Volume 2 - Issue 1, Spring 2008
- Cardio
- 21/04/2008
COVER STORY: This cover story looks at guidelines and their implementation and includes articles such as “Are ESC Syncope Guidelines Being Implemente
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Latest News articles in Cardio
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IHE Cardiology Technical Committee: Achieving Effective Systems Integration
Computer applications are indispensable tools in cardiology today for digital image acquisition, deployment and reviewing, and also for documentation, dose reporting, quality assurance and exam scheduling in the Cardiology Information System (CIS). Image archiving systems (PACS) and electronic patient records reduce the required amount of time...
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Report on Remote Monitoring for Cardiology
Over the past 12 months, there has been a rapid and widespread introduction of remote monitoring systems by most manufacturers of implantable cardiac devices. While there are differences in these systems, the underlying premise and benefits to patients and healthcare providers are similar. For many years, there have been remote transtelephonic...
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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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Principle Components of Conducting and Reporting a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
The fundamental principle of economic analysis is that choices have to be made between alternative uses of resources, as there is a finite pool of resources with which to provide all medical care possible to each individual. This principle is not debated. By providing estimates of outcomes and costs, these analyses illustrate the tradeoffs involved...
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Overview of Healthcare System in Greece
The Greek healthcare system is characterised by the coexistence of a National Health System (NHS), compulsory social insurance and a strong voluntary private healthcare system. The NHS provides universal coverage to the population and in addition, the entire population is covered by social insurance funds and 15% of the population maintains complementary...
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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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EU News: Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological 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 next five...
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Industry News
US FDA Advises Caution on Baxter's Multiple-Dose Vial Heparin Baxter Healthcare Corporation has temporarily stopped manufacturing multiple-dose vials of the injectable blood-thinning drug heparin due to reports of serious allergic reactions and hypotension in patients who receive high bolus doses of the drug. Adverse events have not been...
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European Summit for Cardiovascular Diseases 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. Creating...
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