Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Fare Well Post-Discharge
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows that heart attack patients who experience cardiogenic shock... Read more
ESC Congress 2016 Programme
The pre-arranged scientific programme for ESC Congress 2016 is now online. The world’s largest and most influential cardiovascular event will... Read more
6 Signs of an Unhealthy Heart
Heart disease is an equal opportunity killer that claims nearly 1 million lives annually and is the leading case of death in the U.S. Texas A&M... Read more
Hospitalisation for Heart Attack, Heart Failure: Lower Risk of Death, Higher Readmission Rate
Among older men with heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, hospitalisation at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals was associated with lower 30-day... Read more
Cardiac Rehab Programmes: Women-only or Mixed-sex?
Despite the fact that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women globally and women who have an acute coronary heart event... 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 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
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 to be... Read more
From Our Journals
U.S. Healthcare to be Trumped UP!
(even more so than under Obamacare)Now approaching 20% of gross domestic... Read more
Standardised, Hospital-Wide Airway Trolleys
Inspired by the Difficult Airway Society Guidelines and the Vortex Cognitive... Read more
Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness: Prevention and Treatment
Why did you decide to investigate NTF-prep? Long-term cognitive impairment... Read more
How human-centred design improves patient experience
How salauno has used an interdisciplinary team with a Human-Centred Design... Read more
RAD-AID International and Global Health Radiology
RAD-AID is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote radiology... Read more
Preclinical Imaging in the Era of Personalised Medicine
Identification of the genetic basis of the therapeutic response obtained... Read more