News tagged with cardiologists
Different treatment options in chronic coronary artery disease
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Sometimes cardiologists and cardiac surgeons can agree! There is often disagreement between the professions of cardiology and cardiac surgery about the proper therapy for coronary artery disease (CAD)—and this can harm the ...
Type of physician certification associated with risk of complications from ICDs
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Patients whose implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted by nonelectrophysiologists are at increased risk of complications and are less likely to receive a specific type of ICD when clinically indicated, ...
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New specialty to focus on advanced heart failure and heart transplantation
Mar 05, 2009 |
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The new medical subspecialty of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology will lead the way in providing technically advanced yet cost-effective care for patients with heart failure, says a perspective article in the ...
Heart disease patients may not benefit from depression screening
Nov 13, 2008 |
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Results of a new study call into question recent clinical guidelines issued by leading cardiovascular groups, including the American Heart Association, which recommend patients with cardiovascular disease be screened for ...
Jefferson cardiologists fix broken heart
Jan 08, 2007 |
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Unexplained chest pain after a heart attack might be more dangerous than many physicians originally think.
New research shows that iPods do not interfere with cardiac pacemakers
Feb 01, 2008 |
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A report in the open access journal BioMedical Engineering OnLine refutes claims that portable music players, such as Apple's iPod, interfere with cardiac pacemakers.
SCAI highlights study using wireless technology to speed care of heart attack patients
May 17, 2007 |
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Imagine paramedics mobilizing a team of cardiologists and nurses within minutes of arriving at the home of a person who is having a heart attack, simply by pressing a button that sends an electrocardiogram (ECG) over a wireless ...
ACC/AHA guidelines break new ground in adult congenital heart disease
Nov 07, 2008 |
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These days most children born with congenital heart disease live well into adulthood, thanks to innovative surgical, interventional and medical treatments. That means that not only are cardiologists caring for a growing number ...
Half of eligible patients not getting mitral valve surgery, study
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Overblown fears about surgical risk and lack of awareness about the risk of not operating are among the reasons only half of eligible patients were referred for mitral valve repair, according to a study by doctors at the ...
Technology Gives 3-D View of Human Coronary Arteries
Nov 17, 2008 |
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For the first time researchers are getting a detailed look at the interior of human coronary arteries, using an optical imaging technique developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts ...
New appropriate use criteria guide treatment of patients with heart blockage
Jan 05, 2009 |
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If you're committed to fitness, the decision to climb a couple of flights of stairs rather than take the elevator is clear. But if you develop chest pain on the way up, deciding how to treat the symptoms of clogged arteries ...
Researchers present new theory that may lead to effective heart failure treatments
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Do the biological underpinnings of heart failure share more in common with cancerous tumors than other cardiovascular diseases? Research presented at American Heart Association meeting may show why heart failure treatments ...
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