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Cardiology Management

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2014 30 Sep

When the Gold Medal awards were handed out at this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Barcelona, one of the three recipients was Professor Petr Widimský. The 2014 ESC Congress marks 15 years since Prof. Widimský’s presentation in Barcelona of his PRAGUE 1 study. In the intervening years, additional PRAGUE studies have continued...Read more

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2014 01 Sep

ESC Gold Medals were awarded over the weekend to three distinguished figures in the field of cardiology: cardiac surgeon Alain Carpentier, Oxford epidemiologist Sir Rory Collins and Czech Republic cardiologist Petr Widimský. The trio received their awards during the Inaugural Session of the 2014 ESC Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Professor Alain...Read more

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2014 01 Sep

This year's ESC Congress will see the launch of five new ESC Guidelines: Non-Cardiac Surgery, Acute Pulmonary Embolism, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Diseases and Myocardial Revascularization. The first was developed jointly with the European Society of Anesthesiology and the last with the European Society of Thoracic Surgery. The guidelines...Read more

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2014 01 Sep

When it comes to cholesterol-lowering statin medications for patients with type 2 diabetes, rosuvastatin may be a better choice than atorvastatin, according to the findings of a new study presented at ESC Congress 2014. “Statins have been shown to slightly increase the risk of new-onset diabetes but few studies have been done to investigate their...Read more

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2014 12 Aug

Toshiba Medical Systems invites you to attend the educational events offered at ESC 2014 in the scientific program and on our booth to learn more about how we are bringing innovation to life. A series of FREE educational sessions are offered for cardiologists throughout ESC 2014 to gain in-depth knowledge and skills on the latest imaging technologies....Read more

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2014 30 Aug

ESC Congress 2014, 30 August - 3 September 2014, Barcelona http://www.escardio.org/Pages/index.aspx The spotlight of this year's congress captures innovations in scientific discovery, clinical practice, technology, education and importantly in applications to clinical care. Cardiology is evolving rapidly and it is critically important to keep up...Read more