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2020 11 May
Summary: Quarantining and public interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic have raised concerns about a decrease in presentations for urgent and life-threatening cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease may remain undiagnosed for a longer duration. How can this be addressed? Introduction All members of the coronaviruses (CoV)...Read more
2015 05 May
Dr. Akiyoshi Hashimoto, a cardiologist at Sapparo Medical University in Japan has developed a test that can predict sudden death in haemodialysis patients. The test uses a combination of nuclear medicine, C-reactive protein and ECG. The method was presented at ICNC 12 in Madrid, Spain. Dr Hashimoto explains that haemodialysis patients are at a higher...Read more