Technology Transforming Cardiac Care for the Better
Technological innovations have created a revolution in the health care sector and changed the way how diseases are viewed and managed across the world. Cardiovascular medicine is undergo- ing radical changes day by day as a result of the vast amount of informa- tion and resources being channeled into the field across the globe. The global health care has been miniatur- ized as a result of these innovations. Since the late 1990s, imaging in car- diovascular field has evolved from routine coronary angiography to computerized tomography [CT scan]. cardiac magnetic resonance (MRI), electron-beam computerized tomog- raphy [EBCT], and advanced echocar diography. Intravascular coronary imaging techniques like IVUS (intra vascular ultrasound) & OCT (optical coherence tomography) has created a revolution in the field of coronary angiography and angioplasty. New and improved surgical inter- vention techniques are helping save lives and hastening recovery among cardiac patients many of whom