President's page: Cardiology manpower

Cardiology patient page. Diseases of the veins.

Three sets of vessels comprise the circulatory system: arteries, lymphatics, and veins. Arteries bring oxygencarrying blood from the heart to the tissues. In the normal course of blood circulation, small amounts of fluid and protein leak from arteries and veins. Lymphatic vessels bring this protein-rich fluid back into the circulation. The third type of blood vessel is the vein. Veins bring oxy...

President's page: Strengthening our house of cardiology.

h n v m i c t uring our careers, we have witnessed an explosion of cientific and clinical knowledge aided by new technologies nd a growing network of supportive, specialized health care rofessionals. More investment in treatment and prevention esearch is fueling medical innovation. The average life span s growing significantly, providing new lifestyle opportuniies for living healthfully into ou...

Multi-society Presidents' page: The value of membership in your sub-specialty society.

President's page: cardiology and technology: an enduring and energizing partnership.

Modern cardiology owes much of its success and identity to a long series of spectacular technological advances and procedural innovations. Beginning more than a century ago, technology not only revolutionized the way doctors evaluated their patients, but it also transformed the way patients viewed their doctors. Specialists began to be identified, in part, by the equipment they used and the tes...

Cardiology patient page. The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: patient perspective.

These questions are valid and applicable to both drug treatments and nondrug treatments, including implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). We will attempt to provide answers to these types of questions for patients with ICDs (Table). ICDs have been proven to prolong survival in patients who either have suffered or are at risk of suffering serious abnormal heart rhythms that are most oft...