Julie Foxton

Rehabilitation versus surgical reconstruction for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL SNNAP): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

David John Beard, Loretta J Davies, Jonathan Alistair Cook, Jamie R. Stokes et autres

BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a common debilitating injury that can cause instability of the knee. We aimed to investigate the best management strategy between reconstructive surgery and non-surgical treatment for patients with a non-acute ACL injury and persistent symptoms …

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Colorectal Endoscopic Stenting Trial (CReST) for obstructing left-sided colorectal cancer: randomized clinical trial

James Edward Hill, S Lee, Dion G. Morton, Mike C. Parker et autres

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer often presents with obstruction needing urgent, potentially life-saving decompression. The comparative efficacy and safety of endoluminal stenting versus emergency surgery as initial treatment for such patients is uncertain. METHODS: Patients with left-sided colonic obstruction and radiological features of carcinoma …

Selling health.

Julie Foxton, Val Thurtle, Mavis Ames

The right measure

Julie Foxton

Obesity has been calculated traditionally by body mass index, but measuring waist circumference might be a more accurate way of identifying people at risk of cardiovascular disease. Excess visceral fat predisposes to several diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The total cost …

The management of hyperlipidaemia

Julie Foxton

Julie Foxton reviews the evidence base for the treatment of hyperlipidaemia with dietary and pharmacological interventions and foreshadows stricter cholesterol targets in UK national guidelines

Coronary heart disease: risk factor management

Julie Foxton, Michaela Nuttall, Jillian P. Riley

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK. Nurses have a pivotal role in the management of high-risk patients and the modification of risk factors.

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This house believes that the UK healthcare system may be failing as many as 50% of patients with hyperlipidaemia by not reducing their cholesterol to effective levels: A debate

Clive F.M. Weston, Nigel E. Capps, Sally E. Findley, Julie Foxton et autres

A panel of experts, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd and Schering-Plough Ltd and made up of cardiologists, lipidologists, general practitioners and nurses with a special interest in coronary heart disease and lipid management, met recently to debate whether individuals with …

Coronary heart disease: risk factor management

Julie Foxton, Michaela Nuttall, Jillian P. Riley

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK. Nurses have a pivotal role in the management of high-risk patients and the modification of risk factors.

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Coronary heart disease: risk factor management

Julie Foxton, Michaela Nuttall, Jillian P. Riley

Actions to identify and reduce the risk of atherothrombosis in susceptible patients.

Julie Foxton

The recognition that coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease have a common origin in atherothrombosis is helping at-risk patients to be identified and helped. This paper looks at primary and secondary prevention strategies and describes an initiative to document the …

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Managing risk in atherothrombosis

Julie Foxton

Julie Foxton considers changing attitudes to atherothrombosis and the experience of Mr D, who was unaware of his risk of a stroke after having a bypass operation

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CHD and diabetes reversing the trend

J. Shepherd, Christopher D. Byrne, Chris J. Packard, Richard F. Hobbs et autres