Edited by Marcus Flather, Deepak Bhatt and Tobias Geisler BMJ Books, November 2012, 408 pp,
The number of peer-reviewed papers covering the field of magnetic resonance (MR) is huge, to such an extent that it is frequently difficult for healthcare professionals to keep up with the literature. As a special service to our readers, International Hospital presents a few key literature abstracts from the clinical and scientific literature chosen by […]
While the negative consequences of heavy or irregular alcohol drinking have long been known, growing evidences suggest an association between light/moderate alcohol consumption and protection from cardiovascular disease and mortality. Thus, the amount and the frequency of alcohol consumption seem to significantly affect cardiovascular health. by Dr Matteo Nicola Dario di Minno and Dr Pasquale […]
Echocardiography has become an integral part of modern cardiology. Being non-invasive, it is useful in assessing ventricular size and function, diagnosing and evaluating valvular disease, and investigating chest pain, possible cardiac emboli and congenital heart disease. Recent advances in non-invasive imaging of the heart with three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) have simplified our understanding and management of […]
In the interviews published in International Hospital, we focus on a particular field of expertise to find out about current developments. We spoke to Susan Vosloo, specialised in Cardiothoracic Surgery, working in private practice at the Christiaan Barnard Memorial and Vincent Palotti hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa. She talks about the developments and future […]
In this interview, we talk to an expert in the field of cardiac surgery about the development and evolution of technology regarding angiograhy systems and the impact on the operating room, whether conventional or hybrid. Georg Nollert, Professor in Cardiac Surgery and Executive, Director of AX Global Marketing Operating Room, Siemens, shares his views regarding […]
The medical technology industry, cardiology in particular, is making great strides to ensure that its innovations suit the needs of a changing European healthcare system. Therefore, the business model has to focus on value-based innovations that combine cost effectiveness with improved health outcomes in the long term. So, how should the industry respond to an […]
In this third and last article featuring ECRI
Healthcare professionals have long known that the launch of a new antibiotic drug is inevitably followed by the emergence of resistant bacterial strains due to the trading of genes between the microbes. The process is relatively straightforward: bacteria exchange clusters of drug-resistance genes which are carried on plasmids (small circles of DNA); these then replicate […]
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