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Progenitor cell transfer for cardiac repair after
Progenitor cell transfer to repair the damaged heart has emerged as an innovative and promising recent development in cardiovascular medicine. Read more …
The therapeutic potential of adult stem cells in CVDs
Cardiac infarction is characterised by tissue ischaemia with loss of contractile heart muscle. Read more …
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy
Switzerland – A clinical trial of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in patients with advanced heart failure and a narrow QRS complex <120 ms, has been initiated by Zurich Read more …
NEW BP-measuring device
A new blood pressure (BP) measuring device that provides, along with all the conventional cardiovascular parameters, the cardiac stroke volume, peripheral resistance and arterial Read more …
Hot Spots:
A next-generation diagnostic tool for cardiovascular disease, using a nanoscale iron particle, is now under development at a unique industry-government-university named Nano AG. A Read more …
It’s ESC time again!
Given the exponential increase in the patients presenting with heart failure in recent years, a total of 53 sessions have been dedicated to the topic of heart failure. The Read more …
Furore over increased balloon angioplasty units
A decision by Ab Klink, Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports, to increase the number of balloon angioplasty facilities in hospitals to 30, has prompted the NVVC – the Read more …
Determining body weight in the elderly
Elderly people lose their physical reserves and are thus more susceptible to diseases. Very often not only one but several organs are affected. Consequently, prophylactic measures Read more …
CTA benefits coronary artery bypass graft patients
Cardiac CT angiography (CTA) performed after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery can reveal a high prevalence of unsuspected cardiac and significant non-cardiac findings that Read more …
Diuretic pill extends life
UK & France – The Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET), the biggest global clinical trial to assess the benefits of lowering blood pressure in patients aged 80+, was Read more …
Wearable heart monitor improves patients´ mobility
A wearable cardiac telemedicine system based on Bluetooth technology could text the local hospital if a patient is about to have a heart attack, according to a publication of two Read more …
Ludwig-Maximillians-University Munich installs GE Healthcares' 64-multislice LightSpeed VCT
The department of Radiology at the LMU Munich optimizes the care of patients with LightSpeed VCT, a 64-multislice CT from GE Healthcare. The high-tech CT is perfectly suited for Read more …
Acupuncture What others say…
During the last ten years or so, there has been a convergence of modern international science with traditional Chinese medicine, with research carried out in physiology, Read more …
It will identify millions with ‘silent heart disease’
‘If you want to find a needle in a haystack, X-ray is a good tool. Now imagine how much easer that would be if the needle could glow.’
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A simple blood test may reduce mortality in heart failure patients
Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles found out that the blood level of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a neurohormone released by the heart when it is Read more …
CAD
Although cardiac catheterisation is considered the current gold standard for coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnosis, a new cost-effectiveness model* indicates that, in many Read more …
Listening to your IPod improves your stethoscope skills
An IPod is a wonderful and useful thing. You can carry it with you wherever you go and repeat your favourite song as often as you like until you know every syllable of it. Read more …
Mercury’s Visage
Coronary artery analysis: just a few clics and the software automatically tracks the arteries, enabling assessment of the vessel lumen, calcifications, and adjacent structures Read more …
Turf wars
Nowadays, no radiology conference would be complete without a discussion on turf battles. The rapid development and broad acceptance of cardiac CT has exceeded expectations, and Read more …
Guess the best
Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), particularly when performed immediately by those witnessing a cardiac or respiratory arrest, definitively saves lives - especially in Read more …
The first pan-European VHD, CVD and diabetes guidelines
The first, pan-European guidelines to be published on the treatment of valvular heart disease (VHD), diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have made a series of new Read more …
