Strokes Age Brain Function by Eight Years
According to new research, a stroke can age a person’s brain function by almost eight years. The findings of the study have been published... Read more
Post-stent Ballooning Doubles Risk of Stroke and Death
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that while the overall risk of stroke and death is low in patients who undergo carotid stenting, the practice... Read more
Blood Pressure Medicines Increase Risk of Stroke
Research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham claims that blood pressure medicines may be effective in treating high blood pressure... Read more
Smoking - Strongest Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has warned that all forms of smoking are bad for the heart. The warning comes just ahead of World No Tobacco... Read more
Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning Reduces Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery
According to a study published in JAMA, the use of remote ischaemic preconditioning reduced the rate of kidney injury and the need for dialysis... Read more
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Zoom On: Prof. Mamas A. Mamas
Prof. Mamas A Mamas is a structural interventional cardiologist, treating patients with underlying coronary artery with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in both the elective and emergency setting and undertaking Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventions (TAVI). He is also the Associate Editor of Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions and leads... Read more
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
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Candida Spp. in the Respiratory Tract
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Healthcare Data: Creating a Learning Healthcare Ecosystem
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Cancer Services: Matching Supply with Demand
Redesigning cancer services in the acute setting is the only way to cope... Read more
Future Strategies in Sedation and Analgesia
From massive sedation in the past, through current patient-centred sedation... 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
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