Sauna as a therapeutic option for cardiovascular disease.

abstract：:Cryptogenic stroke (CS) accounts for 20% to 40% of ischemic strokes. CS is defined as a cortical infarct suggestive of an embolic stroke with no identifiable cardiac etiology, large vessel occlusive disease, or small vessel lacunar stroke. The likely etiologies for CS are patent foramen ovale (PFO) and paroxysmal atri...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Marks SJ,Khera S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart valve prostheses carry a risk for thrombosis and require an antithrombotic strategy to prevent stroke, systemic embolism, and prosthetic valve thrombosis. Contemporary randomized trials to guide the clinician on the optimal anticoagulant treatment are scarce, and the validity of the historical data for current r...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Hermans H,Vanassche T,Herijgers P,Meuris B,Herregods MC,Van de Werf F,Verhamme P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF), a very common cardiac arrhythmia, is a well-recognized predisposing factor for embolic stroke. While warfarin remains the cornerstone of anticoagulant treatment in patients with AF, it is often underutilized because of increased bleeding complications and frequent monitoring requirements. It ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Gorodnitskiy A,Lucariello RJ,Aizer A,Coppola JT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that inflammatory processes may be involved in the development of atherosclerosis and its complications. Viral and bacterial pathogens have been implicated as possible causative factors in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease and postangioplasty restenosis. Antibiotic trials have been ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Frishman WH,Ismail AA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia with significant morbidity and public health cost. Because of limitations of efficacy and safety of conventional antiarrhythmic agents, alternative therapies for AF are needed. The potential antiarrhythmic properties of lipid-altering therapy, including the 3-hyd...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Bachmann JM,Majmudar M,Tompkins C,Blumenthal RS,Marine JE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in the overall mortality for acute infarction in women vs men have been appreciated for some time. Some of these differences are based on the age at the time of presentation of women compared with men. Excess mortality in women is most clear at the younger end of the age spectrum. More careful examination ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Feldman T,Silver R

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of durable left ventricular assist devices has advanced dramatically since its introduction into the clinical realm. From the first-generation pulsatile HeartMate XVE device to the second-generation continuous axial flow HeartMate-2 to the current third-generation centrifugal flow devices, the left ventricul...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Levine A,Gass A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent articles have inquired about the quality of care for women presenting with cardiovascular disease. The Cooperative Cardiovascular Project and the National Heart Failure Project, 2 Medicare databases, provide national data to address concerns that women receive poorer quality care than men. In these databases, s...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Gold LD,Krumholz HM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automated validated devices should be used for measuring blood pressure (BP). A systolic BP between 120 and 129 mm Hg with a diastolic BP < 80 mm Hg should be treated by lifestyle measures. Lifestyle measures plus BP lowering drugs should be used for secondary prevention of recurrent cardiovascular disease (CVD) event...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Aronow WS,Frishman WH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of transmembrane molecules that have important functions in both innate and acquired immunity. As part of the body's normal immune defense against microbial pathogens, stimulation of these receptors will trigger the inflammatory response cascade and the release of cytokines. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Erickson B,Sperber K,Frishman WH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care of pregnant patients with congenital heart disease requires understanding of the specific congenital defect, the nature of previous surgical correction, and the residua and sequelae. General risks and principles can be adduced in management decisions. In addition, lesion- and patient-specific details are importan...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Colman JM,Sermer M,Seaward PG,Siu SC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke occurrence, severity, recurrence, and mortality. Anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of thromboembolism is critical in patients with AF who are at risk of stroke. Warfarin has been an efficacious anticoagulant for this purpose, but its u...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Lam S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saphenous vein graft (SVG) disease after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) occurs in three phases: thrombosis, intimal hyperplasia, and atherosclerosis. Within the first month, thrombosis plays a major role. From month 1 to month 12, intimal hyperplasia occurs. Beyond 12 months, atherosclerosis becomes the primar...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Kim FY,Marhefka G,Ruggiero NJ,Adams S,Whellan DJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of spontaneous coronary artery rupture associated with amphetamine abuse in a 31-year-old woman. The patient presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of central chest pain and a normal electrocardiogram. Cardiac enzymes were consistent with acute myocardial infarction. Drug screening wa...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Brennan K,Shurmur S,Elhendy A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disabling chronic disorder of the pulmonary vasculature, which is characterized by increased pulmonary artery pressure as a result of increased pulmonary vascular resistance. The pathology of PAH is characterized by pulmonary vascular vasoconstriction, smooth muscle cell prol...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Anderson JR,Nawarskas JJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1992, Brugada and Brugada reported a distinct subgroup of patients with episodes of "idiopathic"polymorphic ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation characterized by a unique electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern, which consisted of right bundle branch block and ST-segment elevation from V1 to V2-V3. As in ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Corrado D,Buja G,Basso C,Nava A,Thiene G

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a sequela of a number of disparate diseases, often with a fatal consequence. Endothelial dysfunction is considered to be an early event during the development of PAH. Impaired availability of bioactive nitric oxide (NO) is a key underlying feature in most forms of clinical and ex...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Mathew R,Huang J,Gewitz MH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) has evolved at an unprecedented pace over the past decade, during which time it has proven to be an accurate and effective tool for imaging of the heart in a growing list of clinical applications. However, the rapid growth in the use of CT imaging in general has prompted...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Entrikin DW,Leipsic JA,Carr JJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of patients with coronary artery disease is a major challenge for physicians, patients, and the healthcare system. Chest pain experienced by patients with coronary disease can be of noncardiac origin, and symptoms frequently related to gastroesophageal etiologies. The distal esophagus and the heart share a ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Liuzzo JP,Ambrose JA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the accuracy of computed tomographic measurements of main pulmonary artery diameter (MPAD) and of MPAD/ascending aorta diameter (AAD) in predicting moderate or severe pulmonary hypertension in 190 patients with acute pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary artery systolic pressure of > or = 50 mm Hg measured b...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Sanal S,Aronow WS,Ravipati G,Maguire GP,Belkin RN,Lehrman SG

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has become a mainstay therapy to improve clinical outcomes of patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a wide QRS complex, in addition to guideline-directed medical therapy. As clinical experience with CRT continues to expand, the device and lead design, along wit...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Ng CY,Heist EK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging is a commonly used modality to evaluate patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. The dual isotope rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi gated single-photon emission computed tomography protocol has gained increasing popularity for these appl...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Hachamovitch R

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the United States. The pathophysiology of heart failure involves the activation of complex neurohormonal pathways, many of which mediate not only hypertrophy and fibrosis within ventricular myocardium and interstitium, but also activat...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Carazo M,Berger JS,Reyentovich A,Katz SD

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at risk for dyslipidemia as a result of the disease itself and from certain classes of antiretroviral therapy. The protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors have been associated with elevated triglycerides, total, and low-den...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Ray GM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin is a potent vasoconstrictor substance that also can exert proliferative, inflammatory, and fibrotic changes in blood vessels and other organs. It acts on tissues in a paracrine and autocrine fashion, with local production and regulation occurring in both endothelial and nonendothelial cells. Endothelin stim...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Prasad VS,Palaniswamy C,Frishman WH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women in most developed countries of the world. Even though cardiovascular deaths of men in the United States have been declining, until recently the number of cardiovascular deaths in US women was on the rise, with 1 in 3 women dying from heart disease. Over the...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Dullum MK,Dullum MK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renovascular hypertension caused by renal artery stenosis accounts for a small portion of overall hypertension but remains important as the most common potentially curable form of high blood pressure. Diagnosis depends on developing an index of suspicion for renovascular hypertension based on the history and physical ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Klassen PS,Svetkey LP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) utilization in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been studied since the early 1960s with varying results. It is well established that ischemic myocardial cells convert from aerobic metabolism of glucose to toxic anaerobic free fatty acid (FFA) metabolism for the pro...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Leos CL,Griego JE,Anderson JR

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical valve thrombosis is a life-threatening event. Pregnancy is associated with a hypercoagulable state that further emphasizes the importance of adequate anticoagulation. This is associated with a therapeutic dilemma. Continued anticoagulation with warfarin throughout the first trimester can result in fetopathi...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Behrendt P,Schwartzkopff B,Perings S,Gerhardt A,Zotz RB,Strauer BE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Given the risk of rapid neurological deterioration, early identification with rapid neuroimaging is vital. Predictors of outcome, such as spot sign and intracerebral hemorrhage score, can help guide management goals. Man...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Kurian C,Kaur K,Kaur G,Sahni R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00