Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), particularly when performed immediately by those witnessing a cardiac or respiratory arrest, definitively saves lives - especially in witnessed cases of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and childhood drowning events. Nevertheless, the frequency of bystander CPR still remains mostly low. In turn, survival chances for potentially salvageable patients remain…
The first, pan-European guidelines to be published on the treatment of valvular heart disease (VHD), diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have made a series of new recommendations that experts hope will contribute to improving the outcome for patients.
Endovascular brachytherapy has been successfully modified by scientists at Isotopen Technologie München AG (ITM), solving problems of radiation exposure to Rhenium-188. The researchers are now producing Rhenium-188 with previously unknown high specific activity in a new type of generator, Isotopen Technologie reports.
Almost one in three people over 55 will develop congestive heart failure, research has revealed. The Rotterdam Study, a prospective population-based study of cardiovascular and other diseases in the elderly, monitored 7,983 inhabitants of Ommoord, a Rotterdam suburb (source: Eur Heart J 2004: 25, 1614-19).
The Fred easyport, the only pocket defibrillator in the world, which Schiller brought onto the market three years ago, was a huge success so far. From next year on, the device will also supply a manual shock option. It is so small (133 x 126 x 50mm) and light (490 g including the battery) that for many doctors it is already standard equipment in their emergency bag.The fact that this ‘life…
Emergency care doctors can now use just one stethoscope to tend either paediatric or adult patients.
Less bleeding complications due to safe citrate anticoagulation.
Earlier disease detection will save healthcare services
Like obesity it is harder to treat than high BP or cholesterol. Now Spanish cardiologists are urging a new approach to patients who smoke.
Innovative materials and technologies for medical devices are on show by GE Plastics.
The body mass index (BMI) is not a reliable indicator for obesity and therefore cannot predict the outcome for patients with heart disease.
Among the research articles published in this issue, are some ...
The UK spends more of its healthcare budget on cardiovascular disease than any other country in the EU.
Researchers demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of a new drug for treating bloodstream and heart infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
Understanding the way people breathe might explain how the body regulates blood pressure and much else.
Researchers demonstrate decreased 'no-reflow' and better preservation of ventricular function in animals treated for only two days with a statin.
EU multidisciplinary lung research project aims to cure pulmonary hypertension.
With ever-improving stents, cardiologists can deal with ever more complex cases. Will bypass surgery soon be a thing of the past?
A Dutch company organises international postgraduate education programmes for cardiologists, run by the firm's Director, cardiologist Ton Hooghoudt MD PhD.
Previous studies have shown that tobacco smoking increases the risk ...
'Positive action is needed to more and more raise awareness of gender differences and cardiac disease - even among cardiologists.'
PET/CT combines PET's ability to precisely measure regional myocardial blood flow with the capability of multislice CT imaging.
The First European Institute of Molecular Imaging (EIMI) was foundet at the Westphalian Wilhelms-University in Muenster, Germany.
The objective of the CNIC is to lead cardiovascular research in Spain and establish itself as a leading international centre.
Freezing abnormal electrical pathways in the hearts of young patients may be a safer alternative to zapping them with powerful radiofrequency probes to treat tachycardias and other arrhythmias, according to Dr Fabrizio Drago, of the Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome. ‘If you have a child with a supraventricular tachycardia due to a re-entry circuit, or a target very close to the atrioventricular…