Royal Philips: Philips spotlights new integrated informatics and system solutions to drive workflow optimization and advance precision diagnosis at ECR 2021
Expanded Philips Radiology Workflow Suite features new, AI-enabled solutions to streamline workflows across the entire imaging enterprise
Solutions integrate and automate workflow to help improve efficiency and clinical confidence to enable earlier and more definitive diagnosis
Philips portfolio of award-winning diagnostic systems and interventional solutions will be featured in a unique virtual ECR experience
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Royal Philips(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced its participation in the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) virtual event, March 3-7, 2021, where the company will feature new and enhanced diagnostic and interventional solutions that further expand its Radiology Workflow Suite, connecting data, technology and people across the imaging enterprise
Minimally invasive heart surgery: Faster healing, less trauma for patients
Elise Riley, for Parrish Medical Center
If the five most welcome words in medicine are “The test results were negative,” there is most definitely a runner up: “It’s a minimally invasive procedure.”
In the world of cardiac medicine, minimally invasive procedures have changed just about everything. Instead of surgically opening a patient’s chest to investigate and repair, surgeons can complete previously complicated procedures through tiny incisions, using state-of-the-art instruments that would impress even the Jetsons.
“Minimally invasive procedures are preferred by patients and practitioners alike because they are proven to result in better overall patient outcomes; less pain and faster recovery,” said Dr. Biju Mathews, board-certified interventional cardiologist and Medical Director of Parrish Healthcare’s cardiovascular services.
Written by Prathap Kumar | Updated: December 21, 2020 10:26:45 am
Doctors said many donors kept away from hospitals during the pandemic, making it difficult for recipients.
India has been reeling under the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) for decades. Of all CVDs, coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of mortality in the country affecting 272 people per 1,00, 000 population, higher than the global average of 235 per 1,00,000. Coronary artery disease develops when coronary arteries that supply blood, oxygen and nutrients to the heart become damaged or diseased due to the build-up of fat, cholesterol, platelets, and calcium. The cholesterol contains deposits called plaque narrow arteries, decreasing blood flow to the heart, causing shortness of breath, chest pain and complete blockage in some cases, leading to a heart attack. As coronary artery disease develops over years, symptoms are not visible in the beginning. In critical case
reporter: it is often women? typically women. a big problem. reporter: as many as 100,000 women have suffered a heart attack that went undiagnosed. the study helps explain why. often when a man has a heart attack it is because of a severely blocked artery, angiogram, the common test can easily spot this blockage. but heart attacks can also occur particularly in women when plaque builds up along the artery wall but the artery itself remains open. that plaque can cause a deadly clot. but an angiogram doesn t catch this build-up. look at carolyn s angiogram. these arteries are wide open. reporter: when doctors used an intravascular ultrasound to look inside her arteries they spot the trouble. but not all hospitals have this kind of test available. so if a woman who suffered symptoms of a heart attack they should question their doctor before going home without treatment. am i getting every proven medicine that would prevent me from having a heart attack. reporter: patients sh
the otherwise undetected heart attacks. again, it s called intravascular ultrasound. linsey davis, new york. ask for the test, even if it doesn t show you have a blockage. get the other test. make sure you re covered either way. scary. it is very important to get the word out heart disease affects women as much as men. there has been a long standing fallacy men are more affected than women. not true. scary though. they say when women reach menopause they re more likely to have a heart attack. so watch out, take all the tests and be careful. one of the biggest killers of women along with cancer. it. it is scary. coming up next, the talker story of the morning here using race, ethnicity, and politics to make a point at a bake sale. and it is a student group fundraiser in the middle this controversy, next. controversy. that s next.