New Cause Discovered for Arterial Stiffness
A team of scientists at the University of Missouri have determined that smooth muscle cells are a primary contributing factor to vascular stiffness,... Read more
Cardiovascular Risk Factors High in People with Psychosis
In a study conducted by researchers from the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and... Read more
One in Five People Will Develop Heart Failure
One in five people are expected to develop heart failure in developed countries, a disease with no cure but which is largely preventable. The Heart... Read more
Digoxin Increases Risk of Death in Heart Patients
In a study published online in the European Heart Journal, researchers from the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, conducted a systematic... Read more
Big Steps with New Chest Strap Monitor
Demand for ECG monitoring systems is increasing because hospitals and rehabilitation clinics are interested in using these instruments to monitor... 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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The Care Continuum
Thinking Digitally IT is critical to the way Philips designs, develops... Read more
Healthcare and industry partner for tech innovation
Implementing emerging technologies in healthcare: incentives, challenges... Read more
The TUBE Approach to Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Anaesthetists working in perioperative medicine have increasingly taken... Read more
Atrial fibrillation
Latest treatments New techniques in ablation and imaging are... Read more
If you can’t beat them…join them
Encouraging point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose patients and train new... Read more
Integrated, risk-based care for South Africa: Intercare Group focuses on value and innovation
Primary care and wellness centres, dedicated units for sub-acute care... Read more
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CNAP® Monitor for hemodynamic monitoring
The CNAP® Monitor represents the next generation of noninvasive patient monitoring by merging the advantages of noninvasive, risk‐free methods with the benefits of continuity in the same accuracy as invasive standards. The advanced parameter set enables...
Task Force® Monitor TOUCH for noninvasive hemodynamic and autonomic assessment
The Task Force® Monitor is the all‐in‐one workstation for continuous noninvasive hemodynamic and autonomic assessment. It is the state‐of‐the‐art diagnostic tool to study syncope and autoregulation of blood pressure and has further established as an...