
Cardiology assessment with Professor Derek Connolly Episode 1 'Is this cardiac or could it be cardiac'
02/28/24 • 50 min
Richard welcomes Professor Derek Connolly to the show who is a consultant cardiologist at Birmingham City Hospital. During the episode, Derek discus's how he assesses patients with possible cardiac pathology's. We discus, history taking , red flags, investigation and referrals. We then discus a case of a patient presenting with chest pain in general practice, which includes when to refer, what is involved in the rapid access to chest pain clinic and perinate history which could increase the likely of cardiac pathology.
As always thank to Scott for your help and support.
This podcast was brought to you with collaboration between Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society and the College of Paramedics.
Follow Derek on X at @DrDerekConnolly
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NONSTEMI Angiography research
Comparison of Acute Versus Subacute Coronary Angiography in Patients With NON-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the NONSTEMI Trial) - ScienceDirect
Lipoprotein(a)
Lipoprotein(a) and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With or Without Baseline Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease | Journal of the American College of Cardiology (jacc.org)
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Richard welcomes Professor Derek Connolly to the show who is a consultant cardiologist at Birmingham City Hospital. During the episode, Derek discus's how he assesses patients with possible cardiac pathology's. We discus, history taking , red flags, investigation and referrals. We then discus a case of a patient presenting with chest pain in general practice, which includes when to refer, what is involved in the rapid access to chest pain clinic and perinate history which could increase the likely of cardiac pathology.
As always thank to Scott for your help and support.
This podcast was brought to you with collaboration between Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society and the College of Paramedics.
Follow Derek on X at @DrDerekConnolly
Primary care Cardiovascular Society
Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (pccsuk.org)
Know your numbers
Blood Pressure UK
NICE guidelines - Chest Pain
Chest pain | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
Ischaemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries INOKA
Coronary artery spasm: What it is and the treatment options - BHF
NONSTEMI Angiography research
Comparison of Acute Versus Subacute Coronary Angiography in Patients With NON-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the NONSTEMI Trial) - ScienceDirect
Lipoprotein(a)
Lipoprotein(a) and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With or Without Baseline Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease | Journal of the American College of Cardiology (jacc.org)
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
College of Paramedics
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Please follow us on X @FCPParamedicpod and Derek @DrDerekConnolly
As always special thank you to Scott for your help.
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