Mitral valve endocarditis resulting from coagulase-negative Staphylococcus after stent implantation in a saphenous vein graft.

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder with a poor prognosis. It is characterized by sustained elevation of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). It is defined hemodynamically by a mean PAP over 25 mm Hg, a pulmonary arterial wedge pressure of 15 mm Hg or les...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： De Marco T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiplatelet therapy reduces the risks for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with atherosclerotic disease, and it is also beneficial in managing peripheral arterial disease (PAD). These agents work through various therapeutic pathways to achieve antithrombotic effects. Although single- or two-drug reg...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Lam S,Tran T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a common syndrome with diverse etiologies and precipitating factors, which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Tremendous resources are used in treating this syndrome, with few prospectively designed clinical trials to guide therapy. Patients suffering fr...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Sanchez CE,Richards DR

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：: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

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：: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：:Radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) is becoming an increasing concern for patients and clinicians alike as the use of radiation therapy for the treatment of certain malignancies increases, and patient mortality secondary to neoplasms of the thorax, in particular Hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer, decreases. The ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Filopei J,Frishman W

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a multifactorial disease with genetic risk factors and an immunologic component. Immune cells, including macrophages, neutrophils, mast cells, B- and T- lymphocytes, along with vascular smooth muscle cells and adventitial fibroblasts, produce cytokines and enzymes, promoting an inflammator...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Rizas KD,Ippagunta N,Tilson MD 3rd

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review examines the association of social and psychologic characteristics among women with a) the risk of developing coronary heart disease and b) prognosis and recovery after disease has become manifest. Studies of psychosocial risk factors are often conflicting. These divergent findings can result fr...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Eaker ED

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 400,000 coronary artery bypass graft operations are performed annually in the United States. Saphenous vein grafts are the most commonly used conduits; however, graft failure is common. In contrast, left internal mammary artery grafts have more favorable long-term patency rates. Guidelines recommend aggre...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Collins D,Goldberg S

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：:Underlying causes, risk factors, and precipitating causes of heart failure (HF) should be treated. Drugs known to precipitate or aggravate HF such as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs should be stopped. Patients with HF and a low left ventricular ejection fraction (systolic heart failure) or normal ejection fraction...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Aronow WS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) such as warfarin have traditionally been the major therapeutic option for anticoagulation in clinical practice. VKAs are effective and extensively recommended for the prevention of venous and arterial thromboembolism in cardiovascular disease. Despite its effectiveness, warfarin is limited...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Maan A,Padmanabhan R,Shaikh AY,Mansour M,Ruskin JN,Heist EK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxin, a naturally-occurring hormone in the insulin family, was discovered to have a physiologic role in pregnancy. Named initially for its relaxing effect on the pubic ligament, relaxin receptors have since been found to be widely distributed in many organs in both males and females. Acting through multiple pathway...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Grossman J,Frishman WH

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (MI-CS) is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Predictors of outcomes in MI-CS include clinical, laboratory, radiologic variables, and management strategies. This article reviews the existing literature on short- and long-term predictors ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Acharya D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex mechanism of platelet activation creates an optimal target for pharmacological treatment in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Current antiplatelet medications that are used in addition to aspirin include the thienopyridines, clopidogrel and prasugrel, but there are several limitations to the use of t...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Nawarskas JJ,Clark SM

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The cost of medical care in the United States continues to spiral upward, partly as a result of new technological breakthroughs that promise improved length of life and quality of life for patients. But how good are these treatments in everyday practice? How do we make policies for adopting innovations that improve ou...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Heidenreich PA,Lee TT

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for one of the greatest public health challenges of our lifetime, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Because of the complicated postinfection sequelae and grave consequences, the search for effective therapies has become a worldwide prio...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Mehta M,Shyh GI

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decision-tree analysis was used to estimate the average cost per patient using the direct thrombin inhibitor argatroban for early treatment (<48 hours after thrombocytopenia onset) compared with delayed treatment (> or =48 hours after thrombocytopenia onset) of immune-mediated heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Arnold RJ,Kim R,Tang B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis develops and rapidly progresses in saphenous veins grafts after coronary bypass surgery. In contrast to native coronary artery, percutaneous revascularization does not impede the progression of saphenous vein atherosclerosis and saphenous vein graft failure commonly ensues. The protracted patency of ar...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Motwani A,Ayinapudi K,Singh T,Maini R,Hendel R,Le Jemtel TH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologic effect of the sauna in human beings has been studied extensively, but only recently have there been studies to suggest sauna can be an effective therapeutic modality for patients with cardiovascular disease, especially for those with congestive heart failure. The data reported to date have been promisi...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Nguyen Y,Naseer N,Frishman WH

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly patients with valvular aortic stenosis have an increased prevalence of coronary risk factors, of coronary artery disease, and evidence of other atherosclerotic vascular diseases. Statins may reduce the progression of aortic stenosis (AS). Angina pectoris, syncope or near syncope, and congestive heart failure a...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Aronow WS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden death (SD) is the most dramatic event in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), often representing the first clinical manifestation of the disease, and the first concern of the clinicians who take care of such patients. HCM is now recognized as the primary cause of SD in young persons (<35 years of age), including ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Efthimiadis GK,Zegkos T,Meditskou S,Hadjimiltiades S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on the relationship between work-related psychosocial factors and the development of ischemic heart disease (IHD) was systematically reviewed: 33 articles presented 51 analyses of studies involving male participants, 18 analyses involving female participants, and 8 analyses with both genders. Twenty of ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Eller NH,Netterstrøm B,Gyntelberg F,Kristensen TS,Nielsen F,Steptoe A,Theorell T

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:The differentiation of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm from true aneurysm is sometimes difficult. Given the propensity for pseudoaneurysms to rupture leading to cardiac tamponade, shock, and death, compared with a more benign natural history for true aneurysms, accurate diagnosis of these conditions is clinically impo...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Cho MN,Mehta SK,Matulevicius S,Weinstein D,Wait MA,McGuire DK

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pericarditis (AP) is basically a clinical diagnosis. Although specific electrocardiographic (ECG) manifestations may indeed point to its diagnosis, sole reliance on such findings in isolation of the clinical setting, however, is often the common pitfall that could lead to a misguided diagnosis. We briefly review...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Ariyarajah V,Spodick DH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00