Search Tag: cardiologist
2023 12 Sep
Dr. Rodriguez will provide strategic input and medical validation to guide innovation for the Evie Ring After recently announcing the establishment of its Medical Advisory Board, Movano Health, a purpose-driven healthcare solutions company at the intersection of medical and consumer devices and makers of the Evie Ring, today shared Dr. Fátima...Read more
2023 07 Sep
Nasrien E. Ibrahim. has assumed a prominent new role as a Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, marking a significant advancement in cardiology. Dr Nasrien is widely recognised for her expertise in severe heart failure and transplantation, groundbreaking research contributions, and her commitment to supporting healthcare...Read more
2019 26 Aug
How can we get the most common, costly, and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor under control? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death with an upward trend beyond 30% and a tripling in costs between 2010 and 2030, placing a significant economic burden on public healthcare services. 1,2,3 The most common risk factor...Read more
2019 15 Feb
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is a leader in the field of cardiology education and has recently laid down its vision for how to improve education for trainees as well as certified cardiologists. Although the ESC has an action plan for how to integrate electronic health services into patient care,the rapidly evolving field of digital...Read more
2018 25 Jan
Top Quote from Blog: Why I'm a Cardiofeminist . "In the Netherlands around 75% of medical students are women, but what we hear from the female students here and in other countries is that the atmosphere that cardiology departments have, the macho behaviour that is still hanging around, means that they don’t want to work there for the rest of their...Read more
2017 17 Jul
A gynaecardiologist means a cardiologist for women. I want better cardiovascular healthcare for females, but I also want a better position for female cardiologists. In the U.S. and many other countries the position of a female cardiologist is still very inferior compared to the male. I know that female cardiologists are more interested in the...Read more
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
2017 15 Feb
Like any other job, entering the field of cardiology requires academic experience and intensive training. Despite how simple it sounds, becoming a cardiologist is in fact, not an easy task. It may be tough to get your foot in the door and it is indeed, a long process but with hard work and dedication, you’ll get there in the end. If you aspire...Read more
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
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
2016 18 Jan
Dr. Aseem Malhotra is one of the most outspoken cardiologists in Britain. He is an expert in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and has successfully led the campaign against excess sugar consumption. The award-winning NHS cardiologist has successfully motivated leading academics, the media and politicians to make sugar reduction...Read more
2016 25 Feb
The 3rd International Conference on Heart & Brain (ICHB 2016) is a unique meeting that unites cardiologists and neurologists in order to pursue a holistic approach to understanding the connection between the heart and the brain. As a leader in the emerging multidisciplinary field of neurocardiology, ICHB has set the standard in the rapidly growing...Read more
2015 21 Jul
Dr. William Fay is the Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Professor of medicine and medical pharmacology and physiology and the J.W. & Lois Winifred Stafford Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Research at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr. Fay graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine...Read more
2015 09 Feb
The pre-arranged scientific programme for ESC Congress 2015 has been revealed online. The world’s largest and most influential cardiovascular event is attended by more than 30 000 cardiovascular professionals from 144 countries and over 700 journalists. The five day event takes place from 29 August to 2 September at ExCeL London. The latest science...Read more
2014 19 Sep
Stanford startup Eko Devices has developed a digital accessory for analog stethoscopes to transform them instantly into electronic stethoscopes, MedCity News reported. The aim is to have a clinical decision support tool with a digital capability without the price tag of an electronic stethoscope, according to Eko. The device will enhance the ability...Read more
2014 28 May
A study in the May 28 issue of JAMA analyses variations in over 600 recommendations for practice guidelines by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) published or revised since 1998. All of the recommendations were class I, referring to procedures and treatments which should be performed or administered. Those recommendations,...Read more