The Cochrane Heart Group registered as an entity of the Cochrane Collaboration in July 1998.

Our aim is to prepare, maintain and promote the access of systematic reviews of the effects of interventions for treating ischaemic and all other heart diseases and preventing cardiovascular diseases.

We are based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), U.K.

NEW! Short course 'Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of health research' at the LSHTM, 6-10 September 2010

This is a brand-new course organised by members of the Cochrane Injuries Group, which is also based at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The five day course will provide participants with a basis in the design, analysis and interpretation of systematic reviews of health research. Participants will be given grounding in all aspects involved in conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis, and will have the opportunity to gain practical experience of the tasks involved. By the end of the course participants will be equipped with the necessary skills to conduct their own high quality systematic reviews of health research.

The Heart Group will assist in the promotion and teaching of the course. For further information please visit the weblink http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/short/ssrh.htm.