For patients in critical condition due to severe cardiovascular events, critical care cardiology becomes an essential part of treatment. The complexity of managing conditions like heart failure, myocardial infarction, or arrhythmias requires both advanced knowledge and rapid intervention. Physicians in this field must act quickly, using a combination of pharmacological therapies, mechanical circulatory support, and monitoring technologies to stabilize the patient. These interventions aim to prevent further damage to the heart, optimize oxygenation, and support organ function. The role of the critical care cardiologist is crucial in the ICU, where prompt and precise actions can make the difference between life and death.
Title : Novel ways of cardiovascular risk assessment
Syed Raza, Awali Hospital, Bahrain
Title : Empathy and precision: Revolutionizing communication between cardiologists and patients
Iris Panagiota Efthymiou, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
Title : The development of human relaxin-2 for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, HFpEF
Thomas Bernd Dschietzig, Relaxera GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Title : Preventing sports-related cardiac arrest: Coronary artery calcium scoring stratifies the benefit of low-dose aspirin use for risk reduction
Arthur J Siegel, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Title : Subclinical atherosclerosis: Association with additional risk factors and somatic diseases
Mekhman N Mamedov, National Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Russian Federation
Title : Ex-situ organ perfusion and cardiac performance improvement
Y J H J Taverne, Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands