Cardiologists embrace new terminology

doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1207

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Crispin Fisher (crispin.fisher@nhs.net), general practitioner

Marches Surgery, Leominster

Viewed from the plain speaking world of general practice, cardiologists seem to be rivalling dermatologists in developing an ever changing array of terms for conditions they encounter. One particularly disingenuous example recently came my way.

Five years ago, our practice purchased an automated defibrillator. …