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Cause and Preventability of In-Hospital Mortality After PCI
2024 09 Apr
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is a common procedure globally and in the United States, but periprocedural mortality, though rare, is a serious concern. Initially, it was believed that most deaths post-PCI were due to procedural complications, leading to the use of periprocedural mortality as an indicator of procedural quality. ...Read more
Ozone Pollution Linked With Increased Hospitalisations for CVD
2023 16 Mar
A new study published in the European Heart Journal provides the first evidence linking exceeding the World Health Organization's (WHO) ozone limit with a substantial increase in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure, and stroke. Ozone levels below the WHO maximum were also found to be associated with worsened health. This was a...Read more
Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients More Likely to Die Than Those With Influenza
2022 27 Apr
Adults (aged 18 or older) hospitalised with COVID-19 are at higher risk of complications and death than those with influenza, despite being younger and having fewer chronic illnesses, according to a retrospective cohort study conducted at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona. The findings, presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology...Read more
Hospitalisations for Hypertensive Crisis More than Double
2022 01 Feb
The number of people hospitalised for a hypertensive crisis has more than doubled from 2002 to 2014, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators. The increase occurred during a period when some studies reported overall progress in blood pressure control and a decline in related cardiovascular events in the U.S. The findings are published in the ...Read more
Two-Thirds COVID-19 Hospitalisations Due to Four Conditions
2021 02 Mar
Findings from a new study show that a majority of adult COVID-19 hospitalisations are attributable to one of four pre-existing conditions. These include obesity, hypertension, diabetes and heart failure, in that order. The study is published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers used a mathematical simulation to estimate...Read more
Industry News
Philips ePatch and AI Analytics Rolled Out to 14 Spanish Hospitals for Heart Patient Monitoring
2024 22 May
Philips wearable ePatch and AI analytics platform help detect potentially life-threatening irregular heartbeats The solution helps University Hospital Vall d’Hebron achieve reduced average length of stay, relieve emergency room pressure, and reduce costs Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, today announced the successful...Read more
GE Healthcare, AliveCor Partnership Aims to Help Reduce Cardiac-Related Hospitalizations
2022 16 Mar
Physicians accessing GE Healthcare’s MUSE, a cardiac management system that connects to and integrates into the electronic medical record (EMR), can now view and interpret in MUSE ECGs taken by patients using AliveCor’s KardiaMobile 6L personal ECG device, strengthening the care continuum from hospital into the home, or anytime, anywhere. Used...Read more
European Hospital Innovates its Cardiac Diagnosis Pathway by Introducing Philips Minicare
2017 28 Feb
Philips Minicare cTnI point-of-care blood test used for the first time in a rapid diagnosis protocol to improve patient experience and free up hospital resources Elkerliek Hospital (Helmond, the Netherlands) and Royal Philips, a leader in HealthTech,has announced their collaboration to pioneer the use of point-of-care testing in the...Read more
Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital Selects McKesson Cardiology to Support New Cardiac Facility
2015 06 Jul
Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital is implementing McKesson Cardiology TM as its cardiovascular information solution as part of the establishment of a new, premier private cardiac facility that is set to further position Bournemouth as a leading reference site for cardiology services in the UK. Nuffield Health is a not-for-profit business, operating...Read more
Articles
Italian Hospitals and the New Managerialism
2009 01 Jan
Since 1978, the Italian healthcare system has been organised according to the National Health Service model (Italian National Health Service, or INHS). Coverage is universal and, theoretically, uniform throughout the country. In 2003, public healthcare expenditure accounted for 75.1% of total healthcare expenditure. The Italian healthcare system is...Read more
Trials Show CRT Delays First Hospitalisation
2008 21 Dec
Medtronic sponsored trials by REVERSE and PARTNERS HF have shown that cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) delays the time to the first hospitalisation or death in patients with mild heart failure, and devices equipped with OptiVol® Fluid Status Monitoring identified patients who were at a significantly higher risk of having heart failure events...Read more
