Myocarditis: basic and clinical aspects.

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：: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：: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：:Intravascular ultrasound imaging is a relatively new imaging modality that uses miniaturized ultrasound transducers, which are mounted on catheter tips and introduced into the vessel lumen to provide cross-sectional images of the vascular structure in real time. It has gained popularity rapidly among interventional ca...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Ziada KM,Tuzcu EM,Nissen SE

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：: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：:Left ventricular (LV) remodeling is the most common term used to describe the functional, structural, myocellular, and interstitial changes that occur in response to myocardial injury and/or chronic changes in myocardial loading conditions. Progression of LV remodeling over time in response to neurohormonal activation...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Saraon T,Katz SD

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent advances in the management of chronic heart failure (CHF), the prognosis of many of these patients remains dire. The need for an accurate prognosis in these patients has led to the identification of several indicators purported to represent the impact of the disease. Such indicators often are obtained a...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Jorge Alves A,Ribeiro F,Sagiv M,Eynon N,Yamin C,Sagiv M,Oliveira J

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：: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：:Computed tomography is an established tool in the assessment of cardiac anatomy and function. As demonstrated by single photon emission computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance, the noninvasive evaluation of coronary hemodynamics is an important step in guiding clinical management. Nev...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Lempel M,Frishman WH

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ayurveda is derived from 2 Sanskrit words, namely, "Ayus" and "Veda," meaning life and knowledge, respectively. It literally means science of life. Ayurveda, of which yoga is an integral part, is widely practiced in India and is gaining acceptance in many countries around the world. It is a comprehensive and a holisti...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Mamtani R,Mamtani R

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular magnetic resonance using late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) provides a unique opportunity to assess myocardial tissue in vivo. LGE enables tissue characterization in ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies and other cardiac diseases. LGE is associated with adverse clinical outcomes across a range of di...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Panovsky R,Pleva M,Feitova V,Kruzliak P,Meluzin J,Kincl V

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:About 50 years ago, Norman Jefferis Holter invented a device that opened the possibility of recording heart activity over long periods of time. This invention, together with the rapid developments in electronics, has enabled a revolutionary change in the diagnosis and management of cardiac diseases. Ambulatory cardiac...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Romero I

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:The human intestine contains the largest and most diverse ecosystem of microbes. The main function of the intestinal bacterial flora is to limit the growth of potentially pathogenic microorganisms. However, the intestinal microbiota is increasingly emerging as a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseas...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Anselmi G,Gagliardi L,Egidi G,Leone S,Gasbarrini A,Miggiano GAD,Galiuto L

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of cardiac disease in endemic areas of Latin America. It is now being diagnosed in nonendemic areas because of immigration. Typical cardiac manifestations of Chagas disease include dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, arrhythm...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Machado FS,Jelicks LA,Kirchhoff LV,Shirani J,Nagajyothi F,Mukherjee S,Nelson R,Coyle CM,Spray DC,de Carvalho AC,Guan F,Prado CM,Lisanti MP,Weiss LM,Montgomery SP,Tanowitz HB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous investigators have attempted to target the natriuretic peptide system in the treatment of heart failure since it was first described over 30 years ago. The history of neprilysin inhibition as a treatment for heart failure has been characterized by numerous setbacks. Recently, the PARADIGM-HF trial has shown f...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Bartell N,Frishman WH

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：: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：:Evidence-based management of heart failure (HF) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; HFpEF) remains a major gap in the care of patients with HF. Clinical trials directed toward the population with HFpEF have been disappointing, although renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade appears to preve...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Jumean MF,Konstam MA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs) were implanted in 378 men and 95 women, mean age 69 +/- 12 years. At 3.6-year follow up, survival was 76% in patients who had an AICD because of cardiac arrest as a result of ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia not resulting from a transient or ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Aronow WS,Sorbera C,Chagarlamudi A,Tabandeh H,Gupta S,Cohen M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the United States. Disturbing trends have been reported recently and include declining rates of successful blood pressure control and increasing rates of stroke, congestive heart failure, and hypertension-associated end-stage renal disease...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Canzanello VJ,Sheps SG

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Established coronary artery disease has a prevalence of 7% in adult Americans, accounting for 16 million people. As morbidity and mortality rates have risen, research efforts to identify the pathophysiologic mechanisms of systolic dysfunction have risen in parallel. The current goal is to develop new therapeutic strat...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Romero J,Lupercio F,Haramati LB,Garcia MJ,Lucariello RJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) is an uncommon form of arrhythmia characterized by an increased heart rate that is out of proportion to a normal physiologic demand. The etiology of IST remains ill-defined and controversial. Clinical presentation of IST is highly variable, from isolated to sustained palpitations,...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Femenía F,Baranchuk A,Morillo CA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a sexual dimorphism in blood pressure: men tend to have higher blood pressures than women with functional ovaries, whereas ovariectomy or menopause tends to abolish the sexual dimorphism and cause women to develop a "male" pattern of blood pressure. Synthetic estrogens and progestins, found in oral contracept...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Calhoun DA,Oparil S

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：: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：:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women in industrialized nations. Optimizing cardiovascular risk reduction is therefore of paramount importance, particularly among postmenopausal women, in whom the incidence of cardiovascular disease is highest. Accumulated data from a serie...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Mostaghel E,Waters D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00