Gold Nanoparticles Advance Early Detection of Heart Attacks
In collaboration with Peking University, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering professors have been working on a new test strip using gold nanoparticles... Read more
Cardiac Specialists Propose New Heart Donation Guidelines
Cardiac specialists have proposed new guidelines for heart transplant patients to receive donor organs. The proposed changes will improve the... Read more
Genetics Guide Personalised Cardiovascular Therapy
New research from Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) has found that cardiovascular patients with a specific genetic profile benefit greatly from... Read more
CVD Programmes Reduce Deaths Over 40-Year Period
A 40-year experiment targeting cardiovascular factors, conducted in a rural Maine county, demonstrated significant reductions in hospitalisation... Read more
Statin Therapy Reduces CVD Risk in Women
According to a new study published in The Lancet , statin treatment reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. There has been much... Read more
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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
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
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Ultrasound Guides the Way in Stuttgart
CLEARLY SEE WHAT TO EXPECT DURING AN OPERATION Dr Konstantin Feise,... Read more
Quality and Safety In Radiology
A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP Quality of Healthcare Quality healthcare... Read more
Eugenio Mantovani
Researcher - Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society... Read more
Risk & Danger
Without risk there is no progress or development. But risk, as with any... Read more
Patient Safety & Risk Management
In recent years patient safety and risk management have become important... Read more
Patient Access to Diagnostic Data: Satisfied Patients and Financial Savings
Dr. Roberto Tarducci, Chief of the Medical Physics Dept, Santa Maria... Read more
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