Low utilisation of new cholesterol drugs
Cholesterol lowering medications PCSK9 inhibitors (PCSK9i), alirocumab and evolocumab, were approved in 2015. Their high cost however has led... Read more
Pregnancy hypertension linked to offspring obesity risk
Results of a new study indicate that rise in maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and pregnancy hypertension, independent of maternal body... Read more
Delayed diagnosis, not gender affects women’s treatment for heart disease
Gender is not much of a factor in deciding whether women with heart disease should undergo the more complex multiple arterial revascularisation... Read more
Heart attack patients with cancer history receive suboptimal treatment
New research finds that heart attack patients with a history of cancer received suboptimal treatment for myocardial infarction and were more... Read more
Coronary artery disease: Comparison of revascularisation techniques
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting benefit from a lower risk of repeat revascularisation; however, if a patient wishes to avoid... Read more
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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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Sex, Lies and COVID-19
An overview of the impact of gender on the severity of illness, impact... Read more
National Teleradiology System of Turkey: Motivation, Technology, Realisation, and Beyond
Outlines the development of the national teleradiology system of the... Read more
Heart Failure – Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring on the Rise
Heart Failure (HF) is a major and public health problem as it affects... Read more
How Far is the Future?
Summary: Endless noise about new technologies in healthcare has providers... Read more
Battle to be Won by Virtue
Healthcare workers around the world are overburdened, exhausted and... Read more
U.S. Radiology Responds to the Pandemic and Looks Ahead
U.S. radiologists have been significantly negatively impacted by the... Read more