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Cardiology Management
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,...
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Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technology Development
Author Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the European Union's (EU) main instrument for funding research in Europe. Running from 2007 to 2013, it will execute a budget during that period of €50.5 billion and an additional Euratom budget for the...
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European Summit on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
"Bridging the unacceptable gap between what is recommended and what is achieved in daily practice regarding the prevention of cardiovascular disease" is how Prof Guy De Backer, Chairman of the CVD Prevention Committee of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), summarises the aim of the European Summit on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. ...
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Are ESC Syncope Guidelines Being Implemented in Europe? A Picture from the Real World
Author Prof. Michele Brignole Arrhythmologic Centre, Department of Cardiology Ospedali del Tigullio, Lavagna, Italy [email protected] Despite the implementation of several clinical guidelines, current strategies for the assessment of syncope vary widely among physicians and hospitals. Evaluation...
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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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Profile of the Hellenic Cardiological Society: Profile, Structure & Goals
Author Dr. Anastasia N. Kitsiou Cardiology Department, Sismanoglio Hospital Athens, Greece [email protected] The Hellenic Cardiological Society (HCS) was founded in Athens on September 7, 1948, and has been closely linked to the history of cardiology in Greece. The HCS is also one of the 14 founding...
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Educating Cardiologists in Greece: An Overview of the System
Author Prof. Dennis V. Cokkinos Professor Emeritus Director First Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre Athens, Greece [email protected] Cardiovascular diseases, as the primary cause of mortality and morbidity, have increasingly necessitated the expansion and development...
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Interview with Prof. Stefanadis
Interviewee Prof. C. Stefanadis Dean of the Medical School,University of Athens Chairman First Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Athens, Greece What are Your Specific Areas of Interest Within this Field and How has This Evolved? My heart belongs to interventional cardiology....
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IHE Cardiology Technical Committee: Achieving Effective Systems Integration
Authors Dr. Tim Becker Dr. Rüdiger Simon Department of Cardiology University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany [email protected] Computer applications are indispensable tools in cardiology today for digital image acquisition, deployment and reviewing, and also for documentation,...
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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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