CHD Patients With No Teeth Have Double the Risk of Death
New research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology shows that coronary heart disease patients with no teeth have almost... Read more
Allergy Link to Heart Disease
A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows that children with allergic disease, especially those with asthma and hay fever, have twice the... Read more
New, Safer, Faster Heart Scan Technique
Researchers at the Oxford University have developed a technique that could improve heart scans for patients and could provide more information... Read more
New Heart Failure Therapy Increases Life Expectancy
According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital, heart patients with reduced ejection fraction and treated with sacubitril-valsartan... Read more
Can Cancer Damage the Heart?
New research presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2015 raises the possibility that cancer may damage heart muscle irrespective of exposure to cancer... 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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