TAVR Improving with Advanced Technologies
This year 2017 marks the 15th anniversary of the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) performed in Rouen in April 2002. The innovative... Read more
Higher BMI Increases Risk of CHD, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes
New findings confirm previous evidence that higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases such... Read more
Heart Attack Shown to be 'Systemic Condition'
An acute heart attack (myocardial infarction) is a "systemic" condition with an impact upon the whole body and triggers responses in other organs,... Read more
Mildly Obese Fare Better after Major Heart Attack
People who survive a major heart attack often do better in the years afterward if they're mildly obese, suggests new research published in the... Read more
3-D Models Improve Patient Outcomes in Heart Valve Replacements
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Piedmont Heart Institute have used standard medical imaging and 3-D printing technologies... Read more
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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
How to Become a Cardiologist in 5 Steps
Like any other job, entering the field of cardiology requires academic experience and intensive training. Despite how simple it sounds, becoming a cardiologist is in fact, not an easy task. It may be tough to get your foot in the door and it is indeed, a long process but with hard work and dedication, you’ll get there in the end. If you aspire... Read more
From Our Journals
Leadership in Healthcare: A Review of the Evidence
The delivery of clinical care is based on careful research to determine... Read more
Current challenges in paediatric sedation
Report of the Primex Pharmaceuticals Symposium, Euroanaesthesia 2017,... Read more
HealthManagement.org Welcomes New IT Editor-in-Chief
HealthManagement.org is excited to introduce our new Editor-in-Chief for... Read more
Health Economic Systems: How Do They Influence Radiology?
Why do Healthcare Markets Fail? The Origin of Health Economics In... Read more
Guest Editorial
Creating Safer Healthcare Healthcare professionals have long recognised... Read more
Atrial fibrillation
Latest treatments New techniques in ablation and imaging are... Read more
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