Cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction: new insights from murine models.

abstract：:This article provides a brief overview of several recently developed, emerging technologies and discusses their potential uses on clinical grounds. These new technologies include three-dimensional imaging, objective automated evaluation of ventricular function with acoustic quantification, assessment of regional ventr...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Mor-Avi V,Lang RM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in pregnancy is rare and signifies a high-risk pregnancy. Although the majority of mothers have knowledge of their condition before pregnancy, approximately one-third of patients are diagnosed during pregnancy. Termination of pregnancy should be discussed, and is o...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Martínez MV,Rutherford JD

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：: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：:Short QT syndrome is a rare inherited autosomal dominant cardiac channelopathy associated with malignant ventricular and atrial arrhythmias. A shortened corrected QT interval is a marker for risk of malignant arrhythmias, which are secondary to increased transmural dispersion of repolarization. The underlying gain of ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Khera S,Jacobson JT

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obesity epidemic has reached unprecedented proportions in Western society. Evidence continues to accumulate that obesity is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and in particular that it is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The association of obesity with CVD and its risk ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Melanson KJ,McInnis KJ,Rippe JM,Blackburn G,Wilson PF

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Intensive glycemic control significantly increases the risk of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus. Recent data have shown that hypoglycemia may also be a marker of cardiovascular disease in these patients. We performed a systemic review and a meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between severe hypog...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Malik AH,Yandrapalli S,Aronow WS,Jain D,Frishman WH,Panza JA,Cooper HA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain are common and often present diagnostic difficulties. Because of the limitations of the initial evaluation, the majority of patients are admitted, although many are later found to have noncardiac causes for their symptoms. Recognition of these limitations...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Kontos MC

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：: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：:Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms play key roles in cardiac development, differentiation, homeostasis, response to stress and injury, and disease. Human heart failure (HF) epigenetic regulatory mechanisms have not been deciphered to date. This 2-part review distills the rapidly evolving research focused on human HF epi...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： DiSalvo TG

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Inflammatory cardiomyopathy is a broad term encompassing any disease leading to myocardial inflammation with associated cardiac dysfunction. While endomyocardial biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis, non-invasive imaging techniques, such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography,...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Li B,Lento PA,Pan S

更新日期：2020-11-02 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：: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

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 introduction of new medicines to treat pulmonary vascular disease has renewed interest in the management of children with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. We now have a practical classification of pulmonary hypertension, improved diagnostic techniques, and internationally recognized diagnostic and manag...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Haworth SG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells have the capability of defending themselves from various stressors by activating a genetic program with the production of substances known as heat shock proteins and their regulatory partners, the heat shock transcription factors. In this article, heat shock proteins are discussed, including their roles in patho...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Gupta M,Vavasis C,Frishman WH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00