U.S. study: wearable defibrillators 'safe' for children with arrhythmias
A new analysis provides evidence on the safety and effectiveness of using wearable cardioverter defibrillators in children with ventricular... Read more
Device detects heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with chemo
A wireless device designed for detection of heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracycline chemotherapy was... Read more
AI in cardiology
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are poised to influence nearly every aspect of the human condition, and cardiology is... Read more
Flavoured e-cigarettes linked to cardiovascular disease
Growing awareness of the health risks of smoking has increased the popularity of alternative tobacco products including electronic cigarettes... Read more
Allergen in red meat linked to heart disease
High saturated fat levels in red meat have long been known to contribute to heart disease for people in general. This time new research... 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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Infection Prevention in the ICU
This article highlights four interventions that combat healthcare-associated... Read more
One Nation, Two Healthcare Systems
The Canadian medical system has integrated several paradigm-shifting... Read more
Editorial: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in critical care... Read more
Clinical Laboratories in Brazil
Integrated Diagnostic Centres That Favour the Patient-Centred Model of... Read more
Screening with Breast Tomosynthesis : An Emerging Reality
The amount of clinical proof for the efficacy of Tomosynthesis in screening... Read more
Personalised medicine and cardiovascular disease
An overview of the application of personalised medicine in cardiology... Read more
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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...
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...