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Overview of the Healthcare System in Greece
Author Nikos Maniadakis Ass. Prof. Health Economics and Management Department of Economics, University of Piraeus Piraeus, Greece [email protected] The Greek healthcare system is characterised by the coexistence of a National Health System (NHS), compulsory social insurance and a strong voluntary...
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Evaluating Heart Disease: The Role of Cardiac Imaging
Authors Dr. Gabriel Meinhardt Prof. Udo Sechtem Department of Cardiology Robert Bosch Krankenhaus Stuttgart, Germany [email protected] Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality in the industrial world. Cardiac imaging is essential to establish the diagnosis...
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Editorial
Dear Readers, Medical science in practice has always been closely dependent on prevailing economic, social, and cultural conditions. This was true in ancient times and has remained true until the present day. Never before, though, has that science shown such rapid advances, while at the same time being so crucially tied to costs, priorities,...
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ESC Guidelines:Expanding Implementation Strategies in Europe
Nobody will argue against the usefulness of the European Society of Cardiology’s (ESC) guidelines. Firstly, it is acknowledged worldwide that ESC guidelines have a great scientific value. Secondly, following these recommendations saves patient lives, which is our ultimate goal. The ESC also has a unique structure, which provides the opportunity...
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Are ESC Syncope Guidelines Being Implemented in Europe?
Despite the implementation of several clinical guidelines, current strategies for the assessment of syncope vary widely among physicians and hospitals. Evaluation and treatment of syncope is often haphazard and unstratified. This results in the inappropriate use of diagnostic tests and in a number of misdiagnosed and still unexplained syncope....
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Heart Failure Guidelines: Problems of Heart Failure Therapy in Europe
As heart failure (HF) emerges as one of the key problems of modern cardiology, numerous articles are being published that report novel and intriguing results. The next step is to select findings with irrefutable clinical impact, based on large, randomised, clinical trials and to further implement them into clinical practice. Therefore, in order...
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PACS in the Cardiology Department: Report on Market Developments
Managing cross-departmental communications in a healthcare setting has been greatly improved by the emergence of picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) as a vital supporting infrastructure, with specialists in healthcare departments like orthopaedics, neurology, oncology, histology and cardiology improving their communication and therefore...
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Mechanical Circulatory Support:New Generation Devices Mark a New Era
Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) was initially used in clinical practice to bridge patients in end-stage heart failure through to heart transplantation. Rapid developments have, however, led to the use of newer generation devices that promise to minimise the morbidity and mortality associated with their use and to improve the quality...
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Evaluating Heart Diseases: The Role of Cardiac Imaging
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality in the industrial world. Cardiac imaging is essential to establish the diagnosis and severity of CAD and to determine the potential risk of future cardiovascular events. In patients with suspected CAD, evaluation of patient history will reveal the presence of cardiac risk factors and...
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Interview with Prof.Stefanadis
Please Tell Us About Your Background in the Field of Cardiology. I graduated from the University of Athens Medical School in 1971 and during my undergraduate studies, I had the chance to attend subspecialty rotations, during which I was captivated by exciting advances in the field of cardiology. I was particularly inspired by the development...
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