This talk covers the topic of primary care and the cardiac patient. This is a broad subject which Professor Rosen has narrowed down to cover the below 5 topic.
- Primary prevention of coronary disease
- Secondary prevention of coronary artery disease
- Management of hypertension in primary care
- Antipltelet therapy
- What’s new in heart failure
Professor Stuart Rosen Background
Professor Stuart Rosen is a consultant cardiologist who along with Dr Lyon and Dr Sharma set up the UK’s first cardio-oncology unit at Royal Brompton Hospital.
The unit provides bespoke care for those patients who have developed cardiac problems or are at risk of cardiotoxicity as a result of their cancer treatment.
He is also passionate about education and teaching on cardiology where he speaks on topics such as cardiac pain, heart failure and neurocardiology. He is a consultant cardiologist specialising in treating difficult hypertension, syncope, heart failure and all aspects of general adult cardiology.
Additionally, his expertise in technical skills include stress echo, ultrafiltration for decompensated heart failure, tilt testing and autonomic assessment and transoesophageal echocardiography
The British Heart Foundation and Medical Research Council have both funded Professor Rosens’ cardiovascular research in: effect of alcohol excess on heart function, mechanisms of heart injury in cancer patients, origins of complex cardiac pain syndromes, and role of cardiac autonomic dysfunction in pathophysiology of cardiac disease.
Moreover, professor Rosen has written numerous peer-reviewed articles, papers, abstracts, editorials and eight book chapters as well as writing a book, ‘Cardiology: Self assessment Colour Review’, published by CRC Press.
Professor Rosen has twice been awarded a prize for excellence in clinical teaching by the faculty of medicine and he supervises postgraduate, MD and PhD students. He also has extensive teaching commitments in ethics and law, medicine and cardiology for medical undergraduates.
