Search Tag: Cardiovascular
Appropriate-use-of-cardiovascular-imaging-methodology-developed
2013 09 Apr
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) have published a method to define appropriate use of cardiovascular imaging. The goal is to create a series of documents to define the utility of cardiovascular imaging procedures in relation to specific clinical questions, with the aim of defining what,...Read more
Toshiba-s-new-electrophysiology-package
2013 09 May
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is launching an InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray system tailored for electrophysiology procedures with a new package of features, accessories and technologies. - System Design : Infinix-i’s C-arm movement provides complete patient coverage while creating an access halo (180 degrees of unobstructed head-end...Read more
Agfa-to-highlight-impax-cardiovascular-it-solutions-at-europcr
2013 17 May
Agfa HealthCare will highlight its comprehensive IMPAX Cardiovascular suite of products at the EuroPCR congress, the official congress of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), from May 21-24, in Paris, France. The focus will be on demonstrating how IMPAX Cardiovascular delivers the benefits of digital cardiology...Read more
Philips-cx50-xmatrix-now-offers-interventional-and-diagnostic-features
2013 23 May
Philips has announced that CX50 xMATRIX, the world’s first portable ultrasound with Philips' industry leading Live 3D TEE, now offers 2-D Intracardiac Echo (ICE) capability. The CX50 xMATRIX with available Live 3D TEE and ICE will be shown in Paris at the EuroPCR, official meeting for the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Inventions...Read more
Revolutionary-sensor-belt-achieves-longest-non-invasive-ecg-ever
2013 05 Dec
Patients suffering from cardiac diseases may rapidly become emergencies, in which case seconds can make the difference between life and death despite many cardiac conditions announcing themselves months before. Symptoms however, are simply overlooked and a long-term ECG could help identify issues. An innovative sensor belt developed at Germany’s...Read more
Cardiovascular-complications-and-hypoglycemia-frequent-in-elderly-diabetic-patients
2013 10 Dec
A recently published study by JAMA Internal Medicine states that cardiovascular complications and low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) are frequent nonfatal complications found in adults 60 years of age and older that are affected by diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is diagnosed in 24 million US patients, with nearly 50% of them older than 60 years. According...Read more
New-guidelines-issued-to-manage-heart-failure-in-children
2013 12 Dec
With heart failure being a significant cause of childhood health conditions and death, new guidelines have been issued in order to assist healthcare providers both in the emergency departments and primary care to identify and treat heart failure in children with undiagnosed heart disease and symptoms of possible heart failure. Developed by...Read more
Study-traditional-holter-monitor-outperformed-by-zio-service-arrhythmia-detection
2014 06 Jan
iRhythm Technologies, a healthcare information services company, announced that a prospective study by Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has found that in comparison to the traditional Holter monitor, use of the company’s ZIO Service significantly increased detection of cardiac arrhythmias. The findings, published and made publicly...Read more
Promising-new-heart-valve-robotic-reconstruction-technique-presented
2014 29 Jan
Infective endocarditis is a potentially fatal bacterial disease of the heart which frequently affects the heart's tricuspid valve, often resulting in permanent tissue damage. A pioneering new reconstructive technique, in which the valve is repaired with a bioscaffold on which new tissue can grow, has proven promising and has given a new lease...Read more
Death-by-chocolate-added-sugar-increases-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease
2014 04 Feb
According to a new study published by JAMA Internal Medicine the consumption of added sugar, which as per definition is added during the processing or preparing of foods, not naturally occurring as in fruits and fruit juices, is associated with increased risk for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Many US adults consume...Read more
Cardiovascular-imaging
2014 08 Mar
Interviewee Dr. Eugenio Picano, FESC Director General Echocardiographic Laboratory Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR Pisa, Italy Interviewed by Claire Pillar Managing Editor HealthManagement What prompted the European Society of Cardiology to produce...Read more
Philips-announces-milestone-in-largest-ever-sleep-apnea-clinical-trial
2014 19 Feb
Sleep Apnea cardioVascular Endpoints (SAVE) study examines impact of leading obstructive sleep apnea treatment on cardiovascular disease Royal Philips, a major sponsor of the Sleep Apnea cardioVascular Endpoints (SAVE) study, has announced that the study has reached its enrollment goal of 2,500 patients, spread across seven countries and 84...Read more
Diet-and-blood-pressure-vegetarians-have-lower-bp
2014 25 Feb
In a recent study published online in the JAMA Internal Medicine issue of February 24, a team of researchers led by Yoko Yokoyama, PhD, MPH, of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Osaka, Japan, has found a link between a vegetarian diet and lower blood pressure. As the development of hypertension is influenced by factors such...Read more
Seasonal-flu-vaccine-linked-to-lower-stroke-risk
2014 24 Feb
A recent study conducted by a team of academics from the UK’s University of Lincoln and The University of Nottingham, and published in the scientific journal Vaccine, has found that patients who had been vaccinated against influenza were 24% less likely to suffer a stroke in the same flu season. During previous research in 2010 the same team...Read more
Ecr-2014-cardiac-imaging-research-the-radiology-perspective
2014 09 Mar
The outlook for research in cardiac imaging was the theme of the Josef Lissner Honorary Lecture at ECR 2014, given by Albert de Roos, Professor of Radiology at Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. de Roos suggested that the motivation to go into research is controversial these days. However, personal interest should be the primary...Read more
Study-blood-glucose-measure-no-predictor-of-cvd-risk
2014 26 Mar
According to a new study published in the March 26 issue of JAMA, which analysed close to 295,000 adults without a known history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease (CVD), the prediction of CVD risk is hardly enhanced when information about glycated hemoglobin (HbA 1c ), a measure of longer-term blood sugar control, is added to conventional CVD...Read more
Antihypertensive-aceis-linked-to-reduction-in-cardiovascular-events-death
2014 01 Apr
According to findings of a study published in the March 31 online edition of JAMA Internal Medicine, the use of blood pressure medication angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in patients with diabetes seems to contribute to a reduction of major cardiovascular events and death, as well death from all other causes, while angiotensin II receptor...Read more
Us-medical-center-introduces-toshiba-cardiovascular-x-ray-technology
2014 22 Apr
Ochsner Medical Center makes interventional procedures safer and more efficient with new equipment and adds a Toshiba Infinix DP-i and Hybrid OR suite for unparalleled access and coverage Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans is further improving patient safety and comfort in interventional cardiology by adding new equipment from Toshiba America...Read more
Diabetic-heart-attack-survivors-benefit-from-intensive-insulin-therapy
2014 17 May
Diabetic patients who received intensified insulin treatment following a heart attack survived for two years longer than patients treated with standard therapy to lower glucose, in a study conducted by researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Diabetes commonly occurs with cardiovascular complications. Heart attack and stroke...Read more
Cardiac-resynchronisation-s-gender-bias
2014 24 Jun
Biventricular pacing, also known as cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), is used to improve cardiac rhythm in heart failure patients. Ultimately, CRT can lower the number of hospitalisations and the risk of death in such patients. A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals that women may benefit more than men from CRT-D, in which CRT is combined...Read more
Immune-system-s-role-in-stress-induced-heart-attacks
2014 27 Jun
New insight into the relationship between stress and heart attacks implicates the immune system, which triggers arterial inflammation during the fight-or-flight response. A new study by researchers at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has offered an answer to why prolonged stress can have fatal cardiovascular consequences. ...Read more
Fcvb-2014-atrial-defibrillation-without-electric-shock
2014 07 Jul
Electric shocks are effective in treating atrial fibrillation (AF) but they are painful and eventually stop working when AF becomes chronic. A new shockless method of defibrillation returns sinus rhythms to normal using optogenetics. Depolarising ion channels are genetically inserted into the heart and can be activated by light during AF episodes....Read more
Proper-use-of-cardiac-stress-imaging-could-cut-healthcare-costs
2014 23 Oct
Researchers from the New York University Langone Medical Center (New York, NY, USA) found that overuse of cardiac stress testing using advanced imaging technology has led to increasing healthcare costs in the US and unnecessary radiation exposure for patients. Their study, believed to be the first comprehensive investigation of trends in cardiac stress...Read more
Septic-shock-readmission-rates-above-average
2014 06 Nov
Most patients now survive a hospital stay for septic shock, although 23 percent of these patients will return to the hospital within 30 days, according to a new study. The number is noticeably higher than the normal readmission rate at a large academic medical centre, researchers reported. The study findings have been published in Critical Care Medicine...Read more
Overall-heart-disease-mortality-declines
2014 17 Nov
During 2000-2010, the overall heart disease death rate declined annually in the United States, although mortality increased for certain heart disease subtypes, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported. The study is published in the November 19 issue of JAMA , a cardiovascular disease themed issue. While data...Read more
New-website-supports-patients-born-with-heart-disease
2014 12 Dec
The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto has spearheaded the creation of a new website that aims to support young people with congenital heart disease. The website, iheartchange.org , enables patients, their family members and healthcare providers to log in and get information through videos, images and downloads. Survival rates of infants with congenital...Read more
Genetics-guide-personalised-cardiovascular-therapy
2015 16 Jan
New research from Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) has found that cardiovascular patients with a specific genetic profile benefit greatly from the new medication dalcetrapib. The drug reduced heart attacks, strokes, unstable angina, coronary revascularisations and cardiovascular deaths by as much as 39 percent. The findings could pave the way for a new...Read more
Loveyourheart2015-esc-valentine-s-day-campaign-promoting-heart-health
2015 10 Feb
Journalists and the public are invited to join the Twitter and Facebook campaign #loveyourheart2015 to promote heart health from 12 to 14 February. The campaign was initiated by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) through the MEP Heart Group and aims to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in Europe (1). It is supported...Read more
Esc-congress-2015
2015 29 Aug
The first European Congress of Cardiology was held in London in September 1952 under the Presidency of Sir John Parkinson. Subsequently, European Congresses were held every four years until 1988. After, the General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to hold the Congress annually, starting with the Vienna meeting in 1988.Read more
Euroson-2015
2015 06 Nov
EUROSON 2015, 27th Congress of The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) is starting on 06 November, 2015 and ending on 08 November, 2015. There is undoubtedly the opportunity to discover the most popular breakthroughs in Ultrasound, Medicine, Biological, Biology, Sound and Biosciences at this major Conference....Read more