15^th Global Cardiology Summit

Cardiology Ethics And Case Reports

Cardiology is one of the most dynamic and variable medical disciplines. In the era of evidence based medicine, progress in cardiology requires continuous inflow of scientific data that support new standards and newly-formulated hypotheses. As any other healthcare specialists, cardiologists are expected to adhere to highly standardized diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines that are developed by international consensus groups on the basis of evidence from large clinical trials. Management of cardiologic patients should be also based on the principles of professional morality expressed in internationally recognized documents such as Good Laboratory Practices and country-specific Codes of Medical Ethics. However, application of the ethical principles becomes highly challenging to a highly variable population of cardiologic patients including both pediatric and geriatric subjects. Cardiologic research should adhere to the same ethical principles as studies in any other discipline of clinical medicine. 

Each year 17.3 million people die of cardiovascular disease, 80% in the developing world. The case report in general is a short article which describes an interesting fact in medicine.  It may include a new medical condition, a new disease, a new diagnostic approach or a new therapeutic strategy. Case reports usually document episodes in the initial emerging phase or in a small outbreak.  These documental information becomes the basic for further case series, reviews and studies. The World Heart Federation exists to prevent and control these diseases through awareness and action, promoting the exchange of information, ideas and science among those involved in cardiovascular care, promoting for disease prevention and control by encouraging healthy diets, physical activity and tobacco free living at an individual, community and policy maker level. Cardiology conference is a suitable platform to uncover various developments and case studies in the field of cardiology.