The Ethical Challenge of Waiting Lists for TAVR
During the last decade, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a viable option for patients with moderate to severe aortic... Read more
PARTNER 2A Study: Late Outcomes of TAVR
Transcatheter aortic valve replacements are routinely done at many institutions in patients not deemed candidates for open-heart surgery. Over... Read more
VERDICT Study: Coronary CT in NSTEACS
When patients present with NSTEMI and receive initial treatment to reduce chest pain, they are sent to the cardiac catheterisation laboratory... Read more
CARDIOTOXIC Study: Relationship Between Cancer Therapy and CVD
Certain classes of anticancer drugs are cardiotoxic, especially the anthracycline group of chemotherapeutic agents. In most cases, the cardiotoxic... Read more
The Relationship Between the Heart and the Waist
New research shows that heart attack survivors who have extra weight around their waist are at a greater risk of another heart attack. This... Read more
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines telemedicine as the delivery of health care services by healthcare professionals in areas where distance is a critical factor and where information and communication technologies need to be used for the exchange of information regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The goal of telemedicine was... Read more
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
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Closing the Cycle of Research, Prevention, Diagnosis, Monitoring, Treatment With a Finger Sensor
Summary: Noninvasive, continuous haemodynamic assessment in clinically... Read more
Making Affordable Healthcare Profitable
A win-win for the simultaneous involvement of both public and private... Read more
Five Reasons Why Value-Based Healthcare is Beneficial
Patient-centered care is becoming a major topic in healthcare. Many initiatives Read more
Nutrition Monitoring
Most important when monitoring nutrition is to decide upon the nutritional... Read more
Healthcare Has No Excuse for Another Pandemic Like COVID-19
A global health consultant and top TED Talk presenter comments on how... Read more
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