Left ventricular assist devices and other devices for end-stage heart failure: utility of echocardiography.

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common tachyarrhythmia and is becoming increasingly prevalent, while dementia is a neurological condition manifested as loss of memory and cognitive ability. Both these conditions share several common risk factors. It is becoming increasingly evident that AF increases the risk of dem...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kanmanthareddy A,Vallakati A,Sridhar A,Reddy M,Sanjani HP,Pillarisetti J,Atkins D,Bommana S,Jaeger M,Berenbom L,Lakkireddy D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the field of molecular medicine are making gene therapy a viable treatment strategy for the next millennium. Indeed, over the past 10 years, a number of improvements have occurred that have resulted in an increased interest in gene therapy for the treatment of diseases in cardiovascular medicine. Because a...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Channon KM,Annex BH

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Catheter-based aortic valve implantation is increasingly being performed in high-risk patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. For successful planning of the procedure, CT has been shown to provide crucial information concerning the aortic root as well as the peripheral access vessels. This article illustrates...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Marwan M,Achenbach S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update on rheumatic mitral stenosis. Acute rheumatic fever (RF), the sequela of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal infection, is the major etiology for mitral stenosis (MS). RECENT FINDINGS:While the incidence of acute RF in the Western world had substantially declined over the...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Wunderlich NC,Dalvi B,Ho SY,Küx H,Siegel RJ

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent pericarditis is one of the most troublesome complications of pericarditis occurring in about one third of patients with a previous attack of pericarditis. The pathogenesis is presumed to be autoimmune and/or autoinflammatory in most cases. The mainstay of therapy for recurrences is physical restriction and a...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Imazio M,Adler Y,Charron P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to an increase in the number of patients with heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia ablation has a growing clinical role. Long-term success rates remain suboptimal and require creating a detailed electroanatomic map during the procedure to identify fibrotic areas responsible for arrhyt...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Duell J,Dilsizian V,Smith M,Chen W,Dickfeld T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Coronary artery bypass grafting is a preferred strategy for complete coronary revascularization in patients who have multi-vessel coronary artery disease, left ventricular dysfunction, and/or diabetes. Both arterial (internal thoracic artery/radial artery) and venous grafts are utilized to bypass the ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Virk HUH,Lakhter V,Ahmed M,O' Murchu B,Chatterjee S

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:As more and more patients receive complex implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), profound knowledge about the incidence of inappropriate device therapy, the reasons it happens, and the possibilities for prevention is crucial. In this article, the most important prevention algorithms incorporated in current IC...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Schaer B,Osswald S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials in the last decade have improved the quality of evidence to support preventive medical strategies to reduce the risk of recurrences after pericarditis. There are essentially three main strategies: (1) to use full anti-inflammatory doses for the treatment of each attack of pericarditis till symptoms res...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Imazio M

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Patients from racial and ethnic minorities experience higher mortality after cardiac surgery compared to white patients, both during the early postoperative phase as well as long term. A number of factors likely explain poor outcomes in black and minority patients, which include differences in biology, comorbid health...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Khera R,Vaughan-Sarrazin M,Rosenthal GE,Girotra S

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Imaging with radionuclides has historically played an important role in detection of cardiovascular disease as well as in risk stratification and prognostication. With the growth of molecular biology have come new therapeutic interventions and the requirement for new diagnostic imaging approaches. Noninvasive targeted...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Dobrucki LW,Sinusas AJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized clinical trials have established that lipid- lowering pharmacologic therapy can substantially reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD). Researchers are now working to define the role of lipid-lowering agents in the primary prevention of CAD to extend their benefit ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Nass CM,Wiviott SD,Allen JK,Post WS,Blumenthal aR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cell therapy for cardiovascular diseases is regarded as a rapidly growing field within regenerative medicine. Different cellular populations enriched for cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs), or derivate a-cellular products, are currently under preclinical and clinical evaluation. Here, we have reviewed th...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Pagano F,Picchio V,Angelini F,Iaccarino A,Peruzzi M,Cavarretta E,Biondi-Zoccai G,Sciarretta S,De Falco E,Chimenti I,Frati G

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To analyze the current state of the art of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:The first-line treatment of severe FMR consists of guideline medical therapy (GMT) and resynchronization therapy when indicated; the impact of new medical therapies like sacubitril/valsartan ne...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Fabris E,De Luca A,Vitrella G,Stolfo D,Masè M,Korcova R,Merlo M,Rakar S,Van't Hof AWJ,Kedhi E,Perkan A,Sinagra G

更新日期：2019-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for stroke is limited by problems of imperfect tools for assessment of thromboembolism and bleeding risks. Improved instruments, such as the CHA₂DS₂VASc and HAS-BLED risk stratification scores, have been incorporated into European practice guide...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Broukhim M,Halperin JL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Tricuspid regurgitation is common; however, recognition and diagnosis, clinical outcomes, and management strategies are poorly defined. Here, we will describe the etiology and natural history of tricuspid regurgitation (TR), evaluate existing surgical outcomes data, and review the evolving field of pe...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Al-Hijji M,Fender EA,El Sabbagh A,Holmes DR

更新日期：2017-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past years, non-neuronal vascular nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) increasingly have gained interest in cardiovascular research, as they are known to mediate the deleterious effects of nicotine and nitrosamines, components of tobacco smoke, on the vasculature. Because smoking is a major risk facto...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Bauwens M,Mottaghy FM,Bucerius J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this report is to describe the main aspects of sex-related differences in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM), focusing on chemotherapy-induced heart failure (HF) and investigating the possible therapeutic implications and clinical management applications in the era of personalized ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： D'Amario D,Camilli M,Migliaro S,Canonico F,Galli M,Arcudi A,Montone RA,Borovac JA,Crea F,Savarese G

更新日期：2020-08-08 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：: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：:Patients with diabetes mellitus are at particularly high risk for cardiovascular disease. Although global risk factor scoring systems, such as the Framingham Risk Score, are well established for screening asymptomatic adults, they are not as predictive in diabetics. Therefore, there has been considerable interest in n...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Warraich HJ,Nasir K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertension may present as asymptomatic findings on noninvasive testing, or as fulminant pulmonary edema, despite normal left ventricular systolic function. Up to 40% of hypertensive patients presenting with clinical signs of congestive heart failure have normal systolic left ve...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Phillips RA,Diamond JA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe carotid and coronary disease-especially if they require coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)-are at high risk of cardiac events and stroke. Carotid revascularization should be considered for patients with symptomatic carotid disease and bilateral severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis. In patients...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Roffi M,Ribichini F,Castriota F,Cremonesi A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revascularization in stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) is indicated in patients on optimal medical therapy with angina and/or demonstrable ischemia and a significant stenosis in one or more epicardial coronary arteries. Angiography alone, however, cannot accurately determine the hemodynamic significance of coronary...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Parikh V,Agnihotri K,Kadavath S,Patel NJ,Abbott JD

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiarrhythmic drugs are widely used, but are of modest efficacy and have important side effects. However, even with the advance of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, antiarrhythmic drugs remain an important tool for treating arrhythmias. Antiarrhythmic drug development has remained...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kumar K,Zimetbaum PJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an important etiology of nonatherosclerotic acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, and sudden death. Innovations in the catheterization laboratory including optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound have enhanced the ability to visualize intimal disrup...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Tweet MS,Gulati R,Hayes SN

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a vast body of research on antithrombotic therapy for patients with cardiac disease, there are few clinical settings where robust evidence of their benefit exists. Patients with heart failure often have vascular disease and atrial fibrillation contributing to their poor prognosis. For patients with heart failu...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Cleland JG,Mumtaz S,Cecchini L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00