Problems in Cardiology

Problems in Cardiology

Nuclear cardiology in Iran in 2002 [Persian]

Aim: Few nuclear cardiology surveys were published in the literature, mostly from developed countries. The aim of this study is to perform a nuclear cardiology survey in Iran. This may lead to better decision making and programming. Methods and Materials: A questionnaire was sent by mail or e-mail to all nuclear medicine centers in Iran asking for details of nuclear cardiology practice in...

Psychometric characteristics of clinical reasoning problems (CRPs) and its correlation with routine multiple choice question (MCQ) in cardiology department

Introduction: Clinical reasoning is one of the most importantskills in the process of training a medical student to become anefficient physician. Assessment of the reasoning skills in a medicalschool program is important to direct students’ learning. One ofthe tests for measuring the clinical reasoning ability is ClinicalReasoning Problems (CRPs). The major aim of this study is tomeasure psycho...

Emergency Cardiology: an Evidence-based Guide to Acute Cardiac Problems

The white coat, the definitive symbol of the doctor, has been under assault in recent years. For physicians, white became the new black towards the end of the 19 century, reflecting a new emphasis on cleanliness and antisepsis. Nursing uniforms followed suit as did those of religious orders tending to the sick. Twenty years ago, a medical student or junior doctor would have been chided on the w...

SeSSIon 1: Modern SolutIonS to bread and butter cardIology probleMS

New and emerging technologies were extensively explored in this year’s cardiology symposium along with novel approaches to common cardiac challenges. The symposium itself used new technology by webcasting to 12 centres around the world and receiving webcasts from three renowned speakers from the Cleveland Clinic, USA. The sessions included new approaches to commonly encountered cardiology probl...