Addressing medicine’s bias against patients with obesity
Obesity is a major health issue around the world. In the United States, for example, nearly 75 percent of adults ages 20 years or older are... Read more
Causes of sudden cardiac death in women
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a major cause of death around the world, notwithstanding recent advancements in prevention and intervention... Read more
The wanton spread of medical misinformation
Cardiovascular disease is the no. 1 killer of both men and women worldwide. Robust scientific advances have fostered significant improvements... Read more
UK study: modest improvement in heart failure survival rates
According to a new UK study using primary care data from 2000 to 2017, survival after a diagnosis of heart failure has shown only modest improvement... Read more
Low statin adherence increases mortality in patients with ASCVD
Using a national sample of U.S. Veterans Affairs patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), a JAMA study found that a low... 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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Virtual reality experience in the PICU
A pilot study at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago... Read more
POCUS and SHOCK
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an invaluable tool to differentiate... Read more
Emerging Concepts in Nutritional Therapy for the Critically Ill Child
Prudent strategies to optimise nutrition for the critically ill child,... Read more
Future medicine, today's healthcare
Is the “Smart Hospital” a chance for change? Prof. Heinemann explains... Read more
Clinical Pharmacist Role in the ICU
We provide an overview of the various facets of pharmacist practice... Read more
Can Blockchain support advances in radiology?
In 2019 we will embrace Blockchain and innovation as necessary support... Read more
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