Giant cell arteritis is a common form of vasculitis in people aged 50 years or older. The extracranial branches of the carotid artery are usually affected.

Kenneth J. Warrington, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, gives us an overview of the condition.

For more on giant cell arteritis, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/177

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Giant cell arteritis

Persistent depressive disorder is a category that includes various forms of chronic depression in which depressive symptoms are present 'more days than not' over at least a 2-year period (1 year in children and adolescents).

David J. Hellerstein, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, gives us a clinical overview of the condition.

For more on persistent depressive disorder, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/805

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Persistent depressive disorder

Herpes zoster: an update on diagnosis and management
The annual incidence of herpes zoster in the UK is between 2 and 4 patients per thousand population. It can cause a range of complications including post-herpetic neuralgia, herpes zoster of the eye, and disseminated zoster. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right.  In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on herpes zoster, Kieran Walsh talks to Professor  Michael Rothberg, Center for Value-Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.  MR declares that he has no competing interests.-

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Herpes zoster infection

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Chris Wilkinson from Hull York Medical School and the James Cook hospital, UK. They discuss the concept of frailty and why it's an important concept in cardiology. 
If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2  or in your favourite podcast app!

Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/108/24/1991

Frailty, and why it’s important in cardiology

Podfic of nervous_jester's "Ink and Ichor" ch 2

find the fic here: archiveofourown.org/works/45019654

find SD_Ryan here: archiveofourown.org/users/SD_Ryan

[podfic] Ink and Ichor ch 2

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