Cardiorespiratory Fitness Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Death
A large, long-term study conducted with a racially diverse group of adults in the U.S. found that cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in young adults... Read more
TAVR Continues to Evolve
According to a report published by The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, transcatheter aortic... Read more
Healthy Diet, Exercise Beneficial for Heart Failure Patients
According to research presented at the Mexican Congress of Cardiology 2015, healthy diet and exercise can significantly benefit patients with... Read more
Virtual Reality and The Final Frontier in Interventional Cardiology
Virtual reality device was successfully used to guide recanalization of right coronary artery as reported by the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Virtual... Read more
Walking Faster, Longer Linked to Significant Cardiovascular Benefits
According to a study conducted with older Americans, modest physical activity was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)... Read more
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Sustainable access to affordable medicines: how can the multilateral trading system contribute?
The 2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the target of access to "safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all”, access to medicines long recognised as integral to achieving the right to health. Yet the SDGs also stressed the need for coordination and cooperation - emphasising the role of trade, partnership... Read more
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 national... 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 subject... Read more
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Safe Transport of Critically Ill Patients
The transport of critically ill patients for diagnostic or therapeutic... Read more
A Healthcare Chat Bot Named Shaila
AUTOMATISED HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION ON THE RISE In April this year... Read more
MIR Congress Preview
The opportunity to mingle with renowned radiologists from Europe, North... Read more
Structured Reporting in Cancer Imaging: Reaching the Quality Dimension in Communication
Medical imaging is uniquely positioned to play a pivotal role at many points... Read more
The Burden Caused by Administrators and Managers: a Euro-American Jumble
A EURO-AMERICAN JUMBLE We argue that a jumble of rules, protocols, c... Read more
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation: What's Good About It?
The use of APRV has many proposed benefits for patients with lung injury.... Read more
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