First, the X-ray, and then the electrocardiogram, revolutionized the diagnostic approach in cardiology. Medical devices become more sophisticated every day, with the increasing use of diagnostic tools, now offering the possibility of remote transmission of exams, anticipating diagnosis, and allowing the application of care protocols and therapeutic decisions. In cardiology, with the transmission of the electrocardiographic tracing to Cardiological Centers in real-time, which at first was done through facsimile devices, and later, with devices with internet transmission, it was possible […]

The thorough and well-structured analysis by Marcolino et al. in the article “Satisfaction of emergency physicians with the care provided to patients with cardiovascular diseases in the Extended Northern Region of Minas Gerais”, published in this Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia issue, highlights important problems to be addressed in the Brazilian medical healthcare. Although circumscribed to a region, that study would most probably reproduce the reality of several other Brazilian regions, some even with a higher human development index. The dissatisfactions […]