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Update Cardiology Vol 12 Issue 3 March 2026

Editors Choice

TILDA highlights persistent unmet need in hypertension management in Ireland

By Dr Caoimhe McGarvey - 20th Mar 2026

Just Published

- Cardiology
- Research News
What is the impact of lipid-lowering therapies on cardiovascular disease incidence among women with familial hypercholesterolaemia? A systematic review

By Catherine Hennessy, Prof Declan Patton, Prof Tom O’Connor, Prof Chanel Watson, Prof Zena Moore and Linda Nugent - 20th Mar 2026
- Cardiology
HFpEF in 2026: From therapeutic wasteland to multi-pillar management

By Prof Dr Ali Aldujeli - 20th Mar 2026
- Cardiology
Lifestyle as cardiovascular treatment

By Theresa Lowry Lehnen - 20th Mar 2026

- Cardiology
Gender disparities in heart failure

By Prof Mark Dayer - 20th Mar 2026
- Cardiology
Cardiac implantable electronic devices: Contemporary practice and emerging technologies

By Dr Conor McCaughey and Dr Una Buckley - 20th Mar 2026
- Cardiology
- Research News
Nicotine in all forms is toxic to heart and blood vessels – ESC

By Priscilla Lynch - 20th Mar 2026
- Cardiology
- Research News
‘Need for renewed focus’ in STEMI care, according to latest NOCA report

By Denise Doherty - 20th Mar 2026

Pushing the boundaries in surgical oncology

By Pat Kelly - 20th Feb 2026
Pressure to expand out-of-hours palliative care as need grows

By Niamh Cahill - 20th Feb 2026

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Crohn’s disease: Diagnosis and management

This module gives a detailed overview of the latest diagnosis and medical treatment approaches to the management of Crohn’s disease,...

By - 18th Aug 2025

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- Oncology | Dermatology
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- Oncology | Dermatology
Melanoma: Risk factors and diagnosis

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in...

By Prof Anne-Marie Tobin - 01st Feb 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

- CPD Modules
- Rheumatology
- CPD Modules
- Rheumatology
Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and management

Osteoporosis (‘brittle bones’, ‘the silent disease’) is common and affects...

By Dr Kevin McCarroll - 22nd Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Women’s Health
- CPD Modules
- Women’s Health
Menopause: Diagnosis and management

For most women, menopause is the natural conclusion of her...

By Dr Genevieve Ferraris - 21st Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Addiction
- CPD Modules
- Addiction
The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

Opioid use disorder (OUD) defines the chronic use of opioid...

By Dr Garrett McGovern - 23rd Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

- CPD Modules
- Gastroenterology
- CPD Modules
- Gastroenterology
Infant GORD and reflux

Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR, reflux) is a normal physiological process in...

By Theresa Lowry-Lehnen - 21st Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Haematology
- CPD Modules
- Haematology
The importance of iron throughout women’s life stages

Iron, an essential mineral, plays a pivotal role in maintaining...

By Theresa Lowry-Lehnen - 21st Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Pain
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- Pain
Acute pain in primary care and community settings

This module provides an overview of the different types of...

By Eamonn Brady - 04th Dec 2024

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

- CPD Modules
- Pain
Management of severe chronic pain

1. Trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a chronic neuropathic...

By Dr Debra Galvin & Professor Connail McCrory - 01st Dec 2024

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

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Increasing potassium levels improve cardiac outcomes

Targeting high-normal potassium levels reduced the risk of arrhythmias, hospitalisation for heart failure or arrhythmia and death compared with no...

By Priscilla Lynch - 29th Sep 2025

- Cardiology
- Clinical News
- Conferences
- ICS
- Update
Shingles vaccination associated with lower risk of heart attack and stroke

A new global systematic literature review and meta-analysis has shown...

By Priscilla Lynch - 29th Sep 2025

Gathering Around Cancer: ctDNA-guided treatment in breast cancer

Dr Iseult Browne, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK, delivered a...

By Pat Kelly - 20th Feb 2026
ESMO 2025 Congress: Thymic health linked to immunotherapy response

The health of the thymus is associated with cancer patients’...

By Priscilla Lynch - 20th Feb 2026
ESMO 2025 Congress: New generation antibody-drug conjugates for early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer

New data presented at ESMO 2025 suggests antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)...

By Priscilla Lynch - 20th Feb 2026

- CLL
- Conferences
- Haematology
- ISMO
- Oncology
Highlights from the 67th ASH Annual Meeting: Azacitidine+venetoclax outperforms standard care in AML

Patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) who are...

By Dawn O'Shea - 20th Feb 2026
ASH 2025: Focus on multiple myeloma – MM relapse after cilta-cel

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) has demonstrated unprecedented response rates and progression-free...

By Update Journal - 20th Feb 2026
Highlights from the 67th ASH Annual Meeting: Second-line epcoritamab in follicular lymphoma

In November 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

By Dawn O'Shea - 20th Feb 2026

Highlights from the 67th ASH Annual Meeting: Chemo-free treatment of ph+ ALL

First results from the phase 3 GIMEMA ALL2820 trial suggest...

By Dawn O'Shea - 20th Feb 2026

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TILDA highlights persistent unmet need in hypertension management in Ireland

Hypertension is common and remains one of the most modifiable risk factors encountered in clinical practice. A World Health...

By Dr Caoimhe McGarvey - 20th Mar 2026

- Cardiology
- Research News
What is the impact of lipid-lowering therapies on cardiovascular disease incidence among women with familial hypercholesterolaemia? A systematic review

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading global killer, causing about...

By Catherine Hennessy, Prof Declan Patton, Prof Tom O’Connor, Prof Chanel Watson, Prof Zena Moore and Linda Nugent - 20th Mar 2026

- Cardiology
- Research News
Nicotine in all forms is toxic to heart and blood vessels – ESC

Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless...

By Priscilla Lynch - 20th Mar 2026
- Cardiology
- Research News
‘Need for renewed focus’ in STEMI care, according to latest NOCA report

The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) has recently published...

By Denise Doherty - 20th Mar 2026
Electrical stimulation re-programmes human macrophage to favour tissue repair

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that electrical stimulation...

By Dawn O'Shea - 22nd Oct 2025

Encapsulating innovation in endoscopy

The inaugural Irish Capsule Endoscopy Registry (ICaRe) Report was launched...

By Catherine Reilly - 24th Sep 2025
- Conferences
- ISG
- Research News
- Update
Inpatient dietary exposure to ultra-processed foods

The themed oral presentations at the Irish Society of Gastroenterology...

By Pat Kelly - 17th Jun 2025

Predicting progression from pancreatic cyst to pancreatic cancer

Patients with pancreatic cancer continue to face a poor prognosis,...

By Dawn O'Shea - 24th Sep 2025

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Current Issue

Update Cardiology Vol 12 Issue 3 March 2026

Editors Choice

TILDA highlights persistent unmet need in hypertension management in Ireland

Just Published

What is the impact of lipid-lowering therapies on cardiovascular disease incidence among women with familial hypercholesterolaemia? A systematic review

HFpEF in 2026: From therapeutic wasteland to multi-pillar management

Lifestyle as cardiovascular treatment

Gender disparities in heart failure

Cardiac implantable electronic devices: Contemporary practice and emerging technologies

Nicotine in all forms is toxic to heart and blood vessels – ESC

‘Need for renewed focus’ in STEMI care, according to latest NOCA report

Pushing the boundaries in surgical oncology

Pressure to expand out-of-hours palliative care as need grows

CPD Modules

Melanoma: Risk factors and diagnosis

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and management

Menopause: Diagnosis and management

The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

Infant GORD and reflux

The importance of iron throughout women’s life stages

Acute pain in primary care and community settings

Management of severe chronic pain

Conference News

Shingles vaccination associated with lower risk of heart attack and stroke

Gathering Around Cancer: ctDNA-guided treatment in breast cancer

ESMO 2025 Congress: Thymic health linked to immunotherapy response

ESMO 2025 Congress: New generation antibody-drug conjugates for early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer

Highlights from the 67th ASH Annual Meeting: Azacitidine+venetoclax outperforms standard care in AML

ASH 2025: Focus on multiple myeloma – MM relapse after cilta-cel

Highlights from the 67th ASH Annual Meeting: Second-line epcoritamab in follicular lymphoma

Highlights from the 67th ASH Annual Meeting: Chemo-free treatment of ph+ ALL

Research News

What is the impact of lipid-lowering therapies on cardiovascular disease incidence among women with familial hypercholesterolaemia? A systematic review

Nicotine in all forms is toxic to heart and blood vessels – ESC

‘Need for renewed focus’ in STEMI care, according to latest NOCA report

Electrical stimulation re-programmes human macrophage to favour tissue repair

Encapsulating innovation in endoscopy

Inpatient dietary exposure to ultra-processed foods

Predicting progression from pancreatic cyst to pancreatic cancer

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Update Cardiology Vol 12 Issue 3 March 2026

Update Oncology & Haematology Vol 12 Issue 2 February 2026

Update Neurology & Psychiatry Vol 12 Issue 1 January 2026

Update Endocrinology & Diabetology Nov 2025

Update Immunology October 2025

Update Gastroenterology & Hepatology September 2025

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