeezy pants J144p20
Egg consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, RM J189p4
Eggs – Eating eggs is OK, RM J165p3
Emergency life support training, Suzanna McGregor J151p18-19
ENDO-MIDCAB, J169p10
English, Sir Terence English
Ablation for atrial fibrillation, Sir Terence English, Steven Hunter, J157p10-11; Warfarin L J158p12
AGM 2012 after dinner speech, Sir Terence English J185p4
All party parliamentary group on heart disease, Terence English & RM J174p9
Cardio & Vascular Coalition, Sir Terence English J162p7-9, J164p8; J173p7
Destination 2020 – Plan for cardiac & vascular health, Sir Terence English J166p9
Follow Your Star - Terence English autobiography book reviewed, RM J178p8-9
ESPRIT An important message for all heart transplant patients, Laura Buist & Sue Lyon J177p12
Generic immunosuppressants in the specialist area of transplantation - consensus on implications and practical recommendations J180p8-9
Latest guidance on prescribing oral tacrolimus by brand name, Julia Cook, ESPRIT, J186p12
European health card, J142p26-27
Excellent and the unexpected - a Papworth patient, RM J181p8-10; Treating the exceptional, RM J181p11-12
Exercise benefits, CB = Corey Beecher J160p9
changed my opinion, CB J176p10
changes over the years, CB J153p21
Cycling, still in the news, CB J188p14
diabetes, CB J162p13
dream: I also have a dream, CB J181p14
DVT, CB J142p10
equipment, CB J149p14-15
exercising in a chair: the exercises, CB J178p11 J179p11
Feelings on Exercise Scale, CB J183p13
FITTE, CB J143p14
gardening - recent activity questions - gardening, warm up, stretch, activity, cool down, stretch, CB J189p9
goals, CB J158p10
golf, CB J174p8
in your armchair, CB J148p16-17
Home Olympics, CB J183p13
How do we 'stat' up?, CB J184p12
How hard do we need to train?, CB J185p10
keep ball rolling, CB J152p9
keeping the momentum, CB J186p6
know yourself J163p11
lifestyle change, CB J141p16-17
motivation, CB J147p22-23
my personal training diary and plan to improve, CB J177p13
myths, CB J150p12-13
New Year resolutions still being held?, CB J182p9
opening up the exercise debate, CB J181p13
overcoming barriers sent to slow our achievements, CB J187p12
plan, CB J146p16-17
positive mental attitude, CB J157p12
prepare for spring, CB J190p12
recent activity questions - gardening, warm up, stretch, activity, cool down, stretch, CB J189p9
responsibility, CB J174p8
skipping, CB J155p13
technology, CB J159p13
the buzz, CB J160p13
think of as fun, CB J144p14
true costs, CB J151p20
watch out, CB J174p11
which of the latest crazes will make you crazy, CB J175p18-19
Wii or me, CB J161p7
winter warning, CB J145p13
Experience of a lifetime, Derek Holley J156p13
Fall: Collapse, fall, fainting, syncope, RM J167p10-12
False positives, RM J162p4
Fast angioplasty after heart attack, RM J163p13
Fast Facts: Heart Failure by Darius Korczyk et al - book review, RM J187p12; also see Heart failure
Fat: Good fat to fight CHD, Lydia Chamberlain J143p12-13
Eat less bad fats, Janet Jackson J160p12
Fats: explanation, RM J150p17
Fewer MI over the years, RM J177p4
Fiddy: John Fiddy NZC, RM J172p11
Fish oils could protect from brain decline Alzheimer’s, RM J160p14
Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Five fruit & vegetables a day, RM J172p10
Fixing broken hearts - an update, Dr Abdul Mozid & Prof Anthony Mathur J178p10-11
Flavonoids, red wine, onions, tea, apple, cocoa, polyphenols– ACTOR ROTA, J159p3, 10; Flavonoid
Flu -Vaccines & antiviral drugs for flu in patients with heart disease; flu & colds, RM J151p20-22
Follow Your Star - Terence English autobiography book reviewed, RM J178p8-9
Foods – Some foods affect / interact with some drugs, RM J173p4; sequel RM J174p4
Fosamax & atrial fibrillation, RM J160p7
Fred Roach, J149p4, J153p8
A New Beginning: Memoirs of a Voluntary Worker 1981-1996 by Fred Roach, abridged J182p10-11, J183p10-11, J184p13, J185p12, J186p13, J187p13, J188p10-11, J189p10-11
Game for a change, Derrick Cutting J146p13
General knowledge quiz from years ago, RM J182p14
Genders of patient & doctor influenced drug treatment, RM J165p10
Generic immunosuppressants in the specialist area of transplantation - consensus on implications and practical recommendations - ESPRIT, J180p8-9
Glossary terms quiz, RM J156p11; RM J159p14,; RM J172p4
Glucosamine & Warfarin L J164p13, L J165p11
Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Gossling: Putting myself on trial - SEARCH - THRIVE - Arterial flexibility - REVEAL, Tim Gossling J186p10
Statin interactions with other drugs - prohibition of grapefruit - some foods affect drugs, Tim Gossling J187p9
Government – New government health announcements & plans, RM J173p13
Grand Canaria, Pat Prosser J177p7
Green: UK's first total artificial heart patient - Matthew Green, J180p10
Grip strength – Some drugs affect grip strength, RM J171p4
Grumpy old man, Sid Barker J154p12
Grown-up Congenital heart disease GUCH, Clive Lewis J164p10; RM J162p4
GTN: don't take GTN if you haven't got angina, Annie Marshall J176p12
Guide dogs: My experience of being a puppy walker for .., Pat Williams J181p12
Guidance: Latest guidance on prescribing oral tacrolimus by brand name, Julia Cook, ESPRIT, J186p12
Glycaemic index, RM J148p5; J147p21,26; Quiz J178p14 Glycaemic Index
Habbin - A miracle in the moonlight, Roy Habbin J190p8
Half-life of information, something new many people don't hear of eg aspirin at bedtime, RM J175p4
Halton Royal British Legion museum, Alan Keitch J174p7
Health expenditure comparisons, RM J168p3
Heart attack – Fast angioplasty after heart attack, RM J163p13
Heart – could a low fat diet be bad for your heart, Derrick Cutting J168p7
Heart disease reduced – Don’t worry, be happy, Karina W Davidson J172p3
Heart disease reduced – Don’t worry, be happy, Karina W Davidson J172p3
Heart diagram, J188p5
Heart disease: Why clean your teeth, Clean teeth before breakfast, Cleaning techniques, Tooth disease & heart disease, RM J170p4; RM J171p4
Heart disease – Vaccines and antiviral drugs for flu in patients with heart disease; flu and colds, RM J151p20-22
The heart - a most sophisticated engine - pumps - unique - blood - power - heart rate control, Bob King J187p8; Heart diagram J189p5
Heart failure programme, Angela Ingham J178p12
Fast Facts: Heart Failure by Darius Korczyk et al - book review, RM J187p12; also see Heart failure
Heart failure: Test predicts risk of heart failure, RM J171p4
Heart failure NICE guidelines not being implemented - Simple rule-out test - key to faster and more cost-effective heart failure diagnosis: are we jeopardising patient care by not adopting it?, Roche press release J187p11
Heart failure: Ivabradine for heart failure, RM J174p10
Ivabradine for heart rate reduction - does it work?, RM J188p4
Ivabradine for treating chronic heart failure - NICE recommendations, RM J187p4
Peptide: Test predicts risk of heart failure, RM J171p4
Heart imaging, Cardioscan, J150p21
Heart of the matter: Lincolnshire Cardiac rehab services, K Theabould & K Duff J168p10
Heart operation survival rates, RM J148p15
Heart pressure/volume, Stephen Large J141p14-15
Heart Research UK, Barbara Harpham J179p7-9
heart stopped: If someone's heart seems to have stopped, RM J182p4
Heart surgery outcomes better, RM J168p8-9
heart transplant patients: an important message for, Laura Buist & Sue Lyon J177p12
Scarred hearts can be restored to health with stem cell treatment, RM J183p4
UK's first total artificial heart patient - Matthew Green, J180p10
Heck: Dr Patrick Heck appointed Consultant Cardiologist at Papworth, J183p2
Heparin trial, J149p13
Herbal medicine: Placebo: fact or fiction - cause and effect - homoeopathy - herbal medicine - modern medicine, Bob King J187p8-9
Herbs for hearts, Afifah Hamilton J144p12-13
Hole-in-the-heart self-repair kit, RM J156p5
Holley: Derek's new adventure - learning to fly, Derek Holley J180p7, 1, 2
Antarctica & South Atlantic – a privileged journey, Derek Holley J190p8-11
Experience of a lifetime, Derek Holley J156p13
Home insurance, Unique, J171p8
Home: Temperature of home, RM J144p18
Homeopathy, RM J144p13; story J145p18
Homeopathy on the NHS, RM J170p6
Placebo: fact or fiction - cause and effect - homoeopathy - herbal medicine - modern medicine, Bob King J187p8-9
Homocysteine, NORVIT trial, Derrick Cutting J145p17
Hospital, risks, Eve Knight J160p10-11
Hospital behind the scenes. sterilisation, Bob King J171p8-9
Hospital Visitor, J149p15
Howard Valentine's Atrial fibrillation story, J174p11
Hygiene: Better hygiene intentions, Tim Gossling J183p7
Immunosuppressants: Generic immunosuppressants in the specialist area of transplantation - consensus on implications and practical recommendations J180p8-9
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ICD – Who should get an ICD, RM J162p4
New subcutaneous ICD = S-ICD, RM J173p9
Richard Warder's story - AF & ICD, J173p8
Instrumental faith, Bob King J177p10-11
Insurance, Each journal issue since J164 has an article, Insurance
Assurance for your future, J174p4
Home insurance, J171p8
Life insurance, J187p9
Travel Insurance, J160p11; J173p3; J176p13; J178p12, J186p12, J188p11
Protect your property J175p21
Unique Insurance, J164 and each issue since as above
Interactions: Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Statin interactions with other drugs - prohibition of grapefruit - some foods affect drugs, Tim Gossling, J188p9
Intermittent high BP predicts troubles, RM & Peter Rothwell J172p8-9
Itch: Seven-week itch, Bob King J179p6
Ivabradine for heart failure, RM J174p10
Ivabradine for heart rate reduction - does it work?, RM J188p4
Ivabradine for treating chronic heart failure - NICE recommendations, RM J188p4
Journal contents, invitation, RM J149p5
Keith Jackson personal profile J174p3
King: Angiogram: The shivering ..., Bob King J186p8-9
The heart - a most sophisticated engine - pumps - unique - blood - power - heart rate control, Bob King J188p8-9; Heart diagram J189p5
On thy belly shalt thou go, Bob King J179p11
Placebo: fact or fiction - cause and effect - homoeopathy - herbal medicine - modern medicine, Bob King J187p8-9
Knowledge, RM J146p5
LDL & HDL, Derrick Cutting J144p19
LDL pill, RM J158p4
Leave them more than just memories, Unique Insurance J179p12 ; also see Insurance in this index
Life expectancy, pensions & annuities, A Robin & RM J152p10-11, 14; J169p8-10
Little red monkey, Tony Jordan, J182p12
Lobban – Trudie Lobban OBE, RM J170p4
Long Q-T on ECG, RM L J167p12-13
Longterm clopidogrel, RM J171p4, L RM J172p7
Longterm research, RM J172p4
Low dose aspirin – take low-dose aspirin at bedtime, RM J161p3; see also Aspirin in this index
Low fat diet – could a low-fat diet be bad for your heart, Derrick Cutting J168p7
Maddison Clinic, RM J172p4
Maltese surgeon visited the grave of Great War soldier - Mr Norman Briffa, J189p12
Marathon, Didier Biron J152p6; J154p4
Marathon, Stephen Large J141p14-15
Margarines with n-3 fatty acids, RM J177p4
Meal – quick, simple, healthy, ethical, Anthony Robin J171p12
Measurement of skin voltages, Bob King J175p10-11
Mediterranean diet - Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet, RM J190p4
Mental attitude – positive, CB J157p12
Miracle in the moonlight, Roy Habbin J190p8
Metabolic syndrome – does it matter, Derrick Cutting J165p13
Modern medicine: Placebo: fact or fiction - cause and effect - homoeopathy - herbal medicine - modern medicine, Bob King J187p8-9
Motoring costs – reduce, Keith & Janet Jackson J170p13
MRHA yellow cards, RM J171p4
MRSA & C.diff cases, RM J154p5; J163p10; RM J167p3
Multivitamins 'do not reduce major cardiovascular events', RM J187p4
MUNCH: Derrick Cutting Dump Your Toxic Waist! J162p12; one page in J164 to J169
My life with atrial fibrillation – Kirsten Millinson J185p11
National Obesity Forum NOF, RM J169p4
Nerves trapped, Don Brookman L J156p10
New government's health announcements, RM J173p13
NHS Business Services Authority, RM J167p4
NICE, anticlotting drugs, Derrick Cutting J143p18
NICE, CHD targets J143p19
NICE – Should NICE lower its risk threshold for statins, J165p9
NICE to review Dabitran, a new oral anticoagulant, Dr Matthew Fay J179p10
NICE guidance boost for patients needing TAVI, Bernard Prendergast J184p10
Norfolk Zipper Club NZC, RM J172p11
NSAIDs: Topical NSAIDs and pain relief, RM J178p4
Nudge, nag or legislate to get people to change unhealthy behaviours, RM J183p4
Obesity forum – National Obesity Forum NOF, RM J169p4
Obesity increases risk of heart disease, RM J156p5
Obesity – National Obesity Forum, RM J169p4
Octogenarians, BP drugs, J160p8
Octogenarians, cardiac surgery J144p21
Oily fish protect brain decline, RM J160p14
Eating oily fish adds about 2.2 years to life, RM J190p7
Oily fish, omega-3 benefits, RM J148p20
Omega-3, CHD, B vitamins, Kim Mackender J147p14
On thy belly shalt thou go, Bob King J179p11
Opioids, non-opioids, NSAIDs, RM J149p16
Organ donors, Ray Pearson J154p12, RM J169p3
Organ donors needed, RM J169p3
Pain – many suffer, RM J166p3
Topical NSAIDs and pain relief, RM J178p4
Papworth: Awards for medical device created by Papworth consultants, J179p12
Best year ever for cardiac surgery, J176p7
Blue Light for Papworth PPCI, Sarah Clarke J163p8
Papworth Direct launched, J159p11
Papworth pause heart transplants, RM J157p13
Papworth in Africa, Stephen Large & Leonard Shapiro J168p13
A patient's story, William Gordon J184p8-9
Patients award Papworth top status in survey J179p12
Patients give Papworth top scores J190p13
The excellent and the unexpected - a Papworth patient, RM J181p8-10; Treating the exceptional, RM J181p11-12
Pathology, Nick Kirk J151p14-15
Patient choice, Nick Curzen J142p16-17; J145p14-15
Patient self-testing - anticoagulation therapy, J173p10
Patients access to full GP record by 2015, RM J183p5
Patients award Papworth top status in survey J179p12
Patients should have a voice too, Nadine van Dongen, PIP Health J184p11
A Papworth hospital patient's story, William Gordon J184p8-9
The excellent and the unexpected - a Papworth patient, RM J181p8-10; Treating the exceptional, RM J181p11-12
PCI, PPCI, Lynne Holt J161p9; Papworth Blue Light, Sarah Clarke J163p8
Pension income at retirement – Planning, Maximising, Unique J165p12; J170p13
Peptide: Test predicts risk of heart failure, RM J171p4
Personal profile of a Chairman, Keith Jackson J174p3
Life expectancy, pensions & annuities, A Robin & RM J152p10-11, 14; J169p8-10
Peripheral Vascular Disease Group within the BCPA, Keith Jackson J175p3
Phishing, RM J189p5
Piano playing, Roy Habbin J177p9
Picture Archiving & Communications System PACS, RM J158p4
Placebo: fact or fiction - cause and effect - homoeopathy - herbal medicine - modern medicine, Bob King J187p8-9
Pneumococcus jab, RM J162p3
Polycap, RM J166p13
Polyphenols – Stir teapot when you make tea and leave 5 minutes before pouring for polyphenols, RMJ155p4; J156p5
Positive mental attitude, CB J157p12
Prescriptions – campaign for free prescriptions for longterm conditions, Eve Knight J165p12
Prescription charges rose 1st April 2013, RM J190p14
Prevention of deterioration, RM J143p5
Aspirin also helps cancer prevention - a summary of research by Peter Rothwell, RM J184p6
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet, RM J190p4
Statins for primary prevention, RM J186p4; ditto diabetes risks, RM J186p4
Primary care, J141p24-25
Primary prevention, statins for primary prevention, RM J186p4; ditto diabetes risks, RM J186p4
Pulmonary endarterectomy, Bruce Thomson & David Jenkins J147p24-25
Pulmonary Hypertension Assoc, J148 p18-19
Pulse checking is important, Sue Lyon J163p7
Q10 Co-enzyme, Sarah Brewer J151p12-13
Queen: the day I met the Queen, Roy Habbin J176p8
Questionnaire on angina, ranolazine, Ranexa, RM J175p13
Quiz on Glossary terms, RM J156p11; RM J159p14; RM J172p4
Readmissions: Could readmissions within 30 days be reduced, RM J184p3
Receptionist input to quality & safety in repeat prescribing, RM J182p14
Recipes, mostly Janet Jackson. For index see Recipes
Refractory angina, squeezy pants, J142p7
Reliable & conscientious, RM J150p5
Research studies, Nick Curzen J146p14-15
Research trial – how was done, RM J170p12
Retinal arteries narrowed predict heart troubles, RM J172p4
Retirement insurance, Unique Insurance J177p7
Reviving elderly outcry, RM J147p17
Richard Warder's story - AF & ICD J173p8
Ricky – Why Ricky, J151p5; J173p4; Ricky’s Quickies RM J151p5 and most issues thereafter
Risk: Test predicts risk of heart failure, RM J171p4
Statins for people at low risk of cardiovascular disease, RM J188p4
Roach – Fred, J149p4, J153p8; see also A new beginning: Memoirs of a Voluntary Worker 1981-1996 by Fred Roach, abridged J182p10-11, J183p10-11, J184p13, J185p12, J186p13, J187p13, J188p10-11, J189p10-11
Salt, Bill Darling L J150p20
Scarred hearts can be restored to health with stem cell treatment, RM J183p4
Scientist given award - Richard Maddison, J190p2
Scott: British Services Antarctic Expedition - Spirit of Scott 1912, Janet Jackson J182p13
Self-directed care and its relevance for longterm conditions, Simon Knighton J175p14
Seven-week itch, Bob King J179p6
S-ICD Subcutaneous ICD J174p9
Simvastatin L RM J146p19
Smoking: The smokers, George Hughes J175p16
smoking ban J146p18
The 21st century hazards of smoking and benefits of stopping: a study of a million UK women, RM J189p5
Some drugs affect grip strength, RM J171p4
Stable angina guidance, RM J181p4
Statins, L J158p12
Aspirin and statins at night, RM J183p4
Bilirubin differs from other statins, Simvastatin, L RM J146p19
dose, RM J144p21; Nick Curzen J148p14-15; J149p5
cholesterol, RM J154p5; J148p14; J149p20; J152p12
for primary prevention, RM J186p4; ditto diabetes risks, RM J186p4
for people at low risk of cardiovascular disease, RM J188p4
in the headlines, RM J186p4
interactions with other drugs - prohibition of grapefruit - some foods affect drugs, Tim Gossling, J187p9
less smoking, fewer deaths, RM J153p18
Statins and kidney injury, RM J190p4
might cut heart risk in the healthy, RM J167p14
more people on, RM J149p18
& pain, L J166p10
reduce heart risks for a low-risk group JUPITER, RM J165p8; RM J167p14
reversing plaque, Derrick Cutting RM J149p21
Should NICE lower its risk threshold for statins, J165p9
Wider statin use in healthy people could save 2000 UK lives a year, Richard Maddison, based on research by Colin Baigent J185p8-9
Questions and answers about statins, Colin Baigent J185p9
Stem cells hype J152p13; trial J157p9; Praise for that article, L J154p14
Scarred hearts can be restored to health with stem cell treatment, RM J183p4
Stents: bio-absorbable stents, Tony Gersshlick J175p8-9
Stents v bypass surgery, RM J178p3
Stroke – Accelerating stroke progress, George Hughes J173p10
drug for strokes J150p13; RM J163p13
Simple home test can halve the risk of stroke and cut the risk of death for thousands of patients on warfarin therapy, Keith Jackson J189p8
Subcutaneous ICD S-ICD J174p9
Summary Care Records rollout flawed - wrong, RM J173p14; sequel RM J174p4
Supplementary tablets: see When best to take warfarin, Heather Gale & RM L J185p5
Syncope: Collapse, fall, fainting, syncope, RM J167p10-12
Tacrolimus: latest guidance on prescribing oral tacrolimus by brand name, Julia Cook, ESPRIT, J186p12
Talks offered, Alan Thomas J184p10
TAVI, RM J175p12
NICE guidance boost for patients needing TAVI, Bernard Prendergast J184p10
UK TAVI forum, John Macgill; Keith Jackson J176p6
TAVI: see Aortic stenosis and its treatment, Graham Flaye J183p8-9
Tea. Stir the pot when you make tea and leave 5 minutes before pouring for polyphenols, RM J155p4; J156p5
Teeth: Why clean your teeth, Clean teeth before breakfast, Cleaning techniques, Tooth disease & heart disease, RM J170p4; RM J171p4
Telemonitoring same as usual care, RM J177p4
Temperature of home, RM J144p18
Test predicts risk of heart failure, RM J171p4
The excellent and the unexpected - a Papworth patient, RM J181p8-10; Treating the exceptional, RM J181p11-12
Things my mother taught me: Boiled cake recipe, Tim Gossling J183p7
Thomas: Talks offered, Alan Thomas J184p10
Ticker: The Ticker Girls, Denis Connolly J178p5
Thrombolysis – Clot-dissolving drugs for strokes, RM J163 p13
Thursford show, RM J170p5
Tooth disease: Why clean your teeth, Clean teeth before breakfast, Cleaning techniques, Tooth disease & heart disease, RM J170p4; RM J171p4
Topical NSAIDs and pain relief, RM J178p4
Tower bellringers, RM J151p1, 3
Trans fats in foods, RM J150p16
Transplant donor heart beating, RM J149p10
Transplant games, Ray Pearson J152p12
ESPRIT An important message for all heart transplant patients, Laura Buist & Sue Lyon J177p12
ESPRIT Generic immunosuppressants in the specialist area of transplantation - consensus on implications and practical recommendations J180p8-9
Transplant story, Diana Sanders J150p14-15
Treating: The excellent and the unexpected - a Papworth patient, RM J181p8-10; Treating the exceptional, RM J181p11-12
Trial: Putting myself on trial - SEARCH - THRIVE - Arterial flexibility - REVEAL, Tim Gossling J186p10
Type 2 Diabetes & heart disease treatment, RM J170p6
Ultrasound machine for Papworth, J178p7
Unexpected: The excellent and the unexpected - a Papworth patient, RM J181p8-10; Treating the exceptional, RM J181p11-12
Unhealthy: Nudge, nag or legislate to get people to change unhealthy behaviours, RM J183p4
Unique Insurance, J164 and each issue since
Unwelcome harvest mites, Bob King J180p13
UK's first total artificial heart patient - Matthew Green, J180p10
Unmemberables, RM J147p5
US Million hearts initiative, RM J181p4
Vaccines & antiviral drugs for flu in patients with heart disease; flu & colds, RM J151p20-22
Valentine: Howard Valentine's atrial fibrillation story J174p11
Vitamin B complex; A, D & E: K supplementary tablets: see When best to take warfarin, Heather Gale & RM L J185p5
Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Vitamin K, Clopidogrel & Aspirin for AF, RM J166p4
Visitor, Hospital visitor, J149p15
Waist-to-hip ratio better than Body Mass Index as guide to heart disease, RM J156p5
Waiting times coming down, RM J160p8
Waiting times 18-weeks target, J155p8-12
Wallwork: Prof John Wallwork CBE, J183p2
Prof John Wallwork BCPA President, J184p1-2
Prof John Wallwork retires from Papworth, J180p9
Walking for health, Laura Brooks & Alice Walker J175p17
Fresh air - friendships - feel the difference, Laura Brooks & Alice Walker J176p11
Warfarin: Dabigatran and warfarin, RM J177p4
Warfarin interactions with aspirin, cod liver oil, fish oil, and Vitamins A & K, following from J185p5, Alan Coulson & RM, Heather Gale, L J186p7; Clarifications - Dental treatment - Glucosamine, RM, Graham Clarke, Jane Page, Albert Freakley, L J187p7
Warfarin satisfactory many years, L J158p12
Simple home test can halve the risk of stroke and cut the risk of death for thousands of patients on warfarin therapy, Keith Jackson J189p8
When best to take warfarin, Heather Gale & RM L J185p5
Wider statin use in healthy people could save 2000 UK lives a year, Richard Maddison, based on research by Colin Baigent J185p8-9
Women, angina, poorer care, RM J154p5; RM J160p8
Aspirin for women as well as men, RM J147p25
Cardiovascular disease in women – often silent and fatal, RM J180p14
Worry: Don’t worry, be happy, reduced heart disease, Karina W Davidson J172p3
Yacht trips on the Solent offered – Richard Maddison for Matthew Lawson
Zhineng Qigong, J164p13
Jugular vein. A jugular vein is one of the three veins in the neck that return blood from the head to the heart.
Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is rapid heartrate for a person's age that is driven by a focus with abnormal automaticity within or immediately adjacent to the atrioventricular (AV) node. See ectopic.
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