Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in patients with heart disease.

abstract：:The burgeoning ranks of patients with heart failure, the limited number of organs available for heart transplant, and technological improvements have made ventricular assist devices (VADs) important therapeutic options for patients with acute and chronic cardiac decompensation. The increased use of VADs is paralleled ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kirkpatrick JN,Wiegers SE,Lang RM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four non-communicable diseases-cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus, and cancer-account for over 60 % of all deaths globally. In recognition of this significant epidemic, the United Nations set forth a target of reducing the four major NCDs by 25 % by 2025. Cardiovascular disease alon...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Dugani S,Gaziano TA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the complementary roles of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). RECENT FINDINGS:Imaging using novel echocardiographic techniques and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in HCM has...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Hindieh W,Chan R,Rakowski H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid growth of medical knowledge during the past few decades has created many potential advances in the therapeutics of chronic disease, and cardiovascular disease has been at the center of this phenomenon. Translation of these advances into everyday care of patients with chronic disease continues to be problemat...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Adams KF

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As more and more patients receive complex implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), profound knowledge about the incidence of inappropriate device therapy, the reasons it happens, and the possibilities for prevention is crucial. In this article, the most important prevention algorithms incorporated in current IC...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Schaer B,Osswald S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized clinical trials have established that lipid- lowering pharmacologic therapy can substantially reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD). Researchers are now working to define the role of lipid-lowering agents in the primary prevention of CAD to extend their benefit ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Nass CM,Wiviott SD,Allen JK,Post WS,Blumenthal aR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review is focused on "digital health", which means advanced analytics based on multi-modal data. The "Health Care Internet of Things", which uses sensors, apps, and remote monitoring could provide continuous clinical information in the cloud that enables clinicians to access the information they n...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Mazzanti M,Shirka E,Gjergo H,Hasimi E

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the critical importance of plasma lipoproteins in the development of atherosclerosis, varying degrees of evidence surround the causal associations of lipoproteins with coronary artery disease (CAD). These causal contributions can be assessed by employing genetic variants as unbiased proxies for lipid levels. A...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Keenan TE,Rader DJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is the focus of extensive biomedical research. Large genetic consortia combining data from many traditional prospective cohort and ascertained case-control study designs have facilitated the discovery of genetic associa...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Small AM,O'Donnell CJ,Damrauer SM

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Deformation imaging by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) are emerging clinical methods. TDI- and STE-derived parameters, such as myocardial strain and strain rate, as well as torsion and twist, provide detailed information about myocardial function and are associated with cardiov...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Opdahl A,Helle-Valle T,Skulstad H,Smiseth OA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past years, non-neuronal vascular nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) increasingly have gained interest in cardiovascular research, as they are known to mediate the deleterious effects of nicotine and nitrosamines, components of tobacco smoke, on the vasculature. Because smoking is a major risk facto...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Bauwens M,Mottaghy FM,Bucerius J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periprocedural thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events are complications of percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). The management of anticoagulation before and after RFA could play an important role in the prevention of these complications. The incidence of thromboembolic events...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Viles-Gonzalez JF,Mehta D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A natural extension of current imaging paradigms for diagnosing coronary artery disease may well be the integration of CT with myocardial perfusion single-photon CT (SPECT). Although there is a wealth of clinical information regarding the utility of SPECT, the value of CT in the cardiology arena has only recently been...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Mahmarian JJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Variant angina, which is characterized by recurrent chest pain and transient ECG changes along with angiographic evidence of coronary artery spasm, generally has a favorable prognosis. However, episodes of ischemia caused by vasospasm may lead to potentially life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias an...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kundu A,Vaze A,Sardar P,Nagy A,Aronow WS,Botkin NF

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins are first line therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Only 30 %-70 % of high risk patients will attain standard low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets. Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and genetic mixed hyperlipidemias do not meet goals with standard therapy. Patients with ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Barnett J,Viljoen A,Wierzbicki AS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decline in the use of sodium channel blockers has led to an expanding use of b-blockers and complex class III agents such as sotalol and amiodarone for controlling cardiac arrhythmias. Success with these agents in the context of their side effects has spurred the development of compounds with simpler ion channel-b...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Singh BN,Sarma JS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise training is beneficial in healthy adults as well as patients with acquired cardiovascular disease such as coronary artery disease and heart failure. While a reduced exercise capacity is common in adults with congenital heart disease, it is not clear if these patients stand to benefit from exercise training or...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Tutarel O,Gabriel H,Diller GP

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific selection of antithrombotic therapy has been dominated by group-based interpretation of data in the form of probability-based statistics in evidence-based medicine. Because the data in large randomized trials are grouped and averaged, the relationship to initial conditions of the patient is lost. There ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Helgason CM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) significantly reduce mortality in patients with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and heart failure (HF). However, shortcomings of LVEF to accurately identify those at greatest risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias have led to the pursuit of alternative m...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Klein T,Dilsizian V,Cao Q,Chen W,Dickfeld TM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure is increasing in prevalence in the United States, and associated morbidity and mortality remain high. Aggressive treatment of decompensated heart failure is associated with improved outcomes; however, therapies must be tailored to the presenting characteristics of each patient and most carry a...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Hiestand B,Abraham WT

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper reviews the double-kiss crush (DK crush) technique in coronary artery bifurcation lesions. The technical aspects of the procedure and the clinical data supporting its use are summarized. RECENT FINDINGS:Randomized studies support the adoption of DK technique in complex bifurcation lesions for both l...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Lynn BS,Hermiller JB

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart and kidney interact in terms of hemodynamics and neurohumoral regulatory mechanisms, and this helps to maintain circulatory homeostasis under normal conditions. However, the normal regulatory mechanisms become inappropriate in the setting of congestive heart failure (CHF), and significant renal dysfunction o...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Sobotka PA,Krum H,Böhm M,Francis DP,Schlaich MP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gold standard for diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is endomyocardial biopsy showing Congo red staining followed by mass spectroscopy, but the diagnosis can also be made with high certainty by demonstration of typical cardiac imaging features along with amyloid on biopsy of another involved organ. The use of c...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Gallegos C,Miller EJ

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cardiac troponin (cTn) plays an essential role for assessment of outcome in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the prognostic value of cTn is not absolute. In this mini-review, we summarize the evidence on the utility of established biomarkers of left-ventricular dysfunction, hemodynamic stress, ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Eggers KM,Lindahl B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe lipid abnormalities in diabetes, when they occur and the evidence base for lipid management with established and new drugs to prevent diabetes complications. We also discuss how to manage statin intolerance. RECENT FINDINGS:Statins remain first-line therapy in patients with diabetes, thou...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Sillars A,Sattar N

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The last 40 years of clinical research in interventional cardiology were extraordinarily innovative. This article will review the most promising up and coming interventional cardiovascular therapies, with a primary focus on the treatment of coronary artery disease. RECENT FINDINGS:From the first sten...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kerneis M,Nafee T,Yee MK,Kazmi HA,Datta S,Zeitouni M,Afzal MK,Jafarizade M,Walia SS,Qamar I,Pitliya A,Kalayci A,Al Khalfan F,Gibson CM

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine the utility and methods of coronary artery disease (CAD) assessment in patients with new-onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) of unclear etiology. Moreover, we sought to review the role and techniques of assessing myocardial viability to guide coronary revascularizatio...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kassab K,Kattoor AJ,Doukky R

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) are two important categories of AI algorithms. Nowadays, AI technology has been gradually applied to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI), covering the fields of myocardial contrast enhancement (MCE) pattern and automatic ventricular segmentation. This...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Tang F,Bai C,Zhao XX,Yuan WF

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This is an in-depth review on the mechanism of action, clinical utility, and drug-drug interactions of colchicine in the management of pericardial disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent evidence about therapeutic targets on pericarditis has demonstrated that NALP3 inflammasome blockade is the cornerstone in...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Schenone AL,Menon V

更新日期：2018-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with pre-diabetes have a tenfold higher risk of developing Type 2 DM and a twofold higher risk of developing coronary heart disease compared to non-diabetics. Interventions targeted at those in an early stage of impaired glucose metabolism can delay or prevent diabetes. Effects of these interventions on cardi...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Popp Switzer M,Elhanafi S,San Juan ZT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00