Cardiology Management

Mental-health-and-policy-stringency-during-covid-19

2022 03 May

According to two new studies that have reviewed data from 15 countries, pandemic policy measures aimed at controlling rather than eliminating COVID-19 are associated with worse mental health and lower life evaluations. Findings are published in The Lancet.  Study results show that countries that aimed to eliminate community transmission within...Read more

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Dash-diet-reduces-risk-of-stroke-and-cvd-mortality

2019 05 Mar

A longitudinal study in ethnic Chinese adults found that adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern was associated with lower risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease mortality. Furthermore, this inverse association did not appear to be substantially mediated by intakes of sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium....Read more

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One-third-of-deaths-worldwide-due-to-cardiovascular-disease

2017 18 May

According to a new study, cardiovascular diseases, including heart diseases and stroke, account for nearly one-third of deaths throughout the world. The study examined all countries over the last 25 years. The paper titled Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for10 Causes, 1990-2015, is published in the Journal of the American...Read more

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Workplace-stress-contributes-to-cardiovascular-disease

2016 25 Sep

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and SUNY Downstate Medical Center have developed a model that demonstrates stressful employment fctors are contributing toward the worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular disease. The article titled " Globalization, Work and Cardiovascular Disease " is published in the International Journal of Health...Read more

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Novel-prosthetic-heart-valve

2015 10 Oct

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel prosthetic heart valve which can be implanted through a small incision for the treatment of mitral regurgitation. The valve known as VeloX is especially useful in patients who are unsuitable candidates for existing clinical interventions or who are of high surgical risk. ...Read more

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Mri-provides-insight-after-heart-attack

2015 06 Oct

Researchers at Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a computational method that uses MRI to assess the extent of damage to the left ventricle after a heart attack.  Teo Soo-Kng of the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing explains that heart attacks can be very complicated and in cases where the...Read more

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Coping-with-pre-hospital-stroke-symptoms

2014 28 Oct

Strokes are a major cause of death and long-term disability globally, including in developing countries. In China, strokes are also the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with prevalence rates having risen sharply over the past decade. Several studies have shown that the capacity to identify stroke signs, knowledge of coping with stroke symptoms,...Read more

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Abbott-announces-international-launch-of-the-absorb-bioresorbable-vascular-scaffold

2012 26 Sep

Abbott announced today that Absorb™, the world's first drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS), is now widely available across Europe and parts of Asia Pacific and Latin America. Absorb is a first-of-its-kind device for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). It works by restoring blood flow to the heart similar to a metallic stent,...Read more

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National-heart-centre-nhc-of-singapore-to-install-agfa-heartlab-cardiovascular-solution

2006 07 Dec

"SingHealth is extremely excited about the installation of the Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular solution," said Dr. Soo Teik Lim, Senior Consultant Cardiologist at NHC. "Agfa HealthCare's solution will significantly enhance clinical workflow, resulting in a much improved working environment that will ultimately increase the quality of patient care."...Read more