Category Archives: Cardiology

International Academy of Cardiology: Joel A. Garcia, M.D.: OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT): WHAT OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT): WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW J.A. Garcia, Denver Health Medical Center (DHMC) and University of Colorado Hospital at Denver, Den... By: Cardiology Online … Continue reading →

International Academy of Cardiology: Arthur L. Klatsky, M.D.: THE HIGH CORONARY DISEASE RISK OF THE HIGH CORONARY DISEASE RISK OF SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS A.L. Klatsky, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA Presented at the: International Acad... By: Cardiology Online … Continue reading →

RAEFORD - The doctors are in. Physicians began seeing patients in the primary care and cardiology office at FirstHealth of the Carolinas' new Physician Offices & Specialty Services building in Hoke County last month. Dr. Mahalia R. Guerrier, an internist, and Dr. Vicki Hardy, who practices family medicine, anchor the primary care practice. Dr. Debbie R. Thomasson handles the cardiology section of the practice. The 20,000-square-foot facility, which adjoins FirstHealth's Hoke County branch of Moore Regional Hospital, will eventually house offices for several specialties once the months-long move-in is complete later this year. "In moving here, we're closer to the hospital, so I can go back and forth to the hospital and can take care of things that have to be done at the hospital more easily," Thomasson said Thursday. She said driving to and from facilities for tests and other procedures can disrupt flow and take time away from patients. The location also makes access to patients easier for the doctors, Guerrier said. "We can work in here, and we can still follow a patient over there," Guerrier said of patients admitted at the hospital. "If there's an issue, they can easily call us here, and we can go … Continue reading →

Listen to Fetal Heart Sounds- Cardiology Listen to Fetal Heart Sounds- Cardiology By: Doc Deepika … Continue reading →

Pediatric Cardiology by Shutikarn Wanichpoonphol, MD, Child Health Center at BHP Pediatric Cardiology by Shutikarn Wanichpoonphol, MD, Child Health Center at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya For more information or Medical Consultation Tel: +6638 259999 (Overseas) or Contact Center 1719 (Pattaya, Thailand) Email: inquiry@bph.co.th By: BangkokHospital Pattaya … Continue reading →

TORONTO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, declines in procedure volumes in the United States interventional cardiology (IC) market will lead to a long-term contraction. As a result of the procedure volume decline, coupled with increasing cost sensitivity, this market will show a steady contraction from a value of just under $2.5 billion in 2012 to just under $2 billion by 2017. The only segments to see expansion will be intravascular imaging catheters and pressure guidewires. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130103/MM36799LOGO ) In recent years, a growing amount of clinical trial data has resulted in an increased focus on the identification of appropriate candidates for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), following a period when stenting for coronary lesions was much more common. Concerns surrounding over-stenting and the introduction of prepayment audits for PCIs covered by Medicare by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are increasing the burden of proof necessary to justify revascularization. The increased scrutiny surrounding PCIs is leading physicians to treat fewer questionable or borderline lesions. In addition, fewer repeat PCI procedures will be performed through 2017, due to the adoption of next-generation stents, which reduce the … Continue reading →