HHE Cardiovascular supplement 2018

Contents Editor – Secondary Care Andrea Porter Art Editor James Depree Commercial Director – Secondary Care Greg Damalis Published in the UK by Cogora Limited. 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5DN. Printed in the UK by Alban House Print Services, London. ISSN 1479-1927. ISBN 978-1-904471-97-4. Copyright © Cogora Ltd August 2018. 5 PCSK9 inhibitors: hope or hype? Heerajnarain Bulluck and Will Davies 11 The leadless pacemaker: a new era in cardiac pacing Seth Dockrill and Patrick Heck 17 Cardiac biomarkers: the power of innovation Damien Gruson 19 Preventing and treating VTE in patients with renal insufficiency Piet Habbel, Cecilia Bozzetti and Hanno Riess 24 The importance of vascular access device selection: a case study Caroline Crowson (sponsored) The contents of this publication are protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher or production team. While the publisher and production team hav e taken every care with regard to accuracy of editorial and advertisement contributions, they cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions contained therein. Additional copies of this book are available for sale, while stocks last, at £165 per copy, including postage and packaging contact: circulation@hospitalhealth care.com 17 3 HHE 2018 | hospitalhealthcare.com

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