Jan Steffel Thomas Lüscher 2014 Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen bleiben, gerade in westlichen Ländern wie Deutschland und der Schweiz mit einer alternden Bevölkerung, die wichtigste Krankheits- und Todesursache. Entsprechend spielt diese Patientengruppe im Studium eine prominente Rolle.

Jürgen Ennker, Bianca Lorenz 2014

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Rajkumar Rajendram Javed Ehtisham Colin Forfar 2011 Post-graduate medicine is evolving. The core curriculum developed for all medical specialties is a competence-based document dictating the knowledge, skills and attitudes which a trainee should obtain before a certificate of completion of training (CCT) can be awarded. Mandatory knowledge and performance-based assessments are being conducted in order to ensure these standards […]

Editors Shaun D. Gregory Michael C. Stevens John F. Fraser 2018 Mechanical circulatory and respiratory support (MCRS) systems have become commonplace over the past two decades. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used to provide circulatory and/or respiratory support, while ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts are used to provide solely mechanica circulatory support, often for much longer […]

Michael A. Gatzoulis, Gary D. Webb, Piers E.F. Daubeney 2018 Congenital heart disease (CHD), with its worldwide incidence of 0.8%, is one of the most common inborn defects. Advances in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery over the past several decades have led to more than 85% of these patients surviving to adulthood.

Peter G. Danias 2008 The recent rapid growth of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has reflected the trend of modern Medicine towards increasing development and utilization of noninvasive diagnostic approaches. CMR is particularly appealing because it can assess every aspect of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, and pathology with exquisite accuracy, precision, and most importantly, with minimal associated biologic risks.