Study Links BACs to Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke
The findings of a 10-year follow-up study have now shown that the long viewed as benign breast arterial calcifications (BACs) detected on routine... Read more
Novel SCD-screening Protocol Offers Advantages Over AHA Recommendations
A new screening protocol for identifying young competitive athletes (YCAs) at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been shown to offer advantages... Read more
Breakthrough in Heart Surgery: Artificial Blood Vessels Exhibit Normal Growth
An animal model-based study published in Nature Communications has shown that ‘off-the-self’ vascular grafts grown from donor fibroblasts... Read more
Poor Sleep Lifestyle CV Risk Factor: AHA
A new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) says that sleep duration and sleep disorders may be risk factors for cardiometabolic... Read more
Statin vs Nonstatin Therapies for Lowering LDL-C
A study was conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School to evaluate the association between lowering... Read more
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How Does a Local Heart Foundation Benefit Research and Public Health?
HerzstiftungOlten is a local foundation connected to the Swiss Heart Foundation. I initiated the foundation of the Herzstiftung Olten 25 years ago. I realised, that a national organisation has difficulty to reach people on the ground. National heart foundations are usually supporting cardiovascular research and besides are active in making... Read more
Why I’m a Cardiofeminist
A gynaecardiologist means a cardiologist for women. I want better cardiovascular healthcare for females, but I also want a better position for female cardiologists. In the U.S. and many other countries the position of a female cardiologist is still very inferior compared to the male. I know that female cardiologists are more interested in the... Read more
How to Become a Cardiologist in 5 Steps
Like any other job, entering the field of cardiology requires academic experience and intensive training. Despite how simple it sounds, becoming a cardiologist is in fact, not an easy task. It may be tough to get your foot in the door and it is indeed, a long process but with hard work and dedication, you’ll get there in the end. If you aspire... Read more
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Monitoring Peripheral Circulation
Even though systemic haemodynamic variables may be normalised, there... Read more
Emirates Critical Care conference: where east meets west
Professor Hussain Al Rahma is Head of the Emergency and Critical Care... Read more
Sarah Wickenden
CT3 Anaesthetics - Royal United Hospital Bath, UK TOP QUOTE FROM... Read more
The Challenges of Integration
“Buzzwords abound in healthcare. The latest, ‘Integration’, will only... Read more
CT Dose Management: A Pan European Strategy
Computed Tomography (CT) ranks as one of the top five medical developments... Read more
How Twitter is Changing the Congress Experience
At HealthManagement.org, we use congress sessions as an opportunity... Read more
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