Category Archives: Cardiology

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN)-- More than one in 10 patients in a new study are taking aspirin inappropriately, that's according to new research in the Journal of American College of Cardiology. The research shows Americans who are taking aspirin and at low risk to prevent a first time heart attack or stroke, should not do so. The research states that the long term effects do not outweigh the gains. "Those at low risk can be at risk of bleeding in your stomach, you can even have a stroke than can cause a certain kind of bleeding inside your brain," that's according to Ravi Dave, a Cardiologist from UCLA Medical Center. 68,000 patients were tested for this study in the Journal of American College of Cardiology. Each person's risk of developing heart disease was calculated by researchers from Baylor College of Medicine. The study didn't look at patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, since they benefit most from aspirin to prevent heart attacks. The overall goal of this study in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, was "to examine the frequency and practice-level variation in inappropriate aspirin use for primary prevention in a large U.S. nationwide registry." It is recommended … Continue reading →

A Local Cardiology Program Makes Your Heart Their Mission For more about this and related stories visit http://www.heartlandconnection.com/ Follow KTVO on social media: https://www.facebook.com/ktvotv https://twitter.com/ktvotv http://instagram.com/ktvotv. By: KTVOtv … Continue reading →

Sports Cardiology From Diagnosis to Clinical Management Get the download source here : http://bit.ly/15UE00F. By: Duston Friske … Continue reading →

Stress Test Pasco Cardiology A short informative video concerning stress tests. The video covers patient instructions before the test, reasons for performing the test, and what happens during the actual test. By: Werner Jauch … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (Jan. 12, 2015) -- More than 10 percent of patients treated with aspirin therapy for primary cardiovascular disease prevention were likely inappropriately prescribed medication, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that examined practice variations in aspirin therapy. Accessing data from the National Cardiovascular Disease Registry Practice Innovation and Clinical Excellence (PINNACLE) Registry, researchers examined a nationwide sample of 68,808 patients receiving aspirin for primary cardiovascular disease prevention. By evaluating aspirin guidelines by the American Heart Association, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, and other organizations, researchers determined aspirin use to be inappropriate in patients with a 10 year cardiovascular disease risk of less than 6 percent. Researchers identified patients from 119 practices who were prescribed aspirin between January 2008 and June 2013, excluding patients receiving aspirin as a secondary prevention due to history of cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, prior stroke, and atrial fibrillation. The study found nearly 12 percent of the patients receiving aspirin for primary prevention were receiving it inappropriately. The frequency of inappropriate aspirin use was higher among women, at nearly 17 percent compared to men at 5 percent. Patients inappropriately receiving aspirin were, on average, 16 … Continue reading →

Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) January 12, 2015 The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) is pleased to announce the launch of the nations first cardiovascular nuclear imaging data registry; ImageGuide. ASNC has chosen FIGMD to partner in this endeavor. FIGMD is a leader in the development and implementation of clinical data registry, analytics and reporting solutions to doctors, medical professional associations and hospital systems. The ImageGuide Registry has been designed to assist nuclear cardiology laboratories and interpreting physicians ensure and improve the quality of nuclear cardiac studies. It is the first registry that has been developed for non-invasive cardiac imaging. Goals of ImageGuide include improving laboratory efficiency, optimizing patient radiation exposure, downstream cost minimization and the improving patient care. By participating in the ImageGuide Registry, ASNC anticipates that laboratories will be able to satisfy Medicare regulatory requirements and those of other third party payers, thereby maximizing reimbursement. Moreover, the registry will enable users to demonstrate adherence to appropriate use criteria, an increasingly important mandate of healthcare policy. The registry will help participants measure, benchmark and improve cardiovascular imaging, drive quality improvement at the provider and laboratory level and assist in the dissemination of best practices. The development and implementation by the … Continue reading →

KIRKSVILLE, MO -- A newly developed program in the Heartland recently celebrated their one year anniversary. Northeast Regional Heart Centers Interventional Cardiology program has moved into its second year. The program was started to provide services that save lives. Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Mark Shima is able to perform angioplasty treatments (stents) for patients who are diagnosed with blocked or clogged coronary arteries. And numerous community members are benefiting from this local program. Weve been busier than we actually wanted to be which tells you that there are a lot of people that have heart problems like heart attacks and strokes and heart pain, said Dr. Mark Shima, Interventional Cardiologist. The Program here at Northeast Regional is both therapy, come to the cath lab and have a heart attack fixed, as well as, prevention, medications, having your pressure controlled, your cholesterol controlled and then even education on items like exercise and diet; all the items we know we should do to keep heart disease away. The Northeast Regional Heart Center is now split between two locations. The cath lab can be found in the Northeast Regional Medical Center while the offices are located on the third floor of the Gutensohn Clinic. … Continue reading →

MARRERO, LA (PRWEB) January 13, 2015 West Jefferson Medical Center (WJMC) in New Orleans is the only hospital in Louisiana chosen by The American College of Cardiology (ACC) as part of a pioneering team approach to keep patients healthy and at home following admission for heart attack or heart failure. The 35 hospitals selected nationwide are the first participants in the ACC Patient Navigator Program, which is the first program of its kind in cardiology and supports national efforts to reduce unnecessary patient readmissions. West Jefferson is very pleased and excited to have been chosen for the ACC Patient Navigator program. Through this partnership, we look forward to enhancing our current processes and forging new ones that will allow us to improve the quality of care we deliver to our patients, said Monica Bologna, Vice President of Service Line Development at West Jefferson Medical Center. Nearly one in five Medicare patients hospitalized with heart attack and one in four Medicare patients hospitalized with heart failure are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, often for conditions seemingly unrelated to their original diagnosis. Readmissions can be related to issues related to stresses of the initial hospitalization, patient fragility at time of discharge, … Continue reading →

Prof. Volkan Tuzcu, MD - Pediatric Cardiology By: MedipolSaglikGrubu … Continue reading →

The Foetal Cardiology Services at the St Gregorios Cardio Vascular Centre (SGCVC) at Parumala will be hosting a foetal cardiology and foetal cardiac morphology conference at Wyte Prtico auditorium at Adoor on January 26. According to Saji Philip, renowned paediatric cardiologist and organising secretary of the conference, foetal echo-cardiography is a rapidly progressing primary modality for defining and evaluating the foetal cardiac status. Foetal cardiology encompasses the management of foetuses with congenital heart disease, foetal arrhythmias, and the exploration of foetal myocardial function and cardio-circulatory conditions in high-risk pregnancies, says Dr Philip. Subspecialty He said foetal cardiology has become a dynamic subspecialty of foetal medicine. Improvement in prenatal therapeutic approaches for complex congenital heart diseases would probably be one of the major developments in the future of foetal cardiology, he said. Dr Philip said the day-long conference is being sponsored by the Chennai-based Dr K.M. Cherian Heart Foundation. Vikas Kohli from New Delhi, Prathima R. from Bangalore, Nageswara Rao from Hyderabad, Snehal Kulkarni from Mumbai, Balu Vaidyanathan, Bijoy Balakrishnan, both from Kochi, Bijilal Sasidharan, V.H.Shankar, Vidyaklekshmi.R, all from Thiruvananthapuram, will be the eminent national faculties to address the conference. Dr K.M. Cherian, world renowned cardio-thoracic surgeon and chief executive officer … Continue reading →