Category Archives: Clinical Cardiology

HITESH SINGH - Product & Marketing Manager-Indian Subcontinent Over the past two decades, the utility of diagnostic ultrasound has gradually expanded beyond the conventional Radiology and Cardiology segment to a wide range of other emerging care areas like Anaesthesia, Critical care, E-Med, Surgery, Pediatrics, Pain Management, Nephrology and alike which constitutes the point of care segment. This trend was initially prevalent in developed countries like USA and now it has been widely spread among the fast developing nations including the sub-continent region, where the different premier medical institutions and multi-specialty hospitals are adopting the point of care Ultrasound (POCUS) in their routine patient care practice. Continue reading →

New research found that 2.3% of reported marijuana users also have some form of cardiovascular disease. The study appeared in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The paper also looked at the possible interactions marijuana may have with drugs typically prescribed for cardiovascular issues, and the way marijuana chemicals may affect the heart at a molecular level. Continue reading →

When AI first started gaining popularity in healthcare, many providers were critical, skeptical or just avoided learning about the technology altogether. Continue reading →

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Woodland Heights Medical Center for its demonstrated commitment to comprehensive, high-quality culture and cardiovascular care. Woodland Heights was awarded the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence in January based on meeting accreditation criteria, and through their ongoing performance registry reporting Continue reading →

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States, but according to the American Heart Association, it is preventable 80 percent of the time. The U.S Continue reading →

A large number of prestigious academic medical centers offer "executive screening" programs designed to allow asymptomatic people to obtain early risk assessment and detection of cardiovascular disease, presumably with the aim of earlier intervention and more favorable outcomes if an abnormality is identified. The problem is that indiscriminate screening is not only expensive but runs counter to evidence-based recommendations of medical societies for asymptomatic individuals without specific risk factors, say authors of a research letter published January13 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Continue reading →

A new review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology indicated that more than two million people with heart disease have used marijuana. Continue reading →

HOLLYWOOD, FLThe woeful lack of information on the safety and efficacy of peripheral vascular interventions in patients with cancer, as well as the complex interplay between the two diseases, underscores the need for dedicated care, one expert argued here at the 2020 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). To meet this need, Yolanda C. Bryce, MD (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY), spearheaded a unique noninvasive vascular imaging center at her hospital. Continue reading →

by Dr Fred Kniffin, former president of Porter Medical Center In late November, I was interviewed by a reporter who asked for my perspective regarding the topic of hospital consolidations, and to discuss some national studies that indicate that hospitals coming together means higher prices for patients. The reporter wanted to hear about Porters experience as an affiliate of the UVM Health Network since we joined the Network in early 2017 Continue reading →

ESPEN LAUNCHES THE EUROPEAN MANIFESTO TO FILL THE TRAINING GAP Nice, January 22 2020 During the medical training at the University the students should receive mandatory information about human nutrition in its three different domains, including basic nutrition, applied or public health nutrition and clinical nutrition, as indicated in the Manifesto for the Implementation of Nutrition Education just released in Nice during the ESPEN-NEMS meeting. The way to organise these themes in the curriculum, also including novel teaching tools, internet resources and e-learning, will depend on each University centre, taking into consideration the different possible models of teaching (parallel, integrated or case-solving based), the availability of teachers and the distribution of time and credits with the rest of teaching subjects the Manifesto says. Although the teaching of nutrition is an essential element of medical training, a recent survey (1) has shown that there is an extreme variability in the educational standards of this subject in medical schools worldwide Continue reading →