The angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and aspirin interaction in congestive heart failure: fear or reality?

abstract：:Controlled clinical trials, performed in more than 13,000 patients, have consistently shown the beneficial effects of long-term beta-blocker therapy in patients with chronic heart failure. However, it is not clear whether this is a class effect or if it is specific only for some agents. Beneficial effects on the progn...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Metra M,Nodari S,Boldi E,Dei Cas L

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Cardiovascular mortality continues to be high and events continue to occur in patients taking antiplatelet medications. Aspirin and clopidogrel have become integral parts of management in patients with coronary artery disease and after percutaneous angioplasty. However, the platelet responses to aspirin and clopidogre...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Guthikonda S,Lev EI,Kleiman NS

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:Increasing barriers to medical device innovation in the United States including constrained financial resources and rising research costs require that physicians take on greater involvement in medical device development, evaluation, and regulatory processes. Such involvement requires that physicians understand basic a...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Sastry A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This study aims to describe the current state of telestroke clinical applications and policies, in addition to key technical and operational aspects of the telemedicine practice. RECENT FINDINGS:Delivery of telestroke services for neurovascular care expanded from the intravenous alteplase decision an...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Dumitrascu OM,Demaerschalk BM

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Although SCD occurs most commonly in patients with established heart disease, SCD can also be the initial manifestation of cardiovascular disease. Efforts to reduce the incidence of SCD include aggressive treatment of heart disease and its ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Ganz LI

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Aortic stenosis affects many people worldwide with a significant impact on morbidity and mortality with uncorrected, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis carrying mortality of 50% at one year. Degenerative calcific pathology, the most common cause of aortic stenosis, increases in prevalence with age; estimated prevalence...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Halim SA,Kiefer TL,Hughes GC,Hurwitz LM,Harrison JK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy aims to achieve rapid and sustained infarct-related artery patency, although this results in a procoagulant state. Heparin has limitations as an antithrombin agent, which has led to clinical investigation of alternative agents. Direct thrombin inhibitors, as adjuncts to thrombolytic therapy, have ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： French JK,White HD

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The noninvasive assessment of resting left ventricular performance has become an integral part of the evaluation of patients with known or suspected cardiac disease, having important diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic significance. This article details the wide range of clinical diagnostic possibilities available...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Williams KA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone is the principal circulating mineralocorticoid in humans, and aldosterone synthesis normally occurs in the face of volume depletion and renin stimulation. In primary and secondary aldosteronism, aldosterone synthesis continues despite volume expansion and causes hypertension. Other steroid hormones that ar...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Auchus RJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is increasingly recognized in older adults with cardiovascular disease, particularly in those with heart failure (HF). A growing body of evidence has shown that frailty has a negative effect on survival, hospitalizations, disability, and quality of life. Beyond frailty, additional domains captured by a compreh...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Goldfarb M,Sheppard R,Afilalo J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has developed into an important alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). Adjuvant antithrombotic therapies are commonly used during and after TAVR to decrease the risk of valve thrombosis and th...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： O'Malley RG,Mahaffey KW,Fearon WF

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of limitations associated with conventional mapping for ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in ischemic heart disease, such as the high recurrence rates after initially successful ablation. The development of a noncontact mapping system capable of producing high-resolution isopotential maps of ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Chow AW,Schilling RJ,Peters NS,Davies DW

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:While the safety and efficacy of percutaneous ASD closure has been established, new data have recently emerged regarding the negative impact of residual iatrogenic ASD (iASD) following left heart structural interventions. Additionally, new devices with potential advantages have recently been studied. ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Wiktor DM,Carroll JD

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In STEMI, primary PCI restores macrovascular coronary blood flow effectively but microvascular perfusion remains a challenge. Thrombus has the potential to embolize to the microvasculature limiting effective coronary blood flow. Thrombus burden is associated with a higher mortality and manual aspiration thrombectomy h...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Alak A,Jolly SS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesized as an antianginal compound 40 years ago, amiodarone has emerged as a uniquely effective antiarrhythmic compound in recent years. It has numerous properties, the most prominent being the ability to lengthen repolarization in the atria and ventricles associated with bradycardia without the significant potent...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Singh BN

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On page 2 of the original publication, in the section on TTR Silencers dosing of patisiran in the APOLLO study was stated as being given every 3 months; this is inaccurate as patisiran was dosed every 3 weeks in the APOLLO study. ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Hough A,Wearden J,de Almeida K,Kaiser S

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:An examination of the current ACC/AHA and ESC/EAS Guidelines on the management of dyslipidemias for common ground and differences. RECENT FINDINGS:There is much common ground. Both note that ASCVD is, in most people, the product of a number of risk factors, notably tobacco exposure, hyperlipidemia, h...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Graham IM,Catapano AL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a relatively new disease entity used in medical terminology; however, both the number of patients and its clinical significance are growing. HFpEF used to be seen as a mild condition; however, the symptoms and quality of life of the patients ar...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Adamczak DM,Oduah MT,Kiebalo T,Nartowicz S,Bęben M,Pochylski M,Ciepłucha A,Gwizdała A,Lesiak M,Straburzyńska-Migaj E

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Although assessment of traditional coronary heart disease risk factors can often stratify individuals into low- or high-risk categories, additional means are needed to more precisely classify people clinically defined as intermediate-risk, to guide the intensity of risk-reducing therapies. The recognition that inflamm...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Corson MA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac resynchronization therapy has become part of the treatment strategy for advanced, symptomatic heart failure, but newly published trials show that more patients than previously realized may benefit from this therapy, including those with mild heart failure symptoms. The REVERSE and MADIT-CRT trials showed that ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Reynolds CR,Gold MR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True aneurysms of the pulmonary artery are rare, and are most often due to pulmonary hypertension arising from congenital heart defects. We report the case of a 40-year-old man with an uncorrected patent ductus arteriosus who presented with pulmonary infarction and pneumonia, and subsequently died of cardiac arrest. A...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Khush KK,Randhawa R,Israel E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shared decision-making, central to evidence-based medicine and good patient care, begins and ends with the patient. It is the process by which a clinician and a patient jointly make a health decision after discussing options, potential benefits and harms, and considering the patient's values and preferences. Patient e...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kambhampati S,Ashvetiya T,Stone NJ,Blumenthal RS,Martin SS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive cardiac imaging techniques have made a striking impact on the evaluation and management of pericardial disorders. Two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography are the methods of choice in the evaluation of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and tran...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Karia DH,Xing YQ,Kuvin JT,Nesser HJ,Pandian NG

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:The article title in the original publication contains a mistake. ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Edelson JB,Genuardi MV,Santangeli P,Birati EY

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective coronary angiography was originally performed through open brachial arteriotomy. Thereafter, the percutaneous Seldinger technique and the use of preformed Judkins-type catheters popularized the femoral approach. More recently, after the first report of successful coronary angiography by the transradial appro...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Franchi E,Marino P,Biondi-Zoccai GG,De Luca G,Vassanelli C,Agostoni P

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00