Fewer Heart Attacks During Weekends, Summer Vacation
New research supports evidence showing that stress is related to a higher risk of myocardial infarction (MI) – i.e., heart attack. In the new... Read more
TAVR Improving with Advanced Technologies
This year 2017 marks the 15th anniversary of the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) performed in Rouen in April 2002. The innovative... Read more
Higher BMI Increases Risk of CHD, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes
New findings confirm previous evidence that higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases such... Read more
Heart Attack Shown to be 'Systemic Condition'
An acute heart attack (myocardial infarction) is a "systemic" condition with an impact upon the whole body and triggers responses in other organs,... Read more
Mildly Obese Fare Better after Major Heart Attack
People who survive a major heart attack often do better in the years afterward if they're mildly obese, suggests new research published in the... Read more
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Top Telemedicine Platforms: Features and Services
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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Nutrition Monitoring
Most important when monitoring nutrition is to decide upon the nutritional... Read more
Key decisions in a goal-directed coagulation management approach
An individualised goal-directed approach to managing coagulopathy... Read more
Real-Time Monitoring in Radiology
In healthcare today control is mainly based on retrospective analysis... Read more
Interprofessional teamwork in the ICU
Panacea or illusion? Reflections on key research insights into interprofessi Read more
Intensive Care Physiotherapists Should be Using Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
An overview of the potential of POCUS on clinical decision making at... Read more
Establishing Digitally Enabled Healthcare – The Need to Move From High Touch to Relevant Touch
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the true power of digital in healthcare.... Read more
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