Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging: Clinical & Research Applications
2010 31 Jan
In the early stages of formation of atheroma, the remodeling of the vessel wall usually prevents plaque from encroaching on the lumen, thereby masking the presence of atheroma on angiography. In contrast, grayscale intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can fully assess the extension of the disease axially and longitudinally. Thus, intravascular imaging...Read more
The Role of the Electronic Health Record in Research: Applications Beyond Clinical Care
2010 04 Jan
Conceptually, the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is intended be a lifelong collection of health-relevant data for a consenting person. The main purpose of the EHR is to assist medical care by providing health professionals with the information for diagnosis and therapy where, when and how it is needed. This is particularly important in the highly...Read more
Pfizer Research Reshuffle
2008 21 Dec
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Pfizer have abandoned the development of medicines for heart diseases. In the past Pfizer dominated the cardiovascular drugs sector with Lipitor being named as the worlds best selling drug in 2007. Due to a reorganisation of research they will be leaving drugs such as Lipitor to focus on other programmes including...Read more
Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technology Development
2008 11 May
Author Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the European Union's (EU) main instrument for funding research in Europe. Running from 2007 to 2013, it will execute a budget during that period of €50.5 billion and an additional Euratom budget for the...Read more
EU News: Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
2008 21 Apr
Author: Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the European Union's (EU) main instrument for funding research in Europe. Running from 2007 to 2013, it will execute a budget during that period of €50.5 billion and an additional Euratom budget for the next five...Read more
ISHR/Servier Research Fellowship Winner Announced
2007 01 Nov
The ISHR-ES SERVIER Research Fellowship has been presented to Dr Marta Roccio, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Dr Roccio's project is titled: "Molecular mechanisms of cardiac progenitor cells differentiation". This 20,000 Euro grant...Read more
