Increased hospitalisation for AMI linked to influenza
According to the World Health Organization, each year approximately 3 to 5 million cases of influenza and nearly 300,000 to 650,000 respiratory... Read more
The valsartan recall saga continues
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been recalling several blood pressure medications that contain valsartan. The drug is commonly... Read more
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy reduces mortality in heart failure patients
Approximately 6.5 million adults in the US are affected by heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure continues to increase. Cardiac... Read more
More experienced operators, better TAVR outcomes
A new study that explored the relationship between procedural volume and in-hospital adverse events shows that individual operator experience... Read more
Why do women have to wait longer for help when having a heart attack?
According to a new study published in the European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care , women should call an ambulance immediately... 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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Global COVID-19 Pandemic - Compelling Effects on Cardiovascular Medicine
Summary: Quarantining and public interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic... Read more
Tackling the Five Essential Levers of Theatre Efficiency
Summary: In which areas can theatre departments instigate change for... Read more
Disruption Is Coming to Healthcare
Summary: No other industry that operates as inefficiently and ineffectively... Read more
Person-centred approaches: a new core skills training framework
Colin Wright, Framework Development Manager at Skills for Health, provides... Read more
Critical Care Education and Leadership
Todd Dorman takes office as President of the Society of Critical Care Medicin Read more
Why Dose? And Why Now?
RADIATION DOSE - THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL The demand for medical imaging... Read more