Eko makes a small adapter device, called Eko Core, that fits between the earpiece and chest piece of a stethoscope. It routes the heart sounds it hears to a phone via Bluetooth LE. The phone app then sends the audio data up to the cloud, where a specialist can pull it down and listen to it.<br /><br />The specialist can use a good pair of headphones to listen, or, if she too has an Eko Core adapter, she can listen through her own device. Eko Devices’ CEO Connor Landgraf says the latter is the most accurate way to listen to heart sounds.
Statins form the pharmacologic cornerstone of the primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In addition to beneficial cardiovascular effects, statins seem to have multiple non-cardiovascular effects. Although early concerns about statin induced hepatotoxicity and cancer have subsided owing to reassuring evidence, two of the most common concerns that clinicians have are myopathy and diabetes.
“Left-ventricle assist devices (LVADs) are another tool in the cardiologist’s armory for a growing number of patients who qualify,” says Maria Mountis, DO, Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support at Cleveland Clinic. Once a crutch for heart failure patients waiting for transplant, today’s mechanical circulatory support devices are smaller, stronger, quieter and a stand-alone treatment.
Dr. Joel Kahn, an integrative cardiologist and clinical professor of medicine, spoke on a panel at MindBodyGreen's revitalize wellness summit about something that really gets him angry: hospital food.
The driver was speeding and tried to overtake a vehicle from the wrong side. He lost control and ran over the doctor and his daughter. The bus knocked down three poles also. The father died on the spot.
The M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals along with Narayana Healthcare will collaborate and partner with local communities, clinics and community health workers to create better preventive cardiology strategies.
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<br />Dr Naresh Shetty, president of M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital told presspersons here on Wednesday, that they would tie-up with community healthcare workers who will have mobile healthcare resources for patients’ education and assistance in identifying best local community resources for follow up.
New prevention guidelines, programs to control blood pressure, getting more people to access cardiac rehab services and a possible link between digestive bacteria and heart disease risk are included in a recap of last year’s top cardiovascular and stroke advances identified by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
A move by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to address the shortage of cardiac specialists has divided the city’s medical community.
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<br />A two-year full-time course, called Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC), was introduced by IGNOU to enable an MBBS graduate to practise non-interventional clinical cardiology. The course was introduced because of a severe shortage of experts in the field.
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<br />Some cardiologists feel that it produces semi-qualified specialists. “This is a dangerous trend. These people cannot be called specialists. They would not have extensive knowledge and also the hands-on experience needed for interventional cardiology,” said Dr Belle Monappa Hegde, noted cardiologist and former Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University
In selected patients undergoing largely elective PCI, same-day discharge was associated with a low rate of major complications and appeared to be as safe as routine overnight observation.
The compilation is affectionately titled "Stories From My Heart: A Cardiologist's Reflections on the Gift of Life." The book is a collection of 45 different experiences while practicing his expertise as a skilled cardiologist.
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<br />His purpose in writing the book, Nathan said, was to provide a softer window into his profession as a cardiologist, often dealing with life-and-death situations. Throughout his experience, Nathan found he often learned more about how to deliver quality empathy from the patients themselves.
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) An influential body of Indian American physicians and the American Heart Association (AHA) have joined hands to reduce the incidence of and deaths from heart attacks in India and the US.
Having been requested, the 10 pound drone, known as the Defikopter, hovers over the victim, dropping the defibrillator to someone who can give the electrical charge. That gives more time for an actual ambulance to arrive.
Launched by the influential American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), these networks are made up of noted physicians in the areas of cardiology, diabetes, and stroke from Harvard, Mayo Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic.
Cardiology is one of those medical specialties that are broadly covered online. Here we collected the best blogs, community sites, mobile applications and more dedicated to cardiology.
They're giving iPads to heart surgery patients to see if a new iPad app can make hospital stays easier and more satisfying.
The study showed that, through its inherent networking, social media sites like Twitter have the potential to enhance education, awareness and overall management of cardiovascular disease.
Dr Rishi Sethi and Dr Sharad Chandra, both Associate Professors in the Cardiology Department at KGMU, were awarded the coveted Fellowship of American College of Cardiologists in its Convocation held in San Francisco on 11th March 2013.
Last year, New York physician Dr Partho Sengupta (Mount Sinai Medical School) led a team of sonographers and cardiologists to a remote corner of India, where they used heldheld echo to diagnose countless heart disorders in over 1000 rural farmers and laborers, many of whom had never before seen a doctor. This year, they are back to train Indian physicians in use of such powerful, hand held diagnostic device for cardiac diseases.
Niacin, a B vitamin that raises "good" cholesterol, has failed to benefit heart disease patients when taken in tandem with a statin drug that lowers "bad" cholesterol, according to drug maker Merck. Patients taking the niacin-statin combo had no fewer heart attacks, strokes or artery-clearing procedures than those taking simvistatin alone. <b>And it may have caused serious harm to some of the 25,000 patients in Europe and China involved in the study.</b>
Dr Vivek Jawali pioneered the technique ten years ago and has recently released a tutorial on DVD which gives a step-by-step guide to the procedure. The surgeon said performing coronary bypasses on conscious patients also reduced mucas in those with poor lungs, kept their blood vessels dilated and better preserved their organs.