“Patients can safely continue oral intake until the time of the procedure, improving their satisfaction and comfort without adverse events,” researchers wrote.
The popular drugs, originally developed to treat diabetes, are being used more and more in the United States to help obese and overweight patients lose weight.
Nirav Patel, MD, and award-winning chef Fredrik Berselius.
Each of the book's nine recipes requires at least one advanced surgical technique, highlighting how precision in the operating room can carry over into the kitchen.
Philips is using its remote ECG monitoring technology to help providers transform how healthcare is delivered to improve patient care. So that means delivering timely, actionable patient data insights to accelerate clinical decisions and streamline workflows inside and outside the hospital in one location to better monitor patients.
Improving care for patients with cardiac amyloidosis has emerged as one of the hottest topics in cardiology. Pfizer helped kickstart that trend in 2019 when it gained FDA approval for two separate medications for the rare, but potentially fatal disease.
Image/caption courtesy of The Egyptian Heart Journal.
Researchers in India performed TAVR on two relatively young patients with a preexisting mechanical mitral valve, sharing their experience in a new case report. The group highlighted the importance of planning ahead.
Example of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) shown as part of the multimodality imaging capability on the Fujifilm CVIS.
Increasing the use of intravascular ultrasound when performing lower-extremity revascularization procedures could limit complications and improve patient outcomes, according to new recommendations from several medical societies.
Cardiologist Roberto Canessa, MD, was just 19 when the plane he was on—Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571—crashed in the Andes in 1972. He and another survivor trekked in the cold for 38 miles to find help, leading to the group's rescue.
