Search Tag: Cardiology
Wearable-technology-for-cardiology-barriers-to-wider-use
2017 15 Aug
The past decade has seen the emergence of many new wearable medical devices, including several that have been widely adopted by both physicians and consumers. However, absence of useful and validated clinical applications, measurement validation, and data safety concerns are among the additional barriers to the widespread medical application of...Read more
Catherine-estrampes-appointed-president-ceo-of-ge-healthcare-europe
2017 25 Jul
Catherine Estrampes has been announced as President & CEO for GE Healthcare Europe, effective on 1 October 2017, reporting to Kieran Murphy, GE Healthcare CEO. “Catherine brings strong experience from her career with GE Capital and more recently managing GE Healthcare’s U.S. Central Zone. Her vision and leadership skills will be key assets as...Read more
Value-in-cardiology
2017 16 Feb
Is value in cardiology well understood? When we consider value we are focused on improving quality and lowering costs. In cardiology we have a long history in the development and implementation of quality measures. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has been a leader in the development of quality measures, practice guidelines and appropriate...Read more
Apps-for-cardiovascular-disease-the-role-of-avatars-in-personalisation
2017 16 Feb
How do we help people to improve their health after a heart event? Current guidelines recommend that people with heart disease attend a programme of cardiac rehabilitation (European Society of Cardiology [ESC] 2016). High-quality evidence shows that attendance at cardiac rehabilitation decreases the likelihood of a further cardiac event or death, and...Read more
Most-read-2016-cardiology-stories
2016 26 Dec
Thank you to our Editor-in-Chief, Cardiology, Prof. Tienush Rassaf, our authors and contributors for their good advice and great ideas. We look forward to bringing you more on innovation, cross-collaboration and best practice in 2017. Read on to find out our most read stories in Cardiology Highlights and in HealthManagement.org The Journal in 2016....Read more
Sectra-cardiology-module-incorporated-in-us-healthcare-organization-s-enterprise-imaging-solution
2016 27 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that ProMedica is adding the Sectra Cardiology Module into its existing enterprise imaging architecture. Through integration with the Epic Cupid reporting module, physicians will have combined access to their patients’ complete imaging history for both radiology and cardiology. ProMedica’s...Read more
Medicine-technology-and-humanity-intertwined-zoom-on-rafael-beyar
2016 16 Nov
Professor Rafael Beyar is General Director of Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, the major academic hospital serving northern Israel. He received his MD from Tel Aviv University (1977), his DSc from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion (1983), and his MPH from the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University...Read more
Integrating-the-healthcare-enterprise-ihe-europe-connectathon-2017
2017 03 Apr
IHE Connectathons provide a unique opportunity for vendors to test the interoperability of their products in a structured environment with peer vendors. Participants test against multiple vendors using real world clinical scenarios following IHE Integration Profiles specifications. Read more
Healthmanagement-welcomes-prof-tienush-rassaf-as-new-editor-in-chief-cardiology
2016 13 Sep
HealthManagement.org, Europe’s leading multidisciplinary healthcare management platform, is delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Tienush Rassaf as Editor-in-Chief, Cardiology . Prof. Rassaf is Director of the Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine at the Westgerman Heart- and Vascular Center, University Hospital...Read more
Zoom-on-tienush-rassaf-editor-in-chief-cardiology-healthmanagement-org
2016 13 Sep
Prof. Tienush Rassaf took up his appointment as Editor-in-Chief, Cardiology, HealthManagement.org in September 2016. Prof. Rassaf has since August 2015 been Department Head and Chair of Cardiology (Cardiology and Vascular Medicine from August 2016) at the Westgerman Heart- and Vascular Center at the University of Essen, Germany. He...Read more
Esc-congress-2017-european-society-of-cardiology
2017 26 Aug
The world's largest cardiovascular congress with over 500 experts sessions and 11 000 abstracts contributing to global awareness of the latest clinical trials and breakthrough discoveries. Abstract submission will be opened online from mid-December to 14 February 2017. Read more
Team-care-has-good-evidence
2016 30 Aug
The focus of the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC) is “The Heart Team”. It highlights the importance of teamwork and interactions between all professionals and specialties involved in managing patients with cardiovascular disease. Experts speaking at the congress in Rome this week backed up this theme. Systematic guideline-based nurse...Read more
Ehealth-for-cardiology-benefits-need-to-be-demonstrated
2016 29 Aug
Despite widespread ecardiology applications, research is showing smaller effects as assessment becomes more robust. It is becoming difficult to demonstrate added value other than patient preference and convenience, according to experts speaking at the European Congress of Cardiology in Rome this week. When cardiac patients are not attending rehabilitation...Read more
Siemens-healthineers-presents-imaging-for-complex-minimally-invasive-procedures-at-esc-2016
2016 27 Aug
Integrated imaging portfolio for the entire cardiology treatment process Acuson SC2000 Prime ultrasound system enables real-time 3D heart imaging for reliable diagnosis of mitral insufficiency Sensitive patient groups benefit from unique dual-source CT scanners for cardiac CT imaging Heart MRI supports the treatment...Read more
Challenges-of-critical-care-cardiology-addressed
2016 26 Aug
The challenges of training, staffing and research in critical care cardiology are addressed in an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology by Jason Katz, MD, MHS, medical director of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's cardiac intensive care unit, and colleagues. In the article Katz and colleagues outline...Read more
Designing-a-hospital-cardiology-outreach-service
2016 01 Jul
The cardiology team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust successfully designed and implemented an outreach service for heart failure patients in non-cardiology wards (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2014a). The service was required as cardiologists care for around 18-25 percent of heart failure patients,...Read more
Designing-a-specialist-cardiologist-service-for-rural-australia
2016 01 Jul
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. However, people living in rural and remote Australia are 44 percent more likely to die of heart disease than people living in urban areas. (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011). Brisbane cardiologist, Rolf Gomes, decided to do something about this disparity by equipping a mobile cardiac...Read more
The-bir-launches-first-free-online-radiation-protection-for-cardiology-course
2016 22 Jun
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has led a collaboration between the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) with representation from the Royal College of Physicians’ Cardiology Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) to develop a vital training resource for cardiologists. This online training, developed by the BIR’s Radiation Protection...Read more
10th-asian-society-of-cardiovascular-imaging-congress
2016 04 Aug
The Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI) was established on April 29, 2006. The aim of ASCI is to advance the science and art of cardiovascular imaging through an educational non-profit organisation in Asia. It will be seen as the principal independent organisation committed to the further development cardiovascular imaging of through education,...Read more
Half-of-transcatheter-heart-valves-degenerate-within-10-years
2016 17 May
New reports from EuroPCR 2016 reveal that half of transcatheter heart valves undergo degeneration within 10 years. Findings from the first study to investigate the long-term durability of these valves were presented at the congress. TAVI has now become increasingly popular among younger patients as well as those with lower surgical risk. Life expectancy...Read more
Csi-2016
2016 22 Jun
CSI offers the unique experience of a comprehensive overview of major topics in the catheter therapy of congenital, structural and valvular heart disease in children and adults. CSI caters for adult and pediatric interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists and imaging specialists. We have discovered that the extended interventional...Read more
Heart-rhythm-congress-2016
2016 09 Oct
We look forward to welcoming delegates to the next HRC at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham UK on 9-12 October 2016 . The largest heart rhythm event in the UK, Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC) provides unrivalled opportunity for health care professionals interested in the management of arrhythmias to share effective practice, show...Read more
Gw-icc-aphc-2016
2016 13 Oct
The focus of GW-ICC has been elevated to a new level since 2000. Today’s Congress attaches heavy emphasis on cross-disciplinary integration and research on areas such as cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology, diabetes, neurology, examination, psychology, medical imaging, among others. This development has led to the progress of many unique Chinese...Read more