Venezuelans are to vote on December 2 on major constitutional reform proposals of president Hugo Chávez. If they are approved, Chávez will have consolidated his hold on power and will have substantially diminished the chances of success of any future challenges to his leadership. They will also bring about a number of significant changes that are intended to pave the way for a wholesale restruc...

There are some lessons to be learned from 25 years of coronary interventional cardiology. One of the most fundamental and important lessons learnt has been the need for an extensive understanding and knowledge of a specific disease process prior to the successful design of a targeted interventional treatment. The rapid development of sophisticated imaging equipment in interventional cardiology ...