MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cardiologists'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775392&cid=t_123713_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcardiologists-not-needed-a-nurse-and-a-computer-will-do%2F2011.05.02 Wait… Before reading any further, I would like to issue a warning. If your ideas about healthcare delivery are of an older ilk; if you cling white-knuckled to past dogma, please stop reading now. What follows may cause your atria to fibrillate. Last month I wrote that the best tool for treating atrial fibrillation (AF) was to give patients information—to teach them about their AF, its complications, role of lifestyle factors and the many treatment options. I didn’t say this was easy. In fact, thoroughly explaining AF takes nearly the same time it takes me to isolate the pulmonary veins–a lot longer than the 10 minutes allotted for a typical office visit. (Remember: of a 30 minute office visit, I have to review your chart, listen attentively to your story, examine you, and complete ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775392 Mon, 02 May 2011 12:00:46 +0100 4775392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018285&cid=t_123713_118_f&fid=39279&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffoxepractice%2F%7E3%2FG79jy2m41rM%2Fhcsm-scoop-week27 At Fox ePractice we’re committed to providing you with everything you need to understand, position yourself, and to take advantage of the fundamental shift that is taking place in marketing a medical practice. To that end, each week this page will highlight some of the best content that we have come across on the web in order to further your knowledge of the opportunities before you. We will showcase both Healthcare Social Media experts who speak out on the subject, as well as those sites that demonstrate what we feel are healthy examples of how to put the concept of Web 2.0 to work for their healthcare businesses. So read on … and “get the scoop”: yes For Cardiologists: A Twitter Primer As the author states, this blog entry is “A crash course on Twitter”. A bri... Fox ePractice blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018285 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:42:40 +0100 4018285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710560&cid=t_123713_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Funiversity-hospitals-and-the-3-for-1-doctor-swap%2F2010.06.29 As doctors increasingly become physician-employees, there’s no longer a need to share resources with university specialists: Three University of Virginia cardiologists have been told by the Augusta Health board they will lose their hospital privileges next week, impacting the 2,500 patients the doctors serve. Augusta Health officials [Crow] told the doctors in a letter that they won’t be able to treat their patients in emergencies or otherwise at the hospital in Fishersville. Crow’s statement said the board is limiting cardiology department participation to doctors “under contract to Augusta Health.” Augusta Health has four cardiologists on staff, and will soon have a fifth, he said. Limiting cardiology participation to the hospital’s own doctors will allow Augusta Health �... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710560 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3710560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625502&cid=t_123713_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoc-fix-blamed-on-doctors%2F2010.06.02 The American Medical Association will launch a multi-million-dollar ad campaign tomorrow to heighten pressure on Congress for a doc-fix bill. The American College of Physicians (ACP) reacted by calling for doctors to contact their member of Congress directly to let their voices be heard. Robert Centor, FACP, called for doctors to protest as well. (American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, DB’s Rants) Meanwhile, a Florida medical society predicts a crisis in that senior-laden state. The society cited but did not name eight primary care doctors who’ve stopped accepting Medicare patients this year, and 12 cardiologists who left private practice for employment elsewhere because of already reduced payments. Unbelievably, business columnist Steven Pearlstein sorte... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625502 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3625502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441316&cid=t_123713_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fborderline-blood-pressure-dr-young-or.html Michael is a 48 year old business executive who works for a paint company. He has just joined an executive gym. A lycra-clad young lovely checked his BP and found it was 150/92. So Michael bought an electric BP machine from Boots and measured his BP twice a day. The readings were lower, in the region of 142/88, 138/86, 146/90, the latter being the highest. I checked it myself, and my reading was 144/90. I was not wearing lycra. Michael is a clean living, non-smoking, moderately drinking, regular exercising paragon of middle class health. Or is he? We decided to get formal ambulatory BP monitoring to try to be better placed to make a decision. We can do this locally but, at this stage, Michael played the BUPA card and asked to see the cardiologistDr YoungBut which one? Our local cardiology ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441316 Thu, 21 May 2009 17:04:00 +0100 2441316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1024363&cid=t_123713_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F184234112%2F The brains of full-term infants with congenital heart disease appear more similar to those of premature newborns than to the brains of normal term infants, a study conducted by researchers at UCSF has found. The study suggests that the mental and physical impairments in children with congenital heart disease may also have their origins in utero in addition to injuries resulting from surgery. Up till now we have not fully understood the widespread deficits in cognition, including memory, attention, and higher-order language skills, as well as deficits in fine motor skills of these children. The suggestion is now that the deficits themselves can be attributed to abnormal fetal circulation and lower levels of oxygen-saturated blood reaching the brain in while in the womb… which makes a ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1024363 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:16:01 +0100 1024363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658843&cid=t_123713_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F05%2Fdiabetics-taking-avandia-caught-in-volley-of-debate%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, DrugsFor those of you following the Avandia story in the news, you're probably wondering how the patients currently taking Avandia are feeling. Are they flushing the pills down the toilet? What about the patients enrolled in GlaxoSmithKline's current Avandia clinical trial -- are they dropping out like flies? If you are unfamiliar with the Avandia debate, news broke last week that Avandia, a popular diabetes drug, may increase the risk of heart attack. A 43% higher risk. It may depend on the specialty of your doctor. BusinessWeek has reported endocrinologists tend to be more skeptical of the study, noting its weaknesses compared to original, more rigorous clinical trials. Many cardiologists and drug safety experts give the study more weight, and remain wo... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658843 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 658843