Initiatives in Tackling the World's Leading Cause of Death at Preventive Cardiology Congress
EuroPRevent 2015 will explore inequalities in cardiovascular health While death rates from heart disease in Europe have more than halved in... Read more
New Study Highlights Need for Earlier PAH Diagnosis and Treatment
According to a new study, treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients younger than 55 years significantly improves their... Read more
Cognitive Problems are Common after Cardiac Arrest
A major international study led by Lund University (Sweden) has found that half of all cardiac arrest survivors experience problems with cognitive... Read more
Understanding the Causes of Sudden Death
Spanish and US researchers have discovered that the transition to calcium alternans, an arrhythmia associated with increased risk of sudden death,... Read more
Periodontitis Treatment Prevents Heart Disease
A new study by the scientists at Forsyth and Boston University sheds more light on the connection between the mouth and the heart. The study,... Read more
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Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American Heart & Stroke Association in New York City. She led the launch of STEM Goes Red in New York City and received the Innovator of the Year Award in 2018 for this initiative. STEM Goes Red aims to empower young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)... Read more
How are robots improving cardiovascular medicine?
Robots were first used in cardiovascular medicine in the late 1990s as a part of the digital revolution . Since then, robotics have been applied to endovascular surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and interventional cardiology, to name a few fields. Robots give medical professionals the ability to diagnose, treat, and intervene more... Read more
The Death of the Stethoscope? Heart Doctors Have Their Say
Most people don't think much about stethoscopes but the fact is that this tool, so commonly associated with doctors, is at a crossroads. Having been in use for nearly two centuries, the stethoscope is in the midst of a debate with respect to its utility in healthcare. Over the years, medical technology has advanced to a great extent. The sounds... Read more
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Towards Safer Ventilation in Critically ill Patients without ARDS
Invasive ventilatory support, one of the most frequently applied strategies... Read more
Innovative procurement
Leading to sustainable healthcare solutions Three pilot studies... Read more
Improving risk literacy
Developing risk literacy could greatly benefit healthcare What... Read more
Health: The Economic Growth Engine of the 21st Century
Is there a correlation between health and economic growth? Can the healthcare... Read more
Semantic Technology Enables Smart Computers
As healthcare faces up to the promises and challenges of big data, H... Read more
Can Blockchain support advances in radiology?
In 2019 we will embrace Blockchain and innovation as necessary support... Read more
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