Heart Monitoring in Vehicles: Could Your Car Predict a Cardiac Event?
When a driver experiences an unexpected cardiac event on the road, he/she is not the only one at risk. Fellow passengers and motorists may also... Read more
Aspirin Does Little or Nothing for Hard Arteries
Since decades, it is believed that aspirin reduces the risk of cardiovascular problems. However, new research from University of Florida shows... Read more
Cardiovascular Medications and Fall Risk
A new analysis indicates an association between use of certain cardiovascular medications and fall risk. Researchers found that older adults... Read more
How Reliable Are Home Blood Pressure Monitors
A Canadian study finds that 70 percent of readings from home blood pressure monitors are unacceptably inaccurate. UAlberta researchers tested... Read more
Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis
Here's good news for runners. A new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology finds that running multiple marathons does... 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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Professor of Radiology Vice Chair, Radiology Informatics Medical Director,... Read more
ClinicalConnect Portal: Improving Patient Care and Efficiency
Beginning in 1996, hospitals in the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada area started... Read more
Value-Based Healthcare in 2017
Porter and Teisberg introduced value-based healthcare (VBHC) in their... Read more
Transforming Measurement into Understanding: Quantitative Bedside Decision Support
Intensivists today are faced with a growing deluge of quantitative data,... Read more
The role of speech and language therapy in critical care
The role of speech and language therapists (SLTs) in critical care can... Read more
Immediate-type hypersensitivity reactions in the ICU
For the ICU patient, correct and timely diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity... Read more
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