First European Advice Published for Acute Heart Failure
Advice for emergency care for patients with acute heart failure was published for the first time in the European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular... Read more
New Way to Prevent Heart Disease
Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, Chair of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and colleagues made a landmark discovery four years ago that linked intestinal... Read more
Genetic Footprints of Heart Disease
In many cases, the cause of death stems from inherited diseases of the heart's electrical system or the heart muscle. If such cases were diagnosed... Read more
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... 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
From Our Journals
Enabling machine learning in critical care
Critical care units are home to some of the most sophisticated patient... Read more
Organisational Change in Newly Integrated Medical Imaging Departments
INCREASE COMMITMENT BY TEAM INVOLVEMENT In Europe, departments of... Read more
How to Make Sense of Digital Chaos
What it Takes to be a Leader in the Digital Age In a world of fierce... Read more
Abelardo Vidaurreta
Head of Innovation, Salauno, Mexico City, Mexico We cannot... Read more
Financing micro health insurance: theory, methods and evidence
A look at innovations in harnessing voluntary and contributory micro... Read more
CO2 in the critically ill
CO 2 exerts potent effects on lung biology that could be clinically relevant... Read more
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