All posts by dam_admin

Improving the UK’s performance on survival after cardiac arrest

July 31, 2013Academic Publicationsdam_admin

We thank Malhotra and Rakhit [1] for their observations of the challenges and potential beneficial outcomes in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Clearly, prevention is the best course of action and therefore the promotion of greater awareness of the prodromal symptoms and signs that may precede a cardiac arrest and when to call for help is paramount. If and when a cardiac arrest does occur, survival rates will be greater if this occurs when the ambulance is already on scene after an early call for help. These actions need to be combined with improved levels of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and reduced times to defibrillation for all victims of cardiac arrest.

High incidence of acute coronary occlusion in patients without protocol positive ST segment elevation referred to an open access primary angioplasty programme

July 30, 2013Academic Publicationsdam_admin

Background:

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) programmes vary in admission criteria from open referral to acceptance of electrocardiogram (ECG) protocol positive patients only. Rigid criteria may result in some patients with acutely occluded coronary arteries not receiving timely reperfusion therapy.

It’s time to ban junk food on hospital premises

June 26, 2013Academic Publicationsdam_admin

To combat obesity, we doctors must start in our own back yard.

BBC Breakfast. Cardiologist explains why sugar is a threat to our health.

June 14, 2013Features on Dr Aseem, Videosdam_admin

Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra Explains Why Sugar Is A Threat To Our Health.
Read more… BBC Breakfast. Cardiologist explains why sugar is a threat to our health.

The dietary advice on added sugar needs emergency surgery

May 21, 2013Academic Publicationsdam_admin

I welcome the response from Barbara Young, chief executive of Diabetes UK to my article entitled “the dietary advice for added sugar is need of emergency surgery.”

Winding back the harms of too much medicine

March 19, 2013Academic Publicationsdam_admin

BMJ’s too Much Medicine Campaign should be welcomed. An increasing evidence base exists documenting the harms and costs of over diagnosis and over treatment.(1)

Big Pharma Harms Patients for Profit but Doctors Must Also Share the Blame

March 14, 2013News, Newspaper Articlesdam_admin

Earlier this week, the government’s chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davis created headlines by announcing that the threat to our health posed by antibiotic resistance was on a level comparable to global terrorism. She suggested greater government collaboration to financially incentivise Big Pharma to produce newer, more effective antibiotics. But can we trust the pharmaceutical industry to deliver? Unfortunately their recent track record suggests we cannot.

Why heart defibrillators should be provided as readily as fire extinguishers

March 14, 2013Features on Dr Aseem, News, Newspaper Articlesdam_admin

A cardiologist explains the difference a defibrillator can make as Andy Burnham prepares to call for support of provision of the life-saving devices in the community.
Read more… Why heart defibrillators should be provided as readily as fire extinguishers

Keep yourself healthy

March 11, 2013Features on Dr Aseem, News, Newspaper Articlesdam_admin

Keep yourself healthy. Way better than asking a doctor like me to do it for you by Dr Aseem Malhotra

Obesity Steering Group

February 1, 2013Academic Publicationsdam_admin

Chaired by: Professor Terence Stephenson

The Academy Obesity Steering Group has been established to carry out a project on tackling obesity on behalf of the medical Royal Colleges and Faculties.