Air pollution linked to changes in cardiac structure
Even low levels of air pollution may cause serious changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart... Read more
More sensitive blood test diagnoses heart attacks in ER faster
Patients who present to emergency rooms with heart attack symptoms – i.e., chest pain and shortness of breath – often undergo a cardiac... Read more
Online tool improves heart attack, stroke risk prediction
New research sponsored by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is beneficial to both astronauts and the general population... Read more
Optimizer® Smart device being tested in new cohort study
Thomas Jefferson University has announced implantation of the first Optimizer® Smart investigational device in a patient enrolled in a new... Read more
SPRINT MIND Study: blood pressure treatment reduces risk of dementia
High blood pressure is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Now, results from the U.S. government-funded SPRINT MIND Study... 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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Burn Care: Regionalisation, Organisation and Triage
The interdisciplinary nature of burn care has driven centre regionalisation.... Read more
Fibrinogen concentrate in elective complex cardiac surgery: a monocentric trial
Presents the results from a randomised controlled trial which aimed to... Read more
Power to the People: How the Economics of Information is Empowering Patients
During the 2000s, England’s National Health Service spent an extra $1.5... Read more
Utility of Brain Ultrasound in Neurocritical care
Evidence shows that sonography of the brain can be used to visualise... Read more
The AI-powered radiologist
Imaging acquisition advances & big data envision a bright future for... Read more
The Metabolic Phenotype of Skeletal Muscle During Early Critical Illness
The Muscle UK Critical Care program was set up 10 years ago and focused... Read more
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