July 4, 2011 (La Jolla, CA) — There is no reimbursement code, specifically, for listening to the heart using a stethoscope; nor is there one for watching it using a more sophisticated tool, also ...

Recently, my cardiologist referred me to the new, modern Cardio-Pulmonary Center of the Cardinal Santos Medical Center, where I underwent a special ultrasound test called echocardiogram. Happily, my ...

The Emergency Department at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a busy trauma centre dealing with over 400 cases every day. Point-of-care ultrasound has been used in the department of over ...

Endocarditis is a life-threatening disease that involves inflammation of the endocardium, heart valve, and vascular intima. Endocarditis is caused by pathogenic bacteria - around 90% of the cases are ...