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The many advances in cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technology, interventional procedures, drug development and elucidation of risk factors have resulted in a steady reduction in deaths from cardiovascular disease in most European countries. However CVD still remains the leading cause of mortality in Europe, with an annual toll of 4.3 million deaths, and experts predict that, […]

Interventional cardiology, like minimally invasive surgery, has for decades been driven by miniaturization. New lightweight, biocompatible and sometimes self-expanding materials (for catheters and stents), alongside sophisticated digital imaging algorithms, have been the key technology enablers. These, in turn, have reduced vascular complications and hemostasis as well as the use of contrast agents The emergence of […]

Escalating costs make new business model unavoidableThere is still no consensus about where hospitals should be positioned in the healthcare service spectrum of the future. However, it is widely accepted that relying wholly on growth in patient numbers, bed-days and on more expensive equipment, procedures and physicians has become untenable. Some hospitals are enthusiastically embracing […]