Extracorporeal Support Effective in Paediatric Patients Unresponsive to CPR
According to an article published in the February issue of Critical Care Nurse , extracorporeal life support is a promising treatment for paediatric... Read more
3D Printing Makes Heart Surgery Safer for Children
Aside from making surgery safer for children with congenital heart disease, 3D printing technology can reduce the duration as well as the number... Read more
Leaky Channels Might Lead to Atypical Arrhythmias
Canadian researchers have found that leaky transmembrane channels may disrupt normal heart function. According to a new study published in... Read more
Low Sodium Levels Not Protective of Older Adults' Heart Health
A new research study published in JAMA Internal Medicine claims that older people who consume less than 1500 mg of sodium per day do not enjoy... Read more
Chest Pain in ED: Initial Diagnostic Testing Not Tied to Future Risk of MI
Patients sent to hospital emergency departments for chest pain, but who did not have a heart attack, appeared to have a low risk of experiencing... Read more
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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
How Does a Local Heart Foundation Benefit Research and Public Health?
HerzstiftungOlten is a local foundation connected to the Swiss Heart Foundation. I initiated the foundation of the Herzstiftung Olten 25 years ago. I realised, that a national organisation has difficulty to reach people on the ground. National heart foundations are usually supporting cardiovascular research and besides are active in making... Read more
Why I’m a Cardiofeminist
A gynaecardiologist means a cardiologist for women. I want better cardiovascular healthcare for females, but I also want a better position for female cardiologists. In the U.S. and many other countries the position of a female cardiologist is still very inferior compared to the male. I know that female cardiologists are more interested in the... Read more
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How to provide better intensive care?
Systems approach and individualised care Professor Jukka Takala, MD,... Read more
Top killers
In healthcare, the tendency is more on managing events after they... Read more
International Value-Based Healthcare: Cross-Collaboration First
Globally Comparing Outcomes for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Pulmonologists... Read more
Nosocomial Pneumonia
This review discusses some of the key advances from the 2005 ATS / IDSA... Read more
Establishing competence in radiology
A UK perspective. Competence in radiology is established by... Read more
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The Serie TEE is the first washer-disinfector specially designed for cardiac transesophageal probes . For efficiency of cardiology departments Safe and fully automated, this reliable and fast probe reprocessor offers a complete reprocessing...