Athens Regional | Cardiology Care Orchestrated When Matt Fuller suffered a heart attack while teaching class at Apalachee High in Barrow County, his quick-thinking students did just the right thing to hel... By: Athens Regional Health System … Continue reading →

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First. One of those who attended the opening of the Sports Cardiology Clinic tries one of the equipment at Chong Hua Hospital. (SUN.STAR FOTO/Ruel Rosello) THE Chong Hua Hospital Heart Institute formally launched its Sports Cardiology clinic and facilities inside the hospitals premises yesterday. The Sports Cardiology, which was first launched in September last year and will be operational starting tomorrow, will be the first in Cebu. There were talks that the discipline has been ongoing in Metro Manila, but Cebu was the first to launch it in the country last year, sports cardiologist Dr. Carolyn Fermin told reporters when asked if this practice is now done in other parts of the country. Fermin was joined by sports cardiologists Ma. Rosan Trani, Karen Caudor, Alex Junia, Marivic Vestal and Peter Mancao, Francisco Chio, sports med specialists Rhoel Timothy Dejao, orthopedic surgeon Jose Antonio San Juan, and rheumatologist Ronald Eullaran. The Sports Cardiology clinic will accommodate athletes, sports enthusiasts, and those people who want to the start doing physical activity. The aim is to evaluate or treat cardiovascular conditions. This is the study of the cardiovascular system, it will have the cardiovascular care for athletesprofessional or recreational, especially to those engage … Continue reading →

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2015 -- Pediatric cardiology researchers and clinicians from numerous centers from around the world are gathering at the Cardiology 2015: the 18th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease conference, sponsored by The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia and Phoenix Childrens Hospital on Feb. 11 to Feb. 15 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Among the many scientists who are presenting research at the event, the conference organizers chose 8 clinical researchers as finalists for the Outstanding Investigator Award. The following news briefs summarize their presentations of research in congenital heart disease (CHD). All presentations occur at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. Risk of White-Matter Injury Before Infant Cardiac Surgery Linked to Oxygen Flow in Brain Recent research in infants with critical CHD has shown that a longer period between birth and surgery increases the risk of injury to the brain's white matter, a condition called periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). This study of 35 neonates with critical CHD at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia analyzed cerebral physiology during the vulnerable preoperative period. The newborns had two-ventricle anatomy or single-ventricle anatomy, with or without arch obstruction. In all … Continue reading →