Multi-centre clinical respiratory research: a new approach?
Clinical research in the UK is under threat from increasing workloads on consultants. One solution to this problem is a national approach to commission major projects. The most important clinical research questions might then still be answered in the limited time available to consultants.
Obese patients receive more than twice the effective radiation dose of normal-weight patients during AF ablation procedures. Obesity needs to be considered in the risk-benefit ratio of AF ablation and should prompt further measures to reduce radiation exposure.