Music to your ears? How to prevent heart failure
A Cochrane Collaboration review suggests that music might benefit heart patients. To entrepreneurial scientists this sounds like an unrivalled opportunityJust before Christmas I told you about the discovery that the brain shrinks during sleep, allowing it to get rid of all those nasty toxins it accumulates during the day, including beta amyloid. I described a potential medical application of this knowledge, the so-called BraneDrane™, under development by the labs of Black Knight Industries®.I can now talk about our experiences with the 'BraneDrane' prototype. After the device was fitted all subjects underwent enf...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 16, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Richard P Grant Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Science Source Type: news
Cardiologists urged to reduce inappropriate radiation exposure
Radiation from cardiology procedures equals more than 50 chest X-rays per person each year. “Unfortunately, radiation risks are not widely known to all cardiologists and patients and this creates a potential for unwanted damage that will appear as cancers, decades down the line. We need the entire cardiology community to be proactive in minimising the radiological friendly fire in our imaging labs.” Read more
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Invasive Imaging: Cardiac Catheterisation and Angiography (Source: ESC News and Press)
Source: ESC News and Press - January 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Diabetic heart disease, Diseases of th...
Source: ESC News and Press - December 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Wide Range of Fluoro Times in Cath Lab (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- About 20% of the variation in fluoroscopy times in the cardiac catheterization lab appears to be modifiable, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
"Cardiovascular diseases should be higher on the political agenda" said Tonio Borg, the EU commissioner for health.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the EU, but it is not yet given enough importance on the political agenda, according to Tonio Borg, who has scheduled an EU summit on chronic diseases at the beginning of next year.He spoke at the launch of the Cardiovascular Health Week, an initiative by the MEP Heart Group. Read the article.
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular...
Source: ESC News and Press - November 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Class I Medical Device Recall: Baylis Medical TorFlex Transseptal Guiding Sheath Kit
The TorFlex Transseptal Guiding Sheath Kit is a single use device designed for safe and easy catheterization and angiography of specific heart chambers and locations. The components of the device include a sheath, a dilator and a J-tipped guidewire. (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - November 6, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Women may benefit from radial rather than femoral access during cardiac catheterization
A clinical trial conducted exclusively in women suggests that an initial strategy of using the radial artery in the arm as the entry point for cardiac catheterization or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in women has potential for reducing bleeding complications. SAFE-PCI for Women is the first registry-based randomized trial in the United States and the first multicenter trial comparing radial with femoral access in the U.S., and its primary findings were presented today at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Results of the SAFE-PCI trial presented at TCT 2013
(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) A clinical trial conducted exclusively in women suggests that an initial strategy of using the radial artery in the arm as the entry point for cardiac catheterization or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in women has potential for reducing bleeding complications. SAFE-PCI for Women is the first registry-based randomized trial in the United States and the first multicenter trial comparing radial with femoral access in the US. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 29, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Delays in STEMI Care May Affect Return to Work (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who did not get to the cardiac catheterization lab in a timely fashion had delays in getting back to work after they had recovered, a Danish study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
American Chemical Society applauds Senate, urges swift passage of helium bill
The American Chemical Society (ACS) applauds the Senate action in passing helium supply legislation by a vote of 97 to 2. "ACS urges the House and Senate to swiftly conference this legislation so it can be presented to President Barack Obama for his immediate signature," said ACS President Marinda Li Wu, Ph.D. "MRIs that image cancer tumors use helium," said Wu. "Heart patients rely on helium for proper catheterization during surgery. It's vital for national defense. Even scuba divers who conduct rescue operations rely on helium... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Source Type: news
Multimodality Imaging in the Cardiac Catheterization LaboratoryMultimodality Imaging in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Find out about applications for multimodality imaging resources in the contemporary cath lab, including 3D echo, intracardiac echo and more . . . Interventional Cardiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Diabetic heart disease, Diseases of the Aorta and Trauma to the Aorta and Heart, Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Genetics, Heart Failure (HF), Hyperten...
Source: ESC News and Press - August 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Physicians should counsel patients about sex life after cardiac event
New statement from American and European cardiology experts advises heart patients and their partners to receive individually tailored counseling from healthcare professionals about resuming sexual activity.Counseling should address topics such as when to resume sex, specific methods and recommended positions, and the role of intimacy without sex.
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Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chr...
Source: ESC News and Press - July 30, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Uganda: Heart Institute Starts New Treatment for Heart Failure
[New Vision]Uganda heart institute has started a new treatment for heart failure using the newly installed cardiac catheterization facility. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 26, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Why is ESC Congress the one to attend? Panos Vardas answers
With the deadline for online registration just a week away, Professor Panos Vardas, FESC, President of the ESC, reveals his passion for ESC Congress, why he’d never miss it and what to watch out for at this year’s event in Amsterdam. Register for ESC Congress 2013.
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiolo...
Source: ESC News and Press - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
