News & Events
Foundation commits to fund hole-in-heart surgeries at Korle Bu for 10 years
There is hope for hole-in-heart patients in the country as the Shen Yano and Shen Yuet Foundation commits to pay for the surgery of 25 patients yearly at the Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for the next 10 years. Under a memorandum of...
Old Students Association of St.Mary’s Donates to Cardio
Old Students Association of St. Mary’s Donates to the Centre to support children with heart conditions.
NCTC launches World Heart Day 2018
The National Cardiovascular Centre has today launched the 2016 edition of the World Heart Day in Accra. The theme for this year's event is "Creating heart-healthy environment." The call is to create awareness for Ghanaians to make healthy heart choices. World Heart...
Let’s exercise to keep healthy hearts
Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA), has advised the public to regularly exercise to keep a healthy heart. He explained thatengaging in regular exercises helps the heart muscles to be more efficient andable to pump blood...
The Heart
Every organ in the body needs to be supplied with blood for it to function properly. Fresh blood brings oxygen and food to the tissues and carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and other waste products. The blood circulates around the body through a closed system of...
Heart Disease: Are You At Risk
Cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. The key to lowering your risk is prevention, early detection and advanced treatment. What is Heart Disease? Heart disease refers to a plaque buildup or...
New drug formulation could help people undergoing heart surgery
According to a press release, Raimondo Ascione, Saadeh Suleiman (Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK) and colleagues are to develop and test a new drug combination that could protect the hearts of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. They will...
PreludeSync distal compression device now available globally
The PrecludeSync Distal (Merit Medical) is now available in the US, European, Middle Eastern, African, and Asia-Pacific markets. The device is the first product specifically designed to achieve haemostasis of the radial artery during procedures where access is gained...
First trial of in-heart micro device for left atrial pressure monitoring launched
Vectorious Medical Technologies has announced the initiation of the VECTOR-HF first-in-human (FIH) clinical trial, and the successful first “in-human” implantation of the V-LAPTM monitoring device. A press release reports that the trial will enrol up to 30 patients...
Rehab programme after myocardial infarction helps to reduce death
A programme designed to help myocardial infarction patients with the transition from hospital to outpatient care can reduce readmissions and deaths and increase the number of patients keeping follow-up appointments, a new study suggests. The study—from the Sanger...