Deadly Heart Risks Remain High After Hospital Discharge
According to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers, there is a one in five risk of rehospitalisation or death in the month following... Read more
Study: Heavy Drinking in Midlife Ups Stroke Risk by 34%
Although high blood pressure and diabetes are known to raise the risk of stroke, a longitudinal study has shown that, for middle-aged adults,... Read more
Isolated Systolic Hypertension in Young Adults Ups CVD Risk
Researchers have found that sustained isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) in young and middle-aged adults increased their risk of dying from... Read more
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
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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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Health spending in Greece under restraint measures
Way forward for sustainability of healthcare sector. Healthcare... Read more
EPF: Patient Empowerment Campaign
As European health services face an ageing population and an increase... Read more
Finance Technology Blockchain in Healthcare IT Security
Tech outfit Factom has just won a Gates Foundation grant to develop... Read more
“Simulate, or not to simulate?”
Evolution in medicine and the anaesthesia context. A brief discussion... Read more
Advances in source control in patients with sepsis and septic shock
In the past decades there have been significant advances in the... Read more
Is blockchain technology the solution to healthcare’s data woes?
In healthcare, blockchain is widely regarded as technology that will... Read more
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FRED easyport is an incredibly small and light pocket defibrillator, equipped with the effective and myocardium-saving defibrillation impulse called Multipulse Biowave. FRED easyport is the ideal companion for physicians, public service staff, even...
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...
Serie TEE Soluscope Washer-Disinfector
For TEE Probes
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...
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Emergency monitor and defibrillator with touchscreen The DEFIGARD Touch 7 is an indispensable tool for rescuers. The device is extremely compact and offers the latest defibrillation technology in combination with comprehensive monitoring functions....
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...