Cardiac care has grown exponentially in the past half century.

Cardiac care has grown exponentially in the past half century.

Psychological and spiritual distress are common in end-stage heart failure.

Recent advances in medical therapy for heart failure have changed the face of pharmacotherapy.

Myocarditis and pericarditis need to be considered as a differential, especially in adolescents or young adults presenting with acute chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations.

Pulmonary embolism is still the third most common cause of death from cardiovascular disease despite improvements in diagnosis and acute management.

Imaging algorithms for coronary artery disease screening differ significantly from diagnostic studies evaluating cardiac symptoms including chest pain.

A woman aged 39 years presented with a 12-year history of recurrent painful nodules and boils to the axillae and pubic areas.

A boy aged four months presented with an erythematous and desquamative eruption over intertriginous and flexural sites that had developed one month prior.

Patient health literacy is a barrier to both management of familial hypercholesterolaemia and cascade testing.

There is growing evidence regarding the effectiveness of registrar training through video cameras, which has relevance for quality supervision during times of crises.

Several pre-pandemic strategies were used less frequently, including individual activities not restricted during lockdown.

Low use of care planning and reviews presents an opportunity for general practitioners to improve care.

There may be multiple reasons why older people are not able to effectively access or engage with health technologies despite their availability.

Strategies that have successfully increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake may also be effective in enhancing uptake across a range of vaccine-preventable diseases.