Practice Update: Cardiology

EDITOR’S NOTE

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NEW LOOK • NEW NAME MORE EXPERT OPINION MORE JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEWS MORE CONFERENCE COVERAGE NEWS If it’s happening in research medicine, you’ ll f i nd i t i n Pract i ceUpdate Cardiology

Dear reader, Welcome to our first issue of PracticeUpdate Cardiology , providing you with quality news articles and conference coverage and alerting you to the key evidenced-based research which matters most leaders in your specialty • journal article reviews, selected and with comments from key opinion leaders • conference news coverage on research breakthroughs from the top conferences around the world • timely, relevant research news. Our research tells us that you wanted something more. We’ve done just that. Do you like what you see? Do you have a suggestion of how we can improve further? Let us know at news.au@elsevier.com and request a digital copy, while you are there. PracticeUpdate Cardiology is produced in Australia from Elsevier Australia’s editorial team with news content from Elsevier’s global team at PracticeUpdate. com. Check it out. in your clinical practice: • expert opinions from

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Look deeper with PracticeUpdate.com The online resource with in-depth insights and inside commentary that matters most to specialists • No matter what other resources you now use, this is one research and review tool you’ll find essential to stay updated. • Designed for specialists, with an all-MD/specialist editorial board to ensure clinical relevance and meaningful analysis

Enjoy this first issue, Anne Neilson, Managing editor, PracticeUpdate Cardiology

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