Category Archives: Cardiology

Port - Pre-operative Evaluation: When to Order a Stress Test and When to Consult Cardiology Pre-operative evaluation: when to order a stress test and when to consult cardiology, presented by Steven C. Port, MD, Medical Director of Noninvasive Cardio... By: Aurora Health Care … Continue reading →

Cardiology Blood flow diagram of the human heart. Blue components indicate de-oxygenated blood pathways and red components indicate oxygenated pathways. Cardiology (from Greek kardi, "heart" and - -logia, "study") is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart be it human or animal. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiac surgeons. Cardiology is a specialty of internal medicine. To be a cardiologist in the United States, a three year residency in internal medicine is followed by a three year residency in cardiology. It is possible to specialize further in a sub-specialty. Recognized sub-specialties in the United States by the ACGME are:[citation needed] Recognized subspecialties in the United States by the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) include:[1] As the center focus of cardiology, the heart has numerous anatomical features (e.g., atria, ventricles, heart valves) and numerous physiological features (e.g., systole, heart sounds, afterload) that have been encyclopedically documented for many centuries. Disorders of the heart lead to heart disease and cardiovascular disease and … Continue reading →

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Member Dues Is your membership up-to-date?Renew access to valuable member benefits worth over $1,800. Update your membership bypaying online or calling us at 202-375-6000, ext. 5603 or 800-253-4636, ext. 5603. TheAmerican College of Cardiology (ACC) a 43,000-member nonprofit medical professional society that is leading the way to optimal CV care and disease prevention through health policy, standards and guidelines, and support of CV research. By joining the ACC, physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and physician assistants show their commitment to provide optimal cardiovascular care.ACC membership also brings exclusive benefits and services, including advocacy, education and more. Visit the FIT Center, designed to provide cardiology FITs with the resources they need to succeed, whether they are just beginning or finishing training. TheACC's ability to respond to the needs of cardiovascular specialists around the worldrests upon charitable gifts from individuals and corporations who care about supporting and enhancing the future of cardiovascular medicine. Learn how you can support the ACC. Use theMember Center to manage your ACC information, including your contact information and passwords. You can also search the ACC member directory andaccess the annual online disclosure form. Go here to see the original: American College of Cardiology … Continue reading →

GRANTS PASS, Ore. Providence is expanding services to Josephine County for the first time. Patients will no longer have to commute to Medford to see a cardiologist. This May, a new cardiology clinic will open in Grants Pass on Northwest Hawthorne Street. Basic services for heart health will be offered, and some patients may still need to have tests done in Medford. The clinic will be open one day a week at first, and will offer appointments with all of Providences cardiology team. Providence cardiologist Dr. Manish Mehta said he regularly sees patients from Grants Pass and the new office could allow patients to get in much sooner. So we feel, why not go to Grants Pass and provide that service so that it would reduce the wait time, the patients would prefer it and hopefully we can help the community there, said Dr. Mehta. The hours and open date of the new clinic are expected to be announced later this month. See the article here: New Cardiology Clinic Set to Open … Continue reading →

Published: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 11:02 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 11:02 a.m. The Wall Street Journal has created a database of Medicare payments to more than 880,000 medical providers in 2012. The data were released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The database allows users to search by provider name, specialty and location. It shows the types and number of procedures performed and the amounts paid. Payments totaled $77 billion. A search of "cardiology" shows Dr. Asad U. Qamar, head of the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence, as the nation's top biller for the specialty, with billings of more than $18 million in 2012. The next highest cardiologist was a Davenport, Fla., doctor with $4.5 million. Qamar was the fifth highest biller of all categories in Florida, behind one ophthalmologist and three laboratories. He was the second highest non-laboratory biller overall nationwide, behind a West Palm Beach ophthalmologist who billed for nearly $21 million, according to the Associated Press. Qamar is president of the institute, known as ICE for short, whose main office is at 4730 SW 49th Road, Ocala. His medical practice also includes the Institute of Medical Excellence and the … Continue reading →

Apr 10 2014 Dubais wood industry grew 20 to 25 % in 2013, compared to 2012 ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) HE Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, today (8th April) inaugurated Dubai WoodShow which will continue until 10th April 2014 at Dubai ... Apr 10 2014 Oman launches USD600 m luxurious hospitality project ,MENAFN (MENAFN) His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tareq al Said, Representative to His Majesty the Sultan of Oman, has recently inaugurated the Saraya Bandar Jissah, luxurious hospitality project, which worth ... Apr 10 2014 Total reorganises its Middle East EP Division ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) Total has announced that the North Africa Division of its Exploration & Production (E&P) activities has been transferred to the Middle East Division, effective April 1. The ... Apr 10 2014 SABIC wins GCC-CSR Award for top social responsibility performer ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) SABIC received the 2014 GCC-CSR Award for being the best performing Corporate Social Responsibility company in the Gulf region, reflecting the company's long experience in community ... Apr 10 2014 SABIC contributes to multilateral discussions at Boao 2014 aimed at identifying new growth drivers in Asia ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) At the … Continue reading →

Apr 10 2014 Dubais wood industry grew 20 to 25 % in 2013, compared to 2012 ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) HE Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, today (8th April) inaugurated Dubai WoodShow which will continue until 10th April 2014 at Dubai ... Apr 10 2014 Oman launches USD600 m luxurious hospitality project ,MENAFN (MENAFN) His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tareq al Said, Representative to His Majesty the Sultan of Oman, has recently inaugurated the Saraya Bandar Jissah, luxurious hospitality project, which worth ... Apr 10 2014 Total reorganises its Middle East EP Division ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) Total has announced that the North Africa Division of its Exploration & Production (E&P) activities has been transferred to the Middle East Division, effective April 1. The ... Apr 10 2014 SABIC wins GCC-CSR Award for top social responsibility performer ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) SABIC received the 2014 GCC-CSR Award for being the best performing Corporate Social Responsibility company in the Gulf region, reflecting the company's long experience in community ... Apr 10 2014 SABIC contributes to multilateral discussions at Boao 2014 aimed at identifying new growth drivers in Asia ,MENAFN Press (MENAFN Press) At the … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jan-2014 Contact: Bret P. Nelson bret.nelson@mssm.edu 212-241-6794 World Heart Federation A paper in this month's edition of Global Heart (the journal of the World Heart Federation) says there is mounting evidence regarding the utility of ultrasound in areas outside its traditional field of cardiology, with increasing use reported in general hospital wards, clinics, and even pre-hospital environments. The paper is by Associate Professor Bret Nelson and Dr Amy Sanghvi of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA. "The pervasive use of focused ultrasound is perhaps most evident in the advent of ultrasound training in undergraduate medical curricula," say the authors. They refer to a 2011 review paper that highlighted the growing use of point-of-care ultrasound by clinicians in over 20 specialties. "Increased training by clinicians across many specialties, coupled with technology improvements yielding lower cost and better quality studies, have contributed to this trend," they add. In emergency medicine, as well as yielding more rapid and accurate diagnoses in most cases compared with physical examinations alone, the authors say that the prognostic value of emergency physician-performed cardiac ultrasound has been demonstrated. Several studies have shown that no cardiac arrest patients without cardiac activity evident on ultrasound … Continue reading →

EMS 241- Paramedic Cardiology AP Cardiology AP. By: sucollege … Continue reading →