Comparing Lipid Guidelines: ESC vs. 2018 ACC/AHA
The European Society of Cardiology’s Guideline for the Management of Dyslipidaemias was announced at ESC 2019, nine months after the publication... Read more
All-in-One Pill Reduces Blood Pressure
A combination pill containing three medications used to tackle high blood pressure and one used for high cholesterol was found to reduce cardiovascular... Read more
Machine Learning Helps Predict Risk of Heart Failure
Heart failure is a common complication in patients suffering from Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Recently, new medicines have been developed to offset... Read more
#ESCCongress: PURE Findings Show CV Events Are Explained by Risk Factors
Late breaking results from the 21-country PURE study were presented at the ESC Congress 2019 this week. The findings are published in The... Read more
#ESCCongress: Artificial Intelligence for Heart Attack Prediction
New findings presented at the ESC Congress in Paris demonstrated technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify people at high... Read more
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Top Telemedicine Platforms: Features and Services
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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Rehabilitation of the Critically Ill: The Role of Allied Health Professionals
Rehabilitation and recovery following ICU admission aims to improve... Read more
Clinical Pharmacist Role in the ICU
We provide an overview of the various facets of pharmacist practice... Read more
Unmasking the Triumphs, Tragedies, and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to society and the... Read more
Risk and permission: The core of good leadership for the modern day
Roderick Millar shares his innovative approach to leadership, which... Read more
So Not Your Regular Flu
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit nursing homes around the world particularly... Read more
Health and the City
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that healthcare systems... Read more
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