Computer applications are indispensable tools in cardiology today for digital image acquisition, deployment and reviewing, and also for documentation, dose reporting, quality assurance and exam scheduling in the Cardiology Information System (CIS). Image archiving systems (PACS) and electronic patient records reduce the required amount of time...
READ MOREOver the past 12 months, there has been a rapid and widespread introduction of remote monitoring systems by most manufacturers of implantable cardiac devices. While there are differences in these systems, the underlying premise and benefits to patients and healthcare providers are similar. For many years, there have been remote transtelephonic...
READ MOREThe fundamental principle of economic analysis is that choices have to be made between alternative uses of resources, as there is a finite pool of resources with which to provide all medical care possible to each individual. This principle is not debated. By providing estimates of outcomes and costs, these analyses illustrate the tradeoffs involved...
READ MOREThe Greek healthcare system is characterised by the coexistence of a National Health System (NHS), compulsory social insurance and a strong voluntary private healthcare system. The NHS provides universal coverage to the population and in addition, the entire population is covered by social insurance funds and 15% of the population maintains complementary...
READ MOREThe Hellenic Cardiological Society (HCS) was founded in Athens on September 7, 1948, and has been closely linked to the history of cardiology in Greece. The HCS i s also one of the 14 founding members of the European Society of Cardiology. The HCS is a scientific, non-profit making association. Initially it had 29 members but the number since has...
READ MORECardiovascular diseases, as the primary cause of mortality and morbidity, have increasingly necessitated the expansion and development of new methods of cardiovascular care. Moreover, practical skills have evolved dramatically in three new areas; echocardiography, electrophysiology and interventional cardiology. Thus, the modern cardiologist is faced...
READ MOREAuthor: Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the European Union's (EU) main instrument for funding research in Europe. Running from 2007 to 2013, it will execute a budget during that period of €50.5 billion and an additional Euratom budget for the next five...
READ MOREUS FDA Advises Caution on Baxter's Multiple-Dose Vial Heparin Baxter Healthcare Corporation has temporarily stopped manufacturing multiple-dose vials of the injectable blood-thinning drug heparin due to reports of serious allergic reactions and hypotension in patients who receive high bolus doses of the drug. Adverse events have not been...
READ MORE"Bridging the unacceptable gap between what is recommended and what is achieved in daily practice regarding the prevention of cardiovascular disease" is how Prof Guy De Backer, Chairman of the CVD Prevention Committee of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), summarises the aim of the European Summit on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Creating...
READ MORECordis Corporation has announced the appointment of Joseph M. Smith, M.D., Ph.D. to Vice President, Microelectronic Technologies. Dr. Smith will lead the company’s efforts to develop implantable microelectronic technologies in the management of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Smith brings more than 25 years experience in cardiac rhythm management (CRM)...
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