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You are invited to submit abstracts for the 14th Emirates Cardiac Society Conference which will take place from November 24-26, 2023. At the conference we will have physical posters and a dedicated oral presentations session.
Abstracts submissions are possible until September 19, 2023 (18:00 Dubai time +4 GMT).
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Knowing the H’s and T’s of ACLS will help prepare you for any ACLS scenario. The H’s and T’s of ACLS is a mnemonic used to help recall the major contributing factors to pulseless arrest including PEA, Asystole, Ventricular Fibrillation, and Ventricular Tachycardia. These H’s and T’s will most commonly be associated with PEA, but they will help direct your search for underlying causes to any of arrhythmias associated with ACLS. Each is discussed more thoroughly below…. …
A STEMI is a true cardiac emergency, you must recognize a patient with a STEMI and arrange revascularization ASAP….. …
Continue ReadingST Elevation MI (STEMI) – What you need to know!
‘The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Emirates Cardiac Society (ECS) invite you to participate in the ACC Middle East 2022 Together With 13th Emirates Cardiac Society Congress to be held at Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 7 – 9 October, 2022.
Accreditation is sought from the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC®) & Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
Meet world-renowned cardiovascular thought leaders who will tackle a wide range of topics in cardiology and get ready to critically examine evidence-based strategies as well as contemporary best practices and clinical decision-making.
Campfire Discussions: Challenging Clinical Cases in Heart Failure, Prevention, Electrophysiology, Valvular Heart Disease, Multimodality Imaging, Interventional Cardiology, Ischemic Heart DiseaseTips and Tricks to Submitting an Abstract…’ …
Date: June 15, 2022
Timings:
20:00-21:30 (GMT +4 Abu Dhabi, Muscat Time) …
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US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a human patient, a first of its kind procedure, the University of Maryland Medical School said Monday.
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‘Patients presenting for thoracic surgery either acutely or chronically will always be demanding and require extensive planning for anaesthesia, surgery and recovery with many factors needing to be considered and resolved before beginning…’ …
Continue ReadingPreparing for Thoracic Surgery: What you need to know!
‘Patients presenting for thoracic surgery either acutely or chronically will always be demanding and require extensive planning for anaesthesia, surgery and recovery with many factors needing to be considered and resolved before beginning…’ …
Continue ReadingPreparing for Thoracic Surgery: What you need to know!
Types of cardiac surgery include bypass surgeries, angioplasty, stents, heart valve replacements, and even heart transplants. Patients having all of these surgeries can benefit from physiotherapy. Patients who have other cardiac problems can use the help too; they include victims of heart attacks, heart failure, peripheral artery disease, chest pain, and…
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This major operation leaves patients with a long chest incision and a lengthy recovery. The time it takes to fully heal will depend on the person’s age and overall health and the complexity of the operation…
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Continue ReadingLife After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery – Journey to Recovery
Open-heart surgery is also done to:
– repair or replace heart valves, which allow blood to travel through the heart.
– repair damaged or abnormal areas of the heart.
– implant medical devices that help the heart beat properly.
– replace a damaged heart with a donated heart (heart transplantation)…. …
Continue ReadingPreparing for Open-Heart Surgery: Patient-Education
Knowing the basic parts of an ECG tracing will lay a good foundation for everything else that is to come. The different waves, complexes and intervals need to be ingrained in your brain. How many seconds is a full ECG tracing? How much time does each big box and each little box represent?… …
ECMO is similar to heart-lung bypass machines used during open-heart surgery. While a child is on ECMO, blood gets oxygenated, by an artificial lung, and gets delivered to the whole body, using an external mechanical pump. The machine maintains the blood flow and oxygenation to the body’s vital organs while the child recovers, by allowing the heart and lungs to “rest” over several days to weeks. …
Continue ReadingExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): The Basics
If you’re at a party and telling someone what you do for a living, saying “I’m a perfusionist” might lead to some interesting conversations. “A percussionist? Like in a band?”
Continue ReadingThe Highly Significant Role of the Perfusionist: Here’s how to become one..